NFL team season
The 2004 season was the Arizona Cardinals ' 85th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 106th overall and their 17th in Arizona . The team finished with a 6–10 record, an improvement on their 4–12 record from the previous season , and finished in third place in the NFC West , failing to make the playoffs for the sixth straight season. Season lows for the Cardinals included losing two games to the San Francisco 49ers , the only two games the 49ers won in 2004. The Cardinals, during Week 9, also defeated the Miami Dolphins for the first time in franchise history.
The season was notable for drafting wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald with the third overall pick of the draft. At the end of the season, Emmitt Smith retired after 15 years in the league.
Offseason [ edit ] NFL Draft [ edit ] [1]
Pat Tillman [ edit ] On April 22, 2004, former Cardinals safety Pat Tillman was killed in a friendly fire incident while on patrol. Tillman was the first professional football player to be killed in combat since the death of Bob Kalsu of the Buffalo Bills , who died in the Vietnam War in 1970. Tillman was posthumously laterally promoted from Specialist to Corporal . He also received posthumous Silver Star and Purple Heart medals. On Sunday, September 19, 2004, all teams of the NFL wore a memorial decal on their helmets in Tillman's honor. The Cardinals continued to wear this decal throughout the 2004 season.
Personnel [ edit ] 2004 Arizona Cardinals staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Clancy Pendergast Defensive line – Deek Pollard Linebackers – Frank Bush Defensive backs – Richard Solomon Defensive quality control – Rick Courtright Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Steve Wetzel Assistant strength and conditioning – Ryan Capretta Assistant strength and conditioning – Daryl Lawrence
2004 Arizona Cardinals final roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists Practice squad
Rookies in italics 53 active, 7 inactive, 8 practice squad
Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] In the 2004 regular season, the Cardinals' non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the NFC South , although they also played the New York Giants from the NFC East , and the Detroit Lions from the NFC North . Their non-conference opponents were from the AFC East .
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 at St. Louis Rams L 10–17 0–1 Edward Jones Dome 65,538 2 September 19 New England Patriots L 12–23 0–2 Sun Devil Stadium 51,557 3 September 26 at Atlanta Falcons L 3–6 0–3 Georgia Dome 70,534 4 October 3 New Orleans Saints W 34–10 1–3 Sun Devil Stadium 28,109 5 October 10 at San Francisco 49ers L 28–31 (OT) 1–4 Monster Park 62,836 6 Bye 7 October 24 Seattle Seahawks W 25–17 2–4 Sun Devil Stadium 35,695 8 October 31 at Buffalo Bills L 14–38 2–5 Ralph Wilson Stadium 65,887 9 November 7 at Miami Dolphins W 24–23 3–5 Pro Player Stadium 72,612 10 November 14 New York Giants W 17–14 4–5 Sun Devil Stadium 42,297 11 November 21 at Carolina Panthers L 10–35 4–6 Bank of America Stadium 72,796 12 November 28 New York Jets L 3–13 4–7 Sun Devil Stadium 35,820 13 December 5 at Detroit Lions L 12–26 4–8 Ford Field 62,262 14 December 12 San Francisco 49ers L 28–31 (OT) 4–9 Sun Devil Stadium 35,069 15 December 19 St. Louis Rams W 31–7 5–9 Sun Devil Stadium 40,070 16 December 26 at Seattle Seahawks L 21–24 5–10 Qwest Field 65,825 17 January 2, 2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 12–7 6–10 Sun Devil Stadium 31,650 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries [ edit ] Week 1: at St. Louis Rams [ edit ] Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 3 7 0 10 Rams 0 6 3 8 17
at Edward Jones Dome , St. Louis, Missouri
Date : September 12Game time : 12:05 p.m. CST/11:05 a.m. MSTGame weather : None (Indoor stadium)Game attendance : 65,538Referee : Bill Carollo Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
STL – Jeff Wilkins 50-yard field goal, 11:21. Rams 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:28. ARI – Neil Rackers 50-yard field goal, 8:10. Tied 3–3. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 3:11. STL – Jeff Wilkins 28-yard field goal, 2:39. Rams 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:31. Third quarter
STL – Jeff Wilkins 22-yard field goal, 5:50. Rams 9–3. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 9:10. ARI – Emmitt Smith 11-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 0:57. Cardinals 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:53. Fourth quarter
Top passers
ARI – Josh McCown – 18/29, 181 yards STL – Marc Bulger – 23/34, 272 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
ARI – Emmitt Smith – 16 rushes, 87 yards, TD STL – Marshall Faulk – 22 rushes, 128 yards Top receivers
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 4 receptions, 70 yards STL – Isaac Bruce – 9 receptions, 112 yards, TD
Week 2: vs. New England Patriots [ edit ] Week 2: New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Patriots 7 7 3 6 23 Cardinals 0 6 6 0 12
at Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, Arizona
Date : September 19Game time : 2:15 p.m. MSTGame weather : 89 °F (32 °C)Game attendance : 51,557Referee : Tony Corrente Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
NE – Daniel Graham 19-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 13:16. Patriots 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:27. ARI – Neil Rackers 51-yard field goal, 8:08. Patriots 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, -22 yards, 1:54. ARI – Neil Rackers 52-yard field goal, 5:13. Patriots 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:04. Third quarter
NE – Adam Vinatieri 29-yard field goal, 9:21. Patriots 17–6. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:39. ARI – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (pass failed), 1:33. Patriots 17–12. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 7:48. Fourth quarter
NE – Adam Vinatieri 28-yard field goal, 12:02. Patriots 20–12. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:31. NE – Adam Vinatieri 24-yard field goal, 6:22. Patriots 23–12. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:56. Top passers
NE – Tom Brady – 15/26, 219 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT ARI – Josh McCown – 13/29, 160 yards, 2 INT Top rushers
NE – Corey Dillon – 32 rushes, 158 yards ARI – Emmitt Smith – 13 rushes, 31 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons [ edit ] Week 3: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 3 3 Falcons 3 3 0 0 6
at Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia
Date : September 26Game time : 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MSTGame weather : None (Indoor stadium)Game attendance : 70,534Referee : Walt Coleman Box Score
Game information First quarter
ATL – Jay Feely 25-yard field goal, 7:12. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:28. Second quarter
ATL – Jay Feely 23-yard field goal, 12:01. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:04. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
ARI – Neil Rackers 30-yard field goal, 9:24. Falcons 6–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:11. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints [ edit ] Week 4: New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 3 7 0 10 Cardinals 7 7 3 17 34
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : October 3Game time : 2:05 p.m. MSTGame weather : 93 °F (34 °C)Game attendance : 28,109Referee : Tom White Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
NO – John Carney 20-yard field goal, 14:56. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:20. ARI – Obafemi Ayanbadejo 21-yard pass from Emmitt Smith (Neil Rackers kick), 1:12. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:36. Third quarter
NO – Mel Mitchell 0-yard blocked punt return, 13:02. Cardinals 14–10. ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 1:29. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:38. Fourth quarter
ARI – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 5:44. Cardinals 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 5:10. ARI – Emmitt Smith 29-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 5:02. Cardinals 27–10. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 3:10. ARI – Troy Hambrick 11-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:54. Cardinals 34–10. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:58. Top passers
Top rushers
NO – Aaron Stecker – 8 rushes, 23 yards ARI – Emmitt Smith – 21 rushes, 127 yards, TD Top receivers
NO – Aaron Stecker – 6 receptions, 71 yards ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 3 receptions, 61 yards
Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] Week 5: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 OT Total Cardinals 0 14 0 14 0 28 49ers 0 6 6 16 3 31
at Monster Park , San Francisco, California
Date : October 10Game time : 1:15 p.m. PST/2:15 p.m. MSTGame weather : 93 °F (34 °C)Game attendance : 62,836Referee : Walt Anderson Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ARI – Freddie Jones 16-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 14:54. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:27. SF – Todd Peterson 37-yard field goal, 8:57. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:57. ARI – Troy Hambrick 2-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 1:56. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:55. SF – Todd Peterson 42-yard field goal, 0:16. Cardinals 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:40. Third quarter
SF – Arnaz Battle 71-yard punt return (pass failed), 11:32. Cardinals 14–12. Fourth quarter
ARI – Emmitt Smith 10-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 11:47. Cardinals 21–12. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:17. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 24-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 8:19. Cardinals 28–12. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 2:11. SF – Eric Johnson 6-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Tim Rattay run), 4:35. Cardinals 28–20. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 3:44. SF – Brandon Lloyd 23-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Tim Rattay–Brandon Lloyd pass), 1:07. Tied 28–28. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:41. Overtime
SF – Todd Peterson 32-yard field goal, 11:37. 49ers 31–28. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:23. Top passers
ARI – Josh McCown – 19/34, 231 yards, 3 TD, INT SF – Tim Rattay – 38/57, 417 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
ARI – Emmitt Smith – 16 rushes, 63 yards, TD SF – Kevan Barlow – 14 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD SF – Eric Johnson – 13 receptions, 162 yards, TD
Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks [ edit ] Week 7: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 3 7 7 17 Cardinals 7 6 3 9 25
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Josh Brown 54-yard field goal, 6:28. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:17. ARI – Neil Rackers 55-yard field goal, 3:01. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:27. ARI – Neil Rackers 55-yard field goal, 1:01. Cardinals 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 3 yards, 1:54. Third quarter
ARI – Neil Rackers 50-yard field goal, 2:50. Cardinals 16–3. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 6:48. SEA – Darrell Jackson 1-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:05. Cardinals 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:45. Fourth quarter
SEA – Ken Lucas 21-yard interception return (Josh Brown kick), 13:07. Seahawks 17–16. ARI – Team safety, 8:50. Cardinals 18–17. ARI – Emmitt Smith 23-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:53. Cardinals 25–17. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:44. Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 14/41, 187 yards, TD, 4 INT ARI – Josh McCown – 22/36, 212 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander – 12 rushes, 65 yards ARI – Emmitt Smith – 26 rushes, 106 yards, TD Top receivers
SEA – Darrell Jackson – 8 receptions, 109 yards, TD ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD
Week 8: at Buffalo Bills [ edit ] Game information First quarter
BUF – Rian Lindell 25-yard field goal, 9:32. Bills 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:16. BUF – Willis McGahee 5-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 4:31. Bills 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:28. Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
BUF – Eric Moulds 8-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Rian Lindell kick), 14:55. Bills 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:54. BUF – Tim Euhus 12-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Rian Lindell kick), 12:05. Bills 31–7. Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 1:35. BUF – Willis McGahee 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 6:57. Bills 38–7. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:11. ARI – Bryant Johnson 28-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 3:54. Bills 38–14. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:03. Top passers
ARI – Josh McCown – 9/24, 101 yards, TD BUF – Drew Bledsoe – 8/17, 81 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
ARI – Emmitt Smith – 22 rushes, 64 yards BUF – Willis McGahee – 30 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
ARI – Anquan Boldin – 4 receptions, 50 yards BUF – Eric Moulds – 3 receptions, 40 yards, TD
Week 9: at Miami Dolphins [ edit ] Game information First quarter
MIA – Bill Gramática 30-yard field goal, 12:02. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 2:50. ARI – Neil Rackers 29-yard field goal, 9:02. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:00. MIA – Rob Konrad 20-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (kick failed), 0:58. Dolphins 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 4:12. Second quarter
MIA – Bill Gramática 29-yard field goal, 8:07. Dolphins 12–3. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:29. Third quarter
ARI – Duane Starks 41-yard interception return (Neil Rackers kick), 8:12. Dolphins 12–10. Fourth quarter
ARI – Emmitt Smith 5-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 9:44. Cardinals 17–12. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:39. MIA – Bill Gramática 28-yard field goal, 7:53. Cardinals 17–15. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:51. MIA – Sammy Morris 1-yard run (A.J. Feeley –Randy McMichael pass), 1:56. Dolphins 23–17. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:50. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 2-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 0:19. Cardinals 24–23. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 1:37. Top passers
ARI – Josh McCown – 18/31, 162 yards, TD MIA – Jay Fiedler – 12/21, 129 yards, TD Top rushers
Top receivers
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 5 receptions, 92 yards, TD MIA – Chris Chambers – 7 receptions, 104 yards
Week 10: vs. New York Giants [ edit ] Week 10: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 7 7 0 0 14 Cardinals 0 10 7 0 17
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : November 14Game time : 2:15 p.m. MSTGame weather : 72 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 42,297Referee : Peter Morelli Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ARI – Neil Rackers 41-yard field goal, 13:36. Giants 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:27. NYG – Tiki Barber 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:03. Giants 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:30. ARI – Emmitt Smith 2-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 0:39. Giants 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:30. Third quarter
ARI – Emmitt Smith 3-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:09. Cardinals 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:30. Fourth quarter
Top passers
NYG – Kurt Warner – 19/30, 193 yards, TD ARI – Josh McCown – 12/24, 90 yards Top rushers
NYG – Tiki Barber – 21 rushes, 108 yards, TD ARI – Emmitt Smith – 19 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
Week 11: at Carolina Panthers [ edit ] Game information First quarter
CAR – Nick Goings 2-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 6:55. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 4:51. CAR – Nick Goings 57-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 1:53. Panthers 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:31. Second quarter
CAR – Nick Goings 1-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 4:31. Panthers 21–0. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:11. CAR – Muhsin Muhammad 28-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (Jeff Chandler kick), 0:02. Panthers 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 0:56. Third quarter
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 21-yard pass from Shaun King (Neil Rackers kick), 9:20. Panthers 28–7. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:36. ARI – Neil Rackers 28-yard field goal, 4:40. Panthers 28–10. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:53. Fourth quarter
CAR – Muhsin Muhammad 17-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (Jeff Chandler kick), 11:38. Panthers 35–10. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:56. Top passers
ARI – Shaun King – 28/52, 343 yards, TD, 3 INT CAR – Jake Delhomme – 12/25, 157 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
ARI – Emmitt Smith – 11 rushes, 26 yards CAR – Nick Goings – 22 rushes, 121 yards, 3 TD Top receivers
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 7 receptions, 92 yards, TD CAR – Muhsin Muhammad – 6 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD
Week 12: vs. New York Jets [ edit ] Week 12: New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Jets 0 3 10 0 13 Cardinals 0 3 0 0 3
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : November 28Game time : 2:15 p.m. MSTGame weather : 63 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 35,820Referee : Gerry Austin Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
NYJ – Doug Brien 28-yard field goal, 3:28. Jets 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 5:39. ARI – Neil Rackers 20-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:28. Third quarter
NYJ – Doug Brien 46-yard field goal, 4:53. Jets 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:24. NYJ – Santana Moss 69-yard pass from Quincy Carter (Doug Brien kick), 2:41. Jets 13–3. Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:10. Fourth quarter
Top passers
NYJ – Quincy Carter – 8/12, 133 yards, TD ARI – Shaun King – 14/26, 119 yards, INT Top rushers
Top receivers
NYJ – Santana Moss – 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 87 yards
Week 13: at Detroit Lions [ edit ] Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 3 9 0 0 12 Lions 7 7 6 6 26
at Ford Field , Detroit, Michigan
Date : December 5Game time : 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MSTGame weather : None (Indoor stadium)Game attendance : 62,262Referee : Jeff Triplette Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ARI – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 14:13. Lions 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:52. DET – Kevin Jones 2-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 8:13. Lions 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:28. ARI – Freddie Jones 33-yard pass from John Navarre (pass failed), 3:40. Lions 14–12. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:33. Third quarter
DET – Jason Hanson 45-yard field goal, 7:32. Lions 17–12. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:35. DET – Jason Hanson 22-yard field goal, 3:17. Lions 20–12. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:26. Fourth quarter
DET – Jason Hanson 31-yard field goal, 10:00. Lions 23–12. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:51. DET – Jason Hanson 36-yard field goal, 5:13. Lions 26–12. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 2:47. Top passers
ARI – John Navarre – 18/40, 168 yards, TD, 4 INT DET – Joey Harrington – 15/27, 196 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
ARI – Larry Croom – 18 rushes, 49 yards DET – Kevin Jones – 26 rushes, 196 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 14: vs. San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] Week 14: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 OT Total 49ers 7 14 7 0 3 31 Cardinals 0 3 7 18 0 28
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : December 12Game time : 2:15 p.m. MSTGame weather : 74 °F (23 °C)Game attendance : 35,069Referee : Bill Leavy Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
SF – Cedrick Wilson 19-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Peterson kick), 13:36. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:05. SF – Maurice Hicks 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 8:19. 49ers 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 3:05. ARI – Neil Rackers 44-yard field goal, 3:15. 49ers 21–3. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:04. Third quarter
SF – Cedrick Wilson 27-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Peterson kick), 9:57. 49ers 28–3. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 5:03. ARI – Obafemi Ayanbadejo 4-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:59. 49ers 28–10. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:04. Fourth quarter
ARI – Obafemi Ayanbadejo 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 11:53. 49ers 28–17. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:08. ARI – Emmitt Smith 8-yard run (Josh McCown run), 2:40. 49ers 28–25. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:08. ARI – Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal, 0:59. Tied 28–28. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:17. Overtime
SF – Todd Peterson 31-yard field goal, 8:38. 49ers 31–28. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:22. Top passers
SF – Ken Dorsey – 18/34, 191 yards, 3 TD ARI – Josh McCown – 26/44, 307 yards, INT Top rushers
SF – Maurice Hicks – 34 rushes, 139 yards, TD ARI – Emmitt Smith – 18 rushes, 53 yards, TD Top receivers
SF – Cedrick Wilson – 5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD ARI – Anquan Boldin – 9 receptions, 109 yards
Week 15: vs. St. Louis Rams [ edit ] Week 15: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 7 0 0 7 Cardinals 10 7 7 7 31
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : December 19Game time : 2:05 p.m. MSTGame weather : 75 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 40,070Referee : Mike Carey Box Score
Game information First quarter
ARI – Josh McCown 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 5:24. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:12. ARI – Neil Rackers 48-yard field goal, 1:44. Cardinals 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 14 yards, 3:25. Second quarter
Third quarter
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 4-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 7:02. Cardinals 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:44. Fourth quarter
ARI – Josh McCown 9-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 10:54. Cardinals 31–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:39. Top passers
STL – Jamie Martin – 16/30, 188 yards ARI – Josh McCown – 22/34, 287 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks [ edit ] Week 16: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 0 0 14 21 Seahawks 0 10 7 7 24
at Qwest Field , Seattle, Washington
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 4:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:41. SEA – Josh Brown 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Seahawks 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:10. Third quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 17-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 3:06. Seahawks 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:28. Fourth quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 23-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 14:50. Seahawks 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:49. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 29-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 11:32. Seahawks 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:53. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 29-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 2:30. Seahawks 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:18. Top passers
ARI – Josh McCown – 21/33, 248 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT SEA – Trent Dilfer – 10/26, 128 yards, INT Top rushers
ARI – Emmitt Smith – 23 rushes, 65 yards SEA – Shaun Alexander – 30 rushes, 154 yards, 3 TD Top receivers
ARI – Anquan Boldin – 7 receptions, 107 yards, TD SEA – Darrell Jackson – 6 receptions, 101 yards
Week 17: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers [ edit ] Week 17: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 0 0 7 0 7 Cardinals 3 3 0 6 12
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : January 2Game time : 2:05 p.m. MSTGame weather : 63 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 31,650Referee : Walt Anderson Box Score
Game information First quarter
ARI – Neil Rackers 40-yard field goal, 9:06. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:15. Second quarter
ARI – Neil Rackers 45-yard field goal, 0:03. Cardinals 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 0:40. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
ARI – Neil Rackers 39-yard field goal, 11:07. Cardinals 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:17. ARI – Neil Rackers 31-yard field goal, 6:12. Cardinals 12–7. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:43. Top passers
TB – Chris Simms – 16/32, 224 yards, TD, 2 INT ARI – Josh McCown – 16/36, 115 yards, INT Top rushers
Top receivers
TB – Michael Clayton – 2 receptions, 86 yards, TD ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 3 receptions, 36 yards
Standings [ edit ] # Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK Division leaders 1 Philadelphia Eagles East 13 3 0 .813 6–0 11–1 .453 .409 L2 2 Atlanta Falcons South 11 5 0 .688 4–2 8–4 .420 .432 L2 3 Green Bay Packers North 10 6 0 .625 5–1 9–3 .457 .419 W2 4 Seattle Seahawks West 9 7 0 .563 3–3 8–4 .445 .368 W2 Wild cards 5[a] St. Louis Rams West 8 8 0 .500 5–1 7–5 .488 .438 W2 6[a] [b] Minnesota Vikings North 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 .480 .406 L2 Did not qualify for the postseason 7[a] [b] New Orleans Saints South 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .465 .427 W4 8 Carolina Panthers South 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .496 .366 L1 9[c] Detroit Lions North 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .496 .417 L2 10[c] Arizona Cardinals West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .461 .417 W1 11[c] [d] New York Giants East 6 10 0 .375 3–3 5–7 .516 .417 W1 12[c] [d] [e] Dallas Cowboys East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .516 .375 L1 13[c] [d] [e] Washington Redskins East 6 10 0 .375 1–5 6–6 .477 .333 W1 14[f] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .477 .413 L4 15[f] Chicago Bears North 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .465 .388 L4 16 San Francisco 49ers West 2 14 0 .125 2–4 2–10 .488 .375 L3 Tiebreakers [g] ^ a b c St. Louis clinched the NFC #5 seed instead of Minnesota or New Orleans based on better conference record (7–5 to Minnesota’s 5–7 to New Orleans’ 6–6). ^ a b Minnesota clinched the NFC #6 seed instead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ^ a b c d e Detroit finished ahead of Arizona and New York Giants based upon head-to-head record (2–0 versus Arizona’s 1–1 and New York Giants’ 0–2). Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Dallas and Washington. ^ a b c New York Giants finished ahead of Dallas and Washington in the NFC East based on better head-to-head record (3–1 to Dallas‘ 2–2 to Washington’s 1–3). ^ a b Dallas finished ahead of Washington in the NFC East based on head-to-head sweep. ^ a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based upon head-to-head victory. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.
References [ edit ]
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Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993)