THE STORY OF 2009 NFC TITLE GAME
ARIZONA CARDINALS CHAMPIONSHIP RING
THE STORY OF 2009 NFC TITLE GAME
ARIZONA
CARDINALS
CHAMPIONSHIP RING
The 2008 Arizona Cardinals season was the 89th season for the team in the National Football League and their 21st season in Arizona. The season marked the Cardinals' first-ever Super Bowl appearance, coming as a result of their victory against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. The Cardinals slogan for the season was "Shock The World!".
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THE STORY OF 2009 NFC TITLE GAME
ARIZONA
CARDINALS
CHAMPIONSHIP RING
The Cardinals began their season by compiling a 7–3 record by Week 11. However, they finished the regular season with a 9–7 record, which was enough to win the NFC West, and the Cardinals, for the first time since 1947, hosted a playoff game. In that wild card game, the Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Falcons. The next week, for the Divisional round of the playoffs, the Cardinals traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina, where they upset the number 2 seeded Carolina Panthers.
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THE STORY OF 2009 NFC TITLE GAME
ARIZONA
CARDINALS
CHAMPIONSHIP RING
Then, because the Philadelphia Eagles also achieved an upset the same week (against the top-seeded New York Giants), the number-four seed Cardinals hosted the NFC Championship game, where they defeated the Eagles and qualified for the Super Bowl. In Super Bowl XLIII, the Cardinals' winning streak ended. Though they led the Pittsburgh Steelers with less than a minute left to play in the game, they lost, 27–23.
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THE STORY OF 2009 NFC TITLE GAME
ARIZONA
CARDINALS
CHAMPIONSHIP RING
The 2008 Cardinals were the second 9–7 team to reach the Super Bowl, joining the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV, who also lost to the Steelers; however, the Rams had to win only two playoff games, rather than three, to reach the Super Bowl. Three years later in Super Bowl XLVI, the New York Giants would become the first 9–7 team to win, overshadowing the Cardinals' achievement.
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THE STORY OF 2009 NFC TITLE GAME
ARIZONA
CARDINALS
CHAMPIONSHIP RING
In NFC Championship game, The Cardinals improved their overall record to 12–7, and also won their first National Football Conference crown, allowing them to advance to their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. They became the first team since the 1979 Los Angeles Rams to finish the regular season with 9 wins and make it to the Super Bowl.Fitzgerald had a stellar performance with 152 yards and three of Arizona's four touchdowns and setting a new postseason record with 419 receiving yards, surpassing the prior record set by Jerry Rice in 1988.
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