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Phoenix Cardinals

BY THE NUMBERS

1996 Yards per Game (NFL rank) - 1996 Record: 7-9 (fourth)
Rushing Passing Total
OFFENSE 93.9 (25) 230.5 (6) 324.4 (13)
DEFENSE 116.4 (21) 218.7 (21) 335.1 (21)

Bad Run of Cards
The Cardinals have not won a playoff game since 1947—the year the franchise, then in Chicago, last won the NFL championship. In the four major North American professional team sports, that's the longest current streak without a postseason victory.

Longest Current Streaks Without Winning a Postseason Game

League Team Date of last win Drought
NFL Arizona Cardinals Dec. 28, 1947 49 years
The Chicago Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 in the NFL title game.
Major Leagues Montreal Expos Oct. 16, 1981 15 years
The Expos beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series.
NBA Washington Bullets May 4, 1988 9 years
The Bullets won Game 4 of an opening-round playoff series against the Detroit Pistons.
NHL Carolina Hurricanes April 29, 1992 5 years
As the Hartford Whalers, the franchise won Game 6 of a first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens.

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