2003 Arizona Cardinals season

The 2003 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 105th season, 84th season in the National Football League and the 16th in Arizona. The team was unable to improve upon their previous output of 5–11, instead winning only four games, although this was not considered a disaster as before their win over the Packers there was talk the 2003 Cardinals would become the first NFL team to go 0–16. For the fifth consecutive season, the franchise failed to reach the playoffs, and based on point differential had the worst record in the only NFL season where every team won at least four games. This resulted in the Cardinals firing head coach Dave McGinnis and replacing him with Dennis Green. In his NFL debut, Anquan Boldin had 217 receiving yards.

2003 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
General manager	Rod Graves
Head coach	Dave McGinnis
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Anquan Boldin

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 2003 NFL Draft

2003 Arizona Cardinals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	17	Bryant Johnson	WR	Penn State
1	18	Calvin Pace	DE	Wake Forest
2	54	Anquan Boldin *	WR	Florida State
3	70	Gerald Hayes	LB	Pittsburgh
5	141	Kenny King	DE	Alabama
6	177	Reggie Wells	G	Clarion
6	210	Tony Gilbert	LB	Georgia
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

2003 Arizona Cardinals staff

Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice president/general counsel – Michael Bidwill Vice president of football operations – Rod Graves Head coaches Head coach – Dave McGinnis Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jerry Sullivan Quarterbacks – Geep Chryst Running backs – Johnny Roland Wide receivers – Tyke Tolbert Tight ends – Marty Galbraith Offensive line – George Warhop Assistant off. line/off. quality control – Mike Devlin

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Larry Marmie Defensive line – Joe Greene Assistant defensive line – Cary Godette Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald Defensive backs – Ron Milus Special teams coaches Special teams – Hank Kuhlmann Special teams assistant/def. quality control – Stan Kwan Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

2003 Arizona Cardinals roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Jeff Blake 12 Josh McCown 15 Preston Parsons Running backs (RB) 20 Damien Anderson 42 James Hodgins FB 46 Josh Rue 33 Josh Scobey KR 31 Marcel Shipp 22 Emmitt Smith Wide receivers (WR) 81 Anquan Boldin PR 86 Bryan Gilmore 83 Bryant Johnson 82 Kevin Kasper KR 89 Nate Poole Tight ends (TE) 84 Mike Banks 87 Steve Bush 49 Lorenzo Diamond 85 Freddie Jones

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Anthony Clement T 75 Leonard Davis G 67 Chris Dishman G 63 Frank Garcia C 66 Pete Kendall C 73 Raleigh Roundtree G 70 L. J. Shelton T 76 Cameron Spikes G 74 Reggie Wells T Defensive linemen (DL) 94 Marcus Bell DT 91 Wendell Bryant DT 98 Russell Davis DT 72 Kenny King DE 96 Dennis Johnson DE 97 Calvin Pace DE 95 Derrick Ransom DT 92 Barron Tanner DT 97 Fred Wakefield DE

Linebackers (LB) 51 James Darling OLB 52 Levar Fisher OLB 54 Gerald Hayes OLB 57 Ronald McKinnon MLB 56 LeVar Woods OLB 53 Michael Young MLB Defensive backs (DB) 36 David Barrett CB 25 Jason Goss CB 29 Quentin Harris SS 21 Renaldo Hill CB 34 Dexter Jackson FS 26 Emmanuel McDaniel CB 23 Coby Rhinehart CB 24 Adrian Wilson SS Special teams 48 Nathan Hodel LS 10 Scott Player P  1 Neil Rackers K

Practice squad 58 Trev Faulk LB 64 Steven Grace C 90 Aaron Hunt DT 14 Reggie Newhouse WR 68 Tony Wragge G (IR) Reserve 27 Nijrell Eason S (IR)  7 Bill Gramática K (IR) 41 Justin Lucas S (IR) 80 Jason McAddley WR (IR) 78 Kendrick Rogers T (IR) 50 Jason Starkey C (IR) 28 Duane Starks CB (IR) 44 Michael Stone S (IR) 55 Raynoch Thompson LB (Susp.) 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE (IR) 71 Teag Whiting G (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 reserve, 4 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 7	at Detroit Lions	L 24–42	0–1	Ford Field	60,691
2	September 14	Seattle Seahawks	L 0–38	0–2	Sun Devil Stadium	23,127
3	September 21	Green Bay Packers	W 20–13	1–2	Sun Devil Stadium	58,784
4	September 28	at St. Louis Rams	L 13–37	1–3	Edward Jones Dome	65,758
5	October 5	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7–24	1–4	Texas Stadium	63,601
6	October 12	Baltimore Ravens	L 18–26	1–5	Sun Devil Stadium	24,193
7	Bye
8	October 26	San Francisco 49ers	W 16–13 (OT)	2–5	Sun Devil Stadium	40,824
9	November 2	Cincinnati Bengals	W 17–14	3–5	Sun Devil Stadium	23,531
10	November 9	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 15–28	3–6	Heinz Field	59,520
11	November 16	at Cleveland Browns	L 6–44	3–7	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,908
12	November 23	St. Louis Rams	L 27–30 (OT)	3–8	Sun Devil Stadium	42,089
13	November 30	at Chicago Bears	L 3–28	3–9	Soldier Field	61,550
14	December 7	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–50	3–10	San Francisco Stadium	66,975
15	December 14	Carolina Panthers	L 17–20	3–11	Sun Devil Stadium	23,217
16	December 21	at Seattle Seahawks	L 10–28	3–12	Seahawks Stadium	64,899
17	December 28	Minnesota Vikings	W 18–17	4–12	Sun Devil Stadium	52,734

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Detroit Lions

Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	10	0	24
Lions	7	7	14	14	42

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
• Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 60,691
• Referee: Bill Carollo
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter ARI – Anquan Boldin 7-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramática kick), 5:48. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:39. DET – Charles Rogers 4-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 2:00. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:48. Second quarter DET – Charles Rogers 13-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 11:27. Lions 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:03. ARI – Freddie Jones 12-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramática kick), 5:35. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:52. Third quarter ARI – Anquan Boldin 71-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramática kick), 13:59. Cardinals 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:01. DET – Eddie Drummond 57-yard punt return (Jason Hanson kick), 8:21. Tied 21–21. DET – Cory Schlesinger 8-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 3:12. Lions 28–21. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:50. ARI – Bill Gramática 38-yard field goal, 0:44. Lions 28–24. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:28. Fourth quarter DET – Bill Schroeder 5-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 11:43. Lions 35–24. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:51. DET – Dré Bly 48-yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick), 10:50. Lions 42–24. Top passers ARI – Jeff Blake – 28/46, 358 yards, 3 TD, INT DET – Joey Harrington – 17/30, 195 yards, 4 TD Top rushers ARI – Emmitt Smith – 13 rushes, 64 yards DET – Olandis Gary – 12 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers ARI – Anquan Boldin – 10 receptions, 217 yards, 2 TD DET – Mikhael Ricks – 2 receptions, 43 yards

Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 2: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	17	7	7	38
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 98 °F (37 °C)
• Game attendance: 23,127
• Referee: Ron Blum
• TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green, Kevin McCabe
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter SEA – Matt Hasselbeck 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 13:42. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:06. Second quarter SEA – Randall Godfrey 55-yard fumble return (Josh Brown kick), 14:11. Seahawks 14–0. SEA – Josh Brown 37-yard field goal, 6:01. Seahawks 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:31. SEA – Darrell Jackson 55-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 1:16. Seahawks 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:07. Third quarter SEA – Darrell Jackson 66-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 13:59. Seahawks 31–0. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:01. Fourth quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 10:26. Seahawks 38–0. Drive: 13 plays, 96 yards, 7:31. Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 8/19, 175 yards, 2 TD ARI – Josh McCown – 18/32, 150 yards, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Maurice Morris – 11 rushes, 67 yards ARI – Emmitt Smith – 14 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers SEA – Darrell Jackson – 3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD ARI – Bryant Johnson – 7 receptions, 68 yards

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	10	0	3	13
Cardinals	7	3	3	7	20

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 102 °F (39 °C)
• Game attendance: 58,784
• Referee: Mike Carey
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter ARI – Jeff Blake 1-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 4:16. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 2:26. Second quarter GB – David Martin 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 6:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:15. GB – Ryan Longwell 40-yard field goal, 1:17. Packers 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:12. ARI – Bill Gramática 21-yard field goal, 0:05. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 1:12. Third quarter ARI – Bill Gramática 37-yard field goal, 7:31. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:48. Fourth quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 40-yard field goal, 11:08. Tied 13–13. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:06. ARI – James Hodgins 1-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramática kick), 3:59. Cardinals 20–13. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 7:09. Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 23/33, 245 yards, TD, INT ARI – Jeff Blake – 20/31, 273 yards, TD, INT Top rushers GB – Ahman Green – 21 rushes, 53 yards ARI – Emmitt Smith – 20 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers GB – William Henderson – 3 receptions, 47 yards ARI – Anquan Boldin – 5 receptions, 99 yards

Week 4: at St. Louis Rams

Week 4: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	6	0	13
Rams	14	6	3	14	37

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 65,758
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter STL – Lamar Gordon 3-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:31. Rams 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:43. STL – Dane Looker 6-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:39. Rams 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:22. Second quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 24-yard field goal, 7:45. Rams 17–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:33. ARI – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 0:36. Rams 17–7. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 7:09. STL – Jeff Wilkins 53-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 20–7. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:03. Third quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 31-yard field goal, 7:17. Rams 23–7. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 7:43. ARI – Josh Scobey 100-yard kickoff return (pass failed), 7:03. Rams 23–13. Fourth quarter STL – Torry Holt 7-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 13:11. Rams 30–13. Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:20. STL – Marc Bulger 2-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:06. Rams 37–13. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 8:03. Top passers ARI – Jeff Blake – 10/17, 88 yards STL – Marc Bulger – 28/42, 272 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Emmitt Smith – 12 rushes, 25 yards, TD STL – Lamar Gordon – 21 rushes, 81 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Anquan Boldin – 7 receptions, 86 yards STL – Torry Holt – 12 receptions, 133 yards, TD

Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 5: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	0	7
Cowboys	7	10	7	0	24

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 63,601
• Referee: Peter Morelli
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter DAL – Terry Glenn 51-yard pass from Quincy Carter (Billy Cundiff kick), 3:33. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:08. ARI – Bryan Gilmore 24-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Tim Duncan kick), 3:33. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:41. Second quarter DAL – Richie Anderson 18-yard pass from Quincy Carter (Billy Cundiff kick), 13:48. Cowboys 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:04. DAL – Billy Cundiff 33-yard field goal, 2:12. Cowboys 17–7. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:48. Third quarter DAL – Billy Cundiff 36-yard field goal, 10:29. Cowboys 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:31. DAL – Team safety, 6:46. Cowboys 22–7. DAL – Team safety, 3:34. Cowboys 24–7. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers ARI – Jeff Blake – 14/28, 121 yards, TD, 2 INT DAL – Quincy Carter – 20/31, 277 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Marcel Shipp – 9 rushes, 31 yards DAL – Troy Hambrick – 23 rushes, 59 yards Top receivers ARI – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 39 yards DAL – Terry Glenn – 4 receptions, 104 yards, TD

Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 6: Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	3	13	7	3	26
Cardinals	7	3	0	8	18

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 96 °F (36 °C)
• Game attendance: 24,193
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter ARI – Bryan Gilmore 14-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Tim Duncan kick), 10:59. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 4:01. BAL – Matt Stover 31-yard field goal, 4:16. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:43. Second quarter BAL – Matt Stover 22-yard field goal, 7:20. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:33. BAL – Matt Stover 29-yard field goal, 3:11. Ravens 9–7. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:26. BAL – Ed Reed 22-yard blocked punt return (Matt Stover kick), 1:47. Ravens 16–7. ARI – Tim Duncan 46-yard field goal, 0:02. Ravens 16–10. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 1:45. Third quarter BAL – Chris McAlister 83-yard interception return (Matt Stover kick), 4:03. Ravens 23–10. Fourth quarter BAL – Matt Stover 37-yard field goal, 11:17. Ravens 26–10. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:35. ARI – Freddie Jones 12-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Jeff Blake run), 0:15. Ravens 26–18. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 1:39. Top passers BAL – Kyle Boller – 9/18, 75 yards ARI – Jeff Blake – 22/36, 247 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers BAL – Jamal Lewis – 21 rushes, 131 yards ARI – Marcel Shipp – 14 rushes, 61 yards Top receivers BAL – Chester Taylor – 3 receptions, 25 yards ARI – Anquan Boldin – 6 receptions, 95 yards

Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 8: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
49ers	6	0	0	7	0	13
Cardinals	7	3	3	0	3	16

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 40,824
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter SF – Jeff Garcia 21-yard run (pass failed), 11:02. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:20. ARI – Jeff Blake 1-yard run (Tim Duncan kick), 3:52. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 7:10. Second quarter ARI – Tim Duncan 53-yard field goal, 0:28. Cardinals 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 4:12. Third quarter ARI – Tim Duncan 20-yard field goal, 7:53. Cardinals 13–6. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:04. Fourth quarter SF – Kwame Harris 1-yard fumble return (Owen Pochman kick), 7:12. Tied 13–13. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:14. Overtime ARI – Tim Duncan 39-yard field goal, 10:01. Cardinals 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:59. Top passers SF – Jeff Garcia – 13/24, 153 yards ARI – Jeff Blake – 14/24, 97 yards Top rushers SF – Jeff Garcia – 4 rushes, 44 yards, TD ARI – Marcel Shipp – 35 rushes, 165 yards Top receivers SF – Terrell Owens – 6 receptions, 53 yards ARI – Anquan Boldin – 3 receptions, 29 yards

Week 9: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 9: Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	7	0	0	14
Cardinals	7	3	7	0	17

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 23,531
• Referee: Mike Carey
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter ARI – Freddie Jones 1-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Tim Duncan kick), 8:24. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:58. CIN – Rudi Johnson 2-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 1:14. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:05. Second quarter CIN – Peter Warrick 15-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 13:39. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:57. ARI – Tim Duncan 31-yard field goal, 4:14. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:51. Third quarter ARI – Anquan Boldin 7-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Tim Duncan kick), 8:12. Cardinals 17–14. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:48. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers CIN – Jon Kitna – 21/38, 218 yards, TD, 2 INT ARI – Jeff Blake – 18/28, 166 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CIN – Rudi Johnson – 8 rushes, 34 yards, TD ARI – Marcel Shipp – 29 rushes, 141 yards Top receivers CIN – Chad Johnson – 4 receptions, 75 yards ARI – Anquan Boldin – 6 receptions, 51 yards, TD

Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 10: Arizona Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	6	6	15
Steelers	0	7	21	0	28

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C)
• Game attendance: 59,520
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter PIT – Chris Doering 9-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 5:59. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 6:32. ARI – Tim Duncan 20-yard field goal, 0:11. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 1:39. Third quarter PIT – Hines Ward 5-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 13:16. Steelers 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:13. PIT – Hines Ward 22-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 12:09. Steelers 21–3. Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:06. PIT – Antwaan Randle El 52-yard punt return (Jeff Reed kick), 6:33. Steelers 28–3. ARI – Anquan Boldin 11-yard pass from Jeff Blake (kick failed), 2:29. Steelers 28–9. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:04. Fourth quarter ARI – Bryant Johnson 54-yard pass from Jeff Blake (pass failed), 0:17. Steelers 28–15. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 1:25. Top passers ARI – Jeff Blake – 23/43, 307 yards, 2 TD PIT – Tommy Maddox – 12/24, 159 yards, 3 TD Top rushers ARI – Marcel Shipp – 22 rushes, 63 yards PIT – Jerome Bettis – 18 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 118 yards, TD PIT – Hines Ward – 6 receptions, 64 yards, 2 TD

Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	3	0	6
Browns	10	10	14	10	44

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,908
• Referee: Ron Winter
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 34-yard field goal, 9:06. Browns 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:54. CLE – André Davis 4-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 2:57. Browns 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:50. Second quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 24-yard field goal, 11:16. Browns 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:37. CLE – Dennis Northcutt 1-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 4:14. Browns 20–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:22. ARI – Neil Rackers 42-yard field goal, 0:55. Browns 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 3:19. Third quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 9:55. Browns 20–6. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:35. CLE – James Jackson 4-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 6:59. Browns 27–6. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:56. CLE – Quincy Morgan 68-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 2:56. Browns 34–6. Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 2:04. Fourth quarter CLE – James Jackson 4-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 14:20. Browns 41–6. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:39. CLE – Phil Dawson 29-yard field goal, 8:57. Browns 44–6. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:32. Top passers ARI – Jeff Blake – 9/21, 121 yards, INT CLE – Kelly Holcomb – 29/35, 392 yards, 3 TD Top rushers ARI – Marcel Shipp – 9 rushes, 23 yards CLE – James Jackson – 19 rushes, 45 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ARI – Anquan Boldin – 4 receptions, 86 yards CLE – André Davis – 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD

Week 12: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 12: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	14	3	7	3	3	30
Cardinals	0	10	7	10	0	27

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 42,089
• Referee: Ron Blum
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:15. Rams 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:47. STL – Isaac Bruce 14-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:35. Rams 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:08. Second quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal, 5:33. Rams 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:51. ARI – Renaldo Hill 70-yard interception return, 1:50. Rams 14–10. STL – Jeff Wilkins 20-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:50. Third quarter STL – Travis Fisher 57-yard interception return, 10:43. Rams 24–10. ARI – Anquan Boldin 54-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Neil Rackers kick), 0:00. Rams 24–17. Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:07. Fourth quarter ARI – Anquan Boldin 3-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Neil Rackers kick), 11:59. Tied 24–24. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:43. ARI – Neil Rackers 27-yard field goal, 6:05. Rams 27–24. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:36. STL – Jeff Wilkins 24-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 27–27. Drive: 16 plays, 82 yards, 3:23. Overtime STL – Jeff Wilkins 49-yard field goal, 10:22. Rams 30–27. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:38. Top passers STL – Marc Bulger – 28/44, 329 yards, TD, 4 INT ARI – Jeff Blake – 15/27, 192 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers STL – Marshall Faulk – 24 rushes, 100 yards, TD ARI – Marcel Shipp – 24 rushes, 95 yards Top receivers STL – Torry Holt – 9 receptions, 145 yards ARI – Anquan Boldin – 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	0	0	0	3
Bears	7	0	0	21	28

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 12:05 p.m. CST/11:05 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 61,550
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter CHI – Marty Booker 2-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Paul Edinger kick), 8:50. Bears 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 96 yards, 3:11. ARI – Neil Rackers 32-yard field goal, 2:37. Bears 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 6:13. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter CHI – Dez White 10-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Paul Edinger kick), 13:55. Bears 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:43. CHI – Kordell Stewart 8-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 7:46. Bears 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:32. CHI – Brock Forsey 9-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 3:33. Browns 28–3. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:55. Top passers ARI – Jeff Blake – 20/32, 163 yards, 2 INT CHI – Kordell Stewart – 22/37, 284 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ARI – Marcel Shipp – 14 rushes, 34 yards CHI – James Jackson – 27 rushes, 134 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Freddie Jones – 6 receptions, 62 yards CHI – Justin Gage – 4 receptions, 100 yards

Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 14: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	7	7	14
49ers	14	20	9	7	50

at San Francisco Stadium, San Francisco, California

• Date: December 7
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST/2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 66,975
• Referee: Peter Morelli
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter SF – Jeff Garcia 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:17. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:43. SF – Terrell Owens 1-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Todd Peterson kick), 0:05. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:11. Second quarter SF – Tai Streets 18-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Todd Peterson kick), 11:33. 49ers 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:28. SF – Cedrick Wilson 27-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (kick failed), 7:13. 49ers 27–0. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:08. SF – Terrell Owens 2-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Todd Peterson kick), 0:33. 49ers 34–0. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:06. Third quarter SF – Team safety, 9:27. 49ers 36–0. ARI – James Hodgins 3-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 5:01. 49ers 36–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:41. SF – Jeff Garcia 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 2:40. 49ers 43–7. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:21. Fourth quarter SF – Kevan Barlow 46-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 14:51. 49ers 50–7. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:43. ARI – Anquan Boldin 16-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 2:01. 49ers 50–14. Drive: 15 plays, 94 yards, 6:42. Top passers ARI – Josh McCown – 11/20, 120 yards, 2 TD SF – Jeff Garcia – 19/28, 252 yards, 4 TD Top rushers ARI – Marcel Shipp – 13 rushes, 30 yards SF – Kevan Barlow – 18 rushes, 154 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Anquan Boldin – 9 receptions, 123 yards, TD SF – Terrell Owens – 7 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD

Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 15: Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	0	3	10	20
Cardinals	7	7	0	3	17

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: December 14
• Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 23,217
• Referee: Larry Nemmers
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter CAR – Mike Minter 35-yard interception return (John Kasay kick), 11:24. Panthers 7–0. ARI – Josh McCown 16-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 0:36. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:33. Second quarter ARI – Emmitt Smith 4-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 6:04. Cardinals 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 7:02. Third quarter CAR – John Kasay 21-yard field goal, 6:01. Cardinals 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:31. Fourth quarter CAR – DeShaun Foster 31-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 11:29. Panthers 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 4:59. ARI – Neil Rackers 44-yard field goal, 1:09. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 44 yards, 5:45. CAR – John Kasay 49-yard field goal, 0:04. Panthers 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 1:05. Top passers CAR – Jake Delhomme – 20/32, 236 yards, TD, INT ARI – Josh McCown – 14/25, 172 yards, INT Top rushers CAR – Stephen Davis – 13 rushes, 48 yards ARI – Marcel Shipp – 23 rushes, 89 yards Top receivers CAR – Steve Smith Sr. – 9 receptions, 99 yards ARI – Anquan Boldin – 7 receptions, 73 yards

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 16: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	0	7	10
Seahawks	14	7	0	7	28

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington

• Date: December 21
• Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST/2:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 64,899
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 9-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 9:58. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:02. SEA – Maurice Morris 4-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:59. Seahawks 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:20. Second quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 49-yard field goal, 12:42. Seahawks 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:17. SEA – Shaun Alexander 44-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 11:06. Seahawks 21–3. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:36. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter ARI – Anquan Boldin 60-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 12:49. Seahawks 21–10. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:48. SEA – Bobby Engram 3-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Josh Brown kick), 3:12. Seahawks 28–10. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:55. Top passers ARI – Josh McCown – 25/40, 274 yards, TD SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 17/24, 179 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Josh McCown – 8 rushes, 38 yards SEA – Shaun Alexander – 21 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ARI – Anquan Boldin – 10 receptions, 122 yards, TD SEA – Itula Mili – 6 receptions, 70 yards

Week 17: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 17: Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	7	10	17
Cardinals	3	3	0	12	18

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: December 28
• Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 52,734
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal, 0:51. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 94 yards, 8:00. Second quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 0:19. Cardinals 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:23. Third quarter MIN – Moe Williams 1-yard run (Aaron Elling kick), 7:08. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:39. Fourth quarter MIN – Randy Moss 7-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 8:54. Vikings 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:56. MIN – Aaron Elling 46-yard field goal, 6:48. Vikings 17–6. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:53. ARI – Steve Bush 2-yard pass from Josh McCown (pass failed), 1:54. Vikings 17–12. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 4:54. ARI – Nate Poole 28-yard pass from Josh McCown (run failed), 0:00. Cardinals 18–17. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 1:54. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 18/28, 197 yards, TD, INT ARI – Josh McCown – 20/33, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Michael Bennett – 12 rushes, 63 yards ARI – Josh McCown – 3 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers MIN – Randy Moss – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD ARI – Nate Poole – 5 receptions, 86 yards, TD

The Cardinals overcame an 11-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to knock the Vikings out of a playoff berth.

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) St. Louis Rams	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	447	328	L1
(5) Seattle Seahawks	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	404	327	W2
San Francisco 49ers	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	384	337	L1
Arizona Cardinals	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	225	452	W1

Awards and honors

• Anquan Boldin, Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year