Kliff Kingsbury Articles - Page 4

By playing in the division that produced the NFC’s entrant into this year’s Super Bowl, the Arizona Cardinals had to traverse through a muddy NFC West division to a playoff berth this season. While ultimately falling short in the first round, their first-round exit spoke to the progress this franchise has made with Kliff Kingsbury […]

The Arizona Cardinals had a stellar regular season campaign as they ended with an 11-6 record. However, they were sent home right after they absorbed a 34-11 loss in their Wild Card Round matchup against division rival Los Angeles Rams. Without a doubt, it wasn’t the kind of ending that head coach Kliff Kingsbury has […]

Earlier Thursday, it had been reported that the Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury had a tense meeting with team owner Michael Bidwell and general manager Steve Keim on Wednesday. However, NFL Network National Insider, Ian Rapoport, stated that no such meeting ever existed. There has been no meeting, sources say. https://t.co/Geq0kBetbm — Ian Rapoport […]

The Arizona Cardinals had a disappointing end to the 2021 season, getting blown out by the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. It was a 34-11 defeat, where they were dominated from start to finish. Kyler Murray struggled in his first playoff game, and the Cardinals have work to do […]

After starting the 2021 NFL season with an unbeaten 7-0 record, Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury was garnering some much-deserved coach of the year talk. After that point, however, the Cardinals would go on to win just five more games all year, finishing with a 12-6 overall record and as the losers of five […]

The Los Angeles Rams throttled the Arizona Cardinals 34-11 in the Wild Card round on Monday evening. The Cardinals flopped in their first postseason appearance since 2016, falling behind 28-0 in a one-sided affair. They collected only 183 yards all game. With the Cardinals’ 2021 campaign officially over, let’s look at the three main takeaways […]

The Arizona Cardinals were absolutely dominated on Monday night in the Wild Card Round, losing 34-11 to the Los Angeles Rams. Instead of acknowledging that his team played poorly, head coach Kliff Kingsbury instead blamed the performance on their lack of experience on the playoff stage. Via NFL.com: “I think experience is a big part […]

The Arizona Cardinals are preparing for a Wild Card round clash with the division-rival Los Angeles Rams. The playoff game will be the first of quarterback Kyler Murray’s career, though head coach Kliff Kingsbury isn’t concerned about his quarterback’s lack of postseason experience. In fact, Kingsbury is feeling quite confident in Murray and made a […]

Arizona Cardinals star J.J. Watt has made a shocking return to the team after initially being ruled out for the rest of the season due to numerous shoulder injuries. While Kliff Kingsbury hasn’t fully committed to his star pass rusher suiting up for Wild Card Weekend, there is certainly a good chance he plays if […]

Like 13 other successful teams this season, the Arizona Cardinals are preparing for their playoff stretch. The Cardinals are set to take on the Los Angeles Rams in an NFC Wild Card Weekend must-watch. The Cardinals earned the early title of the best team in the league due to their remarkable success at the beginning […]

Arizona Cardinals star J.J. Watt has miraculously been activated to return after initially suffering what was expected to be a season-ending shoulder injury. While it’s not yet known if Watt will actually be able to play in a game, Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury heaped praise on the veteran defender for his commitment to rehab […]

The Arizona Cardinals came away with quite the late scare in their Week 17 road win over the Dallas Cowboys. The Cardinals built up a 15-point lead in the second half, but the Cowboys did not throw in the towel. Dak Prescott led the Cowboys to a pair of touchdown drives in the fourth quarter, […]

Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury understands the challenge that awaits them in Week 17 when they face the Dallas Cowboys, and he made sure to remind his players of that. The Cowboys are on a roll, having won four straight with phenomenal defense and an offense that is starting to click. They obliterated the […]

The Arizona Cardinals have booked a ticket to the playoffs for the first time in six seasons, but that simply isn’t enough for head coach Kliff Kingsbury. His team is struggling lately, losing three in a row and dropping to 10-5 on the season. Kingsbury gave his brutally honest take on securing a berth in […]

Ever since their Week 14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the Arizona Cardinals have failed to replicate their early-season winning ways – and their 22-16 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Christmas exposed more of the same issues they have been plagued with this year. While a six-point loss usually lends itself to being […]

Kliff Kingsbury is the current head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. The former NFL quarterback and coach of Texas Tech made the switch from college to pro football in 2019. Since then, he had two underwhelming seasons with the Cardinals before turning it on this year. The squad is currently 10-4 and is looking like […]

The Arizona Cardinals had quite a performance to forget in Week 15 with their road loss to the Detroit Lions, which head coach Kliff Kingsbury views was a game where his team was “outplayed.” The story of the game for the Cardinals much centered on their inability to finish red zone drives with touchdown scores. […]

Following a tough loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football, Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury has revealed a worrying update regarding two key offensive weapons. According to Darren Urban, Kingsbury told reporters that both DeAndre Hopkins and James Conner underwent an MRI after the game. Kliff Kingsbury said DeAndre Hopkins is […]

Bill Belichick received some high praise from Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury recently and has now gone and returned the compliment. After Kingsbury stated that the NFL’s Coach of the Year award should be renamed in honor of Belichick, the New England Patriots head coach, in his own words, “tossed the bouquet right back” […]

Leaks recently emerged detailing the possibility of the University of Oklahoma targeting Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury. The rumors have since been shut down. However, the leaks served as a warning to the Cardinals regarding the need to secure Kingsbury’s future with the team. In only his third season with the team, Kingsbury and […]

Kliff Kingsbury has been the subject of attention in college football as of late. The Arizona Cardinals head coach has been linked to the Oklahoma Sooners job, despite being wildly successful this season. It’s a confusing scenario that has been a distraction to the team’s amazing season. You best believe, though, that the Cardinals will […]

In an interesting turn of events, Lincoln Riley has left the Oklahoma Sooners to fend for themselves after accepting the job for the USC Trojans. For that reason, there seems to be a potential interest between the Sooners and current Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury. According to Dov Kleiman, it doesn’t seem like Kingsbury […]

It looks like star defensive end JJ Watt is not one bit bothered by the rumors linking his current head coach, Kliff Kingsbury, to a job away from the Arizona Cardinals. As reported earlier, Kinsgbury has reportedly been identified as a target of the Oklahoma Sooners football team as a potential replacement for Lincoln Riley. […]

The Oklahoma Sooners are reportedly targeting former college coach Kliff Kingsbury to replace Lincoln Riley as the head football coach. It was announced earlier Sunday that Oklahoma head football coach Lincoln Riley was leaving the team. The proud university has their sights set on some big fish, and that apparently includes the Arizona Cardinals head […]

When the Arizona Cardinals hired Kliff Kingsbury in 2019 as their next head coach, it was met with massive criticisms. After all, how can a struggling team–fresh from a 3-13 season–take risk on a coach that hasn’t proven anything yet at the highest level? Several fans and experts alike criticized the move, with most probably […]

Kyler Murray’s status for the Arizona Cardinals remains in limbo heading to Week 10. In fact, head coach Kliff Kingsbury himself is uncertain whether their star quarterback will be ready in time for the contest against the Carolina Panthers. Murray missed the Cardinals’ Week 9 showdown with the San Francisco 49ers due to an ankle […]

Cardinals’ offensive tackle DJ Humphries is not happy with 49ers’ cornerback Josh Norman. In yesterday’s game, Norman could be seen getting into a verbal argument with Arizona head coach Kliff Kingsbury. With the situation not alleviating, players from both teams got involved, with Humphries being at the center of the scuffle. After the game, the […]

The Arizona Cardinals were one play away from staying perfect in their Thursday Night Football matchup against the Green Bay Packers. But alas, it was not meant to be. One player who clearly gave his all, maybe even more than he should have, was Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. The three-time All-Pro selection had been […]

The Arizona Cardinals’ undefeated streak is in danger after head coach Kliff Kingsbury and two other team members tested positive for COVID-19. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Kingsbury, quarterbacks coach Cam Turner and defensive end Zach Allen all contracted the dreaded disease. With that said, they have all been ruled out for their Week […]

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins will be a game-time decision for the team’s upcoming Week 3 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars due to a rib injury, as noted by head coach Kliff Kingsbury. “We’ll see,” Kingsbury said on Friday. “I think it’s a crucial next 48 hours and see how he feels Sunday. He’s […]

Typically, rookie wideouts that are not selected in the first round of the NFL draft enter into their first training camp with mediocre expectations at best, especially with other established veteran options in front of them. But with the kind of firepower that head coach Kliff Kingsbury requires for the Arizona Cardinals, it is fair […]

The Arizona Cardinals were able to steal away Kyler Murray from the Oakland Athletics and the MLB, and their franchise cornerstone at quarterback was brought in to help right the ship. As the team has brought in stars like DeAndre Hopkins and J.J. Watt, head coach Kliff Kingsbury has all the right pieces in place […]

The 2021 NFL Draft has gotten underway, and it has been a very intriguing draft so far. With a ton of trade talks and other big-time rumors swirling, the intrigue and excitement has been at an all-time high. As is the case each and every year, the second round has a lot of tense moments […]

Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury had a hilarious interpretation of the Los Angeles Rams’ transformation of a Malibu beach home into their draft war room. Kingsbury chided the Rams are making the move from their Inglewood facility to Malibu so head coach Sean McVay can flaunt his physique, just as he did on HBO’s Hard […]

The Arizona Cardinals were a popular sleeper pick in 2020, but their bid for the playoffs fell short after a rough end of the season. Now they turn to the NFL draft. They’ve been aggressive this offseason, signing big names like JJ Watt, James Connor, and Malcolm Butler, but they’ll need to nail the draft […]

The Arizona Cardinals were far from their best on Thursday night, as they succumbed to the Seattle Seahawks, 28-21. After the game, Cardinals star quarterback Kyler Murray and coach Kliff Kingsbury were in agreement as to the biggest factor that led to Arizona’s defeat: penalties. The Cardinals received no less than 10 penalties throughout the […]

The Arizona Cardinals have been on a roll of late, having impressively won three consecutive games. This has a lot to do with their offense, which is currently ranked as the best in the entire league. This has been thanks in large part to coach Kliff Kingsbury and his star quarterback Kyler Murray. The pair […]

Arizona Cardinals gunslinger Kyler Murray is having himself a breakout campaign, but the quarterback’s breakout season is his own doing, as he’s getting some help in the process. Fourteen catches, 151 yards. 8 catches, 68 yards, 1 touchdown. 10 catches, 137 yards. 7 catches, 41 yards. 6 catches, 131 yards, 1 touchdown. 2 catches, 73 […]

Budda Baker was all over the field for the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night versus the Dallas Cowboys, catching the eye of his head coach. Following Arizona’s blowout victory over the Dallas Cowboys, Kliff Kingsbury had nothing but praise for Baker’s performance. “He is everywhere,” Kingsbury said, via the team’s website. “You watch the game, […]