The history of the Arizona Cardinals is extraordinary compared to most franchises in the NFL. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League as a member of the league’s National Football Conference West division. The Cardinals were founded as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1898, and are the oldest continuously run professional football team in the United States. The team was established in Chicago and was a charter member of the NFL (APFA which the league was called its first two years) in 1920. Along with the Chicago Bears, the club is one of two NFL charter member franchises still in operation since the league’s founding, the other being the Bears (back then known as the Staleys). The club moved to St. Louis decades later in 1960 and played in that city through 1987 then moved to Phoenix.
The franchise has won two NFL championships, both while it was in Chicago. The first occurred in 1925, but is the subject of controversy, with supporters of the Pottsville Maroons believing that Pottsville should have won the title. The title back then was earned by having the best record which the Maroons did. After they earned the title they went to play the best college team after the season which was against NFL rules so they forfeited the title to the Cardinals because they had the second best record. Their second title, and the first to be won in a championship game, came in 1947. They returned to the title game to defend in 1948, but lost in the rematch 7–0 in a snowstorm in Philadelphia.
Since winning the championship in 1947, the team suffered many losing seasons, and currently holds the league’s longest active championship drought, at 68 consecutive seasons. In 2012 the Cardinals became the first NFL franchise to lose 700 games since its inception. The Cardinals are the only NFL team who have never lost a playoff game at home, with a 5-0 record. The Cardinals have had recent success going to the NFC Championship in 2008-2009 season and in 2015-2016 season.
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The Cardinals did not play in the 1949 Championship which I said they went to the title game to lose to the Eagles the next two years.
Sorry for the Screencast-O-Matic blocking the corner of the video but using VSDC video editor I did not have a subscription so I had to record off the screen.
This an original video done by me but the photos are not mine and neither is the music.
Spelled List=Lsit
The Cardinals did not play in the 1949 Championship which I said they went to the title game to lose to the Eagles the next two years.
Sorry for the Screencast-O-Matic blocking the corner of the video but using VSDC video editor I did not have a subscription so I had to record off the screen.
This an original video done by me but the photos are not mine and neither is the music.
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