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Cardinals Remain Perfect When They Close In On Goal Line

Offense has converted all 16 chances into touchdowns

The Cardinals have talked often about finding their consistency on offense, something they have achieved during their current four-game winning streak. But one thing that has stayed spot on for the duration of the season, regardless of how the rest of the game has played out: when the Cardinals get close to the goal line, they score a touchdown.

As they ready themselves for their seven-game playoff push, the Cardinals are 16-for-16 in situations where they attain a first-and-goal situation. The stat, which wasn't tracked until 2000, is the longest the team has had. Only the 2020 Buccaneers (22-for-22) and the 2018 Panthers (18-for-18) began a season with more consecutive goal-to-go TDs.

The Cardinals, of course, still have a chance to extend that streak.

OpponentDownYard lineTD Result
Bills1st-n-G3Conner run
Bills3rd-n-G5Kyler pass Wilson
Rams2nd-n-G5Conner run
Rams2nd-n-G7Conner fumble/McBride recovery
Lions1st-n-G10Kyler pass Harrison
Commanders1st-n-G6Conner run
49ers1st-n-G2Kyler pass Higgins
Packers1st-n-G18Kyler pass Wilson
Chargers2nd-n-G5Kyler pass Dortch
Dolphins3rd-n-G6Kyler pass Wilson
Dolphins3rd-n-G2Conner run
Bears1st-n-G2McBride run
Bears3rd-n-G1Benson run
Jets2nd-n-G1Conner run
Jets3rd-n-G1Kyler run
Jets1st-n-G9Kyler pass Harrison

Of course, when you have a battering ram like James Conner, finishing off drives that close to the goal line is a little easier. Conner has five touchdown runs in those circumstances (and gets an assist on a sixth, if you so choose to see it that way, when his fumble was recovered in the end zone by tight end Trey McBride.)

Kyler Murray's abilities also have helped, with three of his seven TD passes on goal-to-go coming when he has improvised.

The Cardinals would like to have more chances to boost that overall raw number. Going into the Cardinals' bye weekend, 21 teams had more goal-to-goal opportunities than Arizona's 16; Tampa Bay, Philadelphia and San Francisco all had 38. That goes back to the consistency the Cardinals sought much of the first six weeks of the season.

But when it comes to execution, a team should feel unstoppable if they achieve a goal-to-go in a game. The Cardinals have the stat to back it up.

Arizona Cardinals tight end Elijah Higgins (84) during the Week 5 regular season game between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Oct 6, 2024 in Santa Clara, CA.
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