After the team's results in 2015, the Cardinals were an expected Super Bowl contender in 2016. However, the team had a poor start, losing three of their first four games. The first tie for the franchise since 1986 occurred on an NBC Sunday Night Football game against the Seattle Seahawks on October 23. The score was 6-6, the lowest-scoring tie since overtime began in 1974. After a loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 15, the Cardinals were eliminated from playoff contention. They finished the year at 7-8-1.