1987 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season  The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals season was the franchise's 68th season in the National Football League and the final season in St. Louis as the team moved to Tempe, Arizona in March 1988. This move left St. Louis without an NFL franchise until the Los Angeles Rams moved there in 1995 to play, only to relocate back to Los Angeles in 2016, once again leaving St. Louis without an NFL team. After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled: