what year did arizona cardinals go to superbowl?
Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals, 2009-02-01
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 The Arizona Cardinals are the oldest continuously run professional football franchise in the nation . Founded in 1898 in Chicago , they moved to Phoenix from St. Louis in 1988 and currently play in the Western Division of the National Football League 's National Football Conference . Upon their move to Phoenix , the Cardinals originally played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University in nearby Tempe . In 2006 they moved to the newly constructed University of Phoenix Stadium in suburban Glendale . Since moving to Phoenix , the Cardinals have made one championship appearance , Super Bowl XLIII in 2009 , where they lost 27 – 23 to the Pittsburgh Steelers . 

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 During the 1960s , a third @-@ place playoff game was played in Miami , called the Playoff Bowl . It was contested in early January following the 1960 – 69 seasons . Though official playoff games at the time they were played , the NFL now officially classifies these ten games ( and statistics ) as exhibitions , not as playoff games . 

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 In Super Bowl XLIII in 2009 , they again faced a formidable offense in the Arizona Cardinals . The defensive line once again came through with a great performance , holding the Cardinals to just 33 yards on the ground . 

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 The game featured the Ball State Cardinals against the Arkansas State Red Wolves . 

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 From 1995 to 1996 , a lime @-@ green dinosaur named Champ was the team 's mascot . Following altercations with team management and league personnel during games , Champ , vis @-@ à @-@ vis his performer , did not return for the 1997 season . 
