Arizona Cardinals 5 Most Interesting Facts From 2020 NFL Season

Arizona Cardinals came into the season with high hopes after acquiring DeAndre Hopkins in the offseason, but the young squad couldn’t overcome the tough NFC West due to a disappointing second half of the season. Nonetheless, Kyler Murray followed up his promising rookie season with an elite sophomore campaign that has Cards fans optimistic about the future. The addition of Hopkins helped tremendously as the former Texan proved he is still one of the best receivers in the NFL. Behind Kliff Kingsbury and the legacy of Larry Fitzgerald, this young squad is ushering in a new era in Arizona.

NFL Team Facts From 2020 | Arizona Cardinals Facts to Know

Here are the 5 most interesting facts from the Cardinals 2020 NFL Season:

Kyler Can Do Both

Kyler Murray led the Cardinals in 2020 as premier dual threat QB in the league.

Most 10+yd RUSH by QBs in 2020: 1. Kyler Murray (32), 2. Lamar Jackson (28), 3. Russell Wilson (19)
Only QB to have 9 GP during a season with both a PASS TD & RUSH TD since at least 1950
1 of 2 QBs in NFL history to record 25+ PASS TD and 10+ RUSH TD in a single season (2015 Cam Newton)
2nd Cardinals QBs with 100+ RUSH YDS in a game since 1950
Most multi-PASS TD GP (6) with 1+ RUSH TD by a QB within their 1st 2 career NFL seasons

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Welcome to Arizona

DeAndre Hopkins brought his extraordinary skillset to the desert in Year 1.

WRs to record 700+ REC/10,000+ REC YDS over their 1st 8 seasons: DeAndre Hopkins, Marvin Harrison, Torry Holt
Hopkins is the youngest NFL player (28 years and 166 days) to reach 700 career REC in NFL history
D-Hop & Keenan Allen are the only players in the NFL with 95+ REC in each of the last 4 seasons
Most 100-yd REC GP in the past 4 seasons: 1. DeAndre Hopkins (24), 2. Julio Jones (23), 3. Michael Thomas (18)
Most 1st down REC among WRs in 2020: DeAndre Hopkins (71), Stefon Diggs (61)

Larry Legend

Larry Fitzgerald continues to move up the all-time ranks with his historic production.

Most seasons with 50+ REC in NFL history: T-1. Jerry Rice (17), T-1. Larry Fitzgerald (17)
2nd most career seasons (17) with a REC TD in NFL history, trailing only Jerry Rice (20)
5th most career GP (260) by a player who has spent their entire career with 1 franchise in NFL history

Rushing Cards

Arizona’s dynamic offense was thriving behind Kyler Murray and Kenyan Drake‘s legs.

100+ RUSH YDS in 10 of their 1st 11 games of a season for the 1st time since 1970
Drake joined David Johnson as the only Cardinals with multiple career GP of 150+ RUSH YDS & 2+ TD since 2000