Arizona Cardinals playoff pay
Arizona Cardinals have reached the playoffs 1 time since the 2020 season. A player on the roster for all of it was paid $37,500 in playoff money, ranked 28 of 32 clubs.
Every playoff run since 2020
The seed, how far the club got and what the league paid each man
| SEASON | SEED | RESULT | GAMES | PER PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NFC 5 | Lost wild card | 1 | $37,500 |
Playoff pay per player, season by season
The best-paid run was the 2021 season (lost wild card), at $37,500 a man. A season with no playoff game pays nothing: the regular-season salary covers the seventeen games and stops there.
The 2021 run, game by game
Played in January and February 2022
| ROUND | OPPONENT | SCORE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild card | Los Angeles Rams | L 11-34 | $37,500 |
What a Super Bowl run is worth to each player
$376,000 a man against each player's 2025 base salary, the lowest paid first
| PLAYER | POSITION | BASE 2025 | RUN AS SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Jones | Right Tackle | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | Safety | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | Wide Receiver | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Xavier Thomas | Defensive End | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Xavier Weaver | Wide Receiver | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Clayton Tune | Quarterback | $1,030,000 | 36.5% |
| Dante Stills | Defensive End | $1,030,000 | 36.5% |
| Elijah Higgins | Wide Receiver | $1,030,000 | 36.5% |
| Emari Demercado | Running Back | $1,030,000 | 36.5% |
| Jon Gaines II | Center | $1,030,000 | 36.5% |
| Kei'Trel Clark | Cornerback | $1,030,000 | 36.5% |
| Owen Pappoe | Outside Linebacker | $1,030,000 | 36.5% |
| Starling Thomas V | Cornerback | $1,030,000 | 36.5% |
| Elijah Jones | Cornerback | $1,053,433 | 35.7% |
| Tip Reiman | Tight End | $1,058,178 | 35.5% |
| Isaiah Adams | Guard | $1,066,581 | 35.3% |
| Trey Benson | Running Back | $1,070,437 | 35.1% |
| Max Melton | Cornerback | $1,199,014 | 31.4% |
| Michael Wilson | Wide Receiver | $1,235,406 | 30.4% |
| Garrett Williams | Cornerback | $1,262,266 | 29.8% |
| Darius Robinson | Defensive End | $1,425,424$1.4m | 26.4% |
| B.J. Ojulari | Defensive End | $1,531,601$1.5m | 24.5% |
| Trey McBride | Tight End | $1,564,045$1.6m | 24.0% |
| Blake Gillikin | Punter | $1,800,000$1.8m | 20.9% |
| DeeJay Dallas | Running Back | $2,395,000$2.4m | 15.7% |
| Hjalte Froholdt | Center | $2,500,000$2.5m | 15.0% |
| Mack Wilson | Outside Linebacker | $3,000,000$3.0m | 12.5% |
| Paris Johnson | Left Tackle | $3,300,223$3.3m | 11.4% |
| Zaven Collins | Defensive End | $3,800,000$3.8m | 9.9% |
| Bilal Nichols | Defensive Tackle | $5,690,000$5.7m | 6.6% |
| Justin Jones | Defensive Tackle | $7,000,000$7.0m | 5.4% |
| Jalen Thompson | Safety | $7,560,000$7.6m | 5.0% |
| Sean Bunting | Cornerback | $7,695,000$7.7m | 4.9% |
| Jonah Williams | Right Tackle | $10,780,000$10.8m | 3.5% |
| Kyler Murray | Quarterback | $18,000,000$18.0m | 2.1% |
Christian Jones, on $960,000, would add 39.2% to the season's base pay with a Super Bowl run. For Kyler Murray, on $18,000,000, the same cheque is 2.1%. The league pays both men the same amount.
The players who collected most here
Playoff pay earned on Arizona Cardinals rosters since 2020
Every club's playoff pay per player
Since the 2020 season, Arizona Cardinals highlighted
| # | CLUB | RUNS | PER PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | $1,274,000 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | $737,500 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Rams | 5 | $717,500 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | 6 | $712,000 |
| 5 | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | $677,000 |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | $547,000 |
| 7 | Seattle Seahawks | 3 | $450,000 |
| 8 | Green Bay Packers | 5 | $409,000 |
| 9 | Baltimore Ravens | 4 | $389,500 |
| 10 | Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | $387,000 |
| 11 | New England Patriots | 2 | $338,500 |
| 12 | Houston Texans | 3 | $322,000 |
| 13 | Detroit Lions | 2 | $278,000 |
| 14 | Denver Broncos | 2 | $242,500 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | $228,500 |
| 16 | Washington Commanders | 2 | $218,500 |
| 17 | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | $181,000 |
| 18 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | $151,500 |
| 19 | Chicago Bears | 2 | $149,500 |
| 20 | Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | $144,500 |
| 21 | Tennessee Titans | 2 | $117,500 |
| 22 | Cleveland Browns | 2 | $115,500 |
| 23 | Minnesota Vikings | 2 | $96,000 |
| 24 | New York Giants | 1 | $88,000 |
| 25 | Miami Dolphins | 2 | $87,000 |
| 26 | New Orleans Saints | 1 | $75,000 |
| 27 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | $58,500 |
| 28 | Arizona Cardinals | 1 | $37,500 |
| 29 | Las Vegas Raiders | 1 | $37,500 |
| 30 | Indianapolis Colts | 1 | $32,500 |
| 31 | Atlanta Falcons | - | - |
| 32 | New York Jets | - | - |
Frequently asked questions
How much did Arizona Cardinals players get for the 2021 playoffs?
Each player on the roster was paid $37,500 for the 2021 season's playoffs, played in January and February 2022: $37,500 for the wild card game.
How much playoff money have Arizona Cardinals players made since 2020?
A player on the roster for every run since the 2020 season would have collected $37,500, the 28th most of the 32 clubs.
What would a Super Bowl run pay a Arizona Cardinals player now?
$376,000 for all four games as a division winner in the 2025 season. For Christian Jones, on a base salary of $960,000, that is 39.2% of the season's base pay.
Where to next
The Arizona Cardinals salary cap sheet is on Arizona Cardinals salaries , and what the roster has earned across whole careers on Arizona Cardinals career earnings. The per-game schedule and every club are on NFL playoff pay.