Arizona Cardinals Football Club Game Release Game #9 THIS WEEK S GAME Looking to play its way back to within a game of the division lead in the NFC West, the Cardinals make their first visit to Green Bay and historic Lambeau Field since 2006. The Cardinals will face stiff opposition in a Packers team that has won three in a row and four of the last five. Arizona dropped its fourth straight last week after falling 24-3 to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football. For the second-straight week Arizona got behind early and was unable to fight its way back. Allowing over 21 points for the first time this season, the Cardinals could not get it going on offense or defense in the first half as the 49ers took a 17-0 lead into halftime courtesy of two short TD passes from QB Alex Smith to WR Michael Crabtree. Just as they had the prior week, the Cards improved both offensively and defensively in the second half but a 47-yard TD pass from Smith to WR Randy Moss midway through the third quarter the Niners only points in the final 30 minutes made it 24-0. The outcome eclipsed another outstanding performance by third-year LB Daryl Washington, who is quickly emerging as one of the most dominant ILBs in the league. Washington recorded his 7 th and 8 th sacks against San Francisco, becoming the first Cardinals player with multiple sacks in backto-back games since DE Eric Swann in 1999. Green Bay enters this week s game on a roll, earning its third straight victory with a 24-15 home decision over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Returning home following three straight on the road, QB Aaron Rodgers threw for two TDs and the Packers special teams added a TD on a blocked punt in the win. Following the game in Green Bay, both the Cardinals and Packers enter the bye week. THE COACHES Ken Whisenhunt Mike McCarthy 48-46 Overall Record 73-39 44-44 Regular Season Record 68-36 4-2 Playoff Record 5-3 6 th Years as Head Coach in NFL 7 th 6 th Years with team 7 th BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION CARDINALS RADIO Network: FOX Flagship: Arizona Sports 620 Play-by-Play: Joe Buck Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Troy Aikman Analyst: Ron Wolfley Sideline: Pam Oliver Sideline: Paul Calvisi DIAL GLOBAL SPORTS CARDINALS SPANISH RADIO Play-By-Play: Kevin Kugler Flagship: KVVA 107.1 FM Anlayst: Mark Malone Play-by-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu Sunday, November 4, 2012 11:00 AM (MST) ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-4) ARIZONA CARDINALS 2012 SEASON SCHEDULE Regular Season Date Opponent AZ Time Sun., Sep. 9 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS W, 20-16 Sun., Sep. 16 @ New England Patriots W, 20-18 Sun., Sep. 23 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES W, 27-6 Sun., Sep. 30 MIAMI DOLPHINS W, 24-21 (OT) Thurs., Oct. 4 @ St. Louis Rams+ L, 17-3 Sun., Oct. 14 BUFFALO BILLS L, 19-16 (OT) Sun., Oct. 21 @ Minnesota Vikings L, 21-14 Mon., Oct. 29 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS# L, 24-3 Sun., Nov. 4 @ Green Bay Packers 11:00 AM Sun., Nov. 11 BYE Sun., Nov. 18 @ Atlanta Falcons* 11:00 AM Sun., Nov. 25 ST. LOUIS RAMS* 2:25 PM Sun., Dec. 2 @ NY Jets* 11:00 AM Sun., Dec. 9 @ Seattle Seahawks* 2:25 PM Sun., Dec. 16 DETROIT LIONS* 2:05 PM Sun., Dec. 23 CHICAGO BEARS* 2:25 PM Sun., Dec. 30 @ San Francisco 49ers* 2:25 PM # Monday Night on ESPN +Thursday Night on NFL Network * Subject to flexible scheduling decisions Mark Dalton Vice President, Media Relations Mike Helm Media Relations Coordinator mdalton@cardinals.nfl.net 602/379-1720 mhelm@cardinals.nfl.net 602/379-1647 Chris Melvin Media Relations Manager Matt Storey Media Relations Coordinator cmelvin@cardinals.nfl.net 602/379-1882 mstorey@cardinals.nfl.net 602/379-1620 8701 S. Hardy Drive, Tempe, AZ 85284 Phone: 602-379-0101 Fax: 602-379-1821 www.azcardinals.com vs. GREEN BAY PACKERS (5-3) Lambeau Field THIS WEEK IN THE NFL WEEK 9 -All Times Arizona- Bye: New England, San Francisco, NY Jets, St. Louis Kansas City at San Diego 6:20 PM (NFLN) - Thursday Arizona at Green Bay 11:00 AM (FOX) Detroit at Jacksonville 11:00 AM (FOX) Chicago at Tennessee 11:00 AM (FOX) Denver at Cincinnati 11:00 AM (CBS) Carolina at Washington 11:00 AM (FOX) Baltimore at Cleveland 11:00 AM (CBS) Miami at Indianapolis 11:00 AM (CBS) Buffalo at Houston 11:00 AM (CBS) Minnesota at Seattle 2:05 PM (FOX) Tampa Bay at Oakland 2:05 PM (FOX) Pittsburgh at NY Giants 2:25 PM (CBS) Dallas at Atlanta 6:20 PM (NBC) Philadelphia at New Orleans 6:30 PM (ESPN) Monday
CARDINALS & PACKERS IN 2012 CARDINALS CATEGORY PACKERS 4-4 Record 5-3 127 Points Scored 208 142 Points Allowed 170 13 Touchdowns Scored 26 14 Touchdowns Allowed 18 3 Rushing TDs 2 9 Passing TDs 22 1 Return TDs 2 4 Rushing TDs Allowed 5 9 Passing TDs Allowed 12 1 Return TDs Allowed 1 39/228 Sacked/Yards Lost 28/156 11/5 Fumbles/Lost 7/3 7 Had Intercepted 4 12/15 Field Goals Made/Attempted 9/13 289.9 Total Yards Per Game 344.6 312.8 Opp. Total Yards Per Game 342.1 79.0 Rushing Yards Per Game 90.1 119.9 Opp. Rushing Yards Per Game 103.9 210.9 Passing Yards Per Game 254.5 192.9 Opp. Passing Yards Per Game 238.3 +3 Turnover Ratio +3 30:46 Average Time of Possession 29:39 31/31/24 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 21/26/12 6/21/4 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 13/12/19 0/0 2-Point Conversions 1/3 BYE Next Week BYE LAST WEEK S GAME Game 8 49ers 24, CARDINALS 3 October 29, 2012 University of Phoenix Stadium (62,810) In a nationally-televised Monday night match-up in Arizona, the Cardinals had a chance to snap their 3-game losing streak and move back into first place in the NFC West with a win over the visiting 49ers. Instead San Francisco opened up a 2-game lead atop the division with a strong performance in all phases. QB Alex Smith completed 18 of 19 passes with 3 TDs - including a pair to WR Michael Crabtree - while the Niners #1 ranked defense held AZ to 3 points and 7 rushing yards on the evening. On their 2 nd offensive series of the game, the 49ers chewed over 6 minutes off the 1 st quarter clock with a 10-play, 77-yard drive that Smith capped with a 3-yard scoring pass to Crabtree. A 35-yard Ted Ginn punt return set San Francisco up at the AZ45 on its next possession and the 49ers took a 10-0 lead thanks to David Akers 43-yard FG. Just before intermission, another short Smith-to-Crabtree TD connection made it 17-0 at the half. Through 2 quarters, the Niners led 212-69 in total net yards and 80-6 in rushing yards with a 9-minute advantage in time of possession. The 49ers lead grew to 24-0 on their first series of the 3 rd quarter thanks to a 47-yard catch and run by veteran WR Randy Moss. Arizona advance deep into SF territory and got on the board later in the quarter when Jay Feely s 28-yard FG capped a 14-play, 70-yard drive. The Cards nearly found the end zone late in the fourth but Larry Fitzgerald was stopped at the 1 on a 4 th down play and Arizona turned it over on downs. The Cardinals defense surrendered over 21 points for the first time in 2012 and QB John Skelton who started for the 2 nd straight week after returning to the lineup due to Kevin Kolb s rib injury lost for the first time in 7 career home starts. LB Daryl Washington recorded 2.0 sacks for the 2 nd straight week to give him 8.0 for the season. Washington became the first Cardinals defender with multiple sacks in back-to-back games since DE Eric Swann accomplished the feat in November of 1999. WR Andre Roberts finished the contest with a game-high seven receptions, good for 65 yards. The loss was Arizona s fourth straight after starting the year 4-0. 49ers 7 10 7 0 24 CARDINALS 0 0 3 0 3 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score 49ers 1 1:53 Crabtree 3-yard pass from Smith (Akers kick) 10-77, 6:04 7-0 49ers 2 5:58 Akers 43-yard FG 7-20, 3:36 10-0 49ers 2 1:41 Crabtree 9-yard pass from Smith (Akers kick) 8-68, 2:46 17-0 49ers 3 7:27 Moss 47-yard pass from Smith (Akers kick) 6-80, 3:32 24-0 CARDS 3 0:57 Feely 28-yard FG 14-70, 6:30 24-3 SERIES NOTES This week s matchup represents the 70 th all-time regular season meeting between the Cardinals and Packers. The two teams have been facing off since 1921, making it the second-oldest rivalry in NFL history. This week s game marks the Cards first regular season trip to Green Bay since 2006. When they face the Packers this week, the Cardinals will look to end an eight-game winless streak in Green Bay and earn the first road victory against the Packers since 1949. THE HISTORY Overall Regular Season Series: 22-43-4 Cardinals on the road vs. GB: 9-27 Cardinals last win: 1/10/10 vs. GB, 51-45 (WC) First Meeting: 11/20/21 vs. GB, T, 3-3 Last Meeting: 1/10/10 vs. GB, 51-45 (WC) - OT Last 10 Meetings Date Site Result Jan. 10, 2010* Arizona W, 51-45 - OT Jan. 3, 2010 Arizona L, 7-33 Oct. 29, 2006 Green Bay L, 14-31 Sept. 21, 2003 Arizona W, 20-13 Sept. 24, 2000 Arizona L, 3-29 Jan. 2, 2000 Green Bay L, 24-49 Nov. 18, 1990 Green Bay L, 14-45 Dec. 18, 1988 Arizona L, 17-26 Sept. 29, 1985 St. Louis W, 43-28 Sept. 2, 1984 Green Bay L, 23-24 *2009 Wild Card Matchup STATISTICS SF AZ First Downs 15 16 3 rd Down Eff. (Pct) 6-12 (50) 2-14 (14) Total Plays 52 65 Avg. Gain 6.1 4.1 Rushes-Yards 29-113 9-7 Net Passing Yards 204 258 Total Net Yards 317 265 Passing (A-C-I) 19-18-0 52-32-1 Sacked by Opp. 4-28 4-32 Punts-Average 5-48.8 7-47.3 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties 10-80 7-51 Time of Possession 31:16 28:44 Weather: Clear, 90 degrees, 11% humidity, winds w 5 mph. RUSHING 49ers: Gore 16-55; Hunter 10-43; Crabtree 1-8; A. Smith 1-6; Miller 1-1. CARDS: Stephens-Howling 8-6; Skelton 1-1. PASSING 49ers: Smith 18-19, 232 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT. CARDS: Skelton 32-52, 290 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVING 49ers: Crabtree 5-72, 2 TD; Manningham 4-20; Walker 2-38; Davis 2-34; Moss 1-47, TD; Hunter 1-6; Williams 1-4; Ginn 1-0. CARDS: Roberts 7-65; Fitzgerald 5-52; Floyd 5-36; Housler 4-32; King 3-43; Stephens- Howling 3-32; Doucet 2-21; Sherman 2-11; Peterson 1-(-2). INTERCEPTIONS 49ers: Culliver 1-0. CARDS: None. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 2 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
CARDINALS & PACKERS THE LAST MEETING 2009 Wild Card Matchup CARDINALS 51, Packers 45 (OT) January 10, 2010 University of Phoenix Stadium (61,926) It was the highest-scoring playoff game in NFL history and certainly among the greatest ever. The Cards and Packers combined for 96 points, 13 touchdowns and over 1,000 total yards. While the offenses were explosive, it was the AZ defense that came up with the game-winning score on the first series of OT when CB Michael Adams sacked Aaron Rodgers; LB Karlos Dansby snatched the ball midair and returned it for a TD. It was one of three huge defensive plays by Dansby. Against the NFL s #2 defense, the Cards jumped out to a 17-0 early lead and led 31-17 early in the 3 rd quarter. Green Bay then stormed back behind an inspired effort from Rodgers, tying the game at 38 and again at 45. But while the Packer QB was incredibly good, Arizona s Kurt Warner was even better and cemented his place among the league s greatest postseason passers. He threw for 379 yards and amazingly had more TD passes (5) than incompletions (4). Starting in place of Anquan Boldin (ankle), Steve Breaston had 7 catches for 125 yards and a TD while #3 WR Early Doucet was 6-77-2TDs. Green Bay entered the game with an NFL-best +24 turnover ratio but the Cards converted two early Packer miscues. On the game s first snap, Dansby deflected a Rodgers pass that Dominique Rodgers- Cromartie INT d. After Tim Hightower turned it into a TD, Dansby ended the next GB drive with a forced fumble of Donald Driver that Alan Branch recovered. Doucet cashed in on that takeaway with the first of his 2 TD passes that helped the Cards build a 24-10 lead. A Warner-to-Fitzgerald TD on the opening drive of the 2 nd half made it 31-10 but the Pack scored quickly with two Rodgers TD passes and a successful onside kick in between. A 42-yard Beanie Wells run led to another Fitzgerald TD catch but the Pack answered with a Rodgers scoring pass to James Jones that capped 5 straight TD drives to open the 2 nd half. After Arizona s only punt of the day, GB tied it at 38 on a 1-yard run by FB John Kuhn early in the 4 th. Warner responded with an 80-yard drive and put the Cards back ahead with a TD pass to Breaston. With 1:52 left though the Pack tied it again on Rodgers 11-yard TD to Spencer Havner. At the end of regulation, Warner marched the Cards into position to win but Neil Rackers was wide left on a 34-yard FG attempt in the closing seconds. GB won the toss and got the ball first in OT. On the first snap, Rodgers had Greg Jennings open down the middle but overthrew him. Shortly thereafter, they had a 3 rd -n-6 play at their own 24 when Adams and Dansby combined on the game-winning play. PACKERS 0 10 14 21 45 CARDINALS 17 7 14 7 51 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score CARDS 1 11:04 Hightower 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 7-40, 3:38 0-7 CARDS 1 9:16 Doucet 15-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 2-22, 0:48 0-14 CARDS 1 0:34 Rackers 23-yard FG 9-54, 5:20 0-17 Packers 2 6:52 Rodgers 1-yard run (Crosby kick) 6-52, 4:14 7-17 CARDS 2 2:16 Doucet 15-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 8-79, 4:36 7-24 Packers 2 0:00 Crosby 20-yard FG 8-73, 2:16 10-24 CARDS 3 11:15 Fitzgerald 33-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 6-80, 3:45 10-31 Packers 3 7:20 Jennings 6-yard pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick) 10-80, 3:55 17-31 Packers 3 4:07 Nelson 10-yard pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick) 8-57, 3:13 24-31 CARDS 3 2:34 Fitzgerald 11-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 3-73, 1:33 24-38 Packers 4 14:08 J. Jones 30-yard pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick) 8-80, 3:26 31-38 Packers 4 10:57 Kuhn 1-yard run (Crosby kick) 3-67, 0:56 38-38 CARDS 4 4:55 Breaston 17-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 11-80, 6:02 38-45 Packers 4 1:52 Havner 11-yard pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick) 7-71, 3:03 45-45 CARDS OT 13:42 Dansby 17-yard fumble return -- 45-51 STATISTICS GB AZ First Downs 32 30 Rushes-Yards 20-90 23-156 Net Passing Yards 403 375 Total Net Yards 493 531 Passing (A-C-I) 42-28-1 33-29-0 Sacked by Opp.-YL 5-19 1-4 Punts-Average 1-47.0 1-26.0 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-1 Penalties 8-76 9-56 Time of Possession 29:51 31:27 Weather: Indoors RUSHING Packers: Grant 11-65; Rodgers 3-13, TD; Jackson 2-6; Green 3-5; Kuhn 1-1, TD. CARDS: Wells 14-91; Breaston 1-28; Hightower 7-19, TD; Stephens-Howling 1-18. PASSING Packers: Rodgers 28-42, 422 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT. CARDS: Warner 29-33, 379 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT. RECEIVING Packers: Jennings 8-130, TD; Finley 6-159; Driver 4-43; Jones 3-50, TD; Grant 2-18; Havner 2-16, TD; Nelson 1-10, TD; Jackson 1-(-1); Kuhn 1-(-3). CARDS: Breaston 7-125, TD; Fitzgerald 6-82, 2 TD; Doucet 6-77, 2 TD; Patrick 3-42; Hightower 3-21; Stephens-Howling 3-19; Urban 1-23. HISTORY AMONG THEM The second-oldest rivalry in NFL history resumes this week when the Arizona Cardinals face the Green Bay Packers. The two teams have been meeting since 1921, Green Bay s first season in the American Professional Football Association. The Cardinals and Chicago Bears, the league s oldest rivalry, joined the APFA in the inaugural season of 1920. The Cardinals, Packers and Bears are the only current NFL teams with ties back to the APFA, which became the National Football League in 1922. The first meeting between the Cardinals and Packers took place on 11/20/21 when the Racine Cardinals and Green Bay Packers played to a 3-3 tie in front of an estimated 2,000 fans at Normal Park in Chicago. Between the regular season and postseason, the Cardinals and Packers have met 71 times, 69 times in the regular season and twice in the playoffs. Those totals do not include the 1944 campaign, when the Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers combined teams as a war-time measure. Card-Pitt (as they were known that season) faced Green Bay twice in 1944, both resulting in Packers wins. The majority of the meetings between these two historic franchises came between 1921 and 1949 when the Cardinals and Packers played on a yearly basis. In four different seasons, the two teams faced off three times 1929, 1934, 1935 and 1936. STRENGTH VS. STRENGTH The Cardinals defense gets a strong test this week going up against the Green Bay Packers and its red-hot offense. Arizona s top-10 defense faces a Packers team that has won three straight and has posted 24+ points in all three games. Making the matchup of the NFL s sixth-ranked defense and 13 th ranked offense even more intriguing is the strength of the two units the Cardinals pass defense (ranked 4 th in the NFL) and the Packers passing attack (ranked 12 th in the NFL). Below is a look at how the Cardinals defense matches up against the Green Bay offense. NFL Rankings Cards Defense vs. Packers Offense Stat AZ-Def GB-Off Overall Rank 6 th 21 st Passing/Game 192.9 (4 th ) 254.5 (12 th ) Touchdowns 14 (t-5 th ) 26 (2 nd ) Passing Touchdowns 9 (t-7 th ) 22 (1 st ) Points/Game 17.8 (4 th ) 26.0 (10 th ) Completion Percentage 56.5 (4 th ) 68.9 (1 st ) First Downs/Game 17.3 (5 th ) 22.5 (6 th ) 3 rd Down Percentage 32.7 (5 th ) 41.9 (12 th ) Red Zone Percentage 47.62 (12 th ) 72.0 (2 nd ) Matchup Highlights The Cardinals have allowed 21 points or fewer in seven of eight games this season. The Packers have scored 21+ points in 7 of 8 games. Green Bay has scored a league-best 22 TDs through the air in 2012 and Arizona s defense has allowed nine passing TDs, a third of which came last week against the 49ers. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 3 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
CARDINALS-PACKERS CONNECTIONS Former Packers Cardinals G Daryn Colledge spent his first five seasons in the NFL with the Packers (2006-10). He played in all 80 regular season games and started 76, including every game his last three years. He also started all four playoff games for the Packers in 2010, including their Super Bowl XLV victory. Cardinals DE bvonnie Holliday was a first-round pick of the Packers in the 1998 NFL Draft and spent five years with Green Bay. He finished second in the voting for 1998 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year honors to current Packers (then-raiders) CB Charles Woodson. Cardinals LB Paris Lenon played for the Packers from 2002-05. After first joining the Packers as a member of the practice squad in 2001, Lenon went on to play in all 64 games over the four seasons he spent in Green Bay. In 2005, he started 12 games and collected 79 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Arizona Connections Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy played football at Scottsdale Community College in 1984. Wisconsin Connections Cardinals LB O Brien Schofield played at the University of Wisconsin from 2006-09. He was a first-team All-Big Ten selection as a senior, when he recorded 12 sacks and 24.5 tackles for loss. Cardinals OLBs coach Ryan Slowik played college football at Wisconsin-Oshkosh from 2002-03 and then served as assistant secondary coach there in 2004. Slowik s father, Bob, coached for the Packers from 2000-04, serving as defensive backs coach (2000-01), assistant head coach/defensive backs (2002-03) and defensive coordinator (2004). College/Pro Connections Cardinals Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Russ Grimm was teammates on the Washington Redskins with Packers President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Murphy from 1981-84. Both started for the Redskins in their Super Bowl XVII victory. Cardinals Defensive Coordinator Ray Horton was the assistant DBs coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2004-06 while Packers Secondary-Safeties coach Darren Perry was Pittsburgh s DBs coach. Prior to his time in Pittsburgh, Perry spent the 2002 season as the safeties coach with the Cincinnati Bengals while Cardinals DBs coach Louie Cioffi was a defensive staff assistant. From 2001-03, Cardinals Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt, Assistant Head Coach Russ Grimm, and Offensive Coordinator Mike Miller were assistants with the Steelers and coached with Packers Offensive Coordinator Tom Clements. They were joined for the 2002-03 seasons by Cardinals Special Teams coach Kevin Spencer. From 1988-90, Cardinals QBs coach John McNulty and Packers Secondary-Safeties coach Darren Perry played in the same defensive backfield at Penn State. Cardinals K Jay Feely and Packers DB Charles Woodson played at Michigan together from 1995-97, helping the Wolverines to a 12-0 record and a share of the national championship in 1997. Packers TE Jermichael Finley (2006-07) played with Cardinals C Lyle Sendlein (2003-06) and LB Sam Acho (2007-10) at Texas. Cardinals LB Daryl Washington and Packers T Marshall Newhouse were teammates at TCU from 2006-09. They were two of four true freshmen to play for the Horned Frogs in 2006 and went to play all four years together before both being drafted in 2010. From 2006-07, Cardinals DE Calais Campbell and Packers CB Sam Shields were teammates at the University of Miami (Fla.). Shields then played with Cardinals WR LaRon Byrd at Miami from 2008-09. Packers WR Randall Cobb s cousin Billy Williams was a seventhround pick of the Cardinals in 1995. Cardinals FS Kerry Rhodes (2001-04) and CB William Gay (2003-06) played at Louisville while Packers Secondary-CBs coach Joe Whitt Jr. was the CBs coach/recruiting coordinator for the Cardinals. Cardinals DE Vonnie Holliday and Packers C Jeff Saturday were teammates at the University of North Carolina from 1994-97. FORDHAM ALUM Fordham University, a member of the Patriot League, has not been historically known as a pipeline to the NFL. In fact, Cardinals QB John Skelton, selected by Arizona in the fifth round (155 th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft, was the first player selected from the school since 1968 (DB Ken Parker to the NY Giants in the 16th round). Skelton is the only Fordham alum currently active in the NFL. Despite the lack of recent NFL output, Fordham University will always be remembered in league circles for producing legendary Packers head coach Vince Lombardi and the Seven Blocks of Granite offensive line. Lombardi was an offensive lineman for the Rams from 1933-36 and served as the RG for Fordham s famous Seven Blocks of Granite offensive line in 36. Following his playing days, Lombardi went on to coach at Fordham from 1947-48 before going on to a Hall of Fame tenure as the Packers head coach, leading Green Bay to five NFL Championships, including victories in Super Bowls I and II. Skelton attended Fordham over half a century after Lombardi s departure but still felt his impact while playing for the Rams from 2006-09. Coach Lombardi s legacy is very important to the football program and his presence is felt throughout the Fordham campus, Skelton said. It is going to be special going into Lambeau Field and playing against the Packers in the place where coach Lombardi had so much success. AGAINST THE PACKERS WR Larry Fitzgerald Including postseason, Fitzgerald has faced the Packers twice in his career. In the two meetings, he totaled nine receptions for 99 yards and three TDs. Fitzgerald last faced the Packers in the 2009 Wild Card matchup, hauling in six receptions for 82 yards and two TDs. WR Early Doucet Against the Packers in the 09 Wild Card meeting, Doucet had six receptions for 77 yards and two TDs. That game remains the only multi-td performance of his career. INTO THE BYE Following this week s matchup in Green Bay, Arizona enters its bye in Week 10. It marks the team s latest bye week since 1993, when the Cardinals had two bye weeks and second fell in Week 12. After having five of the first nine games at home in 2012, the Cardinals will return from the bye week with a trip to Atlanta. That begins a stretch of three road games over a four week span. TIMES A CHANGIN Although Arizona stays on standard time throughout the year, never changing their clocks forward or setting them back, the time change, or lack thereof, does affect the Cardinals' local kickoff times during the season. In 2012, daylight saving time was observed on the second Sunday in March (March 11) and ends this Sunday (November 4). When daylight saving time is in effect, Arizona is three hours behind the east coast making a 4 p.m. kickoff in New York a 1 p.m. kickoff in Arizona. Beginning this Sunday however, Arizona will be only two hours behind the east coast, making a 4 p.m. kickoff in New York a 2 p.m. kickoff in Arizona. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 4 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
APPLYING THE PRESSURE After posting four sacks of 49ers QB Alex Smith last week, the Arizona s defense has now recorded 26 sacks through the first eight games this season. That total ties this week s opponent, the Green Bay Packers, for the highest total in the NFL. 2012 NFL Sack Leaders Team Sack Team 26 Arizona Green Bay 23 Cincinnati Chicago Minnesota 21 Seattle St. Louis Houston NY Giants The Cardinals defense features six players with at least 2.0 sacks (Washington-8.0, Schofield-4.0, Acho-3.0, Campbell- 3.0, Lenon-2.0 and Groves-2.0). That is tied with Minnesota for the highest total in the NFL. Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay and Buffalo each have five players with at least 2.0 sacks this season. With 26 sacks at the midpoint in the season, the Cardinals are now on pace to record 52 sacks in 2012. That would rank as the third-best total for the team since sacks became an official statistic in 1982 (59-1983; 55-1984) WASHINGTON ON A FURIOUS PACE In Week 7 at Minnesota, LB Daryl Washington established a career-high with two sacks. He matched that total last week after taking down 49ers QB Alex Smith twice on Monday Night. That gave him multiple sacks in back-to-back games for the first time in his career. With two sacks in each of the last two games, Washington became the first Cardinals player to record multiple sacks in back-to-back games since Eric Swann accomplished the feat in 1999 (11/14 vs. Detroit; 11/21 vs. Dallas). Having played just eight games so far, Washington s eight sacks tie for the fifth-best total in franchise history by a linebacker. He needs just three more sacks this season to establish a new franchise record by a linebacker. Franchise Record Sacks By a LB (Single Season) Sacks Player (Year) 10.0 Ken Harvey (1990) 9.5 Ken Harvey (1993) E.J. Junior (1984) 9.0 Ken Harvey (1991) 8.0 Daryl Washington (2012) Karlos Dansby (2006) Washington becomes just the third player in franchise history to record at least eight sacks in the first eight games of a season and the first since DT Darnell Dockett (8) in 2007. The only other player to accomplish the feat was DE Simeon Rice, who had nine sacks through eight games in 1999. Washington s eight sacks rank as the third-best total in the NFL this season, trailing only Houston s J.J. Watt (9.5) and Green Bay s Clay Matthews (9.0). 2012 NFL Leaders Sacks Sacks Player (Team) 9.5 J.J. Watt (Houston) 9.0 Clay Matthews (Green Bay) 8.0 Daryl Washington (Arizona) 7.5 DeMarcus Ware (Dallas) Aldon Smith (San Francisco) Cameron Wake (Miami) PROTECTING THE END ZONE The Cardinals have allowed just 14 TDs in eight games so far this season, and their 1.75 TDs allowed per game ranks fifth in the NFL. Fewest TDs Allowed Per Game 2012 TD/G Team TD G 1.13 San Francisco 9 8 1.29 Chicago 9 7 1.63 Seattle 13 8 1.71 Miami 12 7 1.75 Arizona 14 8 IN THIS WEEK S RELEASE Below are a few of the highlights from this week s game release: The Cardinals defense has slowed 21 points or fewer in 7 of 8 games. Green Bay s offense has scored 21 points or more in 7 of 8 games. Arizona and Green Bay have each recorded 26 sacks in 2012, tied for #1 in the NFL. Green Bay s Clay Matthews (9.0) and Arizona s Daryl Washington (8.0) rank #1 and #2 in the NFC in sacks; among all NFL players only Houston s J.J. Watt has more (9.5). Daryl Washington has 8.0 sacks in eight games in 2012, two shy of the franchise s single-season mark by a linebacker (Ken Harvey, 1990). He has had 2.0 sacks in each of the last 2 games, his first career multi-sack games and becomes first Cardinal with consecutive multiple-sack games since Eric Swann in November of 90. WR Andre Roberts had a career-best 7 receptions two weeks ago at Minnesota and matched that total Monday night vs. San Francisco. Among all NFL WRs only three have more receiving TDs than Roberts: GB s James Jones, NYG s Victor Cruz, Cincy s A.J. Green-all with 7. Larry Fitzgerald has three TD catches in two career meetings vs. the Packers (incl. playoffs). Since 2005, he leads the NFL with 68 receiving TDs, is 2nd with 9,346 receiving yards & ranks 3rd with 680 catches. The NFL s top two leaders in punts downed inside the 20 are both playing in this game. GB s Tim Masthay (21) and Arizona s Dave Zastudil (19) rank #1 and #2 in the league. Arizona s Adrian Wilson & Green Bay s Charles Woodson are two of only four defensive backs selected to the Pro Bowl each of the last four seasons. Ravens S Ed Reed and Jets CB Darrelle Revis are the others. WR Early Doucet had six catches for 77 yards and 2 TDs in last Cards-Packers game (Wild Card playoff game in January of 2010). On Monday vs. San Francisco, QB John Skelton posted career-highs in pass attempts (52) and completions (32) and notched his 4 th career game with 290+ yards. However, it was his first home loss as a starter after opening his career 6-0. NOTES FROM WEEK 8 WR Andre Roberts established a career-high with seven receptions in Week 7 at Minnesota. He matched that total against the 49ers, totaling seven catches for 65 yards. WR Michael Floyd, the Cardinals 2012 first round draft pick, posted a career-high five receptions against the Niners. DT Darnell Dockett posted his first sack of the season after taking down QB Alex Smith in the third quarter. RG Rich Ohrnberger made the first start of his career in place of the injured Adam Snyder (Quad). Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 5 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
CARDS UNDER WHISENHUNT During the 2011 season, Ken Whisenhunt established a franchise record for career wins by a head coach. The victory over the Cleveland Browns in Week 15 was the 43 rd of his career, surpassing 2012 Hall of Fame nominee Don Coryell (42, 1973-77) for the franchise all-time lead. Whisenhunt now needs just two wins to reach the 50-win milestone for his career (including postseason). Most Wins By A Cardinals Head Coach Wins Coach (Years) 48 Ken Whisenhunt (2007-present) 42 Don Coryell (1973-77) 39 Jim Hanifan (1980-85) 35 Charley Winner (1966-70) 29 Vince Tobin (1996-2000) Posted a.500 record or better in four of his first five seasons with the Cardinals. The Cardinals earned NFC West titles in 2008 and 09, their first back-to-back division titles since 1974-75. The Cardinals have posted a 19-13 record against teams from the NFC West. Arizona s win over Green Bay in the 2009 Wild Card matchup gave the Cardinals wins in the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time in franchise history. The Cardinals have won twice as many playoff games under Whisenhunt (4) as they had won in their total playoff history (2) prior to his tenure. Under Whisenhunt, the Cardinals appeared in six playoff contests between 2008-09, after appearing in seven total postseason games in the franchise s history prior to his arrival. Arizona finished with a 10-6 record in 09, giving the Cardinals 10+ wins in the regular season for the first time since 1976. Whisenhunt was the first head coach in franchise history with a.500 record or better in each of his first three seasons. The Cardinals were 8-8 in 2007, 9-7 in 2008 and 10-6 in 09. The 2011 season marked Whisenhunt s fifth straight season with a home winning percentage of at least.500, a new franchise record. Entering the 2011 season, Whisenhunt was tied with Don Coryell for most seasons with a.500 home record or better. The Cardinals started the 2009 season with a 5-0 record on the road for the first time since 1975. The Cardinals posted a 6-2 road record in 09, the most road wins in a single season since posting six wins in 1963. Led the Cardinals to the NFC West title in 2008, their first division title since 1975. Led the Cardinals to their first-ever Super Bowl appearance in 2008 and more wins in a single season (12) than any coach in franchise history. The Cardinals 30-24 win over Atlanta in the 2008 Wild Card Game was the first home playoff victory in 61 years. With the 34-21 win over Seattle in the 2008 regular season finale, the Cardinals finished the 2008 regular season with a 9-7 record, matching their best regular season record since the franchise moved to Arizona in 1988. In 2008, the Cards offense scored a franchise record 427 points and added 188 points in the playoffs, the third-highest total in NFL postseason history. INJURIES ACCUMULATE ON OFFENSE The Cardinals have been hit hard by injuries so far this season, particularly on offense. Players on that side of the ball have already missed a combined 51 games due to injuries in 2012. Offensive Players Lost To Injury in 2012 Player Injury Games T Levi Brown Triceps (IR) 8 T Jeremy Bridges Thumb (IR) 8 RB Javarris James Knee (IR) 8 TE Todd Heap Knee 6 QB John Skelton Ankle 4 RB Beanie Wells Toe (IR/Return) 4 RB Ryan Williams Shoulder (IR) 3 FB Anthony Sherman Knee 2 RB L. Stephens-Howling Hip 2 TE Jim Dray Knee 2 QB Kevin Kolb Ribs 2 G Adam Snyder Thigh 2 KEEPING IT CLOSE Of the Cardinals 16 games last season, an NFL-high 13 were decided by seven points or fewer and Arizona tied a franchise record with eight wins in those matchups, including an NFL single-season record four games in overtime. In eight games this season, five have been decided by seven points or fewer. How Close Has It Been of Late? Arizona has played 24 games since the beginning of last season and 18 of them have been decided by seven points or fewer. The Cardinals have an 11-7 record in those games. In the Cardinals last 10 home outings, six have gone into OT. Arizona holds a 5-1 record in those games. Arizona has overcome a fourth quarter deficit to win the game or force OT in seven of the last 10 home outings. In the Cards last 11 games, six have come down to the final play, with five of the six being wins for Arizona. In the Cards last 13 wins, eight were decided on the final play of the game (not including kneel downs). Of the Cardinals last 13 home games dating back to 2011, 10 have been decided by seven points or fewer. CARDS MAKE OVERTIME HISTORY During the 2011 season, the Cardinals became the first team in NFL history to win four OT games in a single season, posting a perfect 4-0 mark in OT matchups on the year. After taking down the Dolphins 24-21 in Week 4, the Cards established an NFL record with seven consecutive OT home wins. NFL History Longest OT Home Win Streaks Wins Team (Years) 7 Arizona (2007-2012) 6 Pittsburgh (1978-1997) 5 Chicago (2001-2007) Chicago (1981-1991) NY Jets (1980-1987) Cleveland (1977-1983) The Cardinals home OT win streak came to an end with the 19-16 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 6. It was just the second home OT loss in the Whisenhunt era. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 6 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
80 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP In 1932, Charles W. Bidwill agreed to purchase the Chicago Cardinals from then-owner Dr. David Jones and the team has remained in the Bidwill family ever since. A prominent figure in the history of the National Football League, Charles Bidwill was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967. Upon his passing in 1947, his wife Violet retained control of the franchise and ran the Cardinals for the next 15 years until her passing in 1962. Control of the team them moved to her sons Charles and William (Bill). Bill, whose association with the Cardinals began as a ball boy on Chicago s South Side, became the sole owner and chief executive officer in 1972 and his involvement with the team - now in its eighth decade - continues today. Mr. B remains a constant fixture at team functions as well as the Cardinals Tempe training facility where the responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the team today resides with his son and team president, Michael. Michael Bidwill joined the Cardinals in 1996 as Vice President/General Counsel after practicing law for six years as a federal prosecutor. He has established his own legacy with the franchise that has included spearheading the effort that led to the creation of University of Phoenix Stadium and the team s greatest period of success, both on the field and off. It s always been a great sense of pride for our family to be associated with the National Football League, said Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill. It is a privilege that also carries a great sense responsibility to our fans and fans of the league that we do all we can to make sure our team and game are of the highest quality. We take that responsibility very seriously. Founded in 1898, the Cardinals are the oldest continuously run franchise in professional football. They were a charter member of the National Football League when it began in 1920; the Cardinals and Bears are the only charter members of the NFL still in existence today. SUPER BOWL RETURNING TO ARIZONA On October 11, 2011, following a very competitive bidding process, the NFL owners awarded Super Bowl XLIX to Arizona as the nation s biggest sporting event will be held at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale following the 2015 season. It s going to be huge for tourism, our economic development and our visibility not only in the United States but around the world, said Cardinals President Michael Bidwill following the vote. Super Bowl XLIX will be the third Super Bowl played in Arizona and the second one at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cardinals home played host to Super Bowl XLII between the NY Giants and New England Patriots following the 2007 season and Arizona first hosted the Super Bowl following the 1995 season, when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers. Super Bowl XLII brought with it an estimated economic impact of $500 million, with nearly 100,000 out-of-state visitors and thousands of media members from around the world visiting the Valley. With Super Bowl XLIX being held in Glendale, Arizona becomes one of just six host sites to be selected to host the Super Bowl at least three times. SB Host Sites Upcoming Super Bowls SBs Site SB Location 10 South Florida XLVII Mercedes-Benz Superdome 10 New Orleans XLVIII MetLife Stadium (New Jersey) 7 Los Angeles XLIX Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 4 Tampa Bay 3 Arizona 3 San Diego DRAFTING WELL Cardinals General Manager Rod Graves is one of the NFL s longest tenured football decision makers, having led the team s personnel department since 2003. A native of Houston, Graves is in his 16 th season with the Cardinals organization after joining the team in 1997 as the Assistant to the President. He was promoted to Vice President, Football Operations in 2003 and General Manager in 2007. Graves is one of six African American general managers in the NFL, joining Baltimore s Ozzie Newsome, Houston s Rick Smith, Detroit s Martin Mayhew, the Giants Jerry Reese and Oakland s Reggie McKenzie. Graves oversees all facets of the team s football operations and has seen considerable success in building the team. One of the main ways Graves has built the team is through the NFL Draft. The Cardinals have received high praise for their successful draft classes under Graves, especially in recent years. Current Cardinals Pro Bowl players such as CB Patrick Peterson, WR Larry Fitzgerald, DT Darnell Dockett, and SS Adrian Wilson were all acquired through the draft. Other rising stars recently identified and brought in by Graves include DE Calais Campbell, LBs Daryl Washington and Sam Acho, RBs Beanie Wells and Ryan Williams, WR Andre Roberts and QB John Skelton. Of the 22 Cardinals starters that began the season against Seattle, 13 were draft choices of the team during Graves tenure while one other starter (C Lyle Sendlein) joined the team as an undrafted rookie free agent. The Cardinals top five draft picks in the 2010 NFL Draft are all currently starters for the Cardinals in just their third season. Cardinals Top 5 Draft Picks in 2010 Rnd Player Pick 1 st DT Dan Williams 26 th 2 nd LB Daryl Washington 47 th 3 rd WR Andre Roberts 88 th 4 th LB O Brien Schofield 130 th 5 th QB John Skelton 155 th Of the Cardinals 15 draft picks between 2010-11, seven are already full-time starters and 11 are every day players who see significant action on game days. ADDING WASHINGTON TO THE CORE GM Rod Graves has made it clear that under his leadership, the organization will identify a core group of players to build the team around and keep that core intact. On September 6th, third-year LB Daryl Washington became the newest Cards player drafted under Graves that was extended by the team. Washington was given a six-year extension just under four months after the team extended DT Calais Campbell, their second round pick (50 th overall) in the 2008 Draft. Two things that successful teams do consistently is build through the draft and keep their core players, Graves said in announcing the extension for Washington. Daryl has certainly lived up to the potential we all saw in him coming out of TCU in 2010 and he has established himself as one of the top young defensive players in the NFL. I know he feels, like we do, that his best football is still ahead of him and we re thrilled that this deal gives him the opportunity to achieve that with the Cardinals. During Graves tenure, WR Larry Fitzgerald, SS Adrian Wilson and DT Darnell Dockett have all signed multiple contract extensions since being drafted by Arizona. 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ANOTHER RECORD FOR FITZ After hauling in eight receptions against the Rams in Week 5, WR Larry Fitzgerald reached 122 consecutive games with a catch, establishing a new franchise record. He has extended that record the last three weeks, reaching 125 games with his five catches against the 49ers last week. Franchise Record Consecutive Games With a Reception Gms Player (Streak) 125 Larry Fitzgerald (Game 8 in 2004-present) 121 Mel Gray (Game 3 in 1973-Game 4 in 1982) 94 Bobby Joe Conrad (Game 9 in 1961-Game 4 in 1968) 89 Larry Centers (Game 7 in 1993-Game 16 in 1998) 74 Roy Green (Game 2 in 1981-Game 10 in 1986) Fitzgerald has a reception in 131 of 132 games played in his career. The only game in which he did not catch a pass came during his rookie season (10/31/04 @ Buffalo). Fitzgerald s receptions streak ranks as the second-longest active streak in the NFL behind Tony Gonzalez (186). BEYOND THE RECORDS In his first eight NFL seasons, WR Larry Fitzgerald broke virtually every major Cardinals career receiving record. With those records in his pocket, the only remaining question is how high the numbers will go by the time he is done. In 2011, Fitzgerald became the franchise all-time leader in receiving yards, receiving TDs, career 100-yard games and total TDs. He became the franchise all-time receptions leader in 2010. Franchise Record Career Receptions Rec Player (Years) 738 Larry Fitzgerald, 2004-586 Anquan Boldin, 2003-09 535 Larry Centers, 1990-98 522 Roy Green, 1979-90 493 Frank Sanders, 1995-02 *Established record in week 14 of 2010 season Franchise Record Career Receiving Yards Yds Player (Years) 10,126 Larry Fitzgerald, 2004-8,497 Roy Green, 1979-90 7,918 Jackie Smith, 1963-77 7,520 Anquan Boldin, 2003-09 7,005 Pat Tilley, 1976-86 *Established record in week 4 of 2011 season Franchise Record Touchdown Receptions TDs Player (Years) 76 Larry Fitzgerald, 2004-66 Roy Green, 1979-90 60 Sonny Randle, 1959-66 45 Mel Gray, 1971-82 44 Anquan Boldin, 2003-09 *Established record in week 3 of 2011 season Franchise Record Career Touchdowns TDs Player (Years) 76 Larry Fitzgerald, 2004-69 Roy Green, 1979-90 60 Sonny Randle, 1959-66 51 Ottis Anderson, 1979-86 John David Crow, 1958-64 *Established record in week 10 of 2011 season Franchise Record Career 100-Yard Receiving Games # Player (Years) 33 Larry Fitzgerald, 2004-27 Anquan Boldin, 2003-09 22 Jackie Smith, 1963-77 20 Roy Green, 1979-90 *Established record in week 4 of 2011 season 10,000 YARDS YOUNG After hauling in six receptions for 93 yards against the Bills in Week 6, WR Larry Fitzgerald eclipsed 10,000 receiving yards for his career. At 29 years, 44 days old, he joined Randy Moss (28 years, 314 days) as the only two players in NFL history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards before the age of 30. Youngest To 10,000 Career Receiving Yards Player Age Randy Moss 28 years, 314 days Larry Fitzgerald 29 years, 44 days Jerry Rice 30 years, 54 days Torry Holt 30 years, 132 days Isaac Bruce 30 years, 343 days Fitzgerald and Houston s Andre Johnson both reached 10,000 career receiving yards in Week 6, becoming just the sixth and seventh active players to reach the career milestone. Among those seven, Fitzgerald has been in the league the least amount of time. Active Players with 10,000+ Receiving Yards Yds Player (Team) Yrs 1 st Yr 15,046 Randy Moss (SF) 14 1998 13,797 Tony Gonzalez (Atl) 16 1997 12,465 Reggie Wayne (Ind) 12 2001 10,867 Steve Smith (Car) 12 2001 10,126 Larry Fitzgerald (Ari) 9 2004 10,115 Donald Driver (GB) 14 1999 10,100 Andre Johnson (Hou) 10 2003 In all, there are now 38 players in NFL history that have reached 10,000 receiving yards for their career, including Fitzgerald and Johnson. YOUNGEST EVER TO 700 With nine catches against the Eagles in Week 2, WR Larry Fitzgerald surpassed 700 career receptions. At 29 years, 23 days old, Fitzgerald became the youngest player in NFL history to reach that mark. He reached the milestone over a year younger than the previous record holder Dallas TE Jason Witten (30 years, 133 days old). Witten reached 700 receptions in the Cowboys 27-7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2 earlier this season. Youngest To 700 Career Receptions Player Age Larry Fitzgerald 29 years, 23 days Jason Witten 30 years, 133 days Andre Johnson 30 years, 139 days Torry Holt 30 years, 202 days Randy Moss 30 years, 230 days In terms of games played, Fitzgerald reached 700 career receptions in the fifth fewest games in NFL history (127). Games Player Team(s) 114 Marvin Harrison Indianapolis 120 Andre Johnson Houston 123 Anquan Boldin Arizona, Baltimore 125 Torry Holt St. Louis 127 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Fitzgerald has accomplished quite a bit at a young age: In Week 6 against the Bills, joined Randy Moss as the only players in NFL history with 10,000 receiving yards before the age of 30. At 27 years, 110 days old, he became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 600 career receptions. At 22 years, 123 days old, became the youngest player in NFL history to record a 100-catch season. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 8 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
HEADING TO THE HALL? Below is a look at the career of WR Larry Fitzgerald through his first 132 career games compared to the 21 modern era WRs currently in the HOF and where they stood at that point in their career. At this point in his career, Fitzgerald has more receptions (738) than any of the receivers enshrined in Canton by a large margin. The next closest receiver is Jerry Rice, who had 658 receptions through his first 132 career games. Fitzgerald has more receiving yards (10,126) than all HOF receivers except Rice (10,921), Lance Alworth (10,266) and Michael Irvin (10,181). Fitzgerald Vs. Modern Era WRs in the Hall of Fame (132 Games) 100- Player, HOF Year Years G Rec Yds Avg. Y/G TD Yd G Larry Fitzgerald 2004-132 738 10,126 13.7 76.7 76 33 Jerry Rice, 10 1985-00 132 658 10,921 16.6 82.7 108 40 Michael Irvin, 07 1988-99 132 635 10,181 16.0 77.1 57 41 Art Monk, 08 1980-95 132 614 8,536 13.9 64.7 43 26 Raymond Berry, 73 1955-67 132 564 8,322 14.8 63.0 60 27 Steve Largent, 95 1976-89 132 560 8,958 15.9 67.9 75 33 Charley Taylor, 84 1964-77 132 556 7,819 14.1 59.2 70 21 Lance Alworth, 78 1962-72 132 542 10,266 18.9 78.9 85 41 James Lofton, 03 1978-93 132 514 9,447 18.4 71.6 49 32 Bobby Mitchell, 83 1958-68 132 503 7,655 15.2 57.9 65 26 Don Maynard, 87 1958, 60-73 132 486 9,006 18.5 68.2 73 38 Tommy McDonald, 98 1957-68 132 467 7,984 17.1 60.5 79 24 Fred Biletnikoff, 88 1965-78 132 442 6,982 15.8 52.9 58 20 John Stallworth, 02 1974-87 132 420 7,202 17.1 54.6 58 23 Tom Fears, 70 1948-56 87 400 5,397 13.5 62.0 38 15 Elroy Crazy Legs Hirsch, 68 1946-57 127 387 7,029 18.2 55.3 60 - Dante Lavelli, 75 1946-56 123 386 6,488 16.8 52.7 62 9 Paul Warfield, 83 1964-77 132 374 7,733 20.7 58.6 78 22 Pete Pihos, 70 1947-55 107 373 5,619 15.1 52.5 61 14 Bob Hayes, 09 1965-75 132 371 7,414 20.0 57.4 71 24 Charlie Joiner, 96 1969-86 132 340 5,940 17.5 45.0 37 12 Lynn Swann, 01 1974-87 115 336 5,462 16.3 47.5 51 11 Avg. of 21 Hall of Fame WRs 472 7,785 16.5-64 - In fact, Fitzgerald s career numbers already surpass those of many receivers that are currently enshrined in the HOF. He has more career receptions than 15 of the 21 receivers in the HOF: Swann (336), Hayes (371), Pihos (373), Lavelli (386), Hirsch (387), Fears (400), Warfield (427), McDonald (495), Mitchell (521), Stallworth (537), Alworth (542), Biletnikoff (589), Berry (631), Maynard (633) and Taylor (649). He has more career receiving yards than 13 of the 21 receivers in the HOF: Fears (5,397), Swann (5,462), Pihos (5,619), Lavelli (6,488), Hirsch (7,029), Hayes (7,414), Mitchell (7,954), McDonald (8,410), Warfield (8,565), Stallworth (8,723), Biletnikoff (8,974), Taylor (9,110) and Berry (9,275). A Career Full of Accomplishments: Franchise career leader in receptions (738), receiving yards (10,126), receiving TDs (76), total TDs (76) and 100-yard receiving games (33). His six 1,000-yard seasons are a franchise record, as are his current streak of five consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. One of just four players in NFL history to record at least 1,400 receiving yards in a season four times in their career: Jerry Rice (6), Randy Moss (4) and Marvin Harrison (4). At 28 years, 74 days old, he became the third-youngest player in NFL history to reach 70 career receiving TDs behind only Randy Moss (26 years, 269 days old) and Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (28 years, one day old). At 28 years, 81 days old, he became the second-youngest player in NFL history to reach 9,000 career receiving yards, trailing only Randy Moss (27 years, 310 days old). At 27 years, 110 days old, he became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 600 career receptions. In 2010, he became the first player in NFL history to record 90+ receptions five times in their first seven seasons. During the 2008 postseason, he broke virtually every major playoff receiving record, establishing new single-season marks for receptions (30), receiving yards (546) and TDs (7). His four 100-yard receiving games that postseason established a new NFL record for consecutive games with 100 yards receiving. His nine TD receptions in six career postseason games are an NFL record for a player in their first six career playoff contests. With a franchise record 103 receptions during the 2005 season, he became the youngest player in NFL history to record a 100- catch campaign when he reached the mark at 22 years, 123 days old. Led the NFL in receiving TDs in both the 2008 (12) and 2009 (13) seasons. In addition to his 10 receiving TDs in 2007, he became the first player in franchise history to record at least 10 TDs in three consecutive seasons. At 29 years, 23 days old when the Cardinals faced the Eagles in Week 3, Fitzgerald became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 700 career receptions. The previous record was held by Dallas TE Jason Witten, who was 30 years, 133 days old when he reached the mark in Week 2 of the 2012 season. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 9 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
BREAKING DOWN FITZGERALD Below is a breakdown of Fitzgerald s 738 career receptions and 10,126 career receiving yards: Fitzgerald Career Splits Rec. By QB Split Rec Yds Rec Quarterback Home 370 5,003 345 Kurt Warner Away 368 5,123 84 Josh McCown Win 345 4,765 76 John Skelton Loss 393 5,761 70 Kevin Kolb September 168 2,223 70 Matt Leinart October 171 2,358 49 Derek Anderson November 202 2,702 13 Max Hall December 159 2,436 10 Shaun King January 32 407 8 John Navarre Sunday 691 9,568 7 Richard Bartel Monday 22 177 5 Tim Rattay Thursday 13 157 1 Brian St. Pierre Saturday 12 224 Vs. NFC 576 7,875 Rec. Yards By QB Vs. AFC 162 2,251 Yds Quarterback 1 st Quarter 159 2,040 4,583 Kurt Warner 2 nd Quarter 192 2,438 1,207 Josh McCown 3 rd Quarter 179 2,509 1,181 John Skelton 4 th Quarter 202 3,033 1,017 Kevin Kolb Overtime 6 106 967 Matt Leinart 1 st Down 308 4,118 629 Derek Anderson 2 nd Down 250 3,626 141 Max Hall 3 rd Down 162 2,148 129 Shaun King 4 th Down 18 234 97 John Navarre Vs. Seattle 106 1,434 91 Richard Bartel Vs. San Francisco 98 1,391 81 Tim Rattay Vs. St. Louis 99 1,282 3 Brian St. Pierre A SPECIAL AWARD FOR FITZ On August 13, Fitzgerald was honored as the recipient of the 14 th annual Arthur S. Arkush Humanitarian Award by Pro Football Weekly. The award is given to an NFL player whose contributions to the community and charitable organizations are especially outstanding. Fitzgerald s work in the community is plentiful and far-reaching. He was honored by Pro Football Weekly for his work with the Larry Fitzgerald First Down Fund, which funds positive activities for kids during the summer and throughout the year, with programs in Arizona, Minneapolis and Chicago. It also makes significant contributions in time, money and resources to numerous organizations throughout the United States. His work with the Carol Fitzgerald Memorial Fund, which was established in honor of his late mother, who passed away from breast cancer in 2003, offers support of causes that Fitzgerald s mother held dear, including educating urban youth about HIV/AIDS and breast cancer issues. Fitzgerald has served as a key figure in the NFL s annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month. He served as an NFL spokesman for the league-wide initiative A Crucial Catch for the last two years and was again invited to do so in 2012. Fitzgerald has traveled to Africa numerous times over the last few years, both with his good friend Anquan Boldin and on behalf of the Starkey Hearing Foundation. His most recent trip was in late July just prior to the start of training camp when he flew to Uganda to assist President Clinton and his daughter Chelsea fit hearing aids for those in need. PFW also cited Fitzgerald s use of social media to further his humanitarian work. Through Twitter and Facebook, he connects with his huge following of fans (currently over 1.3 million followers) with his Gimme 5 Fridays with Fitz initiative, in which he tweets and asks Team Fitzgerald to text HAND to 50555 and $5 is given to Phoenix Children s Hospital. BEING CONSISTENT Fitzgerald has averaged 76.7 receiving yards per game in his career, which ranks as the second-best total in the NFL among active players. Receiving Yards Per Game Active NFL Players Y/G Player (Team) Yds G 78.3 Andre Johnson (Hou) 10,100 129 76.7 Larry Fitzgerald (AZ) 10,126 132 73.5 Anquan Boldin (Bal) 9,697 132 71.9 Randy Moss (SF) 15,093 210 69.3 Reggie Wayne (Ind) 12,465 180 Fitzgerald s 5.6 receptions per game are tied with Boldin for the second-best total in the NFL behind Johnson s 5.7. Receptions Per Game Active NFL Players R/G Player (Team) Rec G 5.7 Andre Johnson (Hou) 740 129 5.6 Larry Fitzgerald (AZ) 738 132 5.6 Anquan Boldin (Bal) 738 132 5.4 Wes Welker (NE) 710 132 5.1 Reggie Wayne (Ind) 916 180 CHART TOPPERS With 76 career TD receptions, the most recent coming in Week 6 vs. Buffalo, Fitzgerald ranks fourth on the NFL s career TD receptions list among active players (regular season only). Only San Francisco WR Randy Moss (155), Atlanta TE Tony Gonzalez (99) and San Diego TE Antonio Gates (78) have more TD receptions than Fitzgerald, who has appeared in fewer games (132) than any other player in the top 10 other than Andre Johnson (129). TD Receptions Active NFL Players # Player (1 st Year) TDs Games 1 Randy Moss (1998) 155 210 2 Tony Gonzalez (1997) 99 245 3 Antonio Gates (2003) 78 138 4 Larry Fitzgerald (2004) 76 132 5 Reggie Wayne (2001) 75 180 6t Donald Driver (1999) 61 200 6t Santana Moss (2001) 61 163 8 Steve Smith (2001) 59 158 9 Anquan Boldin (2003) 55 132 10 Andre Johnson (2003) 54 129 Fitzgerald led the NFL in receiving TDs in 08 (12) and 09 (13). POW GROUNDING THE EAGLES AGAIN In Week 10 of the 2011 season, Fitzgerald went into Philadelphia and caught 7 passes for 146 yards and two TDs against the Eagles, earning his first career NFC Offensive Player of the Week Award. In Week 3 of the 12 season, Fitzgerald continued his remarkable run of success against the Eagles, totaling 9 receptions for 114 yards and a TD. For the performance, in which he also became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 700 career receptions, Fitzgerald earned his second Offensive Player of the Week honor. Fitzgerald Facing the Eagles (2004-2011) Date Rec Yds TDs 9/23/12 vs. Phi 9 114 1 11/13/11 @ Phi 7 146 2 1/18/09 vs. Phi* 9 152 3 11/27/08 @ Phi 5 65 2 12/24/05 vs. Phi 5 93 1 *2008 NFC Championship Game Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 10 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
A SOLID RETURN Entering the 2012 season as a backup, QB Kevin Kolb vowed to be ready when called upon this season and that is exactly the scenario that played out in the season opener against Seattle. Starter John Skelton went down with an ankle injury during the Cardinals final offensive drive and with the Cards down 16-13, Kolb entered the contest and completed 6 of 8 attempts for 66 yards, including a game-winning six-yard TD pass to WR Andre Roberts with just under five minutes remaining. Kolb put together a number of solid outings and led the team to a 4-2 record to start the season before suffering a rib injury late in game vs. Buffalo in Week 6. Perhaps his gutsiest performance came in leading the Cardinals past the Miami Dolphins 24-21 in OT in Week 4. In the victory, he completed 29 of 48 pass attempts (60.4%) for 324 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs and a passer rating of 84.0. Kolb led the Cards on the gametying TD drive in the fourth quarter, throwing a 15-yard TD pass to WR Andre Roberts on fourth down with only 22 seconds left in regulation, forcing OT. Solid In The Last Eight In the last eight games in which he has appeared, Kolb has: Completed 126 of 209 attempts (60.3%) for 1,418 yards, eight TDs and three INTs Has thrown two game-winning TD passes and a game-tying TD pass that sent the Week 4 game into OT, which the Cards won. A RUSHING RECORD FOR KOLB In the Week 6 game vs. Buffalo, Kolb rushed for 66 yards on five attempts (13.2 avg), establishing a single-game franchise record for rushing yards by a QB. Franchise Record QB Rushing Yards (Single Game) Yds Player Opponent Att Avg 66 Kevin Kolb 10/14/12 vs. Buffalo 5 13.2 54 Sam Etcheverry 12/17/61 vs. Pittsburgh 7 7.7 51 Jake Plummer 11/9/97 at Dallas 7 7.3 50 Jake Plummer 11/8/98 vs. Washington 3 16.7 Timm Rosenbach 9/16/90 at Philadelphia 5 10.0 MEANINGFUL WINS Kolb has a number of signature games and plays under his belt through the early part of the season. Kolb s Highlights in 2012 Threw two fourth quarter TD passes, including a 15-yarder on 4 th -n-10 with under 30 seconds remaining in regulation as he led the Cardinals back from a 13-0 halftime deficit against the Dolphins in Week 4. Making his first appearance against the team that selected him in the second round (36 th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft and sent him to the Cardinals in a trade prior to the 2011 season, Kolb posted one of the finest outings of his career in taking down the Eagles in Week 3. He completed 17 of 24 pass attempts (70.8%) for 222 yards, two TD, no INTs and a passer rating of 127.4. His 70.8 completion percentage was the second-highest of his career (79.3 vs. Atlanta, 10/17/10) while his passer rating of 127.4 ranked as the third-best of his career (133.6 vs. Atlanta, 10/17/10; 130.0 vs. Carolina, 9/11/11). Making his first start since Week 14 of last season, Kolb led the Cardinals to a 20-18 victory over the New England Patriots at Foxborough in Week 2 having completed 15 of 27 pass attempts for 140 yards, a TD, no INTs and a passer rating of 82.3. He also posted 20 rushing yards and a TD, with his five-yard TD run in fourth quarter proving to be the game s deciding score. After watching from the sidelines for most of the game, Kolb entered the Week 1 contest in the fourth quarter in place of the injured John Skelton and promptly led the Cardinals on an 11- play, 80-yard TD drive that was capped with his game-winning TD pass to Andre Roberts with under five minutes remaining. A CONTINUED PROGRESSION QB John Skelton won a preseason battle with Kevin Kolb to become the starting QB for the Cardinals in 2012. In doing so, he resumed the position that he held last season as he helped the Cards post their remarkable late season turnaround. The Cards won seven of their final nine and Skelton was under center for six of those wins. Skelton proved in his first two seasons in the NFL that he can win games for the Cards. After posting a 5-2 record as a starter in 2011, Skelton earned his eighth career victory (8-4) with the win over Seattle in the 12 opener. He also improved to 6-0 at home as a starting QB. Skelton became the first Cardinals QB of the Super Bowl era to win his first six home starts and he is the first NFL QB to do so since the 49ers Shaun Hill (7 straight wins, 2007-09). Playing under less than ideal circumstances in 2011, the second-year player out of Fordham took advantage of his opportunities when starter Kevin Kolb went down with injuries over the second half of the season. After helping the Cardinals recover from a 1-6 start to win seven of their final nine games, Skelton earned his way into the preseason battle for the starting QB spot. In Week 1 vs. Seattle, Skelton was knocked out of the game with an ankle injury that forced him to miss the next four games. Skelton returned to action in Week 6, entering the game against Buffalo in the fourth quarter after Kolb left due to injury, and he has started the last two games. Skelton Notes Has started 14 of the 17 games he has appeared in, completing 224 of 401 pass attempts for 3,327 yards, 14 TDs and 20 INTs. Has an 8-6 record as a starter. Has compiled a 6-1 record at home. Has thrown for at least 250 yards in five of his last six starts. Has completed over 60% of his pass attempts in each of the last two starts. Skelton s Game-Winning Drives Opponent Stats on Game Winning Drive vs. Sea, 1/1/12 4-4, 51 yards, 28-yard FG to win in OT vs. Cle, 12/18/11 1-1, 32 yards; 22-yard FG to win in OT vs. SF, 12/11/11 4-4, 70 yards, TD; 3-yard TD pass @ StL, 11/27/11 2-4, 14 yards, 22-yard FG to win in 4 th @ Phi, 11/13/11 5-8, 100 yards, 5-yard TD pass @ Dal, 12/25/10 3-5, 51 yards, 48-yard FG to win in 4 th LINDLEY EARNS HIS SPOT QB Ryan Lindley, selected by the Cardinals with their second selection of the sixth round (185 th overall) in this year s draft, earned a spot on the 53-man roster with an impressive training camp and preseason performance. Lindley performed so well in camp that head coach Ken Whisenhunt gave him the start in the team s final preseason matchup vs. Oakland. Playing the first half, Lindley completed 9 of 13 pass attempts (69%) for 101 yards, a TD and a passer rating of 117.8. Lindley was later forced back into action in the second half after an injury to Richard Bartel. The one thing that has been consistent is his poise and how he s handled himself, Whisenhunt said of his rookie QB. He s thrown the ball well and he s accurate. A four-year starter at San Diego State, Lindley established a school record with 49 consecutive starts. He also established Mountain West Conference career records for pass completions (961), pass attempts (1,732), passing yards (12,690), starts (49) and total plays (1,822). Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 11 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
BREAKING OUT No player finished off the 2011 season better than WR Andre Roberts and that success has only expanded through the first half of this season. The third-year ` pro out of the Citadel posted his second 100-yard receiving game of the season and fourth of his career in Week 7 at Minnesota, hauling in a career-high seven receptions for 103 yards and a TD. After posting two 100-yard receiving games in his first 31 career games, Roberts now has 100 yard receiving twice in the last five games. Roberts TD reception at Minnesota was a six yarder in the fourth quarter that gives him a career-high five TD catches on the season. Only Victor Cruz, A.J. Green and James Jones (all with 7) have more TD receptions than Roberts. He is one of just 10 WRs with at least five TD receptions in 2012. NFL Leaders TD Receptions By Wide Receiver TDs Player (Team) 7 James Jones (GB) Victor Cruz (NYG) A.J. Green (Cin) 5 Andre Roberts (Ari) Marques Colston (NO) Vincent Jackson (TB) Julio Jones (Atl) Jordy Nelson (GB) Eric Decker (Den) Santana Moss (Was) Roberts had the biggest game of his NFL career against the Dolphins in Week 4, establishing numerous career marks. The Cardinals third round selection (88 th overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft set career single-game highs with 118 receiving yards and two receiving TDs while he tied his then career high with six receptions against Miami. He surpassed that mark against Minnesota, setting a new career high with seven catches, a mark that he met again last week against the 49ers. Combined with his 36 receptions for 454 yards and five TDs this season, Roberts has totaled 74 receptions for 909 yards and seven TDs in the last 17 games after collecting 37 receptions for 440 yards and two TDs in his first 22 career games. Breaking Down Andre s Career Statistic 1 st 22 Last 17 Receptions 37 74 Yards 440 909 TD Receptions 2 7 Receptions Per Game 1.7 4.4 Yards Per Game 20.0 53.5 HITTING HIS STRIDE Second-year TE Rob Housler, the team s third round selection (69 th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft, has seen the best production of his young NFL career over the past month and a half. After catching a career-high five passes in Week 7 at Minnesota, Housler returned last week and hauled in four receptions, giving him six straight games with multiple receptions. At 6-5 and with sub 4.5 speed, Arizona coaches envisioned Housler as a matchup nightmare in the offense, and his big-play ability down the field has shown the last two weeks. He has three receptions over 20 yards in the last six games, after recording a long of 21 yards in his first 15 career games. He also had at least 45 receiving yards in three of the last four games, after posting a career high of 28 yards in his first 15 career games. The second player ever selected out of Florida Atlantic University, Houlser struggled with injuries as a rookie and was limited to 12 games, catching 12 passes for 133 yards. He has already surpassed those totals this season (19 catches for 216 yards). BIG DAY FOR STEPHENS-HOWLING RB LaRod Stephens-Howling had the biggest game of his career as a RB in Week 7 at Minnesota. The fourth-year back totaled 104 yards and a TD on 20 carries (5.2 avg.), posting his first career 100-yard rushing performance. Stephens-Howling s Big Day Became the first Cardinals RB to post 100 yards rushing in a game since Beanie Wells established the franchise single game record with 228 yards at St. Louis on 11/27/11. His three-yard rushing TD in the second quarter was his second rushing TD of the season and third of his career. In addition to his rushing totals, Stephens-Howling also added 45 receiving yards on four receptions. His four receptions set a new career-high as well. Became the first Cardinals player to post at least 100 yards rushing and 45 yards receiving in a game since Earl Ferrell rushed for 110 yards and added 51 receiving yards at Dallas on 10/30/88. POWELL STEPS UP For the first time in his young NFL career, William Powell saw extensive action at RB in Week 6 against the Bills and put together a solid performance. He finished the game with 70 yards on 13 attempts, averaging 5.4 yards per carry. After totaling three yards on his first three carries, Powell broke through with a 17-yard run in the second quarter and hit his stride from there. Seven of his final 10 attempts went for at least five yards. William Powell Fact Sheet Played two seasons at Kansas State after transferring from Navarro Community College, where he was a walkon. Played in 15 games for the Wildcats and totaled 23 carries for 250 yards and four TDs. Also returned 21 kickoffs for 726 yards and a TD. After signing with the Cards as a rookie free agent in 2011, spent part of last season on the practice squad. Following his release during final roster cuts after the Cards 2011 training camp, returned to Kansas and took a job working in a Best Buy warehouse. In December of 2011, received a call from the Cardinals and signed to the practice squad near the end of last season. Returned in 2012 and earned a spot on the 53-man roster after leading the NFL in rushing during the preseason, totaling 249 yards and three TDs on 42 carries. WELLS AND WILLIAMS OUT After leaving the Week 3 contest against the Eagles, RB Beanie Wells was placed on injured reserve/designated to return on 9/26 with a severe turf toe injury. Under the NFL s new rule, each team is allowed to designate one player to be placed on injured reserve/designated to return who can then return to practice after six weeks and be able to play after eight weeks. Wells is eligible to begin practicing on 11/7 and could return on 11/25 when the Cardinals host the Rams. On 10/9, second-year RB Ryan Williams was placed on injured reserve after suffering a shoulder injury on Thursday Night Football in St. Louis, ending his season. It marks the second time that Williams season has come to an abrupt end, with him landing on IR. As a rookie in 2011, the second round draft pick (38 th overall) out of Virginia Tech missed the entire year after suffering a ruptured patella tendon in his right knee during a preseason matchup in Green Bay. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 12 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
ANOTHER BLOCK The Cardinals have made it an annual tradition to lead the NFL in blocked FGAs over the last few years. It has become a trademark of the team. However, in the Week 2 win over New England it was a blocked punt that led directly to seven points for the Cardinals. When LB Quentin Groves blocked Zoltan Mesko s punt attempt inside the Patriots 10-yard line in the third quarter, the ball went out of bounds at the Patriots two-yard line and the Cardinals scored their first TD three plays later. Down 9-6 prior to the block, the Cards took a 13-9 lead and never trailed again. The blocked punt was the first of Groves career and it was the first for the Cardinals since Sean Morey memorably blocked a punt by Dallas Mat McBriar in an OT win vs. the Cowboys on 10/12/08. For the Cardinals, it was their 15 th blocked kick dating back to 2008 (13 FGs, 2 punts), the most in the NFL. Arizona is tied for the NFL lead with two blocked kicks in 2012. In addition to the blocked punt against New England, DE Calais Campbell blocked a Seattle FG in Week 1. Most Blocked Kicks (FG, PAT, Punt) 2008-2012 Block Team Type 15 Arizona FG (13), Punt (2) 14 Seattle FG (9), Punt (4), PAT 11 Chicago FG (5), PAT (4), Punt (2) 10 NY Giants FG (5), PAT (5) Tampa Bay Punt (5), PAT (3), FG (2) When Calais Campbell blocked Seattle s 50-yard FGA on the first offensive possession of the Week 1 matchup, it marked Arizona s first blocked FGA of the season and 13 th FG block dating back to 2008, an NFL-high. The Cardinals led the NFL in blocked FGAs in each of the last three seasons (5 in 2011, 3 in 2010 and 3 in 2009). GAME-WINNERS With his 46-yard game-winner in OT against Miami, Jay Feely became the 14 th player in NFL history with 6+ career OT FGs: NFL Record Career OT Field Goals FGs Player Years 9 Jim Breech 1979-92 Steve Christie 1990-04 Jason Elam 1993-09 8 Jason Hanson 1992-12 Adam Vinatieri 1996-12 7 Joe Nedney 1996-10 6 Jay Feely 2001-12 Morten Andersen 1982-07 Matt Bryant 2002-12 Kevin Butler 1985-97 Norm Johnson 1982-99 John Kasay 1991-11 Todd Peterson 1994-05 Pete Stoyanovich 1989-00 It was Feely s third game-winning OT field goal in six home games for the Cardinals. He had a 22-yarder in Week 15 and a 28-yarder in Week 17 of last season. Feely s Career Game Winning Field Goals 46 yards vs. Miami in OT, 9/30/12 (Arizona) 28 yards vs. Seattle in OT, 1/1/12 (Arizona) 22 yards vs. Cleveland in OT, 12/18/11 (Arizona) 48 yards vs. Dallas in the 4 th qtr, 12/25/10 (Arizona) 34 yards at New England in OT, 11/13/08 (NY Jets) 36 yards at Philadelphia in OT, 12/11/05 (NY Giants) 38 yards vs. Carolina in OT, 12/18/05 (Atlanta) 47 yards at New Orleans in 4 th qtr, 10/27/02 (Atlanta) 52 yards vs. Buffalo in 4 th qtr, 12/23/01 (Atlanta) QUIETLY HAVING A GREAT SEASON During his first season in Arizona in 2011, veteran P Dave Zastudil had an outstanding campaign. He punted 87 times for a career-high 3,929 yards and averaged 45.2 yards per punt, the fourth-highest single-season total in franchise history. Zastudil has fared even better through the first half of the 2012 season. He has punted 51 times for 2,380 yards and his net average of 41.1 yards ranks 10 th in the NFL. Against the Vikings in Week 7, Zastudil landed five of his six punts inside the 20-yard line, tying the franchise record for a single game. He became just the third player in team history to accomplish the feat, joining Ben Graham (11/29/09 at Tennessee) and Scott Player (10/20/02 vs. Dallas). It was also the highest total for a single game in the NFL this season. Zastudil has placed 19 of his 51 punts inside the 20-yard line so far this season, the second-best total in the NFL. NFL Leaders Punts Inside the 20-Yard Line In20 Player Team 21 Tim Masthay Green Bay 19 Dave Zastudil Arizona 18 Zoltan Mesko New England Dustin Colquitt Kansas City 17 Andy Lee San Francisco 15 Reggie Hodges Cleveland Brett Kern Tennessee In Week 4 against Miami, Zastudil punted nine times for 435 yards and a 48.3 average. His 68-yard punt against the Dolphins ranks as the second-longest punt in franchise history (73, Rich Camarillo, 9/20/92 at Dallas). It is also tied for the third-longest punt in the NFL this season (73, Jon Ryan; 70, Thomas Morstead). FEELY HITS FROM 61 K Jay Feely connected on a 61-yard FG with just over a minute remaining in regulation to help send the Week 6 matchup against the Bills into overtime. The FG established a new franchise record, beating the previous record by six yards. Franchise Record Longest FG FG Player Opponent 61 Jay Feely 10/14/12 vs. Buffalo 55 Jay Feely 12/12/10 vs. Denver Neil Rackers 10/24/04 vs. Seattle (2x) Greg Davis 9/17/95 at Detroit Greg Davis 12/19/93 at Seattle Feely became just the 11 th player in NFL history to connect on a FG attempt of 60+ yards. All-Time FGs of 60+ Yards FG Player (Team) Opponent 63 David Akers (SF) 9/9/12 at Green Bay Sebastian Janikowski (Oak) 9/12/11 at Denver Jason Elam (Den) 10/25/98 vs. Jacksonville Tom Dempsey (NO) 11/8/70 vs. Detroit 62 Matt Bryant (TB) 10/22/06 vs. Philadelphia 61 Jay Feely (Ari) 10/14/12 vs. Buffalo Sebastian Janikowski (Oak) 12/27/09 at Cleveland 60 Greg Zuerlein (StL) 9/30/12 vs. Seattle Dan Carpenter (Mia) 12/5/10 vs. Cleveland Rob Bironas (Ten) 12/3/06 vs. Indianapolis Morten Anderson (NO) 10/27/91 vs. Chicago Steve Cox (Cle) 10/21/84 at Cincinnati Feely s 61-yarder was the third FG of 60+ yards in the NFL this season, setting a new NFL record. Prior to 2012, the only other year the NFL saw multiple FGs of 60+ yards in a season was 2006 (2). Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 13 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
BY THE NUMBERS 1921 Year of the first meeting between the Cardinals and Packers, who join the Bears the only current NFL teams with ties back to the APFA, which became the National Football League in 1922. 26 Sacks for the Cardinals defense this season, tied with Green Bay for the most in the NFL. 8.0 Sacks for LB Daryl Washington, making him the first LB in franchise history to record at least eight sacks in the first eight games of a season. 2.0 Sacks for Washington in each of the last two games, making him the first player with multiple sacks in back-to-back games since Eric Swann in 1999. 6 Cardinals overall defensive ranking in 2012, which includes the NFL s fourth-ranked pass defense. 1.75 TDs allowed per game by the Cardinals this season, which ranks as the fifth-lowest total in the NFL. 19 Punts landed inside the 20-yard line this season by Dave Zastudil. Only Green Bay s Tim Masthay (21) has landed more punts inside the 20 among NFL punters this season. 7 Games this season in which the Cardinals have held their opponents to 21 points or fewer and the Packers have scored 21 points or more. 6 Consecutive games with multiple receptions for TE Rob Housler. In that six-game span, he has totaled 18 receptions, which more than doubles his previous total (13) from his first 14 career games combined. 29.5 Sacks for Darnell Dockett dating back to 2007, more than any other DT in the NFL over that span. 3 TDs for WR Larry Fitzgerald in two career games against the Packers (including postseason). 32 Pass completions for QB John Skelton last week (52 attempts), a new career high. 5 TD receptions for WR Andre Roberts in 2012, a career high. Only James Jones (GB), Victor Cruz (NYG), A.J. Green (Cin) have more TD receptions among WRs (7). 25 The 2012 season marks the Cardinals 25 th season in Arizona, since relocating from St. Louis in 1988. 80 Years the Bidwill family has owned the Cardinals. Charles W. Bidwill, father of current owner Bill, bought the team in 1932. 48 Wins for head coach Ken Whisenhunt, the most of any coach in franchise history. 70 Consecutive sellouts at University of Phoenix Stadium after last week s game against the 49ers. WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK With a win this week, the Cardinals would end an eight-game winless streak in Green Bay and earn the team s first road victory against the Packers since 1949. LB Daryl Washington With a sack this week, Washington will extend his career-high to nine sacks this season, including five sacks in three games. With two sacks this week, Washington would become the first Cardinals player in history to record at least two sacks in three straight games. With two sacks, Washington would tie the franchise singleseason record for sacks by a LB (10.0). He would also become the first Cardinals player to record double-digit sacks in a season since Bertrand Berry (14.5) in 2004. TE Todd Heap Needs four receiving yards to pass Todd Christensen (5,872) for 11 th place on the NFL s all-time receiving yardage list among TEs. Needs one reception to join Tony Gonzalez, Jason Witten and Antonio Gates as the only active TEs with at least 500 career receptions. HEAP KEEPS ON CLIMBING When the Cardinals signed TE Todd Heap as a free agent in 2011, they brought home an Arizona native who attended Mountain View High School before starring at Arizona State. Prior to signing with Arizona, Heap spent 10 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, where he became one of the game s best receiving TEs while earning two Pro Bowl selections. Heap continues his march up the NFL s all-time list for receptions and receiving yards among TEs. He enters this week s game against the Packers needing just four yards to pass Todd Christensen (5,872) for 11 th place on the career list. All-Time Career Receiving Yards Tight Ends # Yds Player Years To Pass 1 13,797 Tony Gonzalez* 1997-7,929 2 10,060 Shannon Sharpe 1990-2003 4,192 3 8,396 Jason Witten* 2003-2,528 4 8,021 Antonio Gates* 2003-2,153 5 7,980 Ozzie Newsome 1978-90 2,112 6 7,918 Jackie Smith 1963-78 2,050 7 7,412 Pete Retzlaff 1956-66 1,544 8 6,741 Kellen Winslow 1979-87 873 9 6,307 Steve Jordan 1982-94 439 10 6,143 Jeremy Shockey 2002-274 11 5,872 Todd Christensen 1979-88 4 12 5,869 Todd Heap* 2001- - 13 5,812 Mike Ditka 1961-72 - *Active Player Heap needs just one catch to become just the ninth TE in NFL history to reach 500 career receptions. All-Time Career Receptions Tight Ends # Rec Player Years To Pass 1 1,195 Tony Gonzalez* 1997-697 2 815 Shannon Sharpe 1990-2003 317 3 747 Jason Witten* 2003-249 4 662 Ozzie Newsome 1978-90 164 5 614 Antonio Gates* 2003-116 6 544 Jeremy Shockey 2002-46 7 541 Kellen Winslow 1979-87 43 8 505 Frank Wycheck 1993-2003 7 9t 499 Todd Heap* 2001- - 9t 499 Ben Coates 1991-2000 - 11 498 Steve Jordan 1982-94 - *Active Player Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 14 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
ADRIAN SIGNS AGAIN Now in his 12 th season, S Adrian Wilson is the team s longest tenured player and has been with Arizona since the team selected him in the 2001 NFL Draft. Wilson is one of just six players selected in 2001 still with the team that selected them. Players Selected in 2001 Draft Still With Original Team Player Team Rnd Pick Jeff Backus Detroit 1 st 18 th overall Casey Hampton Pittsburgh 1 st 19 th overall Reggie Wayne Indianapolis 1 st 30 th overall Dominic Raiola Detroit 2 nd 50 th overall Adrian Wilson Arizona 3 rd 64 th overall Steve Smith Carolina 3 rd 74 th overall The day the team reported to camp this season, Wilson signed his third extension with the Cards, ensuring that the franchise staple will continue on with Arizona. Wilson s first two extensions came on 12/22/04 and 6/4/09 and were both five-year deals. Wilson has appeared in 173 career games with Arizona. That marks the 8 th highest games played total in franchise history. It also means that Wilson has played in more games as an Arizona Cardinal than any player in the team s history following the team s relocation to the Valley in 1988. Among defenders, it surpasses Hall of Fame S Larry Wilson for the third-most of any defender in team history (193-DB Roger Wehrli; 180-LB Larry Stallings). Franchise Record Games Played (Career) G Player (Position) Years 234 Jim Bakken (K) 1962-78 199 Jim Hart (QB) 1966-83 198 Jackie Smith (TE) 1963-77 193 Roger Wehrli (CB) 1969-82 189 Luis Sharpe (T) 1982-94 180 Larry Stallings (LB) 1963-76 178 Ernie McMillan (T) 1961-74 173 Adrian Wilson (S) 2001-169 Roy Green (WR) 1979-90 Larry Wilson (S) 1960-72 If he appears in the remaining eight games in 2012, Wilson will reach 181 games played, moving him into sixth place. It will also mean he will have appeared in more games than any Cardinals defensive player other than Hall of Fame CB Roger Wehrli (193). THE 20-20 MAN Wilson has had a long list of individual accomplishments during his first 11 seasons with the Cardinals, including five Pro Bowl appearances and numerous NFL single-season records. One of the most significant is his inclusion on an exclusive list of NFL players who have recorded at least 20 INTs and 20 sacks in their career. In 2009, Wilson reached the career milestone, becoming just the 10 th player in NFL history with at least 20 sacks and 20 interceptions. Since Wilson accomplished the feat in 09, S Lawyer Milloy (2010) and LB Brian Urlacher (2011) have also joined the list, becoming the 11 th and 12 th players to reach the 20/20 club. All-Time Players with 20 Sacks/20 INTs Player Sacks Ints S Adrian Wilson (AZ, 2001-current) 23.5 27 CB/S Ronde Barber (TB, 1997-current) 28.0 46 S LeRoy Butler (GB, 1990-2001) 20.5 38 S Brian Dawkins (Phi/Den, 1996-2011) 26.0 37 LB Donnie Edwards (KC/SD, 1996-2008) 23.5 28 S Rodney Harrison (SD/NE, 1994-2008) 30.5 34 LB Seth Joyner (Phi/Ari/GB/Den, 1986-98) 52.0 24 LB Ray Lewis (Bal, 1996-current) 41.5 31 LB Wilber Marshall (five teams, 1984-95) 45.0 23 S Lawyer Milloy (NE/Buf/Atl/Sea, 1996-2010) 21.0 25 LB William Thomas (Phi/Oak, 1991-01) 37.0 27 LB Brian Urlacher (Chi, 2000-current) 41.5 21 WILSON GETS NUMBER 27 With his INT to end the first half in the season opener vs. Seattle, SS Adrian Wilson reached 27 career INTs and moved to within three INTs of becoming one of five players in franchise history with at least 30 career INTs. Franchise Career Interception Leaders INTs Player (Years) 52 Larry Wilson (1960-72)* 46 Aeneas Williams (1991-2000) 40 Roger Wehrli (1969-82)* 30 Night Train Lane (1954-59)* 29 Pat Fischer (1961-67) 27 Adrian Wilson (2001-present) 24 Kwamie Lassiter (1995-2002) *Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee Three of the four Cardinals players with at least 30 career INTs are in the Hall of Fame (Larry Wilson, Roger Wehrli and Dick Night Train Lane) while the fourth, Aeneas Williams, was one of 10 finalists for the Hall last year. FOUR FOR FOUR Having been named to the Pro Bowl in each of the last four seasons (2008-11), Wilson is among an elite group of active NFL DBs to have earned that honor. Baltimore S Ed Reed, Green Bay CB/S Charles Woodson and Jets CB Darrelle Revis are the only players to join Wilson on that list. NFL DBs selected to the Pro Bowl the last 4 seasons Player Team Career PBs S Adrian Wilson Arizona 5 S Ed Reed Baltimore 8 CB/S Charles Woodson Green Bay 8 CB Darrelle Revis NY Jets 4 FINDING THE QUARTERBACK Wilson has been known throughout his career for his ability to get to the quarterback. During the 2005 season, he established an NFL single-season record for a defensive back with 8.0 sacks, a mark that still stands. NFL Record Sacks By DB (Single Season) Sacks Player Team Year 8.0 Adrian Wilson Arizona 2005 7.5 Roman Harper New Orleans 2011 7.0 Dave Duerson Chicago 1986 6.5 LeRoy Butler Green Bay 1996 6.0 Shawn Springs Washington 2004 Since sacks became an official statistic in 1982, Wilson s 23.5 sacks rank as the fourth-best total in league history among safeties. Sack Leaders NFL Safeties (1982-Present) Sacks Player Team Years 30.5 Rodney Harrison SD/NE 1994-2008 26.0 Brian Dawkins Phi/Den 1996-2011 25.0 Carnell Lake Pit/Jax/Bal 1989-2001 23.5 Adrian Wilson Arizona 2001-21.0 Lawyer Milloy NE/Buf/Atl/Sea 1996-2010 And dating back to 2005, Wilson s 20.5 sacks are more than any other safety in the NFL. Sack Leaders NFL Safeties (2005-Present) Sacks Player Team 20.5 Adrian Wilson Arizona 17.0 Roman Harper New Orleans 13.0 Kerry Rhodes NYJ/Ariz 12.5 Brian Dawkins Phi/Den 11.5 Charles Woodson Oak/GB Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 15 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
THE NEXT BIG THING It only took the Cardinals two seasons to find out what they had in LB Daryl Washington, who the team moved up to select in the second round (47 th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. After just 31 games (25 starts) over those two seasons which featured a campaign in 2011 that saw him total 111 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, five sacks, two INTs and seven passes defensed Washington had shown enough to earn himself a contract extension (signed on September 6 th with two years remaining on his rookie deal) that keeps the rising star in Arizona for years to come. Looking back over Washington s incredible first half in 2012, it appears last season s performance was just the tip of the iceberg. After posting a career-high 14 tackles (all solos) and a forced fumble in Week 6 vs. Buffalo, Washington followed up with a career-high two sacks in Week 7 against the Vikings, a total he matched last week against the 49ers In addition to a team-leading 71 tackles so far in 2012, Washington is also leading the team with a career-high eight sacks and nine tackles for loss. Washington s eight sacks have him just three sacks shy of establishing a new franchise record for sacks by a LB. The current record is held by Ken Harvey, who totaled 10 sacks in 1990. Franchise Record Sacks By a LB (Single Season) Sacks Player (Year) 10.0 Ken Harvey (1990) 9.5 Ken Harvey (1993) E.J. Junior (1984) 9.0 Ken Harvey (1991) 8.0 Daryl Washington (2012) Karlos Dansby (2006) Dating back to 2011, Washington is one of only three defenders in the NFL who have recorded at least 13 sacks and two INTs. Two of those players (Washington and the Packers Clay Matthews) will both be on the field this week when the Cardinals face off against Green Bay. NFL Players with 13+ Sacks and 2+ INTs (2011-present) Player Team Sacks INTs LB Daryl Washington Arizona 13.0 2 LB Terrell Suggs Baltimore 15.0 2 LB Clay Matthews Green Bay 15.0 3 After totaling a team-high nine tackles against the Vikings in Week 7, Washington has led the team in tackles six times in eight games this season. Washington Season Highlights Leads the team in tackles (71), sacks (8.0), tackles for loss (9) and forced fumbles (2). Has double digit tackles in three games this season (10, 13, 14). Has at least one sack in six of eight games, including two sacks in each of the last two games. Recorded 10 tackles in Week 1 vs. Seattle and 13 tackles in Week 2 at New England, giving him four consecutive games with double-digit tackles dating back to the final two games of the 2011 season. His sack and forced fumble on Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill late in the fourth quarter in Week 4 led to the Cardinals gametying TD with under 30 seconds remaining in regulation. Arizona went on to win the game 24-21 in OT after Washington pressured Tannehill into throwing an INT that led to the Cards game-winning FG. FILLING UP THE CHARTS The Cardinals have a roster filled with young talent, and one place where that is particularly evident is at linebacker. With Sam Acho, O Brien Schofield and Daryl Washington all filling starting roles in 2012, the Cardinals have a LB corps that should serve as a foundation of the defense for years to come. Career Statistics Player Age GP/GS Tackles Sacks FF/FR Sam Acho 24 24/18 58 10.0 5/1 O Brien Schofield 25 34/8 66 10.5 2/1 Daryl Washington 26 39/33 259 14.0 3/0 Through eight games this season, the trio have combined for 121 tackles, 15.0 sacks, 19 tackles for loss, four passes defensed, three forced fumbles, 33 QB pressures and an INT. PLAYER OF THE WEEK DE Calais Campbell was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Cardinals Week 2 victory over the New England Patriots, becoming the first player in team history to win Player of the Week honors in two different categories. He was also chosen as the Special Teams Player of the Week following a Week 2 victory against Jacksonville in 2009. It marked the first Defensive Player of the Week selection for Campbell as he became the 23 rd different Cardinals defender to win the Defensive Player of the Week award and the first since Adrian Wilson in Week 1 of 2010. Campbell had two sacks, 10 tackles, two tackles for loss and three QB hits in the win. It was his third career game with double digit tackles and also his fourth career multi-sack game. SCHOFIELD RISING The Cardinals feature one of the NFL s best defenses, and one of the brightest young players on the unit has been third-year LB O Brien Schofield. The 2010 fourth round pick (130 th overall) out of Wisconsin, Schofield had perhaps the best game of his NFL career in Week 6 vs. the Bills, capping a four-game run as impressive as any player on the team. Schofield finished the game having established a career high with seven tackles and tying his career-high with two sacks. After posting a career-high three QB pressures in Week 7 at Minnesota and two tackles last week vs. the Niners, Schofield has totaled 26 tackles, four sacks, four tackles for loss and 11 QB pressures in the last five games. Schofield Snapshot Weeks 3 Thru 8 Opponent Tkl Sk TFL QBP WK 3 vs. Philadelphia 6 1.0 0 2 WK 4 vs. Miami 4 1.0 1 2 WK 4 @ St. Louis 6 0.0 2 2 WK 6 vs. Buffalo 7* 2.0* 1 2 WK 7 @ Minnesota 1 0.0 0 3* WK 8 vs. San Francisco 2 0.0 0 0 *Career High PRO BOWL VOTING BEGINS Fans looking to help Cardinals players such as WR Larry Fitzgerald, LB Daryl Washington, CB Patrick Peterson and SS Adrian Wilson reach the 2013 Pro Bowl can now vote online at www.nfl.com/probowl and through the team s website at http://www.azcardinals.com/fan-zone/pro-bowl-ballot-2013. The 13 Pro Bowl will again be played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu on January 27 th. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 16 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
RHODES STRIKES YET AGAIN FS Kerry Rhodes has made a number of big plays that have led directly to points for the Cardinals and have kept key points off the board for opponents. In Week 4, Rhodes key play led to the Cards 24-21 OT victory against Miami. As he did the week before against Philly just prior to halftime, Rhodes made a huge play against the Dolphins in OT. With the Dolphins driving for the potential game-winning score, Rhodes intercepted Miami QB Ryan Tannehill on third down and returned the ball to the MIA 47 yard line. The INT set up Jay Feely s game-winning 46-yard FG seven plays later. In the Week 3 win over Philadelphia, two huge plays by the Cards safety on the Eagles final drive of the first half led directly to a 14-point swing. Crucial Plays on Crucial Drive Before Halftime (vs. Philly) On 1 st -n-10 from the AZ 15-yard line, Vick hit WR DeSean Jackson over the middle for 14 yards before Rhodes came up and made an open field tackle that kept Jackson out of the end zone. Three plays later, with the Eagles facing 3 rd -n-1 and trying to cut into Arizona s 17-0 lead, Vick dropped back with six seconds remaining before halftime and Rhodes came off the edge to record a blindside sack of the QB that forced a fumble. S James Sanders recovered the fumble and returned it 93 yards for a TD and a 24-0 Arizona lead. In the Week 2 win over New England, Rhodes knocked down a Tom Brady pass intended for TE Rob Gronkowski on a potential game-tying 2-point conversion attempt late in the fourth quarter. \NOBODY BETTER Cardinals All-Pro DT Darnell Dockett got off to an outstanding start through the first three games this season, before a hamstring injury forced him to sit out just the second game of his career and slowed him for the next three games. He was back in top form last week against the 49ers however, posting four tackles, his first sack of the season, two tackles for loss and a QB hit. After totaling five tackles and three QB hits in Week 1, Dockett turned in another outstanding outing in New England, totaling four tackles, a pass defensed and a QB pressure. His pass defensed came when he deflected a pass on the Patriots first offensive play of the game that was intercepted by CB Patrick Peterson. Dockett was forced out of the Week 3 matchup with a hamstring injury, an injury that forced him to miss the Week 4 game against Miami and much of the Week 5 contest against St. Louis. The Miami game was just the second missed game of Dockett s career, with the only other game coming on 11/14/10 vs. Seattle when a shoulder injury held him out, snapping a streak of 104 consecutive games played. Despite having to sit out the win over the Dolphins, no player at his position has appeared in more games (134) than Dockett dating back to 2004. He has started 133 of 134 career games. Dockett has led the NFL in sacks among DTs twice in his career, recording 9.0 sacks in 2007 and 7.0 sacks in 2009. Dating back to 2007, no DT in the NFL has more sacks than Dockett s 29.5. DT Sack Comparison 2007 to Present Player Sacks Yds Darnell Dockett (AZ) 29.5 206.0 Richard Seymour (Oak) 28.0 162.5 Kevin Williams (Min) 24.5 165.5 Cullen Jenkins (Phi) 21.5 149.5 Tommy Kelly (Oak) 21.0 112.0 THREE PICKS FOR PATRICK CB Patrick Peterson recorded his third INT of the season, and second in two games, in the fourth quarter against Buffalo in Week 6. With the Cardinals trailing 16-13 and just over three minutes remaining in regulation, Peterson s INT led to the Cards game-tying 61-yard FG on the ensuing possession. Combined with his INT in Week 5 at St. Louis, Peterson had an INT in back-to-back games for the first time in his career. He became the first Arizona player to do so since FS Kerry Rhodes in Games 12-13 during the 2010 season. Peterson is one of 16 players with at least three INTs so far this season. He is three INTs off the NFL lead (6), which is held by Chicago s Tim Jennings. MANY GREAT RETURNS As much as CB Patrick Peterson is focused on becoming one of the game s top cover corners, it is impossible to ignore the things he did as a punt returner as a rookie in 2011. Peterson tied the NFL record and became just the fourth player in NFL history to return four punts for TDs in a single season. He joined Jack Christiansen (Detroit, 1951) as the only rookies in NFL history with four punt return TDs. NFL Record-Punt Return TDs In a Single Season TDs Player, Team, Year 4 Patrick Peterson, Arizona, 2011+ Devin Hester, Chicago, 2007 Rick Upchurch, Denver, 1976 Jack Christiansen, Detroit, 1951+ 3 Devin Hester, Chicago, 2010 Johnnie Lee Higgins, Oakland, 2008 Reggie Bush, New Orleans, 2008 Adam Jones, Tennessee, 2006 Devin Hester, Chicago, 2006+ Eric Metcalf, San Diego, 1997 Darrien Gordon, Denver, 1997 Desmond Howard, Green Bay, 1996 LeRoy Irvin, Los Angeles, 1981 Billy (White Shoes) Johnson, Houston, 1975 Emlen Tunnell, NY Giants, 1951 +Rookie season With punt return TDs of 89, 82, 99 and 80 yards, Peterson became the first player in NFL history with four punt return TDs of 80+ yards in a single season. In NFL history there have been six players who have returned a punt 80+ yards for a TD at least four times in their career. Peterson did so in his first 31 career returns. Players With 4 Punt Return TDs of 80+ Yards (Career) TDs Player (Team) Years Returns 5 Devin Hester (Chi) 2006-220 Eric Metcalf (Cle, SD, Was) 1989-2002 351 4 Patrick Peterson (Ari) 2011-74 Darrien Gordon (SD, Den) 1993-2002 314 Dante Hall (KC, StL) 2000-2008 216 Tamarick Vanover (KC) 1995-2002 197 With 699 punt return yards on the year, Peterson established a new NFL record for punt return yards by a rookie, surpassing the previous record held by Pittsburgh s Louis Lipps (656, 1984). NFL Record Punt Return Yards in Rookie Season Yds Player. Team Year 699 Patrick Peterson, Arizona 2011 656 Louis Lipps, Pittsburgh 1984 655 Neal Colzie, Oakland 1975 619 Leon Johnson, NY Jets 1997 608 Mike Haynes, New England 1976 Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 17 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
CARDS CAPTAINS The six team captains for the Cardinals in 2012 were selected in team vote before the season. For the third consecutive season, WR Larry Fitzgerald and C Lyle Sendlein were named offensive captains. For the second straight season, both SS Adrian Wilson and LB Paris Lenon were awarded the honor on defense. On special teams, LB Reggie Walker and FB Anthony Sherman were named captains. Fitzgerald serves as a captain for the fourth consecutive season while Sendlein, a former rookie free agent now in his sixth season, earned the title for the third time. Wilson, the team s longest tenured player, is serving as a captain for the fourth consecutive season and for the fifth time in his career (2007, 09-12). Lenon was named captain for the second consecutive season. Both Sherman and Walker are serving as team captains for the first time in their careers. Now in his fourth NFL season, Walker signed with the Cards as a rookie free agent in 2009 out of Kansas State. Sherman earned the honor in his second NFL season, after being selected by the Cards out of UConn in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. CARDINALS PRONUNCIATIONS Sam Acho AH-cho Calais Campbell kuh-lay-us Louie Cioffi CHO-fee Early Doucet doo-sett Rob Housler House-ler Senio Kelemete SENN-ee-oh KEL-uh-MET-tay Kevin Kolb COBB Frank Reich Rike O Brien Schofield SKO-field Lyle Sendlein SEND-line Ken Whisenhunt WIZZ-en-hunt Dave Zastudil ZAS-tuh-dil UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE Below is a look at the Cardinals practice schedule for this week: Tue., 10/30 Players Day Off Wed., 10/31 11:30 AM 1:15 PM Packers Conference Calls 11:10 AM QB Aaron Rodgers 11:20 Mike McCarthy Thurs., 11/1 11:00 AM 12:55 PM Fri., 11/2 10:15 AM 12:00 PM Sun., 11/4 Cardinals at Packers 11:00 AM Lambeau Field Photographers/videographers may shoot until the team portion of practice begins (approximately the first 20 minutes) Players will be available coming off the field and the locker room will be open for 45 minutes after practice. Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt will also be available following each session. COMMUNITY CARDS Cardinals players continue their 2012 regular season community activities this week with a Gatorade Jr. Training Camp and the Milk and Cookies program presented by SRP and Safeway. On Tuesday, 10/30, DT Nick Eason and Big Red will visit students at Manzanita Elementary School (8430 N. 39 th Ave., Phoenix) for a Gatorade Jr. Training Camp from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Gatorade Jr. Training Camps are run in conjunction with the NFL s Play 60 campaign to help children receive 60 minutes of daily physical activity. A Cardinals player is joined by Big Red at each camp to help students learn non-contact skills such as passing and catching at a fivestation interactive play area. Also on Tuesday, QB John Skelton will join Big Red from 1:00-2:00 p.m. to read to students at Tomahawk Elementary School (7820 W. Turney Ave., Phoenix) as part of the SRP and Safeway Milk and Cookies program. Milk and Cookies presented by SRP and Safeway is a season long program designed to promote literacy throughout Valley elementary schools. Each Tuesday, a group of approximately 50 children will read with a Cardinals player and participate in activities with team mascot Big Red. The Arizona Cardinals Football Club provides an autographed bookmark and Safeway provides milk and cookies as the children listen to their favorite stories. BROADCAST SCHEDULE Radio Big Red Rage with Kerry Rhodes Thursday 6:00 7:00 PM from Majerle s in Chandler Hosted by FS Kerry Rhodes, Paul Calvisi and Ron Wolfley (Arizona Sports 620) The Arizona Cardinals NFL Kickoff Show Sunday, 8:00 9:00 AM Hosted by Damien Anderson and Darren Urban (News Talk 92.3 KTAR/Arizona Sports 620) The Arizona Cardinals Pre-Game Huddle Sunday, 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Hosted by Paul Calvisi, Kwamie Lassiter and Damien Anderson (News Talk 92.3 KTAR/Arizona Sports 620) Cardinal Talk Sunday, Immediately following the game Hosted by Jon Bloom and Kwamie Lassiter (News Talk 92.3 KTAR/Arizona Sports 620) Primera Y Diez (First and Ten) Sunday, 9:00 10:00 AM Hosted by Gabriel Trujillo and Rolando Cantu (Jose 106.9/107.1 FM) Television Cardinals Headquarters Presented by Valley Chevy Dealers Thursday 10:30 11:00 PM (FSAZ) Sunday 8:00 8:30 AM (FSAZ) Hosted by Jody Jackson Arizona Cardinals: Season in Focus Presented by The Room Store Saturday 7:00 7:30 AM (ABC 15) Sunday 9:00 9:30 AM (FSAZ) Hosted by Paul Calvisi Cardinals Flight Plan with Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt Presented by Dignity Health Saturday at Midnight following SNL (12 News) Sunday, 8:30 9:00 AM (FSAZ) Hosted by Ron Wolfley Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 18 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Quarterbacks CARDINALS PLAYER NOTES OFFENSE QB Kevin Kolb Suffered rib injury in Week 6 against Buffalo and missed last two games. Started five games after replacing the injured John Skelton in season opener against Seattle. Equaled a career high with three TD passes in Week 4 win over Miami and has thrown for eight TDs on the season. QB Ryan Lindley 2012 sixth-round pick was a four-year starter at San Diego State and led the Cardinals with 538 passing yards in the preseason. Started the preseason finale against Denver and threw for 176 yards and one TD. QB John Skelton Named the starter after the preseason but suffered an ankle injury in the season opener against Seattle and missed the next four games. Came off the bench to replace the injured Kevin Kolb in Week 6 against Buffalo and started the last two games. Led the Cardinals to six of their seven wins in the final nine games of the 2011 season. Running Backs RB William Powell Made his NFL debut in Week 4 win over Miami. Led the NFL with 249 rushing yards and three rushing TDs during the preseason, and ran for a team-high 70 yards on 13 carries in Week 6 against Buffalo. FB Anthony Sherman Fifth-round pick in 2011 out of UConn was voted a special teams captain in just his second year. RB Alfonso Smith Re-signed with the Cardinals prior to Miami game after playing in 15 games with Arizona in 2011. RB LaRod Stephens-Howling Started the last three games at RB, running for a career-high 104 yards and a TD on 20 carries in Week 7 at Minnesota. Has two rushing TDs this season after having just one in his first three years as a Cardinal. RB Beanie Wells Became first Cardinal in franchise history with over 1,000 yards rushing and 10 rushing TDs in 2011. Placed on IR/Designated to Return (toe) prior to the Miami game; can return to practice on Nov. 7 and is eligible to play again on Nov. 25 vs. St. Louis. Wide Receivers WR LaRon Byrd Rookie free agent who led the Cardinals with 12 receptions for 148 yards during the preseason. WR Early Doucet Nine of his 19 receptions this season have come on 3 rd down, including a 10-yard catch on 3 rd -n-8 in OT to keep the eventual gamewinning FG drive alive in Week 4 against Miami. WR Larry Fitzgerald A six-time Pro Bowler, became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 700 career receptions in Week 3 win over Philadelphia and the second-youngest to reach 10,000 career receiving yards in Week 6 against Buffalo. Leads the team with 45 receptions and 511 receiving yards this season, and is the franchise s all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards, receiving TDs, total TDs, and 100-yard receiving games. WR Michael Floyd 2012 first-round pick (13 th overall) out of Notre Dame recorded his first career reception and TD on the same play with an eight-yard TD in Week 3 win over Philadelphia. Had a season-high five receptions last week against San Francisco. WR Andre Roberts Leads the team with a career-high five TD catches this season, including a game-tying score with 22 seconds remaining in Week 4 victory over Miami. Has two 100-yard receiving games this season, including in Week 7 at Minnesota when he had a career-high seven catches for 103 yards and a TD. Collected seven receptions for the second straight game last week against San Francisco. Tight Ends TE Jim Dray Key special teams player has played in five games this season and missed two games with a knee injury. TE Todd Heap Is one catch shy of becoming just the ninth TE in NFL history with 500 career receptions. A Mesa, AZ native and former Arizona State University star, he spent first 10 seasons in the NFL with the Ravens prior to joining the Cardinals last year. TE Rob Housler Second-year pro has 18 catches in last six games, including a career-high five receptions for 54 yards in Week 7 at Minnesota. TE Jeff King Seven-year veteran has started seven games and has 11 catches on the season; came to Arizona in 2011 after five years with Carolina. Offensive Line T D Anthony Batiste Has started all eight games at LT, his first career starts at the position. Prior to joining the Cardinals in 2010, he played with the Falcons, Redskins, and Broncos. G Daryn Colledge Started all eight games at LG and has not missed a game since entering the NFL in 2006. Played five seasons with the Packers prior to joining the Cardinals as a free agent in 2011. G Senio Kelemete 2012 fifth-round pick from Washington has been inactive the first eight games. T Bobby Massie 2012 fourth-round pick from Mississippi has started all eight games at RT, the only Cardinals rookie to start every game this season. T Pat McQuistan Re-signed with the Cardinals prior to Minnesota game after spending the first three weeks of the season with the team. G/C Rich Ohrnberger Former Patriot made his first career start last week against San Francisco, replacing the injured Adam Snyder at RG. T Nate Potter 2012 seventh-round pick from Boise State made his NFL debut in Week 5 at St. Louis playing as an extra offensive lineman on a QB sneak. C Lyle Sendlein Offensive team captain has started 78 consecutive games (including postseason) since the 2008 season opener. A Scottsdale, AZ native, originally made the team as an undrafted free agent in 2007. G Adam Snyder Free-agent signing from San Francisco started the first seven games at RG before missing last week s game against San Francisco with a quad injury. Played seven seasons with the 49ers and started games at LT, RT, RG, and LG. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 19 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Defensive Line CARDINALS PLAYER NOTES DEFENSE DE Calais Campbell Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after recording 10 tackles and two sacks in the Week 2 win at New England. Has six career blocked FGs, including one in season opener against Seattle. Signed a new five-year contract with the Cardinals on May 10, 2012. DT David Carter Second-year pro has provided depth on defensive line in first eight games; originally a sixth-round pick in 2011 out of UCLA. DT Darnell Dockett Three-time Pro Bowler had nine tackles in first two games of the season. Missed just the second game of his nine-year career in Week 4 against Miami with a hamstring injury, but returned in Week 5 to start at St. Louis. Recorded his first sack of the year last week against San Francisco. DT Nick Eason 10-year veteran played with the Browns and Steelers prior to signing with the Cardinals in 2011. Started in Week 4 win over Miami in place of the injured Darnell Dockett and had his first sack of the season in Week 7 at Minnesota. DE Vonnie Holliday Became the 11 th active player (non-kicker) to reach 200 career games played in Week 2 win at New England. 15-year veteran is in second season with Arizona after playing with Green Bay, Kansas City, Miami, Denver, and Washington. DT Dan Williams The Cardinals first-round pick (26 th overall) in 2010. After suffering a broken arm in 2011, has returned to start six games this year and recovered a fumble in the Week 3 win over Philadelphia. Linebacker LB Sam Acho Recorded a sack in three consecutive games from weeks 2-4 and is tied for third on the team with three sacks. Collected his first career INT in Week 7 at Minnesota. Fourth-round pick in 2011 out of Texas who stepped into the starting lineup midway through his rookie year. LB Stewart Bradley Sixth-year pro has played in all eight games; signed with the Cardinals in 2011 after four years with the Eagles. LB Quentin Groves Free-agent signing from Oakland has two sacks and blocked a punt in Week 2 victory at New England. LB Paris Lenon Had his first career multi-sack game in season opener against Seattle, giving him seven sacks in three seasons with the Cardinals after recording just five in his first eight NFL seasons with Green Bay, Detroit, and St. Louis. Recorded his first INT of the season in Week 7 at Minnesota. LB Zack Nash Rookie free agent was with the team in training camp and was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster this week. LB O Brien Schofield Taken over as a starter in his third season and is second on the team with four sacks, including two in Week 6 against Buffalo. LB Reggie Walker Special teams captain tied his career high with four solo tackles in season opener against Seattle. LB Daryl Washington A rising NFL star who signed a new six-year contract with the Cardinals on Sept. 6, 2012. Leads the team with 71 tackles and a career-high 8.0 sacks; is just the third player in team history with 8.0 sacks in the first eight games of a season. LB Jamaal Westerman Waiver claim from Dolphins made his Cardinals debut in Week 3 against Philadelphia. Defensive Backs CB Michael Adams One of club s top special teams players, originally made the team as an undrafted free agent in 2007. Recorded three passes defensed to help keep Seattle from scoring go-ahead TD in season opener. S Justin Bethel 2012 sixth-round pick out of Presbyterian who set a Big South Conference with nine career blocked kicks and then had three blocked kicks (one FG, one PAT, and one punt) for the Cardinals during the preseason. CB Jamell Fleming 2012 third-round pick out of Oklahoma is the only defensive rookie to start a game this season. While with the Sooners, was named Defensive MVP in two bowl games played in Arizona the Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium as a junior and the Insight Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium as a senior. CB William Gay Free-agent signing from Pittsburgh has started seven games and has one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on the season. Has not missed a game since entering the NFL in 2007. S Rashad Johnson Started two games this season in placed of the injured Adrian Wilson in Week 3 win over Philadelphia and for the injured Kerry Rhodes in Week 7 at Minnesota. Ran 24 yards for a first down on a fake punt in Week 6 against Buffalo. CB Patrick Peterson Cardinals top corner leads the team with three INTs and is averaging 8.1 yards per punt return. The fifth overall pick in 2011, he tied an NFL record by returning four punts for TDs as a rookie. FS Kerry Rhodes Picked off Ryan Tannehill s pass in OT to set up the eventual game-winning FG drive in Week 4 win over Miami. Forced a fumble on a sack of Michael Vick in Week 3 win over Philadelphia that was returned 93 yards for a TD. S James Sanders Free-agent signing from Atlanta returned a fumble 93 yards for a TD in Week 3 victory over Philadelphia. Spent his first six NFL seasons with New England before playing for the Falcons in 2011. CB Greg Toler After missing all of 2011 with a knee injury, collected his first INT since Christmas 2010 in Week 4 win over Miami and made his first start of the season in Week 5 at St. Louis. SS Adrian Wilson A five-time Pro Bowler, he played in his 173 rd career game last week against San Francisco, the third-most of any defensive player in franchise history. Is the longest-tenured member of the team, having been selected by the Cardinals in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. CARDINALS PLAYER NOTES SPECIALISTS K Jay Feely Hit a career-long 61-yard field goal to tie the game in the fourth quarter in Week 6 against Buffalo, the longest FG in franchise history. Had streak of 19 consecutive FGAs made snapped with miss in Week 5 at St. Louis; streak was the second-longest in franchise history. LS Mike Leach Has played in 160 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in the NFL among long snappers. Had first career regular season fumble recovery in Week 3 win over Philadelphia. P Dave Zastudil Averaging 46.7 yards per punt in first seven games and had a career-long 68-yard punt in Week 4 win over Miami. Ranks second in the NFL with 19 punts inside the 20. 11-year veteran played with the Ravens and Browns prior to signing with the Cardinals in 2011. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 20 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Tue., Oct. 30 Tue., Oct. 23 Tue., Oct. 16 Tue., Oct. 9 Fri., Sept. 28 Wed., Sept. 26 Tue., Sept. 25 ARIZONA CARDINALS 2012 TRANSACTIONS Elevated LB Zack Nash to the active roster from the practice squad and released FB Reagan Maui a. Signed LB Tim Fugger to the practice squad. Signed CB Crezdon Butler to the practice squad and released CB Greg McCoy from the practice squad Re-signed T Pat McQuistan and released CB Crezdon Butler. WR Gerell Robinson returned to the practice squad and WR Isaiah Williams (finger) was placed on the practice squad injured reserve list Placed RB Ryan Williams (shoulder) on injured reserve and re-signed CB Crezdon Butler Re-signed FB Reagan Maui a and placed FB Korey Hall on the reserve/retired list Placed RB Beanie Wells on Injured Reserve/Designated for Return and re-signed RB Alfonso Smith Signed FB Korey Hall and released T Pat McQuistan. Also re-signed LB Zack Nash to the practice squad and released LB Ricky Elmore from the practice squad Mon., Sept. 24 Signed WR Kerry Taylor to the practice squad. He replaces WR Gerell Robinson who was suspended for 4 games. Tue., Sept. 11 Signed CB Greg McCoy to the practice squad and released CB Larry Parker from the practice squad Thur., Sept. 6 Signed LB Daryl Washington to a new six-year contract that runs through 2017 Mon., Sept. 3 Signed T Pat McQuistan to a one-year contract and awarded LB Jamaal Westerman off waivers from the Miami Dolphins. Placed T Jeremy Bridges (thumb) on injured reserve and signed eight players to the practice squad: T Steven Baker, LB, Ricky Elmore, DT Ricky Lumpkin, LB Colin Parker, CB Larry Parker, TE Steve Skelton, WR Gerell Robinson, and WR Isaiah Williams Sat., Sept. 1 Traded CB A.J. Jefferson to the Vikings in an exchange of undisclosed, conditional 2013 draft picks Fri., Aug. 31 Placed QB Richard Bartel (shoulder) and RB Javarris James (knee) on injured reserve and waived-injured LB Brandon Williams (shoulder) and WR Stephen Williams (achilles). Released CB Crezdon Butler, LB Antonio Coleman, S Blake Gideon, LB Clark Haggans, G Russ Hochstein, DT Ricky Lumpkin, LB Colin Parker, CB Larry Parker, WR DeMarco Sampson, TE Steve Skelton, RB Alfonso Smith, LB Quan Sturdivant, DE Ronald Talley, DE Everrette Thompson, TE Martell Webb, C Scott Wedige, WR Isaiah Williams, T D.J. Young Fri., Aug. 24 Placed T Levi Brown (triceps) on injured reserve and waived-injured RB Thomas Clayton (knee) and FB Jared Crank (neck). Released DT Landon Cohen, WR Gino Crump, S Eddie Elder, WR Tre Gray, CB Marshay Green, WR Jaymar Johnson, FB Reagan Maui a, LB Marcus McGraw, LB Zack Nash, CB James Nixon, K/P Ricky Schmitt and LB Paul Vassallo Mon., Aug. 13 Activated TE Jeff King (quad) off of the PUP list Sat., Aug. 11 Signed FB Reagan Maui a and released G Chris Stewart Tue., Aug. 7 Activated RB Beanie Wells (knee) off of the PUP list Sat., Aug. 4 Signed DE Everrette Thompson and released G Braeden Clayson Wed., Aug. 1 Signed RB Thomas Clayton and G/C Rich Ohrnberger and released WR Stanley Arukwe and waived-injured C Ryan Bartholomew (knee) Thur., July 26 Signed G Russ Hochstein Wed., July 25 Waived-injured G Blake DeChristopher Tue., July 24 Signed SS Adrian Wilson to contract extension through the end of the 2015 season Mon., June 11 Signed WR Michael Floyd (first-round) and CB Jamell Fleming (third-round). Also re-signed DE Vonnie Holliday and released DE Conrad Obi Tue., June 5 Re-signed LB Clark Haggans and released LB Broderick Binns Wed., May 30 Signed WR Gino Crump and released CB Korey Lindsey Thur., May 24 Signed OLB Quentin Groves and released WR Marc Wilson Thur., May 17 Signed T Nate Potter (seventh round pick) Wed., May 16 Signed DE Landon Cohen Tue., May 15 Agreed to terms with four draft choices: T Bobby Massie (fourth round), G Senio Kelemete (fifth round), S Justin Bethel (sixth round), and QB Ryan Lindley (sixth round) Mon., May 14 Signed S Eddie Elder, RB Javarris James, CB Larry Parker and K/P Ricky Schmitt Thur., May 10 Agreed to terms on a five-year contract with DE Calais Campbell Mon., Apr 30 Agreed to terms with 16 RFA s: Stanley Arukwe, Broderick Binns, LaRon Byrd, Braeden Clayson, Jared Crank, Blake DeChristopher, Blake Gideon, Tre Gray, Marcus McGraw, Zack Nash, James Nixon, Conrad Obi, Colin Parker, Paul Vassallo, Scott Wedige, and Marc Wilson. Mon., Apr 16 Three restricted FA s (Rashad Johnson, LaRod Stephens-Howling, Greg Toler) signed their tenders and also re-signed four exclusive rights FA s (Rich Bartel, Alfonso Smith, Ronald Talley and Brandon Williams) Thur., Apr 5 Agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free agent S James Sanders Wed., Apr 4 Agreed to terms on a two-year contract with P Dave Zastudil Mon., Mar 26 Agreed to terms on a three-year contract with LS Mike Leach and a two-year contract with LB Reggie Walker Sun., Mar 25 Agreed to terms on a two-year contract with free agent CB William Gay Fri., Mar 23 Agreed to terms on a two-year contract with K Jay Feely and re-signed G/T D Anthony Batiste to a one-year contract Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 21 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
ARIZONA CARDINALS 2012 TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED) Tue., Mar 20 Mon., Mar 19 Fri., Mar 16 Wed., Mar 14 Tue., Mar 13 Fri., Mar 9 Fri., Mar 2 Wed., Feb 8 Fri., Jan 13 Thur., Jan. 5 Agreed to terms on a two-year contract with WR Early Doucet Released G Rex Hadnot and WR Chansi Stuckey Agreed to terms on a five-year contract with T Levi Brown Agreed to terms on a five-year contract with free agent G/T Adam Snyder Released T Levi Brown Tendered one-year contracts for restricted free agents RB LaRod Stephens-Howling, S Rashad Johnson and CB Greg Toler. Extended contract offers to four exclusive rights free agents QB Richard Bartel, RB Alfonso Smith, DE Ronald Talley, LB Brandon Williams. Re-signed CB A.J. Jefferson and WR Stephen Williams. Placed non-exclusive franchise tag on DE Calais Campbell John McNulty moved to quarterbacks coach and Frank Reich named wide receivers coach. Re-signed WR Jaymar Johnson and WR Isaiah Williams to future contracts for the 2012 season. Re-signed C Ryan Bartholomew, WR Jaymar Johnson, CB Korey Lindsey, DT Ricky Lumpkin, RB William Powell, TE Steve Skelton, and LB Quan Sturdivant to future contracts for the 2012 season. Also signed LB Antonio Coleman, G Chris Stewart and TE Martell Webb for the 2012 season. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 22 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Game 1 CARDINALS 20, Seahawks 16 September 9, 2012 University of Phoenix Stadium (60,032) The Cardinals earned a hard-fought week 1 victory by relying on a stout defense and resilient offense. Despite taking over in some tough spots following turnovers and long kick returns, the AZ defense was strong and allowed just one TD in 70 plays. It helped keep the game close, especially as the offense struggled to find its rhythm in the 2 nd half. However, that offense produced when it needed to most and under some very adverse conditions. Starter John Skelton, who had won the job in preseason, was knocked from the game with an ankle injury with just over 8 minutes to play. In came Kevin Kolb with the Cards down 3. He proved more than capable and led the go-ahead TD drive. After that, the Cards defense had to turn away one last Seattle threat in a furious and controversial finish. Seattle s game-opening drive ended when Steven Hauschka s 50-yard FG try was blocked by Calais Campbell, the 6 th of his career. However 2 plays later RB Ryan Williams fumbled it back to SEA at the AZ42, setting up a 27-yard FG. The Cards answered with a 13-play, 75-yard drive that reached the 3 & tied it with a 21-yard Jay Feely FG. WR Andre Roberts keyed the effort with a 15-yard reverse and 2-26 receiving. AZ took the lead on its next drive when LaRod Stephens-Howling scored from a yard out to make it 10-3. The Cards took advantage of a Paris Lenon fumble recovery and went up 10 early in the 3 rd thanks to a 31-yard Feely FG. That lead would soon disappear as Seattle scored 13 straight. Leon Washington s 83-yard KOR set-up a 10-yard Russell Wilson TD pass to Sidney Rice. On the next play from scrimmage Skelton tried to throw it away but was INT d on the sideline at the AZ34 by CB Richard Sherman. The Cards D forced Seattle to settle for a 47-yard game-tying FG. After a 3-n-out by AZ, Washington returned the ensuing punt 52 yards to the AZ16. Despite being handed another short field, the defense again answered and Seattle had to settle for a 39-yard FG after netting minus-5 yards in 3 plays. Trailing 16-13, a Skelton-to-Roberts pass gave AZ its first 1 st down of the 2 nd half with 8:18 to play. However, Skelton injured his ankle on the play and Kolb entered. Despite no reps during the week & little warm-up he crisply operated the hurry-up offense and moved the Cards to the SEA6. On 2 nd -n-goal from there, he hit Roberts for the go-ahead TD. On the drive he was 6-8 passing for 66 yards and a TD. The Cards defense would then have to answer one more time. Seattle took over at its own 20 with 4:58 to play and 2 timeouts. With :52 to play they had advanced to the AZ13. From there the Seahawks would run 13 more plays and be given an extra timeout due to an officiating error amidst great confusion. However, they would not find the end zone and when Wilson s 4 th -n-goal pass from the 4 fell incomplete, Arizona emerged with the victory. SEAHAWKS 3 0 10 3 16 CARDINALS 3 7 3 7 20 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score Seahawks 1 7:26 Hauschka 27-yd FG 7-33, 2:58 3-0 CARDS 1 0:34 Feely 21-yd FG 13-75, 6:52 3-3 CARDS CARDS 2 3 5:58 9:59 Stephens-Howling 1-yd run (Feely kick) Feely 31-yd FG 11-58, 5:22 4-4, 1:04 3-10 3-13 Seahawks 3 7:51 Rice 10-yd pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick) 5-24, 2:08 10-13 Seahawks 3 5:13 Hauschka 47-yd FG 4-5, 2:29 13-13 Seahawks 4 9:20 Hauschka 39-yd FG 4-(-5)-1:38 16-13 CARDS 4 4:59 Roberts 6-yd pass from Kolb (Feely kick) 11-80, 4:21 16-20 Game 2 CARDINALS 20, Patriots 18 September 16, 2012 University of Gillette Stadium (68,756) To say few gave the Cardinals a chance against the defending AFC champs would be an understatement. The heavily favored Pats were 10-0 in home openers at Gillette Stadium and QB Tom Brady had won 35 of his last 36 home starts. But an incredible defensive effort along with key plays from the offense & special teams gave AZ a late lead. That lead was in peril after a seemingly disastrous fumble deep in AZ territory with 1:10 left. However the Pats go-ahead FG try with :01 missed left and the Cards moved to 2-0 with the victory. The D held NE s offense under 20 points and sacked Brady 4 times. The offense was led by QB Kevin Kolb who started in place of John Skelton (ankle) and threw 1 TD while running for another. On the game s first drive AZ moved 60 yards in 13 plays and got on the board with a 38-yard Jay Feely FG. On NE s first play DT Darnell Dockett tipped a Brady pass at the line and CB Patrick Peterson made a diving INT at the NE36. That led to a 47-yard Feely FG and a 6-0 AZ lead. On the ensuing drive the Pats moved to the AZ28 but no further and Stephen Gostkowski s 46-yard FG made it 6-3. Early in the 2 nd quarter RB Stevan Ridley (4-31) helped NE advance to the AZ11. However the defense held them to just a FG and the game was tied on Gostkowski s 34-yarder. On the next AZ drive Kolb scrambled on 3 rd -n-6 but fumbled and the Pats recovered at the NE48. The Cardinals D again answered in a big way, sacking Brady on 2 of the next 3 plays with takedowns by LBs Sam Acho (-10) and Quentin Groves (-7) forcing a key 3-n-out. On the first play of the 2 nd half, Brady connected with WR Wes Welker on a 36-yard pass to the AZ44 but the Pats got just 11 more after that and Gostkowski s 50-yard FG gave them a 9-6 lead. Their next drive started at their own 10 and the Cards D forced a 3-n-out. Quentin Groves then broke through to block the Zoltan Mesko punt which went out at the NE2. Three plays later, Kolb hit WR Andre Roberts for the go-ahead TD. The key play of the next drive came on 3 -n-6 at the AZ30 when Dockett blew up RB Danny Woodhead for a 9-yard loss and forced a punt instead of FG try. Kolb then led a gritty 9-play, 75-yard drive and capped it with a 5-yard TD run up the middle. Pivotal were completions of 11 & 28 to TE Todd Heap and WR Early Doucet absorbing a big hit to make a 9-yard catch on 3 -n-6. The Cards held that 20-9 lead until Gostkowski s 53-yard FG cut the lead to 8 with 6:45 left. On their next drive, Brady completed an 11-play, 82-yard drive with a 5-yard TD to TE Rob Gronkowski but Kerry Rhodes broke up the pass on the 2-point try preserving a 20-18 AZ lead. With 2:06 left the Cards took over at their own 20. They picked up a 1 st down and with 1:10 left faced 3 rd -n-13 at the NE35 when RB Ryan Williams fumbled and Vince Wilfork recovered at the AZ30. An apparent 30-yard Woodhead TD run was called back on a Gronkowski hold leading NE to play for a go-ahead FG. However, Gostkowski s 42-yard try missed wide left with one tick on the clock. CARDINALS 6 0 7 7 20 PATRIOTS 3 3 3 9 18 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score CARDS 1 8:42 Feely 38-yd FG 13-60, 6:18 3-0 CARDS 1 7:42 Feely 47-yd FG 4-7, 0:49 6-0 Patriots 1 2:22 Gostkowski 46-yd FG 11-47, 5:20 6-3 Patriots 2 9:08 Gostkowski 34-yd FG 7-30, 3:32 6-6 Patriots 3 12:53 Gostkowski 50-yd FG 7-47, 2:07 6-9 CARDS 3 8:52 Roberts 2-yd pass from Kolb (Feely kick) 3-2, 0:49 13-9 CARDS 4 14:00 Kolb 5-yard run (Feely kick) 9-75, 3:46 20-9 Patriots 4 6:45 Gostkowski 53-yd FG 6-29, 1:11 20-12 Patriots 4 2:06 Gronkowski 5-yard pass from Brady (pass failed) 11-82, 3:36 20-18 STATISTICS SEA AZ First Downs 18 18 3 rd Down Eff. (Pct) 5-16 (31) 3-10 (30) Total Plays 70 57 Avg. Gain 3.6 4.4 Rushes-Yards 33-115 20-43 Net Passing Yards 139 210 Total Net Yards 254 253 Passing (A-C-I) 34-18-1 36-20-1 Sacked by Opp. 3-14 1-4 Punts-Average 4-46.3 5-47.6 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Penalties 13-90 10-102 Time of Possession 33:34 26:26 Weather: Indoors RUSHING Seahawks: Lynch 21-85; Wilson 8-20; Turbin 2-5. CARDS: Roberts 1-15; Wells 7-14; Williams 8-9; Stephens-Howling 2-14 TD; Skelton 1-2; Kolb 1-(-1). PASSING Seahawks: Wilson 18-34, 153 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT. CARDS: Skelton 14-28, 149 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT; Kolb 6-8, 66 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT. RECEIVING Seahawks: Edwards 5-43; Rice 4-36 TD; Miller 3-40; Lynch 2-12; Baldwin 2-5; Martin 1-15; Turbin 1-2. CARDS: Roberts 5-54, TD; Fitzgerald 4-63; Doucet 3-37; Heap 3-32; Williams 2-17; King 2-8; Stephens-Howling 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS Seahawks: Sherman 1-0. CARDS: Wilson 1-(-2); Peterson 0-18. STATISTICS AZ NE First Downs 16 25 3 rd Down Eff. (Pct) 4-14 (29) 5-15 (33) Total Plays 61 78 Avg. Gain 4.0 5.0 Rushes-Yards 33-105 28-90 Net Passing Yards 140 297 Total Net Yards 245 387 Passing (A-C-I) 27-15-0 46-28-1 Sacked by Opp. 5-19 5-18 Punts-Average 6-46.7 6-28.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties 5-39 8-60 Time of Possession 28:19 31:41 Weather: Clear & sunny, 64 degrees, 55% humidity, Wind S 2 mph. RUSHING CARDS: Wells 14-44; Kolb 6-20, TD; Peterson 1-17; Williams 10-13; Stephens-Howling 2-11. Patriots: Ridley 18-71; Woodhead 8-18; Hilliard 1-2; Brady 1-(-1). PASSING CARDS: Kolb 15-27, 140 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT. Patriots: Brady 28-46, 316 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVING CARDS: Heap 5-62; Doucet 3-21; Williams 2-10; S.-Howling 1-10; Housler 1-10; Fitzgerald 1-4; Roberts 1-2, TD. Patriots: Lloyd 8-60; Gronkowski 6-75, TD; Welker 5-95; Edelman 5-50; Ridley 3-24; Woodhead 1-12. INTERCEPTIONS CARDS: Peterson 1-0. Patriots: None. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 23 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Game 3 CARDINALS 27, Eagles 6 September 23, 2012 University of Phoenix Stadium (60,436) In a match-up of 2-0 teams, the Cardinals faced a Philly offense that entered the game ranked #1 in the NFL. But a swarming & relentless defensive effort battered Michael Vick all afternoon, sacking him 5 times and pressuring him much more frequently than that. With defensive captain and All-Pro SS Adrian Wilson out (ankle/groin) others stepped up including LB Daryl Washington (2 sacks) and FS Kerry Rhodes, who provided an enormous momentum swing with a series of key plays at the end of the 1 st half. Three key Eagles turnovers (none for AZ) were also pivotal as was an efficient Cards offense. Ex-Eagle QB Kevin Kolb again started and turned in another strong performance. His top target was WR Larry Fitzgerald who topped 100 yards in the 1 st half and finished 9-114-1TD receiving. He also notched career catch #700 and became the fastest NFL player to reach that mark by over a year. All of it added up to a 21-point Cards victory that gave them their 1 st 3-0 start since 1974. With it they extended their home win streak to 7 games, 2 short of the franchise record set in 1925. After sending the Eagles 3-n-out on the game s initial series, Kolb led an 8-play, 36-yard drive that ended with Jay Feely s 47-yard FG and a 3-0 lead. AZ s next drive ended with a punt but Anthony Sherman forced a Damaris Johnson fumble that LS Mike Leach recovered at the PHI38. On 3 rd -n-goal from the 8, Kolb fired a pass between a pair of Eagle defenders that defelected right to WR Michael Floyd for the rookie s 1 st reception & TD. The ensuing Eagles drive reached the AZ36 but LB Sam Acho ended it by sacking Vick, forcing a fumble DT Dan Williams recovered. Midway thru the 2 nd quarter, Kolb connected with Fitzgerald down the middle on a 37-yard TD pass that made it 17-0. Just before intermission the Eagles penetrated deep into AZ territory and appeared poised to cut into the lead heading into the locker room. Vick hit DeSean Jackson with a 14-yard pass to the 1 but FS Kerry Rhodes stood him there to keep him out of the end zone. Incompletions on 1 st and 2 nd downs set up a 3 rd -n-goal from the 1 with :06 left. Vick dropped back but Rhodes hit him on a blindside blitz forcing a fumble that S James Sanders scooped up. He followed an envoy of teammates down the left sideline for a 93-yard score as time expired. That 14-point swing put the Cards up 24-0 when it appeared that the Eagles would pull to within 10. In the 2 nd half, Arizona was content to work the clock and the only 3 rd quarter scoring came on a pair of Alex Henery FGs as the Cardinals D continued to relentlessly harass Vick and the Eagles. In the 4 th quarter AZ played keep-away and RB Ryan Williams kept the clock and sticks moving with determined running. Feely s 27-yard FG with 3:52 remaining provided the game s final points. EAGLES 0 0 6 0 6 CARDINALS 10 14 0 3 27 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score CARDS CARDS 1 10:19 1 1:04 Feely 47-yd FG Floyd 8-yd pass from Kolb (Feely kick) 8-36, 3:47 8-38, 3:32 0-3 0-10 CARDS 2 7:30 Fitzgerald 37-yd pass from Kolb (Feely kick) 4-55, 1:32 0-17 CARDS Eagles 2 3 0:00 5:07 Sanders 93-yard fumble return (Feely kick) Henery 36-yd FG -- 13-77, 6:30 0-24 3-24 Eagles 3 0:02 Henery 40-yd FG 8-33, 3:12 6-24 CARDS 4 3:52 Feely 27-yd FG 13-62, 6:34 6-27 Game 4 CARDINALS 24, Dolphins 21 (OT) September 30, 2012 University of Phoenix Stadium (60,183) The Cardinals improved to 4-0 for the first time since opening 1974 with 7 straight wins. But it was certainly not easy. Against a tough Miami squad they trailed 13-0 at the half and by 7 in the final minutes when they were twice down to their final play. But despite a sizable statistical disparity, AZ delivered when it was most needed. Many of the key plays were delivered by WR Andre Roberts who had a career-best 118 yards & 2 TDs on 6 catches. He was instrumental in giving Cards their 8 th straight home win (5 in OT) as well as the 500 th victory in franchise history. Led by rookie QB Ryan Tannehill (431 passing yards) & WR Brian Hartline (club-record 253 yards), the Dolphins finished with a 480-297 edge in total net yards. They led 13-0 at half on two Dan Carpenter FGs sandwiched between a 1-yard Jorvorskie Lane TD plunge on 4 th -n-goal. They missed a chance to extend it on the initial drive of the 2 nd half when Carpenter missed from 51. The AZ offense then found the end zone when Kevin Kolb hit Larry Fitzgerald on 3 rd -n-goal from the 3 to cap an 8-play, 53-yard drive. It remained 13-7 until the 4 th when the Cards took over at their own 19 with 11:12 to play. A 33-yard pass to TE Rob Housler moved it to the MIA46 and from there Kolb & Roberts connected on a scoring strike that made it 14-13 AZ. It then got interesting. Tannehill hit Legedu Naanee with a completion to the AZ 19 but the WR fumbled and CB Patrick Peterson returned it 60 yards to the MIA3. Two plays later though, Kolb looked for Fitzgerald just inside the right pylon but CB Sean Smith picked it off in the end zone. On the next snap, Tannehill hit a wide open Hartline for an 80-yard score than put Miami back up 7 after the 2-point conversion. Things later looked quite bleak when the Dolphins had the ball at the AZ41 with 3:00 to go. But LB Daryl Washington came up huge, bursting through the middle to sack Tannehill and force a fumble that DE Vonnie Holliday recovered at the AZ49. The Cards had new life but it was imperiled when Kolb was sacked on the next 2 plays setting up a 3 rd - n-18 at the AZ41. Back-to-back completions to Roberts - a 16-yarder followed by a 9-yarder on 4 th -n-2 - kept alive a drive that reached the 15 with :42 left. After 3 incompletions, the Cards faced a 4 th -n-10 from the 15 with :29 left. Kolb again found Roberts just inside the end zone sending the game to OT. AZ got the ball first in the extra period but went 3-n-out. Miami picked up a 1 st down, but on 3 rd -n-6 from their own 38 Paris Lenon pressured Tannehill leading to a Kerry Rhodes INT that set AZ up at the MIA47. The Cards moved to the 28 where Jay Feely notched his 6 th career OT FG from 46 yards out. DOLPHINS 0 13 0 8 0 21 CARDINALS 0 0 7 14 3 24 Team Qtr. Time Dolphins 2 13:15 Scoring Play Carpenter 32-yard FG Drive Score 14-64, 5:49 3-0 Dolphins 2 1:56 Lane 1-yard run (Carpenter kick) 8-95, 3:49 10-0 Dolphins 2 0:27 Carpenter 27-yard FG 3-25, 0:24 13-0 CARDS 3 9:46 Fitzgerald 3-yard pass from Kolb (Feely kick) 8-59, 2:57 13-7 CARDS 4 9:45 Roberts 46-yard pass from Kolb (Feely kick) 3-81, 1:27 13-14 Dolphins 4 7:05 Hartline 80-yd pass from Tannehill (Tannehill-Lane pass) 1-80, 0:12 21-14 CARDS 4 0:22 Roberts 15-yard pass from Kolb (Feely kick) 10-51, 2:29 21-21 CARDS OT 8:29 Feely 46-yard FG 7-19, 3:30 21-24 STATISTICS PHI AZ First Downs 16 16 3 rd Down Eff. (Pct) 5-14 (36) 6-15 (40) Total Plays 63 61 Avg. Gain 4.9 4.9 Rushes-Yards 21-126 34-99 Net Passing Yards 182 193 Total Net Yards 308 292 Passing (A-C-I) 37-17-0 24-17-0 Sacked by Opp. 5-35 3-29 Punts-Average 5-49.2 6-47.2 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 0-0 Penalties 5-65 6-60 Time of Possession 25:27 34:43 Weather: Indoors. RUSHING Eagles: McCoy 13-70; Vick 4-28; Brown 4-28. CARDS: Williams 13-83; Wells 8-18; Kolb 4-16; Peterson 1-(-4); Stephens- Howling 8-(-14). PASSING Eagles: Vick 17-37, 217 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. CARDS: Kolb 17-24, 222 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT. RECEIVING Eagles: D. Johnson 5-84; D. Jackson 3-42; Avant 3-38; McCoy 3-8; Celek 2-36; Brown 1-8. CARDS: Fitzgerald 9-114, TD; Roberts 3-55; Housler 2-18; King 1-15; Williams 1-12; Floyd 1-8, TD. INTERCEPTIONS Eagles: None CARDS: None STATISTICS MIA AZ First Downs 21 19 3 rd Down Eff. (Pct) 6-16 (38) 4-16 (25) Total Plays 74 71 Avg. Gain 6.5 4.2 Rushes-Yards 29-86 15-28 Net Passing Yards 394 269 Total Net Yards 480 297 Passing (A-C-I) 41-26-2 48-29-2 Sacked by Opp. 4-37 8-55 Punts-Average 5-44.2 9-48.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 4-0 Penalties 4-40 6-62 Time of Possession 35:00 31:31 Weather: Indoors. RUSHING Dolphins: Bush 17-67; Miller 4-13; Thomas 4-4; Lane 3-2, TD; Tannehill 1-0. CARDS: R. Williams 13-26; Powell 2-2. PASSING Dolphins: Tannehill 26-41, 431 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT. CARDS: Kolb 29-48, 324 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVING Dolphins: Hartline 12-253, TD; Bess 7-123; Fasano 5-30; Naanee 1-19; Thomas 1-6. CARDS: Fitzgerald 8-64, TD; Roberts 6-118, 2 TD; Doucet 4-31; Housler 2-48; King 2-22; Powell 2-6; R. Williams 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS Dolphins: S. Smith 2-31. CARDS: Rhodes 1-5; Toler 1-0. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 24 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Game 5 Rams 17, CARDINALS 3 October 4, 2012 Edward Jones Dome (54,653) Off to their best start since 1974, the 4-0 Cardinals headed to St. Louis on a short week for a Thursday night showdown with the 2-2 Rams. Arizona had won 7 straight at the Edward Jones Dome but would not find a way to record #8. A strong St. Louis defensive effort kept Arizona from getting on track offensively, sacking QB Kevin Kolb 9 times and limiting the Cards to 45 rushing yards on 17 attempts. Arizona s defense was also tough and allowed just 242 total net yards while forcing Sam Bradford into one of his least efficient career games. The 3rd year QB completed 7 of 21 passes and at one point went 12 straight attempts without a completion. However, two big Bradford throws one in the 1 st quarter and another in the 4 th - were most damaging and led to 14 Rams points. Bradford completed three of his seven passes on the game s opening drive. On the first snap of the night he threw a 14-yarder to Brandon Gibson and followed it with a 44-yard Danny Amendola completion to the 11. Three plays later on 3 rd -n-goal from the 7, Bradford found TE Lance Kendricks in the end zone to put St. Louis up 7-0. Arizona responded with a 17-play drive that reached the STL17 but had to settle for a 35-yard Jay Feely FG that made it 7-3. On the drive, Ryan Williams ran 5 times for 17 yards, Kolb was 7-8 passing for 30 yards and the Cards converted three key 3 rd downs. Those would be two of the most productive drives of the game for either team who combined for 14 punts the rest of the way (7 per side). The Rams increased their lead to 10-3 early in the 2 nd on a 53-yard FG from rookie Greg Zuerlein after starting the drive at midfield. Later in the quarter, Arizona reached the STL22 but came away empty when Feely was wide left from 40 yards, his first miss after hitting 19 in a row. The Rams carried that 10-3 lead into the locker room at halftime. Neither team scored in the 3 rd quarter. The Rams had the best chance when they reached the AZ16 after gaining 52 yards on 7 rushes but on a 3 rd -n-6 play from there, Patrick Peterson picked off a Bradford pass in the end zone to kill the threat. The Cards remained within a TD until 11:49 was left in the game. Facing a 3 rd - n-11 at his own 49, Bradford hit Chris Givens on a deep pass down the left sideline for a 51-yard TD. Arizona threatened on the next series, advancing deep into St. Louis territory. However, the Cards turned it over on downs when they couldn t convert on 4 th -n-goal from the 6. The next AZ drive ended similarly when Kolb was sacked on a 4 th -n-1 play from the STL13 with just over 2 minutes left, effectively putting an end to the Cards comeback chances. Larry Fitzgerald (8-92) was the game s leading receiver. His first catch of the night gave him a reception in 122 straight games, topping Mel Gray for the franchise record in that category. The win improved the Rams record to 3-2, bettering their 2-win total from 2011 and putting them above.500 for the first time since 2006. CARDINALS 3 0 0 0 3 RAMS 7 3 0 7 17 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score Rams 1 12:39 Kendricks 7-yard pass from Bradford (Zuerlein kick) 5-69, 2:21 0-7 CARDS 1 3:15 Feely 35-yard FG 17-63, 9:24 3-7 Rams 2 10:45 Zuerlein 53-yard FG 5-14, 1:38 3-10 Rams 4 11:49 Givens 51-yard pass from Bradford (Zuerlein kick) 10-89, 5:30 3-17 Game 6 Bills 19, CARDINALS 16 (OT) October 14, 2012 University of Phoenix Stadium (60,385) The Cardinals seemed poised to pull out yet another dramatic home victory but this time it was the Bills who came through with the key late-game plays that decided the outcome. For the Cards it was their 6 th overtime contest in the last 9 home games and the first time they failed to come away with the victory. Arizona fell to 4-2 with the loss that also brought an end to its 8-game home win streak. The Cards were in position to win at the end of regulation when Jay Feely kicked a franchise record 61-yard FG with 1:09 to play to tie it and then had a chance to end it with a 38-yarder on the final play of the 4 th quarter. However the ball was tipped at the line and bounced off the left upright. The Bills then won it on their 2 nd possession of OT when Jairus Byrd s 2 nd INT of the day set up the game-winning FG. The back and forth contest featured multiple lead changes and pivotal plays. On the game s opening play from scrimmage Bills RB Fred Jackson fumbled on a hit from LB Daryl Washington and CB William Gay recovered at the BUF33. Four plays later Feely hit a 49-yard FG that put AZ up 3-0. The Bills made it 3-2 later in the opening quarter when Chris Kelsay sacked Kevin Kolb in the end zone for a safety. After the free kick Buffalo took over at the AZ49 and launched a 10-play drive that ended with C.J. Spiller s 10-yard TD run. The Cardinals re-claimed the lead with the only points of the 2 nd quarter on a 9-yard Kolb TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald who finished with a game-high 93 yards on 6 catches. With the effort he eclipsed 10,000 career yards and became just the 2 nd player in NFL history to hit that mark before age 30 (Randy Moss). Playing without its top 2 RBs, the Cards ground game got it going in the 2 nd half behind William Powell (13-70) and Kolb who picked up 66 yards on scrambles. AZ added to its lead with Feely s 2 nd 49-yard FG of the day late in the 3 rd, but Buffalo soon answered. The Bills went 80 yards in 5 plays thanks to a 23-yard Stevie Johnson catch and 33-yard Spiller run that set-up a 1-yard Jackson TD. That 16-13 lead seemed solid when Byrd INT d Kolb at the 5:59 mark of the 4 th. The ensuing Bills drive reached the AZ36 with under 4:00 left but Patrick Peterson ended it when he picked off a pass from WR Brad Smith who lined up in the wildcat. The Cards got the ball back at their own 15 with 3:07 to play. On a 1 st -n-10 play from the AZ41 with 2:06 left a busted play forced Kolb to run but he injured his chest/ribs and exited the game. Back-up John Skelton entered the game for the 1 st time since being knocked out of the opener in the 4 th quarter with an ankle injury. On his 3 rd play, he was faced with a 4 th -n-11 but connected with Fitzgerald for 17. With 1:14 left the Cards faced a 4 th -n-10 at the BUF43 when Feely was sent out to hit the game-tying 61-yarder. After a Bills punt, AZ took over at its own 47 with :50 left. A 28-yard completion to Fitzgerald moved it to the BUF20, leading to the failed 38-yard FG try. Buffalo got the ball first in OT but was forced to punt. On the 3 rd play of the Cards series, Byrd INT d Skelton and returned it to the 6 setting up Rian Lindell s game-winner. BILLS 9 0 7 0 3 19 CARDINALS 3 7 3 3 0 16 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score CARDS 1 13:50 Feely 49-yard FG 4-2, 0:55 0-3 Bills 1 8:36 Kolb sacked in EZ for safety -- 2-3 Bills 1 3:35 Spiller 10-yard run (Lindell kick) 10-49, 5:01 9-3 CARDS 2 4:47 Fitzgerald 9-yard pass from Kolb (Feely kick) 10-67, 5:38 9-10 CARDS 3 3:12 Feely 49-yard FG 12-43, 6:18 9-13 Bills 3 0:27 F. Jackson 1-yard run (Lindell kick) 5-80, 2:45 16-13 CARDS 4 1:09 Feely 61-yard FG 10-42, 1:58 16-16 Bills OT 11:10 Lindell 25-yard FG 2-(-1), 0:45 19-16 STATISTICS AZ STL First Downs 20 12 3 rd Down Eff. (Pct) 7-19 (37) 4-14 (29) Total Plays 74 71 Avg. Gain 6.5 4.2 Rushes-Yards 17-45 32-111 Net Passing Yards 237 131 Total Net Yards 282 242 Passing (A-C-I) 50-28-0 21-7-1 Sacked by Opp. 9-52 1-10 Punts-Average 7-45.7 7-56.9 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties 5-35 7-60 Time of Possession 34:22 25:38 Weather: Indoors. RUSHING CARDS: R. Williams 14-33; Powell 1-7; Roberts 1-3; Kolb 1-2. Rams: S. Jackson 18-76; Richardson 9-35; Bradford 5-0. PASSING CARDS: Kolb 28-50, 289 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. Rams: Bradford 7-21, 141 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, RECEIVING CARDS: Fitzgerald 8-92; Roberts 5-39; Housler 3-45; Doucet 3-29; Powell 3-20; Sherman 2-25; Floyd 1-17; A. Smith 1-13; R. Williams 1-5; King 1-4. Rams: Gibson 3-33; Givens 1-51; Amendola 1-44; Kendricks 1-7; Pettis 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS CARDS: Peterson 1-0. Rams: None. STATISTICS BUF AZ First Downs 19 20 3 rd Down Eff. (Pct) 4-13 (31) 5-16 (31) Total Plays 68 71 Avg. Gain 4.5 4.7 Rushes-Yards 33-165 30-182 Net Passing Yards 141 150 Total Net Yards 306 332 Passing (A-C-I) 33-18-1 36-16-2 Sacked by Opp. 2-12 5-23 Punts-Average 8-44.0 5-51.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties 4-34 7-67 Time of Possession 31:22 32:28 Weather: Indoors. RUSHING Bills: Spiller 12-88, TD; Jackson 16-53, TD; B. Smith 2-19; Fitzpatrick 3-5. CARDS: Powell 13-70; Kolb 5-66; Johnson 1-24; Stephens-Howling 11-22. PASSING Bills: Fitzpatrick 18-32, 153 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT: B. Smith 0-1, 0 yds, 1 INT. CARDS: Kolb 14-26, 128 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; Skelton 2-10, 45 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVING Bills: S. Johnson 6-82; Jackson 5-30; Spiller 4-22; Jones 1-9; Graham 2-6; Chandler 1-4. CARDS: Fitzgerald 6-93, TD; Roberts 2-18; Housler 2-12; King 2-10; Floyd 1-24; Powell 1-8; Maui a 1-7; Doucet 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS Bills: Byrd 2-36. CARDS: Peterson 1-15. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 25 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Game 7 Vikings 21, CARDINALS 14 October 21, 2012 Mall of America Field (61,068) In a match-up of 4-2 teams in Minnesota, the Vikings notched a 21-14 win despite being outgained in total net yards (356-209), net passing yards (230-43), first downs (20-12) and time of possession (35:05-24:55). The difference for Minnesota proved to be a strong rushing performance from Adrian Peterson (23-153, TD) and opportune plays from its defense, including a pick-six 57 seconds into the 3 rd quarter. An exceptional effort from the Arizona defense kept the game close, particularly in the 2 nd half when it allowed just 58 total yards and 2 first downs. RB LaRod Stephens-Howling also had a big day with his 1 st career 100-yard rushing effort and added 45 more receiving. LB Daryl Washington recorded his first career multi-sack game with two takedowns of Christian Ponder, giving him team-leading and career-best 6.0 for the season. Minnesota appeared to jump out to an early lead in the game when Percy Harvin took the opening kickoff 103 yards for a TD but it was wiped out by an illegal block in the back penalty. Midway through the 1 st the Vikings did go up 7-0 when Peterson capped an 88-yard drive with his 13-yard TD run; key plays included a 27-yard Peterson run and 29-yard pass interference penalty. The Cards responded with a long (14 plays) and balanced (7 runs, 7 passes) drive that reached the MIN14. It ended, however, when QB John Skelton was hit from behind by DE Brian Robison and the Vikings recovered at their own 16. Two plays later Vikings QB Christian Ponder gave it right back when he overthrew his TE and LB Paris Lenon made a diving INT at the MIN16. That led to a 3-yard Stephens-Howling TD run that tied the game. Minnesota answered with a 10- play, 72-yard TD drive with most of the yardage coming from Peterson (38) and Harvin (32); the score came on a 3-yard TD pass from Ponder to Harvin out of the backfield. The Cards had a golden opportunity to cut into that lead just before halftime when LB Sam Acho picked off a Ponder pass at the MIN29 with :05 left, but Jay Feely s 47-yard FG try missed wide right and the Vikings led 14-7 at intermission. One of the game s pivotal plays came on the 3 rd snap of the 2 nd half when the Cards faced a 3 rd -n-6 at their own 24. Skelton tried to hit Early Doucet across the middle but the pass was INT d by safety Harrison Smith who returned it 31 yards for a TD that made it 21-7. On its next drive, AZ advanced to the MIN18 and faced a 4 th -n-2. The Cards went for it but turned it over on downs when Skelton came up short on a bootleg. The Arizona defense remained strong, forcing 3-n-outs on three straight series. The offense moved the ball well between the 20 s but had difficulty converting those drives into points. With 1:48 left, Skelton cut the deficit to 21-14 with a 6-yard TD pass to Andre Roberts; on the drive Skelton was 6-6 for 88 yards. The comeback hopes were dashed, however, when Minnesota recovered the ensuing on-side kick attempt from the Cardinals. CARDINALS 0 7 0 7 14 VIKINGS 7 7 7 0 21 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score Vikings 1 8:38 Peterson 13-yard run (Walsh kick) 5-88, 2:57 0-7 CARDS 2 12:36 Stephens-Howling 3-yard run (Feely kick) 4-16, 2:10 7-7 Vikings 2 6:26 Harvin 3-yard pass from Ponder (Walsh kick) 10-72, 6:15 7-14 Vikings 3 14:03 H. Smith 31-yard INT return (Walsh kick) -- 7-21 CARDS 4 1:48 Roberts 6-yard pass from Skelton (Feely kick) 7-79, 2:08 14-21 Game 8 49ers 24, CARDINALS 3 October 29, 2012 University of Phoenix Stadium (62,810) In a nationally-televised Monday night match-up in Arizona, the Cardinals had a chance to snap their 3- game losing streak and move back into first place in the NFC West with a win over the visiting 49ers. Instead San Francisco opened up a 2-game lead atop the division with a strong performance in all phases. QB Alex Smith completed 18 of 19 passes with 3 TDs - including a pair to WR Michael Crabtree - while the Niners #1 ranked defense held AZ to 3 points and 7 rushing yards on the evening. On their 2 nd offensive series of the game, the 49ers chewed over 6 minutes off the 1 st quarter clock with a 10-play, 77-yard drive that Smith capped with a 3-yard scoring pass to Crabtree. A 35-yard Ted Ginn punt return set San Francisco up at the AZ45 on its next possession and the 49ers took a 10-0 lead thanks to David Akers 43-yard FG. Just before intermission, another short Smith-to-Crabtree TD connection made it 17-0 at the half. Through 2 quarters, the Niners led 212-69 in total net yards and 80-6 in rushing yards with a 9-minute advantage in time of possession. The 49ers lead grew to 24-0 on their first series of the 3 rd quarter thanks to a 47-yard catch and run by veteran WR Randy Moss. Arizona advance deep into SF territory and got on the board later in the quarter when Jay Feely s 28-yard FG capped a 14-play, 70-yard drive. The Cards nearly found the end zone late in the fourth but Larry Fitzgerald was stopped at the 1 on a 4 th down play and Arizona turned it over on downs. The Cardinals defense surrendered over 21 points for the first time in 2012 and QB John Skelton who started for the 2 nd straight week after returning to the lineup due to Kevin Kolb s rib injury lost for the first time in 7 career home starts. LB Daryl Washington recorded 2.0 sacks for the 2 nd straight week to give him 8.0 for the season. Washington became the first Cardinals defender with multiple sacks in back-to-back games since DE Eric Swann accomplished the feat in November of 1999. WR Andre Roberts finished the contest with a game-high seven receptions, good for 65 yards. The loss was Arizona s fourth straight after starting the year 4-0. 49ers 7 10 7 0 24 CARDINALS 0 0 3 0 3 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score 49ers 1 1:53 Crabtree 3-yard pass from Smith (Akers kick) 10-77, 6:04 7-0 49ers 2 5:58 Akers 43-yard FG 7-20, 3:36 10-0 49ers 2 1:41 Crabtree 9-yard pass from Smith (Akers kick) 8-68, 2:46 17-0 49ers 3 7:27 Moss 47-yard pass from Smith (Akers kick) 6-80, 3:32 24-0 CARDS 3 0:57 Feely 28-yard FG 14-70, 6:30 24-3 STATISTICS AZ MIN First Downs 21 12 3 rd Down Eff. (Pct) 5-14 (36) 1-10 (10) Total Plays 69 47 Avg. Gain 5.2 4.4 Rushes-Yards 26-126 27-166 Net Passing Yards 230 43 Total Net Yards 356 209 Passing (A-C-I) 36-25-1 17-8-2 Sacked by Opp. 7-32 3-15 Punts-Average 6-39.0 7-40.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties 9-82 7-35 Time of Possession 35:05 24:55 Weather: Indoors. RUSHING CARDS: Stephens-Howling 20-104, TD; Powell 4-13; Doucet 2-9. Vikings: Peterson 23-153, TD; Harvin 2-10; Ponder 1-2; Gerhart 1-1. PASSING CARDS: Skelton 25-36, 262 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT. Vikings: Ponder 8-17, 58 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT. RECEIVING CARDS: Roberts 7-103, TD; Housler 5-54; Stephens-Howling 4-45; Fitzgerald 4-29; Doucet 3-19; Floyd 1-7; Powell 1-5. Vikings: Harvin 4-37, TD; Peterson 2-6; Simpson 1-8; Jenkins 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS CARDS: Lenon 1-0; Acho 1-0. Vikings: Smith 1-31, TD. STATISTICS SF AZ First Downs 15 16 3 rd Down Eff. (Pct) 6-12 (50) 2-14 (14) Total Plays 52 65 Avg. Gain 6.1 4.1 Rushes-Yards 29-113 9-7 Net Passing Yards 204 258 Total Net Yards 317 265 Passing (A-C-I) 19-18-0 52-32-1 Sacked by Opp. 4-28 4-32 Punts-Average 5-48.8 7-47.3 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties 10-80 7-51 Time of Possession 31:16 28:44 Weather: Clear, 90 degrees, 11% humidity, winds w 5 mph. RUSHING 49ers: Gore 16-55; Hunter 10-43; Crabtree 1-8; A. Smith 1-6; Miller 1-1. CARDS: Stephens-Howling 8-6; Skelton 1-1. PASSING 49ers: Smith 18-19, 232 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT. CARDS: Skelton 32-52, 290 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVING 49ers: Crabtree 5-72, 2 TD; Manningham 4-20; Walker 2-38; Davis 2-34; Moss 1-47, TD; Hunter 1-6; Williams 1-4; Ginn 1-0. CARDS: Roberts 7-65; Fitzgerald 5-52; Floyd 5-36; Housler 4-32; King 3-43; Stephens-Howling 3-32; Doucet 2-21; Sherman 2-11; Peterson 1-(-2). INTERCEPTIONS 49ers: Culliver 1-0. CARDS: None. Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 26 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Arizona Cardinals / Week 8 / Through Monday, October 29, 2012 / Regular Season Won 4, Lost 4 9/9/2012 W 20-16 Seattle Seahawks 9/16/2012 W 20-18 at New England Patriots 9/23/2012 W 27-6 Philadelphia Eagles 9/30/2012 W 24-21 Miami Dolphins 10/4/2012 L 3-17 at St. Louis Rams 10/14/2012 L 16-19 Buffalo Bills 10/21/2012 L 14-21 at Minnesota Vikings 10/29/2012 L 3-24 San Francisco 49ers Arizona Opponent Total First Downs 146 138 Rushing 32 48 Passing 102 80 Penalty 12 10 3rd Down: Made/Att 36/118 36/110 3rd Down Pct. 30.5% 32.7% 4th Down: Made/Att 6/13 2/4 4th Down Pct. 46.2% 50.0% Possession Avg. 30:46 29:14 Total Net Yards 2319 2502 Avg. Per Game 289.9 312.8 Total Plays 531 506 Avg. Per Play 4.4 4.9 Net Yards Rushing 632 959 Avg. Per Game 79.0 119.9 Total Rushes 183 232 Net Yards Passing 1687 1543 Avg. Per Game 210.9 192.9 Sacked/Yards Lost 39/228 26/158 Gross Yards 1915 1701 Attempts/Completions 309/182 248/140 Completion Pct. 58.9% 56.5% Had Intercepted 7 8 Punts/Average 51/46.7 47/44.7 Net Punting Avg. 41.1 38.7 Penalties/Yards 54/483 59/469 Fumbles/Ball Lost 11/5 8/7 Touchdowns 13 14 Rushing 3 4 Passing 9 9 Returns 1 1 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Team 25 35 23 41 3 127 Opponents 36 36 40 27 3 142 Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts J.Feely 0 0 0 0 13/13 12/15 0 49 A.Roberts 5 0 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 30 L.Fitzgerald 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18 L.Stephens- Howling 2 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 12 M.Floyd 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 J.Sanders 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6 K.Kolb 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 Team 13 3 9 1 13/13 12/15 0 127 Opponents 14 4 9 1 12/12 14/17 1 142 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 1/ 2 Sacks: D.Washington 8.0, O.Schofield 4.0, S.Acho 3.0, C.Campbell 3.0, P.Lenon 2.0, Q.Groves 2.0, D.Dockett 1.0, A.Wilson 1.0, N.Eason 1.0, K.Rhodes 1.0 Team: 26.0, Opponents: 39.0 Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD R.Williams 58 164 2.8 25 0 L.Stephens-Howling 51 133 2.6 27 2 K.Kolb 16 100 6.3 22 1 W.Powell 20 92 4.6 17 0 C.Wells 29 76 2.6 10 0 R.Johnson 1 24 24.0 24 0 A.Roberts 2 18 9.0 15 0 P.Peterson 2 13 6.5 17 0 E.Doucet 2 9 4.5 6 0 J.Skelton 2 3 1.5 2 0 Team 183 632 3.5 27 3 Opponents 232 959 4.1 33 4 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD L.Fitzgerald 45 511 11.4 37t 3 A.Roberts 36 454 12.6 46t 5 R.Housler 19 216 11.4 33 0 E.Doucet 19 159 8.4 18 0 M.Floyd 13 127 9.8 24 1 J.King 11 102 9.3 27 0 L.Stephens-Howling 9 91 10.1 24 0 T.Heap 8 94 11.8 28 0 R.Williams 7 44 6.3 12 0 W.Powell 7 39 5.6 10 0 A.Sherman 4 36 9.0 19 0 C.Wells 1 24 24.0 24 0 A.Smith 1 13 13.0 13 0 R.Maui'a 1 7 7.0 7 0 P.Peterson 1-2 -2.0-2 0 Team 182 1915 10.5 46t 9 Opponents 140 1701 12.2 80t 9 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD P.Peterson 3 33 11.0 18 0 K.Rhodes 1 5 5.0 5 0 G.Toler 1 0 0.0 0 0 P.Lenon 1 0 0.0 0 0 S.Acho 1 0 0.0 0 0 A.Wilson 1-2 -2.0-2 0 Team 8 36 4.5 18 0 Opponents 7 98 14.0 31t 1 Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B D.Zastudil 51 2380 46.7 41.1 4 19 68 0 Team 51 2380 46.7 41.1 4 19 68 0 Opponents 46 2102 44.7 38.7 2 14 68 1 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD P.Peterson 30 4 244 8.1 26 0 Team 30 4 244 8.1 26 0 Opponents 22 17 205 9.3 52 0 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD W.Powell 6 152 25.3 41 0 L.Stephens-Howling 3 66 22.0 32 0 E.Doucet 1 18 18.0 18 0 Team 10 236 23.6 41 0 Opponents 17 468 27.5 83 0 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ J.Feely 0/ 0 3/ 3 3/ 4 5/ 7 1/ 1 Team 0/ 0 3/ 3 3/ 4 5/ 7 1/ 1 Opponents 0/ 0 3/ 3 4/ 4 4/ 5 3/ 5 Fumbles Lost: K.Kolb 2, R.Williams 2, J.Skelton 1 Total: 5 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: V.Holliday 1, P.Lenon 1, M.Leach 1, J.Sanders 1, W.Gay 1, D.Williams 1, P.Peterson 1 Total: 7 Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating K.Kolb 183 109 1169 59.6% 6.4 8 4.4% 3 1.6% 46t 27/ 159 86.1 J.Skelton 126 73 746 57.9% 5.9 1 0.8% 4 3.2% 28 12/ 69 64.5 Team 309 182 1915 58.9% 6.2 9 2.9% 7 2.3% 46t 39/ 228 77.3 Opponents 248 140 1701 56.5% 6.9 9 3.6% 8 3.2% 80t 26/ 158 76.4 Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 27 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Arizona Cardinals 2012 Defensive Statistics (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 Daryl Washington 71 65 6 9 8/42-2 2-11 - - - - - - - Paris Lenon 52 40 12-2/13 1 1-1 2 - - - - - - - William Gay 33 24 9 1 - - 3 1 1 - - - - - - - - O'Brien Schofield 32 24 8 6 4/37 - - - - 11 - - - - - - - Adrian Wilson 32 22 10 3 1/9 1 5 1-1 2 - - - - - - Calais Campbell 30 24 6 5 3/8-5 - - 1 9 - - - - - 1 Kerry Rhodes 27 25 2 1 1/6 1 6 1 - - - - - - - - - Patrick Peterson 25 20 5 2-3 8-1 - - - - - - - - Jamell Fleming 21 17 4 - - - 1 - - - - 2 1 1 - - - Sam Acho 21 16 5 3 3/16 1 2 1-11 - 2 2 - - - - Darnell Dockett 16 14 2 3 1/10-2 - - 1 3 - - - - - - Quentin Groves 13 9 4 1 2/10 - - - - 4-5 3 2 - - 1 Greg Toler 12 12-1 - 1 2 - - - - 1 1 - - - - Dan Williams 10 8 2 - - - - - 1-1 - - - - - - Vonnie Holliday 8 5 3 - - - 1-1 - 1 - - - - - - Rashad Johnson 8 7 1 - - - - - - - - 7 5 2 - - - James Sanders 8 4 4 - - - - - 1 2-6 5 1 - - - Nick Eason 6 5 1-1/7 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - Reggie Walker 4 4 - - - - - - - - - 3 2 1 - - - Michael Adams 3 2 1 - - - 3 - - - - 5 4 1 - - - David Carter 2 2 - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - Stewart Bradley 1-1 - - - - - - - - 2-2 - - - Justin Bethel - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - Anthony Sherman - - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 3 1 - - Mike Leach - - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 1-1 - Early Doucet - - - - - - - - - - - 2-2 - - - Jamaal Westerman - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 1 - - - Dave Zastudil - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - Jim Dray - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1 - - - Alfonso Smith - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - Rob Housler - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - Miscellaneous: James Sanders: 93-yard fumble return for a TD vs. Philadelphia, Sept. 23 Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 28 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
2012 Cardinals Regular Season Game-By-Game Offensive Stats 9/9 vs. Sea 9/16 @ NE 9/23 vs. Phi 9/30 vs. Mia 10/4 @ StL 10/14 vs. Buf 10/21 @ Min Totals First Downs 18 16 16 19 20 20 21 16 146 Rushing 2 8 3 0 4 10 5 0 32 Passing 13 7 12 18 13 9 15 15 102 Penalty 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 12 Third Downs 10 14 15 16 19 16 14 14 118 Converted 3 4 6 4 7 5 5 2 36 Efficiency 30.0% 28.6% 40.0% 25.0% 36.8% 31.3% 35.7% 14.3% 30.5% Fourth Downs 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 4 13 Converted 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 6 Efficiency 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 50% 46.2% Total Net Yards 253 242 292 297 282 332 356 265 2319 Plays 57 61 61 71 76 71 69 65 531 Avg./Play 4.4 4.0 4.8 4.2 3.7 4.7 5.2 4.1 4.4 Net Yards Rushing 43 102 99 28 45 182 126 7 632 Attempts 20 32 34 15 17 30 26 9 183 Avg./Rush 2.2 3.2 2.9 1.9 2.6 6.1 4.8 0.8 3.5 Touchdowns 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Net Yards Passing 210 140 193 269 237 150 230 258 1687 Sacks 1 2 3 8 9 5 7 4 39 Yards Lost 5 0 29 55 52 23 32 32 228 Gross Yards 215 140 222 324 289 173 262 290 1915 Attempts 36 27 24 48 50 36 36 52 309 Completions 20 15 17 29 28 16 25 32 182 Pct. 55.6% 55.6% 70.8% 60.4% 56.0% 44.4% 69.4% 61.5% 58.9% Touchdowns 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 9 Interceptions 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 7 Yards Per Attempt 5.7 4.8 7.1 4.8 4.0 3.7 5.3 4.6 4.8 Kickoffs-EZ-TB 5-5-2 5-5-3 5-3-2 4-4-3 2-2-1 7-4-3 3-2-0 2-2-1 33-27-15 Punting 5 6 6 9 7 5 6 7 51 Average 47.6 46.7 47.2 48.3 45.7 51.8 39.0 47.3 46.7 Net Average 37.6 42.5 41.2 47.3 40.6 41.8 39.0 36.0 41.1 Had Blocked 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FG-PAT Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Penalties/Yards 10-102 5-39 6-60 6-62 5-35 7-67 9-82 7-51 54-483 Fumbles/Lost 2-1 2-2 0-0 4-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 11-5 Touchdowns 2 2 3 3 0 1 2 0 13 Rushing 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Passing 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 9 Returns 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 PAT/ 2-Point Made/Att. 2-2 2-2 3-3 3-3 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 13-13 Kicking Made/Att. 2-2 2-2 3-3 3-3 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 13-13 2-pt Rushing Made/Att. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-pt Passing Made/Att 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Field Goals Made/Att. 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-1 1-2 3-4 0-1 1-1 12-15 Safeties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Points Scored 20 20 27 24 3 16 14 3 127 Time Of Possession 26:26 28:19 34:33 31:31 34:22 32:28 35:05 28:44 30:46 10/29 vs. SF 11/4 @ GB 11/18 @ Atl 11/25 vs. StL 12/2 @ NYJ 12/9 @ Sea 12/16 vs. Det 12/23 vs. Chi 12/30 @ SF Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 29 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
2012 Cardinals Regular Season Game-By-Game Defensive Stats 9/9 vs. Sea 9/16 @ NE 9/23 vs. Phi 9/30 vs. Mia 10/4 @ StL 10/14 vs. Buf 10/21 @ Min Totals First Downs 18 25 16 21 12 19 12 15 138 Rushing 5 8 4 5 6 9 7 4 48 Passing 9 17 12 15 6 9 2 10 80 Penalty 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 10 Third Downs 16 15 14 16 14 13 10 12 110 Converted 5 5 5 6 4 4 1 6 36 Efficiency 31.3% 33.3% 35.7% 37.5% 28.6% 30.8% 10.0% 50.0% 32.7% Fourth Downs 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 Converted 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Efficiency 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 50.0% Total Net Yards 254 387 307 480 242 306 209 317 2502 Plays 70 78 63 74 54 68 47 52 506 Avg./Play 3.6 5.0 4.9 6.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 6.1 4.9 Net Yards Rushing 115 90 113 86 111 165 166 113 959 Attempts 33 28 21 29 32 33 27 29 232 Avg./Rush 3.5 3.2 5.4 3.0 3.5 5.0 6.1 3.9 4.1 Touchdowns 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 Net Yards Passing 139 297 194 394 131 141 43 204 1543 Sacks 3 4 5 4 1 2 3 4 26 Yards Lost 14 19 23 37 10 12 15 28 158 Gross Yards 153 316 217 431 141 153 58 232 1701 Attempts 34 46 37 41 21 33 17 19 248 Completions 18 28 17 26 7 18 8 18 140 Pct. 52.9% 60.9% 45.9% 63.4% 33.3% 54.5% 47.1% 94.7% 56.5% Touchdowns 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 9 Interceptions 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 8 Yards Per Attempt 3.8 5.9 4.6 8.8 6.0 4.0 2.2 8.9 5.6 Kickoffs-EZ-TB 5-5-4 6-5-4 3-2-2 6-6-3 4-4-4 3-3-1 4-4-3 5-5-5 36-34-26 Punting 4 6 5 5 7 8 7 5 47 Average 46.3 28.7 50.0 44.2 56.9 44.0 40.0 48.8 44.7 Net Average 37.0 24.8 39.6 40.6 46.0 37.0 39.0 45.8 38.7 Had Blocked 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 FG-PAT Had Blocked 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Penalties/Yards 13-90 8-60 5-65 4-40 7-60 4-34 7-35 10-80 59-469 Fumbles/Lost 2-1 0-0 3-3 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 8-7 Touchdowns 1 1 0 2 2 2 3 3 14 Rushing 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 Passing 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 9 Returns 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 PAT/ 2-Point Made/Att. 1-1 0-1 0-0 2-2 2-2 2-2 3-3 3-3 13-14 Kicking Made/Att. 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-2 2-2 3-3 3-3 12-12 2-pt Rushing Made/Att. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-pt Passing Made/Att 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 Field Goals Made/Att. 3-4 4-5 2-2 2-3 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 14-17 Safeties 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Points Allowed 16 18 6 21 17 19 21 24 142 Time Of Possession 33:34 31:41 25:27 35:00 25:38 31:22 24:55 31:16 29:14 10/29 vs. SF 11/4 @ GB 11/18 @ Atl 11/25 vs. StL 12/2 @ NYJ 12/9 @ Sea 12/16 vs. Det 12/23 vs. Chi 12/30 @ SF Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 30 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Regular Season The Last Time RUSHING 200 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 228, Beanie Wells at St. Louis, Nov. 27, 2011 (27 att., 1 TD) By Opponent: 228, Clinton Portis at Denver, Dec. 29, 2002 150 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 228, Beanie Wells at St. Louis, Nov. 27, 2011 (27 att., 1 TD) By Opponent: 153, Adrian Peterson at Minnesota, Oct. 21, 2012 (23 att., TD) 100 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 104, LaRod Stephens-Howling at Minnesota, Oct. 21, 2012 (20 att., 1 TD) By Opponent: 153, Adrian Peterson at Minnesota, Oct. 21, 2012 (23 att., TD) Two 100-Yard Rushers By Cardinals: 126 yards, Ottis Anderson/102 yards, Wayne Morris at New Orleans, Oct. 5, 1980 By Opponent: 106 yards, Ahman Green/101 yards Vernand Morency at Green Bay, Oct. 29, 2006 Three Rushing Touchdowns By Cardinals: Beanie Wells vs. NY Giants, Oct. 2, 2011 (1, 1, 2 yards) By Opponent: Ray Rice at Baltimore, Oct. 30, 2011 (1, 1, 3 yards) Two Rushing Touchdowns By Cardinals: Beanie Wells (3) vs. NY Giants, Oct. 2, 2011 (1, 1, 2 yards) By Opponent: Ray Rice (3) at Baltimore, Oct. 30, 2011 (1, 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 NY Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (40 comp., 57 att.) By Opponent: 431 by Ryan Tannehill vs. Miami, Sept. 30, 2012 (26 comp., 41 att.) 300 Yards Passing By Cardinals: 313 by John Skelton vs. Cleveland, Dec. 18, 2011 (28 comp., 46 att.) By Opponent: 431 by Ryan Tannehill vs. Miami, Sept. 30, 2012 (26 comp., 41 att.) Six Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Charley Johnson vs. New Orleans, Nov. 2, 1969 By Opponent: Brett Favre at NY Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (12, 34, 2, 17, 40, 24 yards). Five Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Kurt Warner at Chicago, Nov. 8, 2009 (11, 6, 17, 15, 4 yards) By Opponent: Brett Favre (6) at NY Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (12, 34, 2, 17, 40, 24 yards). Four Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Kurt Warner (5) at Chicago, Nov. 8, 2009 (11, 6, 17, 15, 4 yards) By Opponent: Peyton Manning vs. Indianapolis, Sept. 27, 2009 (20, 10, 53, 3 yards). Three Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Kevin Kolb vs. Miami, Sept. 30, 2012 (3, 46, 15 yards) By Opponent: Alex Smith vs. San Francisco, Oct. 29, 2012 (3, 9, 47 yards) RECEIVING 200 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 217, Anquan Boldin at Detroit, Sept. 7, 2003 (10 receptions, 2 TD) By Opponent: 253, Brian Hartline vs. Miami, Sept. 30, 2012 (12 rec., 1 TD) 150 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 186, Anquan Boldin (13 rec.), 151, Larry Fitzgerald (10 rec.) at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008 By Opponent: 253, Brian Hartline vs. Miami, Sept. 30, 2012 (12 rec., 1 TD) Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 31 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
100 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 103, Andre Roberts (7 rec., 1 TD) at Minnesota, Oct. 21, 2012 By Opponent: 253, Brian Hartline (12 rec., 1 TD), 123, Davone Bess (7 rec.) vs. Miami, Sept. 30, 2012 Two 100-Yard Receivers By Cardinals: 186, Anquan Boldin (13 rec.), 151, Larry Fitzgerald (10 rec.) at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008 By Opponent: 253, Brian Hartline (12 rec., 1 TD), 123, Davone Bess (7 rec.) vs. Miami, Sept. 30, 2012 Four Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: J.T. Smith at Washington, Oct. 8, 1989 By Opponent: Earnest Gray vs. NY Giants, Sept. 7, 1980 Three Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: Anquan Boldin vs. Miami, Sept. 14, 2008 (79, 3, 8 yards) By Opponent: Greg Olsen at Chicago, Nov. 8, 2009 (33, 3, 20 yards) Two Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: Andre Roberts vs. Miami, Sept. 30, 2012 (46, 15 yards) By Opponent: Michael Crabtree vs. San Francisco, Oct. 29, 2012 (3, 9 yards) 10 or More Receptions in a Game By Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald (11 for 125 yards, TD) at San Francisco, Jan. 2, 2011 By Opponent: Brian Hartline (12 for 253 yards, 1 TD) vs. Miami, Sept. 30, 2012 COMBOS 100-Yard Rusher/100-Yard Receiver By Cardinals: LaRod Stephens-Howling, 104 yards rushing/andre Roberts, 103 yards receiving at Minnesota, Oct. 21, 2012 By Opponent: LeGarrette Blount, 120 yards rushing/mike Williams, 105 yards receiving vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 31, 2010 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: Chris Johnson, 154 yards rushing/kenny Britt, 128 yards receiving/vince Young 387 yards passing at Tennessee, Nov. 29, 2009 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: 253, Brian Hartline; 123, Davone Bess; 431, Ryan Tannehill vs. Miami, Sept. 30, 2012 SCORING Four Total Touchdowns By Cardinals: Ronald Moore vs. LA Rams, Dec. 5, 1993 (4 rush) By Opponent: Brian Westbrook at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (2 rush, 2 rec.) Three Total Touchdowns By Cardinals: Beanie Wells vs. NY Giants, Oct. 2, 2011 (3 rush) By Opponent: Ray Rice at Baltimore, Oct. 30, 2011 (3 rush) Two-Point Conversion By Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald reception vs. Seattle, Nov. 14, 2010 By Opponent: Jorvorskie Lane reception vs. Miami, Sept. 30, 2012 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: Kevin Kolb sacked in end zone vs. Buffalo, Oct. 14, 2012. 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: Jay Feely vs. Denver, Dec. 12, 2010 (36, 48, 55, 23, 49 yards) By Opponent: Olindo Mare vs. Seattle, Nov. 14, 2010 (41, 34, 19, 23, 19 yards) Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 32 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Four Field Goals By Cardinals: Jay Feely (5) vs. Denver, Dec. 12, 2010 (36, 48, 55, 23, 49 yards) By Opponent: Stephen Gostkowski, Sept. 16, 2012 (46, 34, 51, 53 yards) Three Field Goals By Cardinals: Jay Feely vs. Buffalo, Oct. 14, 2012 (49, 49, 61 yards) By Opponent: Stephen Gostkowski (4), Sept. 16, 2012 (46, 34, 51, 53 yards) Missed Point-After-Touchdown By Cardinals: Neil Rackers at San Francisco, Dec. 14, 2009 (blocked) By Opponent: David Buehler vs. Dallas, Dec. 25, 2010 (hit left upright) Blocked Punt By Cardinals: Quentin Groves at New England, Sept. 16, 2012 (Zoltan Mesko 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: Calais Campbell vs. Seattle, Sept. 9, 2012 (Steven Hauschka 50-yard attempt) By Opponent: Alex Carrington vs. Buffalo, Oct. 14, 2012 (Jay Feely 38-yard attempt) Blocked Field Goal Attempt For Touchdown By Cardinals: Antrel Rolle (Calais Campbell block) at Jacksonville, Sept. 20, 2009, 83 yards (Josh Scobee 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: Patrick Peterson at St. Louis, Nov. 27, 2011, 80 yards (Donnie Jones punt) By Opponent: Nick Miller at St. Louis, Nov. 27, 2011, 88 yards (Dave Zastudil punt) Kickoff Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: LaRod Stephens-Howling at Minnesota, Nov. 7, 2010, 96 yards (Ryan Longwell kickoff) By Opponent: Allen Rossum vs. San Francisco, Nov. 10, 2008, 104 yards (Neil Rackers kickoff) Interception Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Greg Toler vs. Dallas, Dec. 25, 2010 (66 yards, Jon Kitna pass) By Opponent: Harrison Smith at Minnesota, Oct. 21, 2012 (31 yards, John Skelton pass) Fumble Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: James Sanders vs. Philadelphia, Sept. 23, 2012, 93 yards (Michael Vick 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: Adrian Wilson at St. Louis, Sept. 12, 2010 By Opponent: Jairus Byrd vs. Buffalo, Oct. 14, 2012 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. NY Giants, Nov. 14, 2004 By Opponent: Cameron Wake (4.5) vs. Miami, Sept. 30, 2012 Three Quarterback Sacks By Cardinals: Darnell Dockett at Tennessee, Nov. 29, 2009 By Opponent: Brian Robison at Minnesota, Oct. 21, 2012 Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 33 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Two QB Sacks By Teammates By Cardinals: vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 24, 2005 (Adrian Wilson and Chike Okeafor) By Opponent: at Minnesota, Oct. 21, 2012 (Brian Robison (3) and Jared Allen) Two Opponent Fumble Recoveries By Cardinals: Kerry Rhodes at Cincinnati, Dec. 24, 2011 By Opponent: Mark Roman at San Francisco, Dec. 14, 2009 TEAM SCORING 50 Points Scored By Team By Cardinals: St. Louis 56 at Minnesota 14, Oct. 6, 1963 By Opponent: At NY Jets 56, Arizona 35, Sept. 28, 2008 40 Points Scored By Cardinals: Arizona 43, vs. Denver 13, Dec. 12, 2010 By Opponent: At San Diego 41, Arizona 10, Oct. 3, 2010 20 First-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 21 vs. San Francisco, Sept. 10, 2006 By Opponent: 28 at Minnesota, Oct. 9, 2011 20 Second-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 21 at Baltimore, Oct. 30, 2011 By Opponent: 21 at San Diego, Oct. 3, 2010 20 Third-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 21 at NY Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 By Opponent: 21 at San Francisco, Jan. 2, 2011 20 Fourth-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 24 vs. Denver, Dec. 12, 2010 By Opponent: 21 vs. NY Giants, Oct. 2, 2011 30 One-Half Points By Cardinals: 31 in first half at Chicago, Nov. 8, 2009 By Opponent: 31 in first half at New England Patriots, Dec. 21, 2008 Score Touchdown In Each Quarter By Cardinals: Vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 13, 2008 (7, 7, 14, 7 points) By Opponent: Vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 31, 2010 (7, 17, 7, 7 points) OFFENSE 500 Yards Total Offense By Cardinals: 510 at St. Louis, Nov. 2, 2008 By Opponent: 507 at Minnesota, Nov. 7, 2009 No Sacks/No Interceptions Allowed By Cardinals: vs. Denver, Dec. 12, 2010 By Opponent: at Kansas City, Nov. 21, 2010 DEFENSE Shutout By Cardinals: At Arizona 19, NY Giants 0, Dec. 12, 1992 By Opponent: vs. Seattle 38, Cardinals 0, Sept. 14, 2003 Shutout At Home By Cardinals: Cardinals 19, NY 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: Sept. 30, 2012 vs. Miami, 24-21 By Opponent: Oct. 14, 2012 vs. Buffalo, 19 16 Overtime Win On The Road By Cardinals: Dec. 2, 2001 at Oakland, 34 31 By Opponent: Nov. 7, 2010 at Minnesota, 27 24 10 Or More Penalties By Cardinals: 10, vs. Seattle, Sept 9, 2012 (102 yards) By Opponent: 10, vs. San Francisco, Oct 29, 2012 (80 yards) Tie Game By Cardinals: Dec. 7, 1986 at Philadelphia, 10 10 Over 40:00 Time of Possession (Non-OT) By Cardinals: 42:50 at Seattle, Oct. 18, 2009 By Opponent: 44:16 at San Francisco, Nov. 20, 2011 Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 34 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Seattle at New England Philadelphia Miami Arizona Cardinals 2012 Participation at St. Louis Buffalo at Minnesota GP/GS/DNP/IA No. Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total 94 Acho, Sam ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB 8-8-0-0 27 Adams, Michael P P P P P IAJ P P 7-0-0-1 78 Baker, Steven PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A 74 Batiste, D'Anthony LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 8-8-0-0 31 Bethel, Justin P P P P P P P P 8-0-0-0 55 Bradley, Stewart P P P P P P P P 8-0-0-0 73 Bridges, Jeremy IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR N/A 75 Brown, Levi IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR N/A 32 Butler, Crezdon - - - - - P - PS 1-0-0-0 17 Byrd, LaRon IA IA IA IA IA DNP DNP IA 0-0-2-6 93 Campbell, Calais DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 8-8-0-0 79 Carter, David P P P P P P P P 8-0-0-0 71 Colledge, Daryn LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 8-8-0-0 90 Dockett, Darnell DT DT DT IAJ DT DT DT DT 7-7-0-1 85 Doucet, Early P P P P WR P P P 8-1-0-0 81 Dray, Jim P IA P IAJ IAJ P P P 5-0-0-3 98 Eason, Nick P P P DT P P P P 8-1-0-0 59 Elmore, Ricky PS PS PS - - - - - N/A 3 Feely, Jay P P P P P P P P 8-0-0-0 11 Fitzgerald, Larry WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 8-8-0-0 23 Fleming, Jamell P CB P P P CB P P 8-2-0-0 15 Floyd, Michael P P P P P P P P 8-0-0-0 22 Gay, William RCB RCB RCB RCB P RCB RCB RCB 8-7-0-0 54 Groves, Quentin P P P P P P P P 8-0-0-0 86 Heap, Todd TE P IAJ IAJ IAJ IAJ IAJ IAJ 2-1-0-6 91 Holliday, Vonnie P P P P P P P P 8-0-0-0 84 Housler, Rob P P P TE TE P TE TE 8-4-0-0 45 James, Javarris IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR N/A 49 Johnson, Rashad P P SS P P P FS P 8-2-0-0 64 Kelemete, Senio IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-8 87 King, Jeff TE TE TE TE P TE TE TE 8-7-0-0 4 Kolb, Kevin P QB QB QB QB QB IAJ IAJ 6-5-0-2 82 Leach, Mike P P P P P P P P 8-0-0-0 51 Lenon, Paris ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB 8-8-0-0 14 Lindley, Ryan IA DNP DNP DNP DNP IA DNP DNP 0-0-6-2 95 Lumpkin, Ricky PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A 70 Massie, Bobby RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 8-8-0-0 45 Maui'a, Reagan - - - DNP IA FB P P 3-1-1-1 20 McCoy, Greg - PS PS PS PS PS PS - N/A 67 McQuistan, Pat IA IA IA - - - DNP P 1-0-1-3 59 Nash, Zack - - - PS PS PS PS PS N/A 72 Ohrnberger, Rich P P P P P P P RG 8-1-0-0 52 Parker, Colin PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A 41 Parker, Larry PS - - - - - - - N/A 21 Peterson, Patrick LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 8-8-0-0 76 Potter, Nate DNP DNP DNP DNP P DNP DNP DNP 1-0-7-0 33 Powell, William IA IA IA P P P P P 5-0-0-3 25 Rhodes, Kerry FS FS FS FS FS FS IAJ FS 7-7-0-1 12 Roberts, Andre WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 8-8-0-0 10 Robinson, Gerell PS PS SUS SUS SUS SUS PS PS N/A 39 Sanders, James P P P P P P P P 8-0-0-0 50 Schofield, O'Brien LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB 8-8-0-0 63 Sendlein, Lyle C C C C C C C C 8-8-0-0 35 Sherman, Anthony P FB FB P P IAJ IAJ P 6-2-0-2 19 Skelton, John QB IAJ IAJ IAJ IAJ P QB QB 4-3-0-4 44 Skelton, Steve PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A 29 Smith, Alfonso - - - P P P P P 5-0-0-0 68 Snyder, Adam RG RG RG RG RG RG RG IAJ 7-7-0-1 36 Stephens-Howling, L. P P P IAJ IAJ RB RB RB 6-3-0-2 18 Taylor, Kerry - - - PS PS PS PS PS N/A 28 Toler, Greg IAJ P P P RCB IAJ IAJ IAJ 4-1-0-4 56 Walker, Reggie P P P P P IAJ IAJ P 6-0-0-2 58 Washington, Daryl ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB 8-8-0-0 26 Wells, Beanie P RB RB IRD IRD IRD IRD IRD 3-2-0-0 57 Westerman, Jamaal IA IA P P P P P IA 5-0-0-3 92 Williams, Dan NT P NT NT NT P NT NT 8-6-0-0 80 Williams, Isaiah PS PS PS PS PS PS IR IR N/A 34 Williams, Ryan RB P P RB RB IR IR IR 5-3-0-0 24 Wilson, Adrian SS SS IAJ SS SS SS SS SS 7-7-0-1 9 Zastudil, Dave P P P P P P P P 8-0-0-0 San Francisco P-Played, Position-Started, INJ-Injured, DNP-Did Not Play, IA-Inactive, IAJ-Inactive/Injured, IR-Injured Reserve, IRD-Injured Reserve/Designated For Return, PS- Practice Squad, PUP-Physically Unable to Perform, SUS-NFL Suspension, NFI-Reserve/Non-Football Injury, RE-Roster Exemption Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 35 of 46 www.azcardinals.com at Green Bay at Atlanta St. Louis at NYJ at Seattle Detroit Chicago at San Fran.
Arizona Cardinals 2012 Starters OFFENSE Opponent, Date WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TE Seattle, Sep. 9 Roberts Batiste Colledge Sendlein Snyder Massie King Fitzgerald Skelton Williams Heap WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB at New England, Sep. 16 Roberts Batiste Colledge Sendlein Snyder Massie King Fitzgerald Kolb Wells Sherman Philadelphia, Sep. 23 Roberts Batiste Colledge Sendlein Snyder Massie King Fitzgerald Kolb Wells Sherman WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TE Miami, Sep. 30 Roberts Batiste Colledge Sendlein Snyder Massie King Fitzgerald Kolb Williams Housler WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB WR at St. Louis, Oct. 4 Roberts Batiste Colledge Sendlein Snyder Massie Housler Fitzgerald Kolb Williams Doucet WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB Buffalo, Oct. 14 Roberts Batiste Colledge Sendlein Snyder Massie King Fitzgerald Kolb S-Howling Maui'a WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TE at Minnesota, Oct. 21 Roberts Batiste Colledge Sendlein Snyder Massie King Fitzgerald Skelton S-Howling Housler San Francisco, Oct. 29 Roberts Batiste Colledge Sendlein Ohrnberger Massie King Fitzgerald Skelton S-Howling Housler at Green Bay, Nov. 4 at Atlanta, Nov. 18 St. Louis, Nov. 25 at New York Jets, Dec. 2 at Seattle, Dec. 9 Detroit, Dec. 16 Chicago, Dec. 23 at San Francisco, Dec. 30 DEFENSE Opponent, Date DE NT DT ROLB ILB ILB LOLB LCB RCB SS FS Seattle, Sep. 9 Campbell Williams Dockett Acho Lenon Washington Schofield Peterson Gay Wilson Rhodes DE DT ROLB ILB ILB LOLB CB LCB RCB SS FS at New England, Sep. 16 Campbell Dockett Acho Lenon Washington Schofield Fleming Peterson Gay Wilson Rhodes DE NT DT ROLB ILB ILB LOLB LCB RCB SS FS Philadelphia, Sep. 23 Campbell Williams Dockett Acho Lenon Washington Schofield Peterson Gay Johnson Rhodes Miami, Sep. 30 Campbell Williams Eason Acho Lenon Washington Schofield Peterson Gay Wilson Rhodes at St. Louis, Oct. 4 Campbell Williams Dockett Acho Lenon Washington Schofield Peterson Toler Wilson Rhodes DE DT ROLB ILB ILB LOLB CB LCB RCB SS FS Buffalo, Oct. 14 Campbell Dockett Acho Lenon Washington Schofield Fleming Peterson Gay Wilson Rhodes DE NT DT ROLB ILB ILB LOLB LCB RCB SS FS at Minnesota, Oct. 21 Campbell Williams Dockett Acho Lenon Washington Schofield Peterson Gay Wilson Johnson San Francisco, Oct. 29 Campbell Williams Dockett Acho Lenon Washington Schofield Peterson Gay Wilson Rhodes at Green Bay, Nov. 4 at Atlanta, Nov. 18 St. Louis, Nov. 25 at New York Jets, Dec. 2 at Seattle, Dec. 9 Detroit, Dec. 16 Chicago, Dec. 23 at San Francisco, Dec. 30 2012 Arizona Cardinals Inactives Seattle, Sep. 9 at St. Louis, Oct. 4 at Green Bay, Nov. 4 at Seattle, Dec. 9 WR LaRon Byrd WR LaRon Byrd G Senio Kelemete TE Jim Dray QB Ryan Lindley TE Todd Heap T Pat McQuistan G Senio Kelemete RB William Powell FB Reagan Maui'a CB Greg Toler QB John Skelton LB Jamaal Westerman RB LaRod Stephens-Howling at New England, Sep. 16 Buffalo, Oct. 14 at Atlanta, Nov. 18 Detroit, Dec. 16 WR LaRon Byrd CB Michael Adams TE Jim Dray TE Todd Heap G Senio Kelemete G Senio Kelemete T Pat McQuistan QB Ryan Lindley RB William Powell FB Anthony Sherman QB John Skelton CB Greg Toler LB Jamaal Westerman LB Reggie Walker Philadelphia, Sep. 23 at Minnesota, Oct. 21 St. Louis, Nov. 25 Chicago, Dec. 23 WR LaRon Byrd TE Todd Heap TE Todd Heap G Senio Kelemete G Senio Kelemete QB Kevin Kolb T Pat McQuistan FS Kerry Rhodes RB William Powell FB Anthony Sherman QB John Skelton CB Greg Toler SS Adrian Wilson LB Reggie Walker Miami, Sep. 30 San Francisco, Oct. 29 at New York Jets, Dec. 2 at San Francisco, Dec. 30 WR LaRon Byrd WR LaRon Byrd DT Darnell Dockett TE Todd Heap TE Jim Dray G Senio Kelemete TE Todd Heap QB Kevin Kolb G Senio Kelemete G Adam Snyder QB John Skelton CB Greg Toler RB LaRod Stephens-Howling LB Jamaal Westerman Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 36 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Roster By Postion No. Name Pos. College Ht. Wt. Age NFL Exp. Defensive Lineman (6) 93 Calais Campbell DE Miami 6-8 300 26 5 79 David Carter DT UCLA 6-5 300 24 2 90 Darnell Dockett DT Florida State 6-4 290 31 9 98 Nick Eason DT Clemson 6-3 305 32 10 91 Vonnie Holliday DE North Carolina 6-5 288 36 15 92 Dan Williams DT Tennessee 6-3 314 25 3 Linebackers (9) 94 Sam Acho LB Texas 6-3 257 24 2 55 Stewart Bradley LB Nebraska 6-4 258 29 6 54 Quentin Groves LB Auburn 6-3 265 27 5 51 Paris Lenon LB Richmond 6-2 240 34 11 59 Zack Nash LB Sacramento State 6-4 260 23 R 50 O'Brien Schofield LB Wisconsin 6-3 242 25 3 56 Reggie Walker LB Kansas State 6-0 244 25 4 58 Daryl Washington LB TCU 6-2 230 26 3 57 Jamaal Westerman LB Rutgers 6-3 260 27 4 Cornerbacks (5) 27 Michael Adams CB Louisiana-Lafayette 5-8 181 27 6 23 Jamell Fleming CB Oklahoma 5-11 206 23 R 22 William Gay CB Louisville 5-10 190 27 6 21 Patrick Peterson CB LSU 6-1 219 22 2 28 Greg Toler CB Saint Paul's (Va.) 6-0 192 27 4 Safeties (5) 31 Justin Bethel S Presbyterian 6-0 200 22 R 49 Rashad Johnson S Alabama 5-11 204 26 4 25 Kerry Rhodes S Louisville 6-3 212 29 8 39 James Sanders S Fresno State 5-10 210 28 8 24 Adrian Wilson S North Carolina St. 6-3 230 33 12 Long Snapper (1) 82 Mike Leach LS William & Mary 6-2 235 36 13 Punter (1) 9 Dave Zastudil P Ohio 6-3 220 34 11 Kicker (1) 3 Jay Feely K Michigan 5-10 208 36 12 Offensive Line (10) 74 D'Anthony Batiste T Louisiana-Lafayette 6-4 314 30 7 75 Levi Brown T Penn State 6-6 324 28 6 71 Daryn Colledge G Boise State 6-4 308 30 7 64 Senio Kelemete G Washington 6-3 300 22 R 70 Bobby Massie T Mississippi 6-6 316 22 R 67 Pat McQuistan T Weber State 6-6 317 29 7 72 Rich Ohrnberger G/C Penn State 6-2 300 26 4 76 Nate Potter T Boise State 6-5 295 24 R 63 Lyle Sendlein C Texas 6-3 308 28 6 68 Adam Snyder G Oregon 6-6 325 30 8 Tight Ends (4) 81 Jim Dray TE Stanford 6-5 255 25 3 86 Todd Heap TE Arizona State 6-5 252 32 12 84 Rob Housler TE Florida Atlantic 6-5 250 24 2 87 Jeff King TE Virginia Tech 6-3 260 29 7 Running Backs (4) 33 William Powell RB Kansas State 5-9 207 24 1 35 Anthony Sherman FB Connecticut 5-10 242 23 2 29 Alfonso Smith RB Kentucky 6-1 208 25 3 36 L. Stephens-Howling RB Pittsburgh 5-7 185 25 4 Wide Receivers (5) 17 LaRon Byrd WR Miami 6-4 220 23 R 85 Early Doucet WR LSU 6-0 212 27 5 11 Larry Fitzgerald WR Pittsburgh 6-3 218 28 9 15 Michael Floyd WR Notre Dame 6-2 220 22 R 12 Andre Roberts WR The Citadel 5-11 195 24 3 Quarterbacks (3) 4 Kevin Kolb QB Houston 6-3 218 28 6 14 Ryan Lindley QB San Diego State 6-3 232 23 R 19 John Skelton QB Fordham 6-6 244 24 3 Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 37 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
2012 Arizona Cardinals How They Were Built DRAFT TRADES WAIVERS FREE AGENTS 2001 Adrian Wilson (3) 2004 Larry Fitzgerald (1) Darnell Dockett (3) 2007 Levi Brown (1) Michael Adams (R) Lyle Sendlein (R) 2008 2009 Calais Campbell (2) Early Doucet (3) Beanie Wells (1) Rashad Johnson (3) Greg Toler (4) L. Stephens-Howling (7a) Jeremy Bridges Mike Leach Reggie Walker (R) 2010 Dan Williams (1) Daryl Washington (2) Andre Roberts (3) O Brien Schofield (4) John Skelton (5) Jim Dray (7) Kerry Rhodes (NYJ) D Anthony Batiste Jay Feely (NYJ) Paris Lenon (StL) Alfonso Smith (R) 2011 Patrick Peterson (1) Ryan Williams (2) Rob Housler (3) Sam Acho (4) Anthony Sherman (5) David Carter (6b) Kevin Kolb (Phi) Vonnie Holliday (Wash) Stewart Bradley (Phi) Daryn College (GB) Nick Eason (Pitt) Todd Heap Jeff King (Car) William Powell (R) Dave Zastudil 2012 Michael Floyd (1) Jamell Fleming (3) Bobby Massie (4) Senio Kelemete (5) Justin Bethel (6a) Ryan Lindley (6b) Nate Potter (7) Jamaal Westerman (Mia) LaRon Byrd (R) William Gay (Pitt) Quentin Groves (Oak) Javarris James Pat McQuistan Zack Nash Rich Ohrnberger James Sanders (Atl) Adam Snyder (SF) Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 38 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
ARIZONA CARDINALS 2012 DEPTH CHART OFFENSE WR 11 Larry Fitzgerald 85 Early Doucet 17 LaRon Byrd LT 74 D Anthony Batiste 76 Nate Potter LG 71 Daryn Colledge 64 Senio Kelemete C 63 Lyle Sendlein 72 Rich Ohrnberger RG 68 Adam Snyder 72 Rich Ohrnberger RT 70 Bobby Massie 67 Pat McQuistan TE 87 Jeff King 86 Todd Heap 84 Rob Housler 81 Jim Dray WR 12 Andre Roberts 15 Michael Floyd QB 19 John Skelton 14 Ryan Lindley (4 Kevin Kolb) RB 36 L. Stephens-Howling 33 William Powell 29 Alfonso Smith FB 35 Anthony Sherman DEFENSE DE 93 Calais Campbell 91 Vonnie Holliday NT 92 Dan Williams 79 David Carter DT 90 Darnell Dockett 98 Nick Eason ROLB 94 Sam Acho 54 Quentin Groves ILB 51 Paris Lenon 55 Stewart Bradley ILB 58 Daryl Washington 56 Reggie Walker LOLB 50 O Brien Schofield 57 Jamaal Westerman 59 Zack Nash LCB 21 Patrick Peterson 23 Jamell Fleming 27 Michael Adams RCB 22 William Gay 28 Greg Toler 31 Justin Bethel SS 24 Adrian Wilson 49 Rashad Johnson FS 25 Kerry Rhodes 39 James Sanders 31 Justin Bethel SPECIALISTS K P LS H 3 Jay Feely 9 Dave Zastudil 82 Mike Leach 9 Dave Zastudil KR 33 William Powell 12 Andre Roberts PR 21 Patrick Peterson 12 Andre Roberts NOTE: Rookies are underlined; Injured players are in parentheses Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 39 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
ARIZONA CARDINALS NUMERIC ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age NFL Exp. College How Acquired 2012 GP-GS-DNP-IA 3 Jay Feely K 5-10 208 36 12 Michigan UFA-10 (NYJ) 8-0-0-0 4 Kevin Kolb QB 6-3 218 28 6 Houston TR-11 (Phi) 6-5-0-2 9 Dave Zastudil P 6-3 220 34 11 Ohio FA-11 8-0-0-0 11 Larry Fitzgerald WR 6-3 218 28 9 Pittsburgh D1-04 8-8-0-0 12 Andre Roberts WR 5-11 195 24 3 The Citadel D3-10 8-8-0-0 14 Ryan Lindley QB 6-3 232 23 R San Diego State D6b-12 0-0-6-2 15 Michael Floyd WR 6-2 220 22 R Notre Dame D1-12 8-0-0-0 17 LaRon Byrd WR 6-4 220 23 R Miami FA-12 0-0-2-6 19 John Skelton QB 6-6 244 24 3 Fordham D5-10 4-3-0-4 21 Patrick Peterson CB 6-1 219 22 2 LSU D1-11 8-8-0-0 22 William Gay CB 5-10 190 27 6 Louisville UFA-12 (Pitt) 8-7-0-0 23 Jamell Fleming CB 5-11 206 23 R Oklahoma D3-12 8-2-0-0 24 Adrian Wilson SS 6-3 230 33 12 North Carolina State D3-01 7-7-0-1 25 Kerry Rhodes FS 6-3 212 30 8 Louisville TR-10 (NYJ) 7-7-0-1 27 Michael Adams CB 5-8 181 27 6 Louisiana-Lafayette FA-07 7-0-0-1 28 Greg Toler CB 6-0 192 27 4 Saint Paul's (Va.) D4-09 4-1-0-4 29 Alfonso Smith RB 6-1 208 25 3 Kentucky FA-10 5-0-0-0 31 Justin Bethel S 6-0 200 22 R Presbyterian D6a-12 8-0-0-0 33 William Powell RB 5-9 207 24 1 Kansas State FA-11 5-0-0-3 35 Anthony Sherman FB 5-10 242 23 2 Connecticut D5-11 6-2-0-2 36 LaRod Stephens-Howling RB 5-7 185 25 4 Pittsburgh D7a-09 6-3-0-2 39 James Sanders S 5-10 210 28 8 Fresno State UFA-12 (Atl) 8-0-0-0 49 Rashad Johnson S 5-11 204 26 4 Alabama D3-09 8-2-0-0 50 O'Brien Schofield LB 6-3 242 25 3 Wisconsin D4-10 8-8-0-0 51 Paris Lenon LB 6-2 240 34 11 Richmond UFA-10 (StL) 8-8-0-0 54 Quentin Groves LB 6-3 265 28 5 Auburn UFA-11 (Oak) 8-0-0-0 55 Stewart Bradley LB 6-4 258 29 6 Nebraska UFA-11 (Phi) 8-0-0-0 56 Reggie Walker LB 6-0 244 25 4 Kansas State FA-09 6-0-0-2 57 Jamaal Westerman LB 6-3 260 27 4 Rutgers WV-12 (Mia) 5-0-0-3 58 Daryl Washington LB 6-2 238 26 3 TCU D2-10 8-8-0-0 59 Zack Nash LB 6-4 260 23 R Sacramento State FA-12 0-0-0-0 63 Lyle Sendlein C 6-3 308 28 6 Texas FA-07 8-8-0-0 64 Senio Kelemete G 6-3 300 22 R Washington D5-12 0-0-0-8 67 Pat McQuistan T 6-6 317 29 7 Weber State FA-12 1-0-1-3 68 Adam Snyder G 6-6 325 30 8 Oregon UFA-12 (SF) 7-7-0-1 70 Bobby Massie T 6-6 316 23 R Mississippi D4-12 8-8-0-0 71 Daryn Colledge G 6-4 308 30 7 Boise State UFA-11 (GB) 8-8-0-0 72 Rich Ohrnberger G/C 6-2 300 26 4 Penn State FA-12 8-1-0-0 74 D'Anthony Batiste T 6-4 314 30 7 Louisiana-Lafayette FA-10 8-8-0-0 76 Nate Potter T 6-5 295 24 R Boise State D7-12 1-0-7-0 79 David Carter DT 6-5 300 24 2 UCLA D6b-11 8-0-0-0 81 Jim Dray TE 6-5 255 25 3 Stanford D7-10 5-0-0-3 82 Mike Leach LS 6-2 235 36 13 William & Mary FA-09 8-0-0-0 84 Rob Housler TE 6-5 250 24 2 Florida Atlantic D3-11 8-4-0-0 85 Early Doucet WR 6-0 212 27 5 LSU D3-08 8-1-0-0 86 Todd Heap TE 6-5 252 32 12 Arizona State FA-11 2-1-0-6 87 Jeff King TE 6-3 260 29 7 Virginia Tech UFA-11 (Car) 8-7-0-0 90 Darnell Dockett DT 6-4 290 31 9 Florida State D3-04 7-7-0-1 91 Vonnie Holliday DE 6-5 288 36 15 North Carolina TR-11 (Wash) 8-0-0-0 92 Dan Williams DT 6-3 314 25 3 Tennessee D1-10 8-6-0-0 93 Calais Campbell DE 6-8 300 26 5 Miami D2-08 8-8-0-0 94 Sam Acho LB 6-3 257 24 2 Texas D4-11 8-8-0-0 98 Nick Eason DT 6-3 305 32 10 Clemson UFA-11 (Pitt) 8-1-0-0 2012 Coaching Staff Head Coach: Ken Whisenhunt. Assistants: Russ Grimm (assistant head coach/offensive line), Ray Horton (defensive coordinator), Mike Miller (offensive coordinator), Ron Aiken (defensive line), Pete Alosi (assistant strength and conditioning), Louie Cioffi (defensive backs), Chad Grimm (offensive quality control), Freddie Kitchens (tight ends), John Lott (strength and conditioning), John McNulty (quarterbacks), Matt Raich (linebackers), Frank Reich (wide receivers), Tommie Robinson (running backs), Ryan Slowik (outside linebackers), Kevin Spencer (special teams), Deshea Townsend (assistant defensive backs). 10/30/2012 Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 40 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
ARIZONA CARDINALS ALPHA ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birth Date NFL Exp. College Hometown 94 Acho, Sam LB 6-3 257 9/6/1988 2 Texas Dallas, TX 27 Adams, Michael CB 5-8 181 6/17/1985 6 Louisiana-Lafayette Dallas, TX 74 Batiste, D'Anthony T 6-4 314 3/29/1982 7 Louisiana-Lafayette Marksville, LA 31 Bethel, Justin S 6-0 200 6/17/1990 R Presbyterian Blythewood, SC 55 Bradley, Stewart LB 6-4 258 11/2/1983 6 Nebraska Salt Lake City, UT 17 Byrd, LaRon WR 6-4 220 8/18/1989 R Miami Hahnville, LA 93 Campbell, Calais DE 6-8 300 9/1/1986 5 Miami Aurora, CO 79 Carter, David DT 6-5 300 12/10/1987 2 UCLA Fontana, CA 71 Colledge, Daryn G 6-4 308 2/11/1982 7 Boise State North Pole, AK 90 Dockett, Darnell DT 6-4 290 5/27/1981 9 Florida State Burtonsville, MD 85 Doucet, Early WR 6-0 212 10/28/1985 5 LSU St. Martinville, LA 81 Dray, Jim TE 6-5 255 12/31/1986 3 Stanford Paramus, NJ 98 Eason, Nick DT 6-3 305 5/29/1980 10 Clemson Lyons, GA 3 Feely, Jay K 5-10 208 5/23/1976 12 Michigan Tampa, FL 11 Fitzgerald, Larry WR 6-3 218 8/31/1983 9 Pittsburgh Minneapolis, MN 23 Fleming, Jamell CB 5-11 206 5/5/1989 R Oklahoma Arlington, TX 15 Floyd, Michael WR 6-2 220 11/27/1989 R Notre Dame St. Paul, MN 22 Gay, William CB 5-10 190 1/1/1985 6 Louisville Tallahassee, FL 54 Groves, Quentin LB 6-3 265 7/5/1984 5 Auburn Greenville, MS 86 Heap, Todd TE 6-5 252 3/16/1980 12 Arizona State Mesa, AZ 91 Holliday, Vonnie DE 6-5 288 12/11/1975 15 North Carolina Camden, SC 84 Housler, Rob TE 6-5 250 3/17/1988 2 Florida Atlantic Converse, TX 49 Johnson, Rashad S 5-11 204 1/2/1986 4 Alabama Sulligent, AL 64 Kelemete, Senio G 6-3 300 5/10/1990 R Washington Seattle, WA 87 King, Jeff TE 6-3 260 2/19/1983 7 Virginia Tech Pulaski, VA 4 Kolb, Kevin QB 6-3 218 8/24/1984 6 Houston Stephenville, TX 82 Leach, Mike LS 6-2 235 10/18/1976 13 William & Mary Jefferson Township, NJ 51 Lenon, Paris LB 6-2 240 11/26/1977 11 Richmond Lynchburg, VA 14 Lindley, Ryan QB 6-3 232 6/22/1989 R San Diego State Alpine, CA 70 Massie, Bobby T 6-6 316 8/1/1989 R Mississippi Lynchburg, VA 67 McQuistan, Pat T 6-6 317 4/30/1983 7 Weber State Lebanon, OR 59 Nash, Zack LB 6-4 260 9/23/1989 R Sacramento St. Vacaville, CA 72 Ohrnberger, Rich G/C 6-2 300 2/14/1986 4 Penn State East Meadow, NY 21 Peterson, Patrick CB 6-1 219 7/11/1990 2 LSU Pompano Beach, FL 76 Potter, Nate T 6-5 295 5/16/1988 R Boise State Boise, ID 33 Powell, William RB 5-9 207 3/9/1988 1 Kansas State Duncanville, TX 25 Rhodes, Kerry FS 6-3 212 8/2/1982 8 Louisville Bessemer, AL 12 Roberts, Andre WR 5-11 195 1/9/1988 3 The Citadel Columbia, SC 39 Sanders, James S 5-10 210 11/11/1983 8 Fresno State Porterville, CA 50 Schofield, O'Brien LB 6-3 242 4/3/1987 3 Wisconsin Great Lakes, IL 63 Sendlein, Lyle C 6-3 308 3/16/1984 6 Texas Scottsdale, AZ 35 Sherman, Anthony FB 5-10 242 12/11/1988 2 Connecticut North Attleboro, MA 19 Skelton, John QB 6-6 244 3/17/1988 3 Fordham El Paso, TX 29 Smith, Alfonso RB 6-1 209 1/23/1987 3 Kentucky Louisville, KY 68 Snyder, Adam G 6-6 325 1/30/1982 8 Oregon Fullerton, CA 36 Stephens-Howling, LaRod RB 5-7 185 4/26/1987 4 Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA 28 Toler, Greg CB 6-0 192 1/2/1985 4 Saint Paul's (Va.) Washington, DC 56 Walker, Reggie LB 6-0 244 12/15/1986 4 Kansas State Sacramento, CA 58 Washington, Daryl LB 6-2 238 10/9/1986 3 TCU Irving, TX 57 Westerman, Jamaal LB 6-3 260 2/21/1985 4 Rutgers Brooklyn, NY 92 Williams, Dan DT 6-3 314 6/1/1987 3 Tennessee Memphis, TN 24 Wilson, Adrian SS 6-3 230 10/12/1979 12 North Carolina State High Point, NC 9 Zastudil, Dave P 6-3 220 10/26/1978 11 Ohio Bay Village, OH Injured Reserve/Designated For Return NFL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Exp. College Injury/Date Listed 26 Wells, Beanie RB 6-2 229 8/7/1988 4 Ohio State Toe/September 26 Injured Reserve No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate NFL Exp. College Injury/Date Listed 73 Bridges, Jeremy T 6-5 318 4/19/1980 10 Southern Mississippi Thumb/September 3 75 Brown, Levi T 6-6 324 3/16/1984 6 Penn State Triceps/August 24 45 James, Javarris RB 6-0 208 9/18/1987 2 Miami Knee/August 31 34 Williams, Ryan RB 5-9 207 4/9/1990 2 Virginia Tech Shoulder/October 9 Practice Squad No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate NFL Exp. College Hometown 78 Baker, Steven T 6-8 310 11/24/1988 R East Carolina Rocky Mount, NC 32 Butler, Crezdon CB 6-0 191 5/26/1987 3 Clemson Asheville, NC 53 Fugger, Tim LB 6-4 248 7/1/1989 R Vanderbilt San Diego, CA 95 Lumpkin, Ricky DT 6-4 306 9/7/1988 1 Kentucky Clarksville, TN 52 Parker, Colin LB 6-1 223 5/6/1989 R Arizona State Chandler, AZ 10 Robinson, Gerell WR 6-4 222 10/13/1989 R Arizona State Chandler, AZ 44 Skelton, Steve TE 6-5 250 8/6/1989 1 Fordham El Paso, TX 18 Taylor, Kerry WR 6-0 200 2/20/1989 1 Arizona State Chandler, AZ Practice Squad/Injured Reserve NFL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Exp. College Injury/Date Listed 80 Williams, Isaiah WR 6-3 200 1/30/1987 1 Maryland Finger/October 16 10/30/2012 Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 41 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
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Pat McQuistan 67 Tackle 6-6, 317 How Acquired: FA-12 Years NFL/Cardinals: 7/1 College: Weber State DOB: April 30, 1983 Hometown: Lebanon, OR Pro Career: Originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round (211 th overall) draft choice of the Cowboys in 2006. Traded to Miami for a draft pick on 9/3/10. Signed with Tennessee as a free agent on 8/8/11 and released on 9/2/11. Signed with New Orleans on 9/27/11. Re-signed with Dallas on 6/8/12 and released on 8/31/12. Signed with the Cardinals on 9/3/12. Released on 9/25/12 and re-signed with the Cardinals on 10/16/12. 2011: Saw action in 10 regular season games and both playoff games with New Orleans played on offense as a blocking TE and contributed on special teams spent the preseason with Tennessee after signing as a free agent on 8/8 released as part of final roster cuts on 9/2 signed with Saints on 9/27. 2010: Played in all 16 games and made his first eight career starts in only season with the Dolphins was acquired by Miami in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick on 9/3 saw playing time at both guard and tackle and made starts at right guard, left guard, and right tackle made his first career start at RG vs. NYJ (9/26) started each of the next three games at RG returned to the starting lineup at RG vs. Cle (12/5) and @ NYJ (12/12) started at LG vs. Det (12/26) and at RT in the season finale @ NE (1/2/11). 2009: Appeared in seven games, contributing mostly on special teams was inactive for the first nine games of the season made his season debut @ Was (11/22). 2008: Played in all 16 games for the second straight season, seeing most of his action on special teams saw time at LT in place of Flozell Adams vs. Cin (10/5) replaced Cory Procter at LG in the season finale @ Phi (12/28) 2007: Saw action in all 16 games and one playoff game as a reserve offensive lineman and on special teams played at RT on the final drive vs. StL (9/30) replaced Flozell Adams at LT on the final drive vs. NYJ (11/22) played at LT in the fourth quarter of the regular season finale @ Was (12/30) played in Divisional Playoff game vs. NYG (1/13/08). 2006: After being inactive for the first 15 games of the season, made his NFL debut and played on special teams vs. Det (12/31) made playoff debut in Wild Card game @ Sea (1/6/07). College: Played in 21 games in two seasons at Weber State played in all 11 games as a senior and helped the Wildcats improve from 1-10 the previous season to a 6-5 record in 2005 helped the offense to average 381.2 yards per game and finish with 2,466 passing yards and 1,727 rushing yards played in 10 games at tackle and guard as a junior in 04 sat out the 2003 season as an academic redshirt prior to attending Weber State, attended Edmonds CC (Lynnwood, WA) and played baseball for one season. Personal: Has a twin brother, Paul, who is an offensive tackle for the Seahawks the two were teammates at Weber State and were both selected in the 2006 NFL Draft Paul in the third round (69 th overall) to the Oakland Raiders attended Lebanon (OR) High School and earned second-team All-Valley League honors as a defensive lineman and honorable mention as an offensive lineman and punter as a senior along with his wife, Amy, they have two sons, Zac and Luke majored in geography at Weber State. McQuistan Career Stats Year Team GP/GS 2006 Dal 1/0 2007 Dal 16/0 2008 Dal 16/0 2009 Dal 7/0 2010 Mia 16/8 2011 NO 10/0 Total 66/8 McQuistan Postseason Stats Year Team GP/GS 2006 Dal 1/0 2007 Dal 1/0 2009 Dal 0/0 2011 NO 2/0 Total 4/0 Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 43 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Rich Ohrnberger 72 Guard/Center 6-2, 300 How Acquired: FA-12 Years NFL/Cardinals: 4/1 College: Penn State DOB: February 14, 1986 Hometown: East Meadow, NY Pro Career: Originally drafted by the Patriots in the fourth round (123 rd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Released on 9/4/10 and signed to the Patriots practice squad on 9/6/10. Signed to the active roster on 9/29/10. Released on 2/22/12. Signed with the Cardinals on 8/1/12. 2011: Placed on injured reserve (head) on 9/3. 2010: Played in two games on special teams and at RG released on 9/4 and signed to the practice squad with the Patriots on 9/6 promoted to the active roster on 9/29 inactive for 11 games made season debut and played on special teams @ Buf (12/26) saw time at RG in regular season finale @ Mia (1/2/11) inactive for postseason game vs. NYJ (1/16/11). 2009: Appeared in three games as a rookie with the Patriots made his NFL debut vs. NYJ (11/22) as a reserve RG and on special teams also saw action @ Mia (12/6) and @ Buf (12/20) inactive for 13 regular season games and the postseason game vs. Bal (1/10/10). College: Started 35 games as a three-year starter at Penn State earned third-team AP All-American honors and was a firstteam All-Big Ten selection as a senior in 08 named second-team All-Big Ten as a junior in 07 played in every game and started the last nine in 06 as a sophomore appeared in two games as a redshirt freshman in 05 redshirted in 04. Personal: Attended East Meadow (NY) High School and was a three-year letterman and two-year captain in football named the 2003 New York AA Player of the Year and was a two-time all-conference, all-county, all-metro, and all-long Island selection recipient of the Thorp Award as the most outstanding player in Nassau County and did not allow a sack as a senior also averaged 38.0 yards per punt lettered in lacrosse majored in Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State. Ohrnberger Career Stats Year Team GP/GS 2009 NE 3/0 2010 NE 2/0 2011 NE Injured Reserve Total 5/0 Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 44 of 46 www.azcardinals.com
Jamaal Westerman 57 Linebacker 6-3, 260 How Acquired: WV-12 (Dolphins) Years NFL/Cardinals: 4/1 College: Rutgers DOB: February 21, 1985 Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Pro Career: Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the New York Jets on 5/1/09. Signed with Miami as an unrestricted free agent on 3/20/12. Waived by the Dolphins on 8/31/12 and claimed off waivers by the Cardinals on 9/1/12. 2011: Played in all 16 games for the first time in his career and made his first three career starts totaled 23 tackles, 3.5 sacks, one fumble recovery, and one forced fumble also had nine special teams tackles recovered a fumble in the season opener vs. Dal (9/11) had four solo tackles @ Bal (10/2) recorded career highs with two sacks and five tackles @ NE (10/9) registered a half-sack and made his first career start vs. Mia (10/17) forced an intentional grounding penalty in the end zone for a safety vs. NE (11/13) collected four tackles and a sack @ Was (12/4) forced a fumble @ Phi (12/18) started the final two games of the season: vs. NYG (12/24) and @ Mia (1/1/12) totaled four tackles vs. NYG (12/24). 2010: Saw action in six regular season games and all three playoff games recorded three tackles and a fumble recovery on defense and added eight special teams tackles collected three solo tackles and recovered a fumble vs. Buf (1/2/11) had two tackles on defense and two special teams tackles in three postseason games recorded a solo tackle and a special teams tackle in Wild Card game @ Ind (1/8/11) and Divisional playoff game @ NE (1/16/11) played on defense and special teams in AFC Championship Game @ Pit (1/23/11). 2009: Appeared in 14 regular season games and three playoff games after making the team as a rookie free agent played mostly on special teams, collecting a career-high 14 special teams tackles totaled five tackles, one sack, and two fumble recoveries on defense made his NFL debut and recorded his first career sack and two tackles @ Hou (9/13) recovered a muffed punt vs. Mia (11/1) returned a recovered fumble 39 yards and had three special teams tackles in regular season finale vs. Cin (1/3/10) totaled four special teams tackles in three postseason games. College: Four-year letterman and three-year starter at Rutgers played in 50 career games totaled 26 sacks, the third-highest total in school history collected 141 career tackles, including 45 tackles for loss earned second-team All-Big East honors in 2006 and 2008. Personal: Full name Jamaal Akeem Westerman played his freshman year of high school at St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) High School before moving to Brampton, Ontario, Canada and attending Notre Dame Secondary School led the league in sacks, tackles, and tackles for loss as a senior both parents are from Barbados born in Brooklyn, NY graduated from Rutgers with a degree in labor employee relations and a minor in sociology and is pursuing a Masters degree in laboremployment relations. Westerman Career Stats Tackles Sacks Interceptions Year Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT 2009 NYJ 14/0 5 0 5 1.0 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2010 NYJ 6/0 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2011 NYJ 16/3 17 6 23 3.5 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 Total 36/3 25 6 31 4.5 36 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 31 Single Game Highs: Total Tackles: 5, @ New England, 10/9/11; Solo Tackles: 4, @ Baltimore, 10/2/11; Sacks: 2.0, @ New England, 10/9/11; Fumble Recoveries: 1, four times, last vs. Dallas, 9/11/11; Forced Fumbles: 1, @ Philadelphia, 12/18/11. Westerman Postseason Stats Tackles Sacks Interceptions Year Team GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT 2009 NYJ 3/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2010 NYJ 3/0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Total 6/0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Cardinals vs. Packers #AZvsGB 45 of 46 www.azcardinals.com