Cardinals play on Christmas for 4th time

The Arizona Cardinals face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday night on Christmas Day. It is the fourth time they have played a game on Christmas.

It is the Buccaneers’ Christmas debut.

Arizona is 1-2 on Christmas Day.

How have the Cardinals done in their previous Christmas games?

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2021: Colts 22, Cardinals 16

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The Cardinals played just a season ago on Christmas. They faced a shorthanded Colts squad.

Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes and Jonathan Taylor rushed for 108 yards.

The Colts built a 22-13 lead and the Cardinals tried to rally but failed.

2010: Cardinals 27, Cowboys 26

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The Cardinals built a 14-0 lead on two pick-sixes. Cowboys quarterback Jon Kitna was injured and Stephen McGee came into the game, while  the Cardinals had rookie John Skelton start.

The Cowboys rallied to take a 26-24 lead with 1:42 left but missed the extra point.

Arizona only had 271 total yards of offense but Skelton led a last-minute game-winning drive with a fourth-down throw to Larry Fitzgerald, and Jay Feely hit a 48-yard game-winning field goal with five seconds left in the game.

1995: Cowboys 37, Cardinals 13

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The Cowboys jumped out to a 24-0 lead as Troy Aikman had 350 passing yards and two touchdown passes.

The only touchdown the Cardinals scored was 48-yard pick six by cornerback Aeneas Williams.

Story originally appeared on Cards Wire