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THE COACHESKen Whisenhunt Jim Haslett15-13 Overall Record 48-5815-13 Regular Season Record 47-570-0 Playoff Record 1-12nd Years as Head Coach in NFL 7th 2nd Years with team 1st

ARIZONA CARDINALS (7-5)

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ST. LOUIS RAMS (2-10)

University of Phoenix Stadium

THIS WEEK’S GAMEThe Cardinals return to University of Phoenix Stadium to resume division play with a game against the St. Louis Rams. A victory would give Arizona its first-ever NFC West title and the team’s first division championship since ‘75 in St. Louis.

The Cards look to bounce back from a pair of tough games within a 4-day span against NFC East teams. On Nov. 27, they hosted the Super Bowl champion Giants and fell 37-29. Arizona then traveled across the country for a Thanksgiving night showdown at Philadelphia where they lost 48-20.The Cards can clinch this Sunday with either a home win over the Rams or a 49ers loss to the visiting Jets.The Rams head to Arizona at 2-10 and are coming off a 16-12 loss to Miami last Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome.

The Cards & Rams met a little over a month ago in St. Louis where Arizona notched a 34-13 win. The Cardinals have won four straight vs. the Rams, their longest win streak since the series began in 1946.Sunday’s game will be Arizona’s penultimate divisional game of the year (regular season finale vs. Seattle) and the team is 4-0 in NFC West play so far in 2008. Going back to 1967 when the NFL expanded to 16 teams and the Cardinals entered the Century Division (with the Browns, Giants & Steelers) the only time the team went undefeated in division play was in 1968 (5-0-1).Lastly, the team will hold alumni weekend surrounding this week’s game vs. the Rams and former quarterback Jim Hart will serve as honorary captain. Hart was the team’s starting QB when it last won a division title in 1975.

ARIZONA CARDINALS 2008 SEASON SCHEDULE

Regular Season Result/Date Opp. TimeSun., Sep. 7 @ San Francisco 49ers W, 23-13Sun., Sep. 14 MIAMI DOLPHINS W, 31-10Sun., Sep. 21 @ Washington Redskins L, 17-24Sun., Sep. 28 @ NY Jets L, 35-56Sun., Oct. 5 BUFFALO BILLS W, 41-17Sun., Oct. 12 DALLAS COWBOYS W, 30-24-OTSun., Oct. 19 ByeSun., Oct. 26 @ Carolina Panthers L, 23-27Sun., Nov. 2 @ St. Louis Rams W, 34-13Mon., Nov. 10 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS # W, 29-24Sun., Nov. 16 @ Seattle Seahawks W, 26-20Sun., Nov. 23 NEW YORK GIANTS L, 29-37Thur., Nov. 27 @ Philadelphia Eagles & L, 20-48Sun., Dec. 7 ST. LOUIS RAMS 2:15 PMSun., Dec. 14 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2:05 PMSun., Dec. 21 @ New England Patriots * 11:00 AMSun., Dec. 28 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS * 2:15 PM

# Monday night on ESPN& Thanksgiving night on NFL Network* Subject to flexible scheduling decisions

2008 NFC WEST STANDINGSTeam W L PF PA Hm Road DivArizona 7 5 338 313 4-1 3-4 4-0San Francisco 4 8 262 313 2-4 2-4 2-3Seattle 2 10 216 311 1-5 1-5 2-2St. Louis 2 10 159 360 1-5 1-5 0-3

This Week in the NFC WestArizona (7-5) vs. St. Louis (2-10) Sunday at 2:15 PMNew England (7-5) at Seattle (2-10) Sunday at 2:05 PM

New York Jets (8-4) at San Francisco (4-8) Sunday at 2:05 PM

BROADCAST INFORMATIONTELEVISION CARDS RADIONetwork: FOX Sports 620 AM KTARPlay-by-Play: Matt Vasgersian Play-by-Play: Dave PaschAnalyst: JC Pearson Analyst: Ron WolfleySideline: Nischelle Turner Sideline: Paul Calvisi

CARDS SPANISH RADIOFlagship: KMIA 710 AMPlay-by-Play: Gabriel TrujilloAnalyst: Rolando Cantu

CARDINALS CATEGORY RAMS7-5 Record 2-10338 Points Scored 159313 Points Allowed 36040 Touchdowns Scored 1338 Touchdowns Allowed 4113 Rushing TDs 524 Passing TDs 73 Return TDs 1

10 Rushing TDs Allowed 2126 Passing TDs Allowed 162 Return TDs Allowed 4

19/143 Sacked/Yards Lost 37/26620/12 Fumbles/Lost 14/8

11 Had Intercepted 1721/24 Field Goals Made/Attempted 23/27379.8 Total Yards Per Game 266.3313.0 Opp. Total Yards Per Game 381.876.4 Rushing Yards Per Game 91.897.5 Opp. Rushing Yards Per Game 161.8

303.4 Passing Yards Per Game 174.4215.5 Opp. Passing Yards Per Game 220.1Even Turnover Ratio -931:26 Average Time of Possession 27:573/32/2 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 28/27/28

10/13/17t NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 29/30/221/6 2-Point Conversions 0/1

vs. Min Next Week vs. Sea

CARDINALS & RAMS IN 2008 EN MEMORIAMThe Cardinals extend their condolences to the family of former play-by-play man TOM DILLON, who passed away early Tuesday morning at the age of 65.

Dillon was the team’s radio play-by-play voice for 12 years through 2001. He also called Arizona State games for 20 years starting in 1979.

He is survived by his wife Bonnie and two daughters.

SERIES NOTESOverall Regular Season Series: 20-24-2Cardinals at home vs. StL: 8-11-2Cardinals last win: 11/2/08 @ StL, W, 34-131st Meeting: 10/27/46, W, 34-10 vs. LA RamsLast Meeting: 11/2/08 @ StL, W, 34-13

In the 47th meeting between the two franchises, the Cardinals are going for their fifth consecutive victory over the Rams this week. It would be the first five game winning streak over a single team for the Cardinals since defeating the Detroit Lions five consecutive times between 1995-2002.

The Cardinals will look to even up the series between the two teams since Arizona joined the NFC West in 2002. Heading into the game the Rams hold a 7-6 lead.

THE LAST TIMECARDINALS 34, Rams 13

November 2, 2008 – Edward Jones Dome (61,303)The Cardinals closed the first half of the season with an important NFC West tilt at St.

Louis. AZ racked up a season-high 510 yards of offense behind a Kurt Warner-led passing attack and a run game headed by rookie Tim Hightower, who made his first career start. Warner was again sharp against his old team completing 23-34 passes (67.6%) for 342 yards and 2 TDs with no turnovers. Hightower became the first Cards rookie to top 100 rushing yards since 1993. Defensively, AZ allowed just 231 total yards and 61 rushing, both season lows. The game turned in the 2nd quarter when the Cards outscored the Rams 24-0 and outgained them 229-18. AZ improved to 5-3 with the win and extended its division lead to 3 games over the Rams, 49ers and Seahawks (all 2-6).

The early going was not exactly easy for the Cards. They marched downfield on the opening drive and appeared to score on a 1-yard Hightower run on 3rd-n-goal. However, a successful St. Louis challenge reversed the TD call and Warner was stopped for no gain on a 4th down sneak. After the teams exchanged punts, St. Louis took over at its own 20 on the game’s 4th series. On 1st down, Marc Bulger went deep down the left sideline to WR Derek Stanley who hauled in the pass for his first career catch and an 80-yard TD. Early in the 2nd, the Cards evened the game at 7 when FS Antrel Rolle stepped in front of a Bulger pass and returned the pick 40 yards for his 4th career INT-TD. On the next Rams drive, SS Adrian Wilson sacked Bulger and forced a fumble that DE Bertrand Berry recovered at the Ram 23. That led to a 36-yard Neil Rackers FG that made it 10-7. On their next drive, the Cards moved 92 yards in 5 plays and Hightower scored on a 30-yard burst just after the 2:00 warning. A 3-n-out quickly gave AZ the ball back at its own 44. When Warner threw it deep down the right sideline, the ball bounced off the hands of DB Jonathan Wade and straight to WR Jerheme Urban at the 30. That 56-yard TD gave AZ a 24-7 halftime lead.

The Cards scored the 3rd quarter’s only points when Anquan Boldin’s 7-yard TD grab ended an 8-play, 82-yard drive that made it 31-7. The Rams made it 31-13 early in the 4th on a 3-yard Torry Holt TD pass but the Cardinals then ended any comeback hopes on the next series. A 12-play drive netted a 30-yard Rackers FG but more importantly chewed 8:50 off the clock. St. Louis’ final possession ended with a Rod Hood INT off Bulger.

CARDINALS 0 24 7 3 34RAMS 7 0 0 6 13

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreRams 1 4:23 Stanley 80-yard pass from Bulger (Brown kick) 1-80, 0:11 0-7CARDS 2 12:10 Rolle 40-yard INT return (Rackers kick) -- 7-7CARDS 2 8:09 Rackers 36-yard FG 4-5, 1:06 10-7CARDS 2 1:53 Hightower 30-yard run (Rackers kick) 5-92, 2:50 17-7CARDS 2 0:42 Urban 56-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 2-56, 0:36 24-7CARDS 3 3:16 Boldin 7-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 8-82, 5:01 31-7Rams 4 12:17 Holt 3-yard pass from Bulger (pass failed) 5-31, 1:48 31-13CARDS 4 3:27 Rackers 30-yard FG 12-70, 8:50 34-13

STATISTICS

AZ STLFirst Downs 24 13Rushes-Yards 33-177 20-61Net Passing Yards 333 170Total Net Yards 510 231Passing (A-C-I) 34-23-0 33-16-0Sacked by Opp. 1-9 2-16Punts-Average 5-42.2 7-50.4Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties 10-69 4-41Time of Possession 38:38 21:22

Weather: Indoors

RUSHINGCARDS: Hightower 22-109, TD; Arrington 6-62; Boldin 2-8; Warner 3-(-2).

Rams: Bulger 3-32; Jackson 7-17; Pittman 10-12.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 23-34, 342 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT.

Rams: Bulger 16-33, 186 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Boldin 6-85, TD; Fitzgerald 6-81; Arrington 5-57; Breaston 2-39; Urban 1-56, TD; Smith 1-18; Hightower 2-6.

Rams: Holt 6-58, TD; Pittman 4-15; Avery 3-26; Stanley 1-80, TD; Hall 1-4; Klopfenstein 1-3.

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STILL THE BESTAs University of Phoenix Stadium began to take shape a few years back, awards and recognition came pouring in for the Cardinals new home. It was notably named by Business Week as one of the world’s top 10 sporting venues and its unique design and construction was featured on the Discovery Channel’s ‘Extreme Engineering’ show.

Since its opening, the stadium has sold every game played there and has continued to win a host of awards.

In 2007, Street & Smith’s Sportsbusiness Journal and Sports Business Daily presented the results from their third annual SBJ/SBD Readers Survey and University of Phoenix Stadium, which overtook Lambeau Field in 2006 for the top venue in the NFL, took home the honor for the second consecutive year.

The stadium received a considerable amount of recognition in 2007, including:� Selected as the best playing surface in Sporting News

survey of the league’s players� Named as one of the seven wonders of Arizona by the

Arizona Republic.� Architect Peter Eisenman was awarded “innovator” status

by Popular Mechanics magazine� Named the #1 meeting venue in 2007 by the Phoenix

Business Journal

HARD TO BEAT AT HOMEThe Cardinals have a 4-1 home record this season and have won seven of their last eight games at University of Phoenix Stadium.

The Cardinals eight-point loss to the NY Giants on 11/23 was their first loss at home since they lost to the 49ers 37-31 in overtime on 11/25/07.

In their last eight home games, the Cardinals are averaging 33.1 points per game, the highest total in the league.

Most points per game at home (12/2/07-12/2/08)Team Gms TDs FG Pts PPGArizona 8 31 17 265 33.1Atlanta 8 29 16 251 31.4New Orleans 9 35 12 281 31.2Green Bay 8 27 16 238 29.8Houston 9 33 11 263 29.2

Below is a look at the Cardinals last eight home games.

Date Result11/23/08 vs. NYG L, 29-3711/10/08 vs. SF (MNF) W, 29-2410/12/08 vs. Dal W, 30-24 (OT)10/5/08 vs. Buf W, 41-179/14/08 vs. Mia W, 31-1012/30/07 vs. StL W, 48-1912/23/07 vs. Atl W, 30-27 (OT)12/2/07 vs. Cle W, 27-21

CARDINALS PLAYING FOR NFC WEST TITLEUnder head coach Ken Whisenhunt, the Cardinals enter into this week’s game vs. the Rams looking to clinch the NFC West and earn their first playoff berth since 1998. It would be the Cardinals first division title since 1975 as a member of the NFC East. A win against the Rams would give the Cardinals a 5-0record in the NFC West this season.

The last time the Cardinals won their division was when they won back-to-back titles in 1974 and 1975 as members of the NFC East. Coached by Don Coryell, those teams finished 10-4in 1974 and 11-3 in 1975. In ‘75 they won nine of their final 10 games during the regular season to finish one game ahead of Dallas. They went on the face the L.A. Rams in the Divisional Playoff game on 12/27, falling 35-23.

Based on the playoff seeding system at the time, the Cardinalswon their division in 1974 and ’75 but did not host a playoff game either year. This season, the Cardinals could host their first playoff game since 1947 when they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 in the NFL Championship game.

The Cardinals have either shared the division lead or held it outright every week of the 2008 season. Arizona was tied with San Francisco after weeks three and four (at 2-1 and 2-2) but have been alone in first place in the NFC West every week since. It marks just the third time in franchise history they will have spent every week of the season in first place, also accomplishing the feat in 1974 and 1947. The Giants, Titans and Broncos have been alone atop their respective divisions all season and the Panthers have shared or led the NFC South throughout 2008.

The Cardinals last appearance in the playoffs was as a Wild Card team in 1998 when they beat the Cowboys 20-7 in Dallas before losing to Minnesota 41-21 during the divisional weekend.

BOLDIN APPROACHING 1,000Wide receiver Anquan Boldin enters today’s game vs. St. Louis looking to become the first receiver in franchise history to record four 1,000-yard seasons in their career. With 942 yards entering this week’s game, Boldin needs just 58 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for the season.

If Boldin reaches the mark this week, he will have done so in his 11th game of the season.

Cardinal Receivers with Multiple 1,000-Yard SeasonsYear Player Rec. Yds TDs Gms2008 Anquan Boldin 78 942 11 102006 Anquan Boldin 83 1,203 4 142005 Anquan Boldin 102 1,402 7 112003 Anquan Boldin 101 1,377 8 12

2008 Larry Fitzgerald 72 1,010 6 112007 Larry Fitzgerald 100 1,409 10 112005 Larry Fitzgerald 103 1,409 10 12

1988 Roy Green 68 1,097 7 151984 Roy Green 78 1,555 12 101983 Roy Green 78 1,227 14 132001 David Boston 98 1,598 8 102000 David Boston 71 1,156 7 13

1998 Frank Sanders 89 1,145 3 151997 Frank Sanders 75 1,017 4 16

1997 Rob Moore 97 1,584 8 111996 Rob Moore 58 1,016 4 16

1987 J.T. Smith 91 1,117 8 141986 J.T. Smith 80 1,014 6 161963 Sonny Randle 51 1,014 12 141962 Sonny Randle 63 1,158 7 13


LAST WEEK’S GAMEEagles 48, CARDINALS 20

November 27, 2008 – Lincoln Financial Field (69,144)

Four days after hosting the Super Bowl champion Giants, the Cards took on the Eagles in Philadelphia in a Thanksgiving night showdown. The host Eagles scored 21 straight to start the game, thanks in part to a pair of Kurt Warner INTs and prevailed with a 48-20 win. The Cardinals lost an opportunity to clinch the division crown and fell to 7-5 but remained firmly in first place in the NFC West. The Eagles moved to 6-5-1 and kept their playoff hopes alive.

Philly took the opening kickoff and moved 70 yards in 12 plays as Brian Westbrook scored the first of his 4 TDs (2 rushing/2 receiving) on a 5-yard pass from Donovan McNabb. On the 5th play of the next drive Joselio Hanson INT’d a tipped Warner pass and returned it to the AZ41. Five straight Westbrook runs got it into the end zone, including the final one from a yard out. The next AZ drive ended when Quintin Mikell picked off Warner. While the ensuing possession didn’t produce any points, the Eagles went up 21-0 midway thru the 2nd quarter on a 2-yard McNabb-Westbrook pass. The Cards scored late in the half on a 1-yard Warner TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald but David Akers’ FG in the closing seconds made it 24-7 at intermission.

Westbrook opened the 2nd half scoring with a 9-yard TD run. A muffed Eagles punt led to an AZ TD – a 6-yard pass from Warner to Steve Breaston - that made it 34-13 but the Eagles again answered with an Akers FG. Early in the 4th, the Cards cut it to 14 with a 7-yard Warner-Fitzgerald connection and got the ball right back with 12:46 to play after a Philly 3-n-out. However, the comeback hopes were dealt a severe blow when Anquan Boldin fumbled after a reception and the Eagles took over at the AZ19. Five plays later, McNabb hit DeSean Jackson with a 5-yard scoring pass that made it 41-20 and an 8-yard McNabb TD pass to Jason Avant 5 minutes later provided the game’s final points.

CARDINALS 0 7 6 7 20EAGLES 14 10 10 14 48

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreEagles 1 7:56 Westbrook 5-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 12-70, 7:04 0-7Eagles 1 3:27 Westbrook 1-yard run (Akers kick) 4-41, 1:36 0-14Eagles 2 8:24 Westbrook 2-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 10-60, 5:49 0-21CARDS 2 2:58 Fitzgerald 1-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 11-81, 5:26 7-21Eagles 2 0:01 Akers 42-yard FG 12-43, 2:57 7-24Eagles 3 6:17 Westbrook 9-yard run (Akers kick) 11-68, 5:26 7-31CARDS 3 3:21 Breaston 6-yard pass from Warner (pass failed) 4-35, 1:17 13-31Eagles 3 0:23 Akers 41-yard FG 6-54, 2:58 13-34CARDS 4 14:15 Fitzgerald 7-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 5-74, 1:08 20-34Eagles 4 10:27 Jackson 5-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 5-19, 1:56 20-41Eagles 4 5:19 Avant 8-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 7-36, 3:52 20-48

STATISTICSAZ PHI

First Downs 12 32Rushes-Yards 10-25 40-185Net Passing Yards 235 252Total Net Yards 260 437Passing (A-C-I) 39-21-3 39-27-0Sacked by Opp. 0-0 1-8Punts-Average 4-36.3 3-45.7Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1Penalties 0-0 3-50Time of Possession 30:37 29:23

Weather: Clear, 41 degrees, humidity 62%, winds SSW 5 mph.

RUSHINGCARDS: Arrington 2-10; Boldin 1-8; Hightower 7-7.Eagles: Westbrook 22-110, 2 TD; Eckel 6-27; McNabb 4-24; Booker 4-21; Jackson 1-6; Kolb 3-(-3).

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 21-39, 235 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT.Eagles: McNabb 27-39, 260 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Breaston 6-45, TD; Fitzgerald 5-65, 2 TD; Boldin 5-63; Hightower 3-34; Pope 1-25; Urban 1-3.Eagles: Jackson 6-76, TD; Curtis 5-59; Baskett 5-42; Avant 4-25, TD; L. Smith 3-32; Westbrook 3-20, 2 TD; Celek 1-6.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK�With a win this week vs. St. Louis, the Cardinals will win the NFC West and clinch their first division title since 1975 when they won the NFC East. A win would clinch the Cardinals first home playoff game since 1947. If they Cardinals do not win this week, they could still clinch the division if the 49ers lose at home to the Jets.

�A win this week over St. Louis would be fifth straight over the Rams and the second series sweep in two years. The last time the Cardinals defeated a team five consecutive times was between 1995-2002, when they defeated the Detroit Lions five consecutive times.

�A win this week would give the Cardinals a 5-0 record in NFC West games, guaranteeing them their best record against division opponents since entering the NFC West in 2002. The Cardinals best record against division opponents since entering the NFC West was in 2006 when they went 4-2. The Cardinals have not gone undefeated in their division since 1969 when they were 5-0-1 as a member of the Century Division.

�A win over St. Louis would also give the Cardinals six consecutive wins over teams from the NFC West dating back to last season. It would give them their longest divisional win streak since winning seven straight in 1975-76 as members of the NFC East.

�With a win, the Cardinals would match their win total from last season (8-8).

�Anquan Boldin needs 58 receiving yards this week to reach 1,000 yards receiving on the season and become the first player in franchise history with four 1,000-yard receiving seasons.

�With 11 TD receptions on the season, Boldin needs a TD reception this week to tie Roy Green, Sonny Randle and Bob Shaw for the third-highest total in franchise history. Sonny Randle holds the current record of 16, established in 1960.

�With a TD pass this week, Kurt Warner would have at least one TD pass in 21 consecutive games, extending his franchise record and continuing the longest current streak in the NFL.

�With 24 TD passes on the season, Warner enters this week’s game four TD passes shy of tying the franchise single-season record of 28, currently shared by Neil Lomax (1984) and Charley Johnson (1963)

�Tim Hightower needs one rushing TD this week to establish a new franchise rookie record with 10 rushing TDs in a season. Hightower currently shares the record with Ronald Moore, who had nine rushing TDs in 1993.

�Neil Rackers needs four points this week to reach 100 points for the season. A 100-point season in 2008 would give Rackers four consecutive seasons with at least 100 points, establishing a new franchise record. He is currently tied with Pat Harder (1947-49) with three consecutive 100-point seasons.


MVP THREE?Kurt Warner is a two-time NFL MVP, having won the awards in both 1999 and 2001 as a member of the St. Louis Rams.

Warner looked every bit the player he was during his MVP years as he led the Cardinals during the second half of last season when he threw for an NFL-high 21-TD passes over the final eight games while leading the Cardinals to a 5-3 record. He has continued his high level of play in 2008 and he is among the league leaders in many of the league’s top passing categories. Only one player (Brett Favre) has won three league MVP titles and no QB has ever won an MVP with two different teams.Below is a look at Warner’s stats through the first 12 games of this season compared to the first 12 of his MVP seasons.2008 (Cardinals)Att. Com. Pct. Yds. TD INT472 323 68.4 3,741 24 11

2001 ( Rams)Att. Com. Pct. Yds. TD INT431 286 66.4 3,626 24 16

1999 (Rams)Att. Com. Pct. Yds. TD INT377 250 66.3 3,213 32 9Warner is currently on pace to break virtually all of the franchise single-season passing records. Below is a listing of the current franchise record for each category:Statistic Current Record Warner in ‘08 Warner’s PaceAttempts 560—Neil Lomax, 1984 472 (88 to tie) 629Completions 345—Neil Lomax, 1984 323 (22 to tie) 430Completion Pct 64.5—Kurt Warner, 2005 68.4 69.7TD Passes 28—Charley Johnson, 1963 24 (4 to tie) 32Passing Yards 4,614—Neil Lomax, 1984 3,741 (873 to tie) 4,988Passer Rating 92.5—Neil Lomax, 1984 99.4 99.4

At his current level of play, Warner could find a place in the NFL record books as well. With 3,741 passing yards, Warner is now on pace to throw for 4,988 yards in 2008. That would be the second-highest total in NFL history, behind Dan Marino’s 1984 total of 5,084 yards. Warner is on pace for 430 completions which would be the second-highest total in NFL history behind Drew Brees (440, 2007).

WARNER SETS FRANCHISE RECORDWith Kurt Warner’s three TD passes last week against the Eagles, he established a new franchise record with at least one TD pass in 20 consecutive games. The record was previously held by Neil Lomax, who had a TD pass in 19 consecutive games in 1983-84.Franchise RecordMost Consecutive Games Throwing a TD PassGms Player20 Kurt Warner (Games 9-16 in 2007, Games 1-12 in 2008)19 Neil Lomax (Game 9 in 1983-Game 11 in 1984)16 Charley Johnson (Game 4 in 1964-Game 5 in 1965)

Warner’s 20-game TD streak is the longest current streak in the NFL, seven games more than Jay Cutler (13) and ninemore than Eli Manning (11).Consecutive Games With a TD Pass—Longest Current StreakGames Player20 Kurt Warner (AZ)13 Jay Cutler (Den)11 Eli Manning (NYG)

Dating back to the last eight games of last season, no quarterback in the NFL has thrown for more yards or more TDs than Warner. Passing Touchdowns—Since Midway Point of 2007Player (Team) Yards TDsKurt Warner (Ari) 6,103 45Drew Brees (NO) 6,118 40Tony Romo (Dal) 4,462 38Peyton Manning (Ind) 4,930 36Brett Favre (GB-NYJ) 4,457 35Philip Rivers (SD) 4,468 34

Warner’s longest career regular season streak in games with at least one TD pass was in 1999-2000 when he had at least one TD pass in 23 consecutive games.

WARNER’S 2008 RANKINGS

Below are listing of Warner’s statistics for the season and where they rank in the NFL through 12 weeks:

Stat Att Comp Pct Yds TD RatingWarner 472 323 68.4 3,741 24 99.4NFL Rank 1st 1st 2nd 2nd T-1st 3rd

HALEY’S CALLS SHOTS FOR OFFENSE Behind offensive coordinator Todd Haley, the Cardinals have the third-highest scoring offense in the NFL and the third-rated offense overall. In 2008, quarterback Kurt Warner, wide receivers Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald and rookie running back Tim Hightower are all on pace to establish new franchise records Haley, who first took over a portion of the play-calling duties during the 2007 season, had led the Cardinals offense to 20+ point performances in 10 consecutive games before being held to 17 points in Washington in week three.

After scoring 20 points against the Eagles, the Cardinals have now scored:� 30+ points in 10 of the last 20 games� 20+ points in 19 of the last 20 games

Arizona has now scored 338 points on the season, the third-highest total in the NFL.

Points Scored—2008Team G TDs Pts PPGNY Giants 12 38 352 29.3NY Jets 12 40 340 28.3Arizona 12 40 338 28.2New Orleans 12 41 337 28.1Green Bay 12 38 334 27.8Philadelphia 12 35 319 26.6

The Cardinals’ 338 points through 12 games put them on pace to score 450 points for the season which would establish a new franchise record (423—1984).

Only the New Orleans Saints (41) have scored more TDs on the season then the Cardinals (40). Of the Cardinals 40 TDs, 24 have come through the air, tied with Dallas and New Orleans for the best total in the NFL this season.


WARNER IN THE NFL RECORD BOOKSCareer Completion Percentage (min. 1,500 attempts)65.6 Chad Pennington, 2000-current (2,283-1,497)65.5 Kurt Warner, 1999-current (3,431-2,249)64.3 Steve Young, 1985-99 (4,149-2,667)64.1 Peyton Manning, 1998- current (5,850-3,749)64.0 Drew Brees, 2001-current (3,486-2,232)

Highest Career Passer Rating96.8 Steve Young, 1985-9994.0 Kurt Warner, 1998-current94.0 Peyton Manning, 1998-current92.9 Tom Brady, 2000-current92.3 Joe Montana, 1979-94

Most Passing Yards in a Season5,084 Dan Marino, Miami, 19844,830 Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 20014,806 Tom Brady, New England, 2007

Most 300-Yard Passing Games in a Season10 Rich Gannon, Oakland 20029 Dan Marino, Miami 1984

Warren Moon, Houston 1990Kurt Warner, St. Louis 1999Kurt Warner, St. Louis 2001

8 Dan Fouts, San Diego 1980Kurt Warner, St. Louis 2000Trent Green, Kansas City 2004Tom Brady, New England 2007

Most 300-Yard Passing Games in a Career63 Dan Marino, 1983-199955 Bret Favre, 1991-current51 Dan Fouts, 1973-8749 Warren Moon, 1984-200048 Kurt Warner, 1998-current45 Peyton Manning, 1998-current

Most Consecutive 300-Yard Passing Games6 Steve Young, SF 1998 4 Kurt Warner, StL 1999

Kurt Warner, StL 2000 Brian Griese, Den 2002Rich Gannon, Oak 2002 Daunte Culpepper, Min 2004

5 Joe Montana, SF 1982 Trent Green, KC 2004Kerry Collins, NYG 2001-02 Drew Brees, NO 2008Drew Brees, NO, 2006Kurt Warner, AZ, 2008

4 Dan Fouts, SD 1979Dan Fouts, SD 1980-81Bill Kenney, KC 1983Joe Montana, SF 1985-86Joe Montana, SF 1990Warren Moon, Hou 1990Drew Bledsoe, NE 1993-94

Most Seasons Leading League inPassing Yardage7 Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears 1939-43, 1946-475 Steve Young, San Francisco 1991-94, 19973 Arnie Herber, Green Bay 1932, 1934, 1936

Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles 1950, 1952, 1954Len Dawson, Dallas Texans 1962, Kansas City 1966, 1968Bart Starr, Green Bay 1966-68Kurt Warner, St. Louis 1999-2001

Most Consecutive Seasons LeadingLeague in Passing Yardage5 Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears 1939-434 Steve Young, San Francisco 1991-943 Bart Starr, Green Bay 1966-68

Kurt Warner, St. Louis 1999-2001

Most Yards Per Attempt – Min. 1,500 AttemptsPlayer Att Yds YPA1. Otto Graham 1,565 13,499 8.632. Sid Luckman 1,744 14,686 8.423. Norm Van Brocklin 2,895 23,611 8.164. Kurt Warner 3,431 27,749 8.095. Steve Young 4,149 33,124 7.98

BREAKING DOWN WARNERAT HOMEWon the first 15 home games he started.For his career he is 30-14 as a starter at home.

ON THE ROADWon 15 of his first 21 road games as a starter.For his career he is 24-28 as a starter on the road.

INDOORSWon 21 of his first 22 games as a starter indoors.For his career he is 35-11 as a starter indoors.

OUTDOORSFor his career he is 20-30 as a starter in games played outside.

THROWING FOR 300 YARDS OR MOREWarner’s teams are 31-17 when throwing for 300 yards or moreSept. 15Oct. 8Nov. 11Dec. 14Jan. 0

WHEN THROWING FOR 3+ TDsHis team has won 24 of the last 27 games in which he has thrown for 3+ TDsHis team is 27-5 when he throws for 3+ TDs in a game

WITH A QB RATING OVER 100.0 (Min. 15 att.)Won 26 of the first 27 games in which he had 100+ ratingHas a career record of 35-3 with a 100.0+ rating

300 COMES OFTEN FOR WARNERKurt Warner’s streak of 300-yard passing games came to an end at five last week in Philadelphia, matching the second-longest streak in league history. Warner has thrown for 300+ yards 48 times in his career, fifth-most in NFL history. Career 300-Yard Passing Games—NFL History

Games 300-YdPlayer Played Games Pct.1. Dan Marino 242 63 26.02. Brett Favre 268 55 20.53. Dan Fouts 181 51 28.24. Warren Moon 208 49 23.65. Kurt Warner 105 48 45.7With 105 games played, Warner has thrown for 300 yards in 45.7% of his games for his career, by far the highest percentage among all-time players with 100 games played (Dan Fouts is number two with 28.2%).Most Consecutive 300-Yard Games—NFL History6 Steve Young, San Francisco 1998

Kurt Warner, St. Louis 2000Rich Gannon, Oakland 2002

5 Joe Montana, San Francisco 1982Kerry Collins, NY Giants 2001-02Drew Brees, New Orleans, 2006Kurt Warner, Arizona, 2008

With one more 300-yard game, Warner will have eight on the season, tying the third-highest total in NFL history.Warner has 18 total 300-yard games as a member of the Cardinals, the second-highest mark in franchise history behind Neil Lomax (19). Lomax played in 108 games over nine years (1981-89) with the Cards, while Warner has played in 42 games in Arizona.


NO ONE THROWS FOR MOREIn the past six weeks, Kurt Warner has thrown for 2,033 yards. This season, Warner’s 3,741 yards in the team’s first 12 games come out to an average of 311.8 yards per game, the second best total in the NFL behind Drew Brees 322.5 through 12 games.

In terms of career totals, however, no quarterback in NFL historyhas averaged as many yards per game as Warner’s average of 264.6, a total that has been bolstered by his 311.8 yards per game average this season.

Most Passing Yards Per Game – Min. 50 GamesPlayer GP Yds YPG1. Kurt Warner 105 27,749 264.32. Peyton Manning 172 44,574 259.23. Dan Marino 242 61,361 253.64. Marc Bulger 83 20,453 246.45. Drew Brees 102 25,059 245.7

WARNER HAS 40,000+ PASSING YARDS AS A PROKurt Warner reached a unique milestone two weeks ago vs. the Giants when he eclipsed 40,000 passing yards. He did it by throwing for 351 yards.

Warner passed for 10,486 yards in three seasons with the Arena Football League’s Iowa Barnstormers (1995-97) and 2,101 in his one season with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe (1998).

Following the game vs. the Giants, he has amassed 27,514 passing yards in the NFL with the Rams, Giants and the Cardinals. He has thrown for 11,013 yards since coming to the Cardinals in 2005.

Here is a look at Warner’s passing numbers from his 15 collective seasons in professional football.

Year Team GP/GS Att Cmp Pct. Yds Yds/Att TD Int1995 Iowa 12/12 400 237 59.2 2,996 7.5 43 141996 Iowa 14/14 422 259 61.4 3,341 7.9 61 151997 Iowa 14/14 498 322 64.6 4,149 8.3 79 141998 Ams 10/10 326 165 50.6 2,101 6.4 15 61998 StL 1/0 11 4 36.4 39 3.5 0 01999 StL 16/16 499 325 65.1 4,353 8.7 *1 132000 StL 11/11 347 235 67.7 3,429 9.9 21 182001 StL 16/16 546 *375 *68.7 4,830 8.8 36 222002 StL 7/6 220 144 65.5 1,431 6.5 3 112003 StL 2/1 65 38 58.5 365 5.6 1 12004 NYG 10/9 277 174 62.8 2,054 7.4 6 42005 Ariz 10/10 375 242 64.5 2,713 7.2 11 92006 Ariz 6/5 168 108 64.3 1,377 8.2 6 52007 Ariz 14/11 451 281 62.3 3,417 7.6 27 172008 Ariz 11/11 433 302 69.7 3,506 8.1 21 8NFL 104/96 3,392 2,228 65.7 27,514 8.1 171 108Arena 40/40 1,320 818 61.9 10,486 7.9 183 43NFL Europe 10/10 326 165 50.6 2,101 6.4 15 6Pro Career 154/146 5,038 3,211 63.7 40,101 7.9 371 157

TAKING ON HIS OLD TEAMThis week, Kurt Warner will be making his sixth career start against his former team, the St. Louis Rams. Earlier this season, Warner led the Cardinals to their fourth consecutive victory over the Rams by throwing for 343 yards and two TDs in Arizona’s 34-13 win.

Warner has a 3-2 record as a starter against the Rams since coming to the Cardinals in 2005 and is looking for his third consecutive win.

Warner recorded his first win as a Cardinal and earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance in a 38-28 victory over the Rams at the Edward Jones Dome on 11/20/05, his first start there since leaving following the 2003 season.

Warner as a Starter vs. St. LouisDate Att. Com. Yds TD INT Rate W/L11/2/08 @ StL 33 22 343 2 0 121.1 W12/30/07 vs. StL 39 23 300 3 2 87.6 W9/24/06 vs. StL 29 19 256 1 3 69.0 L11/20/05 @ StL 39 27 285 3 0 115.9 W9/18/05 vs. StL 41 28 307 0 1 80.0 L

Warner against the Rams

� Warner has thrown for 300 yards in three of his five starts against the Rams.

� Warner has completed 49-of-72 passes (68.1%) of his passes for 628 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs and a 118.3 passer rating in his two starts at the Edwards Jones Dome as a member of the Cardinals.

� Warner has throw for at least 300 yards with multiple TD passes in his of his last two starts against the Rams.

3,741 THROUGH 12With 235 yards last week against the Eagles, Kurt Warner has now thrown for 3,741 yards so far this season, the third-highest total in NFL history through 12 games. Only Rich Gannon (3,877 in 2002) and Drew Brees (3,870 in 2008) threw for more yards in the first 12 games of a season with Brees accomplishing the feat this season.

Most Passing Yards Through 12 GamesPlayer Team Year YardsRich Gannon Oak. 2002 3,877Drew Brees NO 2008 3,870Kurt Warner AZ 2008 3,741Tom Brady NE 2007 3,696Warren Moon Hou. 1991 3,688Warren Moon Hou. 1990 3,678

HALL WORTHY

The football that Warner used to reach the 40,000-yard mark, along with the jersey that he wore during the game were received by the Pro Football Hall of Fame inCanton, OH where it will become a part of the Hall’s permanent collection.

Warner now has three jerseys in the HOF, the same number as Hall of Famers like QB Johnny Unitas and FB Jim Brown. The first was from Warner’s MVP Super Bowl XXXIV performance and the second was the one he wore against the Chargers on October 1, 2000 when he became the first quarterback in NFL history to have two games with a perfect passer rating.


PASSING GAME HASN’T SLOWEDSince Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald joined forces, the Cardinals have had one of the most prolific passing games in the NFL. Since 2005, the Cardinals passing attack has ranked no lower than 10th in the NFL. Arizona ranked first overall in 2005, 10th

overall in 2006 and fifth overall in 2007.

With Boldin, Fitzgerald, QB Kurt Warner and now WR Steve Breaston leading the charge, the Cardinals offense has been one of the best in the NFL over the last two seasons under head coach Ken Whisenhunt and offensive coordinator Todd Haley. Since the beginning of the Whisenhunt’s tenure in 2007, the Cardinals have passed for a net total of 7,706 yards, second in the NFL behind New Orleans (8,117). The Cardinals have 56 TDs through the air in that time and 396 first downs. Below is a listing of where the Cardinals aereal attack ranks since the beginning of 2007.

Passing Yards Passing TDs 25+ Yards Plays Passing First DownsTeam Yds Team TDs Team Plays Team 1st Dwns1. New Orleans 8,117 1. New England 63 1. Dallas 62 1. New Orleans 3992. Arizona 7,706 2. Dallas 60 2. Arizona 58 2. Arizona 3963. New England 7,426 3. Arizona 56 3. New Orleans 56 3. New England 3794. Green Bay 7,081 4. New Orleans 52 4t. Green Bay 55 4. Indianapolis 3675. Dallas 7,033 5. Indianapolis 51 4t. Philadelphia 55 5. Dallas 349

CARDINALS ON PACE FOR HISTORYThe Cardinals offense is one of the best in the NFL this season. They have the third-ranked offense in the NFL and have scored 338 points on the season, the third-highest total in the league.

Arizona’s offense has been so good, if it continues on pace, the team will re-write the franchise history books with their performance.

Below is a list of some of the franchise records that the Cardinals are currently on pace to break or tie.

Stat Record Cards in ‘08 ProjectedPoints 423—1984 338 450TDs 53—1948 40 531st Downs 345—1984 267 356Pass1st Downs 224—2005 186 248Net Yds Pass 4,437—2005 3,641 4,854Gross Yds Pass 4,723—2005 3,748 4,997Completions 419—2005 326 434Completion Pct. 62.5—2005 68.3 68.3

Kurt Warner is on pace to break virtually all the single-single passing totals for the Cardinals while the team collectively has Anquan Boldin approaching the top of the franchise TD list and Tim Hightower on the verge of breaking the franchise record for rushing TDs by a rookie. Combined with Larry Fitzgerald, the trio are each on pace to score 10 TDs on the season, something that has never happened in franchise history.

TOUCHDOWN TRIOThe Cardinals are on pace to have three players each register at least 10 touchdowns for the first time in franchise history. So far this season, Anquan Boldin has 11 receiving TDs, Larry Fitzgerald has eight receiving TDs and rookie Tim Hightower has nine rushing TDs.

With Fitzgerald or Hightower joining Boldin with at least 10 TDs this season, it would mark the first time since 1984 that two Cardinals have surpassed 10 touchdowns each in a season and only the third time since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger that at least two players have registered 10 TDs.

Multiple Players with 10+ TDs—Franchise (1970-2008)Player Year TDsRoy Green 1984 12Stump Mitchell 1984 11

Terry Metcalf 1975 13Mel Gray 1975 11

BOLDIN PUTTING UP POINTSWide receiver Anquan Boldin is tied for seventh in the NFL this season in total TDs scored this season with 11. Boldin has only played in 10 games and his 6.6 points per game average is the third-best in the NFL among non-kickers

NFL Points Per Game Leaders (Non-Kickers)Player (Team) Gms TD Rsh Rec Pts PPG1. Brian Westbrook (Phi) 10 12 8 4 72 7.22. DeAngelo Williams (Car) 12 13 11 2 80 6.73. Anquan Boldin (AZ) 10 11 0 11 66 6.64t. Brandon Jacobs (NYG) 11 12 12 0 72 6.54t. Thomas Jones (NYJ) 12 13 11 2 78 6.54t. Michael Turner (Atl) 12 13 13 0 78 6.54t. LenDale White (Ten) 12 13 13 0 78 6.5

With 11 TDs in his 10 games this season, Boldin is now on pace to score 15 TDs on the season if he plays in the remaining four games. The Cardinals franchise record, which dates back to 1960, is 16 receiving TDs by Sonny Randle and the all-time TD record for the team either receiving or rushing is 17 by John David Crow in 1966.

Single Season Rec. TDs—Franchise RecordTDs Player (Year)16 Sonny Randle (1960)14 Roy Green (1983) and Mal Kutner (1948)12 Roy Green (1984), Sonny Randle (1963) and Bob

Shaw (1950)

100-YARD GAMES PILE UPThe Cardinals have three receivers capable of going over 100-yards at any given time—and that is what they are doing so far this season. Larry Fitzgerald (5), Anquan Boldin (3) and Steve Breaston (3) have combined to go over 100 yards 11 times this season, five more than any other NFL team.

100-Yard Games—2008 1. Arizona—112. New England—73. Houston—74. New Orleans—7 Three teams tied with six apiece.

Individually, Fitzgerald has five 100-yard games this season, tied with Carolina’s Steve Smith for the second-highest total in the NFL behind Houston’s Andre Johnson (6) and Atlanta’s Steve Smith (6).


THREE ON PACE FOR 1,000The Cardinals have three receivers—Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and Steve Breaston—who are all on pace to reach 1,000 yards receiving this season.

Three weeks ago in Seattle, Fitzgerald and Boldin became the third receiving duo in NFL history to each record 150-or-more yards and 10-or-more receptions in a game. In 2004, Cincinnati’s T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Johnson accomplished the feat against Baltimore and in 1985, Dallas’ Tony Hill and Doug Cosbie did so against Detroit.

Below is a look at the 2008 stats for all three receivers and there projected totals at their current pace:

Current Stats ProjectionsPlayer Rec Yds TDs Rec Yds TDsAnquan Boldin 78 942 11 109 1,318 15Larry Fitzgerald 77 1,075 8 102 1,433 10Steve Breaston 60 773 2 80 1,030 3

If all three receivers go on to reach 1,000 yards for the season, it would mark the fifth time in NFL history that a team had three receivers all reach 1,000 yards in a season.

Team Year PlayersChargers 1980 Kellen Winslow (89-1,290); John Jefferson (82-1,340); Charlie Joiner (71-1,132)Redskins 1989 Art Monk (86-1,186); Ricky Sanders (80-1,138); Gary Clark (79-1,229)Falcons 1995 Eric Metcalf (104-1,189); Terance Mathis (78-1,039); Bert Emanuel (74-1,039)Colts 2004 Marvin Harrison (86-1,113); Reggie Wayne (77-1,210); Brandon Stokley (68-1,077)

The Cardinals are the only team in the NFL with three receivers who all have at least 700 receiving yards on the season, despite Boldin missing two games. There are six other NFL teams that have two receivers over 600 yards on the season.

Teams with multiple receivers over 700 yardsTeam (Games) Receivers (Yds)Arizona (12) Larry Fitzgerald (1,075), Anquan Boldin (942), Steve Breaston (773)Dallas (12) Terrell Owens (816), Jason Witten (709)Denver (12) Brandon Marshall (942), Eddie Royal (757)Houston (12) Andre Johnson (1,146) and Kevin Walter (705)Kansas City (12) Tony Gonzalez (806), Dwayne Bowe (751)New England (12) Wes Welker (868), Randy Moss (785)Washington (12) Santana Moss (828), Chris Cooley (701)

CARDS BUILT FOR SUCCESSThe consensus opinion is that the 2008 Cardinals roster is the most talented and deepest in recent memory and the team’s current 7-5 record reflects that. That didn’t happen overnight but through a well-executed plan to build a quality football team that will be competitive for years to come.

Under the direction of General Manager Rod Graves, the Cardinals have assembled that talent in a number of different ways.

The most significant has been through the NFL Draft. “That’s really the lifeblood of any successful NFL team,” said Graves. “Our scouts and personnel department have done an outstanding job in identifying the types of players that will not only succeed at theNFL level but also excel in our particular system.” Recent drafts have not only produced Pro Bowlers in Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald, Adrian Wilson, and Darnell Dockett but also scores of other full-time starters and contributors. In all, 26 of the 53 players on the roster were acquired through the draft.

With rookie RB Tim Hightower and first round pick CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie both in the starting lineup, five of the seven ’08 draftees have received playing time this season, with a sixth on the 53-man roster.

Another area that has been instrumental in building the ’08 Cardinals is unrestricted free agency. “The big splash free agents get a lot of attention,” said Graves. “But I’m extremely proud of players that may have generated less fanfare when we signed them but have made significant contributions and filled important roles.” In that category a year ago were players like Mike Gandy, a full-time starter at left tackle, and cornerback Rod Hood, who not only started every game but counted two touchdowns among his career-high five interceptions. Arizona has seen similar success from this year’s free agents, including Travis LaBoy, who is second on the team with 4.0 sacks through 12 games, and Clark Haggans, 1.5 sacks in week 5 vs. Buffalo and made the game-saving stop four weeks ago vs. San Francisco.

According to Graves, University of Phoenix Stadium is also a major factor in the team’s ability to build a championship-caliber team. “There’s no question that the stadium has delivered everything that the team had hoped for,” Graves said. “Since the start of 2007, we’re 10-2 at home and a big part of that success can be attributed to the home field advantage that’s been created by a sold out stadium and a large, passionate fan base. It’s also provided the revenue streams that we were lacking previously and give us the chance to compete aggressively with the other teams in the league.”

Arizona’s 8-8 mark in ’07 and 7-5 record so far is a good indication that the Cardinals plan is working. The next step is a successful ’08 campaign that extends into 2009.


RED ZONE READYOnce the Cardinals get inside the red zone, they have a number of weapons at their disposal that can help them reach the end zone. Arizona has 55 red zone drives this season and have scored 266 points on those drives, with both totals ranking second in the NFL behind the NY Giants (59 drives and 277 points).

Once inside the red zone, the Cardinals have shown the ability to score through the air and on the ground. Arizona’s 21 passing TDs this season are the most in the NFL. They have also piled up 12 rushing TDs inside the red zone, tied for the seventh-best total in the NFL.

The Cardinals three main weapons inside the red zone have been receivers Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald and running back Tim Hightower. Boldin and Fitzgerald rank number one and two, respectively, in the NFL in red zone receiving TDs.

Red Zone Receiving TDs—2008 Player (Team) TDs1. Anquan Boldin (AZ) 102. Larry Fitzgerald (AZ) 73t. Dwayne Bowe (KC) 63t. Isaac Bruce (SF) 63t. Hines Ward (Pit) 6

Hightower has eight rushing TDs inside the red zone this season, tied for the seventh-highest total in the NFL. Boldin, Fitzgerald and Hightower have each scored all but one of their TDs inside the red zone.

JAMES ON ALL-TIME LISTCurrently 13th on the NFL’s all-time rushing list, Edgerrin James could move up a few more spots this season. With 11,991 yards on the ground after rushing for 384 yards in the first 12 games, James needs 253 yards to pass Marcus Allen, who currently sits in 10th place.

With another 84 yards, James will pass Bills great Thurman Thomas for 12th place on the rushing list and be 45 yards behind Franco Harris for 11th. James in currently one of four active rushers on the NFL’s all-time rushing list.

All-Time NFL Rushing Leaders:Yds. to

Rk Player Yrs/NFL Yds. Pass1 Emmitt Smith 15 18,355 6,3652 Walter Payton 13 16,726 4,7343 Barry Sanders 10 15,269 3,2794 Curtis Martin 12 14,101 2,1115 Jerome Bettis 13 13,662 1,6726 Eric Dickerson 11 13,259 1,2697 Tony Dorsett 12 12,739 7488 Jim Brown 9 12,312 3219 Marshall Faulk 13 12,279 289

10 Marcus Allen 16 12,243 25311 Franco Harris 13 12,120 13012 Thurman Thomas 13 12,074 8413 Edgerrin James* 10 11,991 -14 LaDainian Tomlinson* 8 11,444 -15 John Riggins 14 11,352 -16 Corey Dillon 10 11,241 -17 O.J. Simpson 11 11,236 -18 Fred Taylor* 11 11,218 -19 Warrick Dunn* 12 10,821 -20 Ricky Watters 11 10,643 -* Denotes active players

HIGHTOWER HEADED FOR ROOKIE RECORDTim Hightower scored his eighth and ninth rushing TDs of the season vs. the Giants two weeks ago, tying Ronald Moore’sfranchise rookie record, established in 1993.

Hightower’s nine rushing TDs on the season are the most rushing TDs by a Cardinals rookie since Moore had nine in 1993. Hightower’s TD total is also the best among all NFL rookie rushers.

NFL Rushing TD Leaders--RookiesPlayer (Team) TDs1. Tim Hightower (AZ) 92. Steve Slaton (Hou) 83. Chris Johnson (Ten) 74. Jonathan Stewart (Car) 6

Hightower’s nine TDs currently rank as the fifth-highest single-season total in franchise history. John David Crow holds the single-season rushing TD record, totaling 14 in 1962. With a rushing TD, Hightower would be one of six players in franchise history with at least 10 rushing TDs in a season and the first since Donny Anderson in 1973.

Rushing TDs—Single-Season Franchise RecordTDs Player (Year)14 John David Crow (1962)12 Ernie Nevers (1929)11 MacArthur Lane (1970)10 Donny Anderson (1973)

Johnny Roland (1967)9 Tim Hightower (2008)

Emmitt Smith (2004)Mario Bates (1999)Ronald Moore (1993)Stump Mitchell (1984)Ottis Anderson (1981)Ottis Anderson (1980)Terry Metcalf (1975)

IN THE SERIES VS. THE RAMS100-Yard Rushing Games—4 (4-0) Most Yards: 126, Ronald Moore, 12/5/93 vs. LA RamsLast 100-Yd Game: 109, Tim Hightower, 11/2/08 at StL

100-Yard Receiving Games—18 (10-5) Most Yards: 171, Larry Fitzgerald, 12/30/07 vs. StLLast 100-Yd Game: 171, Larry Fitzgerald, 12/30/07 vs. StL

300-Yard Passing Games—7 (5-2)Most Yards: 366, Kent Graham, 9/27/96 vs. StLLast 300-Yd Game: 343, Kurt Warner, 11/2/08 at StL

Random Facts� In 2007 the Cardinals earned their first season sweep of the

Rams since joining the NFC West.

� The Cardinals have had two receivers go for 100+ yards in a game vs. the Rams on four separate occasions, including Larry Fitzgerald (104) and Anquan Boldin (105) on 11/20/05.

� In the series between the Cards and Rams, Anquan Boldin has gone over 100 yards four of the nine times he has faced them.Larry Fitzgerald has a touchdown in four of the last five games vs. the Rams and eight TDs in his nine career games.

� In each of the last five wins vs. the Rams (and seven of the last eight), the Cardinals have scored at least 30 points.

� In the first game between the two teams this season, Tim Hightower became the first rookie since 1993 to rush for 100 yards in game.


BREASTON CONTINUES TOWARDS 1,000Steve Breaston had his breakout game as a receiver in week four against the NY Jets, catching nine passes for 122 yards. Before that, Breaston had just 164 yards on 12 receptions in his first 18 games.

In the eight games since his performance against the Jets, Breaston has showed that he is going to demand attention on the field along with Pro Bowlers Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin.

Breaston kept himself on pace for a 1,000-yard season when he caught six receptions for 45 yards against the Eagles last week.

Below is a look at Breaston’s stats over the last nine games, dating back to his breakout game against the Jets.

Steve Breaston—Last Eight GamesOpponent Rec. Yds TDs9/28 @ NYJ 9 122 0

10/5 vs. Buf 7 77 010/12 vs. Dal 8 102 110/26 @ Car 9 91 011/2 @ StL 2 39 011/10 vs. SF 7 121 011/16 @ Sea 2 15 011/23 vs. NYG 6 86 011/27 @ Phi 6 45 1

56 698 2

With 60 receptions for 773 yards on the season, Breaston is on pace for 80 receptions and 1,030 yards for the season, even though he had just four receptions for 52 yards through the first three games of the season.

If Breaston were to reach 1,000 yards on the season, he would be the first Cardinals receiver other than Boldin or Fitzgerald to reach 1,000 yards since David Boston had 1,598 yards in 2001. Breaston has to average 56.8 yards per game over the final four games of the season to reach 1,000 yards in 2008.

WHERE THEY RANKThe Cardinals have the NFL’s third-rated offense and second rated passing offense this season. The Cardinals are averaging 379.8 yards-per-game and 303.4 yards-per-game through the air. Individually, the Cardinals have numerous players who rank among the best in the NFL in their respective positions.

Kurt Warner Larry FitzgeraldNFL Passer Rankings NFL NFL Receiver Rankings NFLStatistic Rank Statistic RankAttempts: 472 1st Receptions: 77 5th

Completions: 323 1st Rec. Yards: 1,075 3rd

Completion Pct: 68.4 2nd Rec. TDs: 8 T-2nd

Yards Passing: 3,741 2nd 25+ Yard Rec: 10 T-5th

TD Passes: 24 T-1st Red Zone TDs: 7 T-2nd

QB Rating: 99.4 3rd Red Zone Rec: 10 T-5th

Anquan Boldin Tim HightowerNFL Receiver Rankings NFL NFL Rusher Rankings NFLStatistic Rank Statistic RankRec. TDs: 11 1st Rush TDs: 9 T-8th

Receptions: 78 4th 3rd/4th-and-1 Rush: 15 T-1st

Red Zone Rec: 17 1st 3rd/4th-and-1 Conv: 11 T-1st

Red Zone TDs: 10 1st Overall 1st Down Pct: 26.5 7th

Cardinals receivers have combined for 11 100-yard receiving games (Larry Fitzgerald-5; Steve Breaston-3, Anquan Boldin-3), the highest total in the NFL so far this season. Boldin, Fitzgerald and Breaston have combined for 215 receptions, 2,790 yards and 21 touchdowns this season, despite the fact that Boldin missed two games due to a head injury.

Cardinals receivers have combined for 24 total TDs in 2008, tied for the best total in the NFL with Dallas and New Orleans. Along with Pro Bowl receivers Boldin and Fitzgerald, Breaston has added 60 receptions for 773 yards on the season and all three are now on pace for 1,000-yard receiving seasons.

TRIPLE THREATWith each passing week, fourth-year running back J.J. Arrington has proven himself more and more valuable to the Cardinals offense and special teams.

Two weeks ago against the Giants, it was on special teams where Arrington made his most significant contributions, returning eight kickoffs for a total of 232 yards, the second-highest single-game total in franchise history. He now has two of the top three single-game totals in franchise history.

Kickoff Return Yardage—Franchise RecordYards Player (Opponent)252 Josh Scobey (@ StL, 9/28/03)232 J.J. Arrington (vs. NYG, 11/23/08)220 J.J. Arrington (@ Min, 11/26/06)

Three weeks ago in Seattle, Arrington excelled out of the backfield. He scored on a four-yard run and a six-yard reception, giving him two TDs in a game for the first time in his career. Arrington’s four-yard TD run was his first rushing TD since 11/20/05 at St. Louis.

This season, Arrington has shown he can get into the endzone in a variety of different ways.

Arrington is one of six NFL players this season to record a touchdown three separate ways. Arrington has a TD rushing, receiving and on a 95-yard kickoff return.

Players with TDs Three Separate Ways—2008J.J. Arrington (AZ)—Rushing, receiving, kickoff returnJosh Cribbs (Cle)—Rushing, receiving, kickoff returnReggie Bush (NO)—Rushing, receiving, punt returnHarry Douglas (Atl)—Rushing, receiving, punt returnDeSean Jackson (Phi)—Rushing, receiving, punt returnLeon Washington (NYJ)—Rushing, receiving, kickoff return


BOLDIN AND FITZGERALD FIND ANOTHER WAY INTO THE RECORD BOOKSAgainst Seattle three weeks ago, the Pro Bowl receiving tandem of Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald found another way to enter the franchise and NFL record books. They became the first teammates in franchise history to each reach 150+ yards receiving in the same game.

The duo also became just the third set of receivers in NFL history to each have 10-or-more receptions and 150-or-more yards in the same game.

Players with 10+ receptions and 150+ yards receiving in the same gameDate Opp Player (Team) Rec Yds11/16/08 @ Sea Anquan Boldin (Arizona) 13 186

Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona) 10 151

12/5/04 @ Bal T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Cincinnati) 10 171Chad Johnson (Cincinnati) 10 161

9/15/85 @ Det Tony Hill (Dallas) 11 181Doug Cosbie (Dallas) 11 159

The game in Seattle also marked the eighth time (third time in 2008) that Boldin and Fitzgerald have both gone over 100 yards in the same game. Dating back to 1960, only Jacksonville’s Keenan McCardell and Jimmy Smith (9) went over 100 yards more times than Fitzgerald and Boldin.

Boldin and Fitzgerald are now ranked first and second in the NFC in receptions and sixth and second in receiving yards.

NFC Receptions Leaders NFC Receiving Yardage LeadersPlayer (Team) Rec Yds Player (Team) Yds1. Anquan Boldin (AZ) 78 942 1. Roddy White (Atl) 1,0852. Larry Fitzgerald (AZ) 77 1,075 2. Larry Fitzgerald (AZ) 1,0753. Roddy White (Atl) 68 1,085 3. Greg Jennings (GB) 1,0574. Chris Cooley (Was) 66 701 4. Calvin Johnson (Det) 9715. Greg Jennings (GB) 64 1,057 5. Steve Smith (Car) 9586. Steve Breaston (AZ) 60 773 6. Anquan Boldin (AZ) 942

TOP 10 VS. NFC WESTThe Cardinals all-pro receiving duo of Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald have had some outstanding games against their NFC West opponents in their young careers, including St. Louis.

Boldin has gone over 100 yard receiving four times against the Rams while Fitzgerald has reached 100 yards three times.

Below is a list of each receivers Top 10 games against the NFC West:

Anquan BoldinDate Rec. Yds. Avg. TD11/16/08 @ Sea 13 186 14.3 012/4/05 @ SF 11 156 14.2 19/25/06 vs. StL 10 129 12.9 011/23/03 vs. StL 6 123 20.5 212/7/03 @ SF 9 123 13.7 112/21/03 @ Sea 10 122 12.2 19/18/05 vs. StL 8 119 14.9 010/2/05 vs. SF 8 116 14.5 112/12/04 vs. SF 9 109 12.1 012/26/04 @ Sea 7 107 15.3 1

Larry FitzgeraldDate Rec. Yds. Avg. TD11/16/08 @ Sea 10 151 15.1 012/30/07 vs. StL 11 171 15.5 211/25/07 vs. SF 9 156 17.3 210/7/07 @ StL 9 136 15.1 19/10/06 vs. SF 9 133 14.8 012/4/05 @ SF 8 129 16.1 011/20/05 @ StL 9 104 11.6 111/6/05 vs. Sea 8 102 12.8 010/2/05 vs. SF 7 102 14.6 110/10/04 @ SF 5 94 18.8 1

BOLDIN SINCE THE RETURNPro Bowl receiver Anquan Boldin returned to the Cardinals lineup in Carolina after missing two games due to a head injury that included sinus and jaw fractures.

Boldin hasn’t missed a beat since coming back. In the last six games, Boldin has collected 51 receptions for 576 yards and six TDs. He has become an option for the Cardinals out of the backfield as well with nine rushes for 67 yards over the last six games.

Below is a look at Boldin’s stats in his six games since returning from his injury:

Date Rec. Yds TD Rush Yds11/27/08 @ Phi 5 63 0 1 811/23/08 vs. NYG 11 87 1 1 -111/16/08 @ Sea 13 186 0 1 311/10/08 vs. SF 7 92 2 3 1911/2/08 @ StL 6 85 1 1 3010/26/08 @ Car 9 63 2 2 8Totals 51 576 6 9 67

Boldin was on the receiving end of a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit in the closing seconds of the Cardinals week four game in New York that drew a one-game suspension and $50,000 fine for Jets safety Eric Smith. Boldin had seven plates and over 40 screws inserted to fix multiple facial fractures.

In returning so quickly and so effectively, Boldin has again showed why he is considered one of the toughest players in the league, a sentiment that safety Adrian Wilson, one of the league’s most feared defenders, expressed after the injury.

“He is by far the toughest person I know,” Wilson said. “I’ve been here eight years, and he is the toughest player that I have ever played with.”


WORKING TOWARDS THE 20/20 CLUBAdrian Wilson’s goal this season is to join an elite club among NFL defenders. The Pro Bowl safety wants to join the 20/20 club and become the ninth person in NFL history with 20 interceptions and 20 touchdowns.

Wilson could get significantly closer to his goal this week if he continues his stellar play against the Rams. In his last five games against St. Louis, Wilson has collected 4.0 sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.

Currently, Wilson has 18 INT and 18 sacks with two INTs and two sacks this season.

Players with 20 Sacks/20 INTsPlayer Sacks IntsS Ronde Barber (TB, 1997- present) 23.0 35S LeRoy Butler (GB, 1990-2001) 20.5 38LB Donnie Edwards (KC/SD, 1996-present) 23.5 28S Rodney Harrison (SD/NE, 1994-present) 30.5 34LB Seth Joyner (Phi/Ari/GB/Den, 1986-98) 52.0 24LB Ray Lewis (Bal, 1996- present) 31.0 28LB Wilber Marshall 45.0 23(Chi/Was/Hou/Ari/NYJ, 1984-95)LB William Thomas (Phi/Oak, 1991-01) 37.0 27

CARDINALS-RAMS CONNECTIONSArizona quarterback Kurt Warner was a two-time NFL Most Valuable Player and the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIV with the Rams from 1998-2003. Warner became one of the most prolific passers in NFL history as he re-wrote the St. Louis record books with MVP seasons in 1999 and 2001.

Rams safety Corey Chavous was originally drafted in the second round (33rd overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Cardinals. Chavous played with Arizona from 1998-2001.

Rams center Nick Leckey was originally drafted by the Cardinals in the sixth-round (167th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. Over the next three seasons Leckey would start 20 of 44 games played for Arizona.

Cardinals President Michael Bidwill was born in St. Louis and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from St. Louis University in 1987.

Cardinals quarterbacks coach Jeff Rutledge was a ninth round selection by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1979 NFL Draft. He played three seasons for the Rams as a backup, including in Super Bowl XIV as a rookie.

Rams secondary coach Ron Milus was the defensive backs coach for the Cardinals during the 2003 season.

Rams special teams coordinator Al Roberts coached in the same position for the Arizona Cardinals from 1994-95. From 2000-02 Cardinals kicker Neil Rackers played under Robertswhile he coached special teams in Cincinnati.

In 2006, Rams offensive line coach Steve Loney served in same position for the Cardinals.

Rams guard Richie Incognito was a finalist for the Arizona Player of the Year Award while playing at Mountain Ridge High in Glendale, Arizona.

Cardinals kicker Neil Rackers is a St. Louis native where he earned 11 varsity letters in baseball, soccer, and football at Aquinas-Mercy High School.

Cardinals strong safety Adrian Wilson and Rams wide receiver Torry Holt were teammates at North Carolina State in 1998.

Cardinals defensive tackle Bryan Robinson signed with St. Louis as an undrafted rookie free agent in 1997 and played in 11 games for the Rams totaling eight tackles and one sack.

Rams Executive Vice President & General Counsel Bob Wallace was the Cardinals’ legal counsel and chief contract negotiator from 1981-91. As a 14-year old, he also served as a training camp assistant for the Cards.

Cardinals assistant athletic trainer Jeff Herndon was born in Hallsville, MO and earned undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri.

Cardinals equipment manager Mark Ahlemeier was born in St. Charles, MO and attended Ritenour High School and Florissant Valley College in St. Louis.

Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett and St. Louis left tackle Alex Barron attended Florida State together from 2002-03. Additionally, Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin played with them in 2002 as well.

In 2000 Cardinals Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt served as the New York Jets tight ends coach while Rams tight end Anthony Becht earned Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie team honors, with 16 catches for 144 yards and two touchdowns while starting 10 of 14 games played.

TAKING IT AWAYThe Cardinals have 23 takeaways on the season, tied for the fourth-highest total in the NFL. Of the Cardinals 23 takeaways, a league-high 13 have come through fumble recoveries.

2008 Takeaway LeadersTeam FR INT Ttl1. Chicago 8 18 262. Tennessee 8 17 253. Tampa Bay 7 17 244t. Arizona 13 10 23

Arizona is tied with four other teams (Baltimore, Cleveland, Kansas City and Minnnesota) with 23 takeaways.

DRC COMING TO THE DEFENSERookie first round draft pick CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie has been improving with every day on the job this season. He has impressed since taking over the startingcornerback job in week 10 against San Francisco.

Although he has started in only seven games, Rodgers-Cromertie has appeared in every game this season and received significant playing time before he earned the full-time starting job. He leads the team with 17 passes defensed this season and is tied for the team lead with two interceptions.

Rodgers-Cromartie got both of his interceptions in his second start at cornerback and his fifth overall start of the season,when the Cardinals traveled to Seattle. The rookie’s first three starts came as the extra defensive back when the Cardinals opened the game in their nickel formation.

Against the Seahawks, Rodgers-Cromartie hauled in his first career interception when he picked off a Matt Hasselbeck pass in the second quarter.

The rookie then sealed the Cardinals 26-20 victory when he stepped in front of Hasselbeck’s first down pass with under two minutes left in the game. In doing so, he became the first Cardinals rookie since Aeneas Williams in 1991 (12/15 @ Denver) to have two interceptions in a game.


BY THE NUMBERS1

Individuals who played for both the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams (current Cardinals radio analyst Ron

Wolfley).

1975The last time the Cardinals won a division title, something

they can do this week with a win over the Rams.

5The Cardinals will be looking for their fifth consecutive win

over the Rams this week. The last time the Cardinals defeated a team five consecutive times was the Lions (1995-

2002).

28.2Points per game for Arizona, third-most in the NFL behind

only the NY Giants (29.3) and NY Jets (28.3).

21Number of consecutive games in which Kurt Warner has

thrown for at least one TD pass, a franchise record. It is also the longest current streak in the NFL.

3,741Kurt Warner’s passing yards this season, the third-highest total in NFL history through the first 12 games of a season

(Rich Gannon 3,877 in 2002 and Drew Brees 3,870 in 2008).

4Number of points needed by kicker Neil Rackers to reach

100-points for the fourth consecutive season, establishing a new franchise record.

33.1The average number of points scored by the Cardinals in

their last eight home games, the highest total in the NFL over that span.

1984The last time the Cardinals had multiple players with double-digit TDs in a single season. Currently, Anquan Boldin has 11 TDs, Tim Hightower has 9 and Larry Fitzgerald has 8.

58Receiving yards needed by Anquan Boldin this week to

reach 1,000 yards receiving on the season, becoming the only player in franchise history with four 1,000-yard seasons.

4Number of consecutive games in which the Cardinals have

scored at least 30 points against the Rams.

21Passing TDs for the Cardinals inside the red zone, the

highest-total in the NFL this season.

215—2,790Number of combined receptions and receiving yards for

Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Breaston through 12 games.

8Number of tackles needed by Karlos Dansby to reach 100 on

the season. It would be the third 100-tackle season of his career.

19Number of times, in the last 20 games, that the Cardinals

have scored at least 20 points.

ROLLE KNOWS WAY TO THE END ZONEFS Antrel Rolle’s 40-yard interception return for a TD vs. St. Louis in week nine was his first interception since moving to safety this season.

Rolle has proven himself lethal once he gets the ball in his hands, especially against St. Louis. He has an interception return for a TD in each of his last two games against the Rams. In fact, of his eight career interceptions, Rolle has returned four for TDs, with a fifth called back due to an erroneous penalty on the return.

Of the 104 players in NFL history with at least four interception returns for touchdowns, Rolle’s 50% return rate is by far the best in history. The next best percentage is Darren Smith (1993-2004) who returned four of his 11 interceptions for a TD, a return percentage of 36.4.

There have been only 26 players in history that have a return percentage over 20.0 and four with a return percentage over 30.0.

Best INT Return Rate—Min. Four TDsPlayer (Years) Int TDs RateS Antrel Rolle (2005-) 8 4 50.0LB Darrin Smith (1993-2004) 11 4 36.4LB Tedy Bruschi (1996-) 12 4 33.3LB Dexter Coakley (1997-2006) 13 4 30.8

He has piled up 323 return yards on his eight interceptions, an average of 40.4 yards per return. Last season in Cincinnati, Rolle had three interceptions, two of which he returned for TDs. The third he returned for TD, which would have set a new NFL record, but it was called back due to the erroneous call, wiping away the potential record-setting return.

RACKING UP POINTSNeil Rackers connected on three of his four field goal attemptsvs. the Giants two weeks ago, converting from 34, 20 and 44 yards. Rackers had hit on 15 consecutive field goals before missing a 68-yard attempted fair catch-free kick right before halftime against the Giants. The 15 consecutive field goals was the longest streak since he connected on 31 straight in 2005. His 15 consecutive field goals represent the second longest streak in franchise history, trailing only his 2005 mark.

Most Consecutive Field Goals—Franchise RecordFG Player (Year)31 Neil Rackers (Games 1-10, 2005)15 Neil Rackers (Games 5-10, 2008)11 Bill Gramatica (Games 4-11, 2001)

Greg Davis (Games 10-14, 1994)10 Three Players tied with 10 consecutive

With 96 points on the season after scoring 13 in the last two weeks, Rackers is on pace for 128 points for the season, which would trail only the 140 points he collected in his Pro Bowl season of 2005.

Most Points in a Season—Franchise RecordPts Player (Year)140 Neil Rackers, 2005 (40 FG, 20 PAT)117 Neil O’Donoghue, 1984 (23 FG, 48 PAT)

Jim Bakken, 1967 (27 FG, 36 PAT)116 Neil Rackers, 2006 (28 FG, 32 PAT)115 Jim Bakken, 1964 (25 FG, 40 PAT)

A 100-point season in 2008 would give Rackers four consecutive seasons with at least 100 points, establishing a new franchise record. He is currently tied with Pat Harder (1947-49) with three consecutive 100-point seasons.


WEEK 14 IN THE NFLAll times MST

Thursday, Dec. 4Oakland at San Diego 5:15 PM – NFLN

Sunday, Dec. 7Jacksonville at Chicago 11:00 AM – CBSMinnesota at Detroit 11:00 AM – FOX Houston at Green Bay 11:00 AM – CBSCincinnati at Indianapolis 11:00 AM – CBSAtlanta at New Orleans 11:00 AM – FOXPhiladelphia at NY Giants 11:00 AM – FOXCleveland at Tennessee 11:00 AM – CBSMiami at Buffalo 2:05 PM – CBSKansas City at Denver 2:05 PM – CBSNY Jets at San Francisco 2:05 PM – CBSNew England at Seattle 2:05 PM – CBSSt. Louis at Arizona 2:15 PM – FOXDallas at Pittsburgh 2:15 PM – FOX Washington at Baltimore 6:15 PM – NBC

Monday, Dec. 8Tampa Bay at Carolina 6:30 PM – ESPN

CURRENT TRANSACTIONS

Mon, Dec. 1 The Cardinals released P Dirk Johnson and signed P Ben Graham. The team also re-signed T Elliot Vallejo to the practice squad.

Wed, Nov. 26 The Cardinals elevated CB Micahel Adams from the practice squad to the 53-man active roster. The team released T Elliot Vallejo.

Tues, Nov. 4 The Cardinals placed LB Ali Highsmith oninjured reserve (knee) and signed LB Pago Togafau.

Wed, Oct. 29 Cardinals re-signed WR Onrea Jones to thepractice squad.

Tues, Oct. 28 Cardinals signed TE Stephen Spach and released S Oliver Celestin. The team also released WR Onrea Jones from the practice squad.

Wed, Oct. 1 Cardinals re-signed WR Onrea Jones to the practice squad and released RB Ryan Moats.

Wed, Sept. 24 Cardinals re-signed LB Chris Harrington to the practice squad and released WR Onrea Jones from the practice squad.

Wed, Sept. 17 Cardinals signed RB Ryan Moats to the practice squad and released DE Jason Banks.

Tues, Sept. 9 Cardinals re-signed S Oliver Celestin.

Sat, Sept. 6 Cardinals placed C Al Johnson (left knee) on injured reserve, elevated C Pat Ross to the 53-man roster from the practice squad, released S Oliver Celestin and released C/G Anthony Oakley from the practice squad.

Mon, Sept. 1 Cardinals signed CB Michael Adams, DEJason Banks, DT Keilen Dykes, WR Lance Long, C Pat Ross, CB Wilrey Fontenot, WR Onrea Jones, and C/G Anthony Oakley to the practice squad.

CARDINALS PRONUNCIATIONSMonty Beisel BYE-sullSteve Breaston BRES-tinCalais Campbell kuh-LAY-usTim Castille kuh-STEELEarly Doucet doo-SETTClark Haggans HAY-ginsNathan Hodel HOE-dulKenny Iwebema uh-WEB-uh-muhChike Okeafor CHEE-kay

oh-KEY-forDominique Rodgers-Cromartie dah-muh-NEEKAntrel Rolle AHN-trelLyle Sendlein SEND-lineStephen Spach SpockPago Togafau PONG-oh

TONG-uh-fowJerame Tuman JeremyJerheme Urban JeremyKen Whisenhunt WIZZ-en-hunt

PRACTICE AND MEDIA SCHEDULEWednesday, 12/3/08 Practice, 10:45 AM-12:50 PM

Rams Conference Calls:Will Witherspoon – 12:30 PM Jim Haslett – 1:30 PM

Thursday, 12/4/08 Practice, 10:40 AM-12:45 PM

Friday, 12/5/08 Practice, 10:15 AM-Noon

Sunday, 12/7/08 Cardinals vs. Rams, 2:15 PMUniversity of Phoenix Stadium

Photographers/videographers may shoot until the team portion of practice begins (approximately the first 25 minutes)

Players and coaches will be available coming off the field each day and the locker room will be open for 45 minutes after practice. Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt will also be available following each session.

RADIO BROADCAST SCHEDULEThe following Cardinals radio broadcasts will air this week on Sports 620 KTAR:

Big Red Ragew/ Bertrand Berry and special guest

Majerle’s Sports GrillThursday, 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Kia NFL Kickoff ShowSunday, 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Hosted by Bill Lewis and Darren Urban

Cardinals Pre-Game HuddleSunday, 12:15 – 2:15 PM

Hosted by Paul Calvisi, Hank Kuhlmann, Rob Moore and Rob Fredrickson


Game 2CARDINALS 31, Dolphins 10

September 14, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium (63,445)In their home opener, the Cardinals offense rolled up 445 total yards and 31 points

on the Dolphins en route to a 21-point victory and their first 2-0 start since 1991. QB Kurt Warner passed for 361 yards and 3 TDs. All 3 went to WR Anquan Boldin who finished with 6 catches for 140 yards and his first career 3-TD day. Fellow WR Larry Fitzgerald was 6-153 and the duo eclipsed the century mark in the same game for the 6th time. Boldin’s 22nd career 100-yard game tied him with Jackie Smith for the most in franchise history. Warner finished with a perfect passer rating of 158.3, becoming the first Cardinal QB with a perfect rating since Jim Hart on 11/23/75 vs. NYJ. It was Warner’s third career “perfect game” tying him with Peyton Manning for most in NFL history.

Warner’s first pass of the day set the tone for a big day. After a delay penalty and another for illegal formation, the Cards’ 1st down play saw Warner throw it deep down the middle for Boldin, who continued on for a career-long 79-yard score. On Arizona’s next drive, the QB connected with Fitzgerald on a 75-yard pass to the 4 and 3 plays later, Warner hit Boldin with a 3-yard TD toss. While Miami’s first 4 drives ended with punts, Arizona’s produced points as Neil Rackers put the Cards up 17-0 with a 45-yard FG midway thru the 2nd quarter.

On the opening series of the 2nd half, Arizona was aided by 3 Miami penalties that kept the drive alive and rookie Tim Hightower capped it with a 1-yard TD run that put AZ up 24-0. Hightower became the first player in team history with TD runs in each of his first two games. The Dolphins got on the board with a 32-yard Dan Carpenter FG but theCards answered right back. They moved 80 yards in 8 plays as Warner and Boldin connected again, this time on an 8-yard hook-up. Only a Ronnie Brown 1-yard run with 2:38 left made the final 31-10. Both squads pulled their starting QBs as Chad Henne replaced Chad Pennington with 9:42 to play and Matt Leinart came in for Warner for the final series.

Edgerrin James reached a career milestone on the opening drive of the 3rd quarter when he became just the 14th player in NFL history to eclipse 15,000 total yards from scrimmage.

DOLPHINS 0 0 3 7 10CARDINALS 14 3 14 0 31

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 12:20 Boldin 79-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 1-69, 0:29 0-7CARDS 1 5:40 Boldin 3-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 8-92, 4:19 0-14CARDS 2 8:46 Rackers 45-yard FG 11-60, 6:42 0-17CARDS 3 10:29 Hightower 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 10-71, 4:31 0-24Dolphins 3 5:26 Carpenter 32-yard FG 11-58, 5:03 3-24CARDS 3 1:27 Boldin 8-yard pass from Warner (Rackers) 8-80, 3:59 3-31Dolphins 4 2:38 Brown 1-yard run (Carpenter kick) 18-89, 7:04 10-31

STATISTICSMIA AZ

First Downs 17 22Rushes-Yards 72 81Net Passing Yards 164 364Total Net Yards 236 445Passing (A-C-I) 32-17-0 26-20-0Sacked by Opp. 2-15 2-12Punts-Average 5-38.5 2-38.5Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties 6-42 8-45Time of Possession 28:06 31:54

Weather: Indoors

RUSHINGDolphins: Williams 11-28; R. Brown 11-25, TD; Bess 1-13; Pennington 1-6. CARDS: James 18-55; Hightower 10-24, TD; Breaston 1-4; Leinart 2-(-2).

PASSINGDolphins: Pennington 10-20, 112 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT; Henne 7-12, 67 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.CARDS: Warner 19-24, 361 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT; Leinart 1-2, 15 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGDolphins: Camarillo 4-49; Hagan 3-51; Martin 3-32; Brown 2-19; Bess 2-13; Ginn 1-9; Cobbs 1-5; Williams 1-1.CARDS: Fitzgerald 6-153; Boldin 6-140, 3 TD; Patrick 4-30; Hightower 1-20; Breaston 1-18; Pope 1-15; James 1-0.

Game 1CARDINALS 23, 49ers 13

September 7, 2008 – Candlestick Park (67,186)The Cardinals opened the season with a 10-point victory at San Fran. It was the team’s first

week one road win since 1999. Combined with Seattle & St. Louis losses it also gave Arizona sole possession of first place in the NFC West. Keys to the victory were a 5-0 edge in takeaways and a time of possession advantage in the second half of 22:38 to 7:22. Anquan Boldin led all receivers by catching 8 passes from Kurt Warner for 82 yards (all in the 2nd half) and Eggerrin James gained 100 yards on 26 carries. Defensively, veteran newcomer Travis LaBoy notched 2.0 sacks of J.T. O’Sullivan and a forced fumble on one.

The Cardinals opening drive reached the SF 7 before a 25-yard Neil Rackers FG gave them an early lead. On the 2nd play of the next series, FB Zak Keasey caught a pass from O’Sullivan but DT Darnell Dockett forced a fumble that LB Karlos Dansby recovered at the SF 11. The drive reached the 2 but a personal foul on LT Mike Gandy backed it up and Rackers missed from 35. The Niners then moved quickly into AZ territory and Frank Gore put San Fran ahead with a 41-yard TD run. The next San Fran drive ended when SS Adrian Wilson INT’d O’Sullivan and returned the pick to the SF 33 but the Cards were forced to punt. Early in the 2nd

quarter, AZ faced a 3rd-n-7 when Warner hit WR Steve Breaston with a 40-yard completion to the 1. On the next play he lofted a ball to the corner that Larry Fitzgerald snared for a TD. The next SF drive again ended with a turnover when Bertrand Berry stripped O’Sullivan and Antonio Smith recovered but the ensuing drive ended with a punt. The Niners then tied it late in the 2nd

on a 39-yard Joe Nedney FG. Despite a 3-0 edge in takeaways and a decisive AZ advantage in field position, the game was tied 10-10 at the half.

Because they deferred on the opening coin flip, AZ got the ball to start the 3rd quarter. Thanks to a pass heavy attack (including 3-47 to Boldin) the Cards took the lead on a 31-yard Rackers FG. Rackers then pooched the kickoff to the SF 33 where LB Takeo Spikes muffed it and Matt Ware recovered. The drive penetrated the red zone and on a 3rd-n-4 pass from the 5, Warner’s completion to Breaston was originally spotted at the 2 but a Cardinal challenge moved it inside the 1, though still shy of a first. On 4th-n-inches, rookie RB Tim Hightower scored his 1st

career TD and gave AZ a 20-10 lead. As a result of the 2 drives, AZ was able to chew up 11:03 before the Niners offense re-took the field. When they did, SF moved 60 yards in 13 plays and Nedney hit a 30-yard FG that made it 20-13 with 12:05 to play. That’s when the Cardinals were able to put the game out of reach with a sustained 18-play drive that consumed 10:08 and ended with a 30-yard Rackers FG. San Fran’s next play from scrimmage saw LaBoy pull the hat trick on O’Sullivan with a sack, forced fumble and recovery.

CARDINALS 3 7 10 3 2349ERS 7 3 0 3 13

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 11:06 Rackers 25-yard FG 7-33, 2:35 3-049ers 1 6:00 Gore 41-yard run (Nedney kick) 5-75, 2:43 3-7CARDS 2 10:25 Fitzgerald 1-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 6-58, 2:50 10-749ers 2 1:52 Nedney 39-yard FG 9-69, 4:19 10-10CARDS 3 8:25 Rackers 31-yard FG 15-65, 6:35 13-10CARDS 3 4:03 Hightower 2-yard run (Rackers kick) 8-33, 4:22 20-1049ers 4 12:05 Nedney 30-yard FG 13-60, 6:58 20-13CARDS 4 1:57 Rackers 30-yard FG 18:62, 10:08 23-13

STATISTICS

AZ SFFirst Downs 18 13Rushes-Yards 39-109 20-108Net Passing Yards 176 183Total Net Yards 285 291Passing (A-C-I) 30-19-0 20-14-1Sacked by Opp. 3-21 4-12Punts-Average 4-45.0 2-43.5Fumbles-Lost 0-0 5-4Penalties 4-40 3-20Time of Possession 37:05 22:56

Weather: Sunny, 70 degrees, 70% humidity, Wind WNW 20 mph.

RUSHINGCARDS: James 26-100; Hightower 8-13, TD; Warner 5-(-4).49ers: Gore 14-96, TD; Foster 4-11; O’Sullivan 2-1.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 19-30, 197 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT.49ers: O’Sullivan 14-20, 195 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Boldin 8-82; Breaston 3-54; Fitzgerald 3-31, TD; Hightower 3-21; Pope 1-5; Castille 1-4. 49ers: Gore 4-55; Davis 3-51; Johnson 3-48; Keasey 2-13; Battle 1-16; Foster 1-12.


Game 3Redskins 24, CARDINALS 17

September 21, 2008 – Fed Ex Field (90,060)The Cardinals suffered their first defeat and fell to 2-1 with a 7-point loss at Washington.

The Redskins produced 10 points off Arizona’s first two turnovers of the season and the Cardinals snapped their streak of 10-straight games scoring 20+ points.

The Redskins opened the game with an 11-play, 60-yard drive that ended with a 3-yard Clinton Portis TD run that gave the hosts an early 7-0 lead. On the first play of the 2nd quarter, Edgerrin James fumbled and Carlos Rodgers recovered at the AZ 34. That turnover –Arizona’s first of the season – led to a 48-yard Shaun Suisham FG and 10-0 Redskin lead. Later in the quarter, the Cards embarked upon an 11-play, 84-yard drive and Kurt Warner capped it with a 4-yard TD pass to Anquan Boldin. The TD came one play after an 18-yard pass from WR Jerheme Urban to RB Hightower took it to the 4.

That TD made it 10-7 at the half and the Cards opened the 3rd quarter with a 15-play, 72-yard drive to the 9 and tied the game with a 26-yard Neil Rackers FG. Washington responded with its own long drive on the ensuing possession (11 plays, 80 yards) and took a 17-10 lead when Jason Campbell connected on a 2-yard scoring pass with TE Todd Yoder. On the 3rd

play of the next drive Warner went deep down the middle to Larry Fitzgerald who hauled it in for a 62-yard game-tying TD. When the Cards got the ball back after a Redskin punt, Warner went deep down the middle again, this time looking for WR Steve Breaston. However, Leigh Torrence tipped the ball away at the last second. Rodgers grabbed the deflection and returned the INT 42 yards to the AZ15. Two plays later, Campbell hit Santana Moss on a screen pass that resulted in a 17-yard scoring pass and a 24-17 lead with 12:10 to go. After an Arizona punt, the Redskins appeared to go up 2 TDs on a 68-yard Campbell pass to Devin Thomas but the play was negated by tackle Stephon Hayer’s personal foul. That drive ended when Suisham’s 52-yard FG try was no good and the Cards took over at their own 42 with 3:23 to go. Facing a 4th-n-4 at the AZ48 with 2:46 to go, Arizona opted to punt and hope for a stop. Instead the Redskins picked up the necessary first downs to salt away the remaining time.

CARDINALS 0 7 10 0 17REDSKINS 7 3 7 7 24

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreRedskins 1 8:28 Portis 3-yard run (Suisham kick) 11-60, 6:32 0-7Redskins 2 13:08 Suisham 48-yard FG 4-4, 1:52 0-10CARDS 2 2:43 Boldin 4-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 11-84, 6:20 7-10CARDS 3 9:20 Rackers 26-yard FG 15-72, 5:40 10-10Redskins 3 3:16 Yoder 2-yard pass from Campbell (Suisham kick) 11-80, 6:04 10-17CARDS 3 1:53 Fitzgerald 62-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 3-85, 1:23 17-17Redskins 4 12:10 Moss 17-yard pass from Campbell (Suisham kick) 2-15, 0:48 17-24

STATISTICSAZ WAS


Weather: Sunny, 75 degrees, 46% humidity, Wind NNE 1 mph.

RUSHINGCARDS: James 18-93; Hightower 5-23.Redskins: Portis 21-68, TD; Campbell 4-26; Betts 4-23; Thomas 1-16; Sellers 1-3.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 16-30, 192 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT; Urban 1-1, 18 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.Redskins: Campbell 22-30, 193 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT; Randle-El 1-1, 11 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Fitzgerald 7-109, TD; Hightower 3-38; Boldin 3-25, TD; James 2-15; Patrick 1-19; Castille 1-4.Redskins: Moss 7-75, TD; Cooley 7-72; Randle-El 3-23; Yoder 2-4, TD; Thomas 1-7, Sellers 1-4.

Game 4Jets 56, CARDINALS 35

September 28, 2008 – Giants Stadium (78,222)The Cardinals fell to 2-2 following a wild 56-35 road loss at the Jets that saw the hosts

explode for 34 points in a nightmare 2nd quarter for Arizona. The Cards then responded with 21 straight in the 3rd to close the gap to 13 points. They never got closer though as Brett Favre threw 3 of his career-best 6 TD passes in the 4th to ensure the win. The game ended with a frightening moment when Anquan Boldin absorbed a vicious hit from Eric Smith at the goal line. He left the field on a stretcher and was taken to the hospital but he was ultimately OK.

Arizona missed 2 big chances on its opening drives of the game. After reaching the NYG9, a Warner sack & fumble pushed it back to the 32 and on the next play, a Boldin fumble was returned by Hank Poteat to the NY43. Three plays later, LB Chike Okeafor killed the threat when he INT’d Favre and took it to the NY16. That led to a 37-yard FG try by Neil Rackers that was blocked by DT Kris Jenkins. The Jets took over at midfield and 2 plays into the 2nd quarter Favre hit Laveranues Coles with a 12-yard TD. On the next drive, Darrelle Revis picked off Warner’s 3rd-n-8 pass and returned it 32 yards for a TD. The Jets extended the lead to 21-0with a 34-yard Favre-Coles connection on the next series. The first play of the ensuing drive saw Warner INT’d again, this time by Eric Smith who returned it to the AZ 19 and that led to a 20-yard Jay Feely FG. The spiral continued on the next AZ drive when LB Calvin Pace sacked Warner forcing a fumble that the Jets recovered at the NYJ40. It set up the 3rd Coles TD catch (2 yards). A Warner fumble on the next play from scrimmage gave the Jets time for a 30-yard FG and a 34-0 lead as the devastating 2nd quarter ended.

Arizona fought back in the 3rd with 3 long drives that ended with short TD runs set up by Warner passing. Edgerrin James scored on rushes of 4 & 2 yards and after a successful on-side kick, Tim Hightower’s 1-yard run made it 34-21 late in the 3rd. The Jets responded by going 80 yards in 12 plays and Favre threw the first of 2 TD passes to Jerricho Cotchery. AZ again cut it to 13 with 9:49 to play on an 8-yard Warner-to-Boldin TD. With 7:33 to go the Jets went for it on 4th-n-1 at the AZ 40 and Favre delivered with a 40-yard TD pass to Corchery. Theno-huddle Cards quickly narrowed it to 13 again on a 14-yard Jerheme Urban TD catch. AZ’s final hopes were dashed by another Favre TD pass with 1:54 left.

CARDINALS 0 0 21 14 35JETS 0 34 0 22 56

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreJets 2 14:44 Coles 12-yard pass from Favre (Feely kick) 10-49, 5:18 0-7Jets 2 13:25 Revis 32-yard INT return (Feely kick) -- 0-14Jets 2 7:17 Coles 34-yard pass from Favre (Feely kick) 4-83, 2:27 0-21Jets 2 3:32 Feely 20-yard FG 8-17, 3:28 0-24Jets 2 0:10 Coles 2-yard pass from Favre (Feely kick) 7-40, 1:50 0-31Jets 2 0:00 Feely 30-yard FG 1-0, 0:02 0-34CARDS 3 12:39 James 4-yard run (Rackers kick) 6-79, 2:21 7-34CARDS 3 5:41 James 2-yard run (James run) 13-76, 5:06 15-34CARDS 3 2:50 Hightower 1-yard run (pass failed) 7-54, 2:51 21-34Jets 4 11:50 Cotchery 17-yard pass from Favre (Feely kick) 12-80, 6:00 21-41CARDS 4 9:49 Boldin 8-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 6-62, 2:01 28-41Jets 4 7:26 Cotchery 40-yard pass from Favre (Feely kick) 4-49, 2:23 28-48CARDS 4 4:49 Urban 14-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 6-66, 2:37 35-48Jets 4 1:54 Keller 24-yard pass from Favre (Washington run) 4-29, 1:04 35-56

STATISTICSAZ NYJ


Weather: Cloudy & occasional rain, 69 degrees, 97% humidity, variable winds.

RUSHINGCARDS: James 9-29, 2 TD; Hightower 6-13, TD.Jets: Jones 18-46; Washington 7-26; Smith 1-17.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 40-57, 472 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT.Jets: Favre 24-34, 289 yds, 6 TD, 1 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Boldin 10-119, TD; Breaston 9-122; Fitzgerald 8-122, TD; Urban 5-50; James 5-37; Patrick 1-11; Smith 1-6; Hightower 1-5.Jets: Coles 8-105, 3 TD; Cotchery 4-67, 2 TD; Washington 4-17; Franks 2-32; Jones 2-23; Stuckey 2-12; Keller 1-24, TD; Baker 1-9.


Game 5CARDINALS 41, Bills 17

October 5, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium (63,830)The Cardinals rebounded from a pair of tough east coast road losses to score a decisive home

win over the unbeaten Bills. Arizona improved to 3-2 and remained in sole possession of 1st place in the NFC West. Buffalo entered the game at 4-0 but turned it over 4 times and suffered 5 sacks while AZ played a sack-free/turnover-free game. Kurt Warner bounced back from a rough outing at the Jets to complete 78.5% of his passes to 9 different receivers. Playing without all-pro WR Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald caught a pair of TDs while rookie RB Tim Hightower added 2 on the ground. The Bills lost starting QB Trent Edwards (concussion) on the game’s 1st drive and back-up J.P. Losman played the rest. AZ opened the game by scoring TDs on its first 3 drives possessions and scored points on 7 of its first 8.

On the game’s 3rd play, SS Adrian Wilson came untouched on a blitz off the right side and delivered a punishing blow to Edwards. Two plays later, DE Antonio Smith blew up a backfield handoff between Losman and Marshawn Lynch and recovered the fumble himself at the BUF38. That led to a 2-yard Warner-Fitzgerald TD. Arizona’s next drive went 80 yards in 8 plays and ended on Hightower’s 17-yard scoring run that made it 14-0. Buffalo cut it to 14-7 when Losman hit Lee Evans with an 87-yard scoring pass. The Cards responded with another long TD drive (12-78) and ended this one on Edgerrin James’ 1-yard run. Late in the 1st half, Losman scored on a 2-yard TD run with 1:46 to go to make it 21-14 but Warner & Co. marched into position for a 47-yard Neil Rackers FG as the 1st half expired.

Buffalo produced a 48-yard Rian Lindell FG on its first drive after intermission to make it 24-17. The Cards then went 78 yards in 13 plays on a drive aided by several key conversions by J.J. Arrington on 3rd-n-long. The drive appeared to end when Rackers hit a 28-yard FG but a Buffalo offside penalty gave AZ a 1st down. They capitalized with a 2-yard Warner-Fitzgerald TD 2 plays later. The first play of the next drive saw Gerald Hayes force a fumble by TE Robert Royal and Darnell Dockett returned it to the BUF34. When Rackers knocked a 38-yard FG in off the upright 4 plays later, AZ led by 3 scores early in the 4th. The Cards then put the final nail in the coffin when DT Gabe Watson sacked Losman forcing a fumble that Hayes recovered at the BUF19. That led to Hightower’s 2-yard TD run which made it a 41-17 final.

BILLS 0 14 3 0 17CARDINALS 7 17 7 10 41

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 9:52 Fitzgerald 2-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 6-38, 2:31 0-7CARDS 2 14:15 Hightower 17-yard run (Rackers kick) 14-80, 6:40 0-14Bills 2 12:09 Evans 87-yard pass from Losman (Lindell kick) 3-83, 2:06 7-14CARDS 2 5:51 James 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 12-78, 6:18 7-21Bills 2 1:46 Losman 2-yard run (Lindell kick) 8-63, 4:05 14-21CARDS 2 0:00 Rackers 47-yard FG 9-44, 1:46 14-24Bills 3 9:35 Lindell 48-yard FG 5-26, 3:03 17-24CARDS 3 2:33 Fitzgerald 2-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 13-78, 7:02 17-31CARDS 4 14:55 Rackers 38-yard FG 4-8, 2:18 17-34CARDS 4 10:35 Hightower 2-yard run (Rackers kick) 6-19, 2:57 17-41

STATISTICSBUF AZ


Weather: Indoors

RUSHINGBills: Lynch 13-55; Evans 1-22; Jackson 1-5; Losman 2-2, TD.

CARDS: James 21-57, TD; Hightower 7-37, 2 TD; Arrington 4-19; Warner 2-10.

PASSINGBills: Losman 15-21, 220 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; Edwards 3-3, 18 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

CARDS: Warner 33-42, 250 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGBills: Reed 4-45; Hardy 3-35; Jackson 3-32; Lynch 3-10; Evans 2-100, TD; Royal 2-8; Johnson 1-8.

CARDS: Breaston 7-77; Fitzgerald 7-52, 2 TD; Doucet 6-42; Arrington 3-25; Urban 3-10; James 2-21; Patrick 2-11; Hightower 2-8; Pope 1-4.

Game 6CARDINALS 30, Cowboys 24 (OT)

October 12, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium (64,389)In one of the most thrilling games in recent memory, the Cardinals improved to 4-2 and won

their 6th straight home game as Arizona became the first team in NFL history to score TDs on the first and last plays of a game.

After J.J. Arrington returned the opening kickoff 93 yards for a TD, the first half failed to produce the shootout that many had anticipated in this match-up of top 5 offenses. Dallas’ 2nd drive appeared to end when Darnell Dockett sacked Tony Romo forcing a fumble that AZ recovered but referee Pete Morelli ruled forward progress had been stopped. Two drives later, with 4:04 to play in the 2nd, AZ appeared to go up 14-0 when Dockett sacked Romo in the end zone forcing a fumble that Antonio Smith recovered for a TD. However, Dallas challenged and Morelli negated the score based on the infamous “tuck rule” that instead made it an incomplete pass. The Cowboys capitalized 5 plays later on a 55-yard TD pass to Patrick Crayton. When the ensuing pooch kickoff was muffed, the Cowboys recovered at the AZ27 with 0:56 left poised to take the halftime lead. But the AZ defense produced a 3-n-out and Nick Folk’s 37-yard FG try clanged off the upright.

On the opening series of the 3rd quarter, Dallas took a 14-7 lead with a 14-yard TD pass to Miles Austin. AZ responded with a long drive of its own (11-60) and tied the game at 14 on a 2-yard scoring pass from Warner to Larry. The Cards then tried a surprise on-side kick but the Cowboys recovered at the AZ46. On 3rd-n-9 at the AZ 31, a bad snap pushed Dallas back to the 47, forcing a punt. Fitzgerald then came up with another huge play when he outleapt everyone on a 39-yard jump ball that moved from the AZ23 to the DAL38. That led to an 11-yard TD pass to Steve Breaston. After a Dallas 3-n-out, the Cards went up 10 with 3:17 to play thanks to Neil Rackers’ 41-yard FG. Dallas did not go away. Romo hit Marion Barber with a short pass in the flat that turned into a 70-yard TD play. The Cards went 3-n-out giving Dallas the ball back at its own 32 with :50 left. In the closing seconds, Romo hit Jason Witten for a 30-yard gain to the AZ39 and killed the clock with :04 left. Cards DE Travis LaBoy was injured on the play and when he couldn’t get to the line of scrimmage a 5-yard offside penalty was added. Folk then connected on a 52-yarder that forced OT.

Dallas won the toss and started OT at its own 22. Chike Okeafor sacked Romo on 1st down and after 2 incompletions the Cowboys lined up to punt from their own 11. Special teams captain Sean Morey then burst thru the middle and blocked Mat McBriar’s punt that Monty Beisel returned 3 yards for a TD.

COWBOYS 0 7 7 10 0 24CARDINALS 7 0 7 10 6 30

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 14:45 Arrington 93-yard kickoff return (Rackers kick) 0-0, 0:15 0-7Cowboys 2 0:59 Crayton 55-yard pass from Romo (Folk kick) 7-91, 3:53 7-7Cowboys 3 8:11 Austin 14-yard pass from Romo (Folk kick) 12-77, 6:49 14-7CARDS 3 3:21 Fitzgerald 2-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 11-60, 4:50 14-14CARDS 4 10:44 Breaston 11-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 8-89, 4:58 14-21CARDS 4 3:17 Rackers 41-yard FG 9-43, 4:58 14-24Cowboys 4 2:00 Barber 70-yard pass from Romo (Folk kick) 4-77, 1:17 21-24Cowboys 4 0:00 Folk 52-yard FG 5-34, 0:50 24-24CARDS OT14:00 Beisel 3-yard return of blocked punt -- 24-30

STATISTICSDAL AZ


Weather: Indoors

RUSHINGCowboys: Barber 17-45; Jones 3-22; Owens 1-6; Romo 1-0.

CARDS: James 9-29; Hightower 7-20; Arrington 1-2; Warner 2-(-1).

PASSINGCowboys: Romo 24-39, 321 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT.


RECEIVINGCowboys: Barber 11-128, TD; Witten 4-55;Owens 4-36; Crayton 3-84, TD; Austin 1-14; Curtis 1-4.

CARDS: Breaston 8-102, TD; Fitzgerald 5-79, TD; Hightower 4-29; Pope 2-12; Arrington 1-10; Doucet 1-3; Urban 1-1.


Game 7Panthers 27, CARDINALS 23

October 26, 2008 – Bank of America Stadium (72,010)Arizona faced a formidable test at Carolina against a 5-2 Panther team that was 4-0 at home

and boasted the NFL’s 5th-ranked defense (#2 vs. the pass). Thanks mostly to a potent passing attack led by Kurt Warner and bolstered by the return of WR Anquan Boldin, the Cardinals led by 14 early in the 3rd quarter. However a pair of turnovers and two Panther TDs within a minute in the 3rd

quarter enabled the Panthers to emerge with the win. The Cards fell to 4-3 but maintained a 2-game division lead when the 49ers & Rams both lost. Boldin caught 9 passes for 63 yards a 2 TDs in his first action since suffering a head injury on a vicious hit at the Jets that caused him to miss 2 games. Fellow WR Larry Fitzgerald had 115 yards on 7 catches and Steve Breaston was 9-91 receiving in the loss.

On Arizona’s first drive of the game, a 30-yard Boldin run on a reverse set up a 21-yard Neil Rackers FG. Early in the 2nd, LB Karlos Dansby set the offense up at the CAR 5 when he sacked Jake Delhomme, forcing a fumble that Dansby recovered. On the next play, Warner hit Boldin with a 5-yard TD pass. After punting on its first 3 series (including two 3-n-outs) Carolina proceeded to move downfield on the fourth. On 1st-n-goal at the 4, WR Muhsin Muhammad dropped a sure TD pass and the Panthers instead settled for a John Kasay FG. Late in the 2nd quarter AZ looked poised to add more points when Rackers lined up for a FG on 4th-n-15 at the CAR 21. Instead the Cards tried a fake FG but holder Dirk Johnson’s completion to TE Jerame Tuman gained just 10 yards.

AZ opened the 2nd half by moving 64 yards in 8 plays and capped the drive with a 2-yard Tim Hightower TD run that put the Cards up 17-3. Carolina responded with its own long drive that ended with a 15-yard TD run by Williams. On the 2nd play of the next drive Edgerrin James fumbled, turning it over at the AZ18. The Panthers capitalized on the next snap when Jake Delhomme hit Steve Smith on an 18-yard TD pass that knotted the score at 17. Arizona re-took the lead late in the 3rd when Boldin’s 2nd TD reception of the day (2 yards) capped an 11-play, 78-yard drive that made it 23-17 after the PAT snap was mishandled. Carolina struck quickly again when Delhomme threw a short pass to Smith that he took 65 yards down the left sideline. Smith appeared to step out of bounds near midfield and the Cards challenged but referee Walt Coleman refused to overturn the original call. Now down 1, Arizona moved to the Carolina 15 but Warner’s 2nd-n-3 pass bounced off J.J. Arrington’s hands and was picked off by LB Jon Beason. He returned the INT to the Carolina 49 and that set up a 50-yard Kasay FG that gave the Panthers a 4-point lead. Arizona’s next drive stalled near midfield and resulted in a punt. Taking over at their own 20 with 5:57 to play, the Panthers picked up three 3rd downs that enabled them to run out the clock.

CARDINALS 3 7 13 0 23PANTHERS 0 3 21 3 27

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 6:56 Rackers 21-yard FG 13-80, 6:24 3-0CARDS 2 11:16 Boldin 5-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 1-5, 0:05 10-0Panthers 2 5:42 Kasay 23-yard FG 14-72, 5:34 10-3CARDS 3 10:13 Hightower 2-yard run (Rackers kick) 8-64, 4:47 17-3Panthers 3 6:54 Williams 15-yard run (Kasay kick) 6-80, 3:19 17-10Panthers 3 6:10 Smith 18-yard pass from Delhomme (Kasay kick) 1-18, 0:05 17-17CARDS 3 0:58 Boldin 2-yard pass from Warner (kick aborted) 11-78, 5:12 23-17Panthers 3 0:02 Smith 65-yard pass from Delhomme (Kasay kick) 3-73, 0:56 23-24Panthers 4 9:09 Kasay 50-yard FG 5-19, 2:29 23-27

STATISTICSAZ CAR


Weather: 70 degrees and sunny; 80% humidity, variable winds.

RUSHINGCARDS: Boldin 1-30; James 7-17; Hightower 6-3, TD.

Panthers: Williams 17-108, TD; Stewart 8-10; Hoover 1-3; Delhomme 2-(-2); Smith 1-(-6).

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 35-49, 381 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT; D. Johnson 1-1, 10 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT; Arrington 0-1, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

Panthers: Delhomme 20-28, 248 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Breaston 9-91; Boldin 9-63, 2 TD; Fitzgerald 7-115; Urban 4-51; Tuman 3-41; Hightower 2-18; Arrington 1-7; Doucet 1-5.

Panthers: Smith 5-117, 2 TD; Muhammad 5-38; King 3-41; Jarrett 2-25; Williams 2-15; Hoover 2-12; Stewart 1-0.

Game 8CARDINALS 34, Rams 13

November 2, 2008 – Edward Jones Dome (61,303)The Cardinals closed the first half of the season with an important NFC West tilt at St. Louis. AZ

racked up a season-high 510 yards of offense behind a Kurt Warner-led passing attack and a run game headed by rookie Tim Hightower, who made his first career start. Warner was again sharp against his old team completing 23-34 passes (67.6%) for 342 yards and 2 TDs with no turnovers. Hightower became the first Cards rookie to top 100 rushing yards since 1993. Defensively, AZ allowed just 231 total yards and 61 rushing, both season lows. The game turned in the 2nd quarter when the Cards outscored the Rams 24-0 and outgained them 229-18. AZ improved to 5-3 with the win and extended its division lead to 3 games over the Rams, 49ers and Seahawks (all 2-6).

The early going was not exactly easy for the Cards. They marched downfield on the opening drive and appeared to score on a 1-yard Hightower run on 3rd-n-goal. However, a successful St. Louis challenge reversed the TD call and Warner was stopped for no gain on a 4th down sneak. After the teams exchanged punts, St. Louis took over at its own 20 on the game’s 4th series. On 1st down, Marc Bulger went deep down the left sideline to WR Derek Stanley who hauled in the pass for his first career catch and an 80-yard TD. Early in the 2nd, the Cards evened the game at 7 when FS Antrel Rolle stepped in front of a Bulger pass and returned the pick 40 yards for his 4th career INT-TD. On the next Rams drive, SS Adrian Wilson sacked Bulger and forced a fumble that DE Bertrand Berry recovered at the Ram 23. That led to a 36-yard Neil Rackers FG that made it 10-7. On their next drive, the Cards moved 92 yards in 5 plays and Hightower scored on a 30-yard burst just after the 2:00 warning. A 3-n-out quickly gave AZ the ball back at its own 44. When Warner threw it deep down the right sideline, the ball bounced off the hands of DB Jonathan Wade and straight to WR Jerheme Urban at the 30. That 56-yard TD gave AZ a 24-7 halftime lead.

The Cards scored the 3rd quarter’s only points when Anquan Boldin’s 7-yard TD grab ended an 8-play, 82-yard drive that made it 31-7. The Rams made it 31-13 early in the 4th on a 3-yard TorryHolt TD pass but the Cardinals then ended any comeback hopes on the next series. A 12-play drive netted a 30-yard Rackers FG but more importantly chewed 8:50 off the clock. St. Louis’ final possession ended with a Rod Hood INT off Bulger.

CARDINALS 0 24 7 3 34RAMS 7 0 0 6 13

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreRams 1 4:23 Stanley 80-yard pass from Bulger (Brown kick) 1-80, 0:11 0-7CARDS 2 12:10 Rolle 40-yard INT return (Rackers kick) -- 7-7CARDS 2 8:09 Rackers 36-yard FG 4-5, 1:06 10-7CARDS 2 1:53 Hightower 30-yard run (Rackers kick) 5-92, 2:50 17-7CARDS 2 0:42 Urban 56-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 2-56, 0:36 24-7CARDS 3 3:16 Boldin 7-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 8-82, 5:01 31-7Rams 4 12:17 Holt 3-yard pass from Bulger (pass failed) 5-31, 1:48 31-13CARDS 4 3:27 Rackers 30-yard FG 12-70, 8:50 34-13

STATISTICSAZ STL


Weather: Indoors

RUSHINGCARDS: Hightower 22-109, TD; Arrington 6-62; Boldin 2-8; Warner 3-(-2).

Rams: Bulger 3-32; Jackson 7-17; Pittman 10-12.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 23-34, 342 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT.

Rams: Bulger 16-33, 186 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Boldin 6-85, TD; Fitzgerald 6-81; Arrington 5-57; Breaston 2-39; Urban 1-56, TD; Smith 1-18; Hightower 2-6.

Rams: Holt 6-58, TD; Pittman 4-15; Avery 3-26; Stanley 1-80, TD; Hall 1-4; Klopfenstein 1-3.


Game 9CARDINALS 29, 49ers 24

November 10, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium (64,519)In a Monday night nail-biter, Arizona improved to 6-3 and extended its division lead to 4 games

over the 3 other NFC West teams with a 29-24 home victory over the Niners. While the win gave the Cards a season sweep over San Fran, there was certainly nothing easy about it. Arizona trailed from the get-go after Allen Rossum returned the opening kickoff 104 yards for a TD. Behind another exceptional effort from Kurt Warner, the Cards stayed close and took their first lead with 4:16 to play when a Karlos Dansby INT set-up Anquan Boldin’s 2nd TD of the night (10th of the year). Still the Cards had to withstand a pair of threats from the 49ers and did not seal it until a goal-line stop on the game’s final play. It marked the 7th straight home win for the Cards, their longest streak since winning 9 in a row in 1925.

After the Rossum score, the Cards moved to the SF10 but settled for a 28-yard Neil Rackers FG. Early in the 2nd, a 31-yard Shaun Hill-to-Josh Morgan TD gave SF a 14-3 lead. AZ responded by moving 78 yards in 4 plays including consecutive completions of 18 & 46 yards to Steve Breaston. The drive ended with Warner’s 13-yard TD pass to Boldin, who extended his streak of games with a TD to a club record 6 games. A 33-yard Rackers FG made it 14-13 but with 0:29 left in the half, Hill hit Vernon Davis for an 18-yard TD on 3rd-n-11.

The Cards opened the 3rd quarter with a 7-play, 61-yard drive that ended with a gamble. On 4th-n-1 at the 5, Warner hit Fitzgerald with a TD that cut it to 1. The 49ers faced a similar decision on their next drive with a 4th-n-1 at the AZ24 and kicked a 41-yard Joe Nedney FG that made it 24-20. Late in the 3rd, the Cards appeared to take the lead when FS Antrel Rolle picked off Hill and returned it for a TD. However, the play was wiped out by a neutral zone infraction called on Adrian Wilson. Two plays later, a blitzing Wilson forced a Hill fumble that Clark Haggans recovered at the SF 10. The Cards could only turn it into a FG that cut the SF lead to 24-23. However, when Dansby picked Hill with a little over 5:00 to go and returned it 34 yards to the 5, it set the Cards up for their first lead. Warner’s 4-yard TD pass to Boldin put AZ up 29-24 (2-point try failed). The gritty Niners responded by moving to the Cards 18 but Wilson again snuffed the drive with a diving INT of a Hill shovel pass. When the AZ offense went 3-n-out, SF took over at the AZ 42 with 1:06 left after the punt (no timeouts). Three straight passes to Jason Hill quickly moved it downfield, including the final one of 14 yards that took it to the 1. In the final frenetic seconds, SF stopped the clock with a spike before Frank Gore ran for minus-1 on a play that was reviewed and upheld. After the review, SF had 0:02 left with the ball on the 2 when Michael Robinson was stuffed by Haggans and others to preserve the win.

49ERS 7 14 3 0 24CARDINALS 3 10 7 9 29

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score49ers 1 14:48 Rossum 104-yard kickoff return (Nedney kick) -- 7-0CARDS 1 9:46 Rackers 28-yard FG 9-65, 5:02 7-349ers 2 14:13 Morgan 31-yard pass from Hill (Nedney kick) 3-55, 1:13 14-3CARDS 2 11:48 Boldin 13-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 4-78, 2:25 14-10CARDS 2 4:41 Rackers 33-yard FG 12-65, 5:32 14-1349ers 2 0:29 Davis 18-yard pass from Hill (Nedney kick) 14-77, 4:12 21-13CARDS 3 11:37 Fitzgerald 5-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 7-61, 3:23 21-2049ers 3 7:02 Nedney 41-yard FG 9-33, 4:35 24-20CARDS 4 14:33 Rackers 23-yard FG 4-5, 1:04 24-23CARDS 4 4:16 Boldin 4-yard pass from Warner (pass failed) 2-5, 0:50 24-29

STATISTICSSF AZ


Weather: Temp 62 degrees, Humidity 35%, Wind SSW 4 mph

RUSHING49ers: Gore 23-99; Hill 2-12; Robinson 3-8.CARDS: Hightower 13-22; Boldin 3-19; James 2-4; Arrington 1-1.

PASSING49ers: Hill 19-40, 217 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT.CARDS: Warner 32-424, 328 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVING49ers: Hill 7-84; Morgan 4-54, TD; B. Johnson 3-17; Zeigler 1-22; Davis 1-18, TD; Bruce 1-12; Gore 1-6; Walker 1-4.CARDS: Fitzgerald 8-49, TD; Breaston 7-121; Boldin 7-92, 2 TD; Hightower 6-28; Urban 4-38.

Game 10CARDINALS 26, Seahawks 20

November 16, 2008 – Qwest Field (67,616)The Cardinals won in Seattle for the first time since ‘02 and notched their 3rd straight win with a 6-

point decision. The victory improved Arizona to 7-3 and strengthened the team’s commanding lead in the NFC West. The Cards scored on 6 of their first 7 drives and held a 26-7 lead after 3 quarters. A pair of 4th quarter turnovers led to Seattle TDs that narrowed it to 26-20 but Arizona’s defense held the Seahawks on their final 2 offensive possessions to clinch the win. Kurt Warner became the first Cards QB to top 300 passing yards in 4 straight games while WRs Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald each caught 10+ passes and topped 150 yards. Seattle was bolstered by the return of QB Matt Hasselbeck from a 5-week layoff (back); he completed 58% of his 29 passes for 170 yards and threw 3 INTs.

On the game’s opening drive Warner was 9-10 for 61 yards and put the Cards in position for a 38-yard Neil Rackers FG. The lead grew to 10-0 on the next possession when J.J. Arrington scored on a 4-yard run; the biggest play was a 45-yard catch-n-run by Boldin. The next AZ drive’s big play was a 33-yarder to Fitzgerald that set-up a 48-yard Rackets FG and 13-0 lead. Rookie Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie ended the next Seattle series with a diving INT and late in the 2nd, the Cards seemed in position to put the game away. However, Josh Wilson’s INT and 58-yard return set up a 13-yard Mo Morris TD catch that made it 13-7 with 0:56 left. Warner then guided AZ into position for a 54-yard Rackers FG as the half ended.

On the opening series of the 2nd half, Julius Jones fumbled and turned it over at the AZ33. A 44-yard Boldin catch took it to the SEA28 and that led to a 26-yard Rackers FG. After a Seattle punt, the Cards moved 82 yards in 10 plays and capped the drive with a 6-yard Warner-to-Arrington TD. Early in the 4th, Karlos Dansby appeared to end a Seattle drive deep in AZ territory with his goal-line INT but when he fumbled on the return, the Seahawks got another chance. They capitalized on a 1-yard T.J. Duckett run. On the 2nd play of the next drive Warner was sacked and fumbled, giving the ball back at the AZ14 and Duckett’s subsequent 2-yard TD run made it 26-20 with 9:41 left. An AZ punt gave the Seahawks the ball back with 5:38 left but the Cards send them 3-n-out. Seattle would get another chance when they took over at their own 28 with 2:05 left but on the 1st play, Rodgers-Cromartie again picked Hasselbeck to seal the game.

CARDINALS 10 6 10 0 26SEAHAWKS 0 7 0 13 20

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 7:47 Rackers 38-yard FG 13-60, 7:13 3-0CARDS 1 0:04 Arrington 4-yard run (Rackers kick) 7-89, 3:36 10-0CARDS 2 4:34 Rackers 48-yard FG 10-65, 4:56 13-0Seahawks 2 0:57 Morris 13-yard pass from Hasselbeck (Mare kick) 3-19, 0:47 13-7CARDS 2 0:00 Rackers 54-yard FG 6:27, 0:57 16-7CARDS 3 9:36 Rackers 26-yard FG 7:59, 3:14 19-7CARDS 3 1:55 Arrington 6-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 10-82, 4:50 26-7Seahawks 4 12:46 Duckett 1-yard run (pass failed) 5-11, 2:01 26-13Seahawks 4 9:41 Duckett 2-yard run (Mare kick) 5-14, 2:51 26-20

STATISTICSAZ SEA


Weather: Temp 52 degrees, Humidity 85%, Wind SSW 3 mph

RUSHINGCARDS: Arrington 8-40, TD; Hightower 11-35; Boldin 1-3; James 1-1; Warner 3-(-3).Seahawks: Jones 10-19; Hasselbeck 4-17; Duckett 5-5, 2 TD; Morris 3-2.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 32-44, 395 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT.Seahawks: Hasselbeck 17-29, 170 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Boldin 13-186; Fitzgerald 10-151; Arrington 3-21, TD; Breaston 2-15; Pope 2-9; Urban 1-9; Brown 1-4.Seahawks:Branch 4-54; Carlson 3-39; Morris 3-27, TD; Engram 2-30; Robinson 2-11; Taylor 1-7; Schmitt 1-7; Jone 1-(-5).


Game 11Giants 37, CARDINALS 29

November 23, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium (64,541)In a match-up of division leaders, the Giants moved to 10-1 by playing an efficient, mistake-

free game while the Cardinals made just enough to fall to 7-4. Two turnovers were costly for the Cards as were a pair of long Domenick Hixon kickoff returns. The loss snapped Arizona’s 7-game home win streak and was NY’s 6th straight victory. AZ also missed a chance at clinching the NFC West crown.

On Arizona’s opening drive, Kurt Warner converted a pair of 3rd-n-9’s on passes to Steve Breaston (17) and J.J. Arrington (9) that set-up a 34-yard Neil Rackers FG. Early in the 2nd, NYG RB Derrick Ward – playing in place of injured starter Brandon Jacobs – scored on a 1-yard TD plunge. Arrington then returned the kickoff 55 yards to the NY42 and 7 plays later, Tim Hightower scored on a 4-yard run that made it 9-7 after a bad hold on the PAT. Hixon then notched an 83-yard KOR to the AZ17 that set-up a 33-yard John Carney FG. Arrington’s next return set the Cards up near midfield and a 32-yard Warner-to-Jerheme Urban pass moved it to the 19. After Rackers’ 20-yard FG made it 12-10 Cards, another long Hixon KOR (68) set the Giants up at the 32 and that led to a 12-yard Eli Manning TD pass to Amani Toomer. To close the 1st half, the Cards took advantage of the fair catch-free kick rule to try a 68-yard Rackers FG but it was unsuccessful.

The Cards got the ball first after intermission but turned it over when Justin Tuck stripped Warner and Mathias Kiwanuka recovered at the AZ40. Manning’s 30-yard connection to Steve Smith took it to the 2 and on the next play he hit fullback Madison Hedgecock on a TD pass out of the backfield. The Cards responded with a 12-play, 90-yard drive and Hightower made it 24-19 with his 2nd TD run of the day. NY extended the lead back to 12 with its own long, methodical drive that Manning ended with his 3rd TD pass of the day, a 10-yarder to TE Kevin Boss. After Arrington’s KOR took it to midfield, a 32-yard Warner-Breaston hook-up got it to the 5 and set-up a 5-yard Anquan Boldin TD catch that cut the deficit to 8. Rackers’ onside try glanced off the hands of Ralph Brown and the Giants recovered to set-up a 33-yard FG with 1:55 to go extending the lead to 11. The Cards then kicked a 44-yarder with 0:31 left but were unsuccessful again on the on-side and the Giants clinched the game with the recovery.

GIANTS 0 17 7 13 37CARDINALS 3 9 7 10 29

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 6:18 Rackers 34-yard FG 13-60, 7:13 0-3Giants 2 11:38 Ward 1-yard run (Carney kick) 11-62, 6:08 7-3CARDS 2 7:51 Hightower 4-yard run (pass failed) 7-42, 3:47 7-9Giants 2 6:51 Carney 33-yard FG 4-2, 1:00 10-9CARDS 2 3:50 Rackers 20-yard FG 6-49, 3:02 10-12Giants 2 1:08 Toomer 12-yard pass from Manning (Carney kick) 6-32, 2:41 17-12Giants 3 10:35 Hedgecock 2-yard pass from Manning (Carney kick) 4-40, 2:04 24-12CARDS 3 0:49 Hightower 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 12-90, 4:40 24-19Giants 4 11:15 Boss 10-yard pass from Manning (Carney kick) 10-80. 4:34 31-19Giants 4 6:17 Carney 27-yard FG 7-20, 4:13 34-19CARDS 4 4:02 Boldin 5-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 6-52, 2:15 34-26Giants 4 1:55 Carney 33-yard FG 6-30, 2:07 37-26CARDS 4 0:31 Rackers 44-yard FG 8-43, 1:24 37-29

STATISTICSNYG AZ


Weather: Indoors

RUSHINGGiants: Ward 20-69, TD; Hixon 1-11; Bradshaw 4-9; Manning 2-(-2).

CARDS: Hightower 11-21, 2 TD; Breaston 1-4; Warner 1-0; James 1-(-1); Boldin 1-(-1).

PASSINGGiants: Manning 26-33, 240, 3 TD, 0 INT.


RECEIVINGGiants: Hixon 6-57; Boss 4-48, TD; Smith 4-45; Ward 4-30; Toomer 4-30, TD; Moss 2-20; Hedgecock 2-10.

CARDS: Boldin 11-87, TD; Breaston 6-86; Fitzgerald 5-71; Urban 5-69; Arrington 5-38.

Game 12Eagles 48, CARDINALS 20

November 27, 2008 – Lincoln Financial Field (69,144)

Four days after hosting the Super Bowl champion Giants, the Cards took on the Eagles in Philadelphia in a Thanksgiving night showdown. The host Eagles scored 21 straight to start the game, thanks in part to a pair of Kurt Warner INTs and prevailed with a 48-20 win. The Cardinals lost an opportunity to clinch the division crown and fell to 7-5 but remained firmly in first place in the NFC West. The Eagles moved to 6-5-1 and kept their playoff hopes alive.

Philly took the opening kickoff and moved 70 yards in 12 plays as Brian Westbrook scored the first of his 4 TDs (2 rushing/2 receiving) on a 5-yard pass from Donovan McNabb. On the 5th play of the next drive Joselio Hanson INT’d a tipped Warner pass and returned it to the AZ41. Five straight Westbrook runs got it into the end zone, including the final one from a yard out. The next AZ drive ended when Quintin Mikell picked off Warner. While the ensuing possession didn’t produce any points, the Eagles went up 21-0 midway thru the 2nd quarter on a 2-yard McNabb-Westbrook pass. The Cards scored late in the half on a 1-yard Warner TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald but David Akers’ FG in the closing seconds made it 24-7 at intermission.

Westbrook opened the 2nd half scoring with a 9-yard TD run. A muffed Eagles punt led to an AZ TD – a 6-yard pass from Warner to Steve Breaston - that made it 34-13 but the Eagles again answered with an Akers FG. Early in the 4th, the Cards cut it to 14 with a 7-yard Warner-Fitzgerald connection and got the ball right back with 12:46 to play after a Philly 3-n-out. However, the comeback hopes were dealt a severe blow when Anquan Boldin fumbled after a reception and the Eagles took over at the AZ19. Five plays later, McNabb hit DeSean Jackson with a 5-yard scoring pass that made it 41-20 and an 8-yard McNabb TD pass to Jason Avant 5 minutes later provided the game’s final points.

CARDINALS 0 7 6 7 20EAGLES 14 10 10 14 48

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreEagles 1 7:56 Westbrook 5-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 12-70, 7:04 0-7Eagles 1 3:27 Westbrook 1-yard run (Akers kick) 4-41, 1:36 0-14Eagles 2 8:24 Westbrook 2-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 10-60, 5:49 0-21CARDS 2 2:58 Fitzgerald 1-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 11-81, 5:26 7-21Eagles 2 0:01 Akers 42-yard FG 12-43, 2:57 7-24Eagles 3 6:17 Westbrook 9-yard run (Akers kick) 11-68, 5:26 7-31CARDS 3 3:21 Breaston 6-yard pass from Warner (pass failed) 4-35, 1:17 13-31Eagles 3 0:23 Akers 41-yard FG 6-54, 2:58 13-34CARDS 4 14:15 Fitzgerald 7-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 5-74, 1:08 20-34Eagles 4 10:27 Jackson 5-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 5-19, 1:56 20-41Eagles 4 5:19 Avant 8-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 7-36, 3:52 20-48

STATISTICSAZ PHI


Weather: Clear, 41 degrees, humidity 62%, winds SSW 5 mph.

RUSHINGCARDS: Arrington 2-10; Boldin 1-8; Hightower 7-7.Eagles: Westbrook 22-110, 2 TD; Eckel 6-27; McNabb 4-24; Booker 4-21; Jackson 1-6; Kolb 3-(-3).

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 21-39, 235 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT.Eagles: McNabb 27-39, 260 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Breaston 6-45, TD; Fitzgerald 5-65, 2 TD; Boldin 5-63; Hightower 3-34; Pope 1-25; Urban 1-3.Eagles: Jackson 6-76, TD; Curtis 5-59; Baskett 5-42; Avant 4-25, TD; L. Smith 3-32; Westbrook 3-20, 2 TD; Celek 1-6.


Arizona Cardinals / Week 13 / Through Thursday, November 27, 2008 / Regular Season Won 7, Lost 59/7/2008 W 23- 13 at San Francisco 49ers9/14/2008 W 31- 10 Miami Dolphins9/21/2008 L 17- 24 at Washington Redskins9/28/2008 L 35- 56 at New York Jets10/5/2008 W 41- 17 Buffalo Bills10/12/2008 W 30- 24 Dallas Cowboys10/26/2008 L 23- 27 at Carolina Panthers11/2/2008 W 34- 13 at St. Louis Rams11/10/2008 W 29- 24 San Francisco 49ers11/16/2008 W 26- 20 at Seattle Seahawks11/23/2008 L 29- 37 New York Giants11/27/2008 L 20- 48 at Philadelphia Eagles

Arizona OpponentTotal First Downs 267 224Rushing 59 79Passing 186 128Penalty 22 173rd Down: Made/Att 67/151 66/1503rd Down Pct. 44.4% 44.0%4th Down: Made/Att 6/12 8/104th Down Pct. 50.0% 80.0%Possession Avg. 31:26 28:34Total Net Yards 4558 3756Avg. Per Game 379.8 313.0Total Plays 773 712Avg. Per Play 5.9 5.3Net Yards Rushing 917 1170Avg. Per Game 76.4 97.5Total Rushes 277 306Net Yards Passing 3641 2586Avg. Per Game 303.4 215.5Sacked/Yards Lost 19/143 25/161Gross Yards 3784 2747Attempts/Completions 477/326 381/245Completion Pct. 68.3% 64.3%Had Intercepted 11 10Punts/Average 40/41.8 48/45.0Net Punting Avg. 35.2 40.3Penalties/Yards 84/571 73/630Fumbles/Ball Lost 20/12 21/13Touchdowns 40 38Rushing 13 10Passing 24 26Returns 3 2

Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PtsTeam 50 97 119 66 6 338Opponents 42 112 61 98 0 313Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt PtsN.Rackers 0 0 0 0 33/33 21/24 0 96A.Boldin 11 0 11 0 0/0 0/0 0 66T.Hightower 9 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 54L.Fitzgerald 8 0 8 0 0/0 0/0 0 48E.James 3 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 20J.Arrington 3 1 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 18S.Breaston 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12J.Urban 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12M.Beisel 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6A.Rolle 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6Team 40 13 24 3 33/33 21/24 1 338Opponents 38 10 26 2 35/35 16/19 1 3132-Pt. Conversions: Team 1/ 6, Opponents: 1/ 3Sacks: B.Berry 5.0, T.LaBoy 4.0, C.Okeafor 3.5, K.Dansby 3.0, D.Dockett 3.0, A.Wilson 2.0, A.Smith 1.5, C.Haggans 1.0, B.Robinson 1.0, G.Watson 1.0 Team: 25.0, Opponents: 19.0

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TDE.James 112 384 3.4 16 3T.Hightower 113 327 2.9 30t 9J.Arrington 23 133 5.8 30 1A.Boldin 9 67 7.4 30 0S.Breaston 2 8 4.0 4 0K.Warner 16 0 0.0 11 0M.Leinart 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0Team 277 917 3.3 30t 13Opponents 306 1170 3.8 41t 10

Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TDA.Boldin 78 942 12.1 79t 11L.Fitzgerald 77 1075 14.0 75 8S.Breaston 60 773 12.9 46 2T.Hightower 27 207 7.7 26 0J.Urban 25 287 11.5 56t 2J.Arrington 17 159 9.4 35 1E.James 10 73 7.3 16 0B.Patrick 8 71 8.9 19 0L.Pope 8 70 8.8 25 0E.Doucet 8 50 6.3 9 0J.Tuman 3 41 13.7 18 0T.Smith 2 24 12.0 18 0T.Castille 2 8 4.0 4 0L.Brown 1 4 4.0 4 0C.Campbell 0 0 0 0 0Team 326 3784 11.6 79t 24Opponents 245 2747 11.2 87t 26

Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TDK.Dansby 2 47 23.5 34 0A.Wilson 2 37 18.5 28 0D.Rodgers-Cromartie 2 6 3.0 6 0A.Rolle 1 40 40.0 40t 1C.Okeafor 1 39 39.0 39 0E.Green 1 1 1.0 1 0R.Hood 1 0 0.0 0 0Team 10 170 17.0 40t 1Opponents 11 245 22.3 58 1

Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BD.Johnson 40 1670 41.8 35.2 4 13 59 0Team 40 1670 41.8 35.2 4 13 59 0Opponents 47 2160 45.0 40.3 3 18 63 1

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDS.Breaston 27 9 166 6.1 22 0Team 27 9 166 6.1 22 0Opponents 19 7 182 9.6 22 0

Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TDJ.Arrington 25 674 27.0 93t 1S.Breaston 24 526 21.9 38 0C.Campbell 2 16 8.0 16 0J.Urban 2 1 0.5 1 0S.Morey 1 8 8.0 8 0Team 54 1225 22.7 93t 1Opponents 55 1377 25.0 104t 1

Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+N.Rackers 0/ 0 7/ 7 8/ 10 5/ 5 1/ 2Team 0/ 0 7/ 7 8/ 10 5/ 5 1/ 2Opponents 0/ 0 3/ 3 6/ 7 5/ 6 2/ 3

Fumbles Lost: K.Warner 6, A.Boldin 2, E.James 2, K.Dansby 1, C.Campbell 1 Total: 12Opponent Fumble Recoveries: A.Smith 3, K.Dansby 2, D.Dockett 2, M.Adams 1, T.LaBoy 1, B.Berry 1, C.Haggans 1, G.Hayes 1, M.Ware 1 Total: 13

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost RatingK.Warner 472 323 3741 68.4% 7.9 245.1% 11 2.3% 79t 19/ 143 99.4J.Urban 1 1 18 100.0% 18.0 00.0% 0 0.0% 18 0/ 0 118.8M.Leinart 2 1 15 50.0% 7.5 00.0% 0 0.0% 15 0/ 0 75.0D.Johnson 1 1 10 100.0% 10.0 00.0% 0 0.0% 10 0/ 0 108.3J.Arrington 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0 00.0% 0 0.0% 0 0/ 0 39.6Team 477 326 3784 68.3% 7.9 245.0% 11 2.3% 79t 19/ 143 99.2Opponents 381 245 2747 64.3% 7.2 266.8% 10 2.6% 87t 25/ 161 97.5


(based on coaches film review)

QB QB SPECIAL TEAMS

Name TT UT AT TFL Sacks/Yds INT PD FF FR PRS HITS TT UT AT FF FR BP/K

Karlos Dansby 92 73 19 4 3/27 2 - 1 2 1 3 - - - - - -

Antrel Rolle 81 54 27 1 - 1 5 1 - - - 1 1 - - - -

Gerald Hayes 74 53 21 4 - - - 1 1 2 1 - - - - - -

Adrian Wilson 60 40 20 2 2/18 2 7 2 - - 2 - - - - - -

Chike Okeafor 56 36 20 3 3.5/14 1 1 1 - 6 4 - - - - - -

Aaron Francisco 43 31 12 2 - - 2 1 - - 1 12 7 5 - - -

Antonio Smith 38 26 12 4 1.5/12 - - 2 3 2 11 - - - - - -

Darnell Dockett 36 27 9 1 3/20 - - 1 2 2 11 - - - - - -

Travis LaBoy 33 27 6 - 4/17 - - 1 1 1 3 - - - - - -

Eric Green 32 26 6 1 - 1 7 - - - - 2 1 1 - - -

D. Rodgers-Cromartie 30 26 4 - - 2 17 - - - - 5 3 2 - - -

Rod Hood 28 27 1 - - 1 13 - - - - - - - - - -

Clark Haggans 27 17 10 - 1/12 - - - 1 2 3 - - - - - -

Ralph Brown 19 14 5 1 - - 5 - - - 1 6 1 5 - - -

Bertrand Berry 18 10 8 - 5/27 - - 2 1 2 4 - - - - - -

Calais Campbell 16 12 4 - - - - 1 - 1 1 14 9 5 - - -

Bryan Robinson 15 10 5 - 1/8 - - - - 1 1 - - - - - -

Matt Ware 9 7 2 1 - - - - - - 1 12 6 6 - 1 -

Gabe Watson 7 5 2 1 1/6 - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - -

Alan Branch 6 4 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Kenny Iwebema 2 1 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - - -

Sean Morey - - - - - - - - - - - 16 11 5 - - 1

Monty Beisel - - - - - - - - - - - 15 8 7 - 1 -

Pago Togafau - - - - - - - - - - - 9 7 2 - - -

Tim Castille - - - - - - - - - - - 8 5 3 - - -

Jerheme Urban - - - - - - - - - - - 7 5 2 - - -

Tim Hightower - - - - - - - - - - - 6 2 4 - - -

Neil Rackers - - - - - - - - - - - 6 4 2 - - -

Oliver Celestin - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 1 - - -

Ali Highsmith - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 2 - - -

Michael Adams - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 1 -

Nathan Hodel - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Dirk Johnson - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Miscellaneous:

J.J. Arrington: 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown vs. Dallas Cowboys, Oct. 12

Sean Morey: Blocked punt vs. Dallas Cowboys, Oct. 12

Monty Beisel: Three-yard return of blocked punt for a touchdown vs. Dallas Cowboys, Oct. 12

Antrel Rolle: 40-yard interception return for a touchdown at St. Louis Rams, Nov. 2

AArizona Cardinals 2008 Defensive Statistics


First Downs 18 22 19 33 28 14 25 24 21 24 27 12 267Rushing 7 5 6 5 9 3 3 11 2 6 2 0 59Passing 10 13 11 26 17 11 20 12 17 18 21 10 186Penalty 1 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 4 2 22

Third Downs 16 13 11 11 15 12 11 13 13 12 14 10 151Converted 5 7 5 5 9 5 6 4 4 6 8 3 67Efficiency 31.3% 54% 45% 45% 60% 42% 55% 31% 31% 50% 57.1% 30% 44.4%

Fourth Downs 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 12Converted 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6Efficiency 66.7% 0% 0% 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 50%

Total Net Yards 285 445 313 468 373 276 425 510 374 458 371 260 4558Plays 72 59 56 77 76 50 67 68 61 70 68 49 773Avg./Play 4.0 7.5 5.6 6.1 4.9 5.5 6.3 7.5 6.1 6.5 5.5 5.3 5.9

Net Yards Rushing 109 81 116 42 123 50 50 176 46 76 23 25 917Attempts 39 31 23 15 34 19 14 34 19 24 15 10 277Avg./Rush 2.8 2.6 5.0 2.8 3.6 2.6 3.6 5.2 2.4 3.2 1.5 2.5 3.3Touchdowns 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 13

Net Yards Passing 176 364 197 426 250 226 375 334 328 382 348 235 3641Sacks 3 2 2 5 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 19Yards Lost 21 12 13 46 0 10 16 9 0 13 3 0 143Gross Yards 197 376 210 472 250 236 391 343 328 395 351 235 3784Attempts 30 26 31 57 42 30 51 33 42 44 52 39 477Completions 19 20 17 40 33 22 36 22 32 32 32 21 326Pct. 63.3% 76.9% 54.8% 70.2% 78.6% 73.3% 70.6% 66.7% 76.2% 72.7% 61.5% 53.8% 68.3%Touchdowns 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 24Interceptions 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 11Yards Per Attempt 6.6 14.5 6.8 8.2 6.0 7.9 7.7 10.1 7.8 8.9 6.8 6.0 7.9

Kickoffs-EZ-TB 6-4-2 6-4-1 4-2-1 6-1-1 7-3-0 6-2-0 5-5-2 7-5-0 7-4-1 6-1-0 7-5-2 4-0-0 71-36-10

Punting 4 2 4 1 2 5 3 5 5 2 3 4 40Average 45.0 38.5 41.8 39.0 45.0 43.0 55.7 42.2 35.2 38.5 42.0 36.3 41.8Net Average 45.0 38.5 30.3 30.0 28.0 39.2 42.3 35.4 29.6 28.5 35.0 33.5 35.2Had Blocked 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FG-PAT Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0

Penalties/Yards 4-40 8-45 6-42 11-71 4-20 12-70 7-60 10-69 10-71 8-52 3-29 1-2 84-571

Fumbles/Lost 0-0 1-0 1-1 5-4 0-0 2-2 2-1 1-0 0-0 3-2 2-1 3-1 20-12

Touchdowns 2 4 2 5 5 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 40Rushing 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 13Passing 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 24Returns 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3

PAT/ 2-Point Made/Att. 2-2 4-4 2-2 4-5 5-5 3-3 2-3 4-4 2-3 2-2 2-3 2-3 34-39Kicking Made/Att. 2-2 4-4 2-2 3-3 5-5 3-3 2-2 4-4 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 33-332-pt Rushing Made/Att. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-22-pt Passing Made/Att 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-4

Field Goals Made/Att. 3-4 1-1 1-1 0-1 2-2 1-1 1-1 2-2 3-3 4-4 3-4 0-0 21-24

Safeties Yielded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Points Scored 23 31 17 35 41 30 23 34 29 26 29 20 338

Time Of Possession 37:05 31:54 26:55 31:00 36:16 27:45 32:37 38:38 31:37 34:05 29:23 20:27 31:26

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First Downs 13 17 21 23 13 15 22 13 19 18 18 32 224Rushing 3 6 11 6 4 4 7 5 7 6 7 13 79Passing 9 9 10 14 9 11 11 7 10 9 11 18 128Penalty 1 2 0 3 0 0 4 1 2 3 0 1 17

Third Downs 8 12 11 13 9 15 12 13 18 9 15 15 150Converted 3 3 5 5 5 6 7 5 9 1 7 10 66Efficiency 38.0% 25% 45% 38% 56% 40% 58% 38% 50% 11% 46.7% 67% 44%

Fourth Downs 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 10Converted 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 8Efficiency 0.0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0 100% 100% 0% 80%

Total Net Yards 291 236 323 373 287 374 351 231 336 196 321 437 3756Plays 44 58 64 62 46 64 58 55 68 53 61 80 712Avg./Play 6.6 4.1 5.0 6.0 6.2 5.8 6.1 4.2 4.9 3.7 5.3 5.5 5.3

Net Yards Rushing 108 72 136 89 84 73 113 61 119 43 87 185 1170Attempts 20 24 31 26 17 22 29 20 28 22 27 40 306Avg./Rush 5.4 3.0 4.4 3.4 4.9 3.3 3.9 3.1 4.3 2.0 3.2 4.6 3.8Touchdowns 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 10

Net Yards Passing 183 164 187 284 203 301 238 170 217 153 234 252 2586Sacks 4 2 2 2 5 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 25Yards Lost 12 15 17 5 35 20 10 16 0 17 6 8 161Gross Yards 195 179 204 289 238 321 248 186 217 170 240 260 2747Attempts 20 32 31 34 24 39 28 33 40 29 33 39 381Completions 14 17 23 24 18 24 20 16 19 17 26 27 245Pct. 70% 53% 74% 70.6% 75% 61.5% 71.4% 48.5% 47.5% 58.6% 78.8% 69.2% 64.3%Touchdowns 0 0 2 6 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 4 26Interceptions 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 10Yards Per Attempt 9.8 5.6 6.6 8.5 9.9 8.2 8.9 5.6 5.4 5.9 7.3 6.7 7.2

Kickoffs-EZ-TB 4-1-1 3-1-1 5-3-0 9-4-1 4-2-0 4-0-0 6-5-1 3-2-0 5-2-0 4-3-3 8-0-0 9-0-0 64-23-7

Punting 2 5 4 2 2 8 3 7 4 4 4 3 48Average 43.5 38.8 42.8 48.0 46.5 41.9 44.3 50.4 53.0 44.5 42.8 45.7 45.0Net Average 35.0 35.2 42.0 43.0 36.5 33.4 44.3 48.3 40.0 39.8 44.0 42.7 40.3Had Blocked 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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Penalties/Yards 3-20 6-42 7-67 4-61 6-36 12-93 3-25 4-41 10-93 1-15 9-76 8-61 73-630

Fumbles/Lost 5-4 1-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 4-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 2-1 0-0 1-1 21-13

Touchdowns 1 1 3 7 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 6 38Rushing 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 10Passing 0 0 2 6 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 4 26Returns 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

PAT/ 2-Point Made/Att. 1-1 1-1 3-3 7-7 2-2 3-3 3-3 1-2 3-3 2-3 4-4 6-6 36-38Kicking Made/Att. 1-1 1-1 3-3 6-6 2-2 3-3 3-3 1-1 3-3 2-2 4-4 6-6 35-352-pt Rushing Made/Att. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-02-pt Passing Made/Att 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3

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Safeties Awarded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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RUSHING 200 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 214 by LeShon Johnson at New Orleans, Sept. 22, 1996 By Opponent: 228 by Clinton Portis at Denver, Dec. 29, 2002 150 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 165, Marcel Shipp vs. San Francisco, Oct. 26, 2003 (35 att.) By Opponent: 173, Shaun Alexander vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 2005 (23 att.) 100 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 109, Tim Hightower, at St. Louis, Nov. 2, 2008 (22 att., TD) By Opponent: 110, Brian Westbrook, at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (22 att., 2 TD) Two 100-Yard Rushers By Cardinals: 126 yards, Ottis Anderson/102 yards, Wayne Morris at New Orleans, Oct. 5, 1980 By Opponent: 106 yards, Ahman Green/101 yards Vernand Morency at Green Bay, Oct. 29, 2006 Three Rushing Touchdowns By Cardinals: Marcel Shipp at St. Louis, Dec. 3, 2006 (1, 6, 9 yards) By Opponent: Shaun Alexander (4) at Seattle, Sept. 25, 2005 (25, 1, 1, 1 yards) Two Rushing Touchdowns By Cardinals: Tim Hightower vs. New York Giants, Nov. 23, 2008 (4, 1 yards) By Opponent: Brian Westbrook at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (1, 9 yards) PASSING 500 Yards Passing By Cardinals: 522 by Boomer Esiason at Washington, Nov. 10, 1996-OT (35 comp., 59 att.) By Opponent: Never happened

400 Yards Passing By Cardinals: 472 by Kurt Warner at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (40 comp., 57 att.) By Opponent: 417 by Tim Rattay at San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2004 (38 comp., 57 att.) 300 Yards Passing By Cardinals: 351 by Kurt Warner vs. New York Giants, Nov. 23, 2008 (32 comp., 52 att.) By Opponent: 321 by Tony Romo vs. Dallas, Oct. 12, 2008 (24 comp., 39 att.)

Six Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Charley Johnson vs. New Orleans, Nov. 2, 1969 By Opponent: Brett Favre at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (12, 34, 2, 17, 40, 24). Five Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Charley Johnson (6) vs. New Orleans, Nov. 2, 1969 By Opponent: Brett Favre at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (12, 34, 2, 17, 40, 24). Four Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Jake Plummer vs. Detroit, Nov. 18, 2001 By Opponent: Donovan McNabb at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (5, 2, 5, 8 yards). Three Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Kurt Warner at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (1, 6, 7 yards) By Opponent: Donovan McNabb at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (5, 2, 5, 8 yards). RECEIVING 200 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 217, Anquan Boldin at Detroit, Sept. 7, 2003 (10 receptions, 2 TD) By Opponent: 203, Kevin Williams vs. Dallas, Dec. 24, 1995 (9 rec.) 150 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 186, Anquan Boldin (13 rec.), 151, Larry Fitzgerald (10 rec.) at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008 By Opponent: 162, Eric Johnson at San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2004 (13 rec., TD)

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100 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 186, Anquan Boldin (13 rec.), 151, Larry Fitzgerald (10 rec.) at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008 By Opponent: 117, Steve Smith at Carolina, Oct. 26, 2008 (5 rec., 2 TDs) Two 100-Yard Receivers By Cardinals: 186, Anquan Boldin (13 rec.), 151, Larry Fitzgerald (10 rec.) at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008 By Opponent: 141, Roddy White vs. Atlanta, Dec. 23, 2007 (12 rec.), 114, Laurent Robinson vs. Atlanta, Dec. 23, 2007 (7 rec., TD) Four Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: J.T. Smith at Washington, Oct. 8, 1989 By Opponent: Earnest Gray vs. N.Y. Giants, Sept. 7, 1980 Three Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: Anquan Boldin vs. Miami, Sept. 14, 2008 (79, 3, 8 yards) By Opponent: Laveranues Coles at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (12, 34, 2 yards), Two Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (1, 7 yards) By Opponent: Brian Westbrook at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (5, 2 yards) 10 or More Receptions in a Game By Cardinals: Anquan Boldin (11 for 87 yards) vs. New York Giants, Nov. 23, 2008 By Opponent: Marion Barber vs. Dallas, Oct. 12, 2008 (11 for 128 yards, TD)

COMBOS 100-Yard Rusher/100-Yard Receiver By Cardinals: Edgerrin James, 102 yards rushing/Larry Fitzgerald, 171 yards receiving vs. St. Louis, Dec. 30, 2007 By Opponent: DeAngelo Williams, 108 yards rushing/Steve Smith, 117 yards receiving vs. Carolina, Oct. 26, 2008. 100-Yard Rusher/Two 100-Yard Receivers By Cardinals: Johnny Johnson, 103 yards rushing/Ernie Jones, 117 yards receiving/Roy Green, 120 yards receiving vs. Green Bay, Nov. 18, 1990 By Opponent: Robert Smith, 117 yards rushing/Cris Carter, 119 yards receiving/Randy Moss, 104 yards receiving at Minnesota, Nov. 12, 2000

100-Yard Rusher/100-Yard Receiver/300- Yard Passer By Cardinals: Edgerrin James, 102 yards rushing/Larry Fitzgerald, 171 yards receiving/Kurt Warner 300 yards passing vs. St. Louis, Dec. 30, 2007 By Opponent: Marshall Faulk, 100 yards rushing/Torry Holt, 145 yards receiving/Marc Bulger 329 yards passing vs. St. Louis, Nov. 23, 2003

Two 100-Yard Receivers/300-Yard Passer By Cardinals: 186, Anquan Boldin, 151 Larry Fitzgerald; 395, Kurt Warner at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008. By Opponent: 141, Roddy White; 114, Laurent Robinson; 315 Chris Redman vs. Atlanta, Dec. 23, 2007 SCORING Four Total Touchdowns By Cardinals: Ronald Moore vs. L.A. Rams, Dec. 5, 1993 (4 rush) By Opponent: Brian Westbrook at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (2 rush, 2 rec.) Three Total Touchdowns By Cardinals: Anquan Boldin vs. Miami, Sept. 14, 2008 (3 rec.) By Opponent: Brian Westbrook at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (2 rush, 2 rec.) Two-Point Conversion By Cardinals: Edgerrin James run at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 By Opponent: Leon Washington run at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 Safety By Cardinals: Gerald Hayes blocked Donnie Jones punt out of end zone vs. Seattle, Oct. 24, 2004. Ball goes out of the endzone. By Opponent: Mitch Berger pushed out of endzone at Seattle, Dec. 9, 2007.

KICKING Six Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers vs. San Francisco, Oct. 2, 2005 (40, 45, 48, 23, 43, 24 yards) By Opponent: Has Never Happened Five Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers vs. San Francisco., Oct. 2, 2005 (40, 45, 48, 23, 43, 24 yards) By Opponent: Morten Andersen at Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 (34, 40, 36, 26, 28 yards)


Four Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008 (38, 48, 54, 26 yards) By Opponent: John Kasay vs. Carolina, Oct. 14, 2007 (33, 43, 24, 45 yards)

Three Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers vs. New York Giants, Nov. 23, 2008 (34, 20, 44 yards) By Opponent: John Carney vs. New York Giants, Nov. 23, 2008 (33, 27, 33 yards) Missed Point-After-Touchdown By Cardinals: Neil Rackers at Washington, Oct. 21, 2007 (blocked) By Opponent: Josh Brown vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 2005 (blocked) Blocked Punt By Cardinals: Sean Morey vs. Dallas, Oct. 12, 2008 (Mat McBriar punt) By Opponent: DeDe Dorsey at Cincinnati, 11/18/07 (Mike Barr punt) Blocked Punt Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Monty Beisel vs. Dallas, Oct. 12, 2008 (Mat McBriar punt, blocked by Sean Morey, returned by Beisel three yards) By Opponent: DeDe Dorsey at Cincinnati, 11/18/07 (Mike Barr punt, returned 19 yards) Blocked Field Goal Attempt By Cardinals: Calvin Pace at Seattle, Sept. 17, 2006 (Josh Brown 30-yard attempt) By Opponent: Kris Jenkins at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (Neil Rackers 37-yard attempt) Blocked Field Goal Attempt For Touchdown By Cardinals: Aeneas Williams (Seth Joyner block) at Carolina, Nov. 19, 1995, 72 yards (John Kasay kick) By Opponent: Mike Bass (Verlon Biggs block) at Washington, Sept. 24, 1972, 32 yards (Jim Bakken kick) RETURNS Punt Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Steve Breaston vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 30, 2007, 73 yards (Daniel Sepulveda punt) By Opponent: Yamon Figurs at Baltimore, Sept. 23, 2007, 75 yards (Mike Barr punt)

Kickoff Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: J.J. Arrington vs. Dallas, Oct. 12, 2008, 93 yards (Nick Folk kickoff) By Opponent: Allen Rossum vs. San Francisco, Nov. 10, 2008, 104 yards (Neil Rackers kickoff)

Interception Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Antrel Rolle at St. Louis, Nov. 2, 2008 (40 yards, Marc Bulger pass). By Opponent: Darrelle Revis at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (32 yards, Kurt Warner pass). Fumble Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Antonio Smith vs. Denver, Dec. 17, 2006, 4 yards (Tatum Bell fumble) By Opponent: Tully Banta-Cain vs. San Francisco, Nov. 25, 2007, recovered in end zone (Kurt Warner fumble) DEFENSE Four Interceptions By Cardinals: Kwamie Lassiter vs. San Diego, Dec. 27, 1998 By Opponent: Never has happened Three Interceptions By Cardinals: Antrel Rolle at Cincinnati, Nov. 18, 2007 By Opponent: Marcus Trufant at Seattle, Dec. 9, 2007 Two Interceptions By Cardinals: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie at. Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008 By Opponent: Darrelle Revis at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 Two Interceptions By Teammates By Cardinals: At Washington, Oct. 16, 1994 (Aeneas Williams and James Williams) By Opponent: At Baltimore, Nov. 16, 1978 (Bobby Boyd and Lenny Lyles) Four Quarterback Sacks By Cardinals: Bertrand Berry vs. New York Giants, Nov. 14, 2004 By Opponent: Never has happened Three Quarterback Sacks By Cardinals: Bertrand Berry at Oakland, Oct. 22, 2006 By Opponent: Patrick Kearney at Seattle, Dec. 9, 2007


Two QB Sacks By Teammates By Cardinals: vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 24, 2005 (Adrian Wilson and Chike Okeafor) By Opponent: vs. New England, Sept. 19, 2004 (Rodney Harrison and Willie McGinest)

Two Opponent Fumble Recoveries By Cardinals: Renaldo Hill at Carolina, Oct. 6, 2002 By Opponent: Rod Coleman at Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 TEAM SCORING 50 Points Scored By Team By Cardinals: St. Louis 56 at Minnesota 14, Oct. 6, 1963 By Opponent: At New York Jets 56, Arizona 35, Sept. 28, 2008 40 Points Scored By Cardinals: At Arizona 41, Buffalo 17, Oct. 5, 2008 By Opponent: At Philadelphia 48, Arizona 20, Nov. 27, 2008 20 First-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 21 vs. San Francisco, Sept. 10, 2006 By Opponent: 21 at Denver, Dec. 29, 2002 20 Second-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 24 at St. Louis, Nov. 2, 2008 By Opponent: 34 at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008

20 Third-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 21 at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 By Opponent: 21 at Carolina, Oct. 26, 2008 20 Fourth-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 22 at St. Louis, Nov. 20, 2005 By Opponent: 22 at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 30 One-Half Points By Cardinals: 35 in second half at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 By Opponent: 34 in first half at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 Score Touchdown In Each Quarter By Cardinals: Vs. Buffalo, Oct. 5, 2008 (7, 17, 7, 10 points) By Opponent: At Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (14, 10, 10, 14 points)

OFFENSE 500 Yards Total Offense By Cardinals: 510 at St. Louis, Nov. 2, 2008 By Opponent: 520 vs. Oakland, Nov. 24, 2002

No Sacks/No Interceptions Allowed By Cardinals: vs. San Francisco, Nov. 10, 2008 By Opponent: vs. Dallas, Nov. 12, 2006 DEFENSE Shutout By Cardinals: At Arizona 19, N.Y. Giants 0, Dec. 12, 1992 By Opponent: vs. Seattle 38, Cardinals 0, Sept. 14, 2003 Shutout At Home By Cardinals: Cardinals 19, N.Y. Giants 0, Dec. 12, 1992 By Opponent: at New England 31, Cardinals 0, Sept. 15, 1996 Shutout On The Road By Cardinals: Cardinals 38, at Dallas 0, Nov. 16, 1970 By Opponent: vs. Seattle, 38, Cardinals 0, Sept. 14, 2003 MISCELLANEOUS Overtime Win At Home By Cardinals: Oct. 12, 2008 vs. Dallas, 30–24 By Opponent: Oct. 10, 2004 vs. San Francisco, 31–28 Overtime Win On The Road By Cardinals: Dec. 2, 2001 at Oakland, 34–31 By Opponent: Dec. 12, 2004 vs. San Francisco, 31–28 10 Or More Penalties By Cardinals: 10, Nov. 10, 2008 vs. San Francisco (71 yards) By Opponent: 10, Nov. 10, 2008 vs. San Francisco (93 yards) Tie Game By Cardinals: Dec. 7, 1986 at Philadelphia, 10–10 Over 40:00 Time of Possession (Non-OT) By Cardinals: 41:31 vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 18, 1994 By Opponent: 43:07 at Tampa Bay, Nov. 4, 2007


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Opponent, Date WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TEat SF, Sep. 7 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Pope Fitzgerald Warner James Patrick

WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB WRMiami, Sep. 14 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Urban Fitzgerald Warner James Breaston

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB WRat Washington, Sep. 21 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Pope Fitzgerald Warner James Breaston

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB WRat NYJ, Sep. 28 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Patrick Fitzgerald Warner James Breaston

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FBBuffalo, Oct. 5 Breaston Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Patrick Fitzgerald Warner James Smith

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TEDallas, Oct. 12 Breaston Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Pope Fitzgerald Warner James Tuman

WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB FBat Carolina, Oct. 26 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Breaston Fitzgerald Warner James Smith

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FBat St. Louis, Nov. 2 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Tuman Fitzgerald Warner Hightower Smith

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB WRSF, Nov. 10 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Pope Fitzgerald Warner Hightower Breaston

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TEat Seattle, Nov. 16 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Pope Fitzgerald Warner Hightower Spach

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FBNYG, Nov. 23 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Spach Fitzgerald Warner Hightower Smith

WR LT LG C RG RT TE TE QB RB FBat Philadelphia, Nov. 27 Fitzgerald Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Spach Pope Warner Hightower SmithSt. Louis, Dec. 7Minnesota, Dec. 14at New England, Dec. 21Seattle, Dec. 28

Opponent, Date LE NT DT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FSat SF, Sep. 7 Smith Robinson Dockett LaBoy Okeafor Hayes Dansby Hood Green Wilson RolleMiami, Sep. 14 Smith Robinson Dockett LaBoy Okeafor Hayes Dansby Hood Green Wilson Rolleat Washington, Sep. 21 Smith Robinson Dockett LaBoy Okeafor Hayes Dansby Hood Green Wilson Rolle

LE DT RE LB LB DB DB LCB RCB SS FSat NYJ, Sep. 28 Smith Dockett LaBoy Okeafor Dansby Ware R-Cromartie Hood Green Francisco Rolle

DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB DB LCB RCB SS FSBuffalo, Oct. 5 Dockett Robinson LaBoy Okeafor Hayes Dansby R-Cromartie Hood Green Francisco Rolle

LE NT DT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FSDallas, Oct. 12 Smith Robinson Dockett LaBoy Okeafor Hayes Dansby Hood Green Wilson Rolleat Carolina, Oct. 26 Smith Robinson Dockett LaBoy Okeafor Hayes Dansby Hood Green Wilson Rolle

DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB DB LCB RCB SS FSat St. Louis, Nov. 2 Dockett Robinson Berry Okeafor Hayes Dansby R-Cromartie Hood Green Wilson Rolle

LE NT DT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FSSF, Nov. 10 Smith Robinson Dockett LaBoy Okeafor Hayes Dansby Hood R-Cromartie Wilson Rolle

DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB S LCB RCB SS FSat Seattle, Nov. 16 Dockett Robinson LaBoy Okeafor Hayes Dansby Francisco Hood R-Cromartie Wilson Rolle

LE NT DT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FSNYG, Nov. 23 Smith Robinson Dockett Berry Okeafor Hayes Dansby Green R-Cromartie Wilson Rolle

DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB S LCB RCB SS FSat Philadelphia, Nov. 27 Dockett Robinson LaBoy Okeafor Hayes Dansby Francisco Brown R-Cromartie Wilson RolleSt. Louis, Dec. 7Minnesota, Dec. 14at New England, Dec. 21Seattle, Dec. 28

at SF, Sep. 7 Buffalo, Oct. 5 San Francisco, Nov. 10RB J.J. Arrington DE Bertrand Berry DT Alan BranchDT Alan Branch WR Anquan Boldin WR Early DoucetWR Early Doucet DT Alan Branch CB Eric GreenT Brandon Keith FB Tim Castille T Brandon KeithQB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) T Brandon Keith TE Ben PatrickTE Jerame Tuman QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB)DT Gabe Watson TE Jerame Tuman TE Jerame TumanOnly 52 players on roster T Elliot Vallejo T Elliot Vallejo

Miami, Sep. 14 Dallas, Oct. 12 at Seattle, Nov. 16RB J.J. Arrington WR Anquan Boldin DT Alan BranchSS Oliver Celestin DT Alan Branch WR Early DoucetWR Early Doucet FB Tim Castille DE Kenny IwebemaLB Ali Highsmith S Oliver Celestin T Brandon KeithT Brandon Keith T Brandon Keith TE Ben PatrickQB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) TE Ben Patrick QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB)TE Jerame Tuman QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) TE Jerame TumanDT Gabe Watson T Elliot Vallejo T Elliot Vallejo

at Wash, Sep. 21 at Carolina, Oct. 26 New York Giants, Nov. 23RB J.J. Arrington DT Alan Branch DT Alan BranchSS Oliver Celestin S Oliver Celestin WR Early DoucetWR Early Doucet DE Kenny Iwebema LB Clark HaggansLB Ali Highsmith T Brandon Keith T Brandon KeithT Brandon Keith TE Ben Patrick TE Leonard PopeQB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) TE Leonard Pope QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB)TE Jerame Tuman QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) TE Jerame TumanDT Gabe Watson T Elliot Vallejo T Elliot Vallejo

at NYJ, Sep. 28 at St. Louis, Nov. 2 at Philadelphia, Nov. 27RB J.J. Arrington DT Alan Branch DT Alan BranchDE Bertrand Berry WR Early Doucet WR Early DoucetWR Early Doucet T Brandon Keith LB Clark HaggansT Brandon Keith DE Travis LaBoy CB Roderick HoodQB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) TE Ben Patrick T Brandon KeithTE Jerame Tuman TE Leonard Pope QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB)DT Gabe Watson QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) TE Jerame TumanSS Adrian Wilson T Elliot Vallejo S Matt Ware

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78 Alan Branch DT Michigan 6-5 332 23 290 Darnell Dockett DT Florida State 6-4 285 27 597 Bryan Robinson DE Fresno State 6-4 304 34 1298 Gabe Watson DT Michigan 6-3 332 25 3

92 Bertrand Berry DE Notre Dame 6-3 260 33 1193 Calais Campbell DE Miami 6-8 282 22 R91 Kenny Iwebema DE Iowa 6-4 274 23 R55 Travis LaBoy DE Hawaii 6-3 250 27 594 Antonio Smith DE Oklahoma State 6-4 285 27 5

52 Monty Beisel MLB Kansas State 6-3 244 30 858 Karlos Dansby LB Auburn 6-4 250 27 553 Clark Haggans LB Colorado State 6-4 243 31 954 Gerald Hayes MLB Pittsburgh 6-1 249 28 656 Chike Okeafor LB Purdue 6-5 247 32 1051 Pago Togafau LB Idaho State 5-10 240 24 2

27 Michael Adams CB Louisiana-Lafayette 5-8 181 23 220 Ralph Brown CB Nebraska 5-10 185 30 925 Eric Green CB Virginia Tech 5-11 196 26 426 Roderick Hood CB Auburn 5-11 198 27 629 D. Rodgers-Cromartie CB Tennessee State 6-2 182 22 R

47 Aaron Francisco S Brigham Young 6-2 207 25 421 Antrel Rolle FS Miami 6-0 208 25 422 Matt Ware S UCLA 6-2 215 25 524 Adrian Wilson SS North Carolina State 6-3 230 29 8

48 Nathan Hodel LS Illinois 6-2 238 31 7

5 Ben Graham P Deakin (Australia) 6-5 235 35 4

1 Neil Rackers K Illinois 6-1 202 32 9

61 Elton Brown G/T Virginia 6-5 332 26 475 Levi Brown T Penn State 6-5 322 24 269 Mike Gandy T Notre Dame 6-4 316 29 872 Brandon Keith T Northern Iowa 6-5 343 24 R76 Deuce Lutui G USC 6-4 332 25 370 Pat Ross C Boston College 6-3 300 25 163 Lyle Sendlein C Texas 6-2 300 24 274 Reggie Wells G Clarion (PA) 6-4 308 28 6

89 Ben Patrick TE Delaware 6-3 260 24 282 Leonard Pope TE Georgia 6-8 258 25 383 Stephen Spach TE Fresno State 6-4 250 26 384 Jerame Tuman TE Michigan 6-4 253 32 10

28 J.J. Arrington RB California 5-9 212 25 446 Tim Castille FB Alabama 5-11 242 24 234 Tim Hightower RB Richmond 6-0 224 22 R32 Edgerrin James RB Miami 6-0 219 30 1045 Terrelle Smith FB Arizona State 6-0 250 30 9

81 Anquan Boldin WR Florida State 6-1 217 28 615 Steve Breaston WR Michigan 6-0 189 25 280 Early Doucet WR LSU 6-0 211 23 R11 Larry Fitzgerald WR Pittsburgh 6-3 220 25 587 Sean Morey WR Brown 5-11 193 32 785 Jerheme Urban WR Trinity 6-3 207 28 5

7 Matt Leinart QB USC 6-5 232 25 32 Brian St. Pierre QB Boston College 6-3 230 29 613 Kurt Warner QB Northern Iowa 6-2 218 37 11

Defensive Tackles (4)

RRoster By Postion

Defensive Ends (5)

Linebackers (6)

Quarterbacks (3)

Cornerbacks (5)

Safeties (4)

Long Snapper (1)

Punter (1)

Kicker (1)

Offensive Line (8)

Tight Ends (4)

Running Backs (5)

Wide Receivers (6)


AARIZONA CARDINALS 2008 DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

WR 11 Larry Fitzgerald 85 Jerheme Urban 87 Sean Morey LT 69 Mike Gandy 72 Brandon Keith LG 74 Reggie Wells 61 Elton Brown C 63 Lyle Sendlein 70 Pat Ross RG 76 Deuce Lutui 61 Elton Brown RT 75 Levi Brown 72 Brandon Keith TE 82 Leonard Pope 89 Ben Patrick 84 Jerame Tuman 83 Stephen Spach WR 81 Anquan Boldin 15 Steve Breaston 80 Early Doucet QB 13 Kurt Warner 7 Matt Leinart 2 Brian St. Pierre RB 34 Tim Hightower 32 Edgerrin James 28 J.J. Arrington FB 45 Terrelle Smith 46 Tim Castille

DEFENSE LDE 94 Antonio Smith 91 Kenny Iwebema NT 97 Bryan Robinson 98 Gabe Watson 78 Alan Branch DT 90 Darnell Dockett 93 Calais Campbell RDE 55 Travis LaBoy 92 Bertrand Berry SLB 56 Chike Okeafor 53 Clark Haggans MLB 54 Gerald Hayes 52 Monty Beisel WLB 58 Karlos Dansby 51 Pago Togafau LCB 26 Roderick Hood 20 Ralph Brown 27 Michael Adams RCB 29 D. Rodgers-Cromartie 25 Eric Green SS 24 Adrian Wilson 47 Aaron Francisco FS 21 Antrel Rolle (22 Matt Ware)

SPECIALISTS

K 1 Neil Rackers P 5 Ben Graham LS 48 Nathan Hodel 84 Jerame Tuman H 5 Ben Graham 87 Sean Morey KR 28 J.J. Arrington 15 Steve Breaston 87 Sean Morey PR 15 Steve Breaston 21 Antrel Rolle 26 Roderick Hood

NOTE: Rookies are underlined; Injured players in parentheses


No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. AgeNFL Exp. College

How Acquired

2008 GP-GS-DNP-IA

1 Neil Rackers K 6-1 202 32 9 Illinois FA-03 12-0-0-02 Brian St. Pierre QB 6-3 230 29 6 Boston College UFA-08 (Pitt) 0-0-0-125 Ben Graham P 6-5 235 35 4 Deakin (Australia) FA-08 0-0-0-07 Matt Leinart QB 6-5 232 25 3 USC D1-06 1-0-11-011 Larry Fitzgerald WR 6-3 220 25 5 Pittsburgh D1-04 12-12-0-013 Kurt Warner QB 6-2 218 37 11 Northern Iowa UFA-05 (NYG) 12-12-0-015 Steve Breaston WR 6-0 189 25 2 Michigan D5-07 12-7-0-020 Ralph Brown CB 5-10 185 30 9 Nebraska UFA-07 (Clev) 12-1-0-021 Antrel Rolle S 6-0 208 25 4 Miami D1-05 12-12-0-022 Matt Ware S 6-2 215 25 5 UCLA WV-06 (Phi) 11-1-0-124 Adrian Wilson SS 6-3 230 29 8 North Carolina State D3-01 11-10-0-125 Eric Green CB 5-11 196 26 4 Virginia Tech D3a-05 11-9-0-126 Roderick Hood CB 5-11 198 27 6 Auburn UFA-07 (Phi) 11-10-0-127 Michael Adams CB 5-8 181 23 2 Louisiana-Lafayette FA-07 1-0-0-028 J.J. Arrington RB 5-9 212 25 4 California D2-05 8-0-0-429 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB 6-2 182 22 R Tennessee State D1-08 12-7-0-032 Edgerrin James RB 6-0 219 30 10 Miami UFA-06 (Ind) 10-7-2-034 Tim Hightower RB 6-0 224 22 R Richmond D5-08 12-5-0-045 Terrelle Smith FB 6-0 250 30 9 Arizona State UFA-07 (Clev) 12-5-0-046 Tim Castille FB 5-11 242 24 2 Alabama FA-07 10-0-0-247 Aaron Francisco FS 6-2 207 25 4 Brigham Young FA-05 12-4-0-048 Nathan Hodel LS 6-2 238 31 7 Illinois FA-01 12-0-0-051 Pago Togafau LB 5-10 240 24 2 Idaho State FA-08 4-0-0-052 Monty Beisel MLB 6-3 244 30 8 Kansas State FA-06 12-0-0-053 Clark Haggans LB 6-4 243 31 9 Colorado State UFA-08 (Pitt) 10-0-0-254 Gerald Hayes MLB 6-1 249 28 6 Pittsburgh D3-03 12-11-0-055 Travis LaBoy DE/LB 6-3 250 27 5 Hawaii UFA-08 (Tenn) 11-10-0-156 Chike Okeafor LB 6-5 247 32 10 Purdue UFA-05 (Sea) 12-12-0-058 Karlos Dansby LB 6-4 250 27 5 Auburn D2-04 12-12-0-061 Elton Brown G/T 6-5 332 26 4 Virginia D4-05 12-0-0-063 Lyle Sendlein C 6-2 300 24 2 Texas FA-07 12-12-0-069 Mike Gandy T 6-4 316 29 8 Notre Dame UFA-07 (Buf) 12-12-0-070 Pat Ross C 6-3 300 25 1 Boston College WV-08 (Car) 0-0-12-072 Brandon Keith T 6-5 343 24 R Northern Iowa D7-08 0-0-0-1274 Reggie Wells G 6-4 308 28 6 Clarion (Pa.) D6a-03 12-12-0-075 Levi Brown T 6-5 322 24 2 Penn State D1-07 12-12-0-076 Deuce Lutui G 6-4 332 25 3 USC D2-06 12-12-0-078 Alan Branch DT 6-5 332 23 2 Michigan D2-07 3-0-0-980 Early Doucet WR 6-0 211 23 R LSU D3-08 3-0-0-981 Anquan Boldin WR 6-1 217 28 6 Florida State D2-03 10-9-0-282 Leonard Pope TE 6-8 258 25 3 Georgia D3-06 9-6-0-383 Stephen Spach TE 6-4 250 26 3 Fresno State FA-08 5-3-0-084 Jerame Tuman TE 6-4 253 32 10 Michigan FA-08 3-2-0-985 Jerheme Urban WR 6-3 207 27 5 Trinity WV-07 (Dal) 12-1-0-087 Sean Morey WR 5-11 193 32 7 Brown UFA-07 (Pitt) 12-0-0-089 Ben Patrick TE 6-3 260 24 2 Delaware D7-07 7-3-0-590 Darnell Dockett DT 6-4 285 27 5 Florida State D3-04 12-12-0-091 Kenny Iwebema DE 6-4 274 23 R Iowa D4-08 11-0-0-292 Bertrand Berry DE 6-3 260 33 11 Notre Dame UFA-04 (Den) 10-2-0-293 Calais Campbell DE 6-8 282 22 R Miami D2-08 12-0-0-094 Antonio Smith DE 6-4 285 27 5 Oklahoma State D5-04 12-8-0-097 Bryan Robinson DT 6-4 304 34 12 Fresno State UFA-08 (Cin) 12-11-0-098 Gabe Watson DT 6-3 332 25 3 Michigan D4-06 8-0-0-4

AARIZONA CARDINALS NUMERIC ROSTER

Head Coach: Ken Whisenhunt. Assistants: Russ Grimm (assistant head coach/offensive line), Clancy Pendergast (defensive coordinator), Todd Haley (offensive coordinator), Ron Aiken (defensive line), Teryl Austin (defensive backs), Maurice Carthon (running backs), Rick Courtright (assistant defensive backs), Bill Davis (linebackers), Freddie Kitchens (tight ends), John Lott (strength and conditioning), Mike Miller (wide receivers), Matt Raich (defensive assistant), Jeff Rutledge (quarterbacks), Kevin Spencer (special teams), Dedric Ward (offensive quality control).

2008 Coaching Staff

12/2/2008


No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birth DateNFL Exp. College Hometown

27 Adams, Michael CB 5-8 181 6/17/1985 2 Louisiana-Lafayette Dallas, TX28 Arrington, J.J. RB 5-9 212 1/23/1983 4 California Nashville, NC52 Beisel, Monty MLB 6-3 244 8/20/1978 8 Kansas State Douglass, KS92 Berry, Bertrand DE 6-3 260 8/15/1975 11 Notre Dame Houston, TX81 Boldin, Anquan WR 6-1 217 10/3/1980 6 Florida State Pahokee, FL78 Branch, Alan DT 6-5 332 12/29/1984 2 Michigan Rio Rancho, NM15 Breaston, Steve WR 6-0 189 8/20/1983 2 Michigan North Braddock, PA61 Brown, Elton G/T 6-5 332 5/22/1982 4 Virginia Hampton, VA75 Brown, Levi T 6-5 322 3/16/1984 2 Penn State Norfolk, VA20 Brown, Ralph CB 5-10 185 9/16/1978 9 Nebraska LaPuenta, CA93 Campbell, Calais DE 6-8 282 9/1/1986 R Miami Aurora, CO46 Castille, Tim FB 5-11 242 5/29/1984 2 Alabama Birmingham, AL58 Dansby, Karlos LB 6-4 250 11/3/1981 5 Auburn Birmingham, AL90 Dockett, Darnell DT 6-4 285 5/27/1981 5 Florida State Burtonsville, MD80 Doucet, Early WR 6-0 211 10/28/1985 R LSU St. Martinville, LA11 Fitzgerald, Larry WR 6-3 220 8/31/1983 5 Pittsburgh Minneapolis, MN47 Francisco, Aaron FS 6-2 207 7/5/1983 4 Brigham Young Laie, HI69 Gandy, Mike T 6-4 316 1/3/1979 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX5 Graham, Ben P 6-5 235 11/2/1973 4 Deakin (Australia) Geelong, Australia25 Green, Eric CB 5-11 196 3/16/1982 4 Virginia Tech Clewiston, FL53 Haggans, Clark LB 6-4 243 1/10/1977 9 Colorado State Torrance, CA54 Hayes, Gerald MLB 6-1 249 10/10/1980 6 Pittsburgh Paterson, NJ34 Hightower, Tim RB 6-0 224 5/23/1986 R Richmond Alexandria, VA48 Hodel, Nathan LS 6-2 238 11/12/1977 7 Illinois Fairview Heights, IL26 Hood, Roderick CB 5-11 198 10/3/1981 6 Auburn Columbus, GA91 Iwebema, Kenny DE 6-4 274 2/6/1985 R Iowa Arlington, TX32 James, Edgerrin RB 6-0 219 8/1/1978 10 Miami Immokalee, FL72 Keith, Brandon T 6-5 343 11/21/1984 R Northern Iowa McAlester, OK55 LaBoy, Travis DE/LB 6-3 250 8/20/1981 5 Hawaii San Rafael, CA7 Leinart, Matt QB 6-5 232 5/11/1983 3 USC Santa Ana, CA76 Lutui, Deuce G 6-4 332 5/5/1983 3 USC Mesa, AZ87 Morey, Sean WR 5-11 193 2/26/1976 7 Brown Marshfield, MA56 Okeafor, Chike OLB 6-5 247 3/27/1976 10 Purdue Grand Rapids, MI89 Patrick, Ben TE 6-3 260 8/23/1984 2 Delaware Savannah, GA82 Pope, Leonard TE 6-8 258 9/10/1983 3 Georgia Americus, GA1 Rackers, Neil K 6-1 202 8/16/1976 9 Illinois St. Louis, MO97 Robinson, Bryan DT 6-4 304 6/22/1974 12 Fresno State Toledo, OH29 Rodgers-Cromartie, Dominique CB 6-2 182 4/7/1986 R Tennessee State Bradenton, FL21 Rolle, Antrel S 6-0 208 12/16/1982 4 Miami Homestead, FL70 Ross, Pat C 6-3 300 3/16/1983 1 Boston College Reading, OH63 Sendlein, Lyle C 6-2 300 3/16/1984 2 Texas Scottsdale, AZ94 Smith, Antonio DE 6-4 285 10/21/1981 5 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, OK45 Smith, Terrelle FB 6-0 250 3/12/1978 9 Arizona State West Covina, CA83 Spach, Stephen TE 6-4 250 7/18/1982 3 Fresno State Clovis, CA2 St. Pierre, Brian QB 6-3 230 11/28/1979 6 Boston College Salem, MA51 Togafau, Pago LB 5-10 240 1/10/1984 2 Idaho State Long Beach, CA84 Tuman, Jerame TE 6-4 253 3/24/1976 10 Michigan Liberal, KS85 Urban, Jerheme WR 6-3 207 11/26/1980 5 Trinity Victoria, TX22 Ware, Matt S 6-2 215 12/2/1982 5 UCLA Los Angeles, CA13 Warner, Kurt QB 6-2 218 6/22/1971 11 Northern Iowa Burlington, IA98 Watson, Gabe DT 6-3 332 9/24/1983 3 Michigan Southfield, MI74 Wells, Reggie G 6-4 308 11/3/1980 6 Clarion (PA) Library, PA24 Wilson, Adrian SS 6-3 230 10/12/1979 8 North Carolina State High Point, NC

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. BirthdateNFL Exp. College Injury/Date Listed

64 Peters, Scott C/G 6-3 308 11/23/1978 3 Arizona State Knee/August 195 Highsmith, Ali LB 6-1 223 1/20/1985 R LSU Knee/November 4

International Practice Squad


43 Castaneda, Eduardo LB 6-3 253 1/19/1983 1 Monterrey Tech Acuna Coachuila, Mexico


73 Dykes, Keilen DT 6-3 294 9/6/1984 R West Virginia Youngstown, OH23 Fontenot, Wilrey CB 5-9 169 10/14/1984 R Arizona Dallas, TX59 Harrington, Chris LB 6-5 265 1/19/1985 R Texas A&M Houston, TX86 Jones, Onrea WR 6-0 202 12/22/1983 1 Hampton Williamsburg, VA19 Long, Lance WR 5-11 186 5/4/1985 R Mississippi State Macomb, MI60 Lucas, Enoka C 6-3 299 4/29/1984 1 Oregon Honolulu, HI49 Shor, Alex TE 6-8 255 1/29/1983 1 Syracuse Panama City, FL68 Vallejo, Elliot T 6-7 312 5/17/1984 1 Cal-Davis Salinas, CA

AARIZONA CARDINALS ALPHA ROSTER

Injured Reserve

Practice Squad

12/2/2008


DRAFT WAIVERS TRADES

2001 Adrian Wilson (3) Nathan Hodel

2003 Anquan Boldin (2) Gerald Hayes (3) Reggie Wells (6a)

Neil Rackers

2004 Larry Fitzgerald (1) Karlos Dansby (2) Darnell Dockett (3) Antonio Smith (5)

Bertrand Berry (Den)

2005 Antrel Rolle (1) J.J. Arrington (2) Eric Green (3a) Elton Brown (4)

Aaron Francisco (R) Chike Okeafor (Sea) Kurt Warner (NYG)

22008 AArizona Cardinals – How They Were Built

FFREE AAGENTS

2006 Matt Leinart (1) Deuce Lutui (2) Leonard Pope (3) Gabe Watson (4)

Matt Ware (Phi) Monty Beisel Edgerrin James (Ind)

2007 Levi Brown (1) Alan Branch (2) Steve Breaston (5) Ben Patrick (7)

Jerheme Urban (Dal) Michael Adams (R) Ralph Brown (Clev) Tim Castille (R) Mike Gandy (Buf) Roderick Hood (Phi) Sean Morey (Pitt) Scott Peters Lyle Sendlein (R) Terrelle Smith (Clev)

2008 D. Rodgers-Cromartie (1) Calais Campbell (2) Early Doucet (3) Kenny Iwebema (4) Tim Hightower (5) Brandon Keith (7)

Pat Ross (Car) Ben Graham Clark Haggans (Pitt) Ali Highsmith (R) Travis LaBoy (Ten) Stephen Spach Brian St. Pierre (Pitt) Bryan Robinson (Cin) Pago Togafau Jerame Tuman (Pitt)


NFC WEST AT A GLANCE

Arizona 7-5 (5-4 NFC; 4-0 Div)

San Francisco 4-8 (3-7 NFC; 2-3 Div)

Seattle 2-10 (2-8 NFC; 2-2 Div)

St. Louis 2-10 (2-6 NFC; 0-3 Div)

W 23-13 @ SF L 13-23 vs. ARI L 10-34 @ BUF L 3-38 @ PHI W 31-10 vs. MIA W 33-30 @ SEA L 30-33 vs. SF L 13-41 vs. NYG L 17-24 @ WAS W 31-13 vs. DET W 37-13 vs. ST L L 13-37 @ SEA L 35-56 @ NYJ L 17-31 @ NO BYE L 14-31 vs. BUF

W 41-17 vs. BUF L 21-30 vs. NE L 6-44 @ NYG BYE W 30-24 OT vs. DAL L 26-40 vs. PHI L 17-27 vs. GB W 19-17 @ WAS

BYE L 17-29 @ NYG L 10-20 @ TB W 34-14 vs. DAL L 27-23 @ CAR L 13-34 vs. SEA W 34-13 @ SF L 23-16 @ NE

W 34-13 @ ST L BYE L 7-26 vs. PHI L 13-34 vs. ARI W 29-24 vs. SF (MNF) L 24-29 @ ARI (MNF) L 19-21 @ MIA L 3-47 @ NYJ

W 26-20 @ SEA W 35-16 vs. ST L L 20-26 vs. ARI L 16-35 @ SF L 29-37 vs. NYG L 22-35 @ DAL L 17-20 vs. WAS L 3-27 vs. CHI L 20-48 @ Phi W 10-3 @ BUF L 9-34 @ DAL L 12-16 vs. MIA

vs. ST L vs. NYJ vs. NE @ ARI vs. MIN @ MIA @ ST L vs. SEA @ NE @ ST L vs. NYJ vs. SF

vs. SEA vs. WAS @ ARI @ ATL

CONFERENCE RESULTS AT A GLANCE (NFC teams with 5 or more wins; listed in order of playoff seeding )

Giants 11-1

8-0 NFC 4-0 Div.

Bucs 9-3

8-2 NFC 3-1 Div.

Vikings 7-5

5-3 NFC 3-2 Div.

Cardinals 7-5

5-4 NFC 4-0 Div.

Panthers 9-3

6-3 NFC 2-2 Div.

Falcons 8-4

5-3 NFC 2-2 Div.

Cowboys 8-4

6-4 NFC 2-2 Div.

Redskins 7-5

6-4 NFC 2-3 Div.

Eagles 6-5-1

5-4 NFC 0-3 Div.

Bears 6-6

5-5 NFC 3-2 Div.

Saints 6-6

3-5 NFC 1-3 Div.

Packers 5-7

4-6 NFC 3-1 Div.

W 16-7 vs. WAS

L 20-24 @ NO

L 19-24 @ GB

W 23-13 @ SF

W 26-24 @ SD

W 34-21 vs. DET

W 28-10 @ CLE

L 7-16 @ NYG

W 38-3 vs. ST L

W 29-13 @ IND

W 24-20 vs. TB

W 24-19 vs. MIN

41-13 @ STL

W 24-9 vs. ATL

L 15-18 vs. IND

W 31-10 vs. MIA

W 20-17 vs. CHI

L 9-24 @ TB

W 41-37 vs. PHI

W 29-24 vs. NO

L 37-41 @ DAL

L 17-20 @ CAR

L 24-29 @ WAS

W 48-25 @ DET

W 26-23 vs. CIN

W 27-24 @ CHI

W 20-10 vs. CAR

L 17-24 @ WAS

L 10-20 @ MIN

W 38-14 vs. KC

W 27-16 @ GB

W 24-17 vs. ARI

W 15-6 vs. PIT

L 24-27 vs. TB

L 32-34 @ DEN

L 16-27 vs. DAL

Bye week

W 30-21 vs. GB

L 17-30 @ TEN

L 35-56 @ NYJ

W 24-9 vs. ATL

L 9-24 @ CAR

L 24-26 vs. WAS

W 26-24 @ DAL

L 20-24 @ CHI

W 24-20 vs. PHI

W 31-17 vs. SF

L 21-30 @ TB

44-6 vs. SEA

L 13-16 @ DEN

W 30-27 @ NO

W 41-17 vs. BUF

W 34-0 vs. KC

W 27-24 @ GB

W 31-22 vs. CIN

W 23-17 @ PHI

L 17-23 vs. WAS

W 34-7 @ DET

L 27-30 vs. MIN

L 24-27 vs. ATL

L 14-35 @ CLE

W 27-3 vs. CAR

W 12-10 vs. DET

W 30-24 vs. DAL

L 3-27 @ TB

W 22-20 vs. CHI

L 24-30 @ ARI

L 17-19 vs. STL

W 40-26 @ SF

L 20-22 @ ATL

W 34-3 vs. OAK

W 27-17 @ SEA

W 29-17 vs. SF

W 20-10 vs. SEA

L 41-48 @ CHI

Bye week

W 30-7 vs. NO

Bye week

L 14-34 @ STL

W 14-11 vs. CLE

Bye week

W 48-41 vs. MIN

L 7-30 @ CAR

W 34-14 vs. IND

W 21-14 @ PIT

L 9-13 @ DAL

Bye week

L 27-23 @ CAR

W 27-23 vs. ARI

L 14-27 @ PHI

W 13-9 vs. TB

W 25-17 @ DET

W 27-14 vs. ATL

Bye week

W 37-32 vs. SD

Bye week

W 35-14 vs. DAL

W 30-27 @ KC

W 28-21 vs. HOU

W 34-13 @ ST L

Bye week

W 24-0 @ OAK

L 14-35 @ NYG

L 6-23 vs. PIT

W 26-7 @ SEA

W 27-23 vs. DET

Bye week

L 16-19 @ TEN

W 36-31 @ PHI

Bye week

W 28-27 vs. GB

W 29-24 vs. SF

W 17-6 @ Oak

W 34-20 vs. NO

Bye week

Bye week

L 31-36 vs. NYG

L 14-21 vs. TEN

L 20-34 @ ATL

L 27-28 @ MIN

W 30-10 vs. BAL

W 19-13 vs. MIN

L 13-19 @ TB

W 26-20 @ SEA

W 31-22 vs. DET

L 20-24 vs. DEN

W 14-10 @ WAS

L 10-14 vs. DAL

T 13-13 @ CIN

L 3-27 @ GB

W 30-20 @ KC

W 37-3 vs. CHI

W 37-29 @ ARI

W 38-20 @ DET

W 30-12 @ JAC

L 29-37 vs. NYG

L 28-45 @ ATL

W 45-28 vs.CAR

W 35-22 vs. SF

W 20-17 @ SEA

L 7-36 @ BAL

W 27-3 @ STL

W 51-29 vs. GB

L 29-51 @ NO

W 23-7 @ WAS

W 20-23 vs. NO

W 34-14 vs. CHI

L 20-48 @ PHI

W 35-31 @ GB

W 22-16 @ SD

W 34-9 vs. SEA

L 7-23 vs. NYG

W 48-20 vs. ARI

L 14-34 @ MIN

L 20-23 @ TB

L 31-35 vs. CAR

vs. PHI @ CAR (MNF)

@ DET vs. ST L vs. TB (MNF)

@ NO @ PIT @ BAL @ NYG vs. JAC vs. ATL vs. HOU

@ DAL @ ATL @ ARI vs. MIN vs. DEN vs. TB vs. NYG @ CIN vs. CLE (MNF)

vs. NO (Thurs)

@ CHI (Thurs)

@ JAC

vs. CAR vs. SD vs. ATL @ NE @ NYG @ MIN vs. BAL (Sat)

vs. PHI @ WAS vs. GB (MNF)

@ DET @ CHI (MNF)

@ MIN vs. OAK vs. NYG vs. SEA @ NO vs. STL @ PHI @ SF vs. DAL @ HOU vs. CAR vs. DET

NFC STANDINGS West W L T PF PA ARI 7 5 0 338 313 SF 4 8 0 262 313 STL 2 10 0 159 360 SEA 2 10 0 216 311

East W L T PF PA NYG 11 1 0 352 206 DAL 8 4 0 299 260 WAS 7 5 0 208 222 PHI 6 5 1 319 249

North W L T PF PA MIN 7 5 0 287 260 CHI 6 6 0 281 268 GB 5 7 0 334 295 DET 0 12 0 203 393

South W L T PF PA TB 9 3 0 280 200 CAR 9 3 0 285 231 ATL 8 4 0 299 242 NO 6 6 0 337 301


W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakNew York Giants 11 1 0 .917 352 206 6-0 5-1 4-0 8-0 3-1 7WDallas Cowboys 8 4 0 .667 299 260 5-1 3-3 2-2 6-4 2-0 3WWashington Redskins 7 5 0 .583 208 222 3-4 4-1 2-3 6-4 1-1 1LPhiladelphia Eagles 6 5 1 .542 319 249 4-2 2-3-1 0-3 5-4 1-1-1 1W

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakMinnesota Vikings 7 5 0 .583 287 260 5-1 2-4 3-2 5-3 2-2 2WChicago Bears 6 6 0 .500 281 268 3-2 3-4 3-2 5-5 1-1 1LGreen Bay Packers 5 7 0 .417 334 295 3-3 2-4 3-1 4-6 1-1 2LDetroit Lions 0 12 0 .000 203 393 0-6 0-6 0-4 0-9 0-3 12L

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakTampa Bay Buccaneers 9 3 0 .750 280 200 6-0 3-3 3-1 8-2 1-1 4WCarolina Panthers 9 3 0 .750 285 231 6-0 3-3 2-2 6-3 3-0 1WAtlanta Falcons 8 4 0 .667 298 242 5-1 3-3 2-2 5-3 3-1 2WNew Orleans Saints 6 6 0 .500 337 301 5-1 1-5 1-3 3-5 3-1 1L

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakArizona Cardinals 7 5 0 .583 338 313 4-1 3-4 4-0 5-4 2-1 2LSan Francisco 49ers 4 8 0 .333 262 313 2-4 2-4 2-3 3-7 1-1 1WSeattle Seahawks 2 10 0 .167 216 311 1-5 1-5 2-2 2-8 0-2 5LSt. Louis Rams 2 10 0 .167 159 360 1-5 1-5 0-3 2-6 0-4 6L

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakNew York Jets 8 4 0 .667 340 268 4-2 4-2 3-1 6-4 2-0 1LNew England Patriots 7 5 0 .583 277 255 4-3 3-2 3-2 5-5 2-0 1LMiami Dolphins 7 5 0 .583 253 257 4-3 3-2 2-2 5-4 2-1 1WBuffalo Bills 6 6 0 .500 276 259 3-3 3-3 0-3 4-4 2-2 1L

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakPittsburgh Steelers 9 3 0 .750 269 170 4-2 5-1 4-0 8-1 1-2 3WBaltimore Ravens 8 4 0 .667 292 190 4-1 4-3 4-1 7-3 1-1 2WCleveland Browns 4 8 0 .333 213 247 1-6 3-2 1-3 3-6 1-2 2LCincinnati Bengals 1 10 1 .125 151 310 1-4-1 0-6 0-5 1-8 0-2-1 2L

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakTennessee Titans 11 1 0 .917 304 175 5-1 6-0 4-0 7-1 4-0 1WIndianapolis Colts 8 4 0 .667 257 250 3-2 5-2 2-2 7-2 1-2 5WHouston Texans 5 7 0 .417 282 310 4-2 1-5 1-4 4-6 1-1 2WJacksonville Jaguars 4 8 0 .333 241 270 1-5 3-3 2-3 3-7 1-1 3L

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakDenver Broncos 7 5 0 .583 292 319 3-3 4-2 2-2 4-5 3-0 1WSan Diego Chargers 4 8 0 .333 290 274 3-3 1-5 2-1 4-5 0-3 3LOakland Raiders 3 9 0 .250 172 265 1-5 2-4 2-3 3-6 0-3 1LKansas City Chiefs 2 10 0 .167 216 340 1-5 1-5 2-2 2-6 0-4 1W

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