to win a division title with an 8–8 record (after the 1985 Cleveland Browns and 2008 San Diego Chargers). On January 3, 2009, the Cardinals won their first home playoff game in 61 years by defeating the Atlanta Falcons 30–24 in the Wild Card Round. They then upset the Carolina Panthers 33–13 in Charlotte in the Divisional Playoffs. With the Philadelphia Eagles upsetting the top-seeded New York Giants the next day, the Cardinals, as the only remaining division champion, earned the right to host the first NFC Championship Game in team history. On January 18, 2009, the Cardinals defeated the Eagles 32–25 to advance to the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history. They lost Super Bowl XLIII 27–23 to the Pittsburgh Steelers. 2009 The 2009 Cardinals season started off with high expectations from fans following the team's improbable run to the Super Bowl the previous year. The Cardinals drafted Chris "Beanie" Wells with the 31st pick in the 2009 NFL Draft to help improve their lack of a running game with the loss of Edgerrin James. But, with the Cardinals losing their offensive coordinator, Todd Haley, to the Kansas City Chiefs and having contract disputes with certain players, many outsiders thought the Cardinals would not return to the playoffs. The Cardinals started the season with a frustrating loss to their division rival, the San Francisco 49ers. They regrouped by beating Jacksonville, but followed that with another embarrassing loss at home to the Indianapolis Colts. They quickly recovered after their bye-week, winning 6 of their next 7 games. While playing the Rams in Week 11, Kurt Warner sustained a concussion and sat out the game against Tennessee the following week. Matt Leinart took his place as starter in a 20–17 loss. After Warner returned, the Cardinals hosted Minnesota and inflicted a sensational 30–17 defeat on them. After that, they fell again to San Francisco 24–9 on Monday Night. Coupled with a win over the Detroit Lions and loss from San Francisco to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Cardinals clinched their second straight NFC West division title on December 20, 2009. The Cardinals finished the season 10–6, which was the team's best record since moving to Arizona. In the final game of the year, they were blown out by the Green Bay Packers, 33–7. The game was meaningless to both teams in terms of playoff positioning. With a Minnesota victory