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ARIZONA CARDINALS (8-7)

vs.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4-11)

University of Phoenix Stadium

THIS WEEK’S GAMEThe Cardinals close out the regular season with a home game against the Seattle Seahawks. Arizona clinched the NFC West title with a 34-10 home win over the Rams on 12/7 but has dropped consecutive games since (home vs. Minnesota and at New England).

The week 14 win over the Rams gave the franchise its first playoff berth since 1998, a division championship for the first time since ’75 when they were in St. Louis and the NFC East, and assured the team of its first home playoff game since 1947 in Chicago (see “Wild Card Possibilities” below).

A win over Seattle this week would give the Cardinals a 9-7record, matching their best since moving to Arizona in ’88. The team was also 9-7 in 1998, its last playoff campaign.

A victory would also give the Cardinals a 6-0 NFC West record and the franchise’s first perfect season of divisional play. The only other time the Cards went undefeated in their division was 1968 when they went 5-0-1 in their first season in the Century Division (with the Browns, Giants & Steelers).

WILD CARD POSSIBILITIES

At 8-7 and with the division title in hand, the Cardinals are locked into the NFC’s #4 seed. Arizona knows it will be hosting a Wild Card game next weekend but does not yet know the day, time, or opponent. As the #4 seed, the Cards will host the NFC’s #5 seed and entering week 17 those possibilities include just three teams: Atlanta, Carolina and Dallas.

� Arizona will host Atlanta if Carolina clinches the NFC South title with win at New Orleans (Sunday, 11:00 AM) and the Falcons win vs. St. Louis (Sunday, 11:00 AM).

� If the Panthers lose to the Saints and Atlanta wins vs. St. Louis, the Falcons would win the NFC South. Both would be 11-5 but Atlanta wins the division on the conference record tie-breaker and Carolina would come to Arizona for the Wild Card Game.

� The Cards will host Dallas if the Falcons lose vs. St. Louis and Dallas wins at Philly (Sunday, 2:15 PM). Both teams would be 10-6 and the Cowboys win the tie-breaker (conference record) and clinch the #5 seed.

� If Carolina, Atlanta and Dallas all lose Sunday (or if just the Falcons and Cowboys lose) the Cardinals host Atlanta.

An AFC and an NFC Wild Card game will be played Saturday and air on NBC at 2:30 and 6:00 PM. Sunday’s Wild Card games will be played at 11:00 AM and 2:30 PM and air on FOX (NFC) and CBS (AFC). Details of the games will be announced following this Sunday’s action when match-ups have been determined.

ARIZONA CARDINALS 2008 SEASON SCHEDULE

Regular Season Result/Date Opponent TimeSun., Sep. 7 @ San Francisco 49ers W, 23-13Sun., Sep. 14 MIAMI DOLPHINS W, 31-10Sun., Sep. 21 @ Washington Redskins L, 17-24Sun., Sep. 28 @ NY Jets L, 35-56Sun., Oct. 5 BUFFALO BILLS W, 41-17Sun., Oct. 12 DALLAS COWBOYS W, 30-24-OTSun., Oct. 19 ByeSun., Oct. 26 @ Carolina Panthers L, 23-27Sun., Nov. 2 @ St. Louis Rams W, 34-13Mon., Nov. 10 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS # W, 29-24Sun., Nov. 16 @ Seattle Seahawks W, 26-20Sun., Nov. 23 NEW YORK GIANTS L, 29-37Thur., Nov. 27 @ Philadelphia Eagles & L, 20-48Sun., Dec. 7 ST. LOUIS RAMS W, 34-10Sun., Dec. 14 MINNESOTA VIKINGS L, 14-35Sun., Dec. 21 @ New England Patriots L, 7-47Sun., Dec. 28 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 2:15 PM

# Monday night on ESPN& Thanksgiving night on NFL Network

BROADCAST INFORMATIONTELEVISION CARDS RADIONetwork: FOX Sports 620 AM KTARPlay-by-Play: Thom Brenneman Play-by-Play: Dave PaschAnalyst: Brian Billick Analyst: Ron Wolfley

Sideline: Paul Calvisi

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

CARDINALS CATEGORY SEAHAWKS309 Record 4-11393 Points Scored 273405 Points Allowed 35847 Touchdowns Scored 2949 Touchdowns Allowed 3614 Rushing TDs 927 Passing TDs 166 Return TDs 4

12 Rushing TDs Allowed 1334 Passing TDs Allowed 213 Return TDs Allowed 2

27/201 Sacked/Yards Lost 35/20725/14 Fumbles/Lost 18/11

14 Had Intercepted 1323/26 Field Goals Made/Attempted 24/26359.7 Total Yards Per Game 270.3331.6 Opp. Total Yards Per Game 372.771.1 Rushing Yards Per Game 112.1

111.8 Opp. Rushing Yards Per Game 119.2288.5 Passing Yards Per Game 158.3219.8 Opp. Passing Yards Per Game 253.5

-1 Turnover Ratio -630:18 Average Time of Possession 26:075/32/2 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 28/16t/29

19/17/20 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 30/20/321/6 2-Point Conversions 0/2

Playoffs Next Week N/A

CARDINALS & SEAHAWKS IN 2008 THE SERIESThe Cardinals host Seattle in what is the 20th

contest between these two division rivals. The Cardinals hold a 10-9 advantage in the series as they look for their first season sweep of the Seahawks since joining the NFC West in 2002.

The Cardinals have won three of their last four games at home vs. the Seahawks and are 2-0against their division rival at University of Phoenix Stadium.

SERIES NOTESOverall Regular Season Series: 10-9Cardinals at home vs. Sea: 5-3Cardinals last win: 11/16/08 @ Sea, W, 26-201st Meeting: 9/12/76 @ Sea, W, 30-24Last Meeting: 11/16/08 @ Sea, W, 26-20

Last 10 Meetings4

Date Site ResultNov. 16, 2008 Seattle W, 26-20Dec. 9, 2007 Seattle L, 21-42Sep. 16, 2007 Arizona W, 23-20Dec. 10, 2006 Arizona W, 27-21Sep. 17, 2006 Seattle L, 10-21Nov. 6, 2005 Arizona L, 19-33Sep. 25, 2005 Seattle L, 12-37Dec. 16, 2004 Seattle L, 21-24Oct. 24, 2004 Arizona W, 25-17Dec. 21, 2003 Seattle L, 10-28

THE LAST TIMECARDINALS 26, Seahawks 20

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

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

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

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

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

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

STATISTICSAZ SEA

First Downs 24 18Rushes-Yards 24-76 22-43Net Passing Yards 382 153Total Net Yards 458 196Passing (A-C-I) 44-32-1 29-17-3Sacked by Opp. 2-13 2-17Punts-Average 2-38.5 4-44.5Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-1Penalties 8-52 1-15Time of Possession 34:05 25:55

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

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

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

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

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CARDINALS WIN NFC WEST TITLEUnder head coach Ken Whisenhunt, the Cardinals clinched the NFC West and earned their first playoff berth since 1998 by defeating the St. Louis Rams 34-10 in week 14 at University of Phoenix Stadium. It marks the Cardinals first division title since 1975 as a member of the NFC East. The win against the Rams also gave the Cardinals a 5-0 record in the NFC West this season.

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

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

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

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

For Whisenhunt, who took over the Cardinals head coaching position in 2007, it represents his first playoff appearance as a head coach. He served as the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers during their Super Bowl season of 2005.

Following the 34-10 victory over the Rams, Cardinals President Michael Bidwill expressed what it meant for him and for the organization to clinch a division title for the first time in 33 years.

“We're a winning football team and that's what we've been trying to build here -- a championship-caliber team,” Bidwill said. “I'm happy for the fans and the players and coaches who have worked so hard since training camp, for Rod Graves and his staff, for my dad, who has been in this for a long time and he hasn't had a chance to do this very often. I think I'm most happy for our fans because they've been waiting for a long time to have the security of a home playoff game.”

Specific dates and times for playoff games have not yet been determined. As a division winner, the Cardinals will have one of the top four seeds in the NFC. Seeds #3 and #4 will host a game on Wild Card weekend (Saturday and Sunday, January 3-4). The top two seeds receive a first round bye and host a game on Divisional Playoff Weekend (Saturday and Sunday, January 10-11).

PLAYOFF TESTEDThe Cardinals clinched their first playoff berth since 1998 when they defeated the St. Louis Rams 34-10 at University of Phoenix Stadium in week 14.

The Cardinals have 15 players on their roster who have appeared in at least one playoff game in their career. They include: LB Monty Beisel, CB Ralph Brown, P Ben Graham,CB Rod Hood, RB Edgerrin James, DE/LB Travis LaBoy,WR Sean Morey, LB Chike Okeafor, DT Bryan Robinson, TEStephen Spach, QB Brian St. Pierre, TE Jerame Tuman, SMatt Ware and QB Kurt Warner. Four of those players (Haggans, Morey, Tuman and Warner) have Super Bowl rings.

Those 14 players have a combined 61 games of playoff experience among them with 32 starts.

Players with Most Playoff ExperienceSean Morey—11 Games (0 starts)Jerame Tuman—10 Games (6 starts)Edgerrin James—9 Games (9 starts)Kurt Warner—7 Games (7 starts)Rod Hood—7 Games (3 starts)Chike Okeafor—4 Games (4 starts)

For many of the Cardinals regular starters, 2008 will represent their first playoff experience. Of the team’s 22 regular starters on offense and defense, five have playoff experience. Those five starters have combined to start 16 playoff games between them.

CARDS GO FOR POINTS RECORDArizona has scored 393 points on the season and if they could score 31 points this week against the Seahawks, the Cardinals would establish a new franchise record for points in a season. The current record is 423, established in 1984.

Franchise Record—Most Points ScoredPoints Season423 1984404 2007395 1948393 2008379 1983

The Cardinals’ 393 points represent the fourth-highest total in the NFL this season.

Points Scored—2008Team G TDs Pts PPGNew Orleans 15 53 432 28.8NY Giants 15 44 408 27.2New England 15 42 397 26.5Arizona 15 47 393 26.2Green Bay 15 44 388 25.9NY Jets 15 46 388 25.9The Cardinals have scored 47 TDs on the season, the second-highest total in the NFL behind the Saints, who have scored 53. Arizona has three players—Anquan Boldin (11), Larry Fitzgerald (10) and Tim Hightower (10)—with at least 10 TDs this season.


UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM RECOGNIZED YET AGAINSports Illustrated released its annual poll of NFL players and University of Phoenix Stadium was recognized by the league’s players as having the best playing surface in the NFL. University of Phoenix Stadium beat out the Buccaneers’ Raymond James Stadium for the top spot, taken in a poll of 320 players around the NFL.

Sports Illustrated Poll of Best NFL Playing SurfaceTeam (Stadium) ResultCardinals (University of Phoenix Stadium) 16%Buccaneers (Raymond James Stadium) 13%Seahawks (Qwest Field) 8%Dolphins (Dolphins Stadium) 7%Texans (Reliant Stadium) 7%

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

Since its opening, the stadium has sold out all 29 game played there and has continued to win a host of awards.

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

The stadium received a considerable amount of recognition in 2007, including:� Selected as the best playing surface in Sporting News survey of the league’s players� Named as one of the seven wonders of Arizona by the Arizona Republic.� Architect Peter Eisenman was awarded “innovator” status by Popular Mechanics magazine� Named the #1 meeting venue in 2007 by the Phoenix Business Journal

HARD TO BEAT AT HOMEThe Cardinals have a 5-2 home record this season after the loss to the Vikings two weeks ago. Arizona has won eight of their last 10 games at University of Phoenix Stadium.

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

The Cardinals have scored 429 points at home in their last 15 home games dating back to 2007. Their 28.6 points per game average over that span ranks as the highest in the NFL.

Home Scoring Leaders (2007-08)Team Gms TDs FG Pts PPGNew England 16 56 28 477 29.8Dallas 16 55 24 458 28.6Arizona 15 51 25 429 28.6New Orleans 15 53 19 429 28.6San Diego 15 48 27 414 27.6

Below is a look at the Cardinals home games this season.

Date Result9/14/08 vs. Mia W, 31-1010/5/08 vs. Buf W, 41-1710/12/08 vs. Dal W, 30-24 (OT)11/10/08 vs. SF (MNF) W, 29-2411/23/08 vs. NYG L, 29-3712/7/08 vs. StL W, 34-1012/14/08 vs. Min L, 35-14

The Cardinals will be going for their sixth home win of the 2008 season this week against the Seahawks. If they win this week, they will match their home win total from last season (6-2) when the Cardinals won six home games for the first time since 1976.

If the Cardinals win this week, their 12 wins over the last two seasons will be the most in a two year span since winning 12 from 1975-76.

CARDS/SEAHAWKS WOULD BE SELLOUT #30The Cardinals have played in front of a sellout crowd in every game at University of Phoenix Stadium, which opened its doors in 2006. In 18 seasons at Sun Devil Stadium there were only 12 games that sold out in time to be televised locally.

A sellout this week vs. the Seahawks would be the 30th

consecutive for the Cardinals and the eighth this season.

After going 3-5 at home during the 2006 regular season, the Cardinals posted a 6-2 record at home last season and are 5-2 this season. They have a 14-9 overall home record since the stadium opened. That includes winning eight of their last 10 games dating back to 2007.

AT HOME AGAINST THE SEAHAWKSThe Cardinals have won three of their last four home games against the Seahawks and have posted a 2-0 record against their division foe at University of Phoenix Stadium since it opened in 2006.

The two games between the rivals at University of Phoenix Stadium have been nail biters. Last season, 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 seemed on their way to a game-winning FG but QB Matt Hasselbeck and RB Shaun Alexander collided in the backfield with under 2:00 left and Gerald Hayes knocked the ball loose. Darnell Dockettultimately recovered at the Seattle 46 with 1:48 to go. Four straight runs moved the ball to the 24 where Rackers nailed the 42-yard game winner with 0:01 left on the clock to give Ken Whisenhunt his first victory as head coach.

In 2006, the Cardinals clung to a 26-20 lead with the Seahawks sitting at the Cardinals 15-yard line. After a Chike Okeafor sack, the Seahawks nearly converted a 4th-and-20attempt but Adrian Wilson tackle WR Deion Branch a half-yard shy of the first down, ending the game.

NOT THE FIRST TIMEThe Sports Illustrated poll is not the first time that the playing surface at University of Phoenix Stadium has been recognized. Among the recognition the stadium received in 2007 was the result of the Sporting News survey of the league’s players, who named it the best playing surface in 2007.


FIVE CARDS EARN PRO BOWL SELECTIONS Four Starters Among Team’s Largest Pro Bowl Group In 31 Years

Quarterback Kurt Warner, wide receivers Anquan Boldin & Larry Fitzgerald, strong safety Adrian Wilson and special teamer Sean Morey have been selected to represent the NFC in the Pro Bowl. Warner, Boldin, Fitzgerald and Wilson were all named starters. It is the fourth career selection for Warner (1999, 2000, 2002), third for both Fitzgerald (2005, 2007) and Boldin (2003, 2006), second for Wilson (2006), and first for Morey.

LB Karlos Dansby & DT Darnell Dockett were named alternates.

This year marks the most Pro Bowl selections for the Cardinals since 1977 when seven were selected (C Tom Banks, G Conrad Dobler, T Dan Dierdorf, WR Mel Gray, QB Jim Hart, RB Terry Metcalf, CB Roger Wehrli). The last time the Cards had at least one selection on offense, defense and special teams was 1995 (CB Aeneas Williams, DT Eric Swann, FB Larry Centers, P Jeff Feagles).

It also marks the first time since the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl began in 1970 that a team has had a starting quarterback and both starting wide receivers.

Among all NFC teams, only the Giants and Vikings (six each) have more selections than the Cardinals.

Warner will make his first trip to Hawaii since being selected in three consecutive seasons (1999-2001) while with the St. Louis RamsHe becomes the sixth quarterback (Jim Hardy, Jim Hart, Charley Johnson, Neil Lomax, Charley Trippi) in team history to be selected to the Pro Bowl and the first since Lomax in 1987. The seven-year lapse since his last Pro Bowl selection is the second-longest among QBs since ‘70 (Randall Cunningham and Phil Simms, 8)

Fitzgerald is the first Cardinal since Aeneas Williams (1998-99) to earn consecutive Pro Bowl selections. Along with Boldin (2003, 2005, 2008), Fitzgerald joins Mel Gray (1974-77) as the only Cardinals receivers to earn at least three Pro Bowl selections and they are the first Cardinal players since Aeneas Williams (1994-99) to make at least three Pro Bowls. This year also marks the first time two Cardinals receivers have been selected to the Pro Bowl in the same season.

Even though he missed two games this season due to a head injury suffered 9/29 against the Jets, Boldin currently leads the NFC in receptions with 89 for 1,038 yards. He also has a career-high 11 touchdowns, the most by a receiver in the NFL this season. Boldin was also selected to the Pro Bowl following the ‘03 season when he set the NFL rookie record for receptions (101) as well as in 2006 when he led the team with 1,203 receiving yards.

Wilson is currently fourth on the team with 79 tackles to go along with two interceptions, 2.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles. The longest tenured player on the Cardinals (8th season), Wilson becomes the fourth safety in team history to be selected to multiple Pro Bowls joining Tim McDonald (1989, ‘91, ‘92), Jerry Norton (1959, ‘60-61), and Hall of Famer Larry Wilson (1962-63, ‘65-70). Adrian was also selected following the 2006 season when he became the first player in NFL history with two defensive touchdowns of 99+ yards in a single season.

Morey was selected for his first Pro Bowl after being named analternate with the Steelers in ‘05. A special teams co-captain, Morey made one of the biggest plays of the season on 10/12 against Dallas when blocked a Mat McBriar punt that was recovered by linebacker Monty Beisel for the game winning TD in OT. He leads Arizona with 20 special teams tackles and has collected 126 for his career. He becomes just the second specialist in team history to be selected to the Pro Bowl joining former special teams standout and current Cardinals radio analyst Ron Wolfley who made the Pro Bowl four times (1986-89). Morey joins former Minnesota tight end Steve Jordan as the only Brown University products ever selected to the Pro Bowl. Jordan went six consecutive times from 1986-91.

CHASING 100Larry Fitzgerald enters this week’s game with 91 receptions for 1,301 yards. If Fitzgerald reaches 100 receptions this season he will become just the ninth player in NFL history to record back-to-back 100-catch seasons, joining a very accomplished list of current and former players.Players with Back-to-Back 100-catch seasonsPlayer Rec. Yds YearJerry Rice 112 1,499 1994Jerry Rice 122 1,848 1995Jerry Rice 108 1,254 1996

Marvin Harrison 115 1,663 1999Marvin Harrison 102 1,413 2000Marvin Harrison 109 1,524 2001Marvin Harrison 143 1,722 2002Herman Moore 123 1,686 1995Herman Moore 106 1,296 1996Herman Moore 104 1,293 1997Cris Carter 122 1,256 1994Cris Carter 122 1,371 1995Randy Moss 106 1,347 2002Randy Moss 111 1,632 2003

Rod Smith 100 1,602 2000Rod Smith 113 1,343 2001

Sterling Sharpe 108 1,461 1992Sterling Sharpe 112 1,274 1993

Wes Welker 112 1,175 2007Wes Welker 109 1,139 2008

CARDS VS. THE NFC WESTWith the Cards’ 34-10 victory over the St. Louis Rams in week 14, Arizona is 5-0 vs. the NFC West in 2008 and have won six straight division games dating back to the final game of 2007.

The Cardinals season finale this week is also their NFC West finale as they take on the Seattle Seahawks, who they defeated 26-20 in week 11 in Seattle.

Cardinals in 2008 vs. the NFC WestOpponent W/L Score12/7/08 vs. StL W 34-1011/16/08 @ Sea W 26-2011/10/08 vs. SF W 29-2411/2/08 @ StL W 34-139/7/08 @ SF W 23-13

At 5-0 in the division, the Cardinals have their best record against division opponents since entering the NFC West in 2002. Their best previous record was 4-2 in 2006.

When the Cardinals face the Seahawks this week, they will have an opportunity to go undefeated in their division for the first time since 1969 when they went 5-0-1 as a member of the Century Division. A victory over Seattle would give the Cardinals six division wins in a season for the first time since they went 6-2 in 1975, when they won the NFC East.

The Cardinals six-game winning streak against the NFC West is the longest divisional winning streak for the franchise since winning seven straight in 1975-76 as members of the NFC East.

The Cardinals have outscored their NFC West opponents 146-80 this season and are averaging 29.2 points per game against their division foes. The Cards have scored at least 23 points in all five division games this season and at least 29 points in three of the five games.


LAST WEEK’S GAMEPatriots 47, CARDINALS 7

December 21, 2008 – Gillette Stadium (68,756)

The Cardinals headed to Foxboro for the final road game of the regular season and a showdown with the Patriots. Like Arizona, the Pats entered the game at 9-5. However unlike the Cardinals, who clinched the NFC west two weeks earlier and were pretty much locked into their playoff spot, New England was in a three-way tie atop the AFC East and fighting for its postseason life. In addition to the must-win Patriots, Arizona also had to contend with Mother Nature. A winter storm socked much of the east coast and the game was played amid a steady snowfall. The Cardinals had not played a game in snow in over 25 years (12/18/83 vs. Philadelphia at St. Louis) and it was clear New England was far more comfortable in theenvironment. The Arizona offense entered the game #2 in the NFL with a 26.6 points/game average but was limited to a season-low 7 points. The Patriots offense was more successful and rolled up 514 total yards. It all added up to a very one-sided contest.

Of its six first half possessions, New England scored four touchdowns and a field goal. Conversely on its six drives, Arizona went 3-n-out 5 times and turned it over on downs once. Those two factors resulted in a 31-0 New England halftime lead. LaMont Jordan capped each of the first two Patriot drives with short TD runs. Early in the 2nd, a 15-yard Matt Cassel pass to Kevin Faulk made it 21-0 and an 11-yard Cassel pass to Wes Welker on the next series made it 28-0. Stephen Gostkowski’s 38-yard FG in the closing seconds of the first half made it 31-0.

A bad situation for AZ got even worse on the first play from scrimmage after intermission. Cassel hit Randy Moss with a quick screen at the line of scrimmage and the receiver took it 76 yards down the left sideline for a TD that made it a 38-0 score :19 into the 2nd half. The Pats then added Gostkowski FGs on their next three drives. Kurt Warner was replaced at QB by Matt Leinart late in the 3rd quarter and he finished the game. It was Leinart’s 78-yard TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald with 6:17 to play kept the Cardinals from being shut out.

CARDINALS 0 0 0 7 7PATRIOTS 14 14 13 3 47

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScorePatriots 1 8:57 Jordan 1-yard run (Gostkowski kick) 7-33, 3:47 0-7Patriots 1 3:46 Jordan 3-yard run (Gostkowski kick) 7-55, 3:03 0-14Patriots 2 12:04 Faulk 15-yard pass from Cassel (Gostkowski kick) 4-50, 2:05 0-21Patriots 2 1:52 Welker 11-yard pass from Cassel (Gostkowski kick) 12-69, 5:33 0-28Patriots 2 0:02 Gostkowski 38-yard FG 9-51, 1:22 0-31Patriots 3 14:41 Moss 76-yard pass from Cassel (Gostkowski kick) 1-76, 0:19 0-38Patriots 3 8:20 Gostkowski 35-yard FG 11-52, 5:24 0-41Patriots 3 3:31 Gostkowski 24-yard FG 11-44, 4:12 0-44Patriots 4 14:51 Gostkowski 30-yard FG 5-3, 1:01 0-47CARDS 4 6:17 Fitzgerald 78-yard pass from Leinart (Rackers kick) 2-71, 1:25 7-47

STATISTICSAZ NE

First Downs 8 27Rushes-Yards 15-44 42-183Net Passing Yards 142 331Total Net Yards 186 514Passing (A-C-I) 32-12-1 38-21-0Sacked by Opp. 3-26 1-12Punts-Average 8-39.0 3-47.0Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0Penalties 3-20 7-65Time of Possession 21:25 38:35

Weather: Heavy snow, 30 degrees, 100% humidity, Wind S 10 mph.

RUSHINGCARDS: James 4-19; Hightower 10-17; Leinart 1-8.Patriots: Morris 15-88; Jordan 20-78, 2 TD; Cassel 2-19; Evans 1-3; Faulk 1-1; O’Connell 3-(-6).

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 6-18, 30 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT; Leinart 6-14, 138 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT.Patriots: Cassel 20-36, 345 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT; O’Connell 1-2, -2 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Fitzgerald 3-101, TD; Urban 2-36; Doucet 2-11; Hightower 2-10; James 1-6; Breaston 1-6; Castille 1-(-2).Patriots: Welker 7-68, TD; Gaffney 5-90; Faulk 3-27, TD; Moss 2-87, TD; Morris 2-45; Evans 1-28; Aiken 1-(-2).

TOUCHDOWN TRIOAfter Larry Fitzgerald hauled in a 78-yard TD reception last week, the Cardinals now have three players with at least 10 touchdowns for the first time in franchise history. So far this season, Anquan Boldin has 11 receiving TDs, Larry Fitzgerald has 10 receiving TDs and rookie Tim Hightower has 10 rushing TDs.

It marks just the seventh time since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger that three players have registered 10 TDs in the same season.

Three Players with 10+ TDs in a Season (1970-2008)Arizona Cardinals(2008)—Anquan Boldin (11), Larry Fitzgerald (10) and Tim Hightower (10)Indianapolis Colts (2007)—Josesph Addai (15), Dallas Clark (11) and Reggie Wayne (10)Indianapolis Colts (2004)—Marvin Harrison (15), Reggie Wayne (12) and Brandon Stokley (10)Minnesota Vikings (1999)—Cris Carter (13), Randy Moss (12) and Leroy Hoard (10)Minnesota Vikings (1998)—Randy Moss (17), Cris Carter (12) and Leroy Hoard (10)Denver Broncos (1998)—Terrell Davis (23), Ed McCaffrey (10) and Shannon Sharpe (10)Miami Dolphins (1986)—Lorenzo Hampton (12), Mark Duper (11) and Mark Clayton (10)

IT CAN’T BE A COINCIDENCEWhen you are a receiver and Kurt Warner is your quarterback, chances are you are going to put up good numbers. Even if you are the second or third target, he has a knack for spreading the ball around. More so than any other quarterback in NFL history in fact.

Anquan Boldin has 89 receptions on the season, Larry Fitzgerald has 91 and Steve Breaston has 72. If Breaston hauls in three receptions this week vs. Seattle, it would mark just the fifth time in NFL history that three players on the same team have hauled in 75+ receptions in a season and just the second wide receiver trio. If it happens this season, Warner will have been the quarterback for three of the five teams that had three players with 75+ receptions in a season.

Three Players with 75+ Receptions in a SeasonYear Team Players (Receptions)2002 Raiders WR Jerry Rice (92), RB Charlie Garner (91), WR Tim Brown (81) 2002* Rams WR Torry Holt (91), RB Marshall Faulk (80), WR Isaac Bruce (79) 2000* Rams WR Isaac Bruce (87), WR Torry Holt (82), RB Marshall Faulk (81) 1989 Redskins WR Art Monk (86), WR Ricky Sanders (80), WR Gary Clark (79)*Kurt Warner was the QB

2008 Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald (91), WR Anquan Boldin (89), WR Steve Breaston (72)


WARNER IN THE NFL RECORD BOOKSCareer Completion Percentage (min. 1,500 attempts)65.9 Chad Pennington, 2000-current (2,365-1,558)65.4 Kurt Warner, 1999-current (3,527-2,308)64.4 Peyton Manning, 1998- current (5,953-3,832)64.3 Steve Young, 1985-99 (4,149-2,667)64.0 Drew Brees, 2001-current (3,601-2,304)

Highest Career Passer Rating96.8 Steve Young, 1985-9994.6 Peyton Manning, 1998-current93.6 Kurt Warner, 1998-current92.9 Tom Brady, 2000-current92.3 Joe Montana, 1979-94

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

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

Warren Moon, Houston 1990Kurt Warner, St. Louis 1999Kurt Warner, St. Louis 2001Drew Brees, New Orleans 2008

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

Most 300-Yard Passing Games in a Career63 Dan Marino, 1983-199955 Bret Favre, 1991-current51 Dan Fouts, 1973-8749 Warren Moon, 1984-200048 Kurt Warner, 1998-current47 Peyton Manning, 1998-current

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kurt Warner, St. Louis 1999-2001

Most Yards Per Attempt – Min. 1,500 AttemptsPlayer Att Yds YPA1. Otto Graham 1,565 13,499 8.632. Sid Luckman 1,744 14,686 8.423. Norm Van Brocklin 2,895 23,611 8.164. Kurt Warner 3,527 28,328 8.035. Steve Young 4,149 33,124 7.98

BREAKING DOWN WARNERAT HOMEWon the first 15 home games he started.For his career he is 31-15 as a starter at home.

ON THE ROADWon 15 of his first 21 road games as a starter.For his career he is 25-29 as a starter on the road.

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

OUTDOORSFor his career he is 21-33 as a starter in games played outside.

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

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

A FREQUENT OCCURRENCEKurt Warner’s streak of 300-yard passing games came to an end at five on Thanksgiving night in Philadelphia, matching the second-longest streak in league history. Warner has thrown for 300+ yards 48 times in his career, fifth-most in NFL history. Career 300-Yard Passing Games—NFL History

Games 300-YdPlayer Played Games Pct.1. Dan Marino 242 63 26.02. Brett Favre 271 55 20.33. Dan Fouts 181 51 28.24. Warren Moon 208 49 23.65. Kurt Warner 108 48 44.4

With 108 games played, Warner has thrown for 300 yards in 44.4% of his games for his career, by far the highest percentage among all-time players with 100 games played (Dan Fouts is number two with 28.2%).Most Consecutive 300-Yard Games—NFL History6 Steve Young, San Francisco 1998

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

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

With one more 300-yard game, Warner will have eight on the season, tying the third-highest total in NFL history.Most 300-Yard Passing Games in a Season10 Rich Gannon, Oakland 2002

9 Dan Marino, Miami 1984Warren Moon, Houston 1990Kurt Warner, St. Louis 1999Kurt Warner, St. Louis 2001Drew Brees, New Orleans 2008

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


WHERE HE RANKSKurt Warner has been one of the top QBs in the NFL this season in just about every major passing category. Below is a look at where he ranks heading into the final game of the regular season:

Stat Att Comp Pct Yds TD RateWarner 568 382 67.3 4,320 26 95.5NFL Rank 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd T-3rd 3rd

Warner has established new franchise records for attempts and completions this season and could move into first place in passing yards and TD passes this week vs. Seattle. With a 67.3 completions percentage and 95.5 QB rating, Warner is currently on pace to establish the franchise single-season record in those categories as well. Neil Lomax currently holds the franchise record in passer rating, earning a 92.5 rating in 1984 while Warner established the record for completion percentage when he completed 64.5 percent of his passes in 2005.

AIMING FOR THE TOPKurt Warner enters this week’s regular season finale against the Seahawks with 4,320 passing yards on the season. He is only the second player in franchise history to throw for over 4,000 yards in a season. Warner needs 295 yards passing this week to surpass Neil Lomax’s franchise record of 4,614,established in 1984.

Single Season Passing Yards—Franchise RecordYards Player (Year)4,614 Neil Lomax (1984)4,320 Kurt Warner (2008)3,737 Jake Plummer (1998)3,653 Jake Plummer (2001)3,554 Dave Krieg (1995)

In the Cardinals first game against the Seahawks this season in week 11, Warner threw for 395 yards, his second-highest passing yardage total of the season. In his five starts against Seattle since joining the Cardinals in 2005, Warner has thrown for 300+ yards three times, including in each of the last two games.

WARNER SELECTED AS FINALISTFOR “HOME DEPOT NFL NEIGHBORHOOD MVP” AWARD

For the second consecutive season, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner has been selected as a finalist for the “Home Depot NFL Neighborhood MVP” award. Last week, Warner teamed with Home Depot to take part in a playground refurbishment at Riverbend Preparatory Academy in Phoenix.

The Home Depot Neighborhood MVP program is designed to recognize players who are making a positive impact in their local communities through charitable programs and contributions. Home Depot and the NFL share a commitment to giving back to local communities and demonstrate that by building play spaces in local communities across the country.

Warner will be joined at the playground by 150 volunteers from Home Depot, members of the local community as well as staff from Riverbend Preparatory Academy.

Home Depot, the NFL, and Players Inc. selected 17 players from NFL markets with a playground built in their honor and a donation to the charity of their choice. That list was then narrowed the list down to eight finalists by a Blue Ribbon Panel consisting of NFL alumni players, executives from the Home Depot and Players Inc. The selected players stand out from their peers through their dedication to community service, commitment of both time and dollars to local charities and an overall desire to improve the lives of people less fortunate than themselves.

All eight finalists will be flown to Tampa, FL for another playground refurbishment and on January 28, one player will be honored as the “Home Depot NFL Neighborhood MVP of the Year” at a press conference at Super Bowl XLIII. The MVP will receive a $25,000 donation to a charity of their choice.

RECORDS CONTINUE TO FALLKurt Warner’s 18 pass attempts against the Patriots last week give him 568 on the season, establishing a new franchise single-season record. He topped the previous record of 560, established in 1984 by Neil Lomax.

Year Player Att2008 Kurt Warner 5681984 Neil Lomax 5601998 Jake Plummer 5472002 Jake Plummer 5302001 Jake Plummer 525

Against the Rams in week 14, Warner topped Neil Lomax for the most pass completions in a season. Lomax established the previous record of 345 in 1984 as well. Warner enters this week’s game vs. the Seahawks with 382 completions on the season. With 23 completions this week vs. Seattle, Warner would have 419 completions on the season, the second-highest total in NFL history behind Drew Brees’ 2007 total of 440

NFL Completions Record—Single SeasonYear Player Comp2007 Drew Brees 4402002 Rich Gannon 4181991 Warren Moon 4041994 Drew Bledsoe 4002007 Tom Brady 398

This week against the Seahawks, Warner takes aim at a few more of the franchise records. One of those records is the franchise record for TD passes in a season (28), a record currently shared by Neil Lomax (1984) and Charley Johnson (1963).

Warner needs three TD passes against Seattle to reach 29 on the season and establish a new record. He has thrown for three TDs in a game three times this season.

Single Season Touchdown Leaders (Passing)Year Player TDs1984 Neil Lomax 281963 Charley Johnson 282007 Kurt Warner 272008 Kurt Warner 261987 Neil Lomax 24


THREE GOING FOR 1,000The Cardinals have three receivers—Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and Steve Breaston—who could all reach 1,000 yards receiving this season. Fitzgerald (1,301) and Boldin (1,038) have already reached the milestone while Breaston sits at 915 yards heading into the regular season finale.

In Seattle in week 11, Fitzgerald and Boldin became the third receiving duo in NFL history to each record 150-or-more yards and 10-or-more receptions in a game. In 2004, Cincinnati’s T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Johnson accomplished the feat against Baltimore and in 1985, Dallas’ Tony Hill and Doug Cosbie did so against Detroit.

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

Current Stats ProjectionsPlayer Rec Yds TDs Rec Yds TDsAnquan Boldin 89 1,038 11 96 1,211 12Larry Fitzgerald 91 1,301 10 97 1,371 10Steve Breaston 72 915 2 76 976 3

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

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

TEN TOUCHDOWN TRIOIf Larry Fitzgerald catches a TD pass from Kurt Warner this week, it will mark the ninth time in NFL history that a quarterback has thrown 10+ TDs to two different receivers in the same season, and the second time a Cardinals QB has done so. Warner has thrown 11 TD passes to Anquan Boldin heading into this week’s game vs. Minnesota.

QBs with 10 TDs to 2+ receivers in same seasonQuarterback Team (Year) Receivers (TDs)George Blanda Houston (1961) Bill Groman (13) and Charley Hennigan (11)Charley Johnson St. Louis (1963) Sonny Randle (11) and Bobby Joe Conrad (10)Daryle Lamonica Oakland (1969) Warren Wells 913) and Fred Biletnikoff (12)Dave Krieg Seattle (1984) Steve Largent (12) and Daryl Turner (10)Dan Marino Miami (1986) Mark Duper (11) and Mark Clayton (10)Steve Beuerlein Carolina (1999) Patrick Jeffers (12) and Wesley Walls (12)Peyton Manning Indianapolis (2004) Marvin Harrison (14), Reggie Wayne (11) and Brandon Stokley (10)Peyton Manning Indianapolis (2007) Dallas Clark (11) and Reggie Wayne (10)

TOPPING THE TD CHARTSAs a team, the Cardinals are second in the NFL with 47 total touchdowns in 2008. Arizona has 27 TDs through the air and 14 on the ground this season.

Individually, the Cardinals have three players that are among the league leaders in TDs in their respective categories. Receivers Anquan Boldinand Larry Fitzgerald are tied for first and third in the NFL in receiving TDs while rookie Tim Hightower ranks seventh in rushing TDs.

Receiving TDs—NFLPlayer (Team) TDs1t. Anquan Boldin (AZ) 111t. Randy Moss (NE) 113t. Larry Fitzgerald (AZ) 103t. Calvin Johnson (Det) 103t. Terrell Owens (Dal) 10

Rushing TDs—NFL Player (Team) TDs1. DeAngelo Williams (Car) 182. Michael Turner (Atl) 163t. Brandon Jacobs (NYG) 153t. LenDale White (Ten) 155. Thomas Jones (NYJ) 136. Maurice Jones-Drew (Jax) 127t. Tim Hightower (AZ) 107t. Ronnie Brown (Mia) 10

CARDS LEAD IN 100-YARD GAMESLarry Fitzgerald (6), Anquan Boldin (3) and SteveBreaston (3) have combined to go over 100 yards receiving 12 times this season, more than any other NFL team. Fitzgerald recorded his sixth 100-yard game of the season last week in New England.

The Cardinals record for 100-yard games in a season is 15, set in 2005 by Anquan Boldin (8) and Larry Fitzgerald (7).

In the Cards first game against the Seahawks this season, both Boldin and Fitzgerald went over 150 yards receiving. The Cardinals are one of three teams (Houston and New Orleans) with three players who have each collected a 100-yard game in 2008.

100-Yard Games—2008 1. Arizona (12)—Fitzgerald (6), Boldin (3), Breaston (3)2. Houston (10)—Johnson (7), Daniels (2), Walter 3t. New England (8)—Moss (4), Welker (4) 3t. Carolina (8) –Smith (7), Muhammad5t. Atlanta (7)—White (7)5t. New Orleans—Moore (3), Colston (2), Henderson, BushThree teams (Atlanta, Denver, Indianpolis) tied with NO.

Fitzgerald’s six 100-yard games this season trail only Atlanta’s Roddy White (7), Carolina’s Steve Smith (7) and Houston’s Andre Johnson (7).


FITZGERALD YOUNGEST EVER TO 400Larry Fitzgerald caught his 400th career pass in week 12 against the Giants, becoming the youngest receiver in NFL history (25 years and 119 days) to reach the milestone. New England’s Randy Moss held the previous record (25 years and 305 days).

In terms of games, Fitzgerald reached 400 receptions in his 71st

career games, becoming the second fastest receiver to the mark, trailing only teammate Anquan Boldin (67 games).

Fastest Players to Reach 400 ReceptionsPlayer Team Year GamesAnquan Boldin Arizona 2007 67Larry Fitzgerald Arizona 2008 71Kellen Winslow San Diego 1985 72Lionel Taylor Denver 1964 73Marvin Harrison Indianapolis 2000 75

1,000-YARD SEASON NUMBER FOURWith 62 receiving yards against the Rams in week 14, Anquan Boldin surpassed 1,000 yards on the season, becoming the first receiver in franchise history to record four 1,000-yard seasons in his career. Boldin enters this week’s game vs. Seattle with 1,038 yards on the season.

Both Boldin and Fitzgerald have gone over 1,000 yards in 2008, the second time the duo has done so (2005) and it marks just the third time in franchise history that two receivers have recorded 1,000 yards in the same season. Rob Moore and Frank Sanders accomplished the feat in 1997.

Boldin reached the 1,000-yard mark in 11 games. He missed two games earlier in the season due to an injury.

Cardinal Receivers with Multiple 1,000-Yard SeasonsYear Player Rec. Yds TDs Gms2008 Anquan Boldin 89 1,038 11 122006 Anquan Boldin 83 1,203 4 142005 Anquan Boldin 102 1,402 7 112003 Anquan Boldin 101 1,377 8 122008 Larry Fitzgerald 92 1,301 10 152007 Larry Fitzgerald 100 1,409 10 112005 Larry Fitzgerald 103 1,409 10 12

1988 Roy Green 68 1,097 7 151984 Roy Green 78 1,555 12 101983 Roy Green 78 1,227 14 13

With Steve Breaston now at 915 receiving yards on the season, Boldin, Fitzgerald and Breaston are now trying to become the first trio in franchise history and just the fifth trio in NFL history to each record 1,000 yards on the season.

BOLDIN REACHES 500 RECEPTIONSAnquan Boldin caught six passes against the Vikings in week 15 giving him 502 career receptions in his 80th career game. Boldin reached 500 receptions in fewer games than any other receiver in NFL history, nine games faster than the previous record holder (Lionel Taylor, Denver, 89 games).

Fastest Players to Reach 500 ReceptionsPlayer Team GamesAnquan Boldin Arizona 80Lionel Taylor Denver 89Marvin Harrison Indianapolis 90Randy Moss Minnesota 93Torry Holt St. Louis 94

Boldin’s 502 career receptions are the third-most in franchise history. Only Larry Centers (535) and Roy Green (522) have more career receptions in franchise history than Boldin.

Franchise Reception LeadersRec Player (Years)535 Larry Centers (1990-98)522 Roy Green (1979-90)502 Anquan Boldin (2003-present)493 Frank Sanders (1995-02)480 Jackie Smith (1963-77)469 Pat Tilley (1976-86)421 Larry Fitzgerald (2004-present)

BREASTON’S BREAKOUT SEASONSteve Breaston had his breakout day as a wide receiver against the NY Jets in week four this season and hasn’t looked back since. He has become a dangerous receiver alongside Pro Bowlers Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald.

Breaston, who had a total of 12 receptions for 164 yards in his first 19 games, caught nine passes for 122 yards against the Jets on 9/28. Over his last 12 games, Breaston has caught a total of 68 passes for 840 yards and two TDs. He had his lowest output since the Jets game last week in New England, catching one pass for six yards. Below is a look at Breaston’s stats over the last 12 games, dating back to his breakout game against the Jets. Steve Breaston—Last Eight GamesOpponent Rec. Yds TDs9/28 @ NYJ 9 122 0

10/5 vs. Buf 7 77 010/12 vs. Dal 8 102 110/26 @ Car 9 91 011/2 @ StL 2 39 011/10 vs. SF 7 121 011/16 @ Sea 2 15 011/23 vs. NYG 6 86 011/27 @ Phi 6 45 112/7/08 vs. StL 7 90 012/14/08 vs. Min 4 46 012/21/08 @ NE 1 6 0

67 834 2If Breaston were to reach 1,000 yards on the season, he would be the first Cardinals receiver other than Boldin or Fitzgerald to reach 1,000 yards since David Boston had 1,598 yards in 2001.

FITZGERALD GOES OVER 100Larry Fitzgerald recorded his sixth 100-yard receiving game of the season last week against the Patriots and the fifth-year pro now has now gone over 100 receiving yards 19 times with the Cardinals, the fourth-highest total in team history.

100-YdGames Player (Years)24 Anquan Boldin (2003-)22 Jackie Smith (1963-77)21 Roy Green (1979-90)19 Larry Fitzgerald (2004-)

Fitzgerald got a big chunk of his 101 receiving yards last week when he hauled in a career-long 78-yard TD reception from Matt Leinart in the fourth quarter. It was his second reception of 70 yards or more this season. Fitzgerald’s previous career-long reception was a 75-yarder from Kurt Warner in week two against the Miami Dolphins earlier this season. His longest TD reception before last week was a 62-yarder at Washington in week three.


BOLDIN AND FITZGERALD FIND ANOTHER WAY INTO THE RECORD BOOKSIn the Cardinals first meeting with Seattle this season, the Pro Bowl receiving tandem of Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgeraldfound another way to enter the franchise and NFL record books. They became the first teammates in franchise history to each reach 150+ yards receiving in the same game.

The duo also became just the third set of receivers in NFL history to each have 10-or-more receptions and 150-or-more yards in the same game.Players with 10+ receptions and 150+ yards receiving in the same gameDate Opp Player (Team) Rec Yds11/16/08 @ Sea Anquan Boldin (Arizona) 13 186

Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona) 10 15112/5/04 @ Bal T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Cincinnati) 10 171

Chad Johnson (Cincinnati) 10 1619/15/85 @ Det Tony Hill (Dallas) 11 181

Doug Cosbie (Dallas) 11 159

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

Boldin and Fitzgerald are now ranked first and second in the NFC in receptions and seventh and third in receiving yards. Breaston joins them among NFC reception leaders and his 863 receiving yards are more than Pro Bowl receivers Randy Moss, Terrell Owens and Hines Ward.

LIFETIME ACHEIVEMENT Sean Morey was selected for his first Pro Bowl in 2008 after being named an alternate with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2005. Morey is a special teams co-captain for the Cardinals this season and leads the team with 22 special teams tackles in ’08. His blocked punt in overtime against the Dallas Cowboys that was recovered and returned for the game-winning TD in week six earned him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.

Morey’s selection is a lifetime achievement award of sorts. Throughout his career he has been recognized in various ways for his special teams contributions. In each of his three years in Pittsburgh (2004-06) Morey led the Steelers in special teams tackles and was a co-captain in 2005 and 2006. In 2003 with the Eagles, he was named MVP of the league’s top ranked special teams unit, finishing with 28 tackles. He was named to Dr. Z’s (Sports Illustrated) All-Pro team as a special teamer.

It was following that 2003 season with the Eagles that Morey learned what it took to be honored with a Pro Bowl nod as a special teamer—and it is typically not just one good season.

“I remember when I played for Philadelphia is 2003, we were the best special teams unit in the league and I played for one of the best coaches to ever coach special teams in John Harbaugh,” Morey recalled. “I had almost 30 tackles and played at a very high level. I remember Ike Reese saying to me, ‘You know what, you probably deserve the Pro Bowl but they only give it to guys whohave done it year-in and year-out. The veteran special teamers who have done it over a long period of time.’ I also recognize that success for players comes to those (on) teams that win games.”

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

Boldin’s eight games since returning from his injury:Date Rec. Yds TD Rush Yds12/14/08 vs. Min 6 34 0 0 012/7/08 vs. StL 5 62 0 0 011/27/08 @ Phi 5 63 0 1 811/23/08 vs. NYG 11 87 1 1 -111/16/08 @ Sea 13 186 0 1 311/10/08 vs. SF 7 92 2 3 1911/2/08 @ StL 6 85 1 2 810/26/08 @ Car 9 63 2 1 30Totals 62 672 6 9 67Boldin was on the receiving end of a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit in the closing seconds of the Cardinals week four game in New York that drew a one-game suspension and $50,000 fine for Jets safety Eric Smith. Boldin had seven plates and over 40 screws inserted to fix multiple facial fractures.

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

Last week against the Patriots, Boldin was inactive with a shoulder injury and has 89 receptions for 1,038 yards in 12 games.

RETURNING WELLBoldin missed last week’s game vs. the Patriots with a shoulder injury and looks to return this week. Boldin plays well when returning from injury. Below are his stats from the four games he has played immediately after returning from injury over the last three years.

Games after Injury 2005-07Date Rec. Yds TD10/26/08 @ Car 9 63 210/21/07 @ Was 8 29 212/16/07 @ NO 6 83 011/20/06 @ StL 8 105 1


MOVING UP THE TOUCHDOWN LISTSReceivers Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin are having career seasons in 2008 when it comes to catchingTD passes. Boldin has a career-high 11 receiving TDs on the season while Fitzgerald tied his career-high of 10 with his 78-yard TD reception last week. Both receivers are moving up the franchise lists of total TDs and receiving TDs for their career.

Fitzgerald has 44 TDs for his career, which is the sixth-highest total in franchise history. Boldin has 40 career TDs, good for eighth-highest total on the franchise list.

Career TDs—Franchise RecordTDs Player (Years)69 Roy Green (1979-90)60 Sonny Randle (1959-66)51 Ottis Anderson (1979-86)

John David Crow (1958-64)50 Ollie Matson (1952, ’54-58)46 Mel Gray (1971-82)44 Larry Fitzgerald (2004-present)43 Jackie Smith (1963-77)42 Stump Mitchell (1981-90)

Bobby Joe Conrad (1958-68)Wayne Morris (1976-83)

40 Anquan Boldin (2003-present)

In terms of career TD receptions, Fitzgerald’s 44 rank as the fourth-highest total in franchise history and Boldin’s 40 are tied with Jackie Smith (1963-77) for the fifth-highest total in team history.

Career Receiving TDs—Franchise RecordTDs Player (Years)66 Roy Green (1979-90)60 Sonny Randle (1959-66)45 Mel Gray (1971-82)44 Larry Fitzgerald (2004-present)40 Anquan Boldin (2003-present)

Jackie Smith (1963-77)

BOLDIN AND FITZ VS. THE NFC WESTAnquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald have had some outstanding games against their NFC West opponents in their young careers, including Seattle.

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

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

DIFFERENT WAYS TO SCOREThe Cardinals found their seventh different to score a TD against the Vikings when Dominque Rodgers-Cromartieblocked Ryan Longwell’s 34-yard field goal attempt. RodHood scooped up the loose ball and returned it 68 yards for a TD.

There are nine different ways to score a TD in the NFL and the Cardinals have now scored a TD seven different ways, including:

14 Rushing touchdowns27 Receiving touchdowns1 Kickoff return for a touchdown2 Interception returns for touchdowns1 Fumble return for touchdown1 Blocked field goal returned for touchdown1 Blocked punt returned for touchdown

The only other ways to score a TD are a punt return and returning a missed field goal for a TD.

Before the meeting with the Vikings two weeks ago, the last time the Cardinals blocked a field goal and returned it for a TD was when Seth Joyner blocked a John Kasay field goal attempt and Aeneas Williams returned in 72 yards at Carolina on 11/19/95.

The last time an NFL team blocked a field goal and returned it for a TD and blocked a punt and returned it for a TD in the same season was the 2001 Tennessee Titans.

COMMUNITY EVENTSWide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is hosting his 1st Annual Merry Fitzgerald Christmas for 200 kids from the Phoenix Metropolitan area on Tuesday, December 23 from 5:30 – 8:30 PM.

A Merry Fitzgerald Christmas is scheduled for the evening of December 23rd in coordination with the Black Family and Child Services in Phoenix. Fitzgerald will provide each child with dinner, photographs, a wrapped present, and live holiday entertainment.

Fitzgerald will personally be involved with selecting and shopping for the presents for each child, so they know each present was hand selected.

“I want the spotlight to be on these kids and bring awareness to the wonderful and bright spirit of these children,” Fitzgerald said of the event. “I am hoping this will open the eyes of people who are not aware of the struggles these children face and help me find more ways to improve their quality of life.”

On Tuesday, December 23, Kurt and Brenda Warner will give a single mother of two boys a reason to give thanks just in time for Christmas with the surprise of a lifetime by renovating and completely furnishing the inside of her new home with the annual First Things First “Homes for the Holidays” program. Media set-up will begin at 12:45 PM at 315 W. Rosal Place in Chandler.

This family will be the eighteenth family rewarded for their hard work since First Things First began the program in 2002 and the fifth family in the greater Phoenix region.

The First Things First Foundation teamed with Housing our Communities of Mesa to find the unsuspecting candidate who has worked hard to better her life and those of her children by taking the necessary steps to buy a new home.

Aaron’s Rents, a national sponsor of Homes for the Holidays, donates all the furniture and appliances to fill the house and First Things First does the rest providing everything a first-time homeowner needs from linens and groceries to decorations and cleaning supplies.


CARDS BUILT FOR SUCCESSBy almost unanimous opinion, the 2008 Cardinals roster is the most talented and deepest in recent memory and the fact that the Cardinals clinched the NFC West against the Rams and have an 8-7 record on the season reflects that. That didn’t happen overnight but through a well-executed plan to build a quality football team that will be competitive for years to come.

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

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

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

Another area that has been instrumental in building the ’08 Cardinals is unrestricted free agency. “The big splash free agents get a lot of attention,” said Graves. “But I’m extremely proud of players that may have generated less fanfare when we signed them but have made significant contributions and filled important roles.” In that category a year ago were players like Mike Gandy, a full-time starter at left tackle, and cornerback Rod Hood, who not only started every game but counted two touchdowns among his career-high five interceptions. Arizona has seen similar success from this year’s free agents, including Travis LaBoy, who is second on the team with 4.0 sacks through 15 games, and Clark Haggans, 1.5 sacks in week 5 vs. Buffalo and made the game-saving stop vs. San Francisco on Monday Night football.

According to Graves, University of Phoenix Stadium is also a major factor in the team’s ability to build a championship-caliber team. “There’s no question that the stadium has delivered everything that the team had hoped for,” Graves said. “Since the start of 2007, we’re 11-4 at home and a big part of that success can be attributed to the home field advantage that’s been created by a sold out stadium and a large, passionate fan base. It’s also provided the revenue streams that we were lacking previously and give us the chance to compete aggressively with the other teams in the league.”

Arizona’s 8-8 mark in ’07 and 8-7 record so far is a good indication that the Cardinals plan is working. The next step is a successful run in the playoffs that extends into success during the 2009 season.

JAMES ON ALL-TIME LISTCurrently 13th on the NFL’s all-time rushing list, Edgerrin James could move up a few more spots this season. With 12,021 yards on the ground after rushing for 414 yards in the first 15 games, James needs 223 yards to pass Marcus Allen, who currently sits in 10th place.

With another 54 yards, James will pass Bills great Thurman Thomas for 12th place on the rushing list and be 46 yards behind Franco Harris for 11th. James in currently one of four active rushers on the NFL’s all-time rushing list.

All-Time NFL Rushing Leaders:Yds. to

Rk Player Yrs/NFL Yds. Pass1 Emmitt Smith 15 18,355 6,3352 Walter Payton 13 16,726 4,7043 Barry Sanders 10 15,269 3,2494 Curtis Martin 12 14,101 2,0815 Jerome Bettis 13 13,662 1,6426 Eric Dickerson 11 13,259 1,2397 Tony Dorsett 12 12,739 7188 Jim Brown 9 12,312 2919 Marshall Faulk 13 12,279 259

10 Marcus Allen 16 12,243 22311 Franco Harris 13 12,120 10012 Thurman Thomas 13 12,074 5413 Edgerrin James* 10 12,021 -14 LaDainian Tomlinson* 8 11,664 -15 John Riggins 14 11,352 -16 Corey Dillon 10 11,241 -17 Fred Taylor* 11 11,271 -18 O.J. Simpson 11 11,236 -19 Warrick Dunn* 12 10,930 -20 Ricky Watters 11 10,643 -* Denotes active players

HIGHTOWER SETS ROOKIE RECORDTim Hightower scored on a one-yard TD run against the Rams on 12/7, his 10th rushing TD of the season.

Hightower’s 10 rushing TDs established a new franchise record for rushing TDs by a rookie. He passed the marks set by Ronald Moore (9) in 1993. Hightower’s TD total is also the best among all NFL rookie rushers.

NFL Rushing TD Leaders--RookiesPlayer (Team) TDs1. Tim Hightower (AZ) 102t. Jonathan Stewart (Car) 92t. Chris Johnson (Ten) 93t. Steve Slaton (Chi) 8

Hightower’s 10 TDs currently rank as the fourth-highest single-season total in franchise history. John David Crow holds the single-season rushing TD record, totaling 14 in 1962. Hightower is now one of six players in franchise history with at least 10 rushing TDs in a season and the first since Mac Arthur Lane (11) in 1970.

Rushing TDs—Single-Season Franchise RecordTDs Player (Year)14 John David Crow (1962)12 Ernie Nevers (1929)11 MacArthur Lane (1970)10 Tim Hightower (2008)

Donny Anderson (1973)Johnny Roland (1967)

With his one-yard touchdown run against Miami in week two, (combined with his 2-yard TD run in week one at San Francisco)Hightower became the first Cardinals player in history with rushing TDs in his first two games.


WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK�With a win this week, the Cardinals would move to 9-7 on the season which would match their best record since moving to Arizona in 1988. The Cardinals best record since moving to Arizona was in 1998, the last year they made the playoffs, when they finished 9-7.

�The Cardinals will be going for their sixth home win of the 2008 season this week against the Seahawks. If they win this week, they will match their home win total from last season (6-2) when the Cardinals won six home games for the first time since 1976.

�If the Cardinals win this week, their 12 wins over the last two seasons will be the most in a two year span since winning 12 from 1975-76.

�The Cardinals need to score 31 points this week to establish a new franchise record for points in a season. The current recordis 423 points, established in 1984.

�Kurt Warner needs three TD passes to establish a new franchise record for TD passes in season. Warner enters this week’s game with 26 TD passes, three shy of the current franchise record of 28, established by Charley Johnson in 1963 and matched by Neil Lomax in 1984.

�Warner enters the game against the Seahawks with 4,320 passing yards in 2008, needing 295 yards this week establish a new franchise record for passing yards in a season. The current record of 4,614 yards was established by Neil Lomax in 1984.

�With 23 completions this week vs. the Seahawks, Warner would have 419 completions on the season, the second-highest total in NFL history behind Drew Brees’ 2007 total of 440.

�If Warner throws a TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald, it will mark the ninth time in NFL history that a quarterback has thrown 10+ TDs to two different receivers in the same season, and the second time a Cardinals QB has done so. Warner has thrown 11 TD passes to Anquan Boldin heading into this week’s game at New England.

�With a TD reception this week, Fitzgerald would establish a new career-high with 11 TDs on the season. Fitzgerald currently has 10 TDs on the season, matching his career-high established in 2005 and matched in 2007.

�Fitzgerald needs nine receptions to reach 100 receptions on the season. Should he reach 100 receptions this season, he would become the eighth player in NFL history to record back-to-back 100-reception seasons.

�Steve Breaston needs 85 receiving yards to reach 1,000 yards on the season. It would be his first 1,000-yard season and, along with Fitzgerald (1,301) and Boldin (1,038) become just the fifth trio in NFL history to each record 1,000+ yards receiving in the same season.

�Breaston enters this week’s regular season finale with 72 receptions on the season. If he reached 75 receptions, he (along with Boldin and Fitzgerald) would be just the fifth time in NFL history that three players on the same team have hauled in 75+receptions in a season and just the second time a wide receiver trio has accomplished the feat.

�Tim Hightower enters this week’s game with 10 rushing TDs on the season. Only Mac Arthur Lane (11, 1970), Ernie Nevers (12, 1929) and John David Crow (14, 1962) have more rushing TDs in a single season in franchise history.

RODGERS-CROMARTIE PROVIDES ANOTHER SPARKRookie first round draft pick CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie has been improving with every day on the job this season. He has impressed since taking over the starting cornerback job in week 10 against San Francisco. His big play ability has begun to show through, beginning with his two INTs in Seattle, then his electrifying INT return for a TD against the Rams and culminating in his blocked field goal in week 15 against Minnesota that Rod Hood returned 68 yards for a TD.

Against St. Louis in week 14, Rodger-Cromartie recorded his third career interception with his fourth quarter pick off Marc Bulger. He returned it 99 yards for a TD, tying the franchise record for longest interception return (Adrian Wilson, 99 yards @Atlanta, 10/1/06). It tied for the longest interception return for a TD for a rookie since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, tying Johnnie Johnson, who had a 99-yard INT return for TD on 9/2/80 for the L.A. Rams.

It was his third INT in the last two games against NFC West opponents. He recorded his first two career interceptions on 11/16in Seattle.

He also has a team-high 21 passes defensed on the season despite starting in only 10 games. LONGEST PLAYS IN FRANCHISE HISTORYPass Play 98 yards, 3 times:

Jim Hart to Ahmad Rashad vs. L.A. Rams, 12/10/72Ogden Compton to Dick Lane at Green Bay, 11/13/55Doug Russell to Gaynell Tinsley vs. Cleveland Rams, 11/27/38

Run from Scrimmage 83 yards, John David Crow vs. Washington, 10/4/58Interception Return 99 yards, twice:

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie vs. St. Louis, 12/7/08Adrian Wilson at Atlanta, 10/1/06

Punt Return 95 yards, Frank Bernardi at Washington, 10/14/56Kickoff Return 106 yards, Roy Green at Dallas, 10/21/79Fumble Return *104 yards, Aeneas Williams vs. Washington, 11/5/00 (*Tied for NFL record)


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

Over the last 10 games, Wilson has been all over the field, collecting 66 tackles, 2.5 sacks, his second interception of the season, two forced fumbles and five passes defensed.

Currently, Wilson has 18 INT and 18.5 sacks with two INTs and 2.5 sacks this season.

Players with 20 Sacks/20 INTsPlayer Sacks IntsS Ronde Barber (TB, 1997- present) 23.0 37S LeRoy Butler (GB, 1990-2001) 20.5 38LB Donnie Edwards (KC/SD, 1996-present) 23.5 28S Rodney Harrison (SD/NE, 1994-present) 30.5 34LB Seth Joyner (Phi/Ari/GB/Den, 1986-98) 52.0 24LB Ray Lewis (Bal, 1996- present) 33.0 28LB Wilber Marshall 45.0 23(Chi/Was/Hou/Ari/NYJ, 1984-95)LB William Thomas (Phi/Oak, 1991-01) 37.0 27

CARDINALS-SEAHAWKS CONNECTIONSSeahawks Head Coach Mike Holmgren was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the eighth round of the 1970 NFL Draft. He went to camp with both the Cardinals and NY Jets that summer. Cardinals defensive backs coach Teryl Austin coached the same position in Seattle from 2003-06.

Before joining the Seahawks in 2007, Seattle Vice President of Football Operations John Idzik spent the previous three seasons as Senior Director of Football Operations for the Cardinals.Seahawks assistant defensive backs coach Larry Marmie held the defensive backs coach position with the Cardinals from 1996-2000. He went on to become the defensive coordinator for Cardinals from 2001-2003.Seahawks offensive line coach Mike Solari coached the same position for the Cardinals in 1989.Cardinals WR Jerheme Urban was a member of the Seahawks from 2003-05. For his first two seasons he bounced back and forth between the active roster and the practice squad. In his three years he registered two starts in 11 games played with 13 receptions for 268 yards and one touchdown.Cardinals DE Chike Okeafor signed with the Cardinals in 2005 after spending the previous two seasons in Seattle. In his two years in Seattle Okeafor piled up 16.5 sacks, 100 tackles and one interception. Seattle defensive line coach Dwaine Board was the position coach for Okeafor while he played in Seattle and also while he played in San Francisco from 1999-2002. During Okeafor’s time in San Francisco Seahawks assistant head coach/secondary Jim Mora served as his defensive coordinator.In 2006, Cardinals C Pat Ross was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Seattle and spent the entire season on the practice squad. After spending training camp with the Seahawks in 2007 he was released.From 1999-2000 Seahawks assistant linebackers coach Mike Phair was a defensive graduate assistant at Arizona State.

Seahawks running backs coach Kasey Dunn served in the same position for the University of Arizona from 2004-06.Cardinals SS Adrian Wilson (1998-2000) was roommates at North Carolina State with Seahawks WR Koren Robinson(1998-2000) and the two were teammates of Seahawks T Sean Locklear (1999-2002).

In Green Bay, Cardinals linebackers coach Bill Davis served as defensive assistant/defensive line coach while Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck played in 2000. Davis also coached Seahawks LB Julian Peterson as defensive coordinator for San Francisco in 2005.Cardinals offensive coordinator Todd Haley (2004-06), running backs coach Maurice Carthon (2004) and tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens (2006) all coached in Dallas while Seahawks RB Julius Jones played there from 2004-07. Carthon worked with Jones while serving as offensive coordinator/running backs coach in 2004. Joining them on the staff for the Cowboys was Seahawks special teams coach Bruce DeHaven who served in the same position from 2003-06.Cardinals QB Matt Leinart and Seattle LB Lofa Tatupu attended school together at the University of Southern California from 2002-2004 where they won two national championships (2003 and 2004). Cardinals G Deuce Lutui was a teammate of the two in 2004.Arizona assistant defensive backs coach Rick Courtright was an assistant offensive line coach at the University of Washington during the 1991-1992 seasons.

HAYES MAKING PLAYS It is hard to play much better than linebacker Gerald Hayesplayed in week 14 against the Rams when he forced a career-high two fumbles against St. Louis, one of which was recovered by Darnell Dockett and returned 11 yards for a TD.

Hayes added a team-high 12 tackles, a half-sack, a tackle-for-a-loss, and a QB hit in the game last week as well as he earned his first NFC Defensive Player of the Week award.

Hayes nearly matched that performance in week 15 against the Vikings, totaling 10 tackles, a tackle for a loss, a pass defensed, a forced fumble, fumble recovery and QB hit.

Entering the game vs. St. Louis, Hayes had recorded a total of three forced fumbles in his first 70 career games. He now has four forced fumbles on the season, including in back-to-back weeks for the first time in his career.

With five tackles in last week’s game vs. New England and 27 tackles in his last three games, Hayes has 101 tackles on the season, his third-consecutive 100-tackle season. He set a career-high with 115 tackles in 2007. Hayes tied his career single-game high of 14 tackles in week three in Washington and has at least 10 tackles in three games this season.

DANSBY IN TOP FORMLinebacker Karlos Dasnby was named a Pro Bowl alternate when NFL balloting results were announced last week. Over the last 10 games, Dansby been a consistent playmaker for the Cardinals and has at least eight tackles in eight of those 10 games. He has recorded three sacks, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in that span as well.

With 10 tackles last week vs. the Patriots, Dansby has now recorded a career-high 121 tackles on the season, surpassing his previous career-high of 117, established in 2007. He has added two INTs, four sacks, three fumble recoveries and a forced fumble to his season totals as well.

Dansby, named the Cardinals franchise player in the offseason, surpassed 500 career tackles with his performance last week and has now recorded at least 100 tackles in three of his five NFL seasons.


BY THE NUMBERS5

Number of players the Cardinals are sending to the Pro Bowl this season (Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, Kurt Warner,

Adrian Wilson and Sean Morey), marking the most selections in a season since 1977.

0Times before this year that a team has had the starting QB

and starting WRs in the Pro Bowl (since 1970 merger).

31Number of points needed by the Cardinals this week for the

team to establish a new franchise record for points in a season. The current record in 423, established in 1984.

3Number of players with at least 10 TDs on the season

(Anquan Boldin-11, Larry Fitzgerald-10, Tim Hightower-10), the first time in franchise history that three players have each scored 10+ TDs in a season. It marks only the seventh time

since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger that three players have registered 10 TDs in the same season.

85Number of receiving yards needed by Steve Breaston this week to give him 1,000 for the season. If he reaches 1,000

yards, the Cardinals will become the fifth team in NFL history to have three players all reach 1,000 receiving yards in a

season.

3Number of receptions needed by Steve Breaston this week

to reach 75 receptions on the season. If he reaches 75 receptions, it would mark just the fifth time in NFL history that

three players on the same team have hauled in 75+ receptions in a season and just the second wide receiver

trio.

23Completions needed by Kurt Warner this week to reach 419 for the season, which would be the second-highest total in

NFL history (Drew Brees, 440 in 2007).

78Number of yards on the TD pass from Matt Leinart to Larry

Fitzgerald last week. It was the longest reception of Fitzgerald’s career and the longest pass of Leinart’s career.

12Number of 100-yard receiving games for the Cardinals this

season, the highest total in the NFL.

7Number of different ways the Cardinals have scored a TD

this season. There are nine ways to score a TD in the NFL.

23, 337Number of receptions and yards that Anquan Boldin and

Larry Fitzgerald combined for in the Cardinals first meeting with Seattle this season. Boldin had 13 catches for 186 yards

and Fitzgerald had 10 catches for 151 yards.

5-0The Cardinals record against the NFC West. A win this week

against Seattle would give the franchise their first ever perfect record in division play.

121Number of tackles for Karlos Dansby this season, the

highest total on the team. The total represents a career single-season high for Dansby and marks his third career

100-tackle season.

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

Of his eight career interceptions, Rolle has returned four for TDs, with a fifth called back due to an erroneous penalty on the return.

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

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

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

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

GIVING BACKOne of the ways that Cardinals players have given back to community in Arizona is by donating game tickets to various organizations throughout the year.

Entire SeasonPlayer(s) OrganizationMatt Leinart Phx. Elementary SchoolsKurt Warner Neighborhood Ministries/Sunshine Acres

Cards vs. Rams (12/7/08)Player(s) OrganizationLarry Fitzgerald Big Brothers Big SistersRod Graves Central AZ Youth Football/Sundance School

Cards vs. Seahawks (12/28/08)Player(s) OrganizationDockett, Smith, Okeafor, Watson Watkins ShelterJerheme Urban CMJ MinistriesMike Gandy Boys & Girls ClubEarly Doucet HopeKidsLarry Fitzgerald Big Brothers Big Sisters

DOCKETT COMES TO LIFEDefensive tackle Darnell Dockett knows how rare it is for an interior defensive lineman to get a chance a touchdown in the NFL. That is why—after scooping up a Steven Jackson fumble in the third quarter and returning it 11 yards for a TD against the Rams in week 14—he couldn’t help but put on a little end zone celebration.

Dockett reached the end zone and then pretended to get knocked out when he ran into the goal post, only to have teammate Antonio Smith bring him around with a few chest compressions. The celebration drew a 15-yard foul that was negated by a Rams personal foul following the play.

“For a D-lineman, it is tough to score a touchdown,” Dockett explained. “You can look at all 16 games today and I was probably the only D-lineman to score a touchdown. And it goes like that for weeks. So when you see it, you get excited.”


WEEK 17 IN THE NFLAll times MST

Sunday, Dec. 28St. Louis at Atlanta 11:00 AM – FOX New England at Buffalo 11:00 AM – CBSKansas City at Cincinnati 11:00 AM – CBSDetroit at Green Bay 11:00 AM – FOXChicago at Houston 11:00 AM – FOX Tennessee at Indianapolis 11:00 AM – CBSNY Giants at Minnesota 11:00 AM – FOXCarolina at New Orleans 11:00 AM – FOXCleveland at Pittsburgh 11:00 AM – CBSOakland at Tampa Bay 11:00 AM – CBSSeattle at Arizona 2:15 PM – FOXJacksonville at Baltimore 2:15 PM – CBSMiami at NY Jets 2:15 PM – CBSDallas at Philadelphia 2:15 PM – FOXWashington at San Francisco 2:15 PM – FOX Denver at San Diego 6:15 PM – NBC

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

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

TONG-uh-fowJerame Tuman JeremyJerheme Urban JeremyElliot Vallejo vuh-LAY-hoKen Whisenhunt WIZZ-en-hunt

PRACTICE AND MEDIA SCHEDULEWednesday, 12/24/08 Practice, 10:45 AM-12:50 PM

Seahawks Conference Calls:Marcus Trufant – 12:45 PMMike Holmgren – 1:40 PM

Thursday, 12/25/08 Practice, 12:50 PM-2:30 PM

Friday, 12/26/08 Practice, 10:15 AM-Noon

Sunday, 12/28/08 Cardinals vs. Seahawks, 2:15 PMUniversity of Phoenix Stadium

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

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

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

Big Red Ragew/ Bertrand Berry and special guest Calais Campbell

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

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

Hosted by Bill Lewis and Darren Urban

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

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

TRANSACTIONSFri, Dec. 19 The Cardinals placed LB Clark Haggans (left

foot) on injured reserve and elevated T Elliot Vallejo to the 53-man roster.

Tues, Dec. 10 The Cardinals signed LB Kelly Poppinga to the practice squad, taking the place of LB Chris Harrington, who was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals to their active roster.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Game 2CARDINALS 31, Dolphins 10

September 14, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium (63,445)

In their home opener, the Cardinals offense rolled up 445 total yards and 31 points on the Dolphins en route to a 21-point victory and their first 2-0 start since 1991. QB Kurt Warner passed for 361 yards and 3 TDs. All 3 went to WR Anquan Boldin who finished with 6 catches for 140 yards and his first career 3-TD day. Fellow WR Larry Fitzgerald was 6-153 and the duo eclipsed the century mark in the same game for the 6th time. Boldin’s 22nd career 100-yard game tied him with Jackie Smith for the most in franchise history. Warner finished with a perfect passer rating of 158.3, becoming the first Cardinal QB with a perfect rating since Jim Hart on 11/23/75 vs. NYJ. It was Warner’s third career “perfect game” tying him with Peyton Manning for most in NFL history. Warner’s first pass of the day set the tone for a big day. After a delay penalty and another for illegal formation, the Cards’ 1st down play saw Warner throw it deep down the middle for Boldin, who continued on for a career-long 79-yard score. On Arizona’s next drive, the QB connected with Fitzgerald on a 75-yard pass to the 4 and 3 plays later, Warner hit Boldin with a 3-yard TD toss. While Miami’s first 4 drives ended with punts, Arizona’s produced points as Neil Rackers put the Cards up 17-0 with a 45-yard FG midway thru the 2nd quarter. On the opening series of the 2nd half, Arizona was aided by 3 Miami penalties that kept the drive alive and rookie Tim Hightower capped it with a 1-yard TD run that put AZ up 24-0. Hightower became the first player in team history with TD runs in each of his first two games. The Dolphins got on the board with a 32-yard Dan Carpenter FG but the Cards answered right back. They moved 80 yards in 8 plays as Warner and Boldin connected again, this time on an 8-yard hook-up. Only a Ronnie Brown 1-yard run with 2:38 left made the final 31-10. Both squads pulled their starting QBs as Chad Henne replaced Chad Pennington with 9:42 to play and Matt Leinart came in for Warner for the final series. Edgerrin James reached a career milestone on the opening drive of the 3rd quarter when he became just the 14th player in NFL history to eclipse 15,000 total yards from scrimmage.

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

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

STATISTICS

MIA AZ First Downs 17 22 Rushes-Yards 72 81 Net Passing Yards 164 364 Total Net Yards 236 445 Passing (A-C-I) 32-17-0 26-20-0 Sacked by Opp. 2-15 2-12 Punts-Average 5-38.5 2-38.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties 6-42 8-45 Time of Possession 28:06 31:54 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGDolphins: Williams 11-28; R. Brown 11-25, TD; Bess 1-13; Pennington 1-6. CARDS: James 18-55; Hightower 10-24, TD; Breaston 1-4; Leinart 2-(-2).

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

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

Game 1CARDINALS 23, 49ers 13

September 7, 2008 – Candlestick Park (67,186)

The Cardinals opened the season with a 10-point victory at San Fran. It was the team’s first week one road win since 1999. Combined with Seattle & St. Louis losses it also gave Arizona sole possession of first place in the NFC West. Keys to the victory were a 5-0 edge in takeaways and a time of possession advantage in the second half of 22:38 to 7:22. Anquan Boldin led all receivers by catching 8 passes from Kurt Warner for 82 yards (all in the 2nd half) and Eggerrin James gained 100 yards on 26 carries. Defensively, veteran newcomer Travis LaBoy notched 2.0 sacks of J.T. O’Sullivan and a forced fumble on one. The Cardinals opening drive reached the SF 7 before a 25-yard Neil Rackers FG gave them an early lead. On the 2nd play of the next series, FB Zak Keasey caught a pass from O’Sullivan but DT Darnell Dockett forced a fumble that LB Karlos Dansby recovered at the SF 11. The drive reached the 2 but a personal foul on LT Mike Gandy backed it up and Rackers missed from 35. The Niners then moved quickly into AZ territory and Frank Gore put San Fran ahead with a 41-yard TD run. The next San Fran drive ended when SS Adrian Wilson INT’d O’Sullivan and returned the pick to the SF 33 but the Cards were forced to punt. Early in the 2nd quarter, AZ faced a 3rd-n-7 when Warner hit WR Steve Breaston with a 40-yard completion to the 1. On the next play he lofted a ball to the corner that Larry Fitzgerald snared for a TD. The next SF drive again ended with a turnover when Bertrand Berry stripped O’Sullivan and Antonio Smith recovered but the ensuing drive ended with a punt. The Niners then tied it late in the 2nd on a 39-yard Joe Nedney FG. Despite a 3-0 edge in takeaways and a decisive AZ advantage in field position, the game was tied 10-10 at the half. Because they deferred on the opening coin flip, AZ got the ball to start the 3rd quarter. Thanks to a pass heavy attack (including 3-47 to Boldin) the Cards took the lead on a 31-yard Rackers FG. Rackers then pooched the kickoff to the SF 33 where LB Takeo Spikes muffed it and Matt Ware recovered. The drive penetrated the red zone and on a 3rd-n-4 pass from the 5, Warner’s completion to Breaston was originally spotted at the 2 but a Cardinal challenge moved it inside the 1, though still shy of a first. On 4th-n-inches, rookie RB Tim Hightower scored his 1st career TD and gave AZ a 20-10 lead. As a result of the 2 drives, AZ was able to chew up 11:03 before the Niners offense re-took the field. When they did, SF moved 60 yards in 13 plays and Nedney hit a 30-yard FG that made it 20-13 with 12:05 to play. That’s when the Cardinals were able to put the game out of reach with a sustained 18-play drive that consumed 10:08 and ended with a 30-yard Rackers FG. San Fran’s next play from scrimmage saw LaBoy pull the hat trick on O’Sullivan with a sack, forced fumble and recovery.

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

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 11:06 Rackers 25-yard FG 7-33, 2:35 3-0 49ers 1 6:00 Gore 41-yard run (Nedney kick) 5-75, 2:43 3-7 CARDS 2 10:25 Fitzgerald 1-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 6-58, 2:50 10-7 49ers 2 1:52 Nedney 39-yard FG 9-69, 4:19 10-10 CARDS 3 8:25 Rackers 31-yard FG 15-65, 6:35 13-10 CARDS 3 4:03 Hightower 2-yard run (Rackers kick) 8-33, 4:22 20-10 49ers 4 12:05 Nedney 30-yard FG 13-60, 6:58 20-13 CARDS 4 1:57 Rackers 30-yard FG 18:62, 10:08 23-13

STATISTICS

AZ SF First Downs 18 13 Rushes-Yards 39-109 20-108 Net Passing Yards 176 183 Total Net Yards 285 291 Passing (A-C-I) 30-19-0 20-14-1 Sacked by Opp. 3-21 4-12 Punts-Average 4-45.0 2-43.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 5-4 Penalties 4-40 3-20 Time of Possession 37:05 22:56 Weather: Sunny, 70 degrees, 70% humidity, Wind WNW 20 mph. RUSHINGCARDS: James 26-100; Hightower 8-13, TD; Warner 5-(-4). 49ers: Gore 14-96, TD; Foster 4-11; O’Sullivan 2-1.

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

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


Game 3Redskins 24, CARDINALS 17

September 21, 2008 – Fed Ex Field (90,060)

The Cardinals suffered their first defeat and fell to 2-1 with a 7-point loss at Washington. The Redskins produced 10 points off Arizona’s first two turnovers of the season and the Cardinals snapped their streak of 10-straight games scoring 20+ points. The Redskins opened the game with an 11-play, 60-yard drive that ended with a 3-yard Clinton Portis TD run that gave the hosts an early 7-0 lead. On the first play of the 2nd quarter, Edgerrin James fumbled and Carlos Rodgers recovered at the AZ 34. That turnover – Arizona’s first of the season – led to a 48-yard Shaun Suisham FG and 10-0 Redskin lead. Later in the quarter, the Cards embarked upon an 11-play, 84-yard drive and Kurt Warner capped it with a 4-yard TD pass to Anquan Boldin. The TD came one play after an 18-yard pass from WR Jerheme Urban to RB Hightower took it to the 4. That TD made it 10-7 at the half and the Cards opened the 3rd quarter with a 15-play, 72-yard drive to the 9 and tied the game with a 26-yard Neil Rackers FG. Washington responded with its own long drive on the ensuing possession (11 plays, 80 yards) and took a 17-10 lead when Jason Campbell connected on a 2-yard scoring pass with TE Todd Yoder. On the 3rd play of the next drive Warner went deep down the middle to Larry Fitzgerald who hauled it in for a 62-yard game-tying TD. When the Cards got the ball back after a Redskin punt, Warner went deep down the middle again, this time looking for WR Steve Breaston. However, Leigh Torrence tipped the ball away at the last second. Rodgers grabbed the deflection and returned the INT 42 yards to the AZ15. Two plays later, Campbell hit Santana Moss on a screen pass that resulted in a 17-yard scoring pass and a 24-17 lead with 12:10 to go. After an Arizona punt, the Redskins appeared to go up 2 TDs on a 68-yard Campbell pass to Devin Thomas but the play was negated by tackle Stephon Hayer’s personal foul. That drive ended when Suisham’s 52-yard FG try was no good and the Cards took over at their own 42 with 3:23 to go. Facing a 4th-n-4 at the AZ48 with 2:46 to go, Arizona opted to punt and hope for a stop. Instead the Redskins picked up the necessary first downs to salt away the remaining time.

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

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

STATISTICS

AZ WAS First Downs 19 21 Rushes-Yards 23-116 31-136 Net Passing Yards 197 187 Total Net Yards 313 323 Passing (A-C-I) 31-17-1 31-23-0 Sacked by Opp. 2-13 2-17 Punts-Average 4-41.8 4-42.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties 6-42 7-67 Time of Possession 26:55 33:05 Weather: Sunny, 75 degrees, 46% humidity, Wind NNE 1 mph. RUSHINGCARDS: James 18-93; Hightower 5-23. Redskins: Portis 21-68, TD; Campbell 4-26; Betts 4-23; Thomas 1-16; Sellers 1-3.

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

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

Game 4Jets 56, CARDINALS 35

September 28, 2008 – Giants Stadium (78,222)

The Cardinals fell to 2-2 following a wild 56-35 road loss at the Jets that saw the hosts explode for 34 points in a nightmare 2nd quarter for Arizona. The Cards then responded with 21 straight in the 3rd to close the gap to 13 points. They never got closer though as Brett Favre threw 3 of his career-best 6 TD passes in the 4th to ensure the win. The game ended with a frightening moment when Anquan Boldin absorbed a vicious hit from Eric Smith at the goal line. He left the field on a stretcher and was taken to the hospital but he was ultimately OK. Arizona missed 2 big chances on its opening drives of the game. After reaching the NYG9, a Warner sack & fumble pushed it back to the 32 and on the next play, a Boldin fumble was returned by Hank Poteat to the NY43. Three plays later, LB Chike Okeafor killed the threat when he INT’d Favre and took it to the NY16. That led to a 37-yard FG try by Neil Rackers that was blocked by DT Kris Jenkins. The Jets took over at midfield and 2 plays into the 2nd quarter Favre hit Laveranues Coles with a 12-yard TD. On the next drive, Darrelle Revis picked off Warner’s 3rd-n-8 pass and returned it 32 yards for a TD. The Jets extended the lead to 21-0 with a 34-yard Favre-Coles connection on the next series. The first play of the ensuing drive saw Warner INT’d again, this time by Eric Smith who returned it to the AZ 19 and that led to a 20-yard Jay Feely FG. The spiral continued on the next AZ drive when LB Calvin Pace sacked Warner forcing a fumble that the Jets recovered at the NYJ40. It set up the 3rd Coles TD catch (2 yards). A Warner fumble on the next play from scrimmage gave the Jets time for a 30-yard FG and a 34-0 lead as the devastating 2nd quarter ended. Arizona fought back in the 3rd with 3 long drives that ended with short TD runs set up by Warner passing. Edgerrin James scored on rushes of 4 & 2 yards and after a successful on-side kick, Tim Hightower’s 1-yard run made it 34-21 late in the 3rd. The Jets responded by going 80 yards in 12 plays and Favre threw the first of 2 TD passes to Jerricho Cotchery. AZ again cut it to 13 with 9:49 to play on an 8-yard Warner-to-Boldin TD. With 7:33 to go the Jets went for it on 4th-n-1 at the AZ 40 and Favre delivered with a 40-yard TD pass to Corchery. The no-huddle Cards quickly narrowed it to 13 again on a 14-yard Jerheme Urban TD catch. AZ’s final hopes were dashed by another Favre TD pass with 1:54 left.

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

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

STATISTICS

AZ NYJ First Downs 33 23 Rushes-Yards 15-42 26-89 Net Passing Yards 426 284 Total Net Yards 468 373 Passing (A-C-I) 57-40-3 34-24-1 Sacked by Opp. 5-46 2-5 Punts-Average 1-39.0 2-48.0 Fumbles-Lost 5-4 0-0 Penalties 11-71 4-61 Time of Possession 31:00 29:00 Weather: Cloudy & occasional rain, 69 degrees, 97% humidity, variable winds. RUSHINGCARDS: James 9-29, 2 TD; Hightower 6-13, TD. Jets: Jones 18-46; Washington 7-26; Smith 1-17.

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

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


Game 5CARDINALS 41, Bills 17

October 5, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium (63,830)

The Cardinals rebounded from a pair of tough east coast road losses to score a decisive home win over the unbeaten Bills. Arizona improved to 3-2 and remained in sole possession of 1st place in the NFC West. Buffalo entered the game at 4-0 but turned it over 4 times and suffered 5 sacks while AZ played a sack-free/turnover-free game. Kurt Warner bounced back from a rough outing at the Jets to complete 78.5% of his passes to 9 different receivers. Playing without all-pro WR Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald caught a pair of TDs while rookie RB Tim Hightower added 2 on the ground. The Bills lost starting QB Trent Edwards (concussion) on the game’s 1st drive and back-up J.P. Losman played the rest. AZ opened the game by scoring TDs on its first 3 drives possessions and scored points on 7 of its first 8. On the game’s 3rd play, SS Adrian Wilson came untouched on a blitz off the right side and delivered a punishing blow to Edwards. Two plays later, DE Antonio Smith blew up a backfield handoff between Losman and Marshawn Lynch and recovered the fumble himself at the BUF38. That led to a 2-yard Warner-Fitzgerald TD. Arizona’s next drive went 80 yards in 8 plays and ended on Hightower’s 17-yard scoring run that made it 14-0. Buffalo cut it to 14-7 when Losman hit Lee Evans with an 87-yard scoring pass. The Cards responded with another long TD drive (12-78) and ended this one on Edgerrin James’ 1-yard run. Late in the 1st half, Losman scored on a 2-yard TD run with 1:46 to go to make it 21-14 but Warner & Co. marched into position for a 47-yard Neil Rackers FG as the 1st half expired. Buffalo produced a 48-yard Rian Lindell FG on its first drive after intermission to make it 24-17. The Cards then went 78 yards in 13 plays on a drive aided by several key conversions by J.J. Arrington on 3rd-n-long. The drive appeared to end when Rackers hit a 28-yard FG but a Buffalo offside penalty gave AZ a 1st down. They capitalized with a 2-yard Warner-Fitzgerald TD 2 plays later. The first play of the next drive saw Gerald Hayes force a fumble by TE Robert Royal and Darnell Dockett returned it to the BUF34. When Rackers knocked a 38-yard FG in off the upright 4 plays later, AZ led by 3 scores early in the 4th. The Cards then put the final nail in the coffin when DT Gabe Watson sacked Losman forcing a fumble that Hayes recovered at the BUF19. That led to Hightower’s 2-yard TD run which made it a 41-17 final.

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

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

STATISTICS

BUF AZ First Downs 13 28 Rushes-Yards 17-84 34-123 Net Passing Yards 203 250 Total Net Yards 287 373 Passing (A-C-I) 24-18-1 42-33-0 Sacked by Opp. 5-35 0-0 Punts-Average 2-46.5 2-45.0 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 0-0 Penalties 6-36 4-20 Time of Possession 23:44 36:16 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGBills: Lynch 13-55; Evans 1-22; Jackson 1-5; Losman 2-2, TD.

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

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

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

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

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

Game 6CARDINALS 30, Cowboys 24 (OT)

October 12, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium (64,389)

In one of the most thrilling games in recent memory, the Cardinals improved to 4-2 and won their 6th straight home game as Arizona became the first team in NFL history to score TDs on the first and last plays of a game. After J.J. Arrington returned the opening kickoff 93 yards for a TD, the first half failed to produce the shootout that many had anticipated in this match-up of top 5 offenses. Dallas’ 2nd drive appeared to end when Darnell Dockett sacked Tony Romo forcing a fumble that AZ recovered but referee Pete Morelli ruled forward progress had been stopped. Two drives later, with 4:04 to play in the 2nd, AZ appeared to go up 14-0 when Dockett sacked Romo in the end zone forcing a fumble that Antonio Smith recovered for a TD. However, Dallas challenged and Morelli negated the score based on the infamous “tuck rule” that instead made it an incomplete pass. The Cowboys capitalized 5 plays later on a 55-yard TD pass to Patrick Crayton. When the ensuing pooch kickoff was muffed, the Cowboys recovered at the AZ27 with 0:56 left poised to take the halftime lead. But the AZ defense produced a 3-n-out and Nick Folk’s 37-yard FG try clanged off the upright. On the opening series of the 3rd quarter, Dallas took a 14-7 lead with a 14-yard TD pass to Miles Austin. AZ responded with a long drive of its own (11-60) and tied the game at 14 on a 2-yard scoring pass from Warner to Larry. The Cards then tried a surprise on-side kick but the Cowboys recovered at the AZ46. On 3rd-n-9 at the AZ 31, a bad snap pushed Dallas back to the 47, forcing a punt. Fitzgerald then came up with another huge play when he outleapt everyone on a 39-yard jump ball that moved from the AZ23 to the DAL38. That led to an 11-yard TD pass to Steve Breaston. After a Dallas 3-n-out, the Cards went up 10 with 3:17 to play thanks to Neil Rackers’ 41-yard FG. Dallas did not go away. Romo hit Marion Barber with a short pass in the flat that turned into a 70-yard TD play. The Cards went 3-n-out giving Dallas the ball back at its own 32 with :50 left. In the closing seconds, Romo hit Jason Witten for a 30-yard gain to the AZ39 and killed the clock with :04 left. Cards DE Travis LaBoy was injured on the play and when he couldn’t get to the line of scrimmage a 5-yard offside penalty was added. Folk then connected on a 52-yarder that forced OT. Dallas won the toss and started OT at its own 22. Chike Okeafor sacked Romo on 1st down and after 2 incompletions the Cowboys lined up to punt from their own 11. Special teams captain Sean Morey then burst thru the middle and blocked Mat McBriar’s punt that Monty Beisel returned 3 yards for a TD.

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

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

STATISTICS

DAL AZ First Downs 15 14 Rushes-Yards 22-73 19-50 Net Passing Yards 301 226 Total Net Yards 374 276 Passing (A-C-I) 39-24-0 30-22-1 Sacked by Opp. 3-20 1-10 Punts-Average 8-41.9 5-43.0 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 2-2 Penalties 12-93 12-70 Time of Possession 33:15 27:45 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGCowboys: Barber 17-45; Jones 3-22; Owens 1-6; Romo 1-0. CARDS: James 9-29; Hightower 7-20; Arrington 1-2; Warner 2-(-1).

PASSINGCowboys: Romo 24-39, 321 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT. CARDS: Warner 22-30, 236 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT.

RECEIVINGCowboys: Barber 11-128, TD; Witten 4-55; Owens 4-36; Crayton 3-84, TD; Austin 1-14; Curtis 1-4. CARDS: Breaston 8-102, TD; Fitzgerald 5-79, TD; Hightower 4-29; Pope 2-12; Arrington 1-10; Doucet 1-3; Urban 1-1.


Game 7Panthers 27, CARDINALS 23

October 26, 2008 – Bank of America Stadium (72,010)

Arizona faced a formidable test at Carolina against a 5-2 Panther team that was 4-0 at home and boasted the NFL’s 5th-ranked defense (#2 vs. the pass). Thanks mostly to a potent passing attack led by Kurt Warner and bolstered by the return of WR Anquan Boldin, the Cardinals led by 14 early in the 3rd quarter. However a pair of turnovers and two Panther TDs within a minute in the 3rd quarter enabled the Panthers to emerge with the win. The Cards fell to 4-3 but maintained a 2-game division lead when the 49ers & Rams both lost. Boldin caught 9 passes for 63 yards a 2 TDs in his first action since suffering a head injury on a vicious hit at the Jets that caused him to miss 2 games. Fellow WR Larry Fitzgerald had 115 yards on 7 catches and Steve Breaston was 9-91 receiving in the loss. On Arizona’s first drive of the game, a 30-yard Boldin run on a reverse set up a 21-yard Neil Rackers FG. Early in the 2nd, LB Karlos Dansby set the offense up at the CAR 5 when he sacked Jake Delhomme, forcing a fumble that Dansby recovered. On the next play, Warner hit Boldin with a 5-yard TD pass. After punting on its first 3 series (including two 3-n-outs) Carolina proceeded to move downfield on the fourth. On 1st-n-goal at the 4, WR Muhsin Muhammad dropped a sure TD pass and the Panthers instead settled for a John Kasay FG. Late in the 2nd quarter AZ looked poised to add more points when Rackers lined up for a FG on 4th-n-15 at the CAR 21. Instead the Cards tried a fake FG but holder Dirk Johnson’s completion to TE Jerame Tuman gained just 10 yards. AZ opened the 2nd half by moving 64 yards in 8 plays and capped the drive with a 2-yard Tim Hightower TD run that put the Cards up 17-3. Carolina responded with its own long drive that ended with a 15-yard TD run by Williams. On the 2nd play of the next drive Edgerrin James fumbled, turning it over at the AZ18. The Panthers capitalized on the next snap when Jake Delhomme hit Steve Smith on an 18-yard TD pass that knotted the score at 17. Arizona re-took the lead late in the 3rd when Boldin’s 2nd TD reception of the day (2 yards) capped an 11-play, 78-yard drive that made it 23-17 after the PAT snap was mishandled. Carolina struck quickly again when Delhomme threw a short pass to Smith that he took 65 yards down the left sideline. Smith appeared to step out of bounds near midfield and the Cards challenged but referee Walt Coleman refused to overturn the original call. Now down 1, Arizona moved to the Carolina 15 but Warner’s 2nd-n-3 pass bounced off J.J. Arrington’s hands and was picked off by LB Jon Beason. He returned the INT to the Carolina 49 and that set up a 50-yard Kasay FG that gave the Panthers a 4-point lead. Arizona’s next drive stalled near midfield and resulted in a punt. Taking over at their own 20 with 5:57 to play, the Panthers picked up three 3rd downs that enabled them to run out the clock.

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

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

STATISTICS

AZ CAR First Downs 25 22 Rushes-Yards 14-50 29-113 Net Passing Yards 375 238 Total Net Yards 425 351 Passing (A-C-I) 51-36-1 28-20-0 Sacked by Opp. 2-16 1-10 Punts-Average 3-55.7 3-44.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Penalties 7-60 3-25 Time of Possession 32:37 27:23 Weather: 70 degrees and sunny; 80% humidity, variable winds. RUSHINGCARDS: Boldin 1-30; James 7-17; Hightower 6-3, TD. Panthers: Williams 17-108, TD; Stewart 8-10; Hoover 1-3; Delhomme 2-(-2); Smith 1-(-6).

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 35-49, 381 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT; D. Johnson 1-1, 10 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT; Arrington 0-1, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. Panthers: Delhomme 20-28, 248 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT. RECEIVINGCARDS: Breaston 9-91; Boldin 9-63, 2 TD; Fitzgerald 7-115; Urban 4-51; Tuman 3-41; Hightower 2-18; Arrington 1-7; Doucet 1-5. Panthers: Smith 5-117, 2 TD; Muhammad 5-38; King 3-41; Jarrett 2-25; Williams 2-15; Hoover 2-12; Stewart 1-0.

Game 8CARDINALS 34, Rams 13

November 2, 2008 – Edward Jones Dome (61,303)

The Cardinals closed the first half of the season with an important NFC West tilt at St. Louis. AZ racked up a season-high 510 yards of offense behind a Kurt Warner-led passing attack and a run game headed by rookie Tim Hightower, who made his first career start. Warner was again sharp against his old team completing 23-34 passes (67.6%) for 342 yards and 2 TDs with no turnovers. Hightower became the first Cards rookie to top 100 rushing yards since 1993. Defensively, AZ allowed just 231 total yards and 61 rushing, both season lows. The game turned in the 2nd quarter when the Cards outscored the Rams 24-0 and outgained them 229-18. AZ improved to 5-3 with the win and extended its division lead to 3 games over the Rams, 49ers and Seahawks (all 2-6). The early going was not exactly easy for the Cards. They marched downfield on the opening drive and appeared to score on a 1-yard Hightower run on 3rd-n-goal. However, a successful St. Louis challenge reversed the TD call and Warner was stopped for no gain on a 4th down sneak. After the teams exchanged punts, St. Louis took over at its own 20 on the game’s 4th series. On 1st down, Marc Bulger went deep down the left sideline to WR Derek Stanley who hauled in the pass for his first career catch and an 80-yard TD. Early in the 2nd, the Cards evened the game at 7 when FS Antrel Rolle stepped in front of a Bulger pass and returned the pick 40 yards for his 4th career INT-TD. On the next Rams drive, SS Adrian Wilson sacked Bulger and forced a fumble that DE Bertrand Berry recovered at the Ram 23. That led to a 36-yard Neil Rackers FG that made it 10-7. On their next drive, the Cards moved 92 yards in 5 plays and Hightower scored on a 30-yard burst just after the 2:00 warning. A 3-n-out quickly gave AZ the ball back at its own 44. When Warner threw it deep down the right sideline, the ball bounced off the hands of DB Jonathan Wade and straight to WR Jerheme Urban at the 30. That 56-yard TD gave AZ a 24-7 halftime lead. The Cards scored the 3rd quarter’s only points when Anquan Boldin’s 7-yard TD grab ended an 8-play, 82-yard drive that made it 31-7. The Rams made it 31-13 early in the 4th on a 3-yard Torry Holt TD pass but the Cardinals then ended any comeback hopes on the next series. A 12-play drive netted a 30-yard Rackers FG but more importantly chewed 8:50 off the clock. St. Louis’ final possession ended with a Rod Hood INT off Bulger.

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

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

STATISTICS

AZ STL First Downs 24 13 Rushes-Yards 33-177 20-61 Net Passing Yards 333 170 Total Net Yards 510 231 Passing (A-C-I) 34-23-0 33-16-0 Sacked by Opp. 1-9 2-16 Punts-Average 5-42.2 7-50.4 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties 10-69 4-41 Time of Possession 38:38 21:22 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGCARDS: Hightower 22-109, TD; Arrington 6-62; Boldin 2-8; Warner 3-(-2). Rams: Bulger 3-32; Jackson 7-17; Pittman 10-12.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 23-34, 342 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT. Rams: Bulger 16-33, 186 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT. RECEIVINGCARDS: Boldin 6-85, TD; Fitzgerald 6-81; Arrington 5-57; Breaston 2-39; Urban 1-56, TD; Smith 1-18; Hightower 2-6. Rams: Holt 6-58, TD; Pittman 4-15; Avery 3-26; Stanley 1-80, TD; Hall 1-4; Klopfenstein 1-3.


Game 9CARDINALS 29, 49ers 24

November 10, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium (64,519)

In a Monday night nail-biter, Arizona improved to 6-3 and extended its division lead to 4 games over the 3 other NFC West teams with a 29-24 home victory over the Niners. While the win gave the Cards a season sweep over San Fran, there was certainly nothing easy about it. Arizona trailed from the get-go after Allen Rossum returned the opening kickoff 104 yards for a TD. Behind another exceptional effort from Kurt Warner, the Cards stayed close and took their first lead with 4:16 to play when a Karlos Dansby INT set-up Anquan Boldin’s 2nd TD of the night (10th of the year). Still the Cards had to withstand a pair of threats from the 49ers and did not seal it until a goal-line stop on the game’s final play. It marked the 7th straight home win for the Cards, their longest streak since winning 9 in a row in 1925. After the Rossum score, the Cards moved to the SF10 but settled for a 28-yard Neil Rackers FG. Early in the 2nd, a 31-yard Shaun Hill-to-Josh Morgan TD gave SF a 14-3 lead. AZ responded by moving 78 yards in 4 plays including consecutive completions of 18 & 46 yards to Steve Breaston. The drive ended with Warner’s 13-yard TD pass to Boldin, who extended his streak of games with a TD to a club record 6 games. A 33-yard Rackers FG made it 14-13 but with 0:29 left in the half, Hill hit Vernon Davis for an 18-yard TD on 3rd-n-11. The Cards opened the 3rd quarter with a 7-play, 61-yard drive that ended with a gamble. On 4th-n-1 at the 5, Warner hit Fitzgerald with a TD that cut it to 1. The 49ers faced a similar decision on their next drive with a 4th-n-1 at the AZ24 and kicked a 41-yard Joe Nedney FG that made it 24-20. Late in the 3rd, the Cards appeared to take the lead when FS Antrel Rolle picked off Hill and returned it for a TD. However, the play was wiped out by a neutral zone infraction called on Adrian Wilson. Two plays later, a blitzing Wilson forced a Hill fumble that Clark Haggans recovered at the SF 10. The Cards could only turn it into a FG that cut the SF lead to 24-23. However, when Dansby picked Hill with a little over 5:00 to go and returned it 34 yards to the 5, it set the Cards up for their first lead. Warner’s 4-yard TD pass to Boldin put AZ up 29-24 (2-point try failed). The gritty Niners responded by moving to the Cards 18 but Wilson again snuffed the drive with a diving INT of a Hill shovel pass. When the AZ offense went 3-n-out, SF took over at the AZ 42 with 1:06 left after the punt (no timeouts). Three straight passes to Jason Hill quickly moved it downfield, including the final one of 14 yards that took it to the 1. In the final frenetic seconds, SF stopped the clock with a spike before Frank Gore ran for minus-1 on a play that was reviewed and upheld. After the review, SF had 0:02 left with the ball on the 2 when Michael Robinson was stuffed by Haggans and others to preserve the win.

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

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score49ers 1 14:48 Rossum 104-yard kickoff return (Nedney kick) -- 7-0 CARDS 1 9:46 Rackers 28-yard FG 9-65, 5:02 7-3 49ers 2 14:13 Morgan 31-yard pass from Hill (Nedney kick) 3-55, 1:13 14-3 CARDS 2 11:48 Boldin 13-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 4-78, 2:25 14-10 CARDS 2 4:41 Rackers 33-yard FG 12-65, 5:32 14-13 49ers 2 0:29 Davis 18-yard pass from Hill (Nedney kick) 14-77, 4:12 21-13 CARDS 3 11:37 Fitzgerald 5-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 7-61, 3:23 21-20 49ers 3 7:02 Nedney 41-yard FG 9-33, 4:35 24-20 CARDS 4 14:33 Rackers 23-yard FG 4-5, 1:04 24-23 CARDS 4 4:16 Boldin 4-yard pass from Warner (pass failed) 2-5, 0:50 24-29

STATISTICS

SF AZ First Downs 19 21 Rushes-Yards 28-119 19-46 Net Passing Yards 217 328 Total Net Yards 336 374 Passing (A-C-I) 40-19-2 42-32-0 Sacked by Opp. 0-0 0-0 Punts-Average 4-53.0 5-35.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties 10-93 10-71 Time of Possession 28:23 31:37 Weather: Temp 62 degrees, Humidity 35%, Wind SSW 4 mph RUSHING49ers: Gore 23-99; Hill 2-12; Robinson 3-8. CARDS: Hightower 13-22; Boldin 3-19; James 2-4; Arrington 1-1.

PASSING49ers: Hill 19-40, 217 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT. CARDS: Warner 32-424, 328 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT. RECEIVING49ers: Hill 7-84; Morgan 4-54, TD; B. Johnson 3-17; Zeigler 1-22; Davis 1-18, TD; Bruce 1-12; Gore 1-6; Walker 1-4. CARDS: Fitzgerald 8-49, TD; Breaston 7-121; Boldin 7-92, 2 TD; Hightower 6-28; Urban 4-38.

Game 10CARDINALS 26, Seahawks 20

November 16, 2008 – Qwest Field (67,616)

The Cardinals won in Seattle for the first time since ‘02 and notched their 3rd straight win with a 6-point decision. The victory improved Arizona to 7-3 and strengthened the team’s commanding lead in the NFC West. The Cards scored on 6 of their first 7 drives and held a 26-7 lead after 3 quarters. A pair of 4th quarter turnovers led to Seattle TDs that narrowed it to 26-20 but Arizona’s defense held the Seahawks on their final 2 offensive possessions to clinch the win. Kurt Warner became the first Cards QB to top 300 passing yards in 4 straight games while WRs Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald each caught 10+ passes and topped 150 yards. Seattle was bolstered by the return of QB Matt Hasselbeck from a 5-week layoff (back); he completed 58% of his 29 passes for 170 yards and threw 3 INTs. On the game’s opening drive Warner was 9-10 for 61 yards and put the Cards in position for a 38-yard Neil Rackers FG. The lead grew to 10-0 on the next possession when J.J. Arrington scored on a 4-yard run; the biggest play was a 45-yard catch-n-run by Boldin. The next AZ drive’s big play was a 33-yarder to Fitzgerald that set-up a 48-yard Rackets FG and 13-0 lead. Rookie Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie ended the next Seattle series with a diving INT and late in the 2nd, the Cards seemed in position to put the game away. However, Josh Wilson’s INT and 58-yard return set up a 13-yard Mo Morris TD catch that made it 13-7 with 0:56 left. Warner then guided AZ into position for a 54-yard Rackers FG as the half ended. On the opening series of the 2nd half, Julius Jones fumbled and turned it over at the AZ33. A 44-yard Boldin catch took it to the SEA28 and that led to a 26-yard Rackers FG. After a Seattle punt, the Cards moved 82 yards in 10 plays and capped the drive with a 6-yard Warner-to-Arrington TD. Early in the 4th, Karlos Dansby appeared to end a Seattle drive deep in AZ territory with his goal-line INT but when he fumbled on the return, the Seahawks got another chance. They capitalized on a 1-yard T.J. Duckett run. On the 2nd play of the next drive Warner was sacked and fumbled, giving the ball back at the AZ14 and Duckett’s subsequent 2-yard TD run made it 26-20 with 9:41 left. An AZ punt gave the Seahawks the ball back with 5:38 left but the Cards send them 3-n-out. Seattle would get another chance when they took over at their own 28 with 2:05 left but on the 1st play, Rodgers-Cromartie again picked Hasselbeck to seal the game.

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

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

STATISTICS

AZ SEA First Downs 24 18 Rushes-Yards 24-76 22-43 Net Passing Yards 382 153 Total Net Yards 458 196 Passing (A-C-I) 44-32-1 29-17-3 Sacked by Opp. 2-13 2-17 Punts-Average 2-38.5 4-44.5 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-1 Penalties 8-52 1-15 Time of Possession 34:05 25:55 Weather: Temp 52 degrees, Humidity 85%, Wind SSW 3 mph RUSHINGCARDS: Arrington 8-40, TD; Hightower 11-35; Boldin 1-3; James 1-1; Warner 3-(-3). Seahawks: Jones 10-19; Hasselbeck 4-17; Duckett 5-5, 2 TD; Morris 3-2.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 32-44, 395 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT. Seahawks: Hasselbeck 17-29, 170 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT. RECEIVINGCARDS: Boldin 13-186; Fitzgerald 10-151; Arrington 3-21, TD; Breaston 2-15; Pope 2-9; Urban 1-9; Brown 1-4. Seahawks:Branch 4-54; Carlson 3-39; Morris 3-27, TD; Engram 2-30; Robinson 2-11; Taylor 1-7; Schmitt 1-7; Jone 1-(-5).


Game 11Giants 37, CARDINALS 29

November 23, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium (64,541)

In a match-up of division leaders, the Giants moved to 10-1 by playing an efficient, mistake-free game while the Cardinals made just enough to fall to 7-4. Two turnovers were costly for the Cards as were a pair of long Domenick Hixon kickoff returns. The loss snapped Arizona’s 7-game home win streak and was NY’s 6th straight victory. AZ also missed a chance at clinching the NFC West crown. On Arizona’s opening drive, Kurt Warner converted a pair of 3rd-n-9’s on passes to Steve Breaston (17) and J.J. Arrington (9) that set-up a 34-yard Neil Rackers FG. Early in the 2nd, NYG RB Derrick Ward – playing in place of injured starter Brandon Jacobs – scored on a 1-yard TD plunge. Arrington then returned the kickoff 55 yards to the NY42 and 7 plays later, Tim Hightower scored on a 4-yard run that made it 9-7 after a bad hold on the PAT. Hixon then notched an 83-yard KOR to the AZ17 that set-up a 33-yard John Carney FG. Arrington’s next return set the Cards up near midfield and a 32-yard Warner-to-Jerheme Urban pass moved it to the 19. After Rackers’ 20-yard FG made it 12-10 Cards, another long Hixon KOR (68) set the Giants up at the 32 and that led to a 12-yard Eli Manning TD pass to Amani Toomer. To close the 1st half, the Cards took advantage of the fair catch-free kick rule to try a 68-yard Rackers FG but it was unsuccessful. The Cards got the ball first after intermission but turned it over when Justin Tuck stripped Warner and Mathias Kiwanuka recovered at the AZ40. Manning’s 30-yard connection to Steve Smith took it to the 2 and on the next play he hit fullback Madison Hedgecock on a TD pass out of the backfield. The Cards responded with a 12-play, 90-yard drive and Hightower made it 24-19 with his 2nd TD run of the day. NY extended the lead back to 12 with its own long, methodical drive that Manning ended with his 3rd TD pass of the day, a 10-yarder to TE Kevin Boss. After Arrington’s KOR took it to midfield, a 32-yard Warner-Breaston hook-up got it to the 5 and set-up a 5-yard Anquan Boldin TD catch that cut the deficit to 8. Rackers’ onside try glanced off the hands of Ralph Brown and the Giants recovered to set-up a 33-yard FG with 1:55 to go extending the lead to 11. The Cards then kicked a 44-yarder with 0:31 left but were unsuccessful again on the on-side and the Giants clinched the game with the recovery.

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

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

STATISTICS

NYG AZ First Downs 18 27 Rushes-Yards 27-87 15-23 Net Passing Yards 234 348 Total Net Yards 321 371 Passing (A-C-I) 33-26-0 52-32-1 Sacked by Opp. 1-6 1-3 Punts-Average 4-42.8 3-42.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties 9-76 3-29 Time of Possession 30:37 29:23 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGGiants: Ward 20-69, TD; Hixon 1-11; Bradshaw 4-9; Manning 2-(-2). CARDS: Hightower 11-21, 2 TD; Breaston 1-4; Warner 1-0; James 1-(-1); Boldin 1-(-1).

PASSINGGiants: Manning 26-33, 240, 3 TD, 0 INT. CARDS: Warner 32-52, 351 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVINGGiants: Hixon 6-57; Boss 4-48, TD; Smith 4-45; Ward 4-30; Toomer 4-30, TD; Moss 2-20; Hedgecock 2-10. CARDS: Boldin 11-87, TD; Breaston 6-86; Fitzgerald 5-71; Urban 5-69; Arrington 5-38.

Game 12Eagles 48, CARDINALS 20

November 27, 2008 – Lincoln Financial Field (69,144) Four days after hosting the Super Bowl champion Giants, the Cards took on the Eagles in Philadelphia in a Thanksgiving night showdown. The host Eagles scored 21 straight to start the game, thanks in part to a pair of Kurt Warner INTs and prevailed with a 48-20 win. The Cardinals lost an opportunity to clinch the division crown and fell to 7-5 but remained firmly in first place in the NFC West. The Eagles moved to 6-5-1 and kept their playoff hopes alive. Philly took the opening kickoff and moved 70 yards in 12 plays as Brian Westbrook scored the first of his 4 TDs (2 rushing/2 receiving) on a 5-yard pass from Donovan McNabb. On the 5th play of the next drive Joselio Hanson INT’d a tipped Warner pass and returned it to the AZ41. Five straight Westbrook runs got it into the end zone, including the final one from a yard out. The next AZ drive ended when Quintin Mikell picked off Warner. While the ensuing possession didn’t produce any points, the Eagles went up 21-0 midway thru the 2nd quarter on a 2-yard McNabb-Westbrook pass. The Cards scored late in the half on a 1-yard Warner TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald but David Akers’ FG in the closing seconds made it 24-7 at intermission. Westbrook opened the 2nd half scoring with a 9-yard TD run. A muffed Eagles punt led to an AZ TD – a 6-yard pass from Warner to Steve Breaston - that made it 34-13 but the Eagles again answered with an Akers FG. Early in the 4th, the Cards cut it to 14 with a 7-yard Warner-Fitzgerald connection and got the ball right back with 12:46 to play after a Philly 3-n-out. However, the comeback hopes were dealt a severe blow when Anquan Boldin fumbled after a reception and the Eagles took over at the AZ19. Five plays later, McNabb hit DeSean Jackson with a 5-yard scoring pass that made it 41-20 and an 8-yard McNabb TD pass to Jason Avant 5 minutes later provided the game’s final points.

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

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

STATISTICS

AZ PHI First Downs 12 32 Rushes-Yards 10-25 40-185 Net Passing Yards 235 252 Total Net Yards 260 437 Passing (A-C-I) 39-21-3 39-27-0 Sacked by Opp. 0-0 1-8 Punts-Average 4-36.3 3-45.7 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 Penalties 0-0 3-50 Time of Possession 30:37 29:23 Weather: Clear, 41 degrees, humidity 62%, winds SSW 5 mph. RUSHINGCARDS: Arrington 2-10; Boldin 1-8; Hightower 7-7. Eagles: Westbrook 22-110, 2 TD; Eckel 6-27; McNabb 4-24; Booker 4-21; Jackson 1-6; Kolb 3-(-3).

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 21-39, 235 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT. Eagles: McNabb 27-39, 260 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT. RECEIVINGCARDS: Breaston 6-45, TD; Fitzgerald 5-65, 2 TD; Boldin 5-63; Hightower 3-34; Pope 1-25; Urban 1-3. Eagles: Jackson 6-76, TD; Curtis 5-59; Baskett 5-42; Avant 4-25, TD; L. Smith 3-32; Westbrook 3-20, 2 TD; Celek 1-6.


Game 13CARDINALS 34, Rams 10

December 7, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium (63,720) The Cardinals clinched their first playoff appearance since 1998, first division title since ‘75 and first home playoff came since ’47 thanks to a convincing home win over the Rams. Arizona scored TDs on its first 2 drives to take the early lead and a pair of 2nd half defensive TDs put it out of reach. Kurt Warner threw for 279 yards and set the club’s single-season record for completions with a 22-37 effort. Anquan Boldin became the first player in team history to record four 1,000-yard campaigns and moved into 3rd on the club’s all-time receptions list. Defensively, MLB Gerald Hayes forced Steven Jackson fumbles on the first two drives of the second half while DT Darnell Dockett & CB Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie each scored their first career touchdowns. Arizona came out of the gates quickly as Warner took the team 76 yards in 10 plays and RB Tim Hightower rushed for his 10th TD of the season to set the club rookie record. The next Cardinal drive ended when Larry Fitzgerald caught a 10-yard scoring pass from Warner capping a 6-play, 63-yard drive. Warner’s lone miscue of the day came on the next series when he was INT’s by Ron Bartelt who returned it 24 yards to the AZ6. That led to St. Louis’ only TD of the day, a 3-yard Marc Bulger to Jackson pass. Arizona then added a pair of Neil Rackers field goals (44 & 22 yarders) to take a 20-7 halftime lead. St. Louis opened the 2nd half by advancing to the AZ24 and appeared poised to make it a one score game. However, Hayes forced a Jackson fumble that fellow LB Karlos Dansby recovered to kill the drive. On the 2nd play of the next Rams drive, Hayes again forced a Jackson fumble and Dockett not only recovered but returned it 11 yards to the end zone. Josh Brown’s 51-yard FG with 10:21 left made it 27-10 and it remained that wait until late in the 4th. With 3:11 to go and the Rams at the AZ10, Rodgers-Cromartie stepped in front of a Bulger pass near the goal line and returned it a franchise record-tying 99 yards for a TD that provided the exclamation point on the historic win.

RAMS 0 7 0 3 10CARDINALS 14 6 7 7 34

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 8:46 Hightower 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 10-76, 6:14 0-7 CARDS 1 4:13 Fitzgerald 12-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 6-63, 2:21 0-14 Rams 2 14:14 Jackson 3-yard pass from Bulger (Brown kick) 3-6, 0:52 7-14 CARDS 2 7:00 Rackers 44-yard FG 13-53, 7:14 7-17 CARDS 2 0:59 Rackers 22-yard FG 6-64, 1:48 7-20 CARDS 3 4:30 Dockett 11-yard fumble return (Rackers kick) -- 7-27 Rams 4 10:21 Brown 51-yard FG 7-23, 2:02 10-27 CARDS 4 3:11 Rodgers-Cromartie 99-yard INT return (Rackers kick) -- 10-34

STATISTICS

STL AZ First Downs 17 18 Rushes-Yards 25-85 22-63 Net Passing Yards 223 272 Total Net Yards 308 335 Passing (A-C-I) 38-22-1 33-24-1 Sacked by Opp. 1-5 1-7 Punts-Average 2-55.5 3-42.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties 1-5 5-30 Time of Possession 29:27 30:33 Weather: 63 degrees, 31% humidity, Wind NE 5 mph. RUSHINGRams: Jackson 19-64; Pittman 4-26; Bulger 2-(-5). CARDS: Hightower 12-32, TD; Arrington 5-22; James 3-11; Warner 2-(-2).

PASSINGRams: Bulger 22-37, 228 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; Looker 0-1, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. CARDS: Warner 24-33, 279 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVINGRams:Holt 5-61; Jackson 4-3, TD; Pittman 2-41; Klopfenstein 2-37; Looker 2-27; Fells 2-25; Avery 2-18; Stanley 1-6; Burton 1-5; Becht 1-5. CARDS: Breaston 7-90; Fitzgerald 6-73, TD; Boldin 5-62; Arrington 3-30; Spach 2-15; Rolle 1-9.

Game 14Vikings 35, Cardinals 14

December 14, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium (64,457) In a match-up of division leaders with 8-5 records, the visiting Vikings jumped on top early thanks to a punt return touchdown and a pair of Arizona turnovers that both led to Minnesota TDs. Thanks to those scores, the Vikings led 21-0 after one quarter and it was an uphill battle from there. Adrian Peterson ran for 165 yards while Tarvaris Jackson started in place of an injured Gus Frerotte and threw for 4 scores. The win was Minnesota’s 4th in a row and gave them the inside track on the #3 seed over Arizona, who fell to 8-6 a week after clinching the NFC West. After a dropped pass on 3rd down ended the first Cardinals drive, Bernard Berrian returned the ensuing punt 82 yards down the left sideline. CB Cedric Griffin then snuffed out the next AZ drive near midfield with his diving INT of a Kurt Warner pass that tipped off the hands of Steve Breaston. Facing a 3rd-n-15 from the 41, Jackson lofted a perfect pass down the right sideline that Berrian pulled in for his 2nd TD. On the 2nd play of the next series, Warner hit Anquan Boldin on a slant but the receiver fumbled an Minnesota recovered at the AZ23. Six plays later, Jackson hit Sidney Rice with a 6-yard TD pass that gave the Vikings a 21-0 lead. Late in the 1st half, the Vikings completed a 12-play, 91-yard drive with an 11-yard Jackson TD pass to Chester Taylor that made it 28-0. On the 3rd play after intermission, Jerheme Urban caught a short pass from Warner and took it for a 50-yard TD. The next Cardinal drive appeared to be aided by a 49-yard pass interference call on Antoine Winfield but Ron Winter’s crew picked up the flag and the drive stalled. The Vikings then advanced to the AZ16 and attempted a 34-yard Ryan Longwell FG. However, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie blocked it and Rod Hood returned it 68-yards for a TD that made it 28-14 with 4:27 left in the third. That was as close as AZ would get. On the next drive, Jackson hit Bobby Wade on a pump-and-go that resulted in a 59-yard score that provided the game’s final points.

VIKINGS 21 7 7 0 35

CARDINALS 0 0 14 0 15

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreVikings 1 11:05 Berrian 82-yard pun return(Longwell kick) -- 7-0 Vikings 1 6:39 Berrian 41-yard pass from Jackson (Longwell kick) 6-47, 2:51 14-0 Vikings 1 2:43 Rice 6-yard pass from Jackson (Longwell kick) 6-23, 3:13 21-0 Vikings 2 2:08 Taylor 11-yard pass from Jackson (Longwell kick) 12-91, 7:06 28-0 CARDS 3 13:43 Urban 50-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 3-73, 1:17 28-7 CARDS 3 4:27 Hood 68-yard return of blocked FG (Rackers kick) -- 28-14 Vikings 3 0:17 Wade 59-yard pass from Jackson (Longwell kick) 7-80, 4:10 35-14

STATISTICS

MIN AZ First Downs 20 16 Rushes-Yards 44-239 7-43 Net Passing Yards 157 273 Total Net Yards 396 316 Passing (A-C-I) 17-11-0 50-32-1 Sacked by Opp. 3-6 4-25 Punts-Average 4-46.0 6-45.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties 6-34 5-60 Time of Possession 34:34 25:26 Weather: 54 degrees, 22% humidity, Wind W 10 mph. RUSHINGVikings: Peterson 28-165; Taylor 10-66; Dugan 2-4; Jackson 3-3; Berrian 1-1. CARDS: Arrington 2-23; Hightower 5-20.

PASSINGVikings: Jackson 11-17, 163 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT. CARDS: Warner 29-45, 290 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; Leinart 3-5, 28 yds, 0 YD, 0 INT. RECEIVINGVikings: Taylor 4-37, TD; Wade 2-67, TD; Tahi 2-4; Berrian 1-41, TD; Shiancoe 1-8; Rice 1-6, TD. CARDS: Arrington 7-48; Boldin 6-34; Fitzgerald 5-52; Hightower 5-20; Breaston 4-46; Urban 3-82, TD; Patrick 2-16.


Game 15Patriots 47, CARDINALS 7

December 21, 2008 – Gillette Stadium (68,756)

The Cardinals headed to Foxboro for the final road game of the regular season and a showdown with the Patriots. Like Arizona, the Pats entered the game at 9-5. However unlike the Cardinals, who clinched the NFC west two weeks earlier and were pretty much locked into their playoff spot, New England was in a three-way tie atop the AFC East and fighting for its postseason life. In addition to the must-win Patriots, Arizona also had to contend with Mother Nature. A winter storm socked much of the east coast and the game was played amid a steady snowfall. The Cardinals had not played a game in snow in over 25 years (12/18/83 vs. Philadelphia at St. Louis) and it was clear New England was far more comfortable in the environment. The Arizona offense entered the game #2 in the NFL with a 26.6 points/game average but was limited to a season-low 7 points. The Patriots offense was more successful and rolled up 514 total yards. It all added up to a very one-sided contest. Of its six first half possessions, New England scored four touchdowns and a field goal. Conversely on its six drives, Arizona went 3-n-out 5 times and turned it over on downs once. Those two factors resulted in a 31-0 New England halftime lead. LaMont Jordan capped each of the first two Patriot drives with short TD runs. Early in the 2nd, a 15-yard Matt Cassel pass to Kevin Faulk made it 21-0 and an 11-yard Cassel pass to Wes Welker on the next series made it 28-0. Stephen Gostkowski’s 38-yard FG in the closing seconds of the first half made it 31-0. A bad situation for AZ got even worse on the first play from scrimmage after intermission. Cassel hit Randy Moss with a quick screen at the line of scrimmage and the receiver took it 76 yards down the left sideline for a TD that made it a 38-0 score :19 into the 2nd half. The Pats then added Gostkowski FGs on their next three drives. Kurt Warner was replaced at QB by Matt Leinart late in the 3rd quarter and he finished the game. It was Leinart’s 78-yard TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald with 6:17 to play kept the Cardinals from being shut out.

CARDINALS 0 0 0 7 7PATRIOTS 14 14 13 3 47

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScorePatriots 1 8:57 Jordan 1-yard run (Gostkowski kick) 7-33, 3:47 0-7 Patriots 1 3:46 Jordan 3-yard run (Gostkowski kick) 7-55, 3:03 0-14 Patriots 2 12:04 Faulk 15-yard pass from Cassel (Gostkowski kick) 4-50, 2:05 0-21 Patriots 2 1:52 Welker 11-yard pass from Cassel (Gostkowski kick) 12-69, 5:33 0-28 Patriots 2 0:02 Gostkowski 38-yard FG 9-51, 1:22 0-31 Patriots 3 14:41 Moss 76-yard pass from Cassel (Gostkowski kick) 1-76, 0:19 0-38 Patriots 3 8:20 Gostkowski 35-yard FG 11-52, 5:24 0-41 Patriots 3 3:31 Gostkowski 24-yard FG 11-44, 4:12 0-44 Patriots 4 14:51 Gostkowski 30-yard FG 5-3, 1:01 0-47 CARDS 4 6:17 Fitzgerald 78-yard pass from Leinart (Rackers kick) 2-71, 1:25 7-47

STATISTICS

AZ NE First Downs 8 27 Rushes-Yards 15-44 42-183 Net Passing Yards 142 331 Total Net Yards 186 514 Passing (A-C-I) 32-12-1 38-21-0 Sacked by Opp. 3-26 1-12 Punts-Average 8-39.0 3-47.0 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0 Penalties 3-20 7-65 Time of Possession 21:25 38:35 Weather: Heavy snow, 30 degrees, 100% humidity, Wind S 10 mph. RUSHINGCARDS: James 4-19; Hightower 10-17; Leinart 1-8. Patriots: Morris 15-88; Jordan 20-78, 2 TD; Cassel 2-19; Evans 1-3; Faulk 1-1; O’Connell 3-(-6).

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 6-18, 30 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT; Leinart 6-14, 138 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT. Patriots: Cassel 20-36, 345 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT; O’Connell 1-2, -2 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. RECEIVINGCARDS: Fitzgerald 3-101, TD; Urban 2-36; Doucet 2-11; Hightower 2-10; James 1-6; Breaston 1-6; Castille 1-(-2). Patriots: Welker 7-68, TD; Gaffney 5-90; Faulk 3-27, TD; Moss 2-87, TD; Morris 2-45; Evans 1-28; Aiken 1-(-2).


Arizona Cardinals / Week 16 / Through Sunday, December 21, 2008 / Regular Season

Won 8, Lost 7

9/7/2008 W 23- 13 at San Francisco 49ers9/14/2008 W 31- 10 Miami Dolphins9/21/2008 L 17- 24 at Washington Redskins9/28/2008 L 35- 56 at New York Jets10/5/2008 W 41- 17 Buffalo Bills10/12/2008 W 30- 24 Dallas Cowboys10/26/2008 L 23- 27 at Carolina Panthers11/2/2008 W 34- 13 at St. Louis Rams11/10/2008 W 29- 24 San Francisco 49ers11/16/2008 W 26- 20 at Seattle Seahawks11/23/2008 L 29- 37 New York Giants11/27/2008 L 20- 48 at Philadelphia Eagles12/7/2008 W 34- 10 St. Louis Rams12/14/2008 L 14- 35 Minnesota Vikings12/21/2008 L 7- 47 at New England Patriots

Arizona OpponentTotal First Downs 309 288Rushing 68 110Passing 217 159Penalty 24 193rd Down: Made/Att 77/186 89/1943rd Down Pct. 41.4% 45.9%4th Down: Made/Att 8/16 10/144th Down Pct. 50.0% 71.4%Possession Avg. 30:18 29:42Total Net Yards 5395 4974Avg. Per Game 359.7 331.6Total Plays 940 921Avg. Per Play 5.7 5.4Net Yards Rushing 1067 1677Avg. Per Game 71.1 111.8Total Rushes 321 417Net Yards Passing 4328 3297Avg. Per Game 288.5 219.8Sacked/Yards Lost 27/201 30/184Gross Yards 4529 3481Attempts/Completions 592/394 474/299Completion Pct. 66.6% 63.1%Had Intercepted 14 11Punts/Average 57/41.8 57/45.5Net Punting Avg. 33.7 40.0Penalties/Yards 97/681 87/734Fumbles/Ball Lost 25/14 24/16Touchdowns 47 49Rushing 14 12Passing 27 34Returns 6 3Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PtsTeam 64 103 140 80 6 393Opponents 77 143 81 104 0 405Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt PtsN.Rackers 0 0 0 0 40/40 23/26 0 109A.Boldin 11 0 11 0 0/0 0/0 0 66L.Fitzgerald 10 0 10 0 0/0 0/0 0 60T.Hightower 10 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 60E.James 3 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 20J.Urban 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18J.Arrington 3 1 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 18S.Breaston 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12D.Rodgers-Cromartie 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6

M.Beisel 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6R.Hood 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6D.Dockett 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6A.Rolle 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6Team 47 14 27 6 40/40 23/26 1 393Opponents 49 12 34 3 46/46 21/26 1 4052-Pt. Conversions: Team 1/ 6, Opponents: 1/ 3Sacks: B.Berry 5.0, C.Okeafor 4.5, K.Dansby 4.0, D.Dockett 4.0, T.LaBoy 4.0, A.Wilson 2.5, A.Smith 2.5, C.Haggans 1.0, B.Robinson 1.0, G.Watson 1.0, G.Hayes 0.5 Team: 30.0, Opponents: 26.0

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TDE.James 119 414 3.5 16 3T.Hightower 140 396 2.8 30t 10J.Arrington 30 178 5.9 30 1A.Boldin 9 67 7.4 30 0S.Breaston 2 8 4.0 4 0M.Leinart 3 6 2.0 8 0K.Warner 18 -2 -0.1 11 0Team 321 1067 3.3 30t 14Opponents 417 1677 4.0 41t 12

Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TDL.Fitzgerald 91 1301 14.3 78t 10A.Boldin 89 1038 11.7 79t 11S.Breaston 72 915 12.7 58 2T.Hightower 34 237 7.0 26 0J.Urban 30 405 13.5 56t 3J.Arrington 27 237 8.8 35 1E.James 11 79 7.2 16 0B.Patrick 10 87 8.7 19 0E.Doucet 10 61 6.1 9 0L.Pope 8 70 8.8 25 0J.Tuman 3 41 13.7 18 0T.Castille 3 6 2.0 4 0T.Smith 2 24 12.0 18 0S.Spach 2 15 7.5 8 0A.Rolle 1 9 9.0 9 0L.Brown 1 4 4.0 4 0C.Campbell 0 0 0 0 0Team 394 4529 11.5 79t 27Opponents 299 3481 11.6 87t 34

Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TDD.Rodgers-Cromartie 3 105 35.0 99t 1K.Dansby 2 47 23.5 34 0A.Wilson 2 37 18.5 28 0A.Rolle 1 40 40.0 40t 1C.Okeafor 1 39 39.0 39 0E.Green 1 1 1.0 1 0R.Hood 1 0 0.0 0 0Team 11 269 24.5 99t 2Opponents 14 260 18.6 58 1

Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BD.Johnson 40 1670 41.8 35.2 4 13 59 0B.Graham 17 711 41.8 30.1 0 5 59 0Team 57 2381 41.8 33.7 4 18 59 0Opponents 56 2596 45.5 40.0 5 20 63 1

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDS.Breaston 31 10 216 7.0 25 0Team 31 10 216 7.0 25 0Opponents 28 12 381 13.6 82t 1

Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TDJ.Arrington 34 873 25.7 93t 1S.Breaston 33 667 20.2 38 0S.Morey 2 23 11.5 15 0C.Campbell 2 16 8.0 16 0J.Urban 2 1 0.5 1 0Team 73 1580 21.6 93t 1Opponents 63 1548 24.6 104t 1

Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+N.Rackers 0/ 0 8/ 8 8/ 10 6/ 6 1/ 2Team 0/ 0 8/ 8 8/ 10 6/ 6 1/ 2Opponents 0/ 0 4/ 4 9/ 11 5/ 7 3/ 4

Fumbles Lost: K.Warner 6, A.Boldin 3, E.James 2, K.Dansby 1, M.Leinart 1, C.Campbell 1 Total: 14Opponent Fumble Recoveries: A.Smith 3, K.Dansby 3, D.Dockett 3, G.Hayes 2, M.Ware 1, B.Berry 1, C.Haggans 1, M.Adams 1, T.LaBoy 1 Total: 16

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost RatingK.Warner 568 382 4320 67.3% 7.6 26 4.6% 13 2.3% 79t 25/ 182 95.5M.Leinart 21 10 181 47.6% 8.6 1 4.8% 1 4.8% 78t 2/ 19 73.7J.Urban 1 1 18 100.0% 18.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18 0/ 0 118.8D.Johnson 1 1 10 100.0% 10.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 0/ 0 108.3J.Arrington 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0/ 0 39.6Team 592 394 4529 66.6% 7.7 27 4.6% 14 2.4% 79t 27/ 201 94.8Opponents 474 299 3481 63.1% 7.3 34 7.2% 11 2.3% 87t 30/ 184 99.5


(based on coaches film review)

QB QB SPECIAL TEAMS

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

Karlos Dansby 121 94 27 5 4/39 2 - 1 3 1 3 - - - - - -

Antrel Rolle 113 74 39 1 - 1 6 1 - - 1 1 1 - - - -

Gerald Hayes 102 71 31 6 .5/5 - 1 4 2 2 3 - - - - - -

Adrian Wilson 80 51 29 5 2.5/23 2 7 2 - - 2 1 1 - - - -

Chike Okeafor 69 44 25 3 4.5/14 1 1 1 - 7 4 - - - - - -

Antonio Smith 51 34 17 5 2.5/17 - - 2 3 2 12 - - - - - -

Darnell Dockett 51 35 16 1 4/21 - 1 1 3 2 13 - - - - - -

Aaron Francisco 49 34 15 2 - - 2 1 - - 1 18 11 7 - - -

Travis LaBoy 38 30 8 - 4/17 - - 1 1 3 3 - - - - - -

D. Rodgers-Cromartie 38 34 4 1 - 3 21 - - - - 5 3 2 - - 1

Rod Hood 37 35 2 - - 1 18 - - - - - - - - 1 -

Eric Green 33 27 6 1 - 1 7 - - - - 2 1 1 - - -

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

Bertrand Berry 26 14 12 1 5/27 - - 2 1 3 5 - - - - - -

Calais Campbell 24 20 4 1 - - - 1 - 1 1 16 10 6 - - -

Bryan Robinson 23 17 6 1 1/8 - - - - 1 1 - - - - - -

Ralph Brown 22 16 6 1 - - 8 - - - 2 9 2 7 - - -

Gabe Watson 22 16 6 3 1/6 - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - -

Matt Ware 14 9 5 1 - - - - - - 2 12 6 6 - 1 -

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

Monty Beisel 5 3 2 1 - - - - - - - 17 9 8 - 1 -

Pago Togafau 3 1 2 - - - - - - - - 10 7 3 - - -

Michael Adams 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - 3 3 - - 1 -

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

Sean Morey - - - - - - - - - - - 22 16 6 - - 1

Tim Castille - - - - - - - - - - - 10 6 4 - - -

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

Neil Rackers - - - - - - - - - - - 7 5 2 - - -

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

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

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

Stephen Spach - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - -

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

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

Miscellaneous:

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

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

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

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

Darnell Dockett: 11-yard fumble return for a touchdown vs. St. Louis Rams, Dec. 7

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie: 99-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. St. Louis Rams, Dec. 7

Rod Hood: 68-yard return of a Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie blocked field goal for a TD vs. Minnesota, Dec. 14

AArizona Cardinals 2008 Defensive Statistics


First Downs 18 22 19 33 28 14 25 24 21 24 27 12 18 16 8 309Rushing 7 5 6 5 9 3 3 11 2 6 2 0 6 1 2 68Passing 10 13 11 26 17 11 20 12 17 18 21 10 12 13 6 217Penalty 1 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 24

Third Downs 16 13 11 11 15 12 11 13 13 12 14 10 9 13 13 186Converted 5 7 5 5 9 5 6 4 4 6 8 3 3 4 3 77Efficiency 31.3% 54% 45% 45% 60% 42% 55% 31% 31% 50% 57.1% 30% 33.3% 31% 23.1% 41.4%

Fourth Downs 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 16Converted 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8Efficiency 66.7% 0% 0% 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 66.7% 0% 50%

Total Net Yards 285 445 313 468 373 276 425 510 374 458 371 260 335 316 186 5395Plays 72 59 56 77 76 50 67 68 61 70 68 49 56 61 50 940Avg./Play 4.0 7.5 5.6 6.1 4.9 5.5 6.3 7.5 6.1 6.5 5.5 5.3 6.0 5.2 3.7 5.7

Net Yards Rushing 109 81 116 42 123 50 50 176 46 76 23 25 63 43 44 1067Attempts 39 31 23 15 34 19 14 34 19 24 15 10 22 7 15 321Avg./Rush 2.8 2.6 5.0 2.8 3.6 2.6 3.6 5.2 2.4 3.2 1.5 2.5 2.9 6.1 2.9 3.3Touchdowns 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 14

Net Yards Passing 176 364 197 426 250 226 375 334 328 382 348 235 272 273 142 4328Sacks 3 2 2 5 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 27Yards Lost 21 12 13 46 0 10 16 9 0 13 3 0 7 25 26 201Gross Yards 197 376 210 472 250 236 391 343 328 395 351 235 279 298 168 4529Attempts 30 26 31 57 42 30 51 33 42 44 52 39 33 50 32 592Completions 19 20 17 40 33 22 36 22 32 32 32 21 24 32 12 394Pct. 63.3% 76.9% 54.8% 70.2% 78.6% 73.3% 70.6% 66.7% 76.2% 72.7% 61.5% 53.8% 72.7% 64% 37.5% 66.6%Touchdowns 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 27Interceptions 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 14Yards Per Attempt 6.6 14.5 6.8 8.2 6.0 7.9 7.7 10.1 7.8 8.9 6.8 6.0 8.5 6.0 5.3 7.7

Kickoffs-EZ-TB 6-4-2 6-4-1 4-2-1 6-1-1 7-3-0 6-2-0 5-5-2 7-5-0 7-4-1 6-1-0 7-5-2 4-0-0 7-5-1 3-3-3 2-0-0 83-44-14

Punting 4 2 4 1 2 5 3 5 5 2 3 4 3 6 8 57Average 45.0 38.5 41.8 39.0 45.0 43.0 55.7 42.2 35.2 38.5 42.0 36.3 42.0 45.5 39.0 41.8Net Average 45.0 38.5 30.3 30.0 28.0 39.2 42.3 35.4 29.6 28.5 35.0 33.5 31.0 27.2 32.0 33.7Had Blocked 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

Penalties/Yards 4-40 8-45 6-42 11-71 4-20 12-70 7-60 10-69 10-71 8-52 3-29 1-2 5-30 5-60 3-20 97-681

Fumbles/Lost 0-0 1-0 1-1 5-4 0-0 2-2 2-1 1-0 0-0 3-2 2-1 3-1 0-0 2-1 3-1 25-14

Touchdowns 2 4 2 5 5 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 4 2 1 47Rushing 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 14Passing 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 27Returns 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6

PAT/ 2-Point Made/Att. 2-2 4-4 2-2 4-5 5-5 3-3 2-3 4-4 2-3 2-2 2-3 2-3 4-4 2-2 1-1 41-46Kicking Made/Att. 2-2 4-4 2-2 3-3 5-5 3-3 2-2 4-4 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 4-4 2-2 1-1 40-402-pt Rushing Made/Att. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-22-pt Passing Made/Att 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4

Field Goals Made/Att. 3-4 1-1 1-1 0-1 2-2 1-1 1-1 2-2 3-3 4-4 3-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 23-26

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

Points Scored 23 31 17 35 41 30 23 34 29 26 29 20 34 14 7 393

Time Of Possession 37:05 31:54 26:55 31:00 36:16 27:45 32:37 38:38 31:37 34:05 29:23 20:27 30:33 25:26 21:25 30:18

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Total Net Yards 291 236 323 373 287 374 351 231 336 196 321 437 308 396 514 4974Plays 44 58 64 62 46 64 58 55 68 53 61 80 64 64 81 921Avg./Play 6.6 4.1 5.0 6.0 6.2 5.8 6.1 4.2 4.9 3.7 5.3 5.5 4.8 6.2 6.3 5.4

Net Yards Rushing 108 72 136 89 84 73 113 61 119 43 87 185 85 239 183 1677Attempts 20 24 31 26 17 22 29 20 28 22 27 40 25 44 42 417Avg./Rush 5.4 3.0 4.4 3.4 4.9 3.3 3.9 3.1 4.3 2.0 3.2 4.6 3.4 5.4 4.4 4.0Touchdowns 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 12

Net Yards Passing 183 164 187 284 203 301 238 170 217 153 234 252 223 157 331 3297Sacks 4 2 2 2 5 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 3 1 30Yards Lost 12 15 17 5 35 20 10 16 0 17 6 8 5 6 12 184Gross Yards 195 179 204 289 238 321 248 186 217 170 240 260 228 163 343 3481Attempts 20 32 31 34 24 39 28 33 40 29 33 39 38 17 38 474Completions 14 17 23 24 18 24 20 16 19 17 26 27 22 11 21 299Pct. 70% 53% 74% 70.6% 75% 61.5% 71.4% 48.5% 47.5% 58.6% 78.8% 69.2% 57.9% 64.7% 55.3% 63.1%Touchdowns 0 0 2 6 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 4 1 4 3 34Interceptions 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 11Yards Per Attempt 9.8 5.6 6.6 8.5 9.9 8.2 8.9 5.6 5.4 5.9 7.3 6.7 6.0 9.6 9.0 7.3

Kickoffs-EZ-TB 4-1-1 3-1-1 5-3-0 9-4-1 4-2-0 4-0-0 6-5-1 3-2-0 5-2-0 4-3-3 8-0-0 9-0-0 3-2-0 6-2-0 10-0-0 83-27-7

Punting 2 5 4 2 2 8 3 7 4 4 4 3 2 4 3 57Average 43.5 38.8 42.8 48.0 46.5 41.9 44.3 50.4 53.0 44.5 42.8 45.7 55.5 46.0 47.0 45.5Net Average 35.0 35.2 42.0 43.0 36.5 33.4 44.3 48.3 40.0 39.8 44.0 42.7 36.5 33.0 47.0 40.0Had Blocked 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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Penalties/Yards 3-20 6-42 7-67 4-61 6-36 12-93 3-25 4-41 10-93 1-15 9-76 8-61 1-5 6-34 7-65 87-734

Fumbles/Lost 5-4 1-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 4-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 2-1 0-0 1-1 2-2 1-1 0-0 24-16

Touchdowns 1 1 3 7 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 6 1 5 5 49Rushing 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 12Passing 0 0 2 6 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 4 1 4 3 34Returns 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3

PAT/ 2-Point Made/Att. 1-1 1-1 3-3 7-7 2-2 3-3 3-3 1-2 3-3 2-3 4-4 6-6 1-1 5-5 5-5 47-49Kicking Made/Att. 1-1 1-1 3-3 6-6 2-2 3-3 3-3 1-1 3-3 2-2 4-4 6-6 1-1 5-5 5-5 46-462-pt Rushing Made/Att. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-02-pt Passing Made/Att 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3

Field Goals Made/Att. 2-2 1-1 1-2 2-3 1-1 1-2 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-3 2-2 1-2 0-1 4-4 21-26

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

Points Allowed 13 10 24 56 17 24 27 13 24 20 37 48 10 35 47 405

Time Of Possession 22:55 28:06 33:05 29:00 23:44 33:15 27:23 21:22 28:23 25:55 30:37 39:33 29:27 34:34 38:35 29:42

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RUSHING 200 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 214 by LeShon Johnson at New Orleans, Sept. 22, 1996 By Opponent: 228 by Clinton Portis at Denver, Dec. 29, 2002 150 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 165, Marcel Shipp vs. San Francisco, Oct. 26, 2003 (35 att.) By Opponent: 165, Adrian Peterson vs. Minnesota, Dec. 14, 2008 (28 att.) 100 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 109, Tim Hightower, at St. Louis, Nov. 2, 2008 (22 att., TD) By Opponent: 165, Adrian Peterson vs. Minnesota, Dec. 14, 2008 (28 att.) Two 100-Yard Rushers By Cardinals: 126 yards, Ottis Anderson/102 yards, Wayne Morris at New Orleans, Oct. 5, 1980 By Opponent: 106 yards, Ahman Green/101 yards Vernand Morency at Green Bay, Oct. 29, 2006 Three Rushing Touchdowns By Cardinals: Marcel Shipp at St. Louis, Dec. 3, 2006 (1, 6, 9 yards) By Opponent: Shaun Alexander (4) at Seattle, Sept. 25, 2005 (25, 1, 1, 1 yards) Two Rushing Touchdowns By Cardinals: Tim Hightower vs. New York Giants, Nov. 23, 2008 (4, 1 yards) By Opponent: LaMont Jordan at New England, Dec. 21, 2008 (1, 3 yards) PASSING 500 Yards Passing By Cardinals: 522 by Boomer Esiason at Washington, Nov. 10, 1996-OT (35 comp., 59 att.) By Opponent: Never happened

400 Yards Passing By Cardinals: 472 by Kurt Warner at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (40 comp., 57 att.) By Opponent: 417 by Tim Rattay at San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2004 (38 comp., 57 att.) 300 Yards Passing By Cardinals: 351 by Kurt Warner vs. New York Giants, Nov. 23, 2008 (32 comp., 52 att.) By Opponent: 345 by Matt Cassel at New England, Dec. 21, 2008 (20 comp., 36 att.)

Six Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Charley Johnson vs. New Orleans, Nov. 2, 1969 By Opponent: Brett Favre at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (12, 34, 2, 17, 40, 24). Five Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Charley Johnson (6) vs. New Orleans, Nov. 2, 1969 By Opponent: Brett Favre at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (12, 34, 2, 17, 40, 24). Four Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Jake Plummer vs. Detroit, Nov. 18, 2001 By Opponent: Tarvaris Jackson vs. Minnesota, Dec. 14, 2008 (41, 6, 11, 59 yards). Three Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Kurt Warner at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (1, 6, 7 yards) By Opponent: Matt Cassel at New England, Dec. 21, 2008 (15, 11, 76 yards). RECEIVING 200 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 217, Anquan Boldin at Detroit, Sept. 7, 2003 (10 receptions, 2 TD) By Opponent: 203, Kevin Williams vs. Dallas, Dec. 24, 1995 (9 rec.) 150 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 186, Anquan Boldin (13 rec.), 151, Larry Fitzgerald (10 rec.) at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008 By Opponent: 162, Eric Johnson at San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2004 (13 rec., TD)

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100 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 101, Larry Fitzgerald at New England, Dec. 21, 2008 (3 rec., TD) By Opponent: 117, Steve Smith at Carolina, Oct. 26, 2008 (5 rec., 2 TDs) Two 100-Yard Receivers By Cardinals: 186, Anquan Boldin (13 rec.), 151, Larry Fitzgerald (10 rec.) at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008 By Opponent: 141, Roddy White vs. Atlanta, Dec. 23, 2007 (12 rec.), 114, Laurent Robinson vs. Atlanta, Dec. 23, 2007 (7 rec., TD) Four Receiving TouchdownsBy Cardinals: J.T. Smith at Washington, Oct. 8, 1989 By Opponent: Earnest Gray vs. N.Y. Giants, Sept. 7, 1980 Three Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: Anquan Boldin vs. Miami, Sept. 14, 2008 (79, 3, 8 yards) By Opponent: Laveranues Coles at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (12, 34, 2 yards), Two Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (1, 7 yards) By Opponent: Brian Westbrook at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (5, 2 yards) 10 or More Receptions in a Game By Cardinals: Anquan Boldin (11 for 87 yards) vs. New York Giants, Nov. 23, 2008 By Opponent: Marion Barber vs. Dallas, Oct. 12, 2008 (11 for 128 yards, TD)

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

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

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

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


Four Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008 (38, 48, 54, 26 yards) By Opponent: Stephen Gostkowski at New England, Dec. 21, 2008 (38, 35, 24, 30 yards)

Three Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers vs. New York Giants, Nov. 23, 2008 (34, 20, 44 yards) By Opponent: Stephen Gostkowski at New England, Dec. 21, 2008 (38, 35, 24, 30 yards) Missed Point-After-Touchdown By Cardinals: Neil Rackers at Washington, Oct. 21, 2007 (blocked) By Opponent: Josh Brown vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 2005 (blocked) Blocked Punt By Cardinals: Sean Morey vs. Dallas, Oct. 12, 2008 (Mat McBriar punt) By Opponent: DeDe Dorsey at Cincinnati, 11/18/07 (Mike Barr punt) Blocked Punt Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Monty Beisel vs. Dallas, Oct. 12, 2008 (Mat McBriar punt, blocked by Sean Morey, returned by Beisel three yards) By Opponent: DeDe Dorsey at Cincinnati, 11/18/07 (Mike Barr punt, returned 19 yards) Blocked Field Goal Attempt By Cardinals: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie vs. Minnesota, Dec. 14, 2008 (Ryan Longwell 34-yard attempt) By Opponent: Kris Jenkins at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (Neil Rackers 37-yard attempt) Blocked Field Goal Attempt For Touchdown By Cardinals: Rod Hood (Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie block) vs. Minnesota, Dec. 14, 2008, 68 yards (Ryan Longwell kick) By Opponent: Mike Bass (Verlon Biggs block) at Washington, Sept. 24, 1972, 32 yards (Jim Bakken kick) RETURNS Punt Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Steve Breaston vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 30, 2007, 73 yards (Daniel Sepulveda punt) By Opponent: Yamon Figurs at Baltimore, Sept. 23, 2007, 75 yards (Mike Barr punt)

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

Interception Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: D. Rodgers-Cromartie vs. St. Louis, Dec. 7, 2008 (99 yards, Marc Bulger pass). By Opponent: Darrelle Revis at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (32 yards, Kurt Warner pass). Fumble Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Darnell Dockett vs. St. Louis, Dec. 7, 2008, 11 yards (Steven Jackson fumble) By Opponent: Tully Banta-Cain vs. San Francisco, Nov. 25, 2007, recovered in end zone (Kurt Warner fumble) DEFENSE Four Interceptions By Cardinals: Kwamie Lassiter vs. San Diego, Dec. 27, 1998 By Opponent: Never has happened Three Interceptions By Cardinals: Antrel Rolle at Cincinnati, Nov. 18, 2007 By Opponent: Marcus Trufant at Seattle, Dec. 9, 2007 Two Interceptions By Cardinals: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie at. Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008 By Opponent: Darrelle Revis at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 Two Interceptions By Teammates By Cardinals: At Washington, Oct. 16, 1994 (Aeneas Williams and James Williams) By Opponent: At Baltimore, Nov. 16, 1978 (Bobby Boyd and Lenny Lyles) Four Quarterback Sacks By Cardinals: Bertrand Berry vs. New York Giants, Nov. 14, 2004 By Opponent: Never has happened Three Quarterback Sacks By Cardinals: Bertrand Berry at Oakland, Oct. 22, 2006 By Opponent: Patrick Kearney at Seattle, Dec. 9, 2007


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

Two Opponent Fumble Recoveries By Cardinals: Renaldo Hill at Carolina, Oct. 6, 2002 By Opponent: Rod Coleman at Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 TEAM SCORING 50 Points Scored By Team By Cardinals: St. Louis 56 at Minnesota 14, Oct. 6, 1963 By Opponent: At New York Jets 56, Arizona 35, Sept. 28, 2008 40 Points Scored By Cardinals: At Arizona 41, Buffalo 17, Oct. 5, 2008 By Opponent: At New England 47, Arizona 7, Dec. 21, 2008 20 First-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 21 vs. San Francisco, Sept. 10, 2006 By Opponent: 21 vs. Minnesota, Dec. 14, 2008 20 Second-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 24 at St. Louis, Nov. 2, 2008 By Opponent: 34 at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008

20 Third-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 21 at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 By Opponent: 21 at Carolina, Oct. 26, 2008 20 Fourth-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 22 at St. Louis, Nov. 20, 2005 By Opponent: 22 at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 30 One-Half Points By Cardinals: 35 in second half at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 By Opponent: 31 in first half at New England Patriots, Dec. 21, 2008 Score Touchdown In Each Quarter By Cardinals: Vs. Buffalo, Oct. 5, 2008 (7, 17, 7, 10 points) By Opponent: At Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (14, 10, 10, 14 points)

OFFENSE 500 Yards Total Offense By Cardinals: 510 at St. Louis, Nov. 2, 2008 By Opponent: 514 at New England, Dec. 21, 2008

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WR LT LG C RG RT TE TE QB RB FBat Philadelphia, Nov. 27 Fitzgerald Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Spach Pope Warner Hightower Smith

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB RBSt. Louis, Dec. 7 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Spach Fitzgerald Warner Hightower Arrington

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB WRMinnesota, Dec. 14 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Spach Fitzgerald Warner Arrington Breaston

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TEat New England, Dec. 21 Breaston Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Spach Fitzgerald Warner Hightower PopeSeattle, Dec. 28

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB S LCB RCB SS FSat Philadelphia, Nov. 27 Dockett Robinson LaBoy Okeafor Hayes Dansby Francisco Brown R-Cromartie Wilson Rolle

DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB DB LCB RCB SS FSSt. Louis, Dec. 7 Dockett Robinson LaBoy Okeafor Hayes Dansby Brown Hood R-Cromartie Wilson Rolle

LE NT DT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FSMinnesota, Dec. 14 Smith Robinson Dockett LaBoy Okeafor Hayes Dansby Hood R-Cromartie Wilson Rolleat New England, Dec. 21 Smith Robinson Dockett Berry Okeafor Hayes Dansby Hood R-Cromartie Wilson RolleSeattle, Dec. 28

at SF, Sep. 7 Buffalo, Oct. 5 San Francisco, Nov. 10 St. Louis Rams, Dec. 7RB J.J. Arrington DE Bertrand Berry DT Alan Branch DT Alan BranchDT Alan Branch WR Anquan Boldin WR Early Doucet CB Eric GreenWR Early Doucet DT Alan Branch CB Eric Green T Brandon KeithT Brandon Keith FB Tim Castille T Brandon Keith TE Ben PatrickQB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) T Brandon Keith TE Ben Patrick QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB)TE Jerame Tuman QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) LB Pago TogafauDT Gabe Watson TE Jerame Tuman TE Jerame Tuman TE Jerame TumanOnly 52 players on roster T Elliot Vallejo T Elliot Vallejo S Matt Ware

Miami, Sep. 14 Dallas, Oct. 12 at Seattle, Nov. 16 Minnesota, Dec. 14RB J.J. Arrington WR Anquan Boldin DT Alan Branch DT Alan BranchSS Oliver Celestin DT Alan Branch WR Early Doucet CB Eric GreenWR Early Doucet FB Tim Castille DE Kenny Iwebema LB Clark HaggansLB Ali Highsmith S Oliver Celestin T Brandon Keith T Brandon KeithT Brandon Keith T Brandon Keith TE Ben Patrick FB Terrelle SmithQB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) TE Ben Patrick QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB)TE Jerame Tuman QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) TE Jerame Tuman LB Pago TogafauDT Gabe Watson T Elliot Vallejo T Elliot Vallejo TE Jerame Tuman

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

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

DDEFENSE

OOFFENSE

22008 Arizona Cardinals Inactives

AArizona Cardinals 2008 Starters


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

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

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

52 Monty Beisel MLB Kansas State 6-3 244 30 858 Karlos Dansby LB Auburn 6-4 250 27 554 Gerald Hayes MLB Pittsburgh 6-1 249 28 656 Chike Okeafor LB Purdue 6-5 247 32 1051 Pago Togafau LB Idaho State 5-10 240 24 2

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

47 Aaron Francisco S Brigham Young 6-2 207 25 421 Antrel Rolle FS Miami 6-0 208 26 422 Matt Ware S UCLA 6-2 215 26 524 Adrian Wilson SS North Carolina State 6-3 230 29 8

48 Nathan Hodel LS Illinois 6-2 238 31 7

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

1 Neil Rackers K Illinois 6-1 202 32 9

61 Elton Brown G/T Virginia 6-5 332 26 475 Levi Brown T Penn State 6-5 322 24 269 Mike Gandy T Notre Dame 6-4 316 29 872 Brandon Keith T Northern Iowa 6-5 343 24 R76 Deuce Lutui G USC 6-4 332 25 370 Pat Ross C Boston College 6-3 300 25 163 Lyle Sendlein C Texas 6-2 300 24 268 Elliot Vallejo T Cal-Davis 6-7 312 24 174 Reggie Wells G Clarion (PA) 6-4 308 28 6

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

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

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

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

Defensive Tackles (4)

RRoster By Postion

Defensive Ends (5)

Linebackers (5)

Quarterbacks (3)

Cornerbacks (5)

Safeties (4)

Long Snapper (1)

Punter (1)

Kicker (1)

Offensive Line (9)

Tight Ends (4)

Running Backs (5)

Wide Receivers (6)


AARIZONA CARDINALS 2008 DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

WR 11 Larry Fitzgerald 85 Jerheme Urban 87 Sean Morey LT 69 Mike Gandy 72 Brandon Keith LG 74 Reggie Wells 61 Elton Brown C 63 Lyle Sendlein 70 Pat Ross RG 76 Deuce Lutui 61 Elton Brown RT 75 Levi Brown 68 Elliot Vallejo TE 83 Stephen Spach 82 Leonard Pope 89 Ben Patrick 84 Jerame Tuman WR 81 Anquan Boldin 15 Steve Breaston 80 Early Doucet QB 13 Kurt Warner 7 Matt Leinart 2 Brian St. Pierre RB 34 Tim Hightower 32 Edgerrin James 28 J.J. Arrington FB 45 Terrelle Smith 46 Tim Castille

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

SPECIALISTS

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

NOTE: Rookies are underlined; Injured players in parentheses


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

How Acquired

2008 GP-GS-DNP-IA

1 Neil Rackers K 6-1 202 32 9 Illinois FA-03 15-0-0-02 Brian St. Pierre QB 6-3 230 29 6 Boston College UFA-08 (Pitt) 0-0-0-155 Ben Graham P 6-5 235 35 4 Deakin (Australia) FA-08 3-0-0-07 Matt Leinart QB 6-5 232 25 3 USC D1-06 3-0-12-011 Larry Fitzgerald WR 6-3 220 25 5 Pittsburgh D1-04 15-15-0-013 Kurt Warner QB 6-2 218 37 11 Northern Iowa UFA-05 (NYG) 15-15-0-015 Steve Breaston WR 6-0 189 25 2 Michigan D5-07 15-9-0-020 Ralph Brown CB 5-10 185 30 9 Nebraska UFA-07 (Clev) 15-2-0-021 Antrel Rolle S 6-0 208 26 4 Miami D1-05 15-15-0-022 Matt Ware S 6-2 215 26 5 UCLA WV-06 (Phi) 13-1-0-224 Adrian Wilson SS 6-3 230 29 8 North Carolina State D3-01 14-13-0-125 Eric Green CB 5-11 196 26 4 Virginia Tech D3a-05 12-9-0-326 Roderick Hood CB 5-11 198 27 6 Auburn UFA-07 (Phi) 14-13-0-127 Michael Adams CB 5-8 181 23 2 Louisiana-Lafayette FA-07 4-0-0-028 J.J. Arrington RB 5-9 212 25 4 California D2-05 10-2-0-529 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB 6-2 182 22 R Tennessee State D1-08 15-10-0-032 Edgerrin James RB 6-0 219 30 10 Miami UFA-06 (Ind) 12-7-3-034 Tim Hightower RB 6-0 224 22 R Richmond D5-08 15-7-0-045 Terrelle Smith FB 6-0 250 30 9 Arizona State UFA-07 (Clev) 14-5-0-146 Tim Castille FB 5-11 242 24 2 Alabama FA-07 13-0-0-247 Aaron Francisco FS 6-2 207 25 4 Brigham Young FA-05 15-4-0-048 Nathan Hodel LS 6-2 238 31 7 Illinois FA-01 15-0-0-051 Pago Togafau LB 5-10 240 24 2 Idaho State FA-08 5-0-0-252 Monty Beisel MLB 6-3 244 30 8 Kansas State FA-06 15-0-0-054 Gerald Hayes MLB 6-1 249 28 6 Pittsburgh D3-03 15-14-0-055 Travis LaBoy DE/LB 6-3 250 27 5 Hawaii UFA-08 (Tenn) 13-12-0-256 Chike Okeafor LB 6-5 247 32 10 Purdue UFA-05 (Sea) 15-15-0-058 Karlos Dansby LB 6-4 250 27 5 Auburn D2-04 15-15-0-061 Elton Brown G/T 6-5 332 26 4 Virginia D4-05 15-0-0-063 Lyle Sendlein C 6-2 300 24 2 Texas FA-07 15-15-0-068 Elliot Vallejo T 6-7 312 24 1 Cal-Davis FA-07 0-0-4-869 Mike Gandy T 6-4 316 29 8 Notre Dame UFA-07 (Buf) 15-15-0-070 Pat Ross C 6-3 300 25 1 Boston College WV-08 (Car) 0-0-15-072 Brandon Keith T 6-5 343 24 R Northern Iowa D7-08 0-0-0-1574 Reggie Wells G 6-4 308 28 6 Clarion (Pa.) D6a-03 15-15-0-075 Levi Brown T 6-5 322 24 2 Penn State D1-07 15-15-0-076 Deuce Lutui G 6-4 332 25 3 USC D2-06 15-15-0-078 Alan Branch DT 6-5 332 23 2 Michigan D2-07 3-0-0-1280 Early Doucet WR 6-0 211 23 R LSU D3-08 6-0-0-981 Anquan Boldin WR 6-1 217 28 6 Florida State D2-03 12-11-0-382 Leonard Pope TE 6-8 258 25 3 Georgia D3-06 12-7-0-383 Stephen Spach TE 6-4 250 26 3 Fresno State FA-08 8-6-0-084 Jerame Tuman TE 6-4 253 32 10 Michigan FA-08 3-2-0-1285 Jerheme Urban WR 6-3 207 28 5 Trinity WV-07 (Dal) 15-1-0-087 Sean Morey WR 5-11 193 32 7 Brown UFA-07 (Pitt) 15-0-0-089 Ben Patrick TE 6-3 260 24 2 Delaware D7-07 9-3-0-690 Darnell Dockett DT 6-4 285 27 5 Florida State D3-04 15-15-0-091 Kenny Iwebema DE 6-4 274 23 R Iowa D4-08 13-0-0-292 Bertrand Berry DE 6-3 260 33 11 Notre Dame UFA-04 (Den) 13-3-0-293 Calais Campbell DE 6-8 282 22 R Miami D2-08 15-0-0-094 Antonio Smith DE 6-4 285 27 5 Oklahoma State D5-04 15-10-0-097 Bryan Robinson DT 6-4 304 34 12 Fresno State UFA-08 (Cin) 15-14-0-098 Gabe Watson DT 6-3 332 25 3 Michigan D4-06 11-0-0-4

AARIZONA CARDINALS NUMERIC ROSTER

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

2008 Coaching Staff

12/23/2008


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

27 Adams, Michael CB 5-8 181 6/17/1985 2 Louisiana-Lafayette Dallas, TX28 Arrington, J.J. RB 5-9 212 1/23/1983 4 California Nashville, NC52 Beisel, Monty MLB 6-3 244 8/20/1978 8 Kansas State Douglass, KS92 Berry, Bertrand DE 6-3 260 8/15/1975 11 Notre Dame Houston, TX81 Boldin, Anquan WR 6-1 217 10/3/1980 6 Florida State Pahokee, FL78 Branch, Alan DT 6-5 332 12/29/1984 2 Michigan Rio Rancho, NM15 Breaston, Steve WR 6-0 189 8/20/1983 2 Michigan North Braddock, PA61 Brown, Elton G/T 6-5 332 5/22/1982 4 Virginia Hampton, VA75 Brown, Levi T 6-5 322 3/16/1984 2 Penn State Norfolk, VA20 Brown, Ralph CB 5-10 185 9/16/1978 9 Nebraska LaPuenta, CA93 Campbell, Calais DE 6-8 282 9/1/1986 R Miami Aurora, CO46 Castille, Tim FB 5-11 242 5/29/1984 2 Alabama Birmingham, AL58 Dansby, Karlos LB 6-4 250 11/3/1981 5 Auburn Birmingham, AL90 Dockett, Darnell DT 6-4 285 5/27/1981 5 Florida State Burtonsville, MD80 Doucet, Early WR 6-0 211 10/28/1985 R LSU St. Martinville, LA11 Fitzgerald, Larry WR 6-3 220 8/31/1983 5 Pittsburgh Minneapolis, MN47 Francisco, Aaron FS 6-2 207 7/5/1983 4 Brigham Young Laie, HI69 Gandy, Mike T 6-4 316 1/3/1979 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX5 Graham, Ben P 6-5 235 11/2/1973 4 Deakin (Australia) Geelong, Australia25 Green, Eric CB 5-11 196 3/16/1982 4 Virginia Tech Clewiston, FL54 Hayes, Gerald MLB 6-1 249 10/10/1980 6 Pittsburgh Paterson, NJ34 Hightower, Tim RB 6-0 224 5/23/1986 R Richmond Alexandria, VA48 Hodel, Nathan LS 6-2 238 11/12/1977 7 Illinois Fairview Heights, IL26 Hood, Roderick CB 5-11 198 10/3/1981 6 Auburn Columbus, GA91 Iwebema, Kenny DE 6-4 274 2/6/1985 R Iowa Arlington, TX32 James, Edgerrin RB 6-0 219 8/1/1978 10 Miami Immokalee, FL72 Keith, Brandon T 6-5 343 11/21/1984 R Northern Iowa McAlester, OK55 LaBoy, Travis DE/LB 6-3 250 8/20/1981 5 Hawaii San Rafael, CA7 Leinart, Matt QB 6-5 232 5/11/1983 3 USC Santa Ana, CA76 Lutui, Deuce G 6-4 332 5/5/1983 3 USC Mesa, AZ87 Morey, Sean WR 5-11 193 2/26/1976 7 Brown Marshfield, MA56 Okeafor, Chike OLB 6-5 247 3/27/1976 10 Purdue Grand Rapids, MI89 Patrick, Ben TE 6-3 260 8/23/1984 2 Delaware Savannah, GA82 Pope, Leonard TE 6-8 258 9/10/1983 3 Georgia Americus, GA1 Rackers, Neil K 6-1 202 8/16/1976 9 Illinois St. Louis, MO97 Robinson, Bryan DT 6-4 304 6/22/1974 12 Fresno State Toledo, OH29 Rodgers-Cromartie, Dominique CB 6-2 182 4/7/1986 R Tennessee State Bradenton, FL21 Rolle, Antrel S 6-0 208 12/16/1982 4 Miami Homestead, FL70 Ross, Pat C 6-3 300 3/16/1983 1 Boston College Reading, OH63 Sendlein, Lyle C 6-2 300 3/16/1984 2 Texas Scottsdale, AZ94 Smith, Antonio DE 6-4 285 10/21/1981 5 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, OK45 Smith, Terrelle FB 6-0 250 3/12/1978 9 Arizona State West Covina, CA83 Spach, Stephen TE 6-4 250 7/18/1982 3 Fresno State Clovis, CA2 St. Pierre, Brian QB 6-3 230 11/28/1979 6 Boston College Salem, MA51 Togafau, Pago LB 5-10 240 1/10/1984 2 Idaho State Long Beach, CA84 Tuman, Jerame TE 6-4 253 3/24/1976 10 Michigan Liberal, KS85 Urban, Jerheme WR 6-3 207 11/26/1980 5 Trinity Victoria, TX68 Vallejo, Elliot T 6-7 312 5/17/1984 1 Cal-Davis Salinas, CA22 Ware, Matt S 6-2 215 12/2/1982 5 UCLA Los Angeles, CA13 Warner, Kurt QB 6-2 218 6/22/1971 11 Northern Iowa Burlington, IA98 Watson, Gabe DT 6-3 332 9/24/1983 3 Michigan Southfield, MI74 Wells, Reggie G 6-4 308 11/3/1980 6 Clarion (PA) Library, PA24 Wilson, Adrian SS 6-3 230 10/12/1979 8 North Carolina State High Point, NC

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

64 Peters, Scott C/G 6-3 308 11/23/1978 3 Arizona State Knee/August 153 Haggans, Clark LB 6-4 243 1/10/1977 9 Colorado State Foot/December 1995 Highsmith, Ali LB 6-1 223 1/20/1985 R LSU Knee/November 4

International Practice Squad


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


73 Dykes, Keilen DT 6-3 294 9/6/1984 R West Virginia Youngstown, OH23 Fontenot, Wilrey CB 5-9 169 10/14/1984 R Arizona Dallas, TX86 Jones, Onrea WR 6-0 202 12/22/1983 1 Hampton Williamsburg, VA19 Long, Lance WR 5-11 186 5/4/1985 R Mississippi State Macomb, MI60 Lucas, Enoka C 6-3 299 4/29/1984 1 Oregon Honolulu, HI59 Poppinga, Kelly LB 6-1 240 1/31/1982 R BYU Evanston, WY49 Shor, Alex TE 6-8 255 1/29/1983 1 Syracuse Panama City, FL

AARIZONA CARDINALS ALPHA ROSTER

Injured Reserve

Practice Squad

12/23/2008


DRAFT WAIVERS TRADES

2001 Adrian Wilson (3) Nathan Hodel

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

Neil Rackers

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

Bertrand Berry (Den)

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

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

22008 AArizona Cardinals – How They Were Built

FFREE AAGENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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


WEEK 17 PLAYOFF SCENARIOS DALLAS Clinches playoff spot: 1. DAL win OR 2. DAL tie + CHI loss/tie + TB loss OR 3. DAL tie + MIN loss/tie + TB loss OR 4. DAL tie + CHI loss + TB tie OR 5. DAL tie + MIN loss + TB tie

PHILLY Clinches playoff spot: 1. PHI win + TB loss + MIN loss OR 2. PHI win + TB loss + CHI loss

ATLANTA * Already clinched playoff spot Clinches division title and first round bye: 1. ATL win + CAR loss

CAROLINA * Already clinched playoff spot Clinches division title and first round bye: 1. CAR win or tie OR 2. ATL loss or tie

TAMPA BAY Clinches playoff spot: 1. TB win + DAL loss/tie OR 2. TB tie + DAL loss + MIN loss/tie OR 3. TB tie + DAL loss + CHI loss/tie OR 4. TB tie + DAL tie + MIN tie + CHI win/tie OR 5. TB tie + DAL tie + CHI tie + MIN win/tie

MINNESOTA Clinches NFC North title: 1. MIN win OR 2. MIN tie + CHI loss/tie OR 3. CHI loss Clinch playoff spot: 1. MIN tie + DAL loss + TB loss

CHICAGO Clinches NFC North title: 1. CHI win + MIN loss/tie OR 2. CHI tie + MIN loss Clinch playoff spot: 1. CHI win + DAL loss/tie + TB loss/tie OR 2. CHI tie + DAL loss + TB loss

CONFERENCE RESULTS AT A GLANCE (NFC teams still in postseason contention; listed in order of playoff seeding; * Still alive )

#1 Giants 12-3

9-2 NFC 4-2 Div.

#2 Panthers 11-4

7-4 NFC 3-2 Div.

#3 Vikings 9-6

7-4 NFC 4-2 Div.

#4 Cardinals 8-7

6-5 NFC 5-0 Div.

#5 Falcons 10-5

7-4 NFC 3-3 Div.

#6 Bucs 9-6

8-4 NFC 3-3 Div.

* Cowboys 9-6

7-4 NFC 3-2 Div.

* Bears 9-6

7-5 NFC 4-2 Div.

* Eagles 8-6-1

6-5 NFC 1-4 Div.

W 16-7 vs. WAS

W 26-24 @ SD

L 19-24 @ GB

W 23-13 @ SF

W 34-21 vs. DET

L 20-24 @ NO

W 28-10 @ CLE

W 29-13 @ IND

W 38-3 vs. ST L

41-13 @ STL

W 20-17 vs. CHI

L 15-18 vs. IND

W 31-10 vs. MIA

L 9-24 @ TB

W 24-9 vs. ATL

W 41-37 vs. PHI

L 17-20 @ CAR

L 37-41 @ DAL

W 26-23 vs. CIN

L 10-20 @ MIN

W 20-10 vs. CAR

L 17-24 @ WAS

W 38-14 vs. KC

W 27-24 @ CHI

W 27-16 @ GB

L 24-27 vs. TB

W 15-6 vs. PIT

Bye week

W 24-9 vs. ATL

L 17-30 @ TEN

L 35-56 @ NYJ

L 9-24 @ CAR

W 30-21 vs. GB

L 24-26 vs. WAS

W 24-20 vs. PHI

L 20-24 @ CHI

44-6 vs. SEA

W 34-0 vs. KC

W 30-27 @ NO

W 41-17 vs. BUF

W 27-24 @ GB

L 13-16 @ DEN

W 31-22 vs. CIN

W 34-7 @ DET

L 17-23 vs. WAS

L 14-35 @ CLE

L 3-27 @ TB

W 12-10 vs. DET

W 30-24 vs. DAL

W 22-20 vs. CHI

W 27-3 vs. CAR

L 24-30 @ ARI

L 20-22 @ ATL

W 40-26 @ SF

W 29-17 vs. SF

W 30-7 vs. NO

L 41-48 @ CHI

Bye week

Bye week

W 20-10 vs. SEA

L 14-34 @ STL

W 48-41 vs. MIN

Bye week

W 21-14 @ PIT

W 27-23 vs. ARI

Bye week

L 27-23 @ CAR

L 14-27 @ PHI

L 9-13 @ DAL

W 13-9 vs. TB

Bye week

W 27-14 vs. ATL

W 35-14 vs. DAL

Bye week

W 28-21 vs. HOU

W 34-13 @ ST L

W 24-0 @ OAK

W 30-27 @ KC

L 14-35 @ NYG

W 27-23 vs. DET

W 26-7 @ SEA

W 36-31 @ PHI

W 17-6 @ Oak

W 28-27 vs. GB

W 29-24 vs. SF

W 34-20 vs. NO

Bye week

Bye week

L 14-21 vs. TEN

L 31-36 vs. NYG

W 30-10 vs. BAL

W 31-22 vs. DET

L 13-19 @ TB

W 26-20 @ SEA

L 20-24 vs. DEN

W 19-13 vs. MIN

W 14-10 @ WAS

L 3-27 @ GB

T 13-13 @ CIN

W 37-29 @ ARI

L 28-45 @ ATL

W 30-12 @ JAC

L 29-37 vs. NYG

W 45-28 vs.CAR

W 38-20 @ DET

W 35-22 vs. SF

W 27-3 @ STL

L 7-36 @ BAL

W 23-7 @ WAS

W 35-31 @ GB

W 34-14 vs. CHI

L 20-48 @ PHI

W 22-16 @ SD

W 20-23 vs. NO

W 34-9 vs. SEA

L 14-34 @ MIN

W 48-20 vs. ARI

L 14-20 vs. PHI

W 38-23 vs. TB

W 20-16 @ DET

W 34-10 vs. ST L

L 25-29 @ NO

L 23-38 @ CAR

L 13-20 @ PIT

W 23-10 vs. JAC

W 20-14 @ NYG

L 8-20 @ DAL

W 30-10 vs. DEN

W 35-14 @ ARI

L 14-35 vs. MIN

W 13-10 vs. TB

L 10-13 @ ATL

W 20-8 vs. NYG

W 27-24 vs. NO

W 30-10 vs. CLE

W 34-28 vs. CAR

L 28-34 @ NYG

L 17-24 vs. ATL

L 7-47 @ NE

W 24-17 @ MIN

L 24-41 vs. SD

L 24-33 vs. BAL

W 20-17 vs. GB

L 3-10 @ WAS

@ MIN

@ NO

vs. NYG

vs. SEA

vs. STL

vs. OAK

@ PHI

@ HOU

vs. DAL

NFC STANDINGS West W L T PF PA ARI 8 7 0 393 405 SF 6 9 0 312 357 SEA 3 11 0 273 358 STL 2 13 0 205 434

East W L T PF PA NYG 12 3 0 408 274 DAL 9 6 0 356 321 PHI 8 6 1 372 283 WAS 8 7 0 241 269

North W L T PF PA MIN 9 6 0 359 314 CHI 9 6 0 351 319 GB 5 10 0 388 359 DET 0 15 0 247 486

South W L T PF PA CAR 11 4 0 381 298 ATL 10 5 0 360 298 TB 9 5 0 337 292 NO 8 7 0 432 360


W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streak*- New York Giants 12 3 0 .800 408 274 7-1 5-2 4-2 9-2 3-1 1WDallas Cowboys 9 6 0 .600 356 321 6-2 3-4 3-2 7-4 2-2 1LPhiladelphia Eagles 8 6 1 .567 372 283 5-2 3-4-1 1-4 6-5 2-1-1 1LWashington Redskins 8 7 0 .533 241 269 4-4 4-3 3-3 7-4 1-3 1W

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakMinnesota Vikings 9 6 0 .600 359 314 5-2 4-4 4-2 7-4 2-2 1LChicago Bears 9 6 0 .600 351 319 6-2 3-4 4-2 7-5 2-1 3WGreen Bay Packers 5 10 0 .333 388 359 3-4 2-6 3-2 4-7 1-3 5LDetroit Lions 0 15 0 .000 247 486 0-8 0-7 0-5 0-11 0-4 15L

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streaky- Carolina Panthers 11 4 0 .733 381 298 8-0 3-4 3-2 7-4 4-0 1Ly- Atlanta Falcons 10 5 0 .667 360 298 6-1 4-4 3-3 7-4 3-1 2WTampa Bay Buccaneers 9 6 0 .600 337 292 6-1 3-5 3-3 8-4 1-2 3LNew Orleans Saints 8 7 0 .533 432 360 6-1 2-6 2-3 5-6 3-1 1W

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streakz- Arizona Cardinals 8 7 0 .533 393 405 5-2 3-5 5-0 6-5 2-2 2LSan Francisco 49ers 6 9 0 .400 312 357 3-4 3-5 3-3 4-7 2-2 1WSeattle Seahawks 4 11 0 .267 273 358 2-6 2-5 3-2 3-8 1-3 2WSt. Louis Rams 2 13 0 .133 205 434 1-7 1-6 0-6 2-9 0-4 9L

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakMiami Dolphins 10 5 0 .667 321 300 5-3 5-2 3-2 7-4 3-1 4WNew England Patriots 10 5 0 .667 397 309 5-3 5-2 3-2 6-5 4-0 3WNew York Jets 9 6 0 .600 388 332 5-2 4-4 4-1 7-4 2-2 1LBuffalo Bills 7 8 0 .467 336 329 3-4 4-4 0-5 5-6 2-2 1W

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streakz- Pittsburgh Steelers 11 4 0 .733 316 223 5-2 6-2 5-0 9-2 2-2 1LBaltimore Ravens 10 5 0 .667 358 237 5-2 5-3 4-2 7-4 3-1 1WCleveland Browns 4 11 0 .267 232 319 1-7 3-4 1-4 3-8 1-3 5LCincinnati Bengals 3 11 1 .233 188 358 2-4-1 1-7 1-5 2-9 1-2-1 2W

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streak*- Tennessee Titans 13 2 0 .867 375 211 7-1 6-1 4-1 9-2 4-0 1Wy- Indianapolis Colts 11 4 0 .733 354 298 5-2 6-2 3-2 9-2 2-2 8WHouston Texans 7 8 0 .467 335 370 5-2 2-6 2-4 5-7 2-1 1LJacksonville Jaguars 5 10 0 .333 295 340 2-6 3-4 2-4 3-8 2-2 1L

W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakDenver Broncos 8 7 0 .533 349 396 4-4 4-3 3-2 5-6 3-1 2LSan Diego Chargers 7 8 0 .467 387 326 4-3 3-5 4-1 6-5 1-3 3WOakland Raiders 4 11 0 .267 232 364 2-6 2-5 2-4 4-8 0-3 1WKansas City Chiefs 2 13 0 .133 285 424 1-7 1-6 2-4 2-9 0-4 3L

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Documents

University of Phoenix Stadium - National Football Leagueprod.static.cardinals.clubs.nfl.com/.../12-28-08vssea.pdf2008/12/28 · Seahawks since joining the NFC West in 2002. The Cardinals