1947 and 1948 as the Chicago cardinals.
The Arizona Cardinals have never played in a championship game. The Chicago Cardinals played in the 1947 and 1948 NFL Championship. They beat the Eagles 28-21 in 1947 but lost 7-0 to them in 1948.
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Yes, They played for the NFL Championship in 1947 and 1948. They verse the Eagles both times. In 1947, the Cardinals won 28-21. In 1948, the Eagles won, giving the Cardinals there only lost. They where 13-1
Actually, it was 1947!! The 1980 season when they defeated the Dallas Cowboys 20-7. The Eagles were then defeated by the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XV 27-10. Before the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, there was no NFC or AFC. The Eagles first won the NFL East Division in 1947 and played the Chicago Cardinals in the NFL championship game. The Cardinals won 28-21.
If you are talking about the NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB then the answer is the Chicago Cubs who have not won a championship since 1908.There are a number of teams that have never won a championship, but the Cubs 101 years without a title is the longest drought.Coincidentally, MLB has been around the longest.Longest championship drought in NBA: Sacramento Kings(1951, when the team was the Rochester Royals)Longest championship drought in NHL: Chicago Blackhawks(1960-1961)Longest championship drought in NFL: Arizona Cardinals(1947, then located in Chicago)
The Cardinals have made the playoffs in 6 seasons: 1947, 1948, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1998 They won the NFL championship in 1947 and were the champs in 1925, prior to the NFL instituting a playoff for the championship (the NFL began playoffs in 1933).
The Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1 to win the 1947 championship. The NBA in 1947 was known as the Basketball Association of America. The name was changed to National Basketball Association in 1949 when the BAA merged with teams from the National Basketball League.
NAFC Championship was created in 1947.
The first NBA Finals were held in 1947, when the Philadelphia Warriors beat the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1. The NBA Championship has been held each year in June ever since.
Charley Trippi was a member of the Chicago Cardinals from 1947-1955. Frank Tripucka was a member of the Detroit Lions in 1949 and the Chicago Cardinals from 1950-1952. They both would have played against the Steelers during those years.
The first was in 1947 between the Philadelphia Warriors and the Chicago Stags with Philly winning 4 games to 1.