2002 Arizona Cardinals season

2002 Arizona Cardinals season
2002 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Dave McGinnis
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
	← 2001; Cardinals seasons; 2003 →;

The 2002 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise’s 83rd year with the National Football League (NFL), 15th season in Arizona and the second full season under head coach Dave McGinnis. It was Jake Plummer’s final season with the Cardinals as he went to the Denver Broncos in the 2003 off-season.

This was the Cardinals' first season in the NFC West. The realignment put the team in the same division as the Rams, which at the time played in the Cardinals' former home of St. Louis. The Cardinals thus played one game in their former city every year from this season until 2015, after which the Rams returned to the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
G Raleigh Roundtree (Chargers)	CB Corey Chavous (Vikings)
TE Freddie Jones (Chargers)	FS Pat Tillman (U. S. Army)
CB Duane Starks (Ravens)

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	12	Wendell Bryant	Defensive Tackle	University of Wisconsin
2	49	Levar Fisher	Linebacker	North Carolina State University
3	81	Josh McCown	Quarterback	Sam Houston State University
3	98	Dennis Johnson	Defensive End	University of Kentucky
4	113	Nate Dwyer	Defensive Tackle	University of Kansas
5	149	Jason McAddley	Wide Receiver	University of Alabama
6	185	Josh Scobey	Running Back	Kansas State University
7	223	Mike Banks	Tight End	Iowa State University

Undrafted free agents

2002 undrafted free agents of note
Player	Position	College
Damien Anderson	Running back	Northwestern
Eric Joyce	Defensive back	Tennessee State
Preston Parsons	Quarterback	Northern Arizona
Jake Soliday	Wide receiver	Northern Iowa

Pat Tillman

In May 2002, eight months after the September 11, 2001, attacks and after completing the fifteen remaining games of the 2001 season which followed the attacks (at a salary of $512,000 per year),^[1] Pat Tillman turned down a contract offer of $3.6 million over three years from the Cardinals to enlist in the U.S. Army.^[2]

Personnel

Staff

**2002 Arizona Cardinals staff**
	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice president – Larry Wilson Vice president and general counsel – Michael Bidwill General manager – Bob Ferguson Assistant to the president – Rod Graves Head coaches Head coach – Dave McGinnis Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Rich Olson Quarterbacks – Geep Chryst Running backs – Johnny Roland Wide receivers – Jerry Sullivan Tight ends – Pete Hoener Offensive line – George Warhop Assistant Off. Line/Off. Quality Control – Mike Devlin			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Larry Marmie Defensive line – Joe Greene Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald Defensive backs – Kevin Ramsey Special teams coaches Special teams – Hank Kuhlmann Special Teams Assistant/Def. Quality Control – Stan Kwan Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

**2002 Arizona Cardinals roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Josh McCown 15 Preston Parsons 16 Jake Plummer Running backs (RB) 20 Damien Anderson 34 Joel Makovicka FB 39 Dennis McKinley FB 25 Travis Prentice 31 Marcel Shipp Wide receivers (WR) 84 Arnold Jackson 11 Kevin Kasper 83 Jason McAddley 19 Nate Poole 18 Jake Soliday Tight ends (TE) 80 Mike Banks 87 Steve Bush 85 Freddie Jones		Offensive linemen (OL) 67 Chris Dishman G 64 Steven Grace C 78 Kendrick Rogers T 73 Raleigh Roundtree G 70 L. J. Shelton T 50 Jason Starkey C 71 Teag Whiting G 68 Tony Wragge G Defensive linemen (DL) 94 Marcus Bell DT 91 Wendell Bryant DT 98 Russell Davis DT 72 Nate Dwyer DT 96 Dennis Johnson DE 92 Barron Tanner DT 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE 97 Fred Wakefield DE		Linebackers (LB) 54 Trev Faulk OLB 51 Greg Jones OLB 57 Ronald McKinnon MLB 58 Johnny Rutledge MLB 55 Raynoch Thompson OLB 56 LeVar Woods OLB 53 Michael Young MLB Defensive backs (DB) 36 David Barrett CB 27 Nijrell Eason CB 29 Quentin Harris FS 21 Renaldo Hill CB 42 Kwamie Lassiter FS 41 Justin Lucas SS 23 Coby Rhinehart CB 22 Duane Starks CB 44 Michael Stone FS 24 Adrian Wilson SS Special teams (ST) 6 Tim Duncan K 7 Bill Gramatica K 48 Nathan Hodel LS 10 Scott Player P		Practice squad 76 Thomas Moody G 17 Ezekiel Parker WR Reserve 89 David Boston WR (IR) 95 Tom Burke DE (IR) 65 Anthony Clement T (IR) 75 Leonard Davis T (IR) 74 John Fina T (IR) 52 Levar Fisher LB (IR) 59 Rob Fredrickson LB (IR) 86 Bryan Gilmore WR (IR) 60 Mike Gruttadauria C (IR) 82 MarTay Jenkins WR (IR) 26 Thomas Jones RB (IR) 66 Pete Kendall G (IR) 69 Alton Moore DE (IR) 81 Frank Sanders WR (IR) 33 Josh Scobey RB (IR) 30 Anthony White RB (NF-Inj.) Rookies in italics 53 active, 16 reserve, 2 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

In the 2002 regular season, the Cardinals’ non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the NFC East, although they also played the Carolina Panthers from the NFC South, and the Detroit Lions from the NFC North. Their non-conference opponents were from the AFC West, the second consecutive season the Cardinals faced the AFC West.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 8	at Washington Redskins	L 23–31	0–1	FedExField	85,140
2	September 15	at Seattle Seahawks	W 24–13	1–1	Seahawks Stadium	63,104
3	September 22	San Diego Chargers	L 15–23	1–2	Sun Devil Stadium	28,980
4	September 29	New York Giants	W 21–7	2–2	Sun Devil Stadium	30,014
5	October 6	at Carolina Panthers	W 16–13	3–2	Ericsson Stadium	72,286
6	Bye
7	October 20	Dallas Cowboys	W 9–6 (OT)	4–2	Sun Devil Stadium	59,702
8	October 27	at San Francisco 49ers	L 28–38	4–3	3Com Park	67,173
9	November 3	St. Louis Rams	L 14–27	4–4	Sun Devil Stadium	47,819
10	November 10	Seattle Seahawks	L 6–27	4–5	Sun Devil Stadium	29,252
11	November 17	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–38	4–6	Veterans Stadium	64,990
12	November 24	Oakland Raiders	L 20–41	4–7	Sun Devil Stadium	58,814
13	December 1	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 0–49	4–8	Arrowhead Stadium	77,809
14	December 8	Detroit Lions	W 23–20 (OT)	5–8	Sun Devil Stadium	28,640
15	December 15	at St. Louis Rams	L 28–30	5–9	Edward Jones Dome	65,939
16	December 21	San Francisco 49ers	L 14–17	5–10	Sun Devil Stadium	44,051
17	December 29	at Denver Broncos	L 7–37	5–11	Invesco Field at Mile High	75,164

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Washington Redskins

Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	3	3	7	23
Redskins	3	7	14	7	31

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

Date: September 8
Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 85,140
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers (FOX): Pat Summerall, Brian Baldinger, Dave Feldman
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WAS – Brett Conway 35-yard field goal, 8:41. Redskins 3–0.
ARI – Bill Gramática 36-yard field goal, 2:59. Tied 3–3.
ARI – Jake Plummer 7-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 0:10. Cardinals 10–3.

Second quarter

WAS – Kevin Lockett 26-yard pass from Shane Matthews (Brett Conway kick), 10:10. Tied 10–10.
ARI – Bill Gramática 20-yard field goal, 3:13. Cardinals 13–10.

Third quarter

WAS – Stephen Davis 3-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 9:51. Redskins 17–13.
ARI – Bill Gramática 39-yard field goal, 8:14. Redskins 17–16.
WAS – Rod Gardner 43-yard pass from Shane Matthews (Brett Conway kick), 6:28. Redskins 24–16.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Derrius Thompson 17-yard pass from Shane Matthews (Brett Conway kick), 12:08. Redskins 31–16.
ARI – David Boston 29-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 10:39. Redskins 31–23.

Top passers

ARI – Jake Plummer – 14/36, 187 yards, TD, INT
WAS – Shane Matthews – 28/40, 327 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

ARI – Thomas Jones – 17 rushes, 54 yards
WAS – Stephen Davis – 26 rushes, 104 yards, TD

Top receivers

ARI – David Boston – 7 receptions, 138 yards, TD
WAS – Rod Gardner – 7 receptions, 131 yards, TD

Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 2: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	0	7	14	24
Seahawks	3	7	0	3	13

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington

Date: September 15
Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST/2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 63,104
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan, Kevin McCabe
Gamecenter, Gamebook, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Rian Lindell 46-yard field goal, 9:09. Seahawks 3–0.
ARI – Bill Gramática 23-yard field goal, 3:05. Tied 3–3.

Second quarter

SEA – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 4:10. Seahawks 10–3.

Third quarter

ARI – Thomas Jones 58-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 11:59. Tied 10–10.

Fourth quarter

SEA – Rian Lindell 19-yard field goal, 12:52. Seahawks 13–10.
ARI – MarTay Jenkins 95-yard kickoff return (Bill Gramática kick), 12:41. Cardinals 17–13.
ARI – Frank Sanders 4-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 3:18. Cardinals 24–13.

Top passers

ARI – Jake Plummer – 10/22, 107 yards, TD, INT
SEA – Trent Dilfer – 29/47, 352 yards, TD

Top rushers

ARI – Thomas Jones – 24 rushes, 173 yards, TD
SEA – Shaun Alexander – 17 rushes, 37 yards

Top receivers

ARI – David Boston – 4 receptions, 49 yards
SEA – Darrell Jackson – 10 receptions, 174 yards

Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 3: San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	14	0	9	23
Cardinals	7	0	0	8	15

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: September 22
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 100 °F (38 °C)
Game attendance: 28,980
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui, Steve Tasker
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

ARI – MarTay Jenkins 65-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 10:11. Cardinals 7–0.

Second quarter

SD – LaDainian Tomlinson 4-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 14:56. Tied 7–7.
SD – LaDainian Tomlinson 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 5:03. Chargers 14–7.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SD – Team safety, 14:44. Chargers 16–7.
SD – Donnie Edwards 20-yard interception run (Steve Christie kick), 11:23. Chargers 23–7.
ARI – Marcel Shipp 31-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jake Plummer–Frank Sanders pass), 9:30. Chargers 23–15.

Top passers

SD – Drew Brees – 17/31, 181 yards, INT
ARI – Jake Plummer – 16/36, 229 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SD – LaDainian Tomlinson – 26 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Thomas Jones – 17 rushes, 73 yards

Top receivers

SD – Curtis Conway – 7 receptions, 92 yards
ARI – MarTay Jenkins – 2 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Week 4: vs. New York Giants

Week 4: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	0	0	0	7
Cardinals	0	7	0	14	21

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: September 29
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C)
Game attendance: 30,014
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers (FOX): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston, Ron Pitts
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

NYG – Tiki Barber 6-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 8:38. Giants 7–0.

Second quarter

ARI – Justin Lucas 38-yard interception run (Bill Gramática kick), 0:04. Tied 7–7.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

ARI – Marcel Shipp 7-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 10:36. Cardinals 14–7.
ARI – Marcel Shipp 10-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 2:13. Cardinals 21–7.

Top passers

NYG – Kerry Collins – 19/36, 199 yards, INT
ARI – Jake Plummer – 23/32, 168 yards, TD

Top rushers

NYG – Tiki Barber – 13 rushes, 55 yards, TD
ARI – Marcel Shipp – 17 rushes, 92 yards, TD

Top receivers

NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 4 receptions, 56 yards
ARI – Marcel Shipp – 5 receptions, 39 yards, TD

Week 5: at Carolina Panthers

Week 5: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	6	0	10	16
Panthers	0	7	6	0	13

at Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: October 6
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/11:00 a.m. MST
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 72,286
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

ARI – Bill Gramática 41-yard field goal, 8:44. Cardinals 3–0.
CAR – Isaac Byrd 31-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Shayne Graham kick), 1:58. Panthers 7–3.
ARI – Bill Gramática 28-yard field goal, 0:16. Panthers 7–6.

Third quarter

CAR – Shayne Graham 32-yard field goal, 8:52. Panthers 10–6.
CAR – Shayne Graham 48-yard field goal, 1:29. Panthers 13–6.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Freddie Jones 15-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 2:38. Tied 13–13.
ARI – Bill Gramática 50-yard field goal, 0:16. Cardinals 16–13.

Top passers

ARI – Jake Plummer – 18/40, 221 yards, TD, INT
CAR – Rodney Peete – 20/34, 196 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

ARI – Damien Anderson – 23 rushes, 61 yards
CAR – Lamar Smith – 18 rushes, 49 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Frank Sanders – 4 receptions, 70 yards
CAR – Steve Smith Sr. – 5 receptions, 79 yards

Week 7: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 7: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	0	0	6	0	0	6
Cardinals	3	3	0	0	3	9

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: October 20
Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 59,702
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (FOX): Pat Summerall, Brian Baldinger, Kevin McCabe
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

ARI – Bill Gramática 41-yard field goal, 10:50. Cardinals 3–0.

Second quarter

ARI – Bill Gramática 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Cardinals 6–0.

Third quarter

DAL – Antonio Bryant 78-yard pass from Quincy Carter (kick failed), 7:50. Tied 6–6.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Overtime

ARI – Bill Gramática 40-yard field goal, 3:10. Cardinals 9–6.

Top passers

DAL – Quincy Carter – 13/22, 202 yards, TD, 4 INT
ARI – Jake Plummer – 23/46, 232 yards

Top rushers

DAL – Emmitt Smith – 22 rushes, 82 yards
ARI – Thomas Jones – 22 rushes, 68 yards

Top receivers

DAL – Antonio Bryant – 3 receptions, 96 yards, TD
ARI – David Boston – 6 receptions, 110 yards

Week 8: at San Francisco 49ers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	14	7	28
49ers	17	14	0	7	38

at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California

Date: October 27
Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST/2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 67,173
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers (FOX): Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

SF – José Cortez 45-yard field goal, 13:12. 49ers 3–0.
SF – Terrell Owens 21-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (José Cortez kick), 7:19. 49ers 10–0.
SF – Tai Streets 47-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (José Cortez kick), 4:13. 49ers 17–0.

Second quarter

SF – Kevan Barlow 5-yard run (José Cortez kick), 14:05. 49ers 24–0.
ARI – Marcel Shipp 7-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 9:22. 49ers 24–7.
SF – Terrell Owens 61-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (José Cortez kick), 0:12. 49ers 31–7.

Third quarter

ARI – Jake Plummer 34-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 11:18. 49ers 31–14.
ARI – Marcel Shipp 11-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 3:27. 49ers 31–21.

Fourth quarter

SF – Kevan Barlow 9-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (José Cortez kick), 14:55. 49ers 38–21.
ARI – Thomas Jones 7-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 8:23. 49ers 38–28.

Top passers

ARI – Jake Plummer – 24/36, 286 yards, 3 INT
SF – Jeff Garcia – 18/28, 252 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

ARI – Thomas Jones – 15 rushes, 54 yards, TD
SF – Kevan Barlow – 18 rushes, 51 yards, TD

Top receivers

ARI – David Boston – 6 receptions, 83 yards
SF – Terrell Owens – 8 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD

Week 9: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 9: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

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

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: November 3
Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 47,819
Referee: Ron Blum
TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

STL – Ricky Proehl 31-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:18. Rams 7–0.

Second quarter

STL – Jeff Wilkins 24-yard field goal, 13:09. Rams 10–0.
ARI – Frank Sanders 8-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 2:31. Rams 10–7.
STL – Torry Holt 7-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:53. Rams 17–7.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

ARI – Justin Lucas 35-yard interception run (Bill Gramática kick), 10:36. Rams 17–14.
STL – Jeff Wilkins 42-yard field goal, 3:46. Rams 20–14.
STL – Marshall Faulk 13-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:53. Rams 27–14.

Top passers

STL – Marc Bulger – 20/29, 245 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
ARI – Jake Plummer – 19/30, 193 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

STL – Marshall Faulk – 27 rushes, 178 yards, TD
ARI – Thomas Jones – 12 rushes, 25 yards

Top receivers

STL – Troy Edwards – 4 receptions, 63 yards
ARI – Frank Sanders – 6 receptions, 67 yards, TD

Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 10: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	10	17	0	0	27
Cardinals	3	3	0	0	6

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: November 10
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 29,252
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan, Brent Ringenbach
Gamecenter, Gamebook, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Rian Lindell 23-yard field goal, 8:55. Seahawks 3–0.
ARI – Bill Gramática 40-yard field goal, 6:04. Tied 3–3.
SEA – Shaun Alexander 5-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 3:16. Seahawks 10–3.

Second quarter

SEA – Rian Lindell 30-yard field goal, 10:47. Seahawks 13–3.
SEA – Ryan Hannam 16-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 8:38. Seahawks 20–3.
ARI – Bill Gramática 27-yard field goal, 3:50. Seahawks 20–6.
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 0:16. Seahawks 27–6.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 23/31, 260 yards, TD
ARI – Jake Plummer – 17/29, 226 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Maurice Morris – 15 rushes, 72 yards
ARI – Marcel Shipp – 16 rushes, 85 yards

Top receivers

SEA – Koren Robinson – 7 receptions, 96 yards
ARI – Jason McAddley – 5 receptions, 113 yards

Week 11: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	0	0	14
Eagles	7	21	3	7	38

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: November 17
Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C)
Game attendance: 64,990
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (FOX): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

ARI – Jason McAddley 12-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 9:18. Cardinals 7–0.
PHI – James Thrash 2-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 6:25. Tied 7–7.

Second quarter

PHI – Dorsey Levens 3-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 9:56. Eagles 14–7.
ARI – Joel Makovicka 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 7:43. Tied 14–14.
PHI – Todd Pinkston 27-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 3:11. Eagles 21–14.
PHI – Duce Staley 9-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 1:02. Eagles 28–14.

Third quarter

PHI – David Akers 34-yard field goal, 5:55. Eagles 31–14.

Fourth quarter

PHI – James Thrash 4-yard run (David Akers kick), 8:21. Eagles 38–14.

Top passers

ARI – Jake Plummer – 20/35, 163 yards, 2 TD, INT
PHI – Donovan McNabb – 20/25, 255 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

ARI – Marcel Shipp – 9 rushes, 76 yards
PHI – Duce Staley – 31 rushes, 135 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Marcel Shipp – 5 receptions, 50 yards
PHI – Duce Staley – 3 receptions, 82 yards, TD

Week 12: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 12: Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	14	7	17	3	41
Cardinals	0	14	0	6	20

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: November 24
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 58,814
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, Beasley Reece
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Jerry Porter 7-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:51. Raiders 7–0.
OAK – Charlie Garner 8-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:14. Raiders 14–0.

Second quarter

ARI – Marcel Shipp 3-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 13:53. Raiders 14–7.
OAK – Jerry Porter 14-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 5:31. Raiders 21–7.
ARI – Joel Makovicka 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 1:08. Raiders 21–14.

Third quarter

OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 2-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 9:45. Raiders 28–14.
OAK – Jerry Rice 37-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 5:02. Raiders 35–14.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 37-yard field goal, 0:43. Raiders 38–14.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Arnold Jackson 11-yard pass from Jake Plummer (pass failed), 1:08. Raiders 38–20.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 51-yard field goal, 1:56. Raiders 41–20.

Top passers

OAK – Rich Gannon – 27/45, 340 yards, 3 TD, INT
ARI – Jake Plummer – 16/34, 145 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

OAK – Charlie Garner – 16 rushes, 100 yards, TD
ARI – Marcel Shipp – 16 rushes, 135 yards, TD

Top receivers

OAK – Jerry Rice – 7 receptions, 110 yards, TD
ARI – Frank Sanders – 3 receptions, 55 yards

Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Chiefs	14	21	7	7	49

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: December 1
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C)
Game attendance: 77,809
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (FOX): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

KC – Priest Holmes 5-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 1:27. Chiefs 7–0.
KC – Dante Hall 90-yard punt return (Morten Andersen kick), 0:00. Chiefs 14–0.

Second quarter

KC – Tony Richardson 3-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 5:19. Chiefs 21–0.
KC – Priest Holmes 2-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 1:14. Chiefs 28–0.
KC – Tony Gonzalez 23-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 0:07. Chiefs 35–0.

Third quarter

KC – Marc Boerigter 1-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 3:53. Chiefs 42–0.

Fourth quarter

KC – Marc Boerigter 29-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 7:57. Chiefs 49–0.

Top passers

ARI – Jake Plummer – 14/31, 88 yards, 3 INT
KC – Trent Green – 14/20, 209 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

ARI – Marcel Shipp – 14 rushes, 26 yards
KC – Priest Holmes – 16 rushes, 113 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

ARI – Marcel Shipp – 7 receptions, 37 yards
KC – Tony Gonzalez – 4 receptions, 74 yards, TD

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 14: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Lions	14	3	3	0	0	20
Cardinals	7	7	3	3	3	23

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: December 8
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 28,640
Referee: Gerry Austin
TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Dwight Clark, Kevin McCabe
Recap, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

DET – Eddie Drummond 73-yard punt return (Jason Hanson kick), 13:15. Lions 7–0.
ARI – Joel Makovicka 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 9:47. Tied 7–7.
DET – Mikhael Ricks 6-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 0:05. Lions 14–7.

Second quarter

DET – Jason Hanson 26-yard field goal, 3:20. Lions 17–7.
ARI – Nate Poole 10-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 0:38. Lions 17–14.

Third quarter

DET – Jason Hanson 20-yard field goal, 10:48. Lions 20–14.
ARI – Bill Gramática 29-yard field goal, 5:18. Lions 20–17.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Bill Gramática 41-yard field goal, 3:23. Tied 20–20.

Overtime

ARI – Bill Gramática 42-yard field goal, 10:48. Cardinals 23–20.

Top passers

DET – Joey Harrington – 20/37, 152 yards, TD
ARI – Jake Plummer – 24/43, 228 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

DET – James Stewart – 13 rushes, 52 yards
ARI – Marcel Shipp – 25 rushes, 85 yards

Top receivers

DET – James Stewart – 3 receptions, 34 yards
ARI – Kevin Kasper – 3 receptions, 49 yards

Week 15: at St. Louis Rams

Week 15: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	14	7	28
Rams	3	21	0	6	30

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: December 15
Game time: 7:35 p.m. CST/6:35 p.m. MST
Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 65,939
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann, Suzy Kobler
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

STL – Jeff Wilkins 26-yard field goal, 11:54. Rams 3–0.

Second quarter

STL – Dré Bly 78-yard punt return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 13:24. Rams 10–0.
ARI – Marcel Shipp 5-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 6:08. Rams 10–7.
STL – Troy Edwards 4-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:03. Rams 17–7.
STL – Torry Holt 3-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:02. Rams 24–7.

Third quarter

ARI – Marcel Shipp 80-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 11:33. Rams 24–14.
ARI – Marcel Shipp 1-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 5:08. Rams 24–21.

Fourth quarter

STL – Jeff Wilkins 37-yard field goal, 11:32. Rams 27–21.
ARI – Steve Bush 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 7:46. Cardinals 28–27.
STL – Jeff Wilkins 26-yard field goal, 0:20. Rams 30–28.

Top passers

ARI – Jake Plummer – 17/27, 258 yards, 2 TD, INT
STL – Marc Bulger – 24/40, 319 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

ARI – Marcel Shipp – 26 rushes, 79 yards, 2 TD
STL – Marshall Faulk – 9 rushes, 39 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Marcel Shipp – 2 receptions, 79 yards, TD
STL – Torry Holt – 7 receptions, 141 yards, TD

Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 16: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	3	7	0	17
Cardinals	0	7	0	7	14

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: December 21
Game time: 3:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 44,051
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (FOX): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

SF – Fred Beasley 25-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Jeff Chandler kick), 9:57. 49ers 7–0.

Second quarter

ARI – Kevin Kasper 4-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 7:37. Tied 7–7.
SF – Jeff Chandler 24-yard field goal, 0:45. 49ers 10–7.

Third quarter

SF – Garrison Hearst 8-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 13:22. 49ers 17–7.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Kevin Kasper 6-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 4:08. Cardinals 17–14.

Top passers

SF – Jeff Garcia – 23/39, 256 yards, TD, INT
ARI – Jake Plummer – 16/26, 109 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

SF – Kevan Barlow – 13 rushes, 50 yards
ARI – Marcel Shipp – 20 rushes, 84 yards

Top receivers

SF – Tai Streets – 8 receptions, 90 yards
ARI – Kevin Kasper – 4 receptions, 33 yards, 2 TD

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

Week 17: Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	0	0	7
Broncos	3	6	7	21	37

at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Date: December 29
Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance: 75,164
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan, David Tredwell
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Jason Elam 44-yard field goal, 4:30. Broncos 3–0.

Second quarter

DEN – Jason Elam 54-yard field goal, 14:13. Broncos 6–0.
DEN – Jason Elam 21-yard field goal, 8:06. Broncos 9–0.
ARI – Kevin Kasper 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 0:01. Broncos 9–7.

Third quarter

DEN – Ashley Lelie 5-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Jason Elam kick), 6:17. Broncos 16–7.

Fourth quarter

DEN – Rod Smith 10-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Jason Elam kick), 12:49. Broncos 23–7.
DEN – Clinton Portis 4-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 7:35. Broncos 30–7.
DEN – Clinton Portis 12-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 4:11. Broncos 37–7.

Top passers

ARI – Jake Plummer – 13/27, 132 yards, TD
DEN – Steve Beuerlein – 16/24, 203 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

ARI – Marcel Shipp – 17 rushes, 58 yards
DEN – Clinton Portis – 24 rushes, 228 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

ARI – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 45 yards
DEN – Ed McCaffrey – 7 receptions, 112 yards

Standings

Division

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ San Francisco 49ers	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	367	351	L1
St. Louis Rams	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	316	369	W1
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	355	369	W3
Arizona Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	1–5	5–7	262	417	L3

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV
Division leaders
1^[a]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	12	4	0	.750	5–1	11–1	.469	.432
2^[a]^[b]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.482	.432
3^[a]^[b]	Green Bay Packers	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.451	.414
4	San Francisco 49ers	West	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	.504	.450
Wild Cards
5	New York Giants	East	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	.482	.450
6	Atlanta Falcons	South	9	6	1	.594	4–2	7–5	.494	.429
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	New Orleans Saints	South	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.498	.566
8^[c]	St. Louis Rams	West	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.508	.446
9^[c]	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	.506	.433
10^[d]	Washington Redskins	East	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	.527	.438
11^[d]	Carolina Panthers	South	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	.486	.357
12	Minnesota Vikings	North	6	10	0	.375	4–2	5–7	.498	.417
13^[e]	Arizona Cardinals	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	5–7	.500	.400
14^[e]	Dallas Cowboys	East	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	.500	.475
15	Chicago Bears	North	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	.521	.430
16	Detroit Lions	North	3	13	0	.188	1–5	3–9	.494	.375
Tiebreakers^[f]
^ ^a ^b ^c Philadelphia finished ahead of Tampa Bay and Green Bay based on conference record (11–1 vs 9–3/9–3). ^ ^a ^b Tampa Bay finished ahead of Green Bay based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b St. Louis finished ahead of Seattle based on division record (4–2 to 2–4). ^ ^a ^b Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on common games (2–3 to 1–4) ^ ^a ^b Arizona finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Awards and records

Milestones

References

^ "Pat Tillman". Salaries Database. USA Today. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2006.
^ "Ex-NFL star Tillman makes 'ultimate sacrifice',Safety, who gave up big salary to join Army, killed in Afghanistan". NBC News. April 26, 2004. Retrieved November 23, 2006.

[2-1-3] Philadelphia finished ahead of Tampa Bay and Green Bay based on conference record (11–1 vs 9–3/9–3).

[2-2-4] Tampa Bay finished ahead of Green Bay based on head-to-head victory.

[2-3-5] St. Louis finished ahead of Seattle based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).

[2-4-6] Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on common games (2–3 to 1–4)

[2-5-7] Arizona finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.

[8] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

[1] "Pat Tillman". Salaries Database. USA Today. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2006.

[MSNBC_20060426-2] "Ex-NFL star Tillman makes 'ultimate sacrifice',Safety, who gave up big salary to join Army, killed in Afghanistan". NBC News. April 26, 2004. Retrieved November 23, 2006.

[1]

[2]

[a]

[b]

[c]

[d]

[e]

[f]

v t e Arizona Cardinals
Founded in 1898 Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Based in Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona
Franchise	History in Chicago in St. Louis Seasons Head coaches All-time roster (A–Kin, Kir–Z) Quarterbacks First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Normal Park Comiskey Park Wrigley Field Forbes Field Soldier Field Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Mountain America Stadium State Farm Stadium
Culture	Chris O'Brien Charles Bidwill Bill Bidwill Red Sea Big Red (mascot) Jerry Maguire
Lore	1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal 1925 NFL Championship controversy Card-Pitt Million Dollar Backfield Chicago Cardinals–Toronto Argonauts exhibition game Fútbol Americano "They are who we thought they were!" 2009 NFC Wild Card playoff game Hail Larry Hail Murray
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs (former) Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
Division championships (7)	1947 1948 1974 1975 2008 2009 2015
Conference championships (1)	2008
League championships (2)	1925 1947
Retired numbers	8 40 77 88 99
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division
Category

v t e Arizona Cardinals seasons
Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993)
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance