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Larry Fitzgerald

Retired

Arizona Cardinals · WR

Larry Fitzgerald recorded 263 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 17 rostered seasons with Arizona Cardinals, ARZ.

▶Best highlights

66.5

rec yds/gm

0.3

rush yds/gm

9

playoff games

263

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Larry Fitzgerald's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

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

Conference Championship
2008
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
JAN 18, 2009

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2009

9 rec · 152 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Super Bowl
XLIII
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
FEB 1, 2009

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Super Bowl XLIII · Feb 1, 2009

7 rec · 127 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Divisional Round
2015
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
JAN 16, 2016

Green Bay Packers vs Arizona Cardinals

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2016

8 rec · 176 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Divisional Round
2008
ARIZONACARDINALS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 10, 2009

Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 2009

8 rec · 166 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Wild Card
2008
ATLANTAFALCONS
ARIZONACARDINALS
JAN 3, 2009

Atlanta Falcons vs Arizona Cardinals

Wild Card · Jan 3, 2009

6 rec · 101 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Larry Fitzgerald's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 176 receiving yards

Divisional Round
2015
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
JAN 16, 2016

Green Bay Packers vs Arizona Cardinals

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2016

8 rec · 176 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 13 receptions

Regular Season
2017
DALLASCOWBOYS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 25, 2017

Dallas Cowboys vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2017

13 rec · 149 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 3 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
2015
ARIZONACARDINALS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 20, 2015

Arizona Cardinals vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2015

8 rec · 112 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career high: 18 targets

Regular Season
2016
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 13, 2016

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2016

12 rec · 132 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receptions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2019
ARIZONACARDINALS
BALTIMORERAVENS
SEP 15, 2019

Arizona Cardinals vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2019

5 rec · 104 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Larry Fitzgerald's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2004–2012

01
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIWARNER13Kurt Warner
ARIBOLDIN81Anquan Boldin

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

02
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIPALMER3Carson Palmer
ARIPETERSON21Patrick Peterson

Aggressive offense meets an elite secondary

Arizona Cardinals · The Arians contender

Bruce Arians unlocked Palmer's best late-career football and built a 13-win team that reached the 2015 NFC Championship Game.

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Franchise era

2018–present

03
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIMURRAY1Kyler Murray
ARIBAKER3Budda Baker

A new quarterback restarts the search

Arizona Cardinals · The Kyler Murray reset

Murray's rare movement and arm talent produced a rapid playoff return, but the franchise has continued rebuilding around him through coaching and roster changes.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017NFL receptions leader · 2005, 2016Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year · 2016NFL receiving touchdowns leader · 2008, 2009First-team All-Pro · 200817 NFL seasons263 career games53 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns73 career rushing yards1,432 career receptions17,493 career receiving yards121 career receiving touchdowns41 career solo tacklesCollege: PittsburghDrafted by: ARIDraft pick: 3Jersey: 119 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2004Most recent: Dec 26, 2020

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history