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Game #10 Sunday, November 18, 2007 – 11:00 AM (MST) Arizona Cardinals Football Club Game Release ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-5) vs. CINCINNATI BENGALS (3-6) Paul Brown Stadium THE COACHES Ken Whisenhunt Marvin Lewis 4-5 Overall Record 38-36 4-5 Regular Season Record 38-35 0-0 Playoff Record 0-1 1 st Years as Head Coach in NFL 5 th 1 st Years with team 5 th 0-0 Head-to-Head 0-0 0-0 vs. Opponent 0-1 BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION CARDINALS RADIO Network: FOX Sports Radio 620 AM KTAR Play-by-Play: Sam Rosen News 92.3 (FM) KTAR Color Analyst: Tim Ryan Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch Color Analyst: Ron Wolfley Sideline: Paul Calvisi CARDINALS SPANISH RADIO Flagship: KMIA 710 AM Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Color Analysts: Luis Zendejas Sideline: Rolando Cantu 8701 S. Hardy Drive, Tempe, AZ 85284 Phone: 602-379-0101 Fax: 602-379-1821 www.azcardinals.com Mark Dalton – Vice President of Media Relations Mike Helm – Media Relations Coordinator [email protected] 602/379-1720 [email protected] 602/379-1647 Chris Melvin – Media Relations Manager Nate LoCascio – Media Relations Assistant [email protected] 602/379-1882 [email protected] 602/379-1620 THIS WEEK’S GAME The Cardinals head back out on the road this week for another trip East. After two East Coast trips sandwiched around a bye, the Cardinals were home last week taking on the Detroit Lions. While Arizona looked to snap a three-game losing streak, Detroit entered at 6-2 and riding the momentum of three straight victories. Thanks to an all-around solid performance from the offense, special teams and especially the defense, the Cards earned a 10-point win that upped their mark to 4-5 (3-1 at home). Leading the way was LB Karlos Dansby, who returned from a two-week injury hiatus (knee) to record two INTs and a forced fumble. Arizona also held Detroit to minus-18 rushing yards (8 attempts), the lowest total in the NFL’s modern era (post-1947). Offensively, WR Larry Fitzgerald and TE Leonard Pope each caught a pair of TDs. The win improved the Cardinals to 4-5, just one game behind first place Seattle who defeated San Francisco on Monday night. The Bengals are coming off an unconventional 21-7 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Cincinnati got out to a 21-0 lead over the Ravens behind the leg of kicker Shayne Graham, who booted seven field goals (34, 19, 22, 35, 35, 21 and 33 yards) in the game’s first 52:27. The Cardinals return home next week to resume NFC West play as they host San Francisco. Cincinnati stays at home to face the Tennessee Titans. CARDINALS 2007 SCHEDULE All times MST (Arizona) Regular Season Date Time/Result Monday, September 10 at San Francisco 49ers L, 17-20 Sunday, September 16 vs. Seattle Seahawks W, 23-20 Sunday, September 23 at Baltimore Ravens L, 20-23 Sunday, September 30 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W, 21-14 Sunday, October 7 at St. Louis Rams W, 34-31 Sunday, October 14 vs. Carolina Panthers L, 10-25 Sunday, October 21 at Washington Redskins L, 19-21 Sunday, October 28 BYE Sunday, November 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L, 10-17 Sunday, November 11 vs. Detroit Lions W, 31-21 Sunday, November 18 at Cincinnati Bengals* 11:00 AM Sunday, November 25 vs. San Francisco 49ers* 2:05 PM Sunday, December 2 vs. Cleveland Browns* 2:05 PM Sunday, December 9 at Seattle Seahawks* 2:05 PM Sunday, December 16 at New Orleans Saints* 11:00 AM Sunday, December 23 vs. Atlanta Falcons* 2:05 PM Sunday, December 30 vs. St. Louis Rams* 2:15 PM * Potential to move to Sunday Night Football 2007 NFC WEST STANDINGS Team W L PF PA Hm Road Div Strk Seattle 5 4 191 141 4-1 1-3 3-1 W-1 Arizona 4 5 188 195 3-1 1-4 2-1 W-1 San Francisco 2 7 104 210 1-3 1-4 2-2 L-7 St. Louis 1 8 136 248 0-4 1-4 0-3 W-1

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Game #10 Sunday, November 18, 2007 – 11:00 AM (MST)

Arizona Cardinals Football Club Game Release

ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-5)

vs.

CINCINNATI BENGALS (3-6)

Paul Brown Stadium

THE COACHESKen Whisenhunt Marvin Lewis4-5 Overall Record 38-364-5 Regular Season Record 38-350-0 Playoff Record 0-11st Years as Head Coach in NFL 5th 1st Years with team 5th

0-0 Head-to-Head 0-00-0 vs. Opponent 0-1

BROADCAST INFORMATIONTELEVISION CARDINALS RADIONetwork: FOX Sports Radio 620 AM KTARPlay-by-Play: Sam Rosen News 92.3 (FM) KTARColor Analyst: Tim Ryan Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch

Color Analyst: Ron WolfleySideline: Paul Calvisi

CARDINALS SPANISH RADIO Flagship: KMIA 710 AM

Play-By-Play: Gabriel TrujilloColor Analysts: Luis ZendejasSideline: Rolando Cantu

8701 S. Hardy Drive, Tempe, AZ 85284 Phone: 602-379-0101 Fax: 602-379-1821 www.azcardinals.com

Mark Dalton – Vice President of Media Relations Mike Helm – Media Relations Coordinator [email protected] 602/379-1720 [email protected] 602/379-1647

Chris Melvin – Media Relations Manager Nate LoCascio – Media Relations Assistant [email protected] 602/379-1882 [email protected] 602/379-1620

THIS WEEK’S GAMEThe Cardinals head back out on the road this week for another

trip East. After two East Coast trips sandwiched around a bye, the Cardinals were home last week taking on the Detroit Lions.

While Arizona looked to snap a three-game losing streak, Detroit entered at 6-2 and riding the momentum of three straight victories. Thanks to an all-around solid performance from the offense, special teams and especially the defense, the Cards earned a 10-point win that upped their mark to 4-5 (3-1 at home). Leading the way was LB Karlos Dansby, who returned from a two-week injury hiatus (knee) to record two INTs and a forced fumble. Arizona also held Detroit to minus-18 rushing yards (8 attempts), the lowest total in the NFL’s modern era (post-1947). Offensively, WR Larry Fitzgerald and TE Leonard Pope each caught a pair of TDs.

The win improved the Cardinals to 4-5, just one game behind first place Seattle who defeated San Francisco on Monday night.

The Bengals are coming off an unconventional 21-7 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Cincinnati got out to a 21-0 lead over the Ravens behind the leg of kicker Shayne Graham, who booted seven field goals (34, 19, 22, 35, 35, 21 and 33 yards) in the game’s first 52:27.

The Cardinals return home next week to resume NFC West play as they host San Francisco. Cincinnati stays at home to face the Tennessee Titans.

CARDINALS 2007 SCHEDULEAll times MST (Arizona)

Regular SeasonDate Time/ResultMonday, September 10 at San Francisco 49ers L, 17-20

Sunday, September 16 vs. Seattle Seahawks W, 23-20

Sunday, September 23 at Baltimore Ravens L, 20-23

Sunday, September 30 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W, 21-14

Sunday, October 7 at St. Louis Rams W, 34-31

Sunday, October 14 vs. Carolina Panthers L, 10-25

Sunday, October 21 at Washington Redskins L, 19-21

Sunday, October 28 BYE

Sunday, November 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L, 10-17

Sunday, November 11 vs. Detroit Lions W, 31-21

Sunday, November 18 at Cincinnati Bengals* 11:00 AM

Sunday, November 25 vs. San Francisco 49ers* 2:05 PM

Sunday, December 2 vs. Cleveland Browns* 2:05 PM

Sunday, December 9 at Seattle Seahawks* 2:05 PM

Sunday, December 16 at New Orleans Saints* 11:00 AM

Sunday, December 23 vs. Atlanta Falcons* 2:05 PM

Sunday, December 30 vs. St. Louis Rams* 2:15 PM

* Potential to move to Sunday Night Football

2007 NFC WEST STANDINGSTeam W L PF PA Hm Road Div StrkSeattle 5 4 191 141 4-1 1-3 3-1 W-1Arizona 4 5 188 195 3-1 1-4 2-1 W-1San Francisco 2 7 104 210 1-3 1-4 2-2 L-7St. Louis 1 8 136 248 0-4 1-4 0-3 W-1

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CARDINALS CATEGORY BENGALS4-5 Record 3-6188 Points Scored 219195 Points Allowed 25122 Touchdowns Scored 2321 Touchdowns Allowed 286 Rushing TDs 4

13 Passing TDs 163 Return TDs 38 Rushing TDs Allowed 7

11 Passing TDs Allowed 202 Return TDs Allowed 1

10/68 Sacked/Yards Lost 13/9017/9 Fumbles/Lost 11/713 Had Intercepted 10

12/17 Field Goals Made/Attempted 19/20319.2 Total Yards Per Game 350.1302.6 Opp. Total Yards Per Game 383.290.9 Rushing Yards Per Game 86.3

100.3 Opp. Rushing Yards Per Game 135.0228.3 Passing Yards Per Game 263.8202.2 Opp. Passing Yards Per Game 248.2

-8 Turnover Ratio +529:10 Average Time of Possession 29:00

18/24/12 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 8/28/59/13/10 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 31/27/28

0/1 2-Point Conversions 1/2vs. San Francisco Next Week vs. Tennessee

CARDINALS & BENGALS IN 2007 THE SERIESIn a series that is only eight games old, neither team has managed to win away from home, with the Cardinals going 0-5 on the road and 3-0 at home. For the third time in the last four meetings dating back to 1997, the Cardinals will be traveling to Cincinnati to face the Bengals. The last time the two teams met was in Arizona, with the Cardinals winning a 17-14 decision in 2003.

SERIES NOTESOverall Regular Season Series: 3-5Cardinals on the road at Cin: 0-5Cardinals last win: 11/2/03, vs. Cin,17-14First Meeting: 11/25/73, @ Cin, L, 24-42 Last Meeting: 11/2/03, vs. Cin, W, 17-14Next Scheduled Meeting: 2011

Series ResultsDate Site ResultNov. 02, 2003 Arizona W, 17-14Dec. 03, 2000 Cincinnati L, 13-24Aug. 31, 1997 Cincinnati L, 21-24Dec. 18, 1994 Arizona W, 28-7Sep. 04, 1988 Cincinnati L, 14-21Sep. 15, 1985 St. Louis W, 41-27Nov. 25, 1979 Cincinnati L, 28-34Nov. 25, 1973 Cincinnati L, 24-42

LAST WEEKS GAME

CARDINALS 31, Lions 21November 11, 2007 – University of Phoenix Stadium – (64,753)

After two road games sandwiched around the bye, the Cards played a home game for the first time in nearly a month when they hosted the Lions. While Arizona looked to snap a 3-game losing streak, Detroit entered at 6-2 and riding the momentum of 3 straight victories. Thanks to an all-around solid performance from the offense, special teams and especially the defense, the Cards earned a 10-point win that upped their mark to 4-5 (3-1 at home). Leading the way was LB Karlos Dansby, who returned from a 2-week injury hiatus (knee) to record 2 INTs and a forced fumble. Arizona also held Detroit to minus-18 rushing yards (8 attempts), the lowest total in the NFL’s modern era (post-1947). Offensively, WR Larry Fitzgerald and TE Leonard Pope each caught a pair of TDs.

On the game’s first drive, Detroit created the first break when SS Kenoy Kennedy INT’d Kurt Warner and returned the pick 38 yards to the AZ25. That set-up a 4-yard Kevin Jones TD run 3 plays later. The first play of Detroit’s next drive saw Dansby dive in front of a Jon Kitna pass and that INT resulted in a 23-yard Neil Rackers FG. After trading punts on the next 5 drives, a 46-yard Steve Breaston punt return to the DET13 set-up a 1-yard Warner TD pass to Fitzgerald that made it 10-7 midway through the 2nd. The next drive was Arizona’s longest of the year as they moved 90 yards in 15 plays. It was engineered mostly by Warner but back-up Tim Rattay entered at the goal-line and tossed a 1-yard TD pass to Pope with 0:18 left in the first half. As the Cards built a 17-7 lead, the Lions offense had no success. At intermission, AZ led 21:17 to 8:43 in T.O.P. and had limited Detroit to 2 first downs and 46 total yards of offense.

On the opening series of the 2nd half, Detroit advanced to the AZ26 when Dansby sniffed out a reverse by WR Shaun McDonald and not only tackled him for a 15-yard loss but forced a fumble that Antonio Smith recovered near midfield. Pope scored his 2nd TD of the day on a 16-yard pass from Warner that gave AZ 24 unanswered points. Detroit ended the run when Kitna connected with WR Roy Williams on a 7-yard TD pass late in the 3rd quarter, making it 24-14. Breaston returned the ensuing kickoff 52 yards to the DET 43 but Arizona turned it over to start a series of giveaways by both sides (6 total in the final 15:19 of play). Lions DT Langston Moore blew up a Warner handoff to Edgerrin James in the backfield forcing a turnover. Two plays later, Cards DT Darnell Dockett pounced on a loose ball from a failed center exchange, recovering at the DET36. With 13:37 left, Fitzgerald hauled in a pass from Warner and took it for a 20-yard TD. The teams then traded turnovers on the next 4 possessions but the only additional scoring came with 75 second left in the game when Williams and Kitna hooked up for a 7-yard TD.

LIONS 7 0 7 7 21CARDINALS 3 14 7 7 31

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreLions 1 10:29 K. Jones 4-yard run (Hanson kick) 3-25, 0:41 7-0CARDS 1 2:47 Rackers 23-yard FG 7-8, 2:58 7-3CARDS 2 7:00 Fitzgerald 1-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 3-13, 1:18 7-10CARDS 2 0:18 Pope 2-yard pass from Rattay (Rackers kick) 15-90, 5:11 7-17CARDS 3 7:31 Pope 16-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 5-51, 2:23 7-24Lions 3 2:52 R. Williams 7-yard pass from Kitna (Hanson kick) 7-67, 4:39 14-24CARDS 4 13:23 Fitzgerald 20-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 3-36, 1:37 14-31Lions 4 1:15 R. Williams 7-yard pass from Kitna (Hanson kick) 9-63, 2:02 21-31

STATISTICSDET AZ

First Downs 16 21Rushes-Yards 8-(-18) 28-73Net Passing Yards 263 246Total Net Yards 245 319Passing (A-C-I) 45-32-2 37-27-7Sacked by Opp. 4-31 2-15Punts-Average 4-47.8 4-35.5Fumbles-Lost 4-3 3-3Penalties 10-70 9-70Time of Possession 25:32 34:28

Weather: Indoors

RUSHINGLIONS: Cason 1-1; Kitna 1-0; Duckett 1-0; K. Jones 4-(-4), TD; McDonald 1(-15). CARDS: James 18-60; Arrington 3-15; Shipp 3-0; Warner 4-(-2).

PASSINGLIONS: Kitna 32-45, 294 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT.CARDS: Warner 26-36, 259 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT; Rattay 1-1, 2 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGLIONS: K. Jones 8-36; McDonald 6-73; R. Williams 6-45, 2 TD; Furrey 5-64; C. Johnson 3-37; Fitzsimmons 2-37; Bradley 1-8; Cason 1-4.CARDS: Fitzgerald 8-74, 2 TD; Pope 5-52, 2 TD; B. Johnson 4-40; Boldin 3-25; James 3-18; Arrington 2-32; T. Smith 1-12; Shipp 1-8.

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CARDS AND BENGALS – THE LAST TIMECARDINALS 16, Bengals 13

November 2, 2003 – Sun Devil Stadium – (25,531)

The Cardinals followed the same blueprint for the second consecutive week to dispatch the visiting Bengals. The Marcel Shipp-fueled rushing attack gained 161 of Arizona’s 304 total yards, spelling a 34:52-25:08 time-of-possession advantage. Shipp’s 29-carry, 141-yard rushing effort made him the first Cardinal to post back-to-back 100-yard rushing performances since Johnny Johnson in 1992 (156 vs. NY Giants, 146 at Indianapolis), a span of 167 games. Shipp’s showing was also the Cards best individual two-game rushing total since 1996 (311, LeShon Johnson).

Arizona marched 47 yards in eight plays for its third opening-drive touchdown of the season (following a 95-game drought), capped by a one-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jeff Blake to tight end Freddie Jones. Cincinnati answered with two touchdowns, a two-yard run by running back Rudi Johnson and a 15-yard pass from quarterback Jon Kitna to wide receiver peter Warrick, to take a 14-7 lead. A 31-yard Tim Duncan field goal cut the Bengals edge to 14-10before halftime.

Arizona marched 80 yards in 13 plays on its first third-quarter possession to score the second half’s only points, a seven-yard touchdown pass from Blake to rookie wide receiver Anquan Boldin. The Cardinals defense limited Cincinnati to 47 yards rushing, Arizona’s lowest opponent total in 65 games (42, vs. Detroit, Nov. 14, 1999) while posting its first second-half shutout in 15 outings (vs. Seattle, Nov. 10, 2002).

The Bengals failed to cross midfield in five second-half possessions (26 plays), gaining only 88 total yards (12 rushing, 76 passing). Cornerback Renaldo Hill and free safety Dexter Jackson ended two of Cincinnati’s second-half possessions with interceptions.

BENGALS 7 7 0 0 14CARDINALS 7 3 7 0 17

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 2 6:28 B. Johnson 2-yard pass from Leinart (Rackers kick) 11-88, 6:39 0-7

CARDS 2 1:53 Rackers 36-yard FG 7-68, 3:01 0-10

CARDS 3 11:57 Leinart 9-yard run (Rackers kick) 6-86, 3:03 0-17

Lions 3 2:50 Hanson 32-yard FG 15-66, 9:07 3-17

Lions 4 4:35 Harris 1-yard run (Hanson kick) 14-97, 5:13 10-17

STATISTICS

CIN AZFirst Downs 17 20Rushes-Yards 18-48 37-161Net Passing Yards 215 143Total Net Yards 263 304Passing (A-C-I) 21-38-3 18-28-0Sacked by Opp. 2-3 2-23Punts-Average 6-43.8 6-45.2Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-1Penalties 5-43 8-57Time of Possession 25:08 34:52

Weather: 75° F (23.9° C), Humidity: 38%, Wind: West 9 mph

RUSHINGBENGALS: Ru. Johnson 8-34; Warrick 2-7; Dillon 7-5.CARDS: Shipp 29-141; Blake 2-11; Anderson 6-9.

PASSINGBENGALS: Kitna 21-38, 218, TD, 2 int.CARDS: Blake 18-28, 166, 2 TDs, 0 int.

RECEIVINGBENGALS: Warrick 7-55, TD; C. Johnson 4-75; Stewart 4-40; Schobel 3-23.CARDS: Boldin 6-51, TD; Jones 5-38, TD; Gilmore 2-40; Shipp 2-24; Bush 2-7.

DEFENSE SETS MODERN NFL RECORDAgainst the Lions last week the Cardinals limited Detroit to minus-18 rushing yards on eight attempts.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that minus-18 yard rushing total is the lowest in a game since the NFL adopted its modern statistical rules regarding rushing plays in 1947. Prior to 1947, what are now called sacks were included in rushing yardage totals.

Before last week’s game, the modern mark for fewest rushing yards allowed in a game belonged to the Washington Redskins, who held Philadelphia to minus-12 rushing yards on 10/29/61.

The eight rushing attempts by the Lions offense tied for the lowest total by an opponent in team history, matching the eight that the Buffalo Bills attempted on 9/9/84 in St. Louis. Fewest Rushing Attempts/OpponentAtt Opp. Date8 vs. Detroit 11/11/078 vs. Buffalo 9/9/8410 at Indianapolis 1/1/0612 at San Francisco 12/24/06

at St. Louis 11/20/05vs. Atlanta 12/18/83

The negative four rushing yards for Detroit running back Kevin Jones represent his lowest total in his NFL career. It marked only the second time in his career that he has been held to negative yards in a game, the other coming on 12/10/06 at Minnesota.

Below is a breakdown of the Lions running plays last week:

Qtr/Time Down/Distance Play Gain1/10:34 1-4/AZ 4-yard line Kevin Jones off left tackle (TD) 4 yards2/13:42 1-10/Det 9-yard line Kevin Jones up middle -4 yards2/10:42 1-10/Det 12-yard line Kevin Jones off left side -4 yards2/6:26 3-1/Det 29-yard line Kevin Jones off left tackle No gain3/10:06 1-10/AZ 26-yard line Shaun McDonald reverse -15 yards3/0:06 2-10/Det 37-yard line Jon Kitna fumbled snap No gain4/5:55 3-2/AZ 15-yard line Aveion Cason off right tackle 1 yard4/5:12 4-1/AZ 14-yard line T.J. Duckett off left tackle No gain

Quick Facts About the RecordThe Lions offense was held to minus-4 yards rushing in the first half

After the Lions first drive of the game, they had one rush for positive yards (one-yard run by T.J. Duckett in the 4th quarter).

The Lions totaled two rushes for positive yards in the game, totaling five yards (four-yard K. Jones TD run and Duckett’s 4th quarter run).

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FIRST YEAR IN THE NESTFor the Cardinals, 2007 didn’t just bring with it the promise of a new season, it also ushered in the Ken Whisenhunt era in the desert.

On January 14, the Cardinals named Whisenhunt their new head coach. He came to Arizona after spending the previous six years with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Prior to joining the Steelers, Whisenhunt coached tight ends with the NY Jets (2000), special teams with the Cleveland Browns (1999) and tight ends with the Baltimore Ravens (1997-98).

Having served as the Steelers tight ends coach from 2001-2003, Whisenhunt was then promoted to offensive coordinator where over the next three years he not only helped lead the Steelers to a victory in Super Bowl XL but also gained a reputation as one of the most innovative play-callers in the NFL.

As Pittsburgh’s offensive coordinator, Whisenhunt:� Improved the Steelers running game from 31st overall

to second overall in his first year as coordinator.� Helped lead the team to a victory in Super Bowl XL.� Averaged 2,226 yards and 18 TDs a season on the

ground.� Helped guide the team to a 34-14 record.� Led QB Ben Roethlisberger to an NFL record 13

consecutive wins to begin his career.

2007 HEAD COACHING CLASSCardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt joins Atlanta’s Bobby Petrino, Miami’s Cam Cameron, Oakland’s Lane Kiffin and Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin as first year head coaches who in 2007 are looking to repeat the success of last year’s rookie coaches Sean Payton (Saints) and Eric Mangini (Jets). Payton and Mangini were the only two first-year head coaches that finished 2006 with a winning record and a playoff appearance.

However, all but of two of the teams (Detroit and Minnesota) managed to improve upon their record from 2005. Below is a list of the 2006 rookie head coaches and the results of their inaugural season compared to their team’s 2005 performance:

2006 First-Year CoachesCoach (Team) W-L ’06 W-L ’05 +/-Brad Childress (Minnesota) 6-10 9-7 -3Gary Kubiak (Houston) 6-10 2-14 +4Scott Linehan (St. Louis) 8-8 6-10 +2Eric Mangini (NYJ) 10-6* 4-12 +6Rod Marinelli (Detroit) 3-13 5-11 -2Mike McCarthy (Green Bay) 8-8 4-12 +4Sean Payton (New Orleans) 10-6** 3-13 +7* Clinched playoff berth ** Clinched NFC South title

2007 First-Year CoachesCoach (Team) W-L ‘07Cam Cameron (Dolphins) 0-9Lane Kiffin (Raiders) 2-7Bobby Petrino (Falcons) 3-6Mike Tomlin (Steelers) 7-2Ken Whisenhunt (Cardinals) 4-5

THREE-N-OUTLast week against the Lions, the Arizona defense ended five Detroit drives with takeaways, forced a turnover on downs once, and forced four straight “three-n-outs” in the first half.

For the season, the Cardinals have forced 31 total “three-n-out” drives, tied for third-most in the NFL. Opponents have gone “three-n-out” on 28.4% of their possessions, the fourth best percentage in the NFL.

Three-And-Out Drives ForcedRank/Team Def. Series 3-n-outs Pct.1. Chicago 114 37 32.52. Pittsburgh 97 31 32.03. Tennessee 106 32 30.24. Arizona 109 31 28.45. Baltimore 110 30 27.3

One of the reasons for Arizona’s high number of “three-n-outs” forced can be attributed to their success in limiting opponents yardage on first down.

Cardinals opponents average 8.51 yards to go on second downs, the third best figure in the NFL.

Opp Avg Yards To Go On 2nd Down2nd Down Avg Yds

Rank/Team Plays To Go1. Tennessee 190 8.842. NY Giants 186 8.703. Arizona 194 8.514. Oakland 170 8.475. Green Bay 184 8.36

CLANCY’S DEFENSE IN TOP 10The Cardinals defense put in a historic effort last week against the Lions in which 10 of Detroit’s 14 drives consisted of four plays or fewer. It was just another chapter in what has been a solid season for the NFL’s ninth ranked defense.

The Cardinals pass defense ranks third in the NFC and 10th in the NFL and has not allowed an opposing quarterback to throw for over 300-yards so far this season. Pressure has been part of the reason for the success against the pass with the Cardinals ranking third in the league in sacks per pass play. Leading that rush has been Darnell Dockett who has a career high 8.0 sacks, which is tied for seventh best in the NFL. The Cardinals defensive line has collected 14.5 sacks in the first nine games.

The defense has held its own on the ground allowing 100.3 yards per game to rank 12th in the NFL in rush defense. It’s most memorable performance came last week as the team held the Lions offense to minus-18 yards rushing, accomplishing something no other NFL team has since 1947when what we now refer to as sacks were counted in the team’s rushing totals.

The Cardinals defense, with 24 sacks in the first nine games, ison pace for 43 sacks in 2007 which would be the highest total since 1984 when the team collected 55.

Since he became defensive coordinator in 2004, Pendergast’s defenses have shown a knack for getting after QBs. In the four years he has been in charge, the team has collected 137 sacks.

Most Sacks In A Season Most Sacks in 4 Year SpanSacks Year Sacks Years59 1983 183 1983-8655 1984 169 1984-8741 1987 151 1986-8941 1986 146 1987-9039 1988 137 2004-present39 1998 134 1996-99

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SUPER STAFF

The Cardinals are a team widely recognized around the league as having outstanding talent. With Pro Bowlers at several skill positions and a young franchise quarterback, the team has been taking huge strides towards success.

The organization took another giant stride in the offseason, securing an almost entirely revamped coaching staff. It is a staff loaded with coaches who have already shown an ability to reach the big game. Whether it be at the collegiate or professional level, as players or as coaches, this staff is one that has shown a knack for bringing home the hardware.

SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES

Coach Player Coach TotalHead Coach Ken Whisenhunt - 1 (win) 1 (win)Asst. Head Coach Russ Grimm 4 (3 wins) 1 (win) 5 (4 wins)DB Coach Teryl Austin - 1 1RB Coach Maurice Carthon 2 (2 wins) 1 3 (2 wins)Def. Quality Control Matt Raich - 1 (win) 1 (win)QB Coach Jeff Rutledge 3 (2 wins) - 3 (2 wins)S.T. Coach Kevin Spencer - 1 (win) 1 (win) 15 total (11 wins)

COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSCoach School (Year)Rick Courtright (as a coach) Washington (1991)Matt Raich (as a player) Westminster (1989) Jeff Rutledge (as a player) Alabama (1978)

In total, the Cardinals 2007 coaching staff has a combined 110 years of coaching experience at the NFL level, 115 years of coaching experience at the college level and 50 years of experience playing at the NFL level.

A LOTT OF IMPROVEMENT

One of Ken Whisenhunt’s most talked about hires has been strength and conditioning coach John Lott.

It didn’t take long for the Texas native and 10-year NFL veteran to make an impact on the organization. Over a six week period this offseason, Lott oversaw the complete renovation of the Cardinals weight room at the Tempe training facility.

Under Lott, the team’s training philosophy gears more towards free weights (bench press, squats, medicine ball and power cleans) as well as dynamic movements on the field. The new workout is focused not only on improving the players’ strength but their flexibility and overall athleticism as well.

A quick look around the locker room will answer any questions as to whether the offseason program has been a success. The amount of weight that players on both sides of the ball have lost is staggering.

Below are just a few of the players who have lost the most weight over the past few months:

Player New Weight Lost (Lbs)G Elton Brown 340 47DT Gabe Watson 330 40RG Deuce Lutui 338 39LG Reggie Wells 318 23

THE DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES

With his offensive line pedigree, both as a player and as a coach, it wasn’t hard to imagine Russ Grimm having a significant impact on the Cardinals line play in 2007.

Through the first nine games of the season, and despite numerous injuries and personnel changes, the offensive line’s performance has been outstanding.

A look at the Cardinals offensive performance in the running game and in pass protection provides a window into the improvement of the line through the first nine games of 2007, as compared to last season:

2007 2006 DifferenceRushing Yards 818 640 +178Attempts 229 231 -2Average 3.6 2.8 +0.8Average/Game 90.9 71.1 +19.8TDs 6 4 +2

Sacks Allowed 10 26 -16Yards Lost 68 193 -125Sacks/Passing Att. 1/31.6 1/12.1 +19.5

Through the first ten weeks of the season, the NFL average number of sacks allowed is 19.1 for minus-123.6 yards.

GRIMM TAKES OVER THE LINEOne of the first areas new head coach Ken Whisenhunt wanted to address when he took over in Arizona was the offensive line. The first thing he had to do was find a new offensive line coachbut the search is a quick one when you come across a resume that reads as follows:

� Three-time Super Bowl Champion as an offensive lineman

� One Super Bowl Championship as an offensive line coach

� Four-time Pro Bowl selection as an offensive lineman� First-team selection to the 1980’s all-decade team as an

offensive lineman� Hall of Fame nominee finalist

Russ Grimm took over the assistant head coach/offensive line position on January 23 and wasted no time instilling his philosophies of toughness and discipline and finding the personnel to fit that philosophy.

With Grimm’s input, the Cardinals signed free agent linemen Al Johnson and Mike Gandy and drafted tackle Levi Brown with the fifth overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.

The improvements have been almost immediate. In 2007, the Cardinals:-Average 90.9 yards rushing per game and 3.6 yards per carry-Have allowed only 10 sacks for 68 yards.

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HALEY FOLLOWING LINEAGETodd Haley may be in his first year as offensive coordinator for the Cardinals but he is not new to the NFL. In his 11th

season as a pro assistant, he comes from the Dallas Cowboys where he was the Cowboys passing game coordinator in 2006.

However, Haley’s introduction to the NFL came a lot earlier than that. The son of Dick Haley, the former Director of Player Personnel for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1971-90) and New York Jets (1991-2002), Todd has been around the NFL his entire life.

Long before he became a coach, Haley was a ballboy for the Super Bowl Championship Steelers teams of the 1970s.

He got his first NFL coaching job in 1997 with the New York Jets under head coach Bill Parcells. He then went on to coach receivers in Chicago (2001-03) and Dallas (2004-06) before coming to Arizona.

Over Haley’s first 10 seasons as an assistant coach in the NFL, he has helped tutor players to Pro Bowls during six of those campaigns: WR Keyshawn Johnson (Jets 1998, 99, 00), WR Marty Booker (Bears 2003), TE Jason Witten (Cowboys 2005, 2006) and QB Tony Romo (Cowboys 2006).

NOT JUST THE HEAD COACHKen Whisenhunt was known around the league as one of the NFL’s most innovative play callers as offensive coordinator with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Whisenhunt utilizes those skills as an offensive specialist with the Cardinals, continuing to call the plays from the sidelines. There are only 12 coaches in the NFL that call the offensive plays from the sidelines during games.

Below is a list of NFL head coaches who call their own plays:

Lane Kiffin (Raiders) Cam Cameron (Dolphins)Brian Billick (Ravens) Sean Payton (Saints)Mike Shanahan (Broncos) Norv Turner (Chargers)Mike McCarthy (Packers) Mike Holmgren (Seahawks)Gary Kubiak (Texans) Jon Gruden (Buccaneers)Andy Reid (Eagles) Bobby Petrino (Falcons)Scott Linehan (Rams)

MAX PROTECTThe Cardinals are currently ranked third in the NFL in sacks allowed per pass play with only 10 sacks allowed for minus 68 yards in 2007, which is well below the NFL average of 19.1 sacks for minus 123.6 yards.

The Cardinals are on pace to finish with half of the 35 sacks they allowed in 2006, when they gave up 26 sacks through the first nine games. In 2006, the Cardinals gave up one sack for every 12.1 times the quarterback dropped back to pass as compared to 2007 when the line has allowed only one sack for every 31.6 times the quarterback drops back.

Rk Team Sacks Allowed Yards Lost1 New Orleans 6 452 Indianapolis 10 633 Arizona 10 684 New England 10 625 Green Bay 13 85

BY THE NUMBERS

158.3Kurt Warner’s perfect passer rating in his only career start vs. Cincinnati (10/3/99). That day he was 17 of 21 for 310 yards,

3 TDs and 0 INTs

2Number of Super Bowl MVPs who are playing in this Sunday’s game—Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner (Rams, SB XXXIV)

and Cincinnati safety Dexter Jackson (Bucs, SB XXXVII).

5Edgerrin James’ rushing TD total in three career games vs.

Cincinnati

141Rushing yards by Marcel Shipp in his last game against the

Bengals (2003)

1Rank, in their respective conferences, in the reception totals

of Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald (NFC, 58) and T. J. Houshmandzadeh (AFC, 68)

10Number of Detroit’s 14 drives last week that consisted of four

plays or fewer

5Turnovers caused by the Cardinals defense against Detroit

last week

17Points scored by the Cardinals off Lions turnovers in last

week’s game

4-1Cardinals record when they score 20+ points (2-0 when they

score 30+)

2Tackles named Levi participating in this week’s game—

Arizona right tackle Levi Brown and Bengals left tackle Levi Jones. They represent the only pair of Levi’s in the NFL.

13Number of consecutive games the Cardinals have gone

without allowing a 300-yard passer

2Number of consecutive passes Cardinals quarterback Tim

Rattay has thrown for touchdowns (both to tight end Leonard Pope)

10Number of sacks allowed by the Cardinals offensive line

through nine games. The team is on pace to allow just under 18 sacks through a 16 game season, which would be the fifth

best total in franchise history.

4Number of games, out of the final seven, that the Cardinals

will play at home in University of Phoenix Stadium where they own a 3-1 record in 2007

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SEASON BY QUARTERSKen Whisenhunt has talked about breaking the 16-game season down into four-game stretches or quarters.

Last week vs. Detroit the Cardinals began the second half of the season with 31-21defeat of the Lions.

Here’s a look at the “four quarters” of the Cardinals season and the current records of those opponents:

QTR 1 (2-2) QTR 2 (1-3)@ SF 2-6 @ St.L 1-8Sea. 4-4 Car. 4-5@ Balt. 4-5 @ Was. 5-4Pitt. 7-2 @ TB 5-4

17-17 15-21

QTR 3 (1-0) QTR 4Det. 6-3 @ Sea. 4-4@ Cin. 3-6 @ N.O. 4-5SF 2-6 Atl. 3-6Cle. 5-4 St.L 1-8

16-19 12-23

This week marks the ninth game all-time vs. the Bengals. The Cardinals will be looking for the first road win for either team in the series, with the currently Cards sitting at 0-5 on the road and 3-0 at home vs. Cincinnati.

NOTES FROM LAST WEEK� The Cardinals played one of their most impressive halves

of football in the first 30 minutes of last week’s game. Below are a few statistics from the first half:

Arizona held a 14-2 advantage in first downsTotal net yards were 196 to 46 in favor of the CardinalsThe Cardinals had 147 net yards passing to the Lions 50Arizona held a 21:17 to 8:43 advantage in time of possession.Arizona ran 45 offensive plays to the Lions 17Seven receivers caught passes for the Cardinals in the first halfArizona completed 19 passes to the Lions eightDetroit was held to minus-4 yards rushing in the first halfDetroit was 0-4 on third down conversions

� The Cardinals 15-play 90-yard drive in the second quarter was the team’s longest touchdown drive (in both plays and yardage) of the season.

� Arizona’s 31-point effort yesterday was the team’s second highest of the season (34 at St. Louis). The Cardinals are 4-1 when they score over 20 and 2-0 when they score 30+ points.

� Ten of Detroit’s 14 drives lasted four plays or fewer.

� The negative four rushing yards for Detroit running back Kevin Jones represents the lowest total of his NFL career.

� Arizona’s 31-point effort yesterday was the team’s second highest output of the season (34 at St. Louis). The Cardinals are 4-1 when they score over 20 and 2-0 when they score 30+ points.

SEASON LEADERSRUSHING: Cards: Edgerrin James, 678 yds, 182 att, 3.7 avg, 5 TDBengals: Kenny Watson, 436 yds, 98 att, 4.4 avg, 4 TD

PASSING:Cards: Kurt Warner, 1,314 yds, 108/178, 9 TD, 6 INTBengals: Carson Palmer, 2,464 yds, 213/328, 16 TD, 10 INT

RECEIVING YARDS:Cards: Larry Fitzgerald, 811 yds, 58 rec, 14.0 avgBengals: Chad Johnson, 852 yds, 51 rec, 16.7 avg

RECEPTIONSCards: Larry Fitzgerald, 58Bengals: T.J. Houshmandzadeh, 68

SCORING:Cards: Neil Rackers, 56 pts, 12/17 FG, 20/21 PATBengals: Shayne Graham, 77 pts, 19/20 FG, 20/20 PAT

SACKS:Cards: Darnell Dockett, 8.0Bengals: Justin Smith, Chinedum Ndukwe, Tie-2.0

INTERCEPTIONS:Cards: Rod Hood, Adrian Wilson, Karlos Dansby, Tie-2Bengals: Leon Hall, 4

PUNTING:Cards: Mike Barr, 1,938 yds, 47 att, 41.2 avg, 14 In20Bengals: Kyle Larson, 1,533 yds, 36 att, 42.6 avg, 9 In20

PUNT RETURN:Cards: Steve Breaston, 310 yds, 27 ret, 11.5 avg, 1 TDBengals: Skyler Green, 38 yds, 9 ret, 4.2 avg

TOUCHDOWNS:Cards: Edgerrin James, Anquan Boldin, Tie-5Bengals: T.J. Houshmandzadeh, 10

CLOSE CALLSThe Cardinals are back on the road this week as they travel to Cincinnati looking for their second victory of the season away from University of Phoenix Stadium.

All five of the Cardinals away games so far have all been decided by seven points or fewer, with four of the five being decided by three points or fewer.

9/10 @ San Francisco, L, 20-17-In the season opener on Monday Night, the Cardinals fell by three points after an Arnaz Battle touchdown run with 0:22 left in the game.

9/23 @ Baltimore, L, 23-20-Down by 17 points in the fourth quarter, the Cardinals battled back to tie the game but Matt Stover’s 40-yard field goal as time expired gave the Ravens the win.

10/7 @ St. Louis, W, 34-31-After adding a touchdown and two point conversion with 0:13 left in the game to bring the score within three, the Rams tried an onside kick but Larry Fitzgerald recovered the kick to seal the game.

10/21 @ Washington, L, 21-19-Down 21-6 in the second half, the Cardinals rallied with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Down 21-19, the Cardinals attempted a failed two-point conversion. With 0:21 seconds left Jerheme Urban recovered a Neil Rackers onside kick but Rackers missed just left on a 55-yard field goal to win the game.

11/4 @ Tampa Bay, L, 17-10-The Cardinals again tried to come back after falling behind early. Down 14 points in the fourth quarter the Cards scored with 7:30 left but could not get the ball in the endzone in their final two possessions.

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CARDINALS-BENGALS CONNECTIONSCardinals Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt was the Ravens’ tight ends coach from 1997-98 while Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis served as defensive coordinator.

Whisenhunt played tight end/h-back for the New York Jets while Cincinnati assistant head coach/offensive line Paul Alexander served as the Jets tight ends coach.

Cardinals kicker Neil Rackers came into the league as a sixth-round pick (169th overall) of the Bengals in the 2000 Draft. He connected on 44-of-67 field goals while recording 15 touchbacks from 2000-02.

Bengals safety Dexter Jackson played for Arizona in 2003, starting all 16 games and registering 105 tackles and sixinterceptions.

Bengals center Alex Stepanovich began his NFL career with the Cardinals after getting drafted by Arizona in the fourth round (100th overall) in the 2004 Draft. Stepanovich played for Arizonafrom 2004-06, starting all 30 games in which he appeared.

Bengals linebackers coach Ricky Hunley played for the University of Arizona from 1980-83 and for the Cardinals in 1988. Hunley was a two time consensus All-American as a Wildcat and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

From 1999-2000 Cardinals wide receivers coach Mike Millerserved as the Steelers’ offensive quality control coach while Bengals offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski held the wide receivers coaching position and Bengals defensive line coach Jay Hayes served as special teams coach. In 2001 Hayes remained in Pittsburgh and coached with Cardinals Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt (tight ends) and assistant head coach/offensive line Russ Grimm (offensive line).

Bengals quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese coached wide receivers at Northern Arizona University from 1992-94 and was the offensive coordinator in 1995. Cardinals quarterback KurtWarner was with the Rams from 2000-02 while Zampese served as an offensive assistant in 2000, wide receivers coach in 2001 and then added passing game coach to his duties in 2002.

In 1973 Cincinnati running backs coach Jim Anderson served as an assistant coach at Scottsdale Community College.

Bengals tackle Levi Jones is from Eloy, AZ and was first-team all-state selection on offense and second-team all-state selection on defense at Santa Cruz Valley High School. Heentered Arizona State on an academic scholarship and walked on to the football team. Was named to the Football News All-America second team as well as first-team All-Pac-10 as asenior. Cardinals fullback Terrelle Smith was teammates with Jones at Arizona State from 1998-99.

Bengals quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is from Gilbert, Arizona and was named Class 5A All-State as a senior at Highland High where he set 12 school records.

In 2000 Cardinals linebacker Karlos Dansby, cornerback Roderick Hood and Bengals running back Rudi Johnson were teammates at Auburn.

At the University of Michigan Cardinals defensive tackles Gabe Watson (2002-05), Alan Branch (2004-06) and wide receiverSteve Breaston (2002-06) were teammates with Bengals cornerback Leon Hall (2003-06). Branch (2nd round, 33rd

overall), Breaston (5th round, 142nd overall) and Hall (1st round, 18th overall) were all selected in the 2007 NFL Draft.

FREQUENT FLYERSThe Cardinals have been earning their frequent flyer miles in 2007 as one of six NFL teams that, before the season is over, will have travel at least 25,000 miles, the equivalent to a trip around the world.

The Cardinals make their fifth long distance flight this week as they travel approximately 1,600 miles to Cincinnati to face the Bengals. The Cardinals have racked up their mileage by flying to such places as Baltimore, Washington D.C., Tampa Bay and now Cincinnati.

The top ten teams in miles traveled in 2007:

1. St. Louis 34,352 6. Arizona 25,7802. Seattle 33,586 7. Dallas 20,0103. Miami 29,724 8. San Francisco 19.9024. San Diego 28,398 9. Baltimore 19,7325. Oakland 27,721 10.Houston 19,478

THE LONG AND SHORT OF ITIt may be an underrated part of the game but the kickoff becomes very important when it is not done well. The Cardinals are fortunate enough to have Neil Rackers,whose ability to kick for power and for finesse has benefitted the Cardinals greatly so far in 2007.

As he has been the last three years, Rackers is at the top of the NFC, and ranked third in the NFL, in touchbacks with 13. Rackers trails only Oakland’s Sebastian Janikowski (18) and New England’s Stephen Gostkowski (14) in that category.

Maybe one of the reasons Rackers trails anybody in the touchback category is because he is so good at kicking off other ways as well—like onside kicks for example.

Rackers has converted three consecutive (including two this year) onside kick attempts and is 7-14 for his career.

The Cardinals have seen firsthand the difficulties some teams have with the onside kick. With the Lions failed onside kick attempt in the fourth quarter last week, Cardinals opponents are 0-3 on onside kicks while Arizona is 2-2.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGEThe Cardinals upped their home record to 3-1 last week with their 31-21 win against Detroit. With the victory over the previously 6-2 Lions, the Cardinals now have defeated opponents (Seattle, Pittsburgh and Detroit) with a combined 18-9 record.

With the team looking to make a playoff push, the Cardinals have four of their last seven games at home against opponents (San Francisco, Cleveland, Atlanta and St. Louis) who have a combined record of 11-25.

Below is a list of the Cardinals remaining home games and the opponents record:

Date Opponent Record11/25 San Francisco 2-712/2 Cleveland 5-412/23 Atlanta 3-612/30 St. Louis 1-8

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RED ZONE EFFICIENCYThe Cardinals have taken advantage of almost all of the scoring opportunities they have had in 2007. Arizona has entered the red zone 22 times and has walked away with points on 20 of those trips.

The team has registered 16 touchdowns which gives them an NFL best 72.7 TD percentage.

The Cardinals have scored 90.9% (20-22) of the time they have entered the opponent’s 20-yard line, which is 2nd best in the NFC and tied for 7th best in the NFL.

The team is third overall in the NFL average points when inside the red zone, averaging 5.55 points per trip inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. That number trails only New England (5.58) and New Orleans (5.66).

Offense Inside The 20 – NFL RankingsRank/Team Pos Pts TD TD% FG Score/ %1. Arizona 22 122 16 72.7 4 20/90.92. NO 29 164 21 72.4 5 26/89.74. NE 43 240 30 69.8 10 40/93.03. Cleveland 29 160 20 69.0 7 27/93.15. Pittsburgh 35 183 21 60.0 12 33/94.3

The Cardinals have spread the ball around in scoring their touchdowns as well. Of the 22 total touchdowns that they have scored through nine weeks, nine different players have scored them (A. Boldin-5, E. James-5, L. Pope-4, L. Fitzgerald-3 and one each for S. Breaston, R. Hood, J. Urban, R. Wells and K. Warner).

The Cardinals scored on all four trips to the redzone against Detroit, passing for three touchdowns and connecting on one field goal.

AERIAL DUEL IN CINCINNATIIt won’t be high noon, but there is definitely a duel brewing in southern Ohio as two of the NFL’s best receiving duos in Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin face off against Cincinnati’s Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh.

For the Bengals, Houshmandzadeh is the NFL’s leader in receptions (68) and ranks second overall in touchdowns (10). Johnson ranks third in the AFC and fourth in the NFL with 852 receiving yards.

In Arizona, Fitzgerald leads the NFC in and is ranked fifth in the NFL with 58 receptions while he ranks second in the NFC and fifth in the NFL in receiving yards with 811 yards. Boldin, slowed by a hip injury, has 36 receptions for 380 yards and five touchdowns.

Arizona will try to slow down the NFL’s 5th ranked passing offense with their 9th ranked defense (10th ranked passing defense).

NFL Rank Avg. Yds TDsAZ Pass Def 10th 202.2 11Cin Pass Off 5th 263.8 16

Cin Pass Def 28th 248.2 20AZ Pass Off 12th 228.3 13

This week’s matchup will mark the first time the two duos have matched up against each other.

RETURNING A LONG WAYSteve Breaston again proved a major spark for the Cardinals as he had an electrifying punt return for 46 yards and a key kickoff return for 52 yards in last week’s game against Detroit.

Breaston’s contributions in the return game have been instrumental in Arizona starting their average drive at their own 32.5 yard line, fifth best in the NFL.

Offensive AverageRank/Team Poss Start1. New England 94 34.12. Pittsburgh 98 33.43. Tennessee 109 33.44. Cleveland 106 32.65. Arizona 111 32.56. Dallas 102 32.5Breaston’s 73-yard punt return for a touchdown against the Steelers in week four was the first for the Cardinals since 9/12/93 at Washington when Johnny Bailey returned a Reggie Roby punt 58 yards.

Breaston became the first Cardinals rookie with a punt return touchdown since Vai Sikahema in 1986 and his 73-yarder was the longest since a 76-yard touchdown by Sikahema in 1987.

RANKING HIGH IN NFCCardinals standouts Edgerrin James, Larry Fitzgerald and Darnell Dockett are off to a strong start to the 2007 season. All three sit perched at or near the top of the NFC in their respective categories. Larry Fitzgerald has been the most explosive part of the Arizona offense to date, launching himself up the charts in the NFC in both receptions (58) and receiving yards (811).NFC Recep. Leader NFC Rec. Yards LeaderRank/ Player Rec. Yds. Rank/Player Yds.1. L. Fitzgerald-AZ 58 811 1. T. Owens-DAL 8552. R. Bush-NO 55 304 2. L. Fitzgerald-AZ 8113t. T. Holt-STL 54 700 3. T. Holt-STL 7003t. B. Westbrook-PHI 54 518 4. K. Curtis-PHI 6535. M. Colston-NO 52 636 4t. J. Galloway-TB 648

Edgerrin James is the NFC’s third leading rusher heading into week nine, rushing for 618 yards and five touchdowns on 164 carries.NFC Leading RushersRank/Player Att Yds Avg. Long TD1. A. Peterson-MIN 169 1,081 6.4 73t 82. C. Portis-WAS 181 766 4.2 32 63. B. Westbrook-PHI 146 701 4.8 27 54. E. James-AZ 182 678 3.7 27 55. D. Foster-CAR 153 588 3.8 20 2

Darnell Dockett leads all NFL interior lineman and is tied for fifth in the NFC overall in sacks with 8.0 after collecting two more at Tampa Bay. The Bucs game marked Dockett’s third multi-sack game of the year.

NFC Sack LeadersRank/Player Sacks1t. T. Cole-PHI 9.01t. A. Kampman-GB 9.01t. O. Umenyiora-NYG 9.04. K. Gbaja-Biamila_GB 8.55t. D. Dockett-AZ 8.05t. D. Ware-DAL 8.0

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ELIMINATING THE NEGATIVEA particular area of success for the Cardinals in 2007 has been avoiding the negative plays. In fact, no NFL team has been better.

Arizona’s totals of 31 negative plays and minus-106 yards are not only well beneath the NFL average (51-192) but are the lowest in the league.

2007 Negative Plays (Least)Team Rush/Yds Sacks/Yds Pass/Yds Ttl/Yds1. ARZ 21/-38 10/-68 0/0 31/-1062. TB 24/-43 15/-76 1/-3 40/-1223. NO 28/-53 6/-45 8/-24 42/-1224. Dal 22/-29 13/-89 3/-12 38/-1305. NE 32/-58 10/-62 4/-15 46/-135

2007 Negative Plays (Most)Team Rush/Yds Sacks/Yds Pass/Yds Ttl/Yds1. Det 29/-82 40/-229 4/-6 73/-3172. KC 38/-87 29/-195 12/-34 79/-3163. SF 23/-58 31/-221 2/-12 56/-2814. Chi 35/-74 24/-197 3/-6 62/-2775. Pit 31/-76 23/-177 4/-5 58/-258

MAKING A MOVE

In 2006, Edgerrin James moved in the Top 20 on the NFL’s all-time rushing list. He made a significant move up the list in the season opener vs. San Francisco.

It didn’t take long for James to get to 17th on the list, as he only needed 65 yards to pass Tiki Barber for that spot. After rushing for 128 yards in week two vs. Seattle, and 458 yards since then, James now sits in the 16th spot, just 173 yards from O.J. Simpson who currently sits in 15th

place on the all-time list.

Entering 2007, James is the only active player on the Top 20 rushing list.

All-Time NFL Rushing Leaders:Yds. to

Rk Player Yrs/NFL Yds. Pass1 Emmitt Smith 15 18,355 7,2932 Walter Payton 13 16,726 5,6643 Barry Sanders 10 15,269 4,2074 Curtis Martin 12 14,101 3,0395 Jerome Bettis 13 13,662 2,6006 Eric Dickerson 11 13,259 2,1977 Tony Dorsett 12 12,739 1,6778 Jim Brown 9 12,312 1,2509 Marshall Faulk 13 12,279 1,216

10 Marcus Allen 16 12,243 1,18111 Franco Harris 13 12,120 1,05812 Thurman Thomas 13 12,074 1,01213 John Riggins 14 11,352 29014 Corey Dillon 10 11,241 17915 O.J. Simpson 11 11,236 17416 Edgerrin James* 9 11,063 -17 Ricky Watters 11 10,643 -18 Tiki Barber 10 10,449 -19 Eddie George 9 10,441 -20 Ottis Anderson 14 10,273 -

* Denotes active players

JAMES HOLDS EDGE OVER ACTIVE RUSHERS

Edgerrin James continues to etch his name in the record books. The four-time Pro Bowler currently ranks 16th on the all time rushing list and leads all active rushers with 11,063 yards.

James is the only active rusher to surpass the 11,000-yard mark. The next closest active rusher, Fred Taylor, trails James by 1,031 yards and passed the 10,000 last week against Tennessee. Four out of the six active rushers that are behind James have played more seasons than the eight year pro.

Top Active RushersYrs. Att. Yards TD

1. Edgerrin James, Ari. 9 2,707 11,063 752. Fred Taylor, Jax. 10 2,187 10,032 573. Warrick Dunn, Atl. 11 2,404 9,942 464. LaDainian Tomlinson, S.D. 7 2,226 9,909 1085. Shaun Alexander, Sea. 8 2,086 9,088 996. Ahman Green, Hou. 9 1,941 8,751 567. Jamal Lewis, Cle. 7 1,952 8,316 518. Priest Holmes, K.C. 11 1,761 8,117 869. Clinton Portis, Was. 6 1,566 7,219 5810.Deuce McAllister, N.O. 7 1,322 5,678 44

53 AND COUNTINGEdgerrin James rushed for 128 yards against the Seahawks in week two, giving him four 100-yard games for the Cardinals and 53 for his career. His teams are 47-6 in those games (4-0 with Arizona).

James needs four 100-yard games to tie Curtis Martin on the career 100-yard games list with 57.

Below are the NFL career leaders in 100-yard rushing games:

Emmitt Smith 78Walter Payton 77Barry Sanders 76Eric Dickerson 64Jerome Bettis 61Jim Brown 58Curtis Martin 57*Edgerrin James 53

*Only active running back with 50 or more 100-yard rushing games.

SCORING IN THE FOURTHThe Cardinals scored points in all four quarters for the second time this year when they scored 3, 14, 7 and 7 points in the first through fourth quarters respectively against Detroit last week.With the seven points the team scored in the fourth quarter, Arizona currently ranks second in the NFL in fourth quarter scoring, behind only the New England Patriots.Points in the 4th QuarterTeam TD Rush Rec Ret XP FG 2-Pt PtsNE 13 4 8 1 13 3 0 100Arizona 11 2 7 2 10 3 2 85Detroit 11 4 4 3 9 3 0 84Cincinnati 8 3 4 1 6 8 1 80Dallas 9 1 8 0 7 5 2 80

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THE GREAT REPLACEMENTKurt Warner made a gutsy return to action in the Cardinals 21-19 defeat in Washington in week seven that saw Warner come back just one week after tearing a ligament in his non-throwing elbow.

With his elbow heavily wrapped and handing off to running back Edgerrin James with his throwing hand, Warner completed 27 of 41 passes for 282 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Warner bounced back from the loss at Tampa Bay with one of his best performances of the year last week against the Lions.

Opponent Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds TD INT Rating12/24/06 vs. SF 13 9 69.2 105 0 0 93.412/31/06 at SD 32 22 68.8 356 1 0 116.19/23/07 at Bal 20 15 75.0 258 2 0 150.09/30/07 vs. Pit 21 14 66.7 132 1 0 99.710/7/07 at StL 28 14 50.0 190 1 1 69.010/14/07 vs. Car 2 2 100.0 21 0 0 110.410/21/07 @ Was 41 27 65.9 282 2 2 81.611/4/07 @ TB 30 10 33.4 172 0 2 26.011/11/07 vs. Det 36 26 72.2 259 3 1 108.4

223 139 62.3 1,775 10 6 90.9

ALL IN THE FAMILYThe Cardinals newest quarterback Tim Hasselbeck should be at least somewhat familiar with the team since he was an analyst for FOX’s broadcast of Arizona’s week three contest at Baltimore. Hasselbeck has an impressive quarterbacking pedigree as his father, Don, played nine seasons in the NFL as a tight end for the New York Giants, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders and Minnesota Vikings and his brother, Matt, is a Pro Bowler with Arizona’s NFC West rival, the Seattle Seahawks.

With Tim Hasselbeck and free safety Terrence Holt, it gives the Cardinals two players who have brothers on rival NFC West teams. Holt’s brother Torry is a wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams. Tim has spent the past two seasons with the New York Giants, playing in two games. Prior to his stint in New York, Hasselbeck played for Washington from 2003-04 after he spent his first NFL season with Philadelphia in 2002.Year P/S Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT2002 (PHI) 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 02003 (WAS) 7/5 177 95 53.7 1,012 5 72004 (WAS) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 02005 (NYG) 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 02006 (NYG) 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 02007 (AZ) 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0Total 11/5 177 95 53.7 1,012 5 7

FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO THE PROSFive weeks ago he was helping out his father who is the head coach at Phoenix Christian High School, the same school he attended. He had been taking reps with the team’s quarterbacks since being released by Tennessee in the final cutdown following training camp.Although he had been with the team less than two weeks, he appeared in his second game as a Cardinal at Washington. After playing most of the game vs. Carolina in week six, his appearances at Washington in week seven and against Detroit last week have been more limited but very productive.

In those contest, Rattay has spelled Kurt Warner near the goal line and has completed both of his passes, a two-yard touchdown and a one-yard touchdown to tight end Leonard Pope.

SIGN AND PLAYJust one week after losing starting quarterback Matt Leinart for the season with a fractured collar bone, Arizona backup Kurt Warner went down in the first quarter vs. Carolina with an elbow injury that kept him out the remainder of the game.

Filling in for Warner was Phoenix resident Tim Rattay, who signed with the team on November 9, five days before the game. After three days of practice, Rattay got the first opportunity of his NFL career to play in front of a home town crowd.

Rattay went 12-of-24 for 159 yards and three interceptions after taking over for Warner who was 2-for-2 for 21 yards before leaving the game.

Warner was injured when Carolina defense end Julius Peppers fell on his elbow while both were scrambling to recover Warner’s fumble following a sack.

Rattay was born in Elyria, Ohio but grew up in Phoenix and attended Phoenix Christian High School where he set state records for passing yards, completions and touchdowns while also playing safety.

After high school Rattay went on to earn second team All-America and first-team All-Conference honors at Scottsdale Community College in 1995. He led the NJCAA with 3,526 passing yards and 28 touchdowns.

Rattay is also familiar with the NFC West, having spent the first five and half years of his career in San Francisco, after the 49ers drafted him in the seventh round (212th overall) of the 2000 draft.

Year P/S Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT2000 (SF) 1/0 1 1 100.0 -4 0 02001 (SF) 3/0 2 2 100.0 21 0 02002 (SF) 4/0 43 26 60.5 232 2 02003 (SF) 11/3 118 73 61.9 856 7 22004 (SF) 9/9 325 198 60.9 2,169 10 102005 (SF/TB) 4/4 97 56 57.7 667 5 62006 (TB) 4/2 101 61 60.4 748 4 22007 (AZ) 3/0 26 14 53.8 161 2 3Total 39/18 713 431 60.4 4,850 30 23

WHAT BRACE?After completing 26-of-36 passes for 259 yards, three touchdowns and an interception for a 108.4 passer rating last week vs. Detroit, Kurt Warner feels like he is getting used to the large brace he wears on his left elbow to protect a torn ligament.

“I'm getting more functional with it and getting more comfortable with the brace, being able to move with it,” Warner said following last week’s game. ”The swelling is out of it, so I'm able to move it more than I could before. That is going to help. As long as I can keep it there, even if it is for the rest of the season, it will be very manageable."

Warner certainly looked comfortable in the pocket, especially as the game went on. Last week’s victory marked the 31st

career start in which Warner finished with a passer rating of 100.0+ and his teams are 28-3 in those games.

After throwing for three touchdowns yesterday, Warner has now thrown for 3+ touchdowns 26 times in his career (including playoffs).

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FITZGERALD JOINS THE LIST AND BOLDIN NEAR THE TOP

In Anquan Boldin’s absence in weeks three through six Larry Fitzgerald picked up the slack and recorded his 10th and 11th

career 100-yard games and narrowly misses his 12th in the next three games, gaining 97, 97 and 95 yards respectively.He is the 12th player in franchise history to record 11+ 100-yard games.

Boldin’s 181 yards against the Ravens in week three gave him his 20th career 100-yard receiving game, moving him into a second-place tie with former Arizona receiver Roy Green on the Cardinals career list.

Boldin needs just two more 100-yard receiving games to tie franchise career leader Jackie Smith while Fitzgerald needs one more to tie Frank Sanders with 12.

Games Player (Years)22 Jackie Smith (1963-77)20 Anquan Boldin (2003-)

Roy Green (1979-90)18 Rob Moore (1995-2001)17 Mel Gray (1971-82)16 David Boston (1999-02)14 Bobby Joe Conrad (1960-68)

Pat Tilley (1976-86)Sonny Randle (1959-66)

13 J.T. Smith (1985-90)12 Frank Sanders (1995-02)11 Larry Fitzgerald (2004-)

Boldin is the 84th player in NFL history with 20+ 100-yard receiving games and the 16th active player with 20+.

BOLDIN RISINGAnquan Boldin now sits seventh on the Cardinals all-time career receptions list with 378. He needs 41 receptions to pass J.T. Smith (1985-90) for sixth place.

Top 10 Career Reception LeadersCatches

Rec. Player (Years) To Pass535 Larry Centers (1990-98) 158522 Roy Green (1979-90) 145493 Frank Sanders (1995-02) 116480 Jackie Smith (1963-77) 103469 Pat Tilley (1976-86) 92418 Bobby Joe Conrad (1958-68) 41378 Anquan Boldin (2003-) -377 J.T. Smith (1985-90) -351 Mel Gray (1971-82) -328 Sonny Randle (1959-66) -

BOLDIN CLOSING IN ON 5,000

Anquan Boldin will appear in his 63rd career game this week at Cincinnati and the receiver needs just 15 yards to reach 5,000 receiving yards for his career. If he reaches the milestone at Cincinnati, he will tie Torry Holt as the fifth fastest receiver in NFL history to accomplish the feat.

Below is a list of receivers who have reached 5,000 yards the quickest:

Player Team # of GamesLance Alworth San Diego Chargers 52Charley Henningan Houston Oilers 59Randy Moss Minnesota Vikings 59Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers 61Torry Holt St. Louis Rams 63

Boldin currently sits at 4,985 yards on 378 catches in his 62 career games.

In 2006, Boldin became the fastest receiver in NFL history to reach 300 career receptions, reaching the record in his 47th

game (@ Oakland 10/22). The following week at Green Bay (10/29), Boldin tied Jerry Rice and Charley Hennigan as the third fastest receivers to reach 4,000 career receiving yards.

Boldin reached 100 and 200 receptions the quickest in history as well, reaching those records in his 16th and 34th games.

POPE LEADS CARDINALSIn his second NFL season, tight end Leonard Pope is making his presence felt and showing signs of development. Earlier this year he set career highs with three receptions for 22 yards in week one and then in week two Pope hauled in his first career touchdown reception. The 30-yard score was the longest touchdown reception by a Cardinals’ tight end since Freddie Jones caught a 33-yard touchdown from John Navarre at Detroit (12/5/04).

Pope continued his improvement by setting new career marks against Detroit, hauling in five passes for 52 yards and two touchdowns. In the process, he became the first Cardinals tight end since Doug Marsh, who caught two touchdowns at Tampa Bay (10/16/83), to have multipletouchdown receptions in a game.

Pope’s four touchdowns so far in 2007 mark the most by a Cardinal tight end since Johnny McWilliams had four in 1998.

BETTER THAN THE 2005 MODEL?Larry Fitzgerald’s 58 receptions put him on pace to match the franchise record 103 receptions he collected in his Pro Bowl season of 2005 and his 811 receiving yards put him on pace to surpass the 1,409 yards receiving he collected that same year. He is on pace for 1,442 yards this season.

Fitzgerald’s 58 receptions tops in the NFC and are good for fifth best in the NFL while his 811 receiving yards are good for second in the NFC (behind only Terrell Owens’ 855) and fifth in the NFL. Fitzgerald and Indianapolis’ Reggie Wayne are the only two receivers in the top five in the NFL in both receptions and receiving yards (Wayne is fourth in the NFL with 59 receptions and second with 870 receiving yards).

With his eight catches for 74 yards and two touchdowns yesterday vs. Detroit, Fitzgerald collected his third career multi-touchdown game and first since 12/26/04 at Seattle.

Fitzgerald now has 70+ yards receiving in each of the last eight games and after not catching a touchdown pass in the first four games of the season, Fitzgerald now has three in the last five games.

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WILSON CONTINUES BIG PLAYSOne thing you can never say about Adrian Wilson’s play is that it is predictable. Wilson has revolutionized the safety position, fashioning himself into a hybrid player capable of doing whatever is asked to improve the defense’s performance.

That versatility was again on display vs. Detroit last week as Wilson, who for most of the year had returned to the more traditional safety role of staying further back in coverage, returned closer to the line of scrimmage. It didn’t take long before he was wreaking havoc on Lions quarterback Jon Kitna.

In the first quarter, with the Lions up 7-0, Wilson came on a blitz on first down, pressuring Kitna and hitting his arm as he threw, forcing an errant throw into the waiting arms of Cards linebacker Karlos Dansby. The play helped lead to a Neil Rackers field goal and to the downfall of the Lions offense. The Lions would go four-and-out on the last four drives before halftime, allowing the Cardinals to take a 17-7lead into the locker room.

Wherever you put him, Wilson has shown that he can produce when called upon. Earlier in the season, with the Steelers in town and the score tied 7-7 in the third quarter, Pittsburgh was on the Cardinals four-yard line following a Kurt Warner fumble. After the Cardinals held Willie Parker to two yards on two rushing attempts, QB Ben Roethlisberger was picked off by Wilson in the endzone on third down, giving the Cardinals the ball back and keeping the score tied.

For the last 59 consecutive games, Wilson has been in the starting lineup, somewhere on the field waiting to make a play, usually at just the right moment.

Outside of his big plays, Wilson is having another Pro Bowl caliber year, with 54 tackles, leading the team with four tackles for a loss and tied for the team lead with two interceptions.

ON A WHOLE NEW PACECardinals fifth-year linebacker Calvin Pace is having a career season. Although he has only played nine games he has already eclipsed numerous single season career highs and is on pace to surpass numerous career totals:

2007 2003-06Tackles 57 80Solo 46 54Int. 1 0Sacks 3.5 7.5FR 1 2FF 1 3

For the first time in his career, Pace had a sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery on the same play last week vs. Detroit. Pace has a sack, interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery in the same season for the first time in his career.

He also led the Cardinals in tackles with seven last week and has recorded seven or more tackles in four games this season while his 3.5 sacks have come in the last five games. With eight more tackles, Pace will more than double his previous career high for tackles in a season (he had 32 in his rookie year of 2003).

DANSBY FIGHTING HIS WAY TO THE TOPHaving experienced significant success despite facing numerous obstacles in his first three years with the Cardinals as an outside linebacker, fourth-year pro Karlos Dansby didn’t miss a beat after being moved to inside linebacker by the team’s new coaching staff.

So far in 2007 Dansby has 55 tackles, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles despite missing two starts due to a knee injury.

In his first game back after missing the last two games due to the injury, Dansby collected two interceptions, a pass defensed, four tackles and a crucial forced fumble last week against Detroit.

In all, Dansby was responsible for three turnovers resulting in 10 Arizona points. Dansby’s first quarter interception led to a Neil Rackers 23-yard field goal and his third quarter forced fumble really changed the complexion of the game.Arizona held a 17-7 halftime lead and had shut down the Lions offense, holding them to just 46 total net yards of offense, including minus-four yards rushing in the first half. On their first possession of the second half the Lions were moving ball and had reached the Arizona 34-yard line when Dansby caught receiver Shaun McDonald for a 15-yard loss on a reverse, forcing McDonald to fumble which was recovered by Darnell Dockett.

Five plays and 2:27 later Kurt Warner hit Leonard Pope on a 16-yard touchdown strike that gave the Cardinals a 24-7 lead in the third quarter.

Last week’s game marked the second multi-interception outing of Dansby’s career, the first coming in the season opener at New York, when he ran one of the two back for a touchdown against the Giants on 9/11/05.

THE OPPORTUNISTCardinals fourth-year defensive end Antonio Smith is in his first year as a full-time starter and he has made the most of the opportunity. Having appeared in 30 games with 16 starts between 2004-06, Smith collected 43 tackles, 5.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in that span.

He has added substantially to those statistics through the first nine games of 2007.

So far in ‘07, Smith has:

� 40 tackles, which is a new single-season high, outdoing the 29 that he collected in 2006.

� His 4.5 sacks though the first nine contests are also a new single-season high, upping his total of 3.0 sacks which he had in 2005.

� Smith’s sack of Jon Kitna in week nine gave him at least a partial sack in five of the last eight contests.

� Been part of a defensive line that has kept such successful running backs as Pittsburgh’s Willie Parker, Seattle’s Shaun Alexander, Baltimore’s Willis McGahee, Washington’s Clinton Portis under 100 yards rushing.

� Was part of an offensive line that helped hold the Lions offense to -18 rushing yards, an NFL modern era record dating back to 1947.

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NOT SO BIG NUMBER 98Cardinals second-year defensive tackle Gabe Watson is quietly having a strong start to the 2007 season. It seems the former Wolverine is reaping the rewards of an inspired offseason.

After appearing in 12 games (five starts) in 2006 as a rookie fourth round draft pick (107th overall) out of Michigan, Watson continued working hard throughout the offseason, workinghard with Arizona strength and conditioning coach John Lott and losing an amazing 40+ pounds heading into the 2007 training camp.

Just like his weight loss flew below the radar so has his play in 2007. Watson has already squashed his 2006 tackle total of16 as he now has collected 34 tackles in the first nine games. He put up a career-high eight tackles against the Ravens in week three.

Statistics such as tackles, sacks and quarterback pressures often jump off the page but as is often the case with interior defensive linemen, it is the work they do to help others collect those numbers that really speaks to their impact during the game.

Below is a list of the guys around Watson having career years:

Darnell Dockett: Leads NFL interior linemen with 8.0 sacksAntonio Smith: Has career highs in tackles (40) and sacks (4.5)Calvin Pace: Has career high in tackles (57) and one shy (3.5) of his career high of 4.5 sacks.

HAYES BACK FOR MORECardinals middle linebacker Gerald Hayes got a taste of success in 2006 and he has come back in 2007 looking hungrier than ever.

In his first full season in the NFL, Hayes finished with 111 tackles in ‘06, despite missing the final two games with a rib injury. He led the team in tackles in five games and had three double-digit tackle games while also collecting a sack, three interceptions, seven passes defensed and two fumble recoveries. His outstanding play earned him a five-year contract extension which he signed on 11/6/06. He did not get comfortable though as he came to training camp looking leaner and stronger than ever, having lost around 10 pounds.

His hard work and the resulting performance on the field earned him the players’ approval, being named one of two defensive captains for ’07 in a player vote.

With two double-digit tackle games already under his belt in 2007, Hayes is again leading the team in tackles with 63. Hehas also collected two sacks and a forced fumble.

Hayes Highlights from 2007:Sacked Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck with under two minutes left vs. Seattle in week two, forcing a fumble which the Cardinals recovered. Arizona earned its first victory of the season on Neil Rackers 42-yard FG with time expiring.Lost his helmet but managed to fight his way to QB Jeff Garcia for a sack in a 10 tackle, two tackles for a loss and one sack performance at Tampa Bay.

SPENDING TIME IN THE BACKFIELD

Cardinals fourth-year defensive tackle Darnell Dockett has spent a lot of time exactly where his coaches want him, and where opposing offenses don’t—in their backfield.

Dockett has recorded 8.0 sacks, two tackles-for-a-loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, four QB pressures and nine QB hits—all in the first nine games of the season with all of it coming behind the opponent’s offensive line.

To say he is having a breakout year would be an understatement. Below is a look at Dockett’s sack totals from his first three years in the NFL compared to the first nine games of this year.

Sack Totals 2004-06 Sack Total 2007Year Sacks GP/GS Sacks GP/GS2004 3.5 16/15 8.0 9/92005 0.5 16/162006 2.0 16/16

6.0 48/47

Dockett was typically disruptive in what may be the defense’s crown jewel so far in 2007, establishing a modern era NFL record by holding Detroit’s offense to minus-18 yards rushing for the game last week against Detroit, a record that dates back to 1947.

Dockett had perhaps his best game as a Cardinal in week four against the visiting Steelers. He established a new career-high with his 2.5 sacks while also collecting six tackles, a forced fumble and two QB hits.

Dockett had another remarkable game at Tampa Bay, totaling 10 tackles, two sacks and three QB pressures.

DISRUPTION FROM THE INSIDEDarnell Dockett added two more sacks to his 2007 total two weeks ago in Tampa Bay, upping his single season career high to eight, with seven games left to play.

With his eight sacks, Darnell Dockett not only holds the NFL lead among interior defensive linemen in 2007, it’s also the most by a Cardinals interior defensive lineman since 1998 (Mark Smith, 9), and the season is just nine games old. Here’s the top sack totals by Card interior defensive linemen since the stat became official in 1982.

Highest interior lineman sack totals:

2006: Darnell Dockett—22005: Ross Kolodziej—32004: Darnell Dockett—3.52003: Kenny King—22002: Russell Davis—22001: Russell Davis—22000: Mark Smith—31999: Eric Swann—41998: Mark Smith—91997: Eric Swann—7.51996: Eric Swann—51995: Eric Swann—8.5

Entering 2007, Dockett had never accumulated a multi-sack game in his three seasons. Now in his fourth year, he has three while more than doubling his previous single season record of 3.5 in only half the time.

Dockett is leading all defensive lineman with 49 tackles, only four shy of his previous single season high of 53, established in 2006.

1994: Eric Swann—71993: Eric Swann—3.51992: Mike Jones—61991: Eric Swann—41990: Jim Wahler—2.51989: Rod Saddler—3.51988: Bob Clasby—51987: Bob Clasby—4.51986: David Galloway—51985: Mark Duda—5.61984: David Galloway—51983: David Galloway—121982: Rush Brown—3.5

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CARDINALS RADIO AFFILIATES

Cardinals radio programming and game action can be heard on any one of these affiliates throughout Arizona and New Mexico.

KTAR 92.3 FM PhoenixKTAR 620 AM PhoenixKJLL 1330 AM TucsonKATO 1230 AM ThatcherKAZM 780 AM SedonaKHIL 1250 AM WilcoxKIKO 1340 AM MiamiKNTR 980 AM Lake HavasuKPPV 106.7 FM Prescott ValleyKQNA 1130 AM PrescottKDEF 1150 AM Albequerque, NMKTAN 1420 AM Sierra VistaKZUA 92.1 FM HolbrookKVNA 600 AM FlagstaffKBLU 560 AM Yuma

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

Big Red Rage at Jilly’sw/ Bertrand Berry and special guest

Thursday, 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Matt Leinart’s Surf and Turfw/ Pro Surfer Bron Heussenstamm and Jody Jackson

Friday, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Kia NFL Kickoff ShowSunday, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Hosted by Jody Jackson, Bill Lewis and Rolando Cantu

Cardinals Pre-Game HuddleSunday, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Hosted by Paul Calvisi, Hank Kuhlmann, Rob Moore and Kwamie Lassiter

CARDINALS PRONUNCIATIONSMonty Beisel BYE-sull

Bertrand Berry BURR-trend

Troy Bienemann BEN-a-men

Steve Breaston BREST-in

Tim Castille ka-STEEL

Oliver Celestin SELL-us-teen

Tim Euhus YOU-us

Nathan Hodel HOE-dul

Ross Kolodziej kuh-LODGE-ee

Deuce Lutui lah-TOO-ee

Lyle Sendlein SEND-line

Jerheme Urban Jeremy

THIS WEEK IN THE NFLSunday, Nov. 18 Arizona TimeTampa Bay at Atlanta 11:00 AMCleveland at Baltimore 11:00 AM Chicago at Seattle 11:00 AMArizona at Cincinnati 11:00 AM Washington at Dallas 11:00 AM Carolina at Green Bay 11:00 AM New Orleans at Houston 11:00 AM Kansas City at Indianapolis 11:00 AM San Diego at Jacksonville 11:00 AM Oakland at Minnesota 11:00 AM Pittsburgh at NY Jets 11:00 AM Miami at Philadelphia 11:00 AMNY Giants at Detroit 2:15 PM St. Louis at San Francisco 2:15 PMNew England at Buffalo 6:15 PM

Monday, Nov. 19Tennesee at Denver 6:30 PM

CARDS RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Tues, Nov. 6 Cardinals signed OT Brandon Torrey to the practice squad and released QB Matt Baker.

Tues, Oct. 30 Cardinals re-sign CB Travarous Bain to the practice squad.

Mon, Oct. 29 Cardinals elevated TE Ben Patrick from the practice squad to the 53-man roster and signed him to a two-year contract. The team released G/T Brad Badger.

Tues, Oct. 23 Cardinals re-signed QB Matt Baker to thepractice squad.

Tues, Oct. 16 Cardinals signed QB Tim Hasselbeck and released DE Quentin Moses and released QB Matt Baker from the practice squad.

Tues, Oct. 9 Cardinals signd QB Tim Rattay and GKeydrick Vincent and to make room the team placed QB Matt Leinart (collarbone) on IR and released C Chukky Okobi. Also, the Cardinals signed QB Matt Baker to the practice squad and released WR Matt Trannon and QB Lang Campbell.

Tues, Sep. 25 Re-signed C Scott Peters to the practice squad and released LB Cameron Vaughn.

Tues, Sep. 18 Signed LB Brandon Johnson andreleased C Nick Leckey.

Wed, Sep. 12 Signed free agent C Chukky Okobi and re-signed OL Brad Badger To make room, team released LB Brandon Johnson.

Mon, Sep. 10 Released OL Brad Badger.

Tues, Sep. 4 Signed TE Ben Patrick to the practice squad.

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Game 2CARDINALS 23, Seahawks 20

September 16, 2007 – University of Phoenix Stadium – (64,542)

The Cardinals followed a heart-breaking loss in the closing moments at San Francisco in week one with an equally dramatic last-second victory in the home opener vs. Seattle. After the Seahawks erased a 17-0 first half deficit to take a 20-17 lead with 9:52 left, Arizona tied it on the ensuing possession with a 52-yard Neil Rackers FG. The Seahawks then seemed well on their way to a game-winning FG try after advancing to the AZ 36 with 1:55 left but QB Matt Hasselbeck and RB Shaun Alexander collided in the backfield and LB Gerald Hayes knocked the ball loose. DT Darnell Dockett ultimately recovered at the SEA 46 with 1:48 to go. Four straight Edgerrin James runs moved the ball to the 24 and Rackers nailed the 42-yard game winner with 0:01 left on the clock to give Ken Whisenhunt his first victory as head coach. Arizona dominated much of the first half. On Seattle’s 2nd drive of the game, Sean Morey blocked a Seahawks punt and that led to a 28-yard Rackers FG. After a Seattle 3-n-out, Matt Leinart capped the next drive with a 30-yard TD to TE Leonard Pope on 3rd-n-1 early in the 2nd. Later in the quarter, James scored on a 17-yard run to put the Cards up 17-0 with 5:43 to play in the first half. The Seahawks offense crossed midfield for the first time on the next drive (their 6th of the game) and capped it when Hasselbeck found WR Nate Burleson with a 24-yard TD pass. Arizona scrambled for a 53-yard FG try but Rackers 53-yarder hit the left upright as the half ended. On the opening drive of the 2nd half, LB Lofa Tatupu halted Arizona when he INT’d Leinart and returned it 16 yards to the SEA 48. That set-up a 16-yard Alexander TD run that trimmed the AZ lead to 17-14. Josh Brown then kicked 28-yard FGs on the next two possessions to put Seattle ahead for the first time. On the next AZ drive, a 35-yard catch-n-run by Anquan Boldin took it to the 25 but a holding penalty then backed them up. Rackers saved the scoring chance with his game-tying 52-yarder. With 1:55 left, Seattle was at the AZ36 and close to Brown FG range when the game-changing fumble took place. James’ 128 rushing yards were his most with the Cardinals and his 17-yard TD run was the longest. Leinart finished 1-yard shy of a 300-yard passing day. SEAHAWKS 0 7 10 3 20

CARDINALS 3 14 0 6 23

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 1:27 Rackers 28-yard FG 6-21, 3:05 0-3 CARDS 2 14:07 Pope 30-yard pass from Leinart (Rackers kick) 4-70, 1:45 0-10 CARDS 2 5:43 James 17-yard run (Rackers kick) 5-38, 3:31 0-17 Seahawks 2 1:16 Burleson 24-yard pass from Hasselbeck (Brown kick) 10-80, 4:27 7-17 Seahawks 3 8:42 Alexander 16-yard run (Brown kick) 8-52, 3:13 14-17 Seahawks 3 3:34 Brown 28-yard FG 8-51, 2:41 17-17 Seahawks 4 9:52 Brown 28-yard FG 9-78, 4:19 20-17 CARDS 4 4:44 Rackers 52-yard FG 9-46, 5:08 20-20 CARDS 4 0:01 Rackers 42-yard FG 5-22, 1:47 20-23

STATISTICS

SEA AZ First Downs 18 20 Rushes-Yards 24-92 26-132 Net Passing Yards 278 299 Total Net Yards 370 431 Passing (A-C-I) 36-22-0 37-23-1 Sacked by Opp. 1-3 0-0 Punts-Average 5-39.8 4-40.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties 4-25 7-55 Time of Possession 27:54 32:06 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGSEAHAWKS: Alexander 18-70, TD; Strong 3-10; Hasselbeck 2-6; Weaver 1-6. CARDS: James 24-128, TD; Arrington 1-8; Leinart 1-(-4)

PASSINGSEAHAWKS: Hasselbeck 22-36, 281, 1 TD, 0 INT. CARDS: Leinart 23-37, 299 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT.

RECEIVINGSEAHAWKS: Branch 7-122; Engram 5-71; Strong 3-30; Burleson 2-39, TD; Alexander 2-5; Weaver 2-7; Taylor 1-6’ Pearman 1-1. CARDS: Fitzgerald 7-87; Boldin 4-83; Arrington 4-24; B. Johnson 2-23; Morey 2-23; James 2-22; pope 1-30; Bienemann 1-7.

Game 149ers 20, CARDINALS 17

September 10, 2007 – Monster Park – (68,111)

The Cardinals opened the 2007 with a Monday night match at San Francisco and were seconds away from victory before a late Niners rally sent them home 0-1. In the first half, each team had a FG and converted a turnover into a TD to make it 10-10 at intermission. On Arizona’s first offensive play of the game, QB Matt Leinart was INT’d by Walt Harris, who returned it to the AZ 6. Two snaps later, Frank Gore ran up the middle and scored on a 6-yard run. Early in the second, the Cardinals got on the board when Neil Rackers’ 35-yard FG ended a 13-play, 53-yard drive. On the next drive, LB Karlos Dansby blitzed up the middle and sacked Alex Smith, forcing a fumble that DE Antonio Smith recovered at the SF 36. That set-up a 7-yard Edgerrin James TD run that made it 10-7. James led a Cardinals ground attack that was very productive and he opened his second Cards season by rushing 26 times for 92 yards. Meanwhile the AZ defense again did an outstanding job containing SF back Frank Gore, limiting the Pro Bowl RB to 55 yards on 18 carries. They also held talented TE Vernon Davis to 2 catches for 4 yards. After the James TD, the Niners responded with a long drive that reached the AZ 16 before settling for a 33-yard Joe Nedney FG that tied it at the half. A 30-yard Nedney FG on SF’s opening drive of the second half gave the Niners a 13-10 lead they took midway through the fourth. Arizona then went ahead when Leinart connected with WR Anquan Boldin on a 5-yard TD pass to cap a 58-yard drive. One of the key plays came on 3rd-n-3 from the SF30 when Leinart scrambled 20 yards for the first down. Nursing the lead, the Cards were forced to punt it back to SF, who took over at its own 14 with 2:58 left and needing a TD to win. Smith quickly completed passes to get SF near midfield. Facing a 4th-n-1 at the AZ45 with 1:43 left, Smith eluded the Cards rush and ran 25 yards for a 1st down. Three plays later on 3rd-n-13 at the 23, Smith lofted it down the middle to Arnaz Battle who caught it at the 1 before fumbling into the end zone. CB Eric Green had a chance to recover but could not and the ball returned to the spot of the fumble when SF recovered. On the next play Battle took a handoff on a reverse and scored from a yard out. Arizona’s comeback hopes were officially dashed when Leinart’s deep pass on the next snap was intercepted. CARDINALS 0 10 0 7 17

49ERS 7 3 3 7 20

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score49ers 1 11:21 Gore 6-yard run (Nedney kick) 2-6, 0:09 0-7 CARDS 2 12:51 Rackers 35-yard FG 13-53, 7:12 3-7 CARDS 2 9:10 James 7-yard run (Rackers kick) 5-36, 2:39 10-7 49ers 2 3:35 Nedney 33-yard FG 11-51, 5:35 10-10 49ers 3 11:15 Nedney 30-yard FG 5-21, 2:21 10-13 CARDS 4 6:40 Boldin 5-yard pass from Leinart (Rackers kick) 9-58, 4:29 17-13 49ers 4 0:22 Battle 1-yard run (Nedney kick) 12-86, 2:36 17-20

STATISTICS

AZ SF First Downs 20 16 Rushes-Yards 38-161 22-92 Net Passing Yards 100 102 Total Net Yards 261 194 Passing (A-C-I) 28-14-2 31-15-0 Sacked by Opp. 1-2 3-24 Punts-Average 7-37.0 6-41.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties 10-71 6-40 Time of Possession 34:32 25:28 Weather: Clear, 64 degrees, 67% humidity, wind W 18 mph. RUSHINGCARDS: James 26-92, TD; Leinart 6-35; Shipp 1-14; Boldin 1-14; Arrington 4-6. NINERS: Gore 18-55, TD; A. Smith 3-36; Battle 1-1, TD.

PASSINGCARDS: Leinart 14-28, 102 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT. NINERS: A. Smith 15-31, 126 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Boldin 4-22, TD; Pope 3-22; Fitzgerald 3-20; James 2-20; B. Johnson 2-12; Bienemann 1-6. NINERS: Battle 5-60; D. Jackson 4-36; Norris 2-6; V. Davis 2-4; Gore 1-21; Hicks 1-(-1).

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Game 3Ravens 26, CARDINALS 23

September 23, 2007 – M&T Bank Stadium – (71,372)

In a wild week 3 contest at Baltimore, the Cardinals battled back from a 17-point 4th quarter deficit to tie the game late. However, the Ravens escaped with the win thanks to a 46-yard FG as time expired on a drive that was significantly aided by a suspect personal foul call. Each team utilized its back-up QB and each executed when needed. Kurt Warner initially replaced Cards starter Matt Leinart for a series in the 2nd quarter to run a pre-planned, no-huddle package better suited for the veteran. Warner returned late in the third when AZ went to the set exclusively and engineered the comeback. Early on, the AZ offense had trouble finding a rhythm but the defense kept things close. Each of Baltimore’s first 2 drives went deep into Cards territory and while lengthy (14 plays and 70+ yards per), each ended with a Matt Stover FG. Warner entered the game for the first time midway thru the 2nd quarter and quickly moved the ball with passes to Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald to set-up a 48-yard Neil Rackers FG that made it 6-3. The Ravens answered on the next drive with a 13-yard scoring pass from Steve McNair to Derrick Mason just after the 2:00 warning. A 3-n-out forced a Cards punt that Yamon Figurs returned 75 yards for a score that made it 20-3. While Leinart put AZ in position for a 47-yard FG try with :23 left, Rackers’ try sailed about a foot right. Early in the 3rd, DT Darnell Dockett forced a McNair fumble and Bertrand Berry recovered at the Raven 35, leading to a Rackers FG. AZ then recovered a surprise onside kick and Warner re-entered the game. The next play saw him hit Fitzgerald for 27 yards to the Raven 27 but the WR fumbled at the end of the play and CB Corey Ivy recovered. A Stover FG (43) made it 23-6 late in the 3rd. Warner responded by completing 6-6 passes for 72 yards and hit Boldin with a 5-yard TD pass. Kyle Boller then entered the game in relief of McNair but the AZ D forced a 3-n-out. Warner then struck again with a 2-play scoring drive - a 22-yard pass to Fitzgerald and a 32-yard TD to Boldin that made it a 3-point game. After forcing a punt, AZ took over at its own 13 with 5:33 left and Warner led a drive that ended with Rackers’ game-tying 41-yarder. With 0:47 left, TE Todd Heap caught a 12-yard pass at the Ravens 46 before being leveled on a clean hit by SS Adrian Wilson that back judge Bob Wagoner inexplicably penalized, moving the ball to the AZ 39 and setting up Stover’s game-winner. In addition to Warner’s outstanding performance, Boldin set a career-high with 14 catches (2nd-most in team history) for 181 yards and 2 TDs for his 20th career 100-yard day.

CARDINALS 0 3 3 17 23RAVENS 3 17 3 3 26

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreRavens 1 7:14 Stover 21-yard FG 14-77, 7:46 0-3 Ravens 2 10:52 Stover 28-yard FG 14-72, 8:49 0-6 CARDS 2 5:19 Rackers 48-yard FG 6-51, 1:41 3-6 Ravens 2 1:55 Mason 13-yard pass from McNair (Stover kick) 7-60, 3:19 3-13 Ravens 2 0:55 Figurs 75-yard punt return (Stover kick) -- 3-20 CARDS 3 5:18 Rackers 40-yard FG 6-13, 2:56 6-20 Ravens 3 0:16 Stover 43-yard FG 10-48, 4:45 6-23 CARDS 4 12:02 Boldin 5-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 7-71, 3:14 13-23 CARDS 4 10:19 Boldin 32-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 2-54, 0:33 20-23 CARDS 4 1:50 Rackers 41-yard FG 10-64, 3:43 23-23 Ravens 4 0:00 Stover 46-yard FG 9-52, 1:50 23-26

STATISTICS

AZ BAL First Downs 17 23 Rushes-Yards 14-61 30-129 Net Passing Yards 303 252 Total Net Yards 364 381 Passing (A-C-I) 40-24-0 37-28-0 Sacked by Opp. 1-8 4-29 Punts-Average 4-42.3 3-31.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties 6-65 5-40 Time of Possession 22:17 37:43 Weather: Temp 75 degrees, 50% humidity, Wind north 9 mph RUSHINGCARDS: James 10-57; Arrington 2-3; Leinart 1-2; Shipp 1-(-1). RAVENS: McGahee 21-98; Smith 5-15; McNair 3-14; Boller 1-2.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 15-20, 258, 2 TD, 0 INT; Leinart 9-20, 53 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. RAVENS: McNair 20-27, 198 yds, TD, 0 INT; Boller 8-10, 83 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Boldin 14-181, 2 TD; Fitzgerald 5-85; B. Johnson 1-18; James 1-10; Shipp 1-9; Bienemann 1-6; Arrington 1-2. RAVENS: Mason 8-79, TD; Clayton 5-34; Heap 4-60; McGahee 4-23; D. Williams 3-52; M. Smith 3-32; McClain 1-1.

Game 4CARDINALS 21, Steelers 14

September 30, 2007 – University of Phoenix Stadium – (64,844)

In a week 4 match-up rife with subplots, the Cardinals scored 21 second half points against the NFL’s #2 ranked defense to upset the previously unbeaten Steelers and move to 2-2. The Arizona sideline featured many with ties to Western PA and the Steelers, most notably head coach Ken Whisenhunt and top assistant Russ Grimm who were once Steeler assistants. Playing without Pro Bowl WR Anquan Boldin, the Cardinals relied on Larry Fitzgerald (11-123 receiving) and a QB rotation of Matt Leinart & Kurt Warner. Defensively, they limited league-leading RB Willie Parker to 37 yards on 19 carries while halting his 100-yard game streak at 4. They also picked off Ben Roethlisberger twice and forced punts on 7 of Pittsburgh’s 9 other drives. From the outset, it was clear it would be a hard-hitting affair and points would be hard to come by. Pittsburgh notched the game’s first score late in the opening quarter when Roethlisberger hit WR Santonio Holmes with a 43-yard TD pass on a 3rd-n-26 play. None of the next 7 Steeler drives, however, produced points and ended in punts (6) and an INT (1). While Leinart QB’d the first 3 drives, Warner entered with 4:56 to go in the 2nd quarter to run the no-huddle as he had the week before in Baltimore. On the 2nd play of the series he hit Larry Fitzgerald with a 20-yard pass to the PIT37 but the WR fumbled at the end of the play and S Troy Polamalu returned the recovery to midfield. The AZ defense answered and DT Darnell Dockett recorded the 2nd of his 3.0 sacks on the day to force a punt. Warner & Co. ran the 2:00 offense well enough to yield a FG try but Neil Rackers’ 52-yarder was wide left as the half expired. On Arizona’s opening drive of the 3rd quarter, Warner led a 9-play, 70-yard drive on which he was 6-7 passing for 45 yards (4-28 to Fitzgerald) and capped it with a 6-yard pass to WR Jerheme Urban, who saw extended action in Boldin’s absence. With the game tied at 7 late in the 3rd, the Cards gave Pittsburgh a golden opportunity when Warner mishandled a shotgun snap and the Steelers recovered at the AZ4. After stopping Parker on the first two downs, S Adrian Wilson halted the threat by stepping in front of TE Heath Miller in the endzone and recording the INT. The game was still tied early in the 4th when rookie Steve Breaston fielded a Steelers punt at the AZ27 and took it 73 yards for Arizona’s first punt return TD since 1993. Leading 14-7, the Cards D forced another Pittsburgh punt and when the offense took over at its own 18 with 11:33 left it was with Leinart back at QB. On his first snap he hit Fitzgerald on a 38-yard pass to the PIT44 and despite leaving for 1 play after a violent but unpenalized hit, engineered a long (13-82, 7:19) drive that ended with a 2-yard Edgerrin James run that made it 21-7. James was 7-20 on the drive and Leinart was 3-4-56 passing but his biggest play may have been with his legs. Facing a 4th-n-1 at the PIT24, the Cards passed on a FG try that could have made it a 10-point game and Leinart picked up the 1st down on a sneak. Roethlisberger then made it a one score game on the next drive when he hit Holmes with a 7-yard TD pass with 1:54 but Fitzgerald recovered the ensuing onside kick and that, along with a Ralph Brown INT 89 second later sealed the win.

STEELERS 7 0 0 7 14CARDINALS 0 0 7 14 21

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreSteelers 1 0:31 Homes 43-yard pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 8-69, 4:33 7-0 CARDS 3 7:24 Urban 6-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 9-70, 3:43 7-7 CARDS 4 14:10 Breaston 73-yard punt return (Rackers kick) -- 7-14 CARDS 4 4:14 James 2-yard run (Rackers kick) 13-82, 7:19 7-21 Steelers 4 1:49 Holmes 7-yard pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 9-92, 2:25 14-21

STATISTICS

PIT AZ First Downs 17 19 Rushes-Yards 26-77 25-86 Net Passing Yards 205 215 Total Net Yards 282 301 Passing (A-C-I) 32-17-2 35-21-0 Sacked by Opp. 4-39 2-10 Punts-Average 7-51.4 5-39.4 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 3-2 Penalties 11-72 5-30 Time of Possession 32:12 27:48 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGSTEELERS: Parker 19-37; Roethlisberger 4-26; Davenport 2-15; Holmes 1-(-1). CARDS: James 21-77, TD; Leinart 3-9; Warner 1-0.

PASSINGSTEELERS: Roethlisberger 17-32, 2 TD. CARDS: Warner 14-21, 132, 1 TD, 0 INT; Leinart 7-14, 93 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGSTEELERS: Holmes 6-128, 2 TD; Parker 4-29; Miller 3-46; Reide 2-23; Washington 2-18. CARDS: Fitzgerald 10-120; Urban 5-53, TD; B. Johnson 4-40; James 1-7; T. Smith 1-5.

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Game 5CARDINALS 34, Rams 31

October 7, 2007 – Edward Jones Dome – (61,788)The Cardinals moved to 3-2 and recorded their first road win of ’07 thanks to a 3-point victory at St. Louis that put them in a first place tie in the NFC West. The Cardinals again employed the 2-QB rotation of Matt Leinart and Kurt Warner before Leinart suffered a fractured collarbone late in the 1st half and Warner went the rest of the way against his former team. Playing a 2nd straight week without Pro Bowl WR Anquan Boldin, fellow all-pro Larry Fitzgerald recorded his 2nd consecutive 100-yard game (9-136) and had a pivotal TD late in the 4th. Winless and minus several starters, the Rams gave the Cardinals everything they could handle. Back-up Gus Frerotte started at QB and ran a no-huddle set that produced a FG and TD on the first two St. Louis drives while Arizona’s Neil Rackers hit a 50-yard FG in between. Warner entered the game midway thru the 2nd quarter and ran the Cards no-huddle package that netted the team’s first TD when G Reggie Wells scored his first career TD by falling on an Edgerrin James fumble in the end zone. On the 2nd play of the next Arizona drive, Leinart suffered the collarbone injury on a sack by LB Will Witherspoon. Jeff Wilkins then hit a 35-yard FG with 1:17 left in the first half to put the Rams up 13-10 but Warner followed with a drive punctuated by several bold calls. With 0:36 left and facing a 4th-n-6 at the SL 41, the Cards went for it and Warner hit Fitzgerald for 6. Two plays later the two connected on a 34-yarder to the one and used their final timeout with 0:14 left. When James was stopped for no gain on the next play, time expired before the Cards could get a snap off but the Rams were flagged for intentionally kicking the ball and on the untimed down, Warner dove up and over for the TD putting Arizona up 17-13 at the half. The Rams re-claimed the lead on the opening drive of the 2nd half when Frerotte hit Torry Holt with an 11-yard TD pass. St. Louis’ next drive ended when a pass glanced off Holt’s hands to Cards CB Rod Hood. The INT set the Cards up at the Rams 14 but two plays later Fakhir Brown recorded his second INT of the game when he picked off a Warner pass in the end zone. The Cards tied it with a 32-yard Rackers FG on their next drive, then took a 27-20 lead early in the 4th when Hood snatched a Frerotte pass and returned it 68 yards for his first career TD. A 31-yard Wilkins FG made it 27-23 midway thru the 4th and the Rams soon got the ball back after a Cards 3-n-out. However, SS Adrian Wilson killed the threat with an amazingly athletic play on a 34-yard Frerotte pass attempt that he broke up with his left hand, batting it to himself for an INT that he returned to the Rams 39. That drive ended with Warner’s perfect pass on 3rd-n-goal from the 7 that Fitzgerald caught for his first TD of the season. The Rams added a TD and 2-point conversion on the next drive but Fitzgerald recovered the on-side kick to seal the win.

CARDINALS 3 14 3 14 34RAMS 3 10 7 11 31

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreRams 1 8:31 Wilkins 46-yard FG 9-33, 3:43 0-3 CARDS 1 3:57 Rackers 50-yard FG 9-48, 4:34 3-3 Rams 2 14:55 Bennett 16-yard pass from Frerotte (Wilkins kick) 9-76, 4:02 3-10 CARDS 2 3:32 Wells fumble recovery in EZ (Rackers kick) 10-78, 4:22 10-10 Rams 2 1:17 Wilkins 35-yard FG 5-31, 1:06 10-13 CARDS 2 0:00 Warner 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 10-77, 1:17 17-13 Rams 3 11:44 Holt 11-yard pass from Frerotte (Wilkins kick) 7-73, 3:16 17-20 CARDS 3 1:40 Rackers 32-yard FG 9-57, 3:56 20-20 CARDS 4 13:47 Hood 68-yard INT return (Rackers kick) -- 27-20 Rams 4 8:46 Wilkins 31-yard FG 8-67, 5:01 27-23 CARDS 4 3:11 Fitzgerald 7-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 8-39, 3:25 34-23 Rams 4 0:13 McMichael 29-yard pass from Frerotte 9-79, 2:58 34-31 (Frerotte-Holt pass)

STATISTICS

AZ STL First Downs 24 24 Rushes-Yards 31-102 23-123 Net Passing Yards 281 252 Total Net Yards 383 375 Passing (A-C-I) 41-21-2 43-24-3 Sacked by Opp. 1-9 2-10 Punts-Average 4-45.0 4-56.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties 11-98 9-86 Time of Possession 30:51 29:09 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGCARDS: James 26-88; Shipp 1-10; Arrington 1-4; Warner 3-0. RAMS: Leonard 18-102; Minor 3-12; Hall 1-8; Frerotte 1-1.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 14-28, 190 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; Leinart 7-13, 100 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT. RAMS: Frerotte 24-43, 262 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Fitzgerald 9-136, TD; B. Johnson 6-80; Urban 3-28; Arrington 1-32; James 1-9; Pope 1-5. RAMS: Holt 5-89, TD; Leonard 5-33; Minor 5-31; McMichael 3-45, TD; Bennett 2-32, TD; Hagans 1-11; Owens 1-9; Hall 1-7; Walker 1-5.

Game 6Panthers 25, CARDINALS 10

October 14, 2007 – University of Phoenix Stadium – (64,403)The Cardinals fell to 3-3 and dropped their first home game of the year with a 25-10 loss to the Panthers. However, they stayed in a first-place tie atop the NFC West with Seattle, who lost at home to the Saints. It was a battle of the battered as both teams began the week by placing their starting quarterbacks on I.R. – Arizona’s Matt Leinart (collarbone) and Carolina’s Jake Delhomme (elbow). The Panthers were further hampered when #2 man David Carr (back) was unable to go and in a game-time decision turned to 43-year-old Vinny Testaverde, who had joined the team midweek. Arizona was soon in a similar position when starter Kurt Warner injured his left (non-throwing) elbow midway through the opening quarter on a sack by Julius Peppers. The Cards turned to their own recent signee, Tim Rattay, who had just joined the team on Tuesday. Carolina’s John Kasay kicked FGs off 33 and 43 yards on consecutive drives at the end of the first quarter and start of the second to give the Panthers a 6-0 lead. On the next possession, the Cards answered by moving 80 yards in 12 plays and capped it with Edgerrin James’ longest TD run as a Cardinal (23 yards). James was 7-43 rushing on the drive while Rattay was 4-4 for 28 passing. Neither team was able to record a first down on the next 5 combined possessions and the half ended with Arizona leading 7-6. Kasay’s 24-yard FG on Carolina’s 2nd possession of the 2nd half put the Panthers ahead 9-7 but Arizona again responded on the next series. WR Larry Fitzgerald – playing for the 3rd straight game without fellow all-pro Anquan Boldin (hip) – outleapt a Carolina defender to come down with a 36-yard completion from Rattay and that was key in setting up a 50-yard Neil Rackers FG that gave Arizona a 1-point lead. Kasay’s miss on a 45-yard attempt early in the 4th allowed the Cards to hold onto that lead further into the final quarter. With 5:52 to play, Carolina took over at its own 10 but a 25-yard pass interference penalty on 1st down moved it to the 35 and on the next snap, Testaverde hooked up with Steve Smith on a 65-yard TD that gave Carolina a 15-10 lead after the 2-point try failed. On the very next play from scrimmage, Rattay’s pass attempt went off the hands of TE Leonard Pope and was INT’d by CB Ken Lucas at the AZ 36. That led quickly to a 45-yard Kasay FG which made it 18-10. With 3:26 to go and the Cards needing a TD and 2-point conversion to tie, the offense had advanced to midfield. Rattay seemed to have WR Jerheme Urban open down the middle but the receiver bobbled the pass and Deke Cooper corralled the loose ball for an INT. On the next snap, DeAngelo Williams raced 75 yards off left tackle to the 14 and shortly thereafter he scored from 13 yards out to put Carolina up 25-10 and put the game out of reach.

PANTHERS 3 3 3 16 25CARDINALS 0 7 3 0 10

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScorePanthers 1 3:48 Kasay 33-yard FG 7-21, 3:25 3-0 Panthers 2 14:50 Kasay 43-yard FG 7-34, 2:20 6-0 CARDS 2 7:16 James 23-yard run (Rackers kick) 12-80, 7:34 6-7 Panthers 3 5:44 Kasay 24-yard FG 10-47, 4:39 9-7 CARDS 3 3:20 Rackers 50-yard FG 6-35, 2:24 9-10 Panthers 4 5:40 Smith 65-yard pass from Testaverde (pass failed) 1-90, 0:12 15-10 Panthers 4 4:26 Kasay 45-yard FG 4-9, 0:59 18-10 Panthers 4 2:07 Williams 13-yard run (Kasay kick) 4-89, 1:12 25-10

STATISTICS

CAR AZ First Downs 14 10 Rushes-Yards 30-181 26-98 Net Passing Yards 193 159 Total Net Yards 374 257 Passing (A-C-I) 33-20-0 26-14-3 Sacked by Opp. 1-5 1-2 Punts-Average 7-38.3 7-45.1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-2 Penalties 9-65 11-103 Time of Possession 31:07 28:53 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGPANTHERS: Williams 10-121, TD; Foster 17-43; Smith 2-15; Haynes 1-2. CARDS: James 22-80, TD; Breaston 1-10; Rattay 2-5; T. Smith 1-3.

PASSINGPANTHERS: Testaverde 20-33, 206 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT, CARDS: Rattay 12-24, 159 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT; Warner 2-2, 21 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGPANTHERS: Smith 10-136, TD; Colbert 3-29; Carter 2-17; King 2-12; Foster 2-6; Hoover 1-6. CARDS: Fitzgerald 6-97; B. Johnson 4-29; T. Smith 2-9; Urban 1-42; Pope 1-3.

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Game 7Redskins 21, CARDINALS 19

October 21, 2007 – Fed Ex Field – (85,640)

The Cardinals dug themselves an early hole at DC but battled back in thrilling fashion. They scored 13 fourth quarter points to pull within two but were unsuccessful on both a 2-point try with 0:21 left that would have tied it and a 55-yard FG in the closing seconds that would have won it. Instead the team fell to 3-4 and out of first place. QB Kurt Warner turned in a gutsy performance for the Cards. Starting a week after tearing a ligament in his left elbow, he played the entire game with a heavily braced arm and was instrumental in leading Arizona’s comeback. He also showed tremendous resiliency in battling back from a pair of INTs that led to Washington’s 2 first-half TDs. On the Cards 2nd drive, FS Sean Taylor returned a Warner INT 48 yards to the AZ25 setting up a 2-yard Clinton Portis run. Midway through the 2nd quarter, MLB London Fletcher picked Warner off at the AZ27 and returned it for a TD. Late in the 1st half, the Cards went for it on 4th-n-2 at the WASH48 but came up short, turning it over on downs. The Arizona D then came up with one of its many huge plays on the next snap. DE Bertrand Berry sniffed out a screen and batted Jason Campbell’s pass into the arms of LB Calvin Pace who returned his first career INT 14 yards to the WASH23 with 1:46 to play. The Cards ultimately faced a 4th-n-goal at the 2 with 0:06 left when Warner hit WR Anquan Boldin for a TD that made it 14-6 after the PAT was blocked. After missing the previous 3 contests with a hip injury, Boldin finished with a game-high 8 catches and 2 receiving TDs. Redskin Rock Cartright returned the opening kickoff of the 2nd half 71 yards to the AZ21 but a Pace sack on 3rd down backed the ‘Skins up and kicker Shaun Suisham missed from 41. The Redskins didn’t miss on their next drive, moving 59 yards in 11 plays and took a 21-6 lead on Portis’ 1-yard TD run. Arizona then narrowed it to 21-13 early in the 4th thanks to a 10-yard Warner-to-Boldin connection. The 12-play, 72-yard drive was aided by a pair of Redskin personal fouls (S LaRon Landry & Fletcher). Arizona’s next drive reached the WASH5 thanks to completions of 22 and 43 yards to TE Leonard Pope and WR Larry Fitzgerald, respectively. However, DE Andre Carter’s sack of Warner forced a fumble that DE Phillip Daniels recovered at the WASH13 to kill the drive midway thru the 4th. Arizona’s D kept the comeback hoped alive by forcing 3-n-outs on the next two Washington drives and overall did not allow a first down in the entire 4th quarter. With 2:37 left, the Cards took over at their own 29. A 22-yard pass to WR Jerheme Urban was followed 2 plays later by a 29-yard catch-n-run to the WASH2 by RB J.J. Arrington. After 2 runs failed to reach the end zone, back-up QB Tim Rattay was inserted for a 3rd-n-goal play from the 1 with 0:26 left. On a play action pass, he found Pope for a TD. On the tying 2-point try, Boldin took a direct snap in shot-gun and tried a pass to Fitzgerald that was short. The Cards had life when Urban recovered the on-side kick at the AZ41 with 0:20 left and one timeout. Consecutive catches of 15 and 7 yards by WR Bryant Johnson set-up a game-winning FG try but Neil Rackers’ 55-yarder with 0:02 left was just wide. CARDINALS 0 6 0 13 19

REDSKINS 7 7 7 0 21

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreRedskins 1 4:12 Portis 2-yard run (Suisham kick) 8-25, 4:20 0-7 Redskins 2 7:00 Fletcher 27-yard INT return (Suisham kick) -- 0-14 CARDS 2 0:00 Boldin 2-yard pass from Warner (kick blocked) 6-23, 1:46 6-14 Redskins 3 5:47 Portis 1-yard run (Suisham kick) 11-59, 5:58 6-21 CARDS 4 14:52 Boldin 10-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 12-72, 5:55 13-21 CARDS 4 0:21 Pope 1-yard pass from Rattay (pass failed) 8-71, 2:16 19-21

STATISTICS

AZ WAS First Downs 19 10 Rushes-Yards 30-84 28-73 Net Passing Yards 280 87 Total Net Yards 364 160 Passing (A-C-I) 42-28-2 18-12-1 Sacked by Opp. 1-3 1-8 Punts-Average 5-42.8 6-35.3 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0 Penalties 9-75 6-53 Time of Possession 34:42 25:18 Weather: Temp 75 degrees, 38% humidity, Wind SSE 9 mph. RUSHINGCARDS: James 27-83; Arrington 1-2; Warner 1-0; Shipp 1-(-1). ‘SKINS: Portis 18-43, 2 TD; Bettis 3-12; Sellers 5-11; Campbell 2-7.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 27-41, 282 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT; Rattay 1-1, 1 yd, 1 TD, 0 INT. ‘SKINS: Campbell 12-18, 95 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Boldin 8-29, 2 TD; Fitzgerald 6-97; Arrington 4-47; Urban 3-41; Pope 3-35, TD; B. Johnson 3-27; Shipp 1-7. ‘SKINS: Randle El 3-54; Sellers 3-11; Portis 2-14; Moss 2-8; Thrash 1-5; Cooley 1-3.

Game 8Buccaneers 17, CARDINALS 10

November 4, 2007 – Raymond James Stadium – (65,267)

The Cardinals returned from the bye week with a road game at Tampa against the 4-4 Bucs. A win would have upped Arizona’s record to 4-4 at the season’s midway mark but the Tampa defense proved to be too formidable a foe. After notching a FG on their opening drive of the game, Arizona failed to record another first down the rest of the half. The 3rd quarter was also all Tampa as the Bucs held a 13:13 to 1:47 edge in time of possession and took a 17-3 lead into the final stanza. The Cards scored a TD midway through the 4th to make it a one score game at 17-10. They would get the ball back twice more but were unable to find the end zone either time.

Arizona’s day got off the a fast start when Kurt Warner connected with Larry Fitzgerald for a 44-yard pass play on the game’s second play from scrimmage. The completion looked like it might go the distance but Fitzgerald stepped out at the TB 33. The play did set up a 47-yard Neil Rackers FG that gave AZ its only lead of the day at 3-0. Tampa responded on the next series with a 10-play, 77-yard drive. The score came when WR Joey Galloway wrestled the ball from FS Terrence Holt for a 37-yard TD from Jeff Garcia. On the first play of the 2nd quarter, the Cards were backed up to their own 3 after a Tampa punt when Warner was INT’d by FS Tanard Jackson setting the Bucs up at the AZ17. The Cards defense forced them to settle for a 32-yard Matt Bryant FG. The only other chance for points by either team came just before intermission when Bryant missed from 58 yards as the half expired.

Tampa opened the 2nd half with an 11-play, 64-yard drive that ended with a 2-yard Ernest Graham TD run that made it 17-3. The Bucs then chewed up a large part of the 2nd half on their next drive that consumed 11:59 in 19 plays. They moved from their own 6 to the AZ 8 but Arizona caught a break when TE Alex Smith dropped a pass in the end zone on 3rd down and then Bryant missed a 26-yard FG try. The Cards then embarked upon an 80-yard, 11-play drive and Edgerrin James made it 17-10 with 7:30 to go with a 3-yard TD run. The drive’s key play was a 16-yard completion to Fitzgerald on 3rd-n-15 from the TB 22. After forcing a punt on the next TB drive, the Cards could not move the chains and punted back to the Bucs with 3:13 left. After Arizona’s D sent the Bucs 3-n-out on the next series the Cardinals offense took over at its own 16 with 2:39 left, no timeouts and needing a TD to tie. The comeback try quickly ended when Kurt Warner’s first down pass was ruled an INT by Jermaine Phillips even though replays showed he failed to get two feet in bounds. Because the Cards were out of timeouts they could not challenge. CARDINALS 3 0 0 7 10

BUCCANEERS 7 3 7 0 17

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 12:17 Rackers 47-yard FG 6-59, 2:43 3-0 Bucs 1 5:56 Galloway 37-yard pass from Garcia (Bryant kick) 10-77, 6:21 3-7 Bucs 2 13:37 Bryant 32-yard FG 4-3, 1:12 3-10 Bucs 3 10:33 Graham 2-yard run (Bryant kick) 10-64, 4:27 3-17 CARDS 4 7:30 James 3-yard run (Rackers kick) 11-80, 4:17 10-17

STATISTICS

AZ TB First Downs 9 18 Rushes-Yards 12-23 46-162 Net Passing Yards 172 188 Total Net Yards 195 350 Passing (A-C-I) 30-10-2 28-18-0 Sacked by Opp. 0-0 3-8 Punts-Average 7-42.0 6-49.7 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties 8-64 9-70 Time of Possession 16:53 43:07 Weather: Sunny, Temp 78 degrees, 53% humidity, Wind NNW 10-15 mph. RUSHINGCARDS: James 9-15, TD; Arrington 2-7; Shipp 1-1. BUCS: Graham 34-124, TD; Garcia 7-26; Bennett 5-12.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 10-30, 172 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT. BUCS: Garcia 18-28, 196 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Fitzgerald 4-95; Boldin 3-40; B. Johnson 1-14; Urban 1-12; Arrington 1-11. BUCS: Hilliard 7-70; Galloway 5-85, TD; Smith 2-13; Graham 2-13; Stovall 1-9; Askew 1-7.

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Game 9CARDINALS 31, Lions 21

November 11, 2007 – University of Phoenix Stadium – (64,753) After two road games sandwiched around the bye, the Cards played a home game for the first time in nearly a month when they hosted the Lions. While Arizona looked to snap a 3-game losing streak, Detroit entered at 6-2 and riding the momentum of 3 straight victories. Thanks to an all-around solid performance from the offense, special teams and especially the defense, the Cards earned a 10-point win that upped their mark to 4-5 (3-1 at home). Leading the way was LB Karlos Dansby, who returned from a 2-week injury hiatus (knee) to record 2 INTs and a forced fumble. Arizona also held Detroit to minus-18 rushing yards (8 attempts), the lowest total in the NFL’s modern era (post-1947). Offensively, WR Larry Fitzgerald and TE Leonard Pope each caught a pair of TDs. On the game’s first drive, Detroit created the first break when SS Kenoy Kennedy INT’d Kurt Warner and returned the pick 38 yards to the AZ25. That set-up a 4-yard Kevin Jones TD run 3 plays later. The first play of Detroit’s next drive saw Dansby dive in front of a Jon Kitna pass and that INT resulted in a 23-yard Neil Rackers FG. After trading punts on the next 5 drives, a 46-yard Steve Breaston punt return to the DET13 set-up a 1-yard Warner TD pass to Fitzgerald that made it 10-7 midway through the 2nd. The next drive was Arizona’s longest of the year as they moved 90 yards in 15 plays. It was engineered mostly by Warner but back-up Tim Rattay entered at the goal-line and tossed a 1-yard TD pass to Pope with 0:18 left in the first half. As the Cards built a 17-7 lead, the Lions offense had no success. At intermission, AZ led 21:17 to 8:43 in T.O.P. and had limited Detroit to 2 first downs and 46 total yards of offense. On the opening series of the 2nd half, Detroit advanced to the AZ26 when Dansby sniffed out a reverse by WR Shaun McDonald and not only tackled him for a 15-yard loss but forced a fumble that Antonio Smith recovered near midfield. Pope scored his 2nd TD of the day on a 16-yard pass from Warner that gave AZ 24 unanswered points. Detroit ended the run when Kitna connected with WR Roy Williams on a 7-yard TD pass late in the 3rd quarter, making it 24-14. Breaston returned the ensuing kickoff 52 yards to the DET 43 but Arizona turned it over to start a series of giveaways by both sides (6 total in the final 15:19 of play). Lions DT Langston Moore blew up a Warner handoff to Edgerrin James in the backfield forcing a turnover. Two plays later, Cards DT Darnell Dockett pounced on a loose ball from a failed center exchange, recovering at the DET36. With 13:37 left, Fitzgerald hauled in a pass from Warner and took it for a 20-yard TD. The teams then traded turnovers on the next 4 possessions but the only additional scoring came with 75 second left in the game when Williams and Kitna hooked up for a 7-yard TD. LIONS 7 0 7 7 21

CARDINALS 3 14 7 7 31Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreLions 1 10:29 K. Jones 4-yard run (Hanson kick) 3-25, 0:41 7-0 CARDS 1 2:47 Rackers 23-yard FG 7-8, 2:58 7-3 CARDS 2 7:00 Fitzgerald 1-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 3-13, 1:18 7-10 CARDS 2 0:18 Pope 2-yard pass from Rattay (Rackers kick) 15-90, 5:11 7-17 CARDS 3 7:31 Pope 16-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 5-51, 2:23 7-24 Lions 3 2:52 R. Williams 7-yard pass from Kitna (Hanson kick) 7-67, 4:39 14-24 CARDS 4 13:23 Fitzgerald 20-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 3-36, 1:37 14-31 Lions 4 1:15 R. Williams 7-yard pass from Kitna (Hanson kick) 9-63, 2:02 21-31

STATISTICS

DET AZ First Downs 16 21 Rushes-Yards 8-(-18) 28-73 Net Passing Yards 263 246 Total Net Yards 245 319 Passing (A-C-I) 45-32-2 37-27-7 Sacked by Opp. 4-31 2-15 Punts-Average 4-47.8 4-35.5 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 3-3 Penalties 10-70 9-70 Time of Possession 25:32 34:28 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGLIONS: Cason 1-1; Kitna 1-0; Duckett 1-0; K. Jones 4-(-4), TD; McDonald 1(-15). CARDS: James 18-60; Arrington 3-15; Shipp 3-0; Warner 4-(-2).

PASSINGLIONS: Kitna 32-45, 294 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT. CARDS: Warner 26-36, 259 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT; Rattay 1-1, 2 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGLIONS: K. Jones 8-36; McDonald 6-73; R. Williams 6-45, 2 TD; Furrey 5-64; C. Johnson 3-37; Fitzsimmons 2-37; Bradley 1-8; Cason 1-4. CARDS: Fitzgerald 8-74, 2 TD; Pope 5-52, 2 TD; B. Johnson 4-40; Boldin 3-25; James 3-18; Arrington 2-32; T. Smith 1-12; Shipp 1-8.

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Arizona Cardinals / Week 10 / Through Sunday, November 11, 2007 / Regular Season

Won 4, Lost 5

9/10/2007 L 17- 20 at San Francisco 49ers9/16/2007 W 23- 20 Seattle Seahawks9/23/2007 L 23- 26 at Baltimore Ravens9/30/2007 W 21- 14 Pittsburgh Steelers10/7/2007 W 34- 31 at St. Louis Rams10/14/2007 L 10- 25 Carolina Panthers10/21/2007 L 19- 21 at Washington Redskins

11/4/2007 L 10- 17 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

11/11/2007 W 31- 21 Detroit LionsArizona Opponent

Total First Downs 159 156Rushing 44 50Passing 101 92Penalty 14 143rd Down: Made/Att 46/116 55/1323rd Down Pct. 39.7% 41.7%4th Down: Made/Att 3/4 3/44th Down Pct. 75.0% 75.0%Possession Avg. 29:10 30:50Total Net Yards 2873 2723Avg. Per Game 319.2 302.6Total Plays 555 564Avg. Per Play 5.2 4.8Net Yards Rushing 818 903Avg. Per Game 90.9 100.3Total Rushes 229 237Net Yards Passing 2055 1820Avg. Per Game 228.3 202.2Sacked/Yards Lost 10/68 24/165Gross Yards 2123 1985Attempts/Completions 316/182 303/188Completion Pct. 57.6% 62.0%Had Intercepted 13 8Punts/Average 47/41.2 48/43.7Net Punting Avg. 33.9 35.8Penalties/Yards 76/629 69/521Fumbles/Ball Lost 17/9 12/6Touchdowns 22 21Rushing 6 8Passing 13 11Returns 3 2Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PtsTeam 12 68 23 85 0 188Opponents 44 50 47 54 0 195Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt PtsN.Rackers 0 0 0 0 20/21 12/17 0 56E.James 5 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 30A.Boldin 5 0 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 30L.Pope 4 0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 24L.Fitzgerald 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18K.Warner 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6R.Hood 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6J.Urban 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6R.Wells 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6S.Breaston 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6Team 22 6 13 3 20/21 12/17 0 188Opponents 21 8 11 2 19/19 16/20 1 1952-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 1, Opponents: 1/ 2Sacks: D.Dockett 8.0, A.Smith 4.5, C.Pace 3.5, K.Dansby 2.5, B.Berry 2.5, G.Hayes 2.0, D.Blackstock 1.0 Team: 24.0, Opponents: 10.0

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TDE.James 182 678 3.7 27 5J.Arrington 14 45 3.2 8 0M.Leinart 11 42 3.8 20 0M.Shipp 8 23 2.9 14 0A.Boldin 1 14 14.0 14 0S.Breaston 1 10 10.0 10 0T.Rattay 2 5 2.5 5 0T.Smith 1 3 3.0 3 0K.Warner 9 -2 -0.2 1t 1Team 229 818 3.6 27 6Opponents 237 903 3.8 75 8

Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TDL.Fitzgerald 58 811 14.0 47 3A.Boldin 36 380 10.6 37 5B.Johnson 26 283 10.9 19 0L.Pope 14 147 10.5 30t 4J.Urban 13 176 13.5 42 1J.Arrington 13 148 11.4 32 0E.James 10 86 8.6 15 0T.Smith 4 26 6.5 12 0M.Shipp 3 24 8.0 9 0T.Bienemann 3 19 6.3 7 0S.Morey 2 23 11.5 14 0Team 182 2123 11.7 47 13Opponents 188 1985 10.6 65t 11

Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TDR.Hood 2 99 49.5 68t 1K.Dansby 2 27 13.5 18 0A.Wilson 2 20 10.0 20 0C.Pace 1 14 14.0 14 0R.Brown 1 5 5.0 5 0Team 8 165 20.6 68t 1Opponents 13 165 12.7 48 1

Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BM.Barr 47 1938 41.2 33.9 4 14 61 0Team 47 1938 41.2 33.9 4 14 61 0Opponents 48 2097 43.7 35.8 3 13 60 0

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDS.Breaston 28 3 320 11.4 73t 1Team 28 3 320 11.4 73t 1Opponents 20 11 266 13.3 75t 1

Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TDS.Breaston 24 555 23.1 52 0J.Arrington 11 251 22.8 56 0Team 35 806 23.0 56 0Opponents 26 667 25.7 80 0

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

Fumbles Lost: K.Warner 4, L.Fitzgerald 3, L.Pope 1, A.Johnson 1 Total: 9Opponent Fumble Recoveries: A.Smith 2, D.Dockett 2, B.Berry 1, C.Pace 1 Total: 6

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost RatingK.Warner 178 108 1314 60.7% 7.4 9 5.1% 6 3.4% 47 6/ 45 86.2M.Leinart 112 60 647 53.6% 5.8 2 1.8% 4 3.6% 40 4/ 23 61.9T.Rattay 26 14 162 53.8% 6.2 2 7.7% 3 11.5% 42 0/ 0 59.0A.Boldin 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0/ 0 0.0eam 316 182 2123 57.6% 6.7 13 4.1% 13 4.1% 47 10/ 68 74.7Opponents 303 188 1985 62.0% 6.6 11 3.6% 8 2.6% 65t 24/ 165 82.2

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(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

Gerald Hayes 63 47 16 3 2/10 - 2 1 - 1 1 - - - - - -

Calvin Pace 57 46 11 1 3.5/25 1 2 1 1 13 2 4 2 2 - - -

Karlos Dansby 55 38 17 3 2.5/20 2 3 2 - 3 2 1 - 1 - - -

Adrian Wilson 54 36 18 4 - 2 3 - - 3 2 - - - - - -

Darnell Dockett 49 39 10 2 8/60 - 1 2 2 4 9 - - - - - -

Antonio Smith 40 26 14 2 4.5/31 - - 1 2 1 7 - - - - - -

Eric Green 40 31 9 1 - - 11 - - - - - - - - - -

Terrence Holt 37 25 12 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - -

Rod Hood 36 29 7 1 - 2 12 - - - - - - - - - -

Monty Beisel 32 19 13 - - - - - - 1 - 8 6 2 - - -

Antrel Rolle 32 20 12 - - - 5 - - - - 5 4 1 - - -

Gabe Watson 28 18 10 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -

Bertrand Berry 26 22 4 1 2.5/29 - 2 - 1 8 3 - - - - - -

Ralph Brown 12 9 3 - - 1 2 - - - - 5 3 2 - - -

Aaron Francisco 6 3 3 1 - - - - - - - 8 4 4 - - -

Chris Cooper 5 4 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - -

Rodney Bailey 5 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Matt Ware 3 2 1 - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - -

Alan Branch 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Joe Tafoya 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Oliver Celestin 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - -

Ross Kolodziej 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Darryl Blackstock 1 1 - - 1/8 - - - - - - 7 5 2 1 - -

Sean Morey - - - - - - - - - - - 12 8 4 - - 1

Tim Euhus - - - - - - - - - - - 4 2 2 - - -

Mike Barr - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 - - - -

Brandon Johnson - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 2 - - -

Marcel Shipp - - - - - - - - - - - 3 2 1 - - -

Neil Rackers - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - -

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

Jerheme Urban - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - -

J.J. Arrington - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Miscellaneous:

Sean Morey: Blocked punt vs. Seattle Seahawks, Sept. 16

Rod Hood: 68-yard interception return for touchdown vs. St. Louis Rams, Oct. 7

AArizona Cardinals 2007 Defensive Statistics

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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: 128, Edgerrin James, vs. Seattle, Sept. 16, 2007 (24 att.) By Opponent: 124, Earnest Graham, at Tampa Bay, Nov. 4, 2007 (34 att.) 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: Marcel Shipp (3) at St. Louis, Dec. 3, 2006 (1, 6, 9 yards) By Opponent: Clinton Portis, at Washington, Oct. 21, 2007 (2, 1 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: 405 by Matt Leinart at Minnesota, Nov. 26, 2006 (31 comp., 51 att.) By Opponent: 417 by Tim Rattay at San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2004 (38 comp., 57 att.) 300 Yards Passing By Cardinals: 356 by Kurt Warner at San Diego, Dec. 31, 2006 (22 comp., 32 att.) By Opponent: 314 by Marc Bulger at St. Louis, Dec. 3, 2006 (27 comp., 45 att.)

Six Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Charley Johnson vs. New Orleans, Nov. 2, 1969 By Opponent: Bob Griese vs. Miami, Nov. 24, 1977 Five Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Charley Johnson (6) vs. New Orleans, Nov. 2, 1969 By Opponent: Bob Griese (6) vs. Miami, Nov. 24, 1977 Four Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Jake Plummer vs. Detroit, Nov. 18, 2001 By Opponent: Jeff Garcia at San Francisco, Dec. 7, 2003 Three Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Kurt Warner vs. Detroit, Nov. 11, 2007 (1, 16, 20 yards) By Opponent: Matt Hasselbeck vs. Seattle, Dec. 10, 2006 (23, 5, 2 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: 181, Anquan Boldin at Baltimore, Sept. 23, 2007 (14 rec, 2 TD.) By Opponent: 162, Eric Johnson at San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2004 (13 rec., TD)

AArizona Cardinals TThe Last Time

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100 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 136, Larry Fitzgerald vs. St. Louis, Oct. 7, 2007 (9 rec., TD) By Opponent: 136, Steve Smith vs. Carolina, Oct. 14, 2007 (10 rec., TD) Two 100-Yard Receivers By Cardinals: 172, Larry Fitzgerald (11 rec.); 140, Anquan Boldin (9 rec.) at Minnesota, Nov. 26, 2006 By Opponent: 117, Andre Davis (7 rec.); 116, Quincy Morgan (5 rec.) at Cleveland, Nov. 16, 2003 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: Rob Moore vs. Washington, Dec. 7, 1997 (4, 29, 47 yards) By Opponent: Roy Williams at Detroit, Nov. 13, 2005 (7, 21, 29 yards) Two Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald vs. Detroit, Nov. 11, 2007 (1, 20 yards); Leonard Pope vs. Detroit, Nov 11, 2007 (2, 16) By Opponent: Roy Williams at Detroit, Nov. 13, 2005 (7, 21, 29 yards) 10 or More Receptions in a Game By Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 30, 2007 (10 for 120 yards) By Opponent: Steve Smith vs. Carolina, Oct. 14, 2007 (10 for 136 yards, TD)

COMBOS 100-Yard Rusher/100-Yard Receiver By Cardinals: Adrian Murrell, 174 yards rushing/Rob Moore, 109 yards receiving at Philadelphia, Dec. 13, 1998 By Opponent: DeAngelo Williams, 121 yards rushing/Steve Smith, 136 yards receiving vs. Carolina, Oct. 14, 2007. 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

Two 100-Yard Receivers/300-Yard Passer By Cardinals: 172, Larry Fitzgerald; 140 Anquan Boldin; 405, Matt Leinart at Minnesota, Nov. 26, 2006. By Opponent: 117, Andre Davis; 116 Quincy Morgan; 392 Kelly Holcomb at Cleveland, Nov. 16, 2003 SCORING Three Total Touchdowns By Cardinals: Marcel Shipp at St. Louis, Dec. 3, 2006 (3 rush) By Opponent: Roy Williams at Detroit, Nov. 13, 2005 (3 rec.) Four Total Touchdowns By Cardinals: Ronald Moore vs. L.A. Rams, Dec. 5, 1993 (4 rush) By Opponent: Shaun Alexander at Seattle, Sept. 25, 2005 (4 rush) Two-Point Conversion By Cardinals: Obafemi Ayanbadejo run at San Francisco, Dec. 4, 2005 By Opponent: Torry Holt reception at St. Louis, Oct. 7, 2007 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: Marcel Shipp tackled in the end zone at Oakland, Oct. 22, 2006.

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 San Francisco, Dec. 24, 2006 (25, 39, 37, 32 yards) By Opponent: John Casey vs. Carolina, Oct. 14, 2007 (33, 43, 24, 45 yards)

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Three Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers at Baltimore, Sept. 23, 2007 (48, 40, 41 yards) By Opponent: John Casey vs. Carolina, Oct. 14, 2007 (33, 43, 24, 45 yards) Missed Point-After-Touchdown By Cardinals: Tim Duncan at Pittsburgh, Nov. 9, 2003 (wide right) By Opponent: Josh Brown vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 2005 (blocked) Blocked Punt By Cardinals: Sean Morey vs. Seattle, Sept. 16, 2007 (Ryan Plackemeier punt) By Opponent: Casey FitzSimmons vs. Detroit, 11/19/06 (Scott Player punt) Blocked Punt Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Tommy Bennett at Washington, Sept. 14, 1997 (Matt Turk punt, blocked by J.J. McCleskey, recovered by Bennett in end zone) By Opponent: Steve Gleason vs. New Orleans, Oct. 3, 2004 (Mel Mitchell recovered in end zone, Scott Player punt) Blocked Field Goal Attempt By Cardinals: Calvin Pace at Seattle, Sept. 17, 2006 (Josh Brown 30-yard attempt) By Opponent: Adam Carriker vs. St. Louis, Oct. 7, 1999 (Neil Rackers 39-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 at Minnesota, Nov. 26, 2006, 99 yards (Ryan Longwell kickoff) By Opponent: Antonio Brown vs. Washington Redskins, Dec. 11, 2005, 91 yards (Nick Novak kickoff)

Interception Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Rod Hood at St. Louis, Oct. 7, 2007 (68 yards, Gus Frerotte pass). By Opponent: London Fletcher at Washington, Oct. 21, 2007 (27 yards, Kurt Warner pass). Fumble Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Antonio Smith vs. Denver, Dec. 17, 2006, 4 yards (Tatum Bell fumble) By Opponent: Tim Dobbins at San Diego, Dec. 31, 2006, recovered in end zone (Bryant Johnson fumble) DEFENSE Four Interceptions By Cardinals: Kwamie Lassiter vs. San Diego, Dec. 27, 1998 By Opponent: Never has happened Three Interceptions By Cardinals: Adrian Wilson vs. Dallas, Oct. 20, 2002 By Opponent: Ronnie Heard at San Francisco, Oct. 27, 2002 Two Interceptions By Cardinals: Karlos Dansby vs. Detroit, Nov. 11, 2007 By Opponent: Deke Cooper vs. Carolina Oct. 14, 2007 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 Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 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)

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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 San Francisco 50, Arizona 14, Dec. 7, 2003 40 Points Scored By Cardinals: At Arizona 45, Detroit 38, Nov. 18, 2001 By Opponent: At New York Giants 42, Arizona 19, Sept. 11, 2005 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: 20 at Carolina, Dec. 30, 2001 By Opponent: 24 at Houston, Dec. 18, 2005

20 Third-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 20 vs. N.Y. Giants, Dec. 15, 1974 By Opponent: 21 at New York Giants, Sept. 11, 2005 20 Fourth-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 22 at St. Louis, Nov. 20, 2005 By Opponent: 21 at Buffalo, Oct. 31, 2004 30 One-Half Points By Cardinals: 31 in second half vs. Detroit, Nov. 18, 2001 By Opponent: 35 in second half at New York Giants, Sept. 11, 2005 Score Touchdown In Each Quarter By Cardinals: at St. Louis, Dec. 3, 2006 (7, 10, 7, 10 points) By Opponent: at San Francisco, Dec. 7, 2003 (14, 20, 9, 7 points) OFFENSE 500 Yards Total Offense By Cardinals: 513 vs. New Orleans, Dec. 20, 1998 By Opponent: 520 vs. Oakland, Nov. 24, 2002

No Sacks/No Interceptions Allowed By Cardinals: at Detroit, Nov. 13, 2005 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. 26, 2003 vs. San Francisco, 16–13 By Opponent: Oct. 10, 2004 vs. San Francisco, 31–28 OT Overtime Win On The Road By Cardinals: Dec. 2, 2001 at Oakland, 34–31 By Opponent: Dec. 12, 2004 vs. San Francisco, 31–28 OT 10 Or More Penalties By Cardinals: 11, Oct. 14, 2007 vs. Carolina (103 yards) By Opponent: 10, Nov. 11, 2007 vs. Detroit (70 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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33 Baylark, Steve PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A52 Beisel, Monty P P P P P P WLB WLB P 9-2-0-092 Berry, Bertrand DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 9-9-0-083 Bienemann, Troy P TE TE P P P P TE P 9-3-0-051 Blackstock, Darryl P P P P P P P P P 9-0-0-081 Boldin, Anquan WR WR WR IAJ IAJ IAJ WR WR WR 6-6-0-378 Branch, Alan IAJ IAJ IA IA IA P P P P 4-0-0-515 Breaston, Steve P P P P P P P P P 9-0-0-061 Brown, Elton P P P RT RT RT RT RT IA 8-5-0-175 Brown, Levi RT RT RT IAJ IAJ IAJ P P RT 6-4-0-320 Brown, Ralph P P P P P P P P P 9-0-0-06 Campbell, Lang PS PS PS PS PS Released on 10/9 N/A

46 Castille, Tim IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-935 Celestin, Oliver P P P P P P P IA P 8-0-0-193 Cooper, Chris P P P P P P P P IA 8-0-0-158 Dansby, Karlos LB LB LB LB LB WLB IAJ IAJ WLB 7-7-0-290 Dockett, Darnell DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT 9-9-0-084 Euhus, Tim P P P P P P P P IA 8-0-0-111 Fitzgerald, Larry WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 9-9-0-047 Francisco, Aaron P P P P P P IAJ P IAJ 7-0-0-269 Gandy, Mike LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 9-9-0-025 Green, Eric RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 9-9-0-04 Hasselbeck, Tim - - - - - - IA IA IA 0-0-0-3

54 Hayes, Gerald MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB 9-9-0-048 Hodel, Nathan P P P P P P P P P 9-0-0-057 Holloway, David PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A42 Holt, Terrence FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS 9-9-0-026 Hood, Roderick LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 9-9-0-032 James, Edgerrin RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB 9-9-0-050 Johnson, Al C IAJ IAJ C C C C C C 7-7-0-259 Johnson, Brandon IA - IA IA IA IA P P IA 2-0-0-680 Johnson, Bryant P P P WR WR WR WR P P 9-4-0-096 Kolodziej, Ross IAJ IAJ P IA P IA IA IA IA 2-0-0-760 Leckey, Nick IA IA Released on 9/18 0-0-0-27 Leinart, Matt QB QB QB QB QB IR IR IR IR 5-5-0-0

76 Lutui, Deuce RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG 9-9-0-086 Merritt, Ahmad IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR N/A87 Morey, Sean P P P P P P IAJ P P 8-0-0-195 Moses, Quentin IA IA IA IA IA IA Released on 10/16 0-0-0-656 Okeafor, Chike IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR N/A55 Okobi, Chukky - DNP P IA IA Released on 10/9 1-0-1-297 Pace, Calvin LB DE DE LB DE SLB SLB SLB SLB 9-9-0-089 Patrick, Ben PS PS PS PS PS PS PS IA P 1-0-0-164 Peters, Scott - - - PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A82 Pope, Leonard TE TE TE TE TE TE P TE TE 9-8-0-01 Rackers, Neil P P P P P P P P P 9-0-0-0

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No. Name Pos. College Ht. Wt. Age NFL Exp.

91 Rodney Bailey DE Ohio State 6-3 309 28 778 Alan Branch DT Michigan 6-5 332 22 R90 Darnell Dockett DT Florida State 6-4 285 26 496 Ross Kolodziej DT Wisconsin 6-3 289 29 798 Gabe Watson DT Michigan 6-3 332 24 2

92 Bertrand Berry DE Notre Dame 6-3 264 32 1093 Chris Cooper DE Nebraska-Omaha 6-5 280 29 694 Antonio Smith DE Oklahoma State 6-4 282 26 471 Joe Tafoya DE Arizona 6-4 258 29 6

52 Monty Beisel MLB Kansas State 6-3 244 29 751 Darryl Blackstock OLB Virginia 6-3 244 24 358 Karlos Dansby OLB Auburn 6-4 250 26 454 Gerald Hayes MLB Pittsburgh 6-1 249 27 559 Brandon Johnson OLB Louisville 6-4 224 24 297 Calvin Pace OLB Wake Forest 6-4 270 27 5

20 Ralph Brown CB Nebraska 5-10 185 29 825 Eric Green CB Virginia Tech 5-11 195 25 326 Roderick Hood CB Auburn 5-11 198 26 521 Antrel Rolle CB Miami 6-0 208 24 3

47 Aaron Francisco FS Brigham Young 6-2 207 24 335 Oliver Celestin SS Texas Southern 6-0 207 26 442 Terrence Holt FS North Carolina State 6-2 204 27 522 Matt Ware S UCLA 6-2 214 24 424 Adrian Wilson SS North Carolina State 6-3 230 28 7

48 Nathan Hodel LS Illinois 6-2 238 29 6

5 Mike Barr P Rutgers 6-2 230 28 1

1 Neil Rackers K Illnois 6-1 202 31 8

61 Elton Brown G/T Virginia 6-5 332 25 375 Levi Brown T Penn State 6-5 322 23 R69 Mike Gandy T Notre Dame 6-4 308 28 750 Al Johnson C Wisconsin 6-5 305 28 576 Deuce Lutui G USC 6-4 328 24 263 Lyle Sendlein C Texas 6-2 300 23 R73 Keydrick Vincent G Mississippi 6-5 325 29 774 Reggie Wells G Clarion (Pa.) 6-4 305 27 5

83 Troy Bienemann TE Washington State 6-5 253 24 184 Tim Euhus TE Oregon State 6-5 256 27 489 Ben Patrick TE Delaware 6-3 252 23 R82 Leonard Pope TE Georgia 6-8 258 24 2

28 J.J. Arrington RB California 5-9 212 24 346 Tim Castille FB Alabama 5-11 234 23 R32 Edgerrin James RB Miami 6-0 220 29 931 Marcel Shipp RB Massachusetts 5-11 224 29 745 Terrelle Smith FB Arizona State 6-0 250 29 8

81 Anquan Boldin WR Florida State 6-1 217 27 515 Steve Breaston WR Michigan 6-0 189 24 R11 Larry Fitzgerald WR Pittsburgh 6-3 226 24 480 Bryant Johnson WR Penn State 6-3 213 26 587 Sean Morey WR Brown 5-11 193 31 685 Jerheme Urban WR Trinity 6-3 212 26 4

4 Tim Hasselbeck QB Boston College 6-1 214 29 612 Tim Rattay QB Louisiana Tech 6-0 200 30 813 Kurt Warner QB N. Iowa 6-2 222 36 10

Offensive Line (8)

Tight Ends (4)

Running Backs (5)

Wide Receivers (6)

Defensive Tackles (5)

RRoster By Postion

Defensive Ends (4)

Linebackers (6)

Quarterbacks (3)

Cornerbacks (4)

Safeties (5)

Long Snapper (1)

Punter (1)

Kicker (1)

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DRAFT WAIVERS TRADES

2001 Adrian Wilson (3) Nathan Hodel Marcel Shipp (R)

2003 Bryant Johnson (1a) Calvin Pace (1b) 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) Darryl Blackstock (3b) Elton Brown (4)

Aaron Francisco (R) Chike Okeafor (Sea) Oliver Ross (Pit) Kurt Warner (NYG)

22007 AArizona Cardinals – How They Were Built

FFREE AAGENTS

2006 Matt Leinart (1) Deuce Lutui (2) Leonard Pope (3) Gabe Watson (4) Brandon Johnson (5)

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

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

Mike Barr (Pitt) Jerheme Urban (Dal)

Rodney Bailey (Pitt) Troy Bienemann Ralph Brown (Clev) Tim Castille (R) Oliver Celestin Mike Gandy (Buf) Tim Hasselbeck Roderick Hood (Phi) Terrence Holt (Det) Al Johnson (Dal) Ross Kolodziej (Min) Ahmad Merritt Sean Morey (Pitt) Tim Rattay Lyle Sendlein (R) Terrelle Smith (Clev) Joe Tafoya (Sea) Keydrick Vincent

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Opponent, Date WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FBat SF, Sep. 10 Boldin Gandy Wells Johnson Lutui L. Brown Pope Fitzgerald Leinart James T. Smith

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TESeattle, Sep. 16 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Pope Fitzgerald Leinart James Bienemannat Baltimore, Sep. 23 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Pope Fitzgerald Leinart James Bienemann

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FBPittsburgh, Sep. 30 Johnson Gandy Wells Johnson Lutui E.Brown Pope Fitzgerald Leinart James T. Smithat St. Louis, Oct. 7 Johnson Gandy Wells Johnson Lutui E.Brown Pope Fitzgerald Leinart James T. SmithCarolina, Oct. 14 Johnson Gandy Wells Johnson Lutui E.Brown Pope Fitzgerald Warner James T. Smith

WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB WRat Washington, Oct. 21 Boldin Gandy Wells Johnson Lutui E.Brown Johnson Fitzgerald Warner James Urban

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TEat Tampa Bay, Nov. 4 Boldin Gandy Wells Johnson Lutui E.Brown Pope Fitzgerald Warner James Bienemann

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FBDetroit, Nov. 11 Boldin Gandy Wells Johnson Lutui L. Brown Pope Fitzgerald Warner James T. Smithat Cincinnati, Nov. 18San Francisco, Nov. 25Cleveland, Dec. 2at Seattle, Dec. 9at New Orleans, Dec. 16Atlanta, Dec. 23St. Louis, Dec. 30

Opponent, Date LE NT UT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FSat SF, Sep. 10 Smith Watson Dockett Berry Pace Hayes Dansby Hood Green Wilson Holt

LE NT UT RE LB LB CB LCB RCB SS FSSeattle, Sept. 16 Pace Watson Dockett Berry Hayes Dansby Rolle Hood Green Wilson Holtat Baltimore, Sep. 23 Pace Watson Dockett Berry Hayes Dansby Rolle Hood Green Wilson Holt

LE NT UT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FSPittsburgh, Sep. 30 Smith Watson Dockett Berry Pace Hayes Dansby Hood Green Wilson Holt

LE NT UT RE LB LB CB LCB RCB SS FSat St. Louis, Oct. 7 Pace Watson Dockett Berry Hayes Dansby Rolle Hood Green Wilson Holt

LE NT UT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FSCarolina, Oct. 14 Smith Watson Dockett Berry Pace Hayes Dansby Hood Green Wilson Holtat Washington, Oct. 21 Smith Watson Dockett Berry Pace Hayes Beisel Hood Green Wilson Holtat Tampa Bay, Nov. 4 Smith Watson Dockett Berry Pace Hayes Beisel Hood Green Wilson HoltDetroit, Nov. 11 Smith Watson Dockett Berry Pace Hayes Dansby Hood Green Wilson Holtat Cincinnati, Nov. 18San Francisco, Nov. 25Cleveland, Dec. 2at Seattle, Dec. 9at New Orleans, Dec. 16Atlanta, Dec. 23St. Louis, Dec. 30

at SF, Sep. 10 at St. Louis, Oct. 7 Detroit, Nov. 11DT Alan Branch WR Anquan Boldin G/T Elton BrownFB Tim Castille DT Alan Branch FB Tim CastilleLB Brandon Johnson T Levi Brown DT Chris CooperDT Ross Kolodziej FB Tim Castille TE Tim EuhusC Nick Leckey LB Brandon Johnson FS Aaron FranciscoDE Quentin Moses DE Quentin Moses QB Tim Hasselbeck (3rd QB)WR Jerheme Urban C Chukky Okobi LB Brandon JohnsonOnly 52 players on roster DE Joe Tafoya DT Ross Kolodziej

Seattle, Sep. 16 Carolina, Oct. 14G/T Brad Badger G/T Brad BadgerDT Alan Branch WR Anquan BoldinFB Tim Castille T Levi BrownC Al Johnson FB Tim CastilleDT Ross Kolodziej LB Brandon JohnsonC Nick Leckey DT Ross KolodziejDE Quentin Moses DE Quentin MosesWR Jerheme Urban DE Joe Tafoya

at Baltimore, Sep. 23 at Washington, Oct. 21G/T Brad Badger G/T Brad BadgerDT Alan Branch FB Tim CastilleFB Tim Castille LB Karlos DansbyC Al Johnson FS Aaron FranciscoLB Brandon Johnson QB Tim Hasselbeck (3rd QB)DE Quentin Moses DT Ross KolodziejWR Jerheme Urban WR Sean MoreyS Matt Ware G Keydrick Vincent

Pittsburgh, Sep. 30 at Tampa Bay, Nov. 4WR Anquan Boldin FB Tim CastilleDT Alan Branch SS Oliver CelestinT Levi Brown LB Karlos DansbyFB Tim Castille QB Tim Hasselbeck (3rd QB)LB Brandon Johnson DT Ross KolodziejDT Ross Kolodziej TE Ben PatrickDE Quentin Moses DE Joe TafoyaC Chukky Okobi G Keydrick Vincent

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22007 Arizona Cardinals Inactives

AArizona Cardinals 2007 Starters

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AARIZONA CARDINALS 2007 DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

WR 11 Larry Fitzgerald 85 Jerheme Urban 87 Sean Morey LT 69 Mike Gandy 61 Elton Brown LG 74 Reggie Wells 73 Keydrick Vincent C 50 Al Johnson 63 Lyle Sendlein RG 76 Deuce Lutui 73 Keydrick Vincent RT 75 Levi Brown 61 Elton Brown TE 82 Leonard Pope 83 Troy Bienemann 84 Tim Euhus 89 Ben Patrick WR 81 Anquan Boldin 80 Bryant Johnson 15 Steve Breaston QB 13 Kurt Warner 12 Tim Rattay 4 Tim Hasselbeck RB 32 Edgerrin James 31 Marcel Shipp 28 J.J. Arrington FB 45 Terrelle Smith 46 Tim Castille

DEFENSE LDE 94 Antonio Smith 96 Ross Kolodziej NT 98 Gabe Watson 78 Alan Branch DT 90 Darnell Dockett 93 Chris Cooper 91 Rodney Bailey RDE (92 Bertrand Berry) 71 Joe Tafoya SLB 97 Calvin Pace 51 Darryl Blackstock MLB 54 Gerald Hayes 52 Monty Beisel WLB 58 Karlos Dansby 59 Brandon Johnson LCB 26 Rod Hood 21 Antrel Rolle RCB 25 Eric Green 20 Ralph Brown SS 24 Adrian Wilson 35 Oliver Celestin FS 42 Terrence Holt (47 Aaron Francisco) 22 Matt Ware

SPECIALISTS

K 1 Neil Rackers P 5 Mike Barr LS 48 Nathan Hodel 83 Troy Bienemann H 5 Mike Barr 87 Sean Morey KR 15 Steve Breaston 28 J.J. Arrington 31 Marcel Shipp 87 Sean Morey PR 15 Steve Breaston 80 Bryant Johnson 26 Rod Hood

NOTE: Rookies are underlined; Injured players in parentheses

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

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2007 GP-GS-DNP-IA

1 Neil Rackers K 6-1 202 31 8 Illinois FA-03 9-0-0-04 Tim Hasselbeck QB 6-1 214 29 6 Boston College FA-07 0-0-0-35 Mike Barr P 6-2 230 28 1 Rutgers WV-07 (Pitt) 9-0-0-011 Larry Fitzgerald WR 6-3 226 24 4 Pittsburgh D1-04 9-9-0-012 Tim Rattay QB 6-0 200 30 8 Louisiana Tech FA-07 3-0-1-013 Kurt Warner QB 6-2 222 36 10 Northern Iowa UFA-05 (NYG) 7-4-2-015 Steve Breaston WR 6-0 189 24 R Michigan D5-07 9-0-0-020 Ralph Brown CB 5-10 185 29 8 Nebraska UFA-07 (Clev) 9-0-0-021 Antrel Rolle CB 6-0 208 24 3 Miami D1-05 9-3-0-022 Matt Ware S 6-2 214 24 4 UCLA WV-06 (Phi) 8-0-0-124 Adrian Wilson SS 6-3 230 28 7 North Carolina State D3-01 9-9-0-025 Eric Green CB 5-11 195 25 3 Virginia Tech D3a-05 9-9-0-026 Roderick Hood CB 5-11 198 26 5 Auburn UFA-07 (Phi) 9-9-0-028 J.J. Arrington RB 5-9 212 24 3 California D2-05 9-0-0-031 Marcel Shipp RB 5-11 224 29 7 Massachusetts FA-01 9-0-0-032 Edgerrin James RB 6-0 220 29 9 Miami UFA-06 (Ind) 9-9-0-035 Oliver Celestin SS 6-0 207 26 4 Texas Southern FA-07 8-0-0-142 Terrence Holt FS 6-2 204 27 5 North Carolina State UFA-07 (Det) 9-9-0-045 Terrelle Smith FB 6-0 250 29 8 Arizona State UFA-07 (Clev) 9-5-0-046 Tim Castille FB 5-11 234 23 R Alabama FA-07 0-0-0-947 Aaron Francisco FS 6-2 207 24 3 Brigham Young FA-05 7-0-0-248 Nathan Hodel LS 6-2 238 29 6 Illinois FA-01 9-0-0-050 Al Johnson C 6-5 305 28 5 Wisconsin UFA-07 (Dal) 7-7-0-251 Darryl Blackstock OLB 6-3 244 24 3 Virginia D3b-05 9-0-0-052 Monty Beisel MLB 6-3 244 29 7 Kansas State FA-06 9-2-0-054 Gerald Hayes MLB 6-1 249 27 5 Pittsburgh D3-03 9-9-0-058 Karlos Dansby LB 6-4 250 26 4 Auburn D2-04 7-7-0-259 Brandon Johnson LB 6-5 224 24 2 Louisville D5-06 2-0-0-661 Elton Brown G/T 6-5 332 25 3 Virginia D4-05 8-5-0-163 Lyle Sendlein C 6-2 300 23 R Texas FA-07 7-2-2-069 Mike Gandy T 6-4 308 28 7 Notre Dame UFA-07 (Buf) 9-9-0-071 Joe Tafoya DE 6-4 258 29 6 Arizona UFA-07 (Sea) 6-0-0-373 Keydrick Vincent G 6-5 325 29 7 Mississippi FA-07 2-0-0-274 Reggie Wells G 6-4 305 27 5 Clarion (Pa.) D6a-03 9-9-0-075 Levi Brown T 6-5 322 23 R Penn State D1-07 6-4-0-376 Deuce Lutui G 6-4 328 24 2 USC D2-06 9-9-0-078 Alan Branch DT 6-5 332 22 R Michigan D2-07 4-0-0-580 Bryant Johnson WR 6-3 213 26 5 Penn State D1a-03 9-4-0-081 Anquan Boldin WR 6-1 217 27 5 Florida State D2-03 6-6-0-382 Leonard Pope TE 6-8 258 24 2 Georgia D3-06 9-8-0-083 Troy Bienemann TE 6-5 253 24 1 Washington State FA-07 9-3-0-084 Tim Euhus TE 6-5 256 27 4 Oregon State FA-07 8-0-0-185 Jerheme Urban WR 6-3 212 26 4 Trinity WV-07 (Dal) 6-1-0-387 Sean Morey WR 5-11 193 31 6 Brown UFA-07 (Pitt) 8-0-0-189 Ben Patrick TE 6-3 252 23 R Delaware D7-07 1-0-0-190 Darnell Dockett DT 6-4 285 26 4 Florida State D3-04 9-9-0-091 Rodney Bailey DE 6-3 309 28 7 Ohio State UFA-07 (Pitt) 9-0-0-092 Bertrand Berry DE 6-3 264 32 10 Notre Dame UFA-04 (Den) 9-9-0-093 Chris Cooper DT/DE 6-5 280 29 6 Nebraska-Omaha FA-06 8-0-0-194 Antonio Smith DE 6-4 282 26 4 Oklahoma State D5-04 9-6-0-096 Ross Kolodziej DT 6-3 289 29 7 Wisconsin UFA-07 (Minn) 2-0-0-797 Calvin Pace LB 6-4 270 27 5 Wake Forest D1b-03 9-9-0-098 Gabe Watson DT 6-3 332 24 2 Michigan D4-06 9-9-0-0

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), Billy 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).

2007 Coaching Staff

11/13/2007

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

28 Arrington, J.J. RB 5-9 212 1/23/1983 3 California Nashville, NC91 Bailey, Rodney DE 6-3 309 10/7/1979 7 Ohio State Cleveland, OH5 Barr, Mike P 6-2 230 12/8/1978 1 Rutgers Lynchburg, VA52 Beisel, Monty MLB 6-3 244 8/20/1978 7 Kansas State Douglass, KS92 Berry, Bertrand DE 6-3 264 8/15/1975 10 Notre Dame Houston, TX83 Bienemann, Troy TE 6-5 253 2/18/1983 1 Washington State Mountain View, CA51 Blackstock, Darryl OLB 6-3 244 5/30/1983 3 Virginia Newport News, VA81 Boldin, Anquan WR 6-1 217 10/3/1980 5 Florida State Pahokee, FL78 Branch, Alan DT 6-5 332 12/29/1984 R Michigan Rio Rancho, NM15 Breaston, Steve WR 6-0 189 8/20/1983 R Michigan North Braddock, PA61 Brown, Elton G/T 6-5 332 5/22/1982 3 Virginia Hampton, VA75 Brown, Levi T 6-5 322 3/16/1984 R Penn State Norfolk, VA20 Brown, Ralph CB 5-10 185 9/16/1978 8 Nebraska LaPuenta, CA46 Castille, Tim FB 5-11 234 5/29/1984 R Alabama Birmingham, AL35 Celestin, Oliver SS 6-0 207 2/25/1981 4 Texas Southern New Orleans, LA93 Cooper, Chris DT/DE 6-5 280 12/27/1977 6 Nebraska-Omaha Rochester, MN58 Dansby, Karlos LB 6-4 250 11/3/1981 4 Auburn Birmingham, AL90 Dockett, Darnell DT 6-4 285 5/27/1981 4 Florida State Burtonsville, MD84 Euhus, Tim TE 6-5 256 10/2/1980 4 Oregon State Eugene, OR11 Fitzgerald, Larry WR 6-3 226 8/31/1983 4 Pittsburgh Minneapolis, MN47 Francisco, Aaron FS 6-2 207 7/5/1983 3 Brigham Young Laie, HI69 Gandy, Mike T 6-4 308 1/3/1979 7 Notre Dame Dallas, TX25 Green, Eric CB 5-11 195 3/16/1982 3 Virginia Tech Pahokee, FL4 Hasselbeck, Tim QB 6-1 214 4/6/1978 6 Boston College Westwood, MA54 Hayes, Gerald MLB 6-1 249 10/10/1980 5 Pittsburgh Paterson, NJ48 Hodel, Nathan LS 6-2 238 11/12/1977 6 Illinois Fairview Heights, IL42 Holt, Terrence FS 6-2 204 3/5/1980 5 North Carolina State Gibsonville, NC26 Hood, Roderick CB 5-11 198 10/3/1981 5 Auburn Columbus, GA32 James, Edgerrin RB 6-0 220 8/1/1978 9 Miami Immokalee, FL50 Johnson, Al C 6-5 305 1/27/1979 5 Wisconsin Brussels, WI59 Johnson, Brandon LB 6-5 224 4/5/1983 2 Louisville Birmingham, AL80 Johnson, Bryant WR 6-3 213 3/7/1981 5 Penn State Baltimore, MD96 Kolodziej, Ross DT 6-3 289 5/11/1978 7 Wisconsin Plover, WI76 Lutui, Deuce G 6-4 328 5/5/1983 2 USC Mesa, AZ87 Morey, Sean WR 5-11 193 2/26/1976 6 Brown Marshfield, MA97 Pace, Calvin LB 6-4 270 10/28/1980 5 Wake Forest Douglasville, GA89 Patrick, Ben TE 6-3 252 8/23/1984 R Delaware Savannah, GA82 Pope, Leonard TE 6-8 258 9/10/1983 2 Georgia Americus, GA1 Rackers, Neil K 6-1 202 8/16/1976 8 Illinois St. Louis, MO12 Rattay, Tim QB 6-0 200 3/15/1977 8 Louisiana Tech Phoenix, AZ21 Rolle, Antrel CB 6-0 208 12/16/1982 3 Miami Homestead, FL63 Sendlein, Lyle G 6-2 300 3/16/1984 R Texas Scottsdale, AZ31 Shipp, Marcel RB 5-11 224 8/8/1978 7 Massachusetts Paterson, NJ94 Smith, Antonio DE 6-4 282 10/21/1981 4 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, OK45 Smith, Terrelle FB 6-0 250 3/12/1978 8 Arizona State West Covina, CA71 Tafoya, Joe DE 6-4 258 9/6/1978 6 Arizona Pittsburg, CA85 Urban, Jerheme WR 6-3 212 11/26/1980 4 Trinity Victoria, TX73 Vincent, Keydrick G 6-5 325 4/13/1978 7 Mississippi Lake Gibson, FL22 Ware, Matt S 6-2 214 12/2/1982 4 UCLA Los Angeles, CA13 Warner, Kurt QB 6-2 222 6/22/1971 10 Northern Iowa Burlington, IA98 Watson, Gabe DT 6-3 332 9/24/1983 2 Michigan Southfield, MI74 Wells, Reggie G 6-4 305 11/3/1980 5 Clarion (PA) Library, PA24 Wilson, Adrian SS 6-3 230 10/12/1979 7 North Carolina State High Point, NC

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

Injury/ Date Listed

7 Leinart, Matt QB 6-5 232 5/11/1983 2 USC Collarbone/Oct. 986 Merritt, Ahmad WR 5-10 197 2/5/1977 4 Wisconsin Ankle/Aug. 2756 Okeafor, Chike OLB 6-5 247 3/27/1976 9 Purdue Bicep/Sept. 279 Ross, Oliver T 6-4 310 9/27/1974 9 Iowa State Triceps/Aug. 27

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. BirthdateNFL Exp. College Hometown

27 Adams, Michael CB 5-8 181 6/17/1985 R Louisiana-Lafayette Dallas, TX41 Bain, Travarous CB 6-0 175 10/15/1983 R Hampton Miami, FL33 Baylark, Steve RB 6-0 224 7/28/1983 R Massachusetts Apopka, FL57 Holloway, David LB 6-2 234 12/4/1983 R Maryland Stephentown, NY64 Peters, Scott C 6-3 312 11/23/1978 3 Arizona State Pleasanton, CA10 Rector, Jamaica WR 5-10 183 8/10/1981 2 NW Missouri State Celeste, TX72 Torrey, Brandon T 6-4 295 5/18/1983 1 Howard Philadelphia, PA68 Vallejo, Elliott T 6-7 312 5/17/1984 R Cal-Davis Salinas, CA

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2007 Standings

NFC EastTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streak

Dallas Cowboys 8 1 0 .889 296 195 3-1 5-0 3-0 6-0 2-1 Won 3

New York Giants 6 3 0 .667 220 190 3-2 3-1 2-2 4-3 2-0 Lost 1

Washington Redskins 5 4 0 .556 177 193 3-2 2-2 1-2 3-3 2-1 Lost 1

Philadelphia Eagles 4 5 0 .444 189 180 1-3 3-2 1-3 3-5 1-0 Won 1 NFC North

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streak

Green Bay Packers 8 1 0 .889 228 142 4-1 4-0 2-1 5-1 3-0 Won 4

Detroit Lions 6 3 0 .667 221 216 4-0 2-3 3-0 4-3 2-0 Lost 1

Chicago Bears 4 5 0 .444 161 187 1-3 3-2 1-3 2-4 2-1 Won 1

Minnesota Vikings 3 6 0 .333 166 188 2-2 1-4 1-3 2-5 1-1 Lost 1 NFC South

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streak

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 4 0 .556 164 144 4-1 1-3 2-0 4-2 1-2 Won 1

Carolina Panthers 4 5 0 .444 150 181 0-4 4-1 2-2 4-2 0-3 Lost 3

New Orleans Saints 4 5 0 .444 202 223 2-3 2-2 1-2 3-3 1-2 Lost 1

Atlanta Falcons 3 6 0 .333 135 182 2-2 1-4 1-2 2-4 1-2 Won 2 NFC West

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streak

Seattle Seahawks 5 4 0 .556 191 141 4-1 1-3 3-1 4-2 1-2 Won 1

Arizona Cardinals 4 5 0 .444 188 195 3-1 1-4 2-1 3-4 1-1 Won 1

San Francisco 49ers 2 7 0 .222 104 210 1-3 1-4 2-2 2-5 0-2 Lost 7

St. Louis Rams 1 8 0 .111 136 248 0-4 1-4 0-3 1-6 0-2 Won 1 AFC East

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streak

New England Patriots 9 0 0 1.000 355 147 4-0 5-0 3-0 7-0 2-0 Won 9

Buffalo Bills 5 4 0 .556 143 166 3-2 2-2 3-1 5-3 0-1 Won 4

New York Jets 1 8 0 .111 159 228 1-4 0-4 1-3 1-5 0-3 Lost 6

Miami Dolphins 0 9 0 .000 176 257 0-5 0-4 0-3 0-6 0-3 Lost 9 AFC North

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streak

Pittsburgh Steelers 7 2 0 .778 253 126 5-0 2-2 4-0 5-1 2-1 Won 3

Cleveland Browns 5 4 0 .556 255 264 4-1 1-3 2-2 3-4 2-0 Lost 1

Baltimore Ravens 4 5 0 .444 138 178 3-1 1-4 0-4 1-5 3-0 Lost 3

Cincinnati Bengals 3 6 0 .333 219 251 2-2 1-4 2-2 3-5 0-1 Won 1 AFC South

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streak

Indianapolis Colts 7 2 0 .778 265 149 3-1 4-1 3-0 4-2 3-0 Lost 2

Jacksonville Jaguars 6 3 0 .667 183 164 2-2 4-1 2-2 4-2 2-1 Won 1

Tennessee Titans 6 3 0 .667 178 152 3-2 3-1 2-2 3-2 3-1 Lost 1

Houston Texans 4 5 0 .444 203 226 2-2 2-3 0-3 3-4 1-1 Won 1 AFC West

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streak

San Diego Chargers 5 4 0 .556 212 185 4-1 1-3 2-1 4-2 1-2 Won 1

Denver Broncos 4 5 0 .444 153 238 2-3 2-2 2-1 4-3 0-2 Won 1

Kansas City Chiefs 4 5 0 .444 135 173 2-3 2-2 2-1 3-3 1-2 Lost 2

Oakland Raiders 2 7 0 .222 158 194 1-4 1-3 0-3 2-5 0-2 Lost 5

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