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Game #11 Sunday, November 25, 2007 – 2:05 PM (MST)

Arizona Cardinals Football Club Game Release

ARIZONA CARDINALS (5-5)

vs.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (2-8)

University of Phoenix Stadium

THE COACHESKen Whisenhunt Mike Nolan5-5 Overall Record 13-295-5 Regular Season Record 13-290-0 Playoff Record 0-01st Years as Head Coach in NFL 3rd 1st Years with team 3rd 0-1 Head-to-Head 1-00-1 vs. Opponent 1-4

BROADCAST INFORMATIONTELEVISION CARDINALS RADIONetwork: FOX Sports Radio 620 AM KTARPlay-by-Play: Ron Pitts News 92.3 (FM) KTARColor Analyst: Tony Boselli 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

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THIS WEEK’S GAMEThe Cardinals resume action against NFC West opponents this

week when they host the San Francisco 49ers at University of Phoenix Stadium.

The Cardinals won their second straight game and upped their record to 5-5 with a 35-27 win at Cincinnati. The Bengals led in almost every statistical category but for the second week in a row, Arizona forced five takeaways and that 5-0 plus/minus edge was the difference. Nickel CB Antrel Rolle recorded three of Arizona’s four INTs off Carson Palmer (a career-worst) and returned a pair for TDs tying the NFL record. It was the first road victory for either team in the series’ history.

The 49ers are coming off a 13-9 loss to the St. Louis Rams that featured one touchdown and five field goals. Joe Nedney’s three field goals accounted for all of the San Francisco points and the 49er defense held the high powered Rams offense to just 207 total yards.

The Cardinals will be looking to improve their record to 6-5 and achieve a winning record this late in the season for the first time since 1998. The Cardinals are looking for their first three-game win streak since September-October of 2002.

The Cardinals stay at home next week as the Cleveland Browns make their first trip to Arizona since 2000. The 49ers stay on the road as they travel to Carolina to face the Panthers.

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* W, 35-27

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 6 4 221 164 5-1 1-3 3-1 W-2Arizona 5 5 223 222 3-1 2-4 2-1 W-2San Francisco 2 8 113 223 1-4 1-4 2-3 L-8St. Louis 2 8 149 257 0-4 2-4 1-3 W-2

SUPER BOWL RETURNS TO ARIZONA

On February 3, 2008, the nation’s most popular sporting event comes to Arizona as Super Bowl XLII will be played at University of Phoenix Stadium. Along with the 73,000+ that will be on hand for the game, over 100 million viewers are expected to tune in to the game being played on the Cardinals home field.

With an estimated economic impact of $300-400 million and worldwide viewership, the State of Arizona stands to reap the benefits of having the country’s most state-of-the-art and technologically advanced sporting facility.

Having last hosted the Super Bowl on January 28, 1996 when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 at Sun Devil Stadium, Arizona will again have a chance to shine as it plays host to the 100,000-plus out-of-state fans who will be on hand to participate in the week-long activities preceding the game. In addition to the fans, more than 3,000 media members are expected to attend the event.

Thousands of Valley residents will have an opportunity to be part of the action as the Super Bowl Host Committee looks to train up to 10,000 volunteers to work in fields such as hospitality, transportation and special events. Information and application forms for volunteers are available at, the official website of the 2008 Super Bowl in Arizona.

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUMBY THE NUMBERS

9/10/06 Date of the first regular season game at the stadium (34-27 win vs. San Francisco)

17 Consecutive sellouts at the stadium, counting this weekend vs. Detroit

65,000 Seating capacity for Cardinals games2.6 million Hours of work put in by workers during construction10 Approximate number of minutes it takes to

open/close roof18.5 Approximate weight (in pounds) of the roof60-65 Approximate number of minutes to roll field into the

stadium740 Approximate number of feet the field must move to

get into the stadium18.9 million Weight (in pounds) of the retractable field508,829 Number of fans who visited the stadium during the

2006 regular season5-5 The Cardinals record in the new stadium15,451 Square footage of Cardinals locker room area

including equipment and training rooms, shower, etc.2/3/08 Date of Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix

Stadium2009 Year that the stadium will host the Regionals of the

NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

WELCOMING BACK THE 49ERSThe Cardinals and their fans have fond memories of the last trip the 49ers made to Arizona. It was the inaugural regular season game for the Cards at University of Phoenix Stadium and the Red Birds came out of the gate on fire.

Arizona opened the game with a sense of urgency, scoring a touchdown on each of its first three drives, eventually winning 34-27. The last time the Cardinals had scored on their first three possessions, whether it be a field goal or a touchdown, came 13 years before, when they scored two field goals and a touchdown on November 7, 1993.

The Cardinals played in front of a sold out crowd in a regular season home game for the first time since September 24, 2000 when the Green Bay Packers came to town.

Kurt Warner, who will start his eighth career game vs. San Francisco this week, was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after completing 23-of-37 passes for 301 yards, three touchdowns and a 114.8 QB rating.

The Cardinals have since built a strong home field advantage and are 3-1 at home this year.

SELLOUTS CONTINUEThe Cardinals will be playing in front of their 17th consecutive sellout crowd (including the preseason) at University of Phoenix Stadium this week when they host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

The Cardinals have played in front of a sellout crowd in every game at University of Phoenix Stadium, which opened its doors with a preseason game vs. Pittsburgh in 2006. In 18 seasons at Sun Devil Stadium there were only 12 games that sold out in time to be televised locally.

In selling out every game in 2006 the Cardinals established a franchise record for attendance in a season wtih 508,829 fans. That eclipsed the previous record of 497,330 set in 1994 by more than 11,000 fans.

ROOF RULESGiven the forecast for this Sunday, it is very possible that the roof at University of Phoenix Stadium will be open for the first time in 2007.

The National Football League’s Policy for Retractable Roof Domed Stadiums was developed by the NFL Competition Committee.

University of Phoenix Stadium and Houston’s Reliant Stadium are the only two venues in the NFL with retractable roofs.

The NFL’s policy for retractable roofs states that the home team must decide the status of the roof (opened or closed) 90 minutes prior to kickoff. If the game begins with the roof open, it can be closed only if 1) hazardous conditions develop or are anticipated; or 2) it begins to rain.

The roof will not be closed for rain any time after the five-minute mark of the fourth quarter (including overtime). If the game is started with the roof in the closed position, it must remain closed for the duration of the game.

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CARDINALS CATEGORY 49ERS5-5 Record 2-8223 Points Scored 113222 Points Allowed 22327 Touchdowns Scored 1024 Touchdowns Allowed 237 Rushing TDs 5

15 Passing TDs 55 Return TDs 08 Rushing TDs Allowed 6

13 Passing TDs Allowed 143 Return TDs Allowed 3

13/82 Sacked/Yards Lost 34/24017/9 Fumbles/Lost 21/1013 Had Intercepted 11

12/18 Field Goals Made/Attempted 14/15312.0 Total Yards Per Game 221.1312.1 Opp. Total Yards Per Game 327.986.8 Rushing Yards Per Game 84.397.5 Opp. Rushing Yards Per Game 122.6

225.2 Passing Yards Per Game 136.8214.6 Opp. Passing Yards Per Game 205.3

-3 Turnover Ratio -929:00 Average Time of Possession 25:56

19/25/12 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 32/27/3211/11/17 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 19/24/9

0/1 2-Point Conversions 0/1vs. Cleveland Next Week at Carolina

THE SERIESThe Cardinals and 49ers have met 32 times dating back to 1951 with the 49ers holding an 18-14 lead in the series. Since the Cardinals joined the NFC West division prior to the 2002 season, Arizona has won four of the last five contests but trail 6-5 in the NFC West rivalry.This is the second contest of the 2007 season between the Cards and 49ers, with the Cardinals winning the season opener 20-17 on Monday Night Football.

SERIES NOTESOverall Regular Season Series: 14-18Cardinals on the road at SF: 7-11Cardinals last win: 12/24/06, 26-20 @ SFFirst Meeting: 11/18/51, W, 27-21 @ SFLast Meeting: 9/10/07, L, 20-27 @ SFNext Meeting: 2008

Last 7 GamesDate Site ResultSept. 10, 2007 San Francisco L, 17-20Dec. 24, 2006 San Francisco W, 26-20Sept. 10, 2006 Arizona W, 34-27Dec. 4, 2005 San Francisco W, 17-10Oct. 2, 2005 Mexico City W, 31-14Dec 12, 2004 Arizona L, 31-28 (OT)Oct. 10, 2004 San Francisco L, 31-28 (OT)

LAST WEEK’S GAME

CARDINALS 35, Bengals 27November 18, 2007 – Paul Brown Stadium – (65,403)

The Cardinals won their 2nd straight game and upped their record to 5-5 thanks to a hard-fought road win at Cincinnati. The Bengals led in almost every statistical category but for the 2nd week in a row, Arizona forced 5 takeaways and that 5-0 plus/minus edge was the difference. Nickel CB Antrel Rolle, who entered the game with 2 career picks, recorded 3 of Arizona’s 4 INTs off Carson Palmer (a career-worst) and returned a pair for TDs tying the NFL record. He also went the distance on his 3rd pick but a suspect penalty on the return wiped out the score.

On their first drive of the game, the Bengals capitalized on a short field when Palmer hit WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh with a 19-yard TD pass. Arizona’s next series ended when Neil Rackers was wide left on a 54-yard FG try. Two plays later though, Rolle stepped in front of a Palmer pass intended for Houshmandzadeh on the left side and cut across field en route to a 55-yard TD that tied the score. Cincy, which was effective throughout the game with its no-huddle offense, added a 41-yard Shayne Graham FG on its next drive. AZ answered when WR Anquan Boldin beat S Dexter Jackson deep down the middle and Kurt Warner hit him with a 44-yard TD strike. Graham’s 38-yard FG then cut Arizona’s lead to 14-13. Late in the 1st half, Warner led an impressive 9-play, 85-yard drive that included a pair of crafty plays from the veteran QB. On successive snaps he was under heavy duress when he first flipped it underhand to RB J.J. Arrington for 3 yards and then tossed a pass with his left arm (still heavily braced due to a torn ligament) to TE Leonard Pope, who gained 22. That led to a more conventional 5-yard Warner TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald with 0:13 left in the half that made it 21-13 at intermission.

The 3rd quarter was a wild one and saw the teams combined for 28 points. On the 2nd half’s 1st play from scrimmage, LB Karlos Dansby picked off Palmer at the AZ43 and returned it 28 yards to the 24. That set-up a 3-yard Edgerrin James TD run that made it 28-13. Cincy then marched deep into AZ territory but after a reception to the 9-yard line, WR Chad Johnson fumbled and FS Terrence Holt recovered to end the threat. The next Bengals drive though saw them pull to within 8 when Palmer connected with WR Chris Henry deep down the left side for a 37-yard score. Just 1:41 later, Cincy’s DeDe Dorsey blocked a Mike Barr punt and returned it 19 yards for a TD that made it a 1-point game. In the final minute of the 3rd quarter, Cincy had it near midfield when on 3rd-n-3 Rolle jumped Johnson’s route for an INT and raced 54 yards down the right sideline for his 2nd score of the day, ending the jaunt with a cartwheel and flip in the end zone. That TD put AZ up 8 at 35-27 with a full quarter to play. Arizona’s offense was unable to salt the game away with any sustained drives and Cincy would get the ball 4 times in the final quarter. The first ended with the lone Bengal punt of the day while AZ halted the next 2 with 4th down stops (Henry dropped pass on 4th-n-6 at the AZ37/9:00 mark and Calvin Pace knocked down a pass on 4th-n-5 at the AZ34/3:02 left). The final Cincy drive reached the AZ36 with 0:55 left but after a holding penalty backed them up, Rolle ended their hopes with his 3rd theft of the day.

CARDINALS 7 14 14 0 35BENGALS 7 6 14 0 27

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreBengals 1 10:14 Houshmandzadeh 19-yard pass from Palmer (Graham kick) 5-36, 2:23 0-7CARDS 1 3:12 Rolle 55-yard INT return (Rackers kick) -- 7-7Bengals 2 12:47 Graham 41-yard FG 12-44, 5:25 7-10CARDS 2 10:58 Boldin 44-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 4-68, 1:49 14-10Bengals 2 4:28 Graham 38-yard FG 13-60, 6:30 14-13CARDS 2 0:13 Fitzgerald 5-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 9-85, 4:15 21-13CARDS 3 12:59 James 3-yard run (Rackers kick) 4-24, 1:41 28-13Bengals 3 5:02 Henry 37-yard pass from Palmer (Graham kick) 4-60, 1:31 28-20Bengals 3 3:29 Dorsey 19-yard return of blocked punt (Graham kick) -- 28-27CARDS 3 0:25 Rolle 54-yard INT return (Rackers kick) -- 35-27

STATISTICSAZ CIN

First Downs 17 21Rushes-Yards 24-50 20-72Net Passing Yards 197 324Total Net Yards 247 396Passing (A-C-I) 28-16-0 52-37-4Sacked by Opp. 3-14 1-5Punts-Average 7-32.9 1-29.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1Penalties 11-101 11-79Time of Possession 27:33 32:27

Weather: Cloudy, 44 degrees, humidity 71%, Wind N 5 mph.

RUSHINGCARDS: James 22-52, TD; Warner 2-(-2).BENGALS: Watson 9-45; R. Johnson 8-25; Dorsey 1-3; Palmer 2-(-1).

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 16-28, 211 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT.BENGALS: Palmer 37-52, 329 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Fitzgerald 8-93, 1 TD; Boldin 4-71, TD; Pope 1-22; B. Johnson 1-13; James 1-9; Arrington 1-3.BENGALS: Houshmandzadeh 8-87, TD; Johnson 8-86; Henry 8-81, TD; Watson 8-50; Chatman 3-20; Kelly 1-3; R. Johnson 1-2.

CARDINALS & 49ERS IN 2007


CARDS AND 49ERS – THE LAST TIME49ers 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-3from 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 1749ers 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 0-7CARDS 2 12:51 Rackers 35-yard FG 13-53, 7:12 3-7CARDS 2 9:10 James 7-yard run (Rackers kick) 5-36, 2:39 10-749ers 2 3:35 Nedney 33-yard FG 11-51, 5:35 10-1049ers 3 11:15 Nedney 30-yard FG 5-21, 2:21 10-13CARDS 4 6:40 Boldin 5-yard pass from Leinart (Rackers kick) 9-58, 4:29 17-1349ers 4 0:22 Battle 1-yard run (Nedney kick) 12-86, 2:36 17-20

STATISTICSAZ SF


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).

WHIZ THROUGH TENCardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt has the Cardinals at 5-5 through the first 10 games of the season. The 5-5 record is the best for a coach in his first 10 games since Charley Winner went 7-2-1 in 1966.With a victory vs. San Francisco in week 12 of the season, Whisenhunt would have the Cardinals in possession of a winning record (6-5) this late in the season for the first time since 1998 when the team finished 9-7.Coach (1st Year) 10 Games Pt. DiffKen Whisenhunt (2007) 5-5 +1Dennis Green (2004) 4-6 -37Dave McGinnis (2000) 3-7 -116Vince Tobin (1996) 4-6 -74Buddy Ryan (1994) 4-6 -72Joe Bugel (1990) 2-8 -116Gene Stallings (1986) 2-8 -114Jim Hanifan (1980) 3-7 -12Bud Wilkinson (1978) 2-8 -71Don Coryell (1973) 3-6-1 -61Bob Holloway (1971) 3-7 -34Charley Winner (1966) 7-2-1 +44Wally Lemm (1962) 2-7-1 -97Frank “Pop” Ivy (1958) 2-7-1 -62Ray Richards (1955) 4-5-1 +7Joe Stydahar (1953) 0-9-1 -150Joe Kuharich (1952) 4-6 -36Earl Lambeau (1950) 4-6 -43Phil Handler (1943) 0-10 -157Jimmy Conzelman (1940) 2-6-2 -75Milan Creighton (1935) 6-3-1 +15Paul Schissler (1933) 1-9 -49Jack Chevigny (1932) 2-6-2 -42

TURNOVERS = POINTS = WINSThe Cardinals are currently sitting on a 5-5 record and all butone game have been decided by eight points or fewer. When playing in close games, turnovers can make all the difference. In the only game the Cardinals have lost by more than eightpoints (15 points vs. Carolina) the team had a negative-five turnover ratio. In the game they won by more than seven points (eight points at Cincinnati) the team had a plus-five turnover ratio.

Below is a look at the Cardinals turnovers, the turnover ratio, +/- point total and result of the game for the 10 games this season.

+/- +/-Game TO Ratio Points Result

9/10 at SF 1 -1 - L9/16 vs. Sea 1 - -4 W9/23 at Bal 1 - - L9/30 vs. Pit 2 - - W10/7 at StL 3 +1 14 W10/14 vs. Car 0 -5 - L10/21 at Was 1 -2 -7 L11/4 at TB 0 -2 -3 L11/11 vs. Det 5 +1 +10 W11/18 at Cin 5 +5 +21 W

After collecting only one turnover during the three-game losing streak that preceded the current two-game winning streak, the Cards allowed ten more points than they scored off turnovers. During the current two-game winning streak, the Cardinals have a plus-six turnover ratio and hold a 31-point advantage in points scored off turnovers.The team has won all three games in which they had a positive turnover ratio.


DEFENSE SETS MODERN NFL RECORDAgainst the Lions two weeks ago, 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 the Cardinals played the Lions, 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

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 Aveion Cason 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 Cason’s 4th quarter run).

ANTREL ROLLE TIES NFL RECORDCardinals cornerback Antrel Rolle intercepted three passes, returning two for touchdowns last week in Cincinnati. He also returned his third pick for a touchdown but the score was negated by a suspect penalty called on the run back. As it stands, Rolle merely earned a share of the NFL’s all-time record for INT touchdowns in a game. Rolle became the 24th player in NFL history to accomplish the feat and the fifth Cardinal to do so.

Players with two interception returns for TDs in a game Yards Ret. Antrel Rolle, Arizona vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 18, 2007 55, 54Ronde Barber, Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia, Oct. 22, 2006 37. 66 Aaron Glenn, Houston vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 8, 2002 70, 65Dewayne Washington, Pittsburgh vs. Jacksonville, Nov. 22, 1998 52, 78Otis Smith, N.Y. Jets vs. Tampa Bay, Dec. 14, 1997 45, 51Ken Norton, San Francisco vs. St. Louis, Oct. 22, 1995 21, 35Eric Allen, Philadelphia vs. New Orleans, Dec. 26, 1993 33, 25Robert Massey, Phoenix vs. Washington, Oct. 4, 1992 31, 41Henry Jones, Buffalo vs. Indianapolis, Sept. 20, 1992 23, 82Lloyd Burruss, Kansas City vs. San Diego, Oct. 19, 1986 56, 47Dave Brown, Seattle vs. Kansas City, Nov. 4, 1984 90, 58Mike Kozlowski, Miami vs. N.Y. Jets, Dec. 16, 1983 35, 38Kenny Johnson, Atlanta vs. Green Bay, Nov. 27, 1983 (OT) 26, 31Prentice McCray, New England vs. N.Y. Jets, Nov. 21, 1976 63, 55Dick Anderson, Miami vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 3, 1973 27, 38Lemar Parrish, Cincinnati vs. Houston, Dec. 17, 1972 25, 33 Jim Kearney, Kansas City vs. Denver, Oct. 1, 1972 43, 32Ken Houston, Houston vs. San Diego, Dec. 19, 1971 35, 29Miller Farr, Houston vs. Buffalo, Dec. 7, 1968 52, 40Jerry Norton, St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 26, 1961 47, 37Bill Stacy, St. Louis vs. Dallas Cowboys, Nov. 5, 1961 31, 39Bob Franklin, Cleveland vs. Chicago, Dec. 11, 1960 31, 37Dan Sandifer, Washington vs. Boston, Oct. 31, 1948 50, 35Bill Blackburn, Chi. Cardinals vs. Boston, Oct. 24, 1948 31, 27*BOLDED PLAYERS RETURNED TWO INTS FOR 50+ YARDS*

Rolle’s 127 total return yards established a new franchise single-game record, topping Larry Wilson, who had 115 yards on threinterceptions on 12/19/65. It was one shy of the franchise record.Most interception return yards (single-game)127 Antrel Rolle 11/18/07 at Cincinnati 3 INT, 2 TD115 Larry Wilson 12/19/65 vs. Cleveland 3 INT, TD110 Jerry Norton 11/26/61 at Pittsburgh 4 INT, 2 TD106 Ken Greene 11/15/81 vs. Buffalo 3 INT

Arizona gained 155 total return yards on its four interceptions (three by Rolle and one by Karlos Dansby). That’s the third-highest figure in team history and most since 1955 (161 at Pittsburgh on 9/26/55).Most single-game INT return yards (team)161 at Pittsburgh, 9/26/55158 at Green Bay, 10/16/49155 at Cincinnati, 11/18/07124 at Pittsburgh, 11/26/61

TWO WEEKS-TWO NFL RECORDS

Antrel’s Day

The three interceptions Rolle collected Sunday are the most by a Cardinal defender since Adrian Wilson recorded three vs. Dallas on 10/20/02.

Sunday marked the first mulit-interception game of Rolle’s career. Prior to that, Rolle had two career interceptions in his first 30 career games.

With his two touchdowns, Rolle became the 10th Cardinal player to score a touchdown this season.


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.

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 ’07 W-L ‘06Cam Cameron (Dolphins) 0-10 6-10Lane Kiffin (Raiders) 2-8 2-14Bobby Petrino (Falcons) 3-7 7-9Mike Tomlin (Steelers) 7-3 8-8Ken Whisenhunt (Cardinals) 5-5 5-11

NOTES FROM CINCINNATI� After collecting one turnover in games six through eight,

the Cardinals defense has 10 takeaways in the last two games, including six interceptions. The defense collected six interceptions in its first seven games combined.

� The Cardinals plus-five turnover ratio in last week’s game (four interceptions, one fumble) marks the best turnover ratio they have had in a game since they had a plus-five turnover ratio on 12/27/98 vs. San Diego (four interceptions, one fumble).

� Arizona’s four interceptions off Carson Palmer last week marked the highest single-game total of Palmer’s career.He threw three in a game on three occasions.

� The Cardinals are now 3-0 when winning the turnover battle i2007.Game Turnover Margin10/7 at St. Louis +111/11 vs. Detroit +111/18 at Cincinnati +5

� Arizona gained 155 total return yards on its four interceptions (three by Rolle and one by Karlos Dansby).That’s the third-highest figure in team history and most since 1955 (161 at Pittsburgh on 9/26/55).

Most single-game INT return yards (team)Yards Game161 at Pittsburgh, 9/26/55158 at Green Bay, 10/16/49155 at Cincinnati, 11/18/07124 at Pittsburgh, 11/26/61

CARDS ANSWER THE CALLFollowing the Cardinals 17-10 loss at Tampa Bay, the Cardinals, on a three game losing streak, did not feel they were playing up to their potential.

Kurt Warner commented after the Buccaneers game that “I think it comes down to each man looking at themselves and say: ‘Was I ready to play today?’”

Since that game, that question has been answered by a Cardinal team, led by Warner himself, that has won two consecutive games and has itself back in playoff contention at 5-5.

The Cardinals last two victories—last week’s 35-27 win and 31-21 win over Detroit—mark the first time since 1996 that the team has scored 30+ points in consecutive games (36-30, W, 11/24 vs. Philadelphia; 31-23, W, 11/17 vs. New York Giants).

The 66 combined points the Cardinals have scored the last two games are the most in consecutive games since the team scored 69 points in games 11 and 12 of the 1998 season (45-42, W, at Washington, 11/22; 24-34, L, at Kansas City, 11/29).Cardinals Defense – After registering one turnover in games six through eight they have 10 takeaways in the last two games. Against Detroit two weeks ago, the defense established a new NFL record by holding the Lions to minus-18rushing yards for the game.QB Kurt Warner – For the second straight week, Kurt Warner finished with a passer rating over 100 (108.4 vs. Detroit and 104.9 vs. Cincinnati). It marked the first time Warner has had back-to-back games with 100+ passer ratings since doing it in three straight games (games 2-4) in 2001. That was the year he won the second of his two league MVP titles with the Rams.CB Antrel Rolle – Had a career game at Cincinnati becoming the first Cardinal since Adrian Wilson (vs. Dal 10/20/02) to haul in three interceptions while also becoming the 24th player in NFL history to return two interceptions for touchdowns in the same game.LB Karlos Dansby – The NFC Defensive Player of the Week from week ten has recorded three interceptions in the past two games. It marks the first time in his career he has an interception in consecutive games.WR Larry Fitzgerald – After being held to one touchdown in the first eight games and after Tampa Bay held him to four receptions, he has totaled 167 yards on 16 receptions with three touchdowns in the last two games.


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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

ROLLE WINS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Not surprisingly, CB Antrel Rolle has been named “NFC Defensive Player of the Week” for his performance in last Sunday’s victory at Cincinnati. It comes a week after teammate Karlos Dansby earned the honor for his game against the Lions and marks the first time since the award started in 1984 that Cardinals defenders have been selected in consecutive weeks.

It is Rolle’s first career Player of the Week award and he becomes the third Cardinals defensive player honored this season. In addition to Rolle and Dansby, CB Rod Hood was selected following the team’s Week Five victory at St. Louis.

Rolle becomes the 20th player in team history to win the defensive player of the week honor and it is the first time since 1998 that at least three different players have been selected as the defensive player of the week (Simeon Rice, Ronald McKinnon, Tommy Bennett, Kwamie Lassiter).

Rolle is the fourth Cardinals player selected as Player of the Week in 2007. He joins Dansby, Hood and teammate Steve Breaston who earned special teams honors after the Cardinals Week Four win over Pittsburgh. This marks the first time since 1998 that the Cardinals have had four or more players of the week.

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 coach but the search is a quick one when you come across a resume that readsas 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 86.8 yards rushing per game and 3.6 yards per carry-Have allowed only 13 sacks for 82 yards.


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)

NFC WEST AT A GLANCENFC EAST W L PF PA Div Conf Remaining six gamesDallas 9 1 324 218 4-0 7-0 NYJ, GB, @ Det, Phi, @ Car, @ WasNY Giants 7 3 236 200 2-2 5-3 Min, @ Chi, @ Phi, Was, @ Buf, NEWashington 5 5 200 221 1-3 3-4 @ TB, Buf, Chi, @ NYG, @ Min, DalPhiladelphia 5 5 206 187 1-3 3-5 @ NE, Sea, NYG, @ Dal, @ NO, Buf

NFC NORTH W L PF PA Div Conf Remaining six gamesGreen Bay 9 1 259 159 2-1 6-1 @ Det, @ Dal, Oak, @ StL, @ Chi, DetDetroit 6 4 231 232 3-0 4-4 GB, @ Min, Dal, @ SD, KC, @ GBMinnesota 4 6 195 210 1-3 2-5 @ NYG, Det, @ SF, Chi, Was, @ DenChicago 4 6 184 217 1-3 2-5 Den, NYG, @ Was, @ Min, GB, NO

NFC SOUTH W L PF PA Div Conf Remaining six gamesTampa Bay 6 4 195 151 3-0 5-2 Was, @ NO, @ Hou, Atl, @ SF, CarCarolina 4 6 167 212 2-2 4-3 NO, SF, @ Jax, Sea, Dal, @ TBNew Orleans 4 6 212 246 1-2 3-3 @ Car, TB, @ Atl, AZ, Phi, @ ChiAtlanta 3 7 142 213 1-3 2-5 Ind, @ StL, NO, @ TB, @ AZ, Sea

NFC WEST W L PF PA Div Conf Remaining six gamesSeattle 6 4 221 164 3-1 5-2 @ StL, @ Phi, AZ, @ Car, Bal, @ AtlArizona 5 5 223 222 2-1 3-4 SF, Cle, @ Sea, @ NO, Atl, StLSan Francisco 2 8 113 223 2-3 2-6 @ AZ, @ Car, Min, Cin, TB, @ CleSt. Louis 2 8 149 257 1-3 2-6 Sea, Atl, @ Cin, GB, Pit, @ AZ

BY THE NUMBERS

23Number of Cardinals drives that have started inside the

opponents 50. That figure leads the NFL, followed by New England and Dallas with 19.

8Number of Arizona games in 2007 decided by 8 points or fewer, tied with Washington for most in the NFL. Both the

Cards and the Redskins are 4-4 in those 8 contests.

5Number of Arizona games in 2007 decided by 3 points or

fewer, tied with Miami for most in the NFL. The Cards are 2-3in those games while the Dolphins are 0-5.

5Number of TDs scored by the Cardinals in 2007 on returns (1 PR, 3 INT, 1 FR). Only New England and San Diego (6 each)

have scored more.

38Number of negative offensive plays (out of 610) by the

Cardinals in 2007, the fewest in the NFL.

7-0Kurt Warner’s record as a starter vs. San Francisco.

101.2Kurt Warner’s career passer rating vs. the Niners (167-256 for

2,188 yards, 65.2%, 17 TDs and 8 INT).

4Number of 100-yard receiving games for Anquan Boldin in his

last seven games against San Francisco.

155Number of return yards for the Cardinals on its four

interceptions (three by Rolle, 1 by Dansby) last week at Cincinnati, a new franchise single-game record.

A FEW FACTSThe combined record of the final six opponents for both Arizona and Seattle is an identical 23-37.Arizona is 3-1 at home this year and have four of their last six games at home.Seattle is 1-3 on the road in 2007 and play four of their final six games on the road.The Seahawks have two road games before hosting Arizona and the Cardinals have two home games before flying to Seattle. Arizona is 6-3 against NFC West opponents the last two years and have three division games left in 2007.In 1998, the last time the Cardinals made the playoffs, the team was 5-5 through game games and went 2-1 at home and 2-1 on the road to finish 9-7.


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

Last week vs. Cincinnati, the Cardinals moved their record for the third quarter of the season to 5-5 at Cincinnati after winning their second consecutive game.

The Cardinals are now 2-0 in the third quarter of the season heading into this weekend’s matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.

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 2-8 @ St.L 2-8Sea. 6-4 Car. 4-6@ Balt. 4-6 @ Was. 5-5Pitt. 7-3 @ TB 6-4

19-21 17-23

QTR 3 (2-0) QTR 4Det. 6-4 @ Sea. 6-4@ Cin. 3-7 @ N.O. 4-6SF 2-8 Atl. 3-7Cle. 6-4 St.L 2-8

17-23 15-25

NO GROUND ON FIRST DOWNThe Cardinals defense is the best in the NFL at holding opponents on first down, allowing only 4.15 yards.

First-down pass plays by opponentRank/Team Yds/Play Plays Yards1. Arizona 4.15 271 1,1242. Tennessee 4.26 226 9623. Indianapolis 4.30 251 1,0804. Tampa Bay 4.47 263 1,1765. Seattle 4.60 274 1,261

The Cardinals defense has also tightened up around the goal line. Arizona is the NFL’s ninth ranked defense inside the red zone, allowing only 4.4 points per trip inside the 20 yard line.

SEASON LEADERSRUSHING: Cards: Edgerrin James, 730 yds, 204 att, 3.6 avg, 6 TD49ers: Frank Gore, 539 yds, 138 att, 3.9 avg, 3 TD

PASSING:Cards: Kurt Warner, 1,525 yds, 124/206, 11 TD, 6 INT49ers: Alex Smith, 914 yds, 94/193, 2 TD, 4 INT

RECEIVING YARDS:Cards: Larry Fitzgerald, 904 yds, 66 rec, 13.7 avg49ers: Arnaz Battle, 437 yds, 38 rec, 11.5 avg

RECEPTIONSCards: Larry Fitzgerald, 6649ers: Arnaz Battle, 38

SCORING:Cards: Neil Rackers, 61 pts, 12/18 FG, 25/26 PAT49ers: Joe Nedney, 51 pts, 14/15 FG, 9/9 PAT

SACKS:Cards: Darnell Dockett, 8.049ers: Bryant Young, 6.5

INTERCEPTIONS:Cards: Antrel Rolle, 349ers: Nate Clements, 2

PUNTING:Cards: Mike Barr, 2,168 yds, 52 att, 40.9 avg, 14 In2049ers: Andy Lee, 3,381 yds, 68 att, 49.7 avg, 24 In20

PUNT RETURN:Cards: Steve Breaston, 320 yds, 28 ret, 11.4 avg, 1 TD49ers: Michael Lewis, 175 yds, 26 ret, 6.7 avg

TOUCHDOWNS:Cards: Edgerrin James, Anquan Boldin, Tie-649ers: Arnaz Battle, Frank Gore, Tie-3

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGEThe Cardinals upped their home record to 3-1 with their 31-21 win against Detroit in week 10. With the victory over the previously 6-2 Lions, the Cardinals have defeated opponents (Seattle, Pittsburgh and Detroit) with a combined 19-11 record.

At 5-5 and with the team looking to make a playoff push, the Cardinals have four of their last six games at home against opponents (Cleveland, Atlanta, St. Louis and this week’s guest San Francisco) who have a combined record of 13-27.

Below is a list of the Cardinals remaining home games and the opponent’s record:

Date Opponent Record11/25 San Francisco 2-812/2 Cleveland 6-412/23 Atlanta 3-712/30 St. Louis 2-8

This weekend’s opponent, the 49ers, defeated the Cardinals in San Francisco in week one but the Arizona defeated their NFC West foe the only other time they played at the Cards new home in Glendale.

PUTTING UP POINTS

Arizona’s 35-point effort last week at Cincinnati was the team’s highest of the season. The Cardinals improved to 5-1when they score over 20 and 3-0 when they score 30+ points.

The Cardinals last two victories—yesterday’s 35-27 win and 31-21 win over Detroit—mark the first time since 1996 that the team has scored 30+ points in consecutive games (36-30, W, 11/24 vs. Philadelphia; 31-23, W, 11/17 vs. New York Giants).

The 66 combined points the Cardinals have scored the last two games are the most in consecutive games since the team scored 69 points in games 11 and 12 of the 1998 season (45-42, W, at Washington, 11/22; 24-34, L, at Kansas City, 11/29).

Arizona’s 223 total points scored rank fifth best in the NFC, behind only Dallas, the New York Giants, Green Bay and Detroit.


CARDINALS-49ERs CONNECTIONSCardinals linebackers coach Billy Davis served as San Francisco’s defensive coordinator from 2005-06.Cardinals Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt coached alongside San Francisco Head Coach Mike Nolan when both were with the New York Jets in 2000. Whisenhunt coached the tight ends while Nolan served as defensive coordinator. Cardinals offensive coordinator Todd Haley, running backs coach Maurice Carthon and strength and conditioning coach John Lott also served on that staff.Cardinals assistant head coach Russ Grimm roamed the same sideline as San Francisco Head Coach Mike Nolan when both were coaching for the Washington Redskins from 1997-99. Grimm coached the offensive line and Nolan was defensive coordinator.San Francisco wide receivers coach/senior assistant Jerry Sullivan was the wide receivers coach for the Arizona Cardinals from 2001-2002 and he was the offensive coordinator in 2003.San Francisco tight ends coach Pete Hoener got his first NFL coaching job with the St. Louis Cardinals tutoring tight ends from 1985-86. Hoener spent three seasons with the Cardinals in Arizona, 2001-02 as the tight ends coach and 2003 as the offensive line coach.San Francisco offensive line coach George Warhop held the same position with the Cardinals from 1998-2002.San Francisco special teams coordinator Al Everest served in the same capacity for the Cardinals from 1996-99.San Francisco assistant special teams coach Jeff Rodgerscoached at the University of Arizona from 2001-02.San Francisco secondary coach Johnnie Lynn coached at the University of Arizona from 1987-93 before moving onto the NFL the following season as the secondary coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Cardinals quarterback Tim Rattay was drafted in the 7th round (212th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft by San Francisco where he started 16 of 32 games played while throwing for 3,941 yards on 356 of 586 passing and 24 touchdowns before being traded to Tampa Bay on 10/18/05.San Francisco wide receiver LeRon McCoy was originally a seventh round draft choice (226th pick overall) of the Cardinals in 2005 and started four of 10 games as a rookie, compiling 18 receptions for 191 yards and a touchdown. After spending the entire 2006 season on injured reserve with a thumb injury he was waived on August 31, 2007 and signed by San Francisco on October 9, 2007.San Francisco kicker Joe Nedney played with the Cardinals from 1997 through the first four games of 1999 before being waived. San Francisco guard Tony Wragge played for Arizona in 2002, appearing in two games and starting one.Arizona wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald played on the same team at Pittsburgh as San Francisco cornerback Shawntae Spencer and punter Andy Lee. Fitzgerald (3rd overall), Spencer (58th overall) and Lee (188th overall) were all drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft.San Francisco linebacker Derek Smith is a former Arizona State Sun Devil (1995-1996) where he started every game his junior and senior season at linebacker. Lining up alongside Cardinals Ring of Honor inductee Pat Tillman at ASU, Smith earned honorable mention All Pac-10 honors as a senior in 1996.

CONNECTIONS CONT.San Francisco tight end/long snapper Brian Jennings is a Mesa, AZ native where he was prepped at Red Mountain High School lettering in football, basketball, and track. He played his college football at Arizona State with Cardinals fullback Terrelle Smith from 1997-99.Cardinals TE Troy Bienemann is from Santa Clara, CA (St. Francis High School). He was out of football last season and attended 49ers games as a fan.

Arizona cornerback Antrel Rolle and San Francisco running back Frank Gore attended the University of Miami (FL) together from 2001-2004 and were both selected in the 2005 NFL Draft. Rolle was taken 8th overall (1st Round) and Gore was taken 65th overall (3rd round).

Cardinals tackle Mike Gandy was teammates with 49ers wide receiver Arnaz Battle from 1999-2000 at the University of Notre Dame.

TOP 10 VS. NFC WESTThe Cardinals All Pro receiving duo of Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald have had some outstanding games against their NFC West opponents in their young careers, including San Francisco.

Boldin has four 100-yard receiving games in his last four starts against San Francisco while Fitzgerald is looking for his fourth career 100-yard game against the 49ers as well.

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

Anquan BoldinDate Rec Yds. Avg. TD12/4/05 @ SF 11 156 14.2 19/25/06 vs. StL 10 129 12.9 011/23/03 vs. StL 6 123 20.5 212/7/03 @ SF 9 123 13.7 112/21/03 @ Sea 10 122 12.2 19/18/05 vs. StL 8 119 14.9 010/2/05 vs. SF 8 116 14.5 112/12/04 vs. SF 9 109 12.1 012/26/04 @ Sea 7 107 15.3 111/20/05 @ StL 8 105 13.1 1

Larry FitzgeraldDate Rec. Yds. Avg. TD10/7/07 @ StL 9 136 15.1 19/10/06 vs. SF 9 133 14.8 012/4/05 @ SF 8 129 16.1 011/20/05 @ StL 9 104 11.6 111/6/05 vs. Sea 8 102 12.8 010/2/05 vs. SF 7 102 14.6 110/10/04 @ SF 5 94 18.8 112/24/06 @ SF 4 93 23.3 19/16/07 vs. Sea 7 87 12.4 012/10/06 vs. Sea 7 79 11.3 1

Boldin has faced the 49ers eight times and Fitzgerald has faced them seven, combining for 92 catches, 1,299 yards and eight touchdowns. Boldin has gone over 100 yards four times and Fitzgerald three vs. their NFC West foe.


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 24 times and has walked away with points on 22 of those trips.

The team has registered 18 touchdowns, which gives them an NFL best 75.0 TD percentage.

The Cardinals have scored 91.7% of the time they have entered the opponent’s 20-yard line, which is best in the NFC and third best in the NFL.

The team is second overall in the NFL in average points when inside the red zone, averaging 5.7 points per trip inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, which trails only New England, who average 5.8 points.

Offense Inside The 20 – NFL RankingsRank/Team Pos Pts TD TD% FG Score/ %1. Arizona 24 136 18 75.0 4 22/91.72. N.E. 49 282 36 73.5 10 46/93.94. N.O. 31 171 22 71.0 5 27/87.13. Cleveland 35 183 22 62.9 10 32/91.45. Dallas 35 176 21 60.0 10 31/88.6

The Cardinals have spread the ball around in scoring their touchdowns as well. Of the 27 total touchdowns that they have scored through eleven weeks, ten different players have scored them (A. Boldin-5, E. James-5, L. Pope-4, L. Fitzgerald-3, Antrel Rolle-2 and one each for S. Breaston, R. Hood, J. Urban, R. Wells and K. Warner).

The Cardinals scored both times they entered the red zone against Cincinnati last week—on a five-yard TD reception by Larry Fitzgerald and on a 3-yard TD run by Edgerrin James.

OUT OF THE SHADOWSThis past Sunday cornerback Antrel Rolle stepped up with three interceptions (2 TDs) while the secondary was missing Pro Bowl safety Adrian Wilson. Role players have been stepping up all season for the Cardinals.

LB Monty Beisel – Forced into action in the first quarter against Carolina for an injured Karlos Dansby, Beisel went on to start the following two games which included a career performance @ TB in which he registered 15 tackles with 10 being unassisted.G/T Elton Brown – Saw his first action at right tackle in week three @ Bal when starter Levi Brown left the game midway through the second quarter with a knee injury. He would go on to start the next five games at right tackle.C Lyle Sendlein – The undrafted rookie was thrown right into the fire in week one @ SF when starting center Al Johnson injured his knee in the third quarter. Sendlein would start the next two games and would once again be called into action at left guard in week five @ StL when starter Reggie Wells had to move to right tackle to fill in for an injured Elton Brown.WR Jerheme Urban – Signed with the Cardinals eight days prior to the start of the season and was inactive until week four when starter Anquan Boldin would be forced out with a hip injury. Urban made the most of his opportunity hauling in a touchdown in his first game, which was a win vs. Pit. He has been active ever since recording at least one reception in his first five games as a Cardinal.

RETURNING A LONG WAYSteve Breaston has 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 against Detroit.

Breaston’s contributions in the return game have been instrumental in Arizona starting their average drive at their own 32.3 yard line, sixth best in the NFL.

Offensive AverageRank/Team Poss Start1. New England 102 34.12. Cleveland 122 33.73. Pittsburgh 110 33.44. Tennessee 120 32.55. Chicago 127 32.46. Arizona 123 32.3Breaston’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 (66) and receiving yards (904).NFC Recep. Leader NFC Rec. Yards LeaderRank/ Player Rec. Yds. Rank/Player Yds.1. Reggie Bush-NO 67 374 1. T. Owens-DAL 1,0282. L. Fitzgerald-AZ 66 904 2. L. Fitzgerald-AZ 9043t. T. Holt-STL 61 755 3. T. Holt-STL 7553t. M. Colston-NO 61 754 4. M. Colston-NO 7545. B. Engram-SEA 60 744 4t. B. Engram-SEA 744

Edgerrin James is the NFC’s fourth leading rusher heading into week 12, rushing for 730 yards and six touchdowns on 204 carries.NFC Leading RushersRank/Player Att Yds Avg. Long TD1. A. Peterson-MIN 169 1,081 6.4 73t 82. B. Westbrook-PHI 178 849 4.8 36 53. C. Portis-WAS 193 802 4.2 32 64. E. James-AZ 204 730 3.6 27 65. D. Foster-CAR 173 675 3.9 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 his lastest two 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. D. Ware-DAL 9.04. K. Gbaja-Biamila_GB 8.55t. D. Dockett-AZ 8.05t. J. Peterson-SEA 8.0


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 38 negative plays and minus-124 yards are not only well beneath the NFL average (57-215) but are the lowest in the league.

2007 Negative Plays (Least)Team Rush/Yds Sacks/Yds Pass/Yds Ttl/Yds1. ARZ 25/-42 13/-82 0/0 38/-1242. TB 28/-47 16/-81 1/-3 45/-1313. NE 34/-61 10/-62 4/-15 48/-1384. NO 30/-56 8/-64 9/-30 47/-1505. HOU 22/-44 14/-101 4/-7 40/-152

2007 Negative Plays (Most)Team Rush/Yds Sacks/Yds Pass/Yds Ttl/Yds1. Det 30/-87 43/-255 4/-6 77/-3482. KC 41/-95 31/-202 12/-34 84/-3313.CHI 39/-85 29/-225 4/-8 72/-3184. PIT 39/-88 30/-221 4/-5 73/-3145. STL 37/-75 35/-231 4/-5 76/-311

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 510 yards since then, James now sits in the 16th spot, just 121 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 7,2412 Walter Payton 13 16,726 5,6123 Barry Sanders 10 15,269 4,1554 Curtis Martin 12 14,101 2,9875 Jerome Bettis 13 13,662 2,5486 Eric Dickerson 11 13,259 2,1457 Tony Dorsett 12 12,739 1,6258 Jim Brown 9 12,312 1,1989 Marshall Faulk 13 12,279 1,164

10 Marcus Allen 16 12,243 1,12911 Franco Harris 13 12,120 1,00612 Thurman Thomas 13 12,074 96013 John Riggins 14 11,352 23814 Corey Dillon 10 11,241 12715 O.J. Simpson 11 11,236 12216 Edgerrin James* 9 11,115 -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-yard mark in week ten 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.

NFC WEST CONTRIBUTIONEdgerrin James has made his presence felt in the NFC West since signing with the Cardinals in 2006. James has rushed for 100+ yards four times with the Cardinals, each game resulting in a victory against an NFC West opponent.

Opp. Date Att. Yds. Avg. TD9/11/06 vs. SF 26 73 2.8 19/18/06 @ Sea 16 64 3.6 09/25/06 vs. StL 24 94 3.9 112/4/06 @ StL 26 115 4.4 012/11/06 vs. Sea 26 115 4.4 112/24/06 @ SF 29 105 3.6 09/10/07 @ SF 26 92 3.5 19/17/07 vs. Sea 24 128 5.3 1

197 786 4.0 5


THE GREAT REPLACEMENTKurt Warner has been outstanding in relief on Matt Leinart since assuming the backup role last year.

For the second straight week, Kurt Warner finished with a passer rating over 100 (108.4 vs. Detroit and 104.9 vs. Cincinnati).

It marked the first time Warner has had back-to-back games with 100+ passer ratings since doing it in three straight games (games 2-4) in 2001. That was the year he won the second of his two league MVP titles with the Rams.

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 1 108.411/18/07 @ Cin 28 16 57.1 211 2 0 104.9

251 155 61.8 1,986 12 6 92.7

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.

SIGN AND PLAYSix weeks ago, Tim Rattay 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.

Just 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.

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.

He appeared in his second game as a Cardinal at Washington the following week. After playing most of the game vs. Carolina in week six, his appearances at Washington in week seven and against Detroit in week ten were more limited but very productive.

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

UNDEFEATED AGAINST THE 49ERSKurt Warner has had considerable success against San Francisco in his career. For his career, Warner is 7-0 against the 49ers heading into this weekend’s game at University of Phoenix Stadium. Below is a look at Warner against the 49ers:Date Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds TD INT Rating9/10/06 vs. SF 37 23 62.1 301 3 0 114.812/4/05 at SF 45 29 64.4 354 1 2 77.512/9/01 vs. SF 42 26 61.9 294 2 1 88.89/23/01 at SF 35 24 72.7 321 3 1 114.19/17/00 vs. SF 34 23 67.6 394 2 2 101.811/21/99 at SF 40 22 55.0 201 1 1 66.810/10/99 vs. SF 23 20 86.9 323 5 1 140.2

256 167 65.2 2,188 17 8In his last start vs. the 49ers, which came in the opening week of 2006, Warner earned the NFC Offensive Player of the Week Award for his 23-of-37, 301 yard, three TD performance.

GETTING TO KNOW KURTAT HOMEWon the first 15 home games he started.For his career he is 23-12 as a starter at home.

ON THE ROADWon 15 of his first 21 road games as a starter.For his career he is 21-22 as a starter on the road.

IN A DOMEWon 21 of his first 22 games as a starter in a dome.For his career he is 31-9 as a starter in a dome.

OUTDOORSFor his career he is 14-24 as a starter in games played outside.

THROWING FOR 300 YARDS OR MORE24-13 when throwing for 300 yards or moreSept. 13Oct. 7Nov. 6Dec. 11Jan. 0

MONTH BY MONTH RECORD AS A STARTERSept. 12-11Oct. 13-7Nov. 8-9Dec. 12-6Jan. 1-1

WHEN THROWING FOR 3+ TDsThe last 19 time he has thrown for 3+ TDs his team has won22-2 when he throws for 3+ TDs in a game

WHEN THROWING 0 INTsWarner is 19-6 as a starter when he throws 0 interceptions

AGAINST THE NFCWarner is 34-28 as a starter against NFC opponents.


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 382. He needs 37 receptions to pass J.T. Smith (1985-90) for sixth place.

Top 10 Career Reception LeadersCatches

Rnk Player (Years) Rec. To Pass1. Larry Centers (1990-98) 535 1542. Roy Green (1979-90) 522 1413. Frank Sanders (1995-02) 493 1124. Jackie Smith (1963-77) 480 995. Pat Tilley (1976-86) 469 886. Bobby Joe Conrad (1958-68) 418 377. Anquan Boldin (2003-) 382 -8. J.T. Smith (1985-90) 377 -9. Mel Gray (1971-82) 351 -10. Sonny Randle (1959-66) 328 -

BOLDIN REACHES 5,000With his second reception of the game against Cincinnati last week, Anquan Boldin reached 5,004 receiving yards in his 63rd career game, tying him with Torry Holt as the fifth fastest receiver in NFL history to reach the 5,000-yard mark. Only Lance Alworth (who did it in 52 games), Charley Henningan (59), Randy Moss (59) and Jerry Rice (61) accomplished the feat in less games than Boldin and Holt.

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 61Anquan Boldin Arizona Cardinals 63Torry Holt St. Louis Rams 63

Boldin currently sits at 5,056 yards on 382 catches in his 63 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.

SINCE THE OPENERLarry Fitzgerald will be looking for a big game this week against the 49ers. The opening week 20-17 loss to San Francisco on Monday Night Football was the only game sofar this year that Fitzgerald has been held under 70 yards receiving.

After catching three passes for 20 yards in the season opener, Fitzgerald has been red hot, averaging 7.0 receptions and 98.2 yards per contest.

Below is a look at what Fitzgerald has done since week one:Date Opp Rec Yds Avg TD9/16 vs. Sea 7 87 12.4 09/23 @ Bal 5 85 17.0 09/30 vs. Pit 10 120 12.0 010/7 @ StL 9 136 15.1 110/14 vs. Car 6 97 16.2 010/21 @ Was 6 97 16.2 011/4 @ TB 4 95 23.8 011/11 vs. Det 8 74 9.3 211/18 @ Cin 8 93 11.6 1

FITZGERALD HITS 4,000With his fifth catch in last week’s game, Larry Fitzgeraldreached 4,000 career receiving yards. Fitzgerald finished the game with 4,039 yards after catching eight passes for 93 yards and a touchdown.

Fitzgerald, who ranks second in the NFC in both receptions (66) and receiving yards (904), joins New England’s Randy Moss as the only receivers in the NFL who rank in the top five in both receptions and receiving yards. Fitzgerald is ranked fifth in yards and is tied for fifth in receptions while Moss is first in yards (1,052) and tied with Fitzgerald for fifth in receptions. (66).

The fourth-year pro is now on pace to catch a career and franchise-high 106 passes for a career-high 1,446 yards.

After catching one touchdown pass in the first eight games of the season, Fitzgerald has been finding the end zone with increased frequency, scoring three TDs in the last two games.

Fitzgerald has piled up up 90+ receiving yards in six of his last seven games.


A RARE OCCURENCEPro Bowl strong safety Adrian Wilson, the Cardinals longest tenured player, had made 59 consecutive starts (and played in 73 straight games) leading into last week’scontest at Cincinnati before sitting out of the game with a heel injury.

The last game that Wilson did not start was on 12/14/03 vs. Carolina due to an illness. He did play in the game and recorded three tackles.

In his seventh season with the Cardinals, Wilson hadmissed only two games in his career before last week, the first and last games of the 2002 season:Date Opp Reason9/8/02 @ Was Shoulder12/29/02 @ Den Hamstring

Heading into the game against Cincinnati, Wilson was the only Cardinals player to have started every game since the beginning of the 2004 season. Wilson has 54 tackles on the season along with two interceptions and three passes defensed.

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

2007 2003-06Tackles 63 80Solo 52 54Int. 1 0Sacks 4.5 7.5FR 1 2FF 1 3

Pace established a new career high with 2.5 sacks twoweeks ago vs. Detroit. Pace has a sack, interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery in the same season for the first time in his career.

He led the Cardinals in tackles with seven against Detroit and added another six last week vs. Cincinnati and has recorded seven or more tackles in four games this season while his 4.5 sacks have come in the last five games. With two 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 TOP

Having 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 64 tackles, 2.5 sacks, threeinterceptions and two forced fumbles despite missing two starts due to a knee injury.

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

Dansby’s third quarter interception last week gave him an INT in consecutive games for the first time in his career and three in the last two weeks. Last week’s interception led to a three-yard Edgerrin James touchdown run that gave the Cardinals a 28-13lead.

In all, Dansby has been responsible for four turnovers the last two games, resulting in 17 Arizona points.

Despite having only eight starts so far in 2007, Dansby has three interceptions, tying his previous single-season high which he established in 2005 when he started 15 games.

Dansby has been a major part of a defense that has forced 10 turnovers in the last two games, resulting in 38 points in games that they have won by a combined 18 points.

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 ten games of 2007.

So far in ‘07, Smith has:

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

� His 3.5 sacks though the first ten contests are also a new single-season high, upping his total of 3.0 sacks which he had in 2005.

� 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 and 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.

FROM QUESTIONABLE TO INVALUABLECornerback Eric Green had a big game last week at Cincinnati just three days after spraining his ankle in practice on the previous Wednesday.

Green, who was listed as questionable to play the rest of the week, laced up his cleats on Sunday and played a big part in the Cardinals 35-27 victory.

Playing against one of the league’s top wide receiver trios in Chad Johnson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chris Henry, Green collected a career-high 15 tackles as each of the three receivers was held under 100 yards.


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, working hard 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 of 16 as he now has collected 35 tackles in the first ten 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 (42) and sacks (3.5)Calvin Pace: Has career high in tackles (57) and has tied 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 fieldearned 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 72. He has 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 ten 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 in week 10 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 inTampa Bay, upping his single season career high to eight, with six 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 ten 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 seasonrecord of 3.5 in only half the time.

Dockett is leading all defensive lineman with 52 tackles, only one 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


CARDINALS RADIO AFFILIATESCardinals 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, 3:30 – 4:30 PM

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

Friday, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Kia NFL Kickoff ShowSunday, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Hosted by Jody Jackson, Bill Lewis and Rolando Cantu

Cardinals Pre-Game HuddleSunday, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

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

CARDINALS PRONUNCIATIONSMonty Beisel BYE-sull

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

Bo Schobel SHOW-bull

Jerheme Urban Jeremy

THIS WEEK IN THE NFLThursday, Nov. 22 Arizona TimeGreen Bay at Detroit 10:30 AMNY Jets at Dallas 2:15 PM Indianapolis at Atlanta 6:15 PMSunday, Nov. 25 New Orleans at Carolina 11:00 AM Denver at Chicago 11:00 AM Tennessee at Cincinnati 11:00 AM Houston at Cleveland 11:00 AM Buffalo at Jacksonville 11:00 AM Oakland at Kansas City 11:00 AM Minnesota at NY Giants 11:00 AM Seattle at St. Louis 11:00 AMWashington at Tampa Bay 11:00 AM San Francisco at Arizona 2:05 PMBaltimore at San Diego 2:15 PMPhiladelphia at New England 6:15 PMMonday, Nov. 19Miami at Pittsburgh 6:30 PM

CARDS RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Sat, Nov 17 Cardinals release DE Bo Schobel and sign CB Michael Adams from the practice squad.

Tues, Nov 13 Cardinals place DE Bertrand Berry oninjured reserve and signed DT Bo Schobel.

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 the practice 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.


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

STATISTICSSEA AZ


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 13-10lead 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.


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 0-7CARDS 2 12:51 Rackers 35-yard FG 13-53, 7:12 3-7CARDS 2 9:10 James 7-yard run (Rackers kick) 5-36, 2:39 10-749ers 2 3:35 Nedney 33-yard FG 11-51, 5:35 10-1049ers 3 11:15 Nedney 30-yard FG 5-21, 2:21 10-13CARDS 4 6:40 Boldin 5-yard pass from Leinart (Rackers kick) 9-58, 4:29 17-1349ers 4 0:22 Battle 1-yard run (Nedney kick) 12-86, 2:36 17-20

STATISTICSAZ SF


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).


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

STATISTICSAZ BAL


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 6-7passing 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 7-0CARDS 3 7:24 Urban 6-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 9-70, 3:43 7-7CARDS 4 14:10 Breaston 73-yard punt return (Rackers kick) -- 7-14CARDS 4 4:14 James 2-yard run (Rackers kick) 13-82, 7:19 7-21Steelers 4 1:49 Holmes 7-yard pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 9-92, 2:25 14-21

STATISTICSPIT AZ


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.


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

(Frerotte-Holt pass)

STATISTICSAZ STL


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

STATISTICS

CAR AZFirst Downs 14 10Rushes-Yards 30-181 26-98Net Passing Yards 193 159Total Net Yards 374 257Passing (A-C-I) 33-20-0 26-14-3Sacked by Opp. 1-5 1-2Punts-Average 7-38.3 7-45.1Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-2Penalties 9-65 11-103Time of Possession 31:07 28:53

Weather: Indoors

RUSHINGPANTHERS: Williams 10-121, TD; Foster17-43; 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.


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.


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

STATISTICSAZ WAS


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.


BUCCANEERS 7 3 7 0 17

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

STATISTICSAZ TB


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.


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 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.

Game 10CARDINALS 35, Bengals 27

November 18, 2007 – Paul Brown Stadium – (65,403)The Cardinals won their 2nd straight game and upped their record to 5-5 thanks to a hard-fought road win at Cincinnati. The Bengals led in almost every statistical category but for the 2nd week in a row, Arizona forced 5 takeaways and that 5-0 plus/minus edge was the difference. Nickel CB Antrel Rolle, who entered the game with 2 career picks, recorded 3 of Arizona’s 4 INTs off Carson Palmer (a career-worst) and returned a pair for TDs tying the NFL record. He also went the distance on his 3rd pick but a suspect penalty on the return wiped out the score.

On their first drive of the game, the Bengals capitalized on a short field when Palmer hit WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh with a 19-yard TD pass. Arizona’s next series ended when Neil Rackers was wide left on a 54-yard FG try. Two plays later though, Rolle stepped in front of a Palmer pass intended for Houshmandzadeh on the left side and cut across field en route to a 55-yard TD that tied the score. Cincy, which was effective throughout the game with its no-huddle offense, added a 41-yard Shayne Graham FG on its next drive. AZ answered when WR Anquan Boldin beat S Dexter Jackson deep down the middle and Kurt Warner hit him with a 44-yard TD strike. Graham’s 38-yard FG then cut Arizona’s lead to 14-13. Late in the 1st half, Warner led an impressive 9-play, 85-yard drive that included a pair of crafty plays from the veteran QB. On successive snaps he was under heavy duress when he first flipped it underhand to RB J.J. Arrington for 3 yards and then tossed a pass with his left arm (still heavily braced due to a torn ligament) to TE Leonard Pope, who gained 22. That led to a more conventional 5-yard Warner TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald with 0:13 left in the half that made it 21-13 at intermission.

The 3rd quarter was a wild one and saw the teams combined for 28 points. On the 2nd half’s 1st play from scrimmage, LB Karlos Dansby picked off Palmer at the AZ43 and returned it 28 yards to the 24. That set-up a 3-yard Edgerrin James TD run that made it 28-13. Cincy then marched deep into AZ territory but after a reception to the 9-yard line, WR Chad Johnson fumbled and FS Terrence Holt recovered to end the threat. The next Bengals drive though saw them pull to within 8 when Palmer connected with WR Chris Henry deep down the left side for a 37-yard score. Just 1:41 later, Cincy’s DeDe Dorsey blocked a Mike Barr punt and returned it 19 yards for a TD that made it a 1-point game. In the final minute of the 3rd quarter, Cincy had it near midfield when on 3rd-n-3 Rolle jumped Johnson’s route for an INT and raced 54 yards down the right sideline for his 2nd score of the day, ending the jaunt with a cartwheel and flip in the end zone. That TD put AZ up 8 at 35-27 with a full quarter to play. Arizona’s offense was unable to salt the game away with any sustained drives and Cincy would get the ball 4 times in the final quarter. The first ended with the lone Bengal punt of the day while AZ halted the next 2 with 4th down stops (Henry dropped pass on 4th-n-6 at the AZ37/9:00 mark and Calvin Pace knocked down a pass on 4th-n-5 at the AZ34/3:02 left). The final Cincy drive reached the AZ36 with 0:55 left but after a holding penalty backed them up, Rolle ended their hopes with his 3rd theft of the day.

CARDINALS 7 14 14 0 35BENGALS 7 6 14 0 27

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreBengals 1 10:14 Houshmandzadeh 19-yard pass from Palmer (Graham kick) 5-36, 2:23 0-7CARDS 1 3:12 Rolle 55-yard INT return (Rackers kick) -- 7-7Bengals 2 12:47 Graham 41-yard FG 12-44, 5:25 7-10CARDS 2 10:58 Boldin 44-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 4-68, 1:49 14-10Bengals 2 4:28 Graham 38-yard FG 13-60, 6:30 14-13CARDS 2 0:13 Fitzgerald 5-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 9-85, 4:15 21-13CARDS 3 12:59 James 3-yard run (Rackers kick) 4-24, 1:41 28-13Bengals 3 5:02 Henry 37-yard pass from Palmer (Graham kick) 4-60, 1:31 28-20Bengals 3 3:29 Dorsey 19-yard return of blocked punt (Graham kick) -- 28-27CARDS 3 0:25 Rolle 54-yard INT return (Rackers kick) -- 35-27

STATISTICSAZ CIN


Weather: Cloudy, 44 degrees, humidity 71%, Wind N 5 mph.

RUSHINGCARDS: James 22-52, TD; Warner 2-(-2).BENGALS: Watson 9-45; R. Johnson 8-25; Dorsey 1-3; Palmer 2-(-1).

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 16-28, 211 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT.BENGALS: Palmer 37-52, 329 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Fitzgerald 8-93, 1 TD; Boldin 4-71, TD; Pope 1-22; B. Johnson 1-13; James 1-9; Arrington 1-3.BENGALS: Houshmandzadeh 8-87, TD; Johnson 8-86; Henry 8-81, TD; Watson 8-50; Chatman 3-20; Kelly 1-3; R. Johnson 1-2.


Arizona Cardinals / Week 11 / Through Sunday, November 18, 2007 / Regular Season Won 5, 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 Lions11/18/2007 W 35- 27 at Cincinnati Bengals

Arizona OpponentTotal First Downs 176 177Rushing 48 54Passing 112 108Penalty 16 153rd Down: Made/Att 49/127 63/1463rd Down Pct. 38.6% 43.2%4th Down: Made/Att 3/4 3/64th Down Pct. 75.0% 50.0%Possession Avg. 29:00 31:00Total Net Yards 3120 3121Avg. Per Game 312.0 312.1Total Plays 610 637Avg. Per Play 5.1 4.9Net Yards Rushing 868 975Avg. Per Game 86.8 97.5Total Rushes 253 257Net Yards Passing 2252 2146Avg. Per Game 225.2 214.6Sacked/Yards Lost 13/82 25/170Gross Yards 2334 2316Attempts/Completions 344/198 355/225Completion Pct. 57.6% 63.4%Had Intercepted 13 12Punts/Average 54/40.1 49/43.4Net Punting Avg. 33.1 35.6Penalties/Yards 87/730 80/600Fumbles/Ball Lost 17/9 14/7Touchdowns 27 24Rushing 7 8Passing 15 13Returns 5 3Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PtsTeam 19 82 37 85 0 223Opponents 51 56 61 54 0 222Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt PtsN.Rackers 0 0 0 0 25/26 12/18 0 61E.James 6 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 36A.Boldin 6 0 6 0 0/0 0/0 0 36L.Fitzgerald 4 0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 24L.Pope 4 0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 24A.Rolle 2 0 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 12K.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 27 7 15 5 25/26 12/18 0 223Opponents 24 8 13 3 22/22 18/22 1 2222-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 1, Opponents: 1/ 2Sacks: D.Dockett 8.0, C.Pace 4.5, A.Smith 3.5, K.Dansby 2.5, B.Berry 2.5, D.Blackstock 2.0, G.Hayes 2.0 Team: 25.0, Opponents: 13.0

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TDE.James 204 730 3.6 27 6J.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 11 -4 -0.4 1t 1Team 253 868 3.4 27 7Opponents 257 975 3.8 75 8

Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TDL.Fitzgerald 66 904 13.7 47 4A.Boldin 40 451 11.3 44t 6B.Johnson 27 296 11.0 19 0L.Pope 15 169 11.3 30t 4J.Arrington 14 151 10.8 32 0J.Urban 13 176 13.5 42 1E.James 11 95 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 198 2334 11.8 47 15Opponents 225 2316 10.3 65t 13

Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TDA.Rolle 3 127 42.3 55t 2K.Dansby 3 55 18.3 28 0R.Hood 2 99 49.5 68t 1A.Wilson 2 20 10.0 20 0C.Pace 1 14 14.0 14 0R.Brown 1 5 5.0 5 0Team 12 320 26.7 68t 3Opponents 13 165 12.7 48 1

Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BM.Barr 53 2168 40.9 33.1 4 14 61 1Team 53 2168 40.1 33.1 4 14 61 1Opponents 49 2126 43.4 35.6 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 24 12 299 12.5 75t 1

Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TDS.Breaston 30 677 22.6 52 0J.Arrington 11 251 22.8 56 0Team 41 928 22.6 56 0Opponents 31 797 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/ 7Team 0/ 0 2/ 2 2/ 3 5/ 6 3/ 7Opponents 0/ 0 5/ 6 7/ 7 6/ 8 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, T.Holt 1, C.Pace 1 Total: 7

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost RatingK.Warner 206 124 1525 60.2% 7.4 11 5.3% 6 2.9% 47 9/ 59 88.8M.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 0.0Team 344 198 2334 57.6% 6.8 15 4.4% 13 3.8% 47 13/ 82 77.1Opponents 355 225 2316 63.4% 6.5 13 3.7% 12 3.4% 65t 25/ 170 80.2


(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 72 55 17 3 2/10 - 3 1 - 2 1 - - - - - -

Karlos Dansby 64 46 18 3 2.5/20 3 5 2 - 3 2 1 - 1 - - -

Calvin Pace 63 52 11 1 4.5/36 1 5 1 1 13 2 4 2 2 - - -

Eric Green 55 45 10 1 - - 11 - - - - - - - - - -

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

Darnell Dockett 52 44 11 2 8/60 - 1 2 2 4 9 - - - - - -

Terrence Holt 43 29 14 1 - - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -

Rod Hood 43 36 7 1 - 2 13 - - - - - - - - - -

Antonio Smith 42 27 15 2 3.5/20 - - 1 2 2 7 - - - - - -

Antrel Rolle 38 23 15 - - 3 5 - - - 1 5 4 1 - - -

Monty Beisel 33 20 13 - - - - - - 1 - 11 8 3 - - -

Gabe Watson 29 18 11 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -

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

Ralph Brown 13 10 3 - - 1 2 - - - - 5 3 2 - - -

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

Rodney Bailey 6 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

Oliver Celestin 4 1 3 - - - 1 - - - 1 1 - 1 - - -

Matt Ware 4 3 1 - - - - - - - - 3 1 2 - - -

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

Darryl Blackstock 2 2 - - 2/13 - 1 - - - - 7 5 2 1 - -

Joe Tafoya 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 3 3 - - - -

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

Sean Morey - - - - - - - - - - - 13 8 5 - - 1

Marcel Shipp - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 2 - - -

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

Brandon Johnson - - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 3 - - -

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

Neil Rackers - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 - - - -

Troy Bienemann - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 1 - - -

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

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

Ben Patrick - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - -

Michael Adams - - - - - - - - - - - 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 at. St. Louis Rams, Oct. 7

Antrel Rolle 55-yard interception retrurn for touchdown at Cincinnati, Nov. 18

Antrel Rolle 54-yard interception retrurn for touchdown at Cincinnati, Nov. 18

AArizona Cardinals 2007 Defensive Statistics


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, 1980By 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: 329 by Carson Palmer at Cincinnati, Nov. 18, 2007 (37 comp., 52 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)

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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, 1989By 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)


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: DeDe Dorsey at Cincinnati, 11/18/07 (Mike Barr 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: DeDe Dorsey at Cincinnati, 11/18/07 (Mike Barr punt, returned 19 yards)

Blocked Field Goal Attempt By Cardinals: Calvin Pace at Seattle, Sept. 17, 2006 (Josh Brown 30-yard attempt) By Opponent: 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: Antrel Rolle at St. Louis, Nov. 18, 2007 (55 yards, Carson Palmer pass), Antrel Rolle (54 yards, Carson Palmer 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: Antrel Rolle at Cincinnati, Nov. 18, 2007 By Opponent: Ronnie Heard at San Francisco, Oct. 27, 2002

Two Interceptions By Cardinals: Antrel Rolle at Cincinnati, Nov. 18, 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, 2006By 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)


Two Opponent Fumble Recoveries By Cardinals: Renaldo Hill at Carolina, Oct. 6, 2002By 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, 2001By Opponent: At New York Giants 42, Arizona 19, Sept. 11, 2005

20 First-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 21 vs. San Francisco, Sept. 10, 2006By 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, 1998By 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, 16–13By Opponent: Oct. 10, 2004 vs. San Francisco, 31–28 OT

Overtime Win On The Road By Cardinals: Dec. 2, 2001 at Oakland, 34–31By Opponent: Dec. 12, 2004 vs. San Francisco, 31–28 OT

10 Or More Penalties By Cardinals: 11, Nov. 18, 2007 at Cincinnati (101 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, 1994By Opponent: 43:07 at Tampa Bay, Nov. 4, 2007


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46 Castille, Tim IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-1035 Celestin, Oliver P P P P P P P IA P SS 9-1-0-193 Cooper, Chris P P P P P P P P IA IA 8-0-0-258 Dansby, Karlos LB LB LB LB LB WLB IAJ IAJ WLB WLB 8-8-0-290 Dockett, Darnell DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT 10-10-0-084 Euhus, Tim P P P P P P P P IA IA 8-0-0-211 Fitzgerald, Larry WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 10-10-0-047 Francisco, Aaron P P P P P P IAJ P IAJ IAJ 7-0-0-369 Gandy, Mike LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 10-10-0-025 Green, Eric RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 10-10-0-04 Hasselbeck, Tim - - - - - - IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-4

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76 Lutui, Deuce RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG 10-10-0-086 Merritt, Ahmad IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR N/A87 Morey, Sean P P P P P P IAJ P P P 9-0-0-195 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 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 SLB 10-10-0-089 Patrick, Ben PS PS PS PS PS PS PS IA P P 2-0-0-164 Peters, Scott - - - PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A82 Pope, Leonard TE TE TE TE TE TE P TE TE TE 10-9-0-01 Rackers, Neil P P P P P P P P P P 10-10-0-0

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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

93 Chris Cooper DE Nebraska-Omaha 6-5 280 29 695 Bo Schobel DE TCU 6-5 264 26 494 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

Quarterbacks (3)

Cornerbacks (4)

Safeties (5)

Long Snapper (1)

Punter (1)

Kicker (1)

Offensive Line (8)

Tight Ends (4)

Running Backs (5)

Wide Receivers (6)

Defensive Tackles (5)

RRoster By Postion

Defensive Ends (4)

Linebackers (6)


DRAFT WAIVERS TRADES

2001 Adrian Wilson (3) Nathan HodelMarcel 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)

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FFREE AAGENTS

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

Matt Ware (Phi) Monty BeiselChris CooperEdgerrin 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 CelestinMike Gandy (Buf)Tim HasselbeckRoderick Hood (Phi)Terrence Holt (Det)Al Johnson (Dal)Ross Kolodziej (Min)Ahmad MerrittSean Morey (Pitt)Tim RattayBo SchobelLyle Sendlein (R)Terrelle Smith (Clev)Joe Tafoya (Sea)Keydrick Vincent


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. 18 Boldin Gandy Wells Johnson Lutui L. Brown Pope Fitzgerald Warner James T. SmithSan 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. 18 Smith Watson Dockett Tafoya Pace Hayes Dansby Hood Green Wilson HoltSan 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. 14 at Cincinnati, Nov. 18G/T Brad Badger G/T Brad Badger G/T Elton BrownDT Alan Branch WR Anquan Boldin FB Tim CastilleFB Tim Castille T Levi Brown DT Chris CooperC Al Johnson FB Tim Castille TE Tim EuhusDT Ross Kolodziej LB Brandon Johnson FS Aaron FranciscoC Nick Leckey DT Ross Kolodziej QB Tim Hasselbeck (3rd QB)DE Quentin Moses DE Quentin Moses WR Jerheme UrbanWR Jerheme Urban DE Joe Tafoya SS Adrian Wilson

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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AArizona Cardinals 2007 Starters


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 89 Ben Patrick 84 Tim Euhus 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 91 Rodney Bailey 93 Chris Cooper

RDE 71 Joe Tafoya 95 Bo Schobel 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


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

How Acquired

2007 GP-GS-DNP-IA

1 Neil Rackers K 6-1 202 31 8 Illinois FA-03 10-0-0-04 Tim Hasselbeck QB 6-1 214 29 6 Boston College FA-07 0-0-0-45 Mike Barr P 6-2 230 28 1 Rutgers WV-07 (Pitt) 10-0-0-011 Larry Fitzgerald WR 6-3 226 24 4 Pittsburgh D1-04 10-10-0-012 Tim Rattay QB 6-0 200 30 8 Louisiana Tech FA-07 3-0-2-013 Kurt Warner QB 6-2 222 36 10 Northern Iowa UFA-05 (NYG) 8-5-2-015 Steve Breaston WR 6-0 189 24 R Michigan D5-07 10-0-0-020 Ralph Brown CB 5-10 185 29 8 Nebraska UFA-07 (Clev) 10-0-0-021 Antrel Rolle CB 6-0 208 24 3 Miami D1-05 10-3-0-022 Matt Ware S 6-2 214 24 4 UCLA WV-06 (Phi) 9-0-0-124 Adrian Wilson SS 6-3 230 28 7 North Carolina State D3-01 9-9-0-125 Eric Green CB 5-11 195 25 3 Virginia Tech D3a-05 10-10-0-026 Roderick Hood CB 5-11 198 26 5 Auburn UFA-07 (Phi) 10-10-0-028 J.J. Arrington RB 5-9 212 24 3 California D2-05 10-0-0-031 Marcel Shipp RB 5-11 224 29 7 Massachusetts FA-01 10-0-0-032 Edgerrin James RB 6-0 220 29 9 Miami UFA-06 (Ind) 10-10-0-035 Oliver Celestin SS 6-0 207 26 4 Texas Southern FA-07 9-1-0-142 Terrence Holt FS 6-2 204 27 5 North Carolina State UFA-07 (Det) 10-10-0-045 Terrelle Smith FB 6-0 250 29 8 Arizona State UFA-07 (Clev) 10-6-0-046 Tim Castille FB 5-11 234 23 R Alabama FA-07 0-0-0-1047 Aaron Francisco FS 6-2 207 24 3 Brigham Young FA-05 7-0-0-348 Nathan Hodel LS 6-2 238 29 6 Illinois FA-01 10-0-0-050 Al Johnson C 6-5 305 28 5 Wisconsin UFA-07 (Dal) 8-8-0-251 Darryl Blackstock OLB 6-3 244 24 3 Virginia D3b-05 10-0-0-052 Monty Beisel MLB 6-3 244 29 7 Kansas State FA-06 10-2-0-054 Gerald Hayes MLB 6-1 249 27 5 Pittsburgh D3-03 10-10-0-058 Karlos Dansby LB 6-4 250 26 4 Auburn D2-04 8-8-0-259 Brandon Johnson LB 6-5 224 24 2 Louisville D5-06 3-0-0-661 Elton Brown G/T 6-5 332 25 3 Virginia D4-05 8-5-0-263 Lyle Sendlein C 6-2 300 23 R Texas FA-07 8-2-2-069 Mike Gandy T 6-4 308 28 7 Notre Dame UFA-07 (Buf) 10-10-0-071 Joe Tafoya DE 6-4 258 29 6 Arizona UFA-07 (Sea) 7-1-0-373 Keydrick Vincent G 6-5 325 29 7 Mississippi FA-07 2-0-1-274 Reggie Wells G 6-4 305 27 5 Clarion (Pa.) D6a-03 10-10-0-075 Levi Brown T 6-5 322 23 R Penn State D1-07 7-5-0-376 Deuce Lutui G 6-4 328 24 2 USC D2-06 10-10-0-078 Alan Branch DT 6-5 332 22 R Michigan D2-07 5-0-0-580 Bryant Johnson WR 6-3 213 26 5 Penn State D1a-03 10-4-0-081 Anquan Boldin WR 6-1 217 27 5 Florida State D2-03 7-7-0-382 Leonard Pope TE 6-8 258 24 2 Georgia D3-06 10-9-0-083 Troy Bienemann TE 6-5 253 24 1 Washington State FA-07 10-3-0-084 Tim Euhus TE 6-5 256 27 4 Oregon State FA-07 8-0-0-285 Jerheme Urban WR 6-3 212 26 4 Trinity WV-07 (Dal) 6-1-0-487 Sean Morey WR 5-11 193 31 6 Brown UFA-07 (Pitt) 9-0-0-189 Ben Patrick TE 6-3 252 23 R Delaware D7-07 2-0-0-190 Darnell Dockett DT 6-4 285 26 4 Florida State D3-04 10-10-0-091 Rodney Bailey DE 6-3 309 28 7 Ohio State UFA-07 (Pitt) 10-0-0-093 Chris Cooper DT/DE 6-5 280 29 6 Nebraska-Omaha FA-06 8-0-0-294 Antonio Smith DE 6-4 282 26 4 Oklahoma State D5-04 10-7-0-095 Bo Schobel DE 6-5 264 26 4 TCU FA-07 0-0-0-096 Ross Kolodziej DT 6-3 289 29 7 Wisconsin UFA-07 (Minn) 3-0-0-797 Calvin Pace LB 6-4 270 27 5 Wake Forest D1b-03 10-10-0-098 Gabe Watson DT 6-3 332 24 2 Michigan D4-06 10-10-0-0

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

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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, KS83 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, FL95 Schobel, Bo DE 6-5 264 3/24/1981 4 TCU Columbus, TX63 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

92 Berry, Bertrand DE 6-3 264 8/15/1975 10 Notre Dame Triceps/Nov. 137 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 9 1 0 .900 324 218 4-1 5-0 4-0 7-0 2-1 Won 4

New York Giants 7 3 0 .700 236 200 3-2 4-1 2-2 5-3 2-0 Won 1

Washington Redskins 5 5 0 .500 200 221 3-2 2-3 1-3 3-4 2-1 Lost 2

Philadelphia Eagles 5 5 0 .500 206 187 2-3 3-2 1-3 3-5 2-0 Won 2NFC North

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

Green Bay Packers 9 1 0 .900 259 159 5-1 4-0 2-1 6-1 3-0 Won 5

Detroit Lions 6 4 0 .600 231 232 4-1 2-3 3-0 4-4 2-0 Lost 2

Minnesota Vikings 4 6 0 .400 195 210 3-2 1-4 1-3 2-5 2-1 Won 1

Chicago Bears 4 6 0 .400 184 217 1-3 3-3 1-3 2-5 2-1 Lost 1NFC South


Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 4 0 .600 195 151 4-1 2-3 3-0 5-2 1-2 Won 2

Carolina Panthers 4 6 0 .400 167 212 0-4 4-2 2-2 4-3 0-3 Lost 4

New Orleans Saints 4 6 0 .400 212 246 2-3 2-3 1-2 3-3 1-3 Lost 2

Atlanta Falcons 3 7 0 .300 142 213 2-3 1-4 1-3 2-5 1-2 Lost 1NFC West


Seattle Seahawks 6 4 0 .600 221 164 5-1 1-3 3-1 5-2 1-2 Won 2

Arizona Cardinals 5 5 0 .500 223 222 3-1 2-4 2-1 3-4 2-1 Won 2

San Francisco 49ers 2 8 0 .200 113 223 1-4 1-4 2-3 2-6 0-2 Lost 8

St. Louis Rams 2 8 0 .200 149 257 0-4 2-4 1-3 2-6 0-2 Won 2AFC East


New England Patriots 10 0 0 1.000 411 157 4-0 6-0 4-0 8-0 2-0 Won 10

Buffalo Bills 5 5 0 .500 153 222 3-3 2-2 3-2 5-4 0-1 Lost 1

New York Jets 2 8 0 .200 178 244 2-4 0-4 1-3 2-5 0-3 Won 1

Miami Dolphins 0 10 0 .000 183 274 0-5 0-5 0-3 0-6 0-4 Lost 10AFC North


Pittsburgh Steelers 7 3 0 .700 269 145 5-0 2-3 4-0 5-2 2-1 Lost 1

Cleveland Browns 6 4 0 .600 288 294 4-1 2-3 3-2 4-4 2-0 Won 1

Baltimore Ravens 4 6 0 .400 168 211 3-2 1-4 0-5 1-6 3-0 Lost 4

Cincinnati Bengals 3 7 0 .300 246 286 2-3 1-4 2-2 3-5 0-2 Lost 1AFC South


Indianapolis Colts 8 2 0 .800 278 159 4-1 4-1 3-0 5-2 3-0 Won 1

Jacksonville Jaguars 7 3 0 .700 207 181 3-2 4-1 2-2 5-2 2-1 Won 2

Tennessee Titans 6 4 0 .600 198 186 3-2 3-2 2-2 3-3 3-1 Lost 2Houston Texans 5 5 0 .500 226 236 3-2 2-3 0-3 3-4 2-1 Won 2

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

San Diego Chargers 5 5 0 .500 229 209 4-1 1-4 2-1 4-3 1-2 Lost 1

Denver Broncos 5 5 0 .500 187 258 3-3 2-2 2-1 5-3 0-2 Won 2Kansas City Chiefs 4 6 0 .400 145 186 2-3 2-3 2-1 3-4 1-2 Lost 3

Oakland Raiders 2 8 0 .200 180 223 1-4 1-4 0-3 2-5 0-3 Lost 6


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