Larry Fitzgerald

Cross-checked the Cardinals' oral history of Fitzgerald's 2008 postseason, official playoff retrospectives, franchise records, and verified archive box scores. Four selections deliberately preserve every stage of arguably the greatest receiving postseason ever; the fifth captures the overtime performance that revived the same playoff mythology seven years later.

1. #1. Fitzgerald caught nine passes for 152 yards and three first-half touchdowns, carrying Arizona through the NFC Championship Game and into the first Super Bowl in franchise history. Cardinals: Fitzgerald's historic 2008 playoff run
2. #2. Fitzgerald scored twice in Super Bowl XLIII, including a 64-yard catch-and-run that briefly gave Arizona the lead with 2:37 remaining, completing a record 546-yard postseason. Cardinals: Fitzgerald's historic 2008 playoff run
3. #3. Fitzgerald caught eight passes for a franchise-playoff-record 176 yards, turning a short overtime throw into a 75-yard sprint before scoring the walk-off touchdown two plays later. Cardinals: Fitzgerald's 2015 playoff explosion
4. #4. Fitzgerald overwhelmed Carolina with 166 yards—151 before halftime—and a touchdown as Arizona won 33–13 on the road to reach its first NFC Championship Game. Cardinals: Fitzgerald's historic 2008 playoff run
5. #5. In the first home playoff game in Cardinals history, Fitzgerald opened his postseason career with 101 yards and a leaping 42-yard flea-flicker touchdown that set the 2008 run in motion. Cardinals: Fitzgerald's historic 2008 playoff run

Reviewed through 2026-08-11