Game #6 Sunday, October 14, 2007 – 1:05 PM...

Game #6 Sunday, October 14, 2007 – 1:05 PM (MST)

Arizona Cardinals Football Club Game Release

ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-2)

vs.

CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-2)

University of Phoenix Stadium

THE COACHESKen Whisenhunt John Fox3-2 Overall Record 52-40 3-2 Regular Season Record 47-38 0-0 Playoff Record 5-2 1st Years as Head Coach in NFL 6th 1st Years with team 6th 0-0 Head-to-Head 0-0 0-0 vs. Opponent 3-1

BROADCAST INFORMATIONTELEVISION CARDINALS RADIONetwork: FOX Sports Radio 620 AM KTARPlay-by-Play: Ron Pitts News 92.3 (FM) KTARColor Analyst: Tony Boselli Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch Color Analyst: Ron Wolfley Sideline: Paul Calvisi

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Sideline: Rolando Cantu

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THIS WEEK’S GAMEThe Cardinals return home this week to take on the Carolina Panthers at University of Phoenix Stadium.

Both teams are coming off three-point road wins that not only improved their records to 3-2 but put them in first place of their respective divisions. The Cardinals notched their first road victory of the year with a 34-31 decision at St. Louis while the Panthers won 16-13 at New Orleans. Losses by Seattle and Tampa allowed the two clubs to claim a share of their division leads.

Both teams are also under the direction of quarterbacks who began the season as back-ups. After seeing action in each of the last three weeks as a change-of-pace QB to run Arizona’s no-huddle set, Kurt Warner takes over the job on a full-time basis following the collarbone fracture suffered by Matt Leinart last week. For Carolina, Jake Delhomme’s elbow injury means David Carr now runs the Panthers offense.

Arizona is looking for its third home win in as many tries this season after previously posting victories over Seattle and Pittsburgh. On the other side, all three of Carolina’s 2007 wins have come on the road – at St. Louis, Atlanta and New Orleans.

A win this week would give Arizona its first three-game win streak since weeks 4-6 of 2002.

Next week, the Cardinals head east to face the Washington Redskins while Carolina has its open date after facing Arizona.

CARDINALS 2007 SCHEDULEAll times MST (Arizona)

Regular SeasonDate Time/ResultMonday, September 10 at San Francisco 49ers L, 17-20

Sunday, September 16 vs. Seattle Seahawks W, 23-20

Sunday, September 23 at Baltimore Ravens L, 20-23

Sunday, September 30 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W, 21-14

Sunday, October 7 at St. Louis Rams W, 34-31

Sunday, October 14 vs. Carolina Panthers 1:05 PM

Sunday, October 21 at Washington Redskins 10:00 AM

Sunday, October 28 BYE

Sunday, November 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11:00 AM

Sunday, November 11 vs. Detroit Lions 2:15 PM

Sunday, November 18 at Cincinnati Bengals* 11:00 AM

Sunday, November 25 vs. San Francisco 49ers* 2:05 PM

Sunday, December 2 vs. Cleveland Browns* 2:05 PM

Sunday, December 9 at Seattle Seahawks* 2:05 PM

Sunday, December 16 at New Orleans Saints* 11:00 AM

Sunday, December 23 vs. Atlanta Falcons* 2:05 PM

Sunday, December 30 vs. St. Louis Rams* 2:15 PM * Potential to move to Sunday Night Football

2007 NFC WEST STANDINGSTeam W L PF PA Hm Road Div Strk Arizona 3 2 118 111 2-0 1-2 2-1 W-2 Seattle 3 2 87 74 2-0 1-2 2-1 L-1 San Francisco 2 3 63 102 1-2 1-1 2-1 L-3 St. Louis 0 5 70 137 0-3 0-2 0-2 L-5

SUPER BOWL RETURNS TO ARIZONA

On February 3, 2008, the nation’s most popular sporting event comes to Arizona as Super Bowl XLII will be played at University of Phoenix Stadium. Along with the 73,000+ that will be on hand for the game, over 100 million viewers are expected to tune in to the game being played on the Cardinals home field. With an estimated economic impact of $300-400 million and worldwide viewership, the State of Arizona stands to reap the benefits of having the country’s most state-of-the-art and technologically advanced sporting facility. Having last hosted the Super Bowl on January 28, 1996 when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 at Sun Devil Stadium, Arizona will again have a chance to shine as it plays host to the 100,000-plus out-of-state fans who will be on hand to participate in the week-long activities preceding the game. In addition to the fans, more than 3,000 media members are expected to attend the event. Thousands of Valley residents will have an opportunity to be part of the action as the Super Bowl Host Committee looks to train up to 10,000 volunteers to work in fields such as hospitality, transportation and special events. Information and application forms for volunteers are available at www.azsuperbowl.com, the official website of the 2008 Super Bowl in Arizona.

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUMBY THE NUMBERS

9/10/06 Date of the first regular season game at the stadium (34-27 win vs. San Francisco)

15 Consecutive sellouts at the stadium, counting this weekend vs. Carolina

65,000 Seating capacity for Cardinals games 2.6 million Hours of work put in by workers during construction 10 Approximate number of minutes it takes to

open/close roof 18.5 Approximate weight (in pounds) of the roof 60-65 Approximate number of minutes to roll field into the

stadium 740 Approximate number of feet the field must move to

get into the stadium 18.9 million Weight (in pounds) of the retractable field 508,829 Number of fans who visited the stadium during the

2006 regular season 5-5 The Cardinals record in the new stadium 15,451 Square footage of Cardinals locker room area

including equipment and training rooms, shower, etc. 2/3/08 Date of Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix

Stadium 2009 Year that the stadium will host the Regionals of the

NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

MUTUAL AFFECTION Following Arizona’s first two home games this year, head coach Ken Whisenhunt has made a point to give credit to the Cardinals fans for their enthusiasm and support throughout the game. The noisy environment they created has played a significant role in both the Cardinals home games.

Against Seattle in the home opener, the Seahawks committed three false start penalties. The crowd also contributed to the game’s pivotal play causing a miscommunication between Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and running back Shaun Alexander that resulted in a fumble recovered by Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett. Arizona went on to win 23-20 on a last second 42-yard FG by Neil Rackers. Crowd noise was also cited when the Steelers committed four false start penalties in week four, after committing only four in the previous three games. In fact, Cardinals opponents have already committed seven false start penalties through two games, on pace for 28 on the season. Whisenhunt, when asked about the team and what he thought of their performance, has made mention of the crowd and their role in the game. He commented, following the Pittsburgh game, on how happy he was of the Arizona fans. “I was most proud of our fans and the way they energized the team and were there for us, especially in the fourth quarter,” Whisenhunt said.

SELLOUTS CONTINUE

The Cardinals will be playing in front of their 15th consecutive sellout crowd (including the preseason) at University of Phoenix Stadium this week when they host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

The Cardinals have played in front of a sellout crowd in every game at University of Phoenix Stadium, which opened its doors with a preseason game vs. Pittsburgh in 2006. In 18 seasons at Sun Devil Stadium there were only 12 games that sold out in time to be televised locally.

In selling out every game in 2006 the Cardinals established a franchise record for attendance in a season wtih 508,829 fans. That eclipsed the previous record of 497,330 set in 1994 by more than 11,000 fans.

WEHRLI ENTERS THE RING Cardinals Hall of Fame cornerback Roger Wehrli will be honored during halftime of this week’s game vs. Carolina as he is added to the Ring of Honor. Wehrli was a first-round selection (19th overall) by the Cardinals in the 1969 NFL Draft out of Missouri, Wehrli’s career spanned 14 years. He played in a total of 193 games, recorded 40 interceptions and recovered a Cardinals career-record 19 fumbles. Voted to the Pro Bowl seven times, he also earned first-team All-Pro recognition five times and was chosen for the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1970’s. On August 4th, 2007 he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. He will be the 12th person to enter the Ring.

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CARDINALS CATEGORY PANTHERS3-2 Record 3-2 118 Points Scored 98 111 Points Allowed 100 13 Touchdowns Scored 11 11 Touchdowns Allowed 10 4 Rushing TDs 1 6 Passing TDs 10 3 Return TDs 0 3 Rushing TDs Allowed 4 7 Passing TDs Allowed 5 1 Return TDs Allowed 1

5/29 Sacked/Yards Lost 10/81 7/3 Fumbles/Lost 10/5 5 Had Intercepted 3

9/13 Field Goals Made/Attempted 7/8 348.0 Total Yards Per Game 306.4 318.8 Opp. Total Yards Per Game 346.4 108.4 Rushing Yards Per Game 122.8 101.0 Opp. Rushing Yards Per Game 112.8 239.6 Passing Yards Per Game 183.6 217.8 Opp. Passing Yards Per Game 233.6 Even Turnover Ratio Even 29:31 Average Time of Possession 28:03

10/18/8 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 23/12/25 14/13/18 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 25/18/24

- 2-Point Conversions - @ Was Next Week Bye

CARDINALS & PANTHERS IN 2007 THE SERIES

Since the Cardinals took two out of the first three meetings against Carolina, the Panthers have won the last three to lead the series 4-2. Arizona is looking for its first home win against the Panthers.

This will mark the third time Carolina has come to the Arizona and the first time they will play in University of Phoenix Stadium.

The only two times the Panthers have come to the desert they have escaped with victories of four points or fewer.

SERIES NOTES Overall Regular Season Series: 2-4 Cardinals at home vs. Car: 0-2 Cardinals last win: 10/6/02, @ Car, 16-13 First Meeting: 10/27/95, @ Car, L, 7-27 Last Meeting: 10/9/05, vs. Car, L, 20-24 Next Scheduled Meeting: 2008

All-Time MeetingsDate Site ResultOct. 09, 2005 Arizona L, 20-24 Nov. 21, 2004 Carolina L, 10-35 Dec. 14, 2003 Arizona L, 17-20 Oct. 06, 2002 Carolina W,16-13 Dec. 30, 2001 Carolina W, 30-7 Oct. 27, 1995 Carolina L, 7-27

LAST WEEK’S GAMECARDINALS 34, Rams 31

October 7, 2007 – Edward Jones Dome – (61,788)

The Cardinals moved to 3-2 and recorded their first road win of ’07 thanks to a 3-point victory at St. Louis that put them in a first place tie in the NFC West. The Cardinals again employed the 2-QB rotation of Matt Leinart and Kurt Warner before Leinart suffered a fractured collarbone late in the 1st half and Warner went the rest of the way against his former team. Playing a 2nd straight week without Pro Bowl WR Anquan Boldin, fellow all-pro Larry Fitzgerald recorded his 2nd consecutive 100-yard game (9-136) and had a pivotal TD late in the 4th. Winless and minus several starters, the Rams gave the Cardinals everything they could handle. Back-up Gus Frerotte started at QB and ran a no-huddle set that produced a FG and TD on the first two St. Louis drives while Arizona’s Neil Rackers hit a 50-yard FG in between. Warner entered the game midway thru the 2nd quarter and ran the Cards no-huddle package that netted the team’s first TD when G Reggie Wells scored his first career TD by falling on an Edgerrin James fumble in the end zone. On the 2nd play of the next Arizona drive, Leinart suffered the collarbone injury on a sack by LB Will Witherspoon. Jeff Wilkins then hit a 35-yard FG with 1:17 left in the first half to put the Rams up 13-10 but Warner followed with a drive punctuated by several bold calls. With 0:36 left and facing a 4th-n-6 at the SL 41, the Cards went for it and Warner hit Fitzgerald for 6. Two plays later the two connected on a 34-yarder to the one and used their final timeout with 0:14 left. When James was stopped for no gain on the next play, time expired before the Cards could get a snap off but the Rams were flagged for intentionally kicking the ball and on the untimed down, Warner dove up and over for the TD putting Arizona up 17-13 at the half. The Rams re-claimed the lead on the opening drive of the 2nd half when Frerotte hit Torry Holt with an 11-yard TD pass. St. Louis’ next drive ended when a pass glanced off Holt’s hands to Cards CB Rod Hood. The INT set the Cards up at the Rams 14 but two plays later Fakhir Brown recorded his second INT of the game when he picked off a Warner pass in the end zone. The Cards tied it with a 32-yard Rackers FG on their next drive, then took a 27-20 lead early in the 4th when Hood snatched a Frerotte pass and returned it 68 yards for his first career TD. A 31-yard Wilkins FG made it 27-23 midway thru the 4th and the Rams soon got the ball back after a Cards 3-n-out. However, SS Adrian Wilson killed the threat with an amazingly athletic play on a 34-yard Frerotte pass attempt that he broke up with his left hand, batting it to himself for an INT that he returned to the Rams 39. That drive ended with Warner’s perfect pass on 3rd-n-goal from the 7 that Fitzgerald caught for his first TD of the season. The Rams added a TD and 2-point conversion on the next drive but Fitzgerald recovered the on-side kick to seal the win.

CARDINALS 3 14 3 14 34RAMS 3 10 7 11 31

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreRams 1 8:31 Wilkins 46-yard FG 9-33, 3:43 0-3 CARDS 1 3:57 Rackers 50-yard FG 9-48, 4:34 3-3 Rams 2 14:55 Bennett 16-yard pass from Frerotte (Wilkins kick) 9-76, 4:02 3-10 CARDS 2 3:32 Wells fumble recovery in EZ (Rackers kick) 10-78, 4:22 10-10 Rams 2 1:17 Wilkins 35-yard FG 5-31, 1:06 10-13 CARDS 2 0:00 Warner 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 10-77, 1:17 17-13 Rams 3 11:44 Holt 11-yard pass from Frerotte (Wilkins kick) 7-73, 3:16 17-20 CARDS 3 1:40 Rackers 32-yard FG 9-57, 3:56 20-20 CARDS 4 13:47 Hood 68-yard INT return (Rackers kick) -- 27-20 Rams 4 8:46 Wilkins 31-yard FG 8-67, 5:01 27-23 CARDS 4 3:11 Fitzgerald 7-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 8-39, 3:25 34-23 Rams 4 0:13 McMichael 29-yard pass from Frerotte 9-79, 2:58 34-31 (Frerotte-Holt pass)

STATISTICS

AZ STL First Downs 24 24 Rushes-Yards 31-102 23-123 Net Passing Yards 281 252 Total Net Yards 383 375 Passing (A-C-I) 41-21-2 43-24-3 Sacked by Opp. 1-9 2-10 Punts-Average 4-45.0 4-56.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties 11-98 9-86 Time of Possession 30:51 29:09 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGCARDS: James 26-88; Shipp 1-10; Arrington 1-4; Warner 3-0. RAMS: Leonard 18-102; Minor 3-12; Hall 1-8; Frerotte 1-1.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 14-28, 190 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; Leinart 7-13, 100 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT. RAMS: Frerotte 24-43, 262 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Fitzgerald 9-136, TD; B. Johnson 6-80; Urban 3-28; Arrington 1-32; James 1-9; Pope 1-5. RAMS: Holt 5-89, TD; Leonard 5-33; Minor 5-31; McMichael 3-45, TD; Bennett 2-32, TD; Hagans 1-11; Owens 1-9; Hall 1-7; Walker 1-5.


CARDS AND PANTHERS – THE LAST TIMEGAME 5

Panthers 24, CARDINALS 20October 9, 2005 – Sun Devil Stadium – (38,809)

Arizona seemed poised to take a two-game win streak into the bye as they held a 10-point second-half lead over visiting Carolina. However, the Panthers scored two fourth quarter TDs which Arizona could not answer and the Cards fell to 1-5 with the 24-20 loss. With QB Josh McCown making his second straight start for an injured Kurt Warner, the Cards offense moved the ball well through the air but could muster little on the ground. McCown threw for a career-best 398 yards, mostly to receivers Anquan Boldin (10-162-TD) and Larry Fitzgerald (9-136-TD). Those two became the first Cardinals tandem to top 100 receiving yards in consecutive games while McCown became the team’s first QB to throw for 350+ yards in two straight. Arizona’s first two drives reached the Carolina 35 and 21 respectively but ended first on a failed 4th-n-1 play and then on an INT that DE Al Wallace returned to the Arizona 30. Off the INT, the Cards D forced the Panthers to settle for a 46-yard John Kasay FG. Late in the first, CB Robert Tate INT’d Jake Delhomme near midfield and returned it to the Panthers 26. Three plays later, McCown hit Fitzgerald on a 26-yard TD. The Panthers answered quickly as WR Steve Smith caught a short pass but took it 65 yards for a TD that made it 10-7. Arizona tied it on the next possession thanks to a 39-yard Neil Rackers FG that was set up by a 46-yard completion to Boldin. With 5:18 to play in the half, Boldin grabbed a short pass on a 3rd-n-3 play from the Carolina 20 and broke 4 tackles on his way to the end zone. In the half’s final minute, Arizona moved to the Carolina 2 on a 49-yard catch and run by WR Charles Lee but a McCown pass to Fitzgerald was INT’d in the end zone and Arizona led 17-10 at intermission. The Cards lead grew to 10 when Rackers capped Arizona’s 12-play, second-half opening drive with a 49-yard FG, his 18th straight to start the season. Late in the third, momentum turned when Boldin raced upfield on a long completion but was hit near midfield and the fumble ricocheted some 20 yards backwards and CB Ken Lucas returned it to the Arizona 5. Two plays later, Stephen Davis scored from a yard away to make it a 3-point game. With 11:54 to play, Carolina took over at its own 6 before embarking on a 10-play drive that ended on Davis’ 4-yard TD run that put the Panthers up 24-20. Arizona would get two more chances. The first ended when McCown’s pass on 4th-n-6 from the Carolina 33 was INT’d in the end zone with 2:15 to play. A three-n-out forced by the Arizona D gave the Cards the ball back at their own 42 with 1:41 to go and two timeouts. The comeback hopes were dashed when McCown came up inches short on a 4th-n-10 near midfield with just under a minute to play.

PANTHERS 3 7 0 14 24CARDINALS 0 17 3 0 20

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScorePanthers 1 5:41 Kasay 46-yard FG 4-2, 1:56 3-0 CARDS 2 14:55 Fitzgerald 26-yard pass from McCown (Rackers kick) 3-26, 0:50 3-7 Panthers 2 12:29 S. Smith 65-yard pass from Delhomme (Kasay kick) 4-80, 2:26 10-7 CARDS 2 10:26 Rackers 39-yard FG 6-57, 2:03 10-10 CARDS 2 5:08 Boldin 20-yard pass from McCown (Rackers kick) 6-90, 3:27 10-17 CARDS 3 5:11 Rackers 49-yard FG 12-44, 6:54 10-20 Panthers 4 14:57 S. Davis 1-yard run (Kasay kick) 2-5, 0:30 17-20 Panthers 4 6:54 S. Smith 1-yard pass from Delhomme (Kasay kick) 10-94, 5:00 24-20

STATISTICS

CAR AZ First Downs 15 19 Rushes-Yards 27-87 27-72 Net Passing Yards 243 392 Total Net Yards 330 464 Passing (A-C-I) 29-18-1 46-29-3 Sacked by Opp. 1-2 0-0 Punts-Average 5-42.8 342.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties 4-30 8-55 Time of Possession 25:48 34:12 Weather: Clear, Temp 81 degrees, 17% humidity, wind N 10 mph. RUSHINGPanthers: Davis 18-46, TD; Foster 8-42; Delhomme 1-(-1). CARDS: McCown 5-29; Shipp 13-22; Arrington 4-14; Boldin 3-7; Ayanbadejo 1-0; B. Johnson 1-0.

PASSINGPanthers: Delhomme 18-29, 243 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT. CARDS: McCown 29-46, 398 yds, 2 TD 3 INT. RECEIVING: Panthers: S. Smith 8-119, 2 TD; Gardner 3-33; Mangum 3-31; Foster 2-47; Proehl 1-11; Gaines 1-2. CARDS: Boldin 10-162, TD; Fitzgerald 9-136, TD; Ayanbadejo 4-24; B. Johnson 2-9; Shipp 2-6; Lee 1-49; Arrington 1-12.

BOLD CARDS In his first five games, Ken Whisenhunt has demonstrated he’s not afraid to take chances and make bold decisions. In week three at Baltimore, he not only unveiled the team’s dual quarterback rotation of Matt Leinart and Kurt Warner for the first time but also successfully executed a surprise on-side kick. In game four vs. Pittsburgh he continued with the Leinart-Warner QB tandem and surprised many when he re-inserted Leinart in the 4th quarter of a 14-7 game with the Cardinals backed up at their own 18 and 11:33 to play. Leinart went deep on the first snap to Larry Fitzgerald for a 38-yard gain and led the offense well into Pittsburgh territory. With 7:04 to go and faced a 4th-n-1 at the Steeler 24, Whisenhunt bypassed a FG try that would have put the Cards up 10. Leinart picked up the first down and the Cards eventually ended the drive with an Edgerrin James TD run that made it 21-7. Last week in St. Louis, the same daring approach was on display late in the first half. Trailing 13-10, the Cards took over at their own 23 with 1:11 to go and Warner now had assumed full control of the Arizona offense after Leinart suffered a fractured collarbone on the previous series. With :42 left in the half, the Cards faced a 4th-n-6 from the Rams 41 and Whisenhunt again decided to go for it. This time, Warner’s 6-yard completion to Fitzgerald moved the chains. Two plays later, the two connected on a 34-yard completion to the 1-yard line and the team used its final timeout with 14 ticks on the clock. James was stopped for no gain on the next play and the clock continued to run. Arizona hurried to get another play off. The ball was kicked around and time expired before the Cards could get a snap off. However, officials penalized the Rams for intentionally kicking the ball and Arizona would get one untimed down from the 1. Whisenhunt again passed on trying a FG that would have tied the game and instead, Warner went up and over on a sneak. It was just the 3rd career rushing TD for Warner and his first as a Cardinal. It put Arizona up 17-13 at halftime of game they went on to win 34-31. Said Whisenhunt after the Rams game, “The fourth down, we’re right in that area where it’s a long field goal and if we had missed we would have given them field position.” Regarding the goal-line play he said, “We were so close down there for the touchdown. I felt at that point we came here to win this game. I wanted to get those points.”


FIRST YEAR IN THE NEST

For the Cardinals, 2007 didn’t just bring with it the promise of a new season, it also ushered in the Ken Whisenhunt era in the desert. On January 14, the Cardinals named Whisenhunt their new head coach. He came to Arizona after spending the previous six years with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Prior to joining the Steelers, Whisenhunt coached tight ends with the NY Jets (2000), special teams with the Cleveland Browns (1999) and tight ends with the Baltimore Ravens (1997-98). Having served as the Steelers tight ends coach from 2001-2003, Whisenhunt was then promoted to offensive coordinator where over the next three years he not only helped lead the Steelers to a victory in Super Bowl XL but also gained a reputation as one of the most innovative play-callers in the NFL. As Pittsburgh’s offensive coordinator, Whisenhunt:

� Improved the Steelers running game from 31st overall to second overall in his first year as coordinator.

� Helped lead the team to a victory in Super Bowl XL. � Averaged 2,226 yards and 18 TDs a season on the

ground. � Helped guide the team to a 34-14 record. � Led QB Ben Roethlisberger to an NFL record 13

consecutive wins to begin his career.

2007 HEAD COACHING CLASSCardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt joins Atlanta’s Bobby Petrino, Miami’s Cam Cameron, Oakland’s Lane Kiffin and Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin as first year head coaches who in 2007 are looking to repeat the success of last year’s rookie coaches Sean Payton (Saints) and Eric Mangini (Jets). Payton and Mangini were the only two first-year head coaches that finished 2006 with a winning record and a playoff appearance. However, all but of two of the teams (Detroit and Minnesota) managed to improve upon their record from 2005. Below is a list of the 2006 rookie head coaches and the results of their inaugural season compared to their team’s 2005 performance: 2006 First-Year CoachesCoach (Team) W-L ’06 W-L ’05 +/-Brad Childress (Minnesota) 6-10 9-7 -3 Gary Kubiak (Houston) 6-10 2-14 +4 Scott Linehan (St. Louis) 8-8 6-10 +2 Eric Mangini (NYJ) 10-6* 4-12 +6 Rod Marinelli (Detroit) 3-13 5-11 -2 Mike McCarthy (Green Bay) 8-8 4-12 +4 Sean Payton (New Orleans) 13-3** 3-13 +10 * Clinched playoff berth ** Clinched NFC South title 2007 First-Year CoachesCoach (Team) W-L ‘07Cam Cameron (Dolphins) 0-5 Lane Kiffin (Raiders) 2-2 Bobby Petrino (Falcons) 1-4 Mike Tomlin (Steelers) 4-1 Ken Whisenhunt (Cardinals) 3-2

NOTES FROM WEEK FIVE

� With last week’s 34-31 win at St. Louis, Arizona is 3-2 and positioned alongside Seattle in first place atop the NFC West (the Cardinals defeated the Seahawks head-to-head in week two).

� Arizona’s 34-31 win at St. Louis in the Edward Jones Dome improved the Cardinals record to 3-0 when playing indoors in 2007.

23-20 vs. Seattle, University of Phoenix Stadium 21-14 vs. Pittsburgh, University of Phoenix Stadium 34-31 at St. Louis, Edward Jones Dome

� With the Cardinals home win vs. Pittsburgh in week four and last week’s 34-31 win at St. Louis, Arizona has now won a home game and an away game in consecutive weeks for the first time since 2002.

9/29/02 vs. NY Giants, 21-7 10/6/02 at Carolina, 26-20

� Through five games, the Cardinals 13 total touchdowns have been scored by nine different players: Anquan Boldin (3), Edgerrin James (3), and one each for Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald, Leonard Pope, Steve Breaston, Rod Hood, Jerheme Urban and Reggie Wells.

� Larry Fitzgerald’s 136 yards in St. Louis, after going for 120 the week before vs. Pittsburgh, marked the fourth time in his career that he has gone over 100 yards in consecutive games. The other three times were in 2005.

BRINGING THE RUSH The Cardinals rushing attack finished ranked 32nd overall in 2005 and 30th overall in 2006, making it an area the Red Birds were striving to improve in 2007—and they have. Through five games the team has improved its rushing rank by 14 places. Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt and his Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Russ Grimm, are beginning to duplicate the rushing success they had in Pittsburgh. Below is a look at the Steelers’ rushing numbers between 2004 and 2006, Whisenhunt’s years as offensive coordinator.

Year Att. Yds. Avg. TD2006 469 1,992 4.3 16 2005 549 2,223 4.1 21 2004 618 2,464 4.0 16 Totals 1,636 6,679 4.1 53Avg. 545 2,226 4.1 17.7

Of the 3,013 total offensive plays run by the Steelers between 2004 and 2006, 1,636 of them, or 54.3%, were rushing plays. Between that same time period, the Cardinals ran a total of 3,121 plays, with 1,254 of them, or 40.2%, as rushing plays.

The Cardinals rushed for over 100 yards in three of their first five games of the Whisenhunt era, going against some of the league’s best defenses. The team rushed for 161 yards in the season opener at San Francisco and returned home the next week to rush for 132 yards against Seattle. It marked the first time since 1988 – 167 yards at Cincinnati (9/4) and 130 yards vs. Dallas (9/12) that the team has opened the season with consecutive 100-yard rushing games. Against Seattle in week two, Edgerrin James had his best week as a Cardinal, rushing 24 times for 128 yards and a TD. Although he rushed for only 57 yard at Baltimore, he averaged 5.7 yards-a-carry. He had 21 rushes for 77 yards and a TD vs. Pittsburgh in week four while the team rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown at St. Louis last week with Edgerrin James rushing for 88 yards on 26 carries.


SUPER STAFF

The Cardinals are a team widely recognized around the league as having outstanding talent. With Pro Bowlers at several skill positions and a young franchise quarterback, the team has been taking huge strides towards success. The organization took another giant stride in the offseason, securing an almost entirely revamped coaching staff. It is a staff loaded with coaches who have already shown an ability to reach the big game. Whether it be at the collegiate or professional level, as players or as coaches, this staff is one that has shown a knack for bringing home the hardware.

SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES

Coach Player Coach Total Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt - 1 (win) 1 (win) Asst. Head Coach Russ Grimm 4 (3 wins) 1 (win) 5 (4 wins) DB Coach Teryl Austin - 1 1 RB Coach Maurice Carthon 2 (2 wins) 1 3 (2 wins) Def. Quality Control Matt Raich - 1 (win) 1 (win) QB Coach Jeff Rutledge 3 (2 wins) - 3 (2 wins) S.T. Coach Kevin Spencer - 1 (win) 1 (win) 15 total (11 wins)

COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSCoach School (Year)Rick Courtright (as a coach) Washington (1991) Matt Raich (as a player) Westminster (1989) Jeff Rutledge (as a player) Alabama (1978)

In total, the Cardinals 2007 coaching staff has a combined 110 years of coaching experience at the NFL level, 115 years of coaching experience at the college level and 50 years of experience playing at the NFL level.

A LOTT OF IMPROVEMENT One of Ken Whisenhunt’s most talked about hires has been strength and conditioning coach John Lott. It didn’t take long for the Texas native and 10-year NFL veteran to make an impact on the organization. Over a six week period this offseason, Lott oversaw the complete renovation of the Cardinals weight room at the Tempe training facility. Under Lott, the team’s training philosophy gears more towards free weights (bench press, squats, medicine ball and power cleans) as well as dynamic movements on the field. The new workout is focused not only on improving the players’ strength but their flexibility and overall athleticism as well. A quick look around the locker room will answer any questions as to whether the offseason program has been a success. The amount of weight that players on both sides of the ball have lost is staggering. Below are just a few of the players who have lost the most weight over the past few months:

Player New Weight Lost (Lbs)G Elton Brown 340 47 DT Gabe Watson 330 40 RG Deuce Lutui 338 39 LG Reggie Wells 318 23

THE DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES With his offensive line pedigree, both as a player and as a coach, it wasn’t hard to imagine Russ Grimm having a significant impact on the Cardinals line play in 2007. Through the first five games of the season, and despite numerous injuries and personnel changes, the offensive line’s performance has been outstanding. A look at the Cardinals offensive performance in the running game and in pass protection provides a window into the improvement of the line through the first games of 2007, as compared to last season:

2007 2006 DifferenceRushing Yards 542 352 +190 Attempts 134 127 +7 Average 4.0 2.8 +1.2 Average/Game 108.4 70.4 +38.0 TDs 4 2 +2 Sacks 5 17 -12 Yards Lost 29 120 -91 Sacks/Passing Att. 1/36.2 1/9.8 26.4 Through the first five weeks of the season, the NFL average number of sacks allowed is 10 for minus 65.3 yards.

GRIMM TAKES OVER THE LINE One of the first areas new head coach Ken Whisenhunt wanted to address when he took over in Arizona was the offensive line. The first thing he had to do was find a new offensive line coach but the search is a quick one when you come across a resume that reads as follows:

� Three-time Super Bowl Champion as an offensive lineman

� One Super Bowl Championship as an offensive linecoach

� Four -time Pro Bowl selection as an offensive lineman � First-team selection to the 1980’s all-decade team as an

offensive lineman � Hall of Fame nominee finalist

Russ Grimm took over the assistant head coach/offensive line position on January 23 and wasted no time instilling his philosophies of toughness and discipline and finding the personnel to fit that philosophy. With Grimm’s input, the Cardinals went out and signed free agent linemen Al Johnson and Mike Gandy and drafted tackle Levi Brown with the fifth overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. The improvements have been almost immediate. In 2007, the Cardinals: -Average 108.4 yards rushing per game and 4.0 yards per carry -Have allowed only five sacks for 29 yards


HALEY FOLLOWING LINEAGE Todd Haley may be in his first year as offensive coordinator for the Cardinals but he is not new to the NFL. In his 11th season as a pro assistant, he comes from the Dallas Cowboys where he was the Cowboys passing game coordinator in 2006. However, Haley’s introduction to the NFL came a lot earlier than that. The son of Dick Haley, the former Director of Player Personnel for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1971-90) and New York Jets (1991-2002), Todd has been around the NFL his entire life. Long before he became a coach, Haley was a ballboy for the Super Bowl Championship Steelers teams of the 1970s. He got his first NFL coaching job in 1997 with the New York Jets under head coach Bill Parcells. He then went on to coach receivers in Chicago (2001-03) and Dallas (2004-06) before coming to Arizona. Over Haley’s first 10 seasons as an assistant coach in the NFL, he has helped tutor players to Pro Bowls during six of those campaigns: WR Keyshawn Johnson (Jets 1998, 99, 00), WR Marty Booker (Bears 2003), TE Jason Witten (Cowboys 2005, 2006) and QB Tony Romo (Cowboys 2006).

NOT JUST THE HEAD COACH

Ken Whisenhunt was known around the league as one of the NFL’s most innovative play callers as offensive coordinator with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Whisenhunt utilizes those skills as an offensive specialist with the Cardinals, continuing to call the plays from the sidelines. There are only 12 coaches in the NFL that call the offensive plays from the sidelines during games.

Below is a list of NFL head coaches who call their own plays:

Lane Kiffin (Raiders) Cam Cameron (Dolphins) Brian Billick (Ravens) Sean Payton (Saints) Mike Shanahan (Broncos) Norv Turner (Chargers) Mike McCarthy (Packers) Mike Holmgren (Seahawks) Gary Kubiak (Texans) Jon Gruden (Buccaneers) Andy Reid (Eagles) Bobby Petrino (Falcons) Scott Linehan (Rams)

FINE THROUGH FIVECardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt has the Cardinals at 3-2 through the first five games of the season. With last week’s victory over St. Louis, Whisenhunt became the first Cardinals coach since Charley Winner (1966) to have a winning record after his first five games.

He is also the first Cardinal coach since Jim Hanifan in 1980 whose team has scored more total points than it allowed through his first five games.

Coach (1st Year) 5 Games Pt. DiffKen Whisenhunt (2007) 2-2 +4Dennis Green (2004) 1-4 0 Dave McGinnis (2000) 1-4 -76 Vince Tobin (1996) 2-3 -49 Buddy Ryan (1994) 1-4 -62 Joe Bugel (1990) 2-3 -61 Hank Kuhlmann (1989) 0-5 -78 Gene Stallings (1986) 0-5 -64 Jim Hanifan (1980) 2-3 +21 Bud Wilkinson (1978) 0-5 -58 Don Coryell (1973) 2-3 -27 Bob Holloway (1971) 2-3 -4 Charley Winner (1966) 5-0 +61Wally Lemm (1962) 1-3-1 -38 Frank “Pop” Ivy (1958) 2-3 -7 Ray Richards (1955) 2-2-1 +8 Joe Stydahar (1953) 0-5 -87 Joe Kuharich (1952) 3-2 +1 Earl Lambeau (1950) 2-3 -17 Phil Handler (1943) 0-5 -91 Jimmy Conzelman (1940) 1-2-2 -40 Milan Creighton (1935) 3-1-1 +1 Paul Schissler (1933) 3-2 +26 Jack Chevigny (1932) 2-1-2 +20 Ernie Nevers (1930) 1-2-2 -3 Dewey Scanlon (1929) 1-3-1 -14 Fred Gillies (1928) 1-4 -66 Guy Chamberlin (1927) 2-3 -4 Norm Barry (1925)+ 4-1 +62 Arnie Horween (1923) 5-0 +101 Paddy Driscoll (1921) 3-2 +28 Marshall Smith (1920) 3-1-1 +47

+ NFL Champion

THREE FOR THE ROAD

Sunday’s win over St. Louis marked the third consecutive year Arizona has defeated the Rams at the Edwards Jones Dome.

The last time the Cardinals won three straight seasons at a particular venue was in the late 1980’s when they took down the Buccaneers three times from 1986-88 at the “Big Sombrero” in Tampa.

In all, the three-game streak at St. Louis marked just the 13th time in franchise history that the team has recorded road victories against an opponent in three or more consecutive seasons.

Cardinals 3+ Game Road Win Streaks in Consecutive Seasons1986-88 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Tampa Stadium) 3 wins 1982-84 Philadelphia Eagles (Veterans Stadium) 3 wins 1973-78 Philadelphia Eagles (Veterans Stadium) 6 wins 1966-69 Pittsburgh Steelers (Pitt Stadium) 4 wins 1963-65 Washington Redskins (RFK Stadium) 3 wins 1961-64 Philadelphia Eagles (Franklin Field) 4 wins 1961-64 Dallas Cowboys (Cotton Bowl) 4 wins 1955-57 Washington Redskins (Griffith Stadium) 3 wins 1946-49 Green Bay Packers (City Stadium) 4 wins 1946-49 Detroit Lions (Briggs Stadium) 4 wins 1945-48 Chicago Bears (Wrigley Field) 4 wins 1934-35 Green Bay Packers (City Stadium) 3 wins


SEASON BY QUARTERS Ken Whisenhunt has talked about breaking the 16-game season down into four-game stretches or quarters. The Cardinals concluded a challenging first quarter of the season against the Steelers in week four and entered the second quarter last week at St. Louis with a 34-31 victory. Here’s a look at the “four quarters” of the Cardinals season and the current records of those opponents: QTR 1 (2-2) QTR 2 (1-0) @ SF 2-3 @ St.L 0-5 Sea. 3-2 Car. 3-2 @ Balt. 3-2 @ Was. 3-1 Pitt. 4-1 @ TB 3-2 12-8 9-10 QTR 3 QTR 4 Det. 3-2 @ Sea. 3-2 @ Cin. 1-3 @ N.O. 0-4 SF 2-3 Atl. 1-4 Cle. 2-3 St.L 0-5 8-11 4-15 The Cardinals have seven games before the bye week and nine after.

CARDS OFFENSE IN TOP 10 The Cardinals offense has entered the NFL’s top 10 rankings after their 34-31 win at St. Louis last week. The Cardinals offense is ranked 10th overall (18th in rushing and 8th in passing). In the NFC, the Cardinals are ranked 3rd overall (8th in rushing and 4th in passing). A few reasons the Cardinals are ranked in the top 10 include: � The team has piled up 348.0 yards per game in total

offense. � Behind Edgerrin James’ NFC high 442 yards rushing,

averaged 108.8 yards per game on the ground.

� Using both quarterbacks Matt Leinart and Kurt Warner, averaged 239.6 yards through the air.

� Receivers Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald have

combined for 56 receptions for 734 yards and four touchdowns through five weeks, despite Boldin being out the last two games.

� Have totaled 100 first downs through five games, tied for the most in the NFC with the Detroit Lions.

� The offensive line has allowed only five sacks for minus 29 yards. The NFL average is 10 sacks for minus 65.3 yards. A Cardinals quarterback is sacked only one in every 36.2 passing attempts.

� Have received contributions from all over, including

eight separate offensive players who have scored touchdowns: Anquan Boldin (3), Edgerrin James (3), and one each for Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald, Leonard Pope, Jerheme Urban and Reggie Wells.

SEASON LEADERS RUSHING: Cards: Edgerrin James, 442 yds, 107 att, 4.1 avg, 3 TD Panthers: DeShaun Foster, 361 yds, 80 att, 4.5 avg, 1 TD

PASSING:Cards: Matt Leinart, 647 yds, 60/112, 2 TD, 4 INT Panthers: Jake Delhomme, 626 yds ,55/86, 8 TD, 1 INT

RECEIVING YARDS:Cards: Larry Fitzgerald, 448 yds, 34 rec, 13.2 avg Panthers: Steve Smith, 360 yds, 25 rec, 14.4 avg RECEPTIONSCards: Larry Fitzgerald, 34 Panthers: Steve Smith, 25

SCORING:Cards: Neil Rackers, 40 pts, 9/13 FG, 13/13 PAT Panthers: John Kasay, 32 pts, 7/8 FG, 11/11 PAT

SACKS:Cards: Darnell Dockett, 5.0 Panters: Kris Jenkins, Kindal Moorehead, Tie-1.0

INTERCEPTIONS:Cards: Rod Hood, Adrian Wilson, Tie-2 Panthers: Richard Marshall, Chris Harris, Tie-1

PUNTING:Cards: Mike Barr, 972 yds, 24 att, 40.5 avg, 9 in20 Panthers: Jason Baker, 1,153, 25 att, 46.1 avg, 8 in20

PUNT RETURN:Cards: Steve Breaston, 185 yds, 14 ret, 13.2 avg, 1 TD Panthers: Ryne Robinson, 51 yds, 7 ret, 7.3 avg

TOUCHDOWNS:Cards: Anquan Boldin, Edgerrin James, Tie-3 Panthers: Steve Smith, 5

RED ZONE EFFICIENCY

The Cardinals have taken advantage of almost all of the scoring opportunities they have had in 2007. Arizona has entered the red zone 13 times and have walked away with points all but one time. The team has registered nine touchdowns which gives them an NFC best 69.2 TD percentage. It ties them with the New York Jets for second best percentage in the NFL. The Cardinals have scored 92.3% (12-13) of the time they have entered the opponents 20-yard line, which is fifth best in the NFC and 10th best in the NFL. Arizona is one of 13 teams in the NFL to only miss scoring points on one or fewer trips into the red zone.

Offense Inside The 20 – NFL RankingsRank/Team Pos Pts TD TD% FG Score/ %1. Cincinnati 10 58 7 70.0 3 10/ 100 2. Arizona 13 72 9 69.2 3 12/ 92.3 3. NY Jets 13 69 9 69.2 2 11/ 84.6 4. Oakland 12 68 8 66.7 4 12/ 100 5. Dallas 17 92 11 64.7 5 16/ 94.1


CARDINALS-PANTHERS CONNECTIONS In 1990, Cardinals Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt and assistants Russ Grimm and Jeff Rutledge were Washington Redskin teammates with Panthers special teams coach Danny Crossman. In Pittsburgh, from 2001-03, Whisenhunt coached the tight ends and Grimm served as offensive line coach while Panthers secondary coach Tim Lewis roamed the sidelines as defensive coordinator. Panthers tight ends/offensive quality control coach Geep Chryst spent three seasons in Arizona working with tight ends (1996-97) and quarterbacks (1998) and then returning to the Cardinals from 2001-03 to coach the quarterbacks. Panthers assistant head coach/running backs coach Jim Skipper coached the running backs for the Cardinals in 1996 during which Cardinals fullback Larry Centers was named to the Pro Bowl. Cardinals defensive line coach Ron Aiken is a 1977 graduate of North Carolina A&T, earning all-conference honors while playing guard and center for the Aggies (1973-76) and was a captain in 1976. Panthers guard Jeremy Bridges played for Arizona from 2004-05 starting 11 out of 21 games played for the Cardinals. Cardinals strong safety Adrian Wilson and free safety Terrence Holt were teammates and roommates at North Carolina State from 1999-2000. Cardinals running back J.J. Arrington is from Nashville, NC and played cornerback and running back at Northern Nash High School in Rocky Mount. Cardinals linebacker Calvin Pace played at Wake Forest in Winston Salem, NC from 1999-2002. He finished his career ranked second on the Demon Deacons all-time sacks list with 29. Panthers linebacker Jason Kyle was a three year starter and four year letterman at Arizona State from 1991-94. He is a native of Tempe and lettered in football and track at McClintock High School. Carolina college scout Pete Russell played fullback, tight end and nose tackle at the University of Arizona from 1988-89. From 1990-92 was a graduate assistant coach (offensive line, tight ends) for the Wildcats. Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart (2001-05) was a teammate of Panthers wide receiver Kerry Colbert at USC (Southern California) from 2001-03. Leinart (2003-05) and guard Deuce Lutui (2004-05) were also USC teammates of Panthers wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett (2004-06) and center Ryan Kalil (2003-06). Cardinals linebacker Gerald Hayes and Panthers running back Nick Goings were teammates at the University of Pittsburgh from 1999-2000. Cardinals tackle Mike Gandy was teammates with Panthers free safety Deke Cooper at Notre Dame from 1997-99. Cardinals defensive end Bertrand Berry also played with Cooper in 1996 in South Bend.

CARDINALS PANTHERS CONNECTIONS (CONTINUED)

Cardinals tackle Mike Gandy was teammates with Panthers free safety Deke Cooper at Notre Dame from 1997-99. Cardinals defensive end Bertrand Berry also played with Cooper in 1996 in South Bend. From 2000-02 Cardinals fullback Terrelle Smith was teammates with Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme in New Orleans. Cardinals defensive backs coach Teryl Austin (2003-06) served in the same capacity in Seattle while Panthers cornerback Ken Lucas (2003-04) and safety Marquand Manuel (2004-05) played. Cardinals cornerback Eric Green (2001-04) played with Panthers tight end Jeff King (2001-05) and linebacker James Anderson (2002-05) at Virginia Tech. At the University of Miami, Cardinals running back Edgerrin James (1996-98) played with Panthers linebacker Dan Morgan (1997-2000) and defensive tackle Damione Lewis (1996-2000). From 2001-03 Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner played in St. Louis with Panthers defensive tackle Damione Lewis. Cardinals linebacker Gerald Hayes and Panthers running back Nick Goings were teammates at the University of Pittsburgh from 1999-2000.

KEEPING THEM CLOSEKen Whisenhunt is the third head coach since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to have each of his first five games decided by seven or fewer points.

Ray Handley, 1991 New York Giants W 16-14 vs. San Francisco L 19-13 vs. LA Rams L 17-20 at Chicago W 13-10 vs. Cleveland L 16-21 at Dallas Dick Jauron, 1999 Chicago BearsW 20-17 vs. Kanasas City L 13-14 vs. Seattle L 17-24 at Oakland W 14-10 vs. New Orleans W 24-22 at Minnesota Ken Whisenhunt, 2007 Arizona CardinalsL 17-20 at San Francisco W 23-20 vs. Seattle L 23-26 at Baltimore W 21-14 vs. Pittsburgh W 34-31 at St. Louis

In all three 2007 victories, the score was tied entering the fourth quarter before the Cardinals pulled ahead.


CHANGE CONTINUES UP FRONT

It has been like a game of musical chairs for the Cardinals offensive line in 2007. The team has used four different offensive line combinations through the first five games but the unit has succeeded with all personnel.

LT LG C RG RT Gandy Wells Johnson Lutui L. Brown Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Gandy Wells Johnson Lutui E. Brown Gandy Sendlein Johnson Lutui Wells

The combo of LT Mike Gandy, LG Reggie Wells, C Al Johnson, RG Deuce Lutui and RT Levi Brown started the season opener at San Francisco but Johnson left the game due to a knee injury and was out two weeks. In his place, rookie free agent Lyle Sendlein started the next two weeks.

In the third week of the season, however, 2007 first round (5th overall) draft pick Levi Brown went down with a sprained ankle and was replaced by third-year pro Elton Brown who had not played tackle since high school.

Gandy, Wells, Johnson, Lutui and Elton Brown made the start in week four vs. Pittsburgh and played well, but Brown suffered a knee injury. The injury did not prevent him from finishing the game or starting in week five but he had to leave the game at St. Louis early due to the knee. With Brown leaving the game, Gandy stayed at left tackle, Johnson stayed at center and Lutui stayed at right guard but Reggie Wells was forced to move to right tackle and backup Lyle Sendlein returned to play left tackle.

Despite all the injuries and shuffling, the Cardinals offensive line has played well, with the team averaging 108.4 yards per game on the ground and allowing only 5 sacks for minus 29 yards in five games. The NFL average is 10 sacks for minus 65.3 yards.

CRAZY ENDING TO FIRST HALF

The Cardinals scored two second quarter touchdowns in last week’s win at St. Louis and each required a bit of time to sort out.

With 3:48 to go and the Cards at the Rams 6, Edgerrin James rushed off the right side and got close to the goal-line. Near the end of the run, the ball squirted forward and into the end zone. Rams cornerback Jonathan Wade appeared to have the best chance at recovering the loose ball but Cardinals guard Reggie Wells ultimately emerged from the scrum with the football. Many elements of the play were open to question. Did James break the plane for a touchdown? Was he down at the one before the ball came loose? Did Wade have possession in the end zone for a touchback before Wells ripped it away? Ultimately, referee Gerry Austin and crew seemed to rule that James fumbled prior to the goal line and before he was down; that Wade never had full possession in the end zone and that Wells’ recovery in the end zone resulted in the Cardinals touchdown. Despite a Rams challenge, that version seems to be the final one.

After the game, Austin had this to say about the strange play: “We never saw an opposite side view (in replay), so you couldn’t say whether the runner was down or not and we had to let the ball play because that’s the way we ruled it on the field. The ruling on the field was that the defensive player had not gained full control of the ball before being hit by the offensive player, who came up with the ball; the ruling was a touchdown. We didn’t have any shots in replay that would give us visual evidence to change it, so we had to stay with the call on the field.”

A few minutes later, the same spot on the field was the setting for another crazy series of events. After a 34-yard completion from Kurt Warner to Larry Fitzgerald moved the Cardinals to the Rams 1-yard line, Arizona burned its final timeout of the half with 0:14 left. The next play saw James run the ball up the middle for no gain and the Cards quickly lined up to get another play off before the half expired. After the umpire set the ball, two different Rams appeared to hit the ball with their foot and time expired before Arizona was able to get a play off. Officials ruled that the kicking of the ball constituted a delay of game penalty, awarding Arizona with an untimed down from inside the 1-yard line. On the next play, Warner jumped up and broke the plane for a TD that put the Cards up 17-13 an intermission.

In his post-game pool report, Austin explained that play as follows: “I didn’t see anything. What was reported to me was that at least two defensive players hit the ball with their foot, one being deliberate, which knocked it away. That is a delay of game on the defense, preventing the ball from being able to be snapped…Once the ball has been place down and you’re in that type of circumstance, it’s the responsibility of the defense not to touch the ball. We could have stopped the clock if it were truly accidental and waited until we got the players on the ball or if it isn’t accidental then it’s a foul for delay of game. Two Rams players had hit the ball and one was deliberate.”

RETURNING A LONG WAYSteve Breaston’s 73-yard punt return for a touchdown against the Steelers in week four was the first for the Cardinals since 9/12/93 at Washington when Johnny Bailey returned a Reggie Roby punt 58 yards. Breaston became the first Cardinals rookie with a punt return touchdown since Vai Sikahema in 1986 and his 73-yarder was the longest since a 76-yard touchdown by Sikahema in 1987. Breaston is tied for 5th in the NFC and 6th in the NFL with a punt return average of 13.2 yards heading into the week six contest vs. Carolina.

WELLS HITS PAYDIRT Reggie Wells scored the first touchdown of his NFL career when he recovered an Edgerrin James fumble in the end zone in the second quarter last week. The last time Wells scored a touchdown was at South Park High School in Library, PA. as a senior. As a defensive end he scooped up a fumble forced on a sack by his brother Ryan. His heads up play at St. Louis tied the game at 10 apiece in the second quarter. Wells became the first Cardinals offensive lineman to score a touchdown since 10/21/90 @ NYG when tackle Luis Sharpe caught a one-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach. More about Wells’ improbable touchdown below.


SUPER BACKS

The Cardinals have one of the NFL’s premier running backs in Edgerrin James. James, the NFL’s active leading rusher, is a four-time Pro Bowler and has led the NFL is rushing three times in his career. He is having an impressive season so far in 2007, rushing for 442 yards and three touchdowns through the first four games. James is averaging 4.1 yards per carry and is the leading rusher in the NFC despite having gone up against some of the NFL’s best defenses. As for the other top backs in the league, many of them will be lining up against the Cardinals in 2007. Arizona will face a Pro Bowl running back in 11 of its 16 games this year. They will also face backs such as Reggie Bush in New Orleans and Kevin Jones in Detroit who are poised for Pro Bowl honors. Panthers running back DeShaun Foster is an exciting young back who has led the Panthers in rushing the last two seasons. Foster has 361 yards on 80 carries, good for a 4.5 average. The Cardinals have already faced some of the best back in the NFL through five weeks including, Pro Bowlers Frank Gore of the 49ers, Seattle’s Shaun Alexander and Pittsburgh’s Willie Parker, and have held each under 100-yards. Here is a rundown of backs the Cardinals are scheduled to face in 2007:

Frank Gore (SF)* Shaun Alexander (Sea)*

Steven Jackson (StL)Willis McGahee (Bal)*

Willie Parker (Pit)* DeShaun Foster (Car)

Clinton Portis (Was) Carnell Williams (TB)

Tatum Bell and Kevin Jones (Det) Rudi Johnson (Cin) Jamal Lewis (Cle) Reggie Bush (NO) Warrick Dunn (Atl)

*Team has already faced and kept under 100 yards in 2007.

BY THE NUMBERS

19-256Larry Fitzgerald’s combined receptions and receiving

yard total in the last two games, the best two-game total of his career.

75

Career start for Kurt Warner this week

30-10Kurt Warner’s career record as a starter when playing

indoors.

17Number of tackles for Karlos Dansby last week in St. Louis, shattering his old career-high of 12, which he

accomplished three times. 2

Number of NFC teams with more wins than the Cardinals – Dallas (5-0) and Green Bay (4-1)

9

Different Cardinals who have scored the team’s 13 touchdowns

1966

Last time a Cardinals coach was over .500 after his first five games (Charley Winner)

19

Combined margin of victory in the Cardinals first five game of 2007 (3,3,3,7,3)

1976

Last time the Cardinals won their first three home games of the season

NAIL BITING BEGINNINGS In their first five games of 2007, the Cardinals have seen each contest remain undecided until the final seconds. The first three contests were decided by three points, the Steelers weren’t put away until a last minute interception by Ralph Brown and last week’s 34-31 win over the Rams was still undecided until Larry Fitzgerald recovered an onside kick with 0:13 remaining. The last time the Cardinals opened the season with five straight decided by a touchdown or less was 1997, ending the stretch with a 1-4 mark. This year the Cardinals have been victorious in three of the five games. Arizona lost the opener at San Francisco by three when the Niners scored the go-ahead touchdown with 0:22 left. They beat the Seahawks by three in week two when Neil Rackers hit a 42-yard field goal with 0:01 left. Week three saw another game decided in the last seconds, with the Cardinals falling 23-20 to the Ravens on a Matt Stover 46-yard field goal as time expired. In week four vs. Pittsburgh, the seven-point win was not decided until Brown’s interception near midfield with 0:10 left. Last week vs. St. Louis, the Cardinals were up 34-29 with 3:11 left after Kurt Warner connected with Larry Fitzgerald on a seven-yard touchdown pass. The Rams struck back when Gus Frerotte hit Randy McMichael for a 29-yard touchdown reception and Torry Holt caught the ensuing two-point conversion, cutting the lead to three with 0:13 seconds remaining. Fitzgerald came up with Rams’ attempted onside kick, his second in two weeks, to end the threat.

2007 1997Close Contests Close ContestsGame Result How Decided Game Result9/10 at SF L, 17-20 A. Battle 1-yd TD run w/ 0:22 left 8/31at Cin L, 21-24 9/17 vs. Sea. W, 23-20 Rackers 42-yd FG w/ 0:01 left 9/7 vs. Dal W, 25-22 (OT) 9/23 at Balt. L, 23-26 M. Stover 46-yd FG w/ 0:00 left 9/14 at Was L, 13-19 9/30 vs. Pit. W, 21-14 R. Brown INT w/ 0:10 left 9/28 at TB L, 18-19 10/7/07 at StL W, 34-31 Fitzgerald onside kick recovery with 0:13 left 10/5 vs. Min L, 19-20 In each of the Cardinals three victories in 2007, the scored has been tied going into the fourth quarter before the Cardinals were able to pull away.


53 AND COUNTING

Edgerrin James rushed for 128 yards against the Seahawks in week two, giving him four 100-yard games for the Cardinals and 53 for his career. His teams are 47-6 in those games (4-0 with Arizona). James needs four 100-yard games to tie Curtis Martin on the career 100-yard games list with 57. Below are the career leaders:

Emmitt Smith 78 Walter Payton 77 Barry Sanders 76 Eric Dickerson 64 Jerome Bettis 61 Jim Brown 58 Curtis Martin 57 *Edgerrin James 53

*Only active running back with 50 or more 100-yard rushing games.

MAKING A MOVE

In 2006, Edgerrin James moved in the Top 20 on the NFL’s all-time rushing list. He made a significant move up the list in the season opener vs. San Francisco. It didn’t take long for James to get to the 17th spot, as he only needed 65 yards to pass Tiki Barber for that spot. After rushing for 128 yards in week two vs. Seattle, 57 yards at Baltimore, 77 vs. Pittsburgh and 88 at St. Louis, James now sits alone in 16th spot. Entering 2007, James is the only active player on the Top 20 rushing list. All-Time NFL Rushing Leaders:

Yds. to Rk Player Yrs/NFL Yds. Pass 1 Emmitt Smith 15 18,355 7,606 2 Walter Payton 13 16,726 5,977 3 Barry Sanders 10 15,269 4,520 4 Curtis Martin 12 14,101 3,352 5 Jerome Bettis 13 13,662 2,913 6 Eric Dickerson 11 13,259 2,510 7 Tony Dorsett 12 12,739 1,990 8 Jim Brown 9 12,312 1,563 9 Marshall Faulk 13 12,279 1,530 10 Marcus Allen 16 12,243 1,494 11 Franco Harris 13 12,120 1,371 12 Thurman Thomas 13 12,074 1,325 13 John Riggins 14 11,352 603 14 Corey Dillon 10 11,241 492 15 O.J. Simpson 11 11,236 487 16 Edgerrin James* 9 10,827 - 17 Ricky Watters 11 10,643 - 18 Tiki Barber 10 10,449 - 19 Eddie George 9 10,441 - 20 Ottis Anderson 14 10,273 - * Denotes active players

JAMES HOLDS EDGE OVER ACTIVE RUSHERS

Edgerrin James continues to etch his name in the record books. The four-time Pro Bowler currently ranks 16th on the all time rushing list and leads all active rushers with 10,739 yards. James is the only active rusher to surpass the 10,000 yard mark. The next closest active rusher, Fred Taylor trails James by 1,020 yards. Four out of the six active rushers that are behind James have played more seasons than the eight year pro.

Top Active RushersYrs. Att. Yards TD

1. Edgerrin James, Ari. 9 2,632 10,827 732. Fred Taylor, Jax. 10 2,103 9,655 56 3. Warrick Dunn, Atl. 11 2,325 9,663 44 4. LaDainian Tomlinson, S.D. 7 2,148 9,505 102 5. Shaun Alexander, Sea. 8 2,058 9,021 99 6. Ahman Green, Hou. 9 1,910 8,700 55 7. Jamal Lewis, Cle. 7 1,893 8,172 47 8. Priest Holmes, K.C. (P.U.P.) 11 1,734 8,035 86 9. Clinton Portis, Was. 6 1,451 6,752 55 10. Deuce McAllister, N.O. 7 1,322 5,678 44

JAMES RETURNS TO THE TOP Edgerrin James is leading the NFC in rushing with 442 yards and is ranked fourth overall in the NFL after gaining 88 yards last week at St. Louis. James’ 128 yards vs. Seattle in week two is still NFC single-game high for the season. James has improved a very important part of the Cardinals offense—allowing the team to eat up clock on the ground. He is also tops in the NFC and ranked third overall in the NFL in first downs with 29 (25 rushing and four receiving). At his current pace, James is on track for over 1,400 yards and 10 touchdowns, which would be the second best season for a Cardinals running back in history, trailing only Ottis Anderson who ran for 1,605 yards in 1979.

THE GLOVED ONE

Since becoming Matt Leinart’s backup, Kurt Warner started wearing a glove on his throwing hand to improve his grip on the ball.

Warner has made five appearances while wearing the glove, stepping in for an injured Leinart at the end of ’06 and then in his solid performances in the last three weeks.

Opponent Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds TD INT12/24/06 vs. SF 13 9 69.2 105 0 0 12/31/06 at SD 32 22 68.8 356 1 0 9/23/07 at Bal 20 15 75.0 258 2 0 9/30/07 vs. Pit 21 14 66.7 132 1 0 10/7/07 at StL 28 14 50.0 190 1 1 114 74 65.0 1,041 5 1


LEINART INJURED-WARNER TO START

Matt Leinart fractured his collarbone in the Cardinals game at St. Louis last week and he will be out for an undetermined amount of time. Luckily for Arizona, they not only have a veteran backup in two-time NFL MVP Kurt Warner but also a backup who has seen a considerable amount of action in the last three weeks. Ken Whisenhunt has used the 10-year pro to run Arizona’s no huddle package in three straight games starting with week three at Baltimore. Warner has made the most of his opportunities connecting on 43 of 69 passes (62.3%) for 580 yards with four touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 102.3. Last week against his former team in St. Louis, Warner racked up 190 yards on 14 of 28 passing, one touchdown through the air and another on the ground while leading the Cardinals to a 34-31 victory. Much of Warner’s action has come in the fourth quarter of games and he has responded in a big way in crunch time. After going three-for-five for 25 yards and a touchdown in the final quarter last week, Warner has the NFL’s best fourth quarter QB rating (136.7), having completed 14 of 20 passes for 176 yards and three touchdowns. Not bad for back-up.

WARNER COMFORTABLE INSIDE Kurt Warner will feel perfectly at home at University of Phoenix Stadium after taking over as the starter this week. The quarterback has a 30-10 career record indoors in the NFL. Warner went 30-10 in 40 career games in the Arena Football League, a league played exclusively indoors. From there, Warner went to the St. Louis Rams from 1999-2003 and as the starting quarterback went 19-4 in home games during that span. The Rams play indoors at the Edward Jones Dome.

WARNER VS. CAROLINA

Kurt Warner has faced the Carolina Panthers five times as a starting quarterback and has a 4-1 record in those meetings, all with St. Louis. Warner has completed 63.9 percent of his passes in those games, throwing for eight touchdowns.

Date Com Att Yds TD INT Result11/14/99 vs. Car 19 29 284 2 1 W, 35-10 12/5/99 @ Car 22 31 351 3 2 W, 34-21 12/3/00 @ Car 18 36 189 0 4 L, 16-3 11/11/01 vs. Car 14 20 144 1 3 W, 48-14 12/23/01 @ Car 18 23 217 2 2 W, 38-32 69 108 1,185 8 12 4-1

WARNER RUNS IT INHe will probably never be confused with Randall Cunningham but Kurt Warner got the third rushing touchdown of his career last week at St. Louis when he got in from one-yard out to give the Cardinals a 17-13 lead going into halftime. It was his first rushing touchdown as a Cardinal and his first since 9/26/04 vs. Cleveland as a member of the New York Giants. Combined with his seven-yard touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald in the fourth quarter, it marked the first time since 9/26/99 vs. Atlanta (his second career start) that he rushed and threw for a touchdown in the same game.

RANKING HIGH IN NFC

Cardinals standouts Edgerrin James, Larry Fitzgerald and Darnell Dockett are off to a quick start to the 2007 season. All three sits perched at or near the top of the NFC in their respective categories. Edgerrin James is the NFC’s leading rusher heading into week six vs. Carolina, rushing for 442 yards and three touchdowns on 107 carries (4.1 avg.).

NFC Leading RushersRank/Player Att Yds Avg. Long TD1. E. James 107 442 4,1 27 3 2. D. Ward 86 409 4.8 44 1 3. A. Peterson 76 383 5.0 55 1 4. S. Alexander 102 378 3.7 22 2 5. D. Foster 80 361 4.5 20 1 Larry Fitzgerald has been the most explosive part of the Arizona offense in the last two games, launching himself to the top of the NFC in both receptions (34) and receiving yards (448).

NFC Recep. Leader NFC Rec. Yards Leader Rank/ Player Rec. Yds. Rank/Player Yds. Avg. 1. L. Fitzgerald 34 448 1. L. Fitzgerald 448 13.2 2. D. Driver 31 374 2. R. Williams 424 14.6 3. R. Williams 29 424 3. P. Burress 410 17.1 J. Witten 29 307 4. J. Witten 407 14.0 5. T. Holt 28 351 5. T. Owens 387 18.4 Darnell Dockett is off to the best start of his career and is currently tied for 3rd in the NFC with 5.0 sacks.

NFC Sacks LeadersRank/Player Sacks1. O. Umenyiora 7.0 2. J. Peterson 6.0 3. D. Dockett 5.0 T. Cole 5.0 K. Gbaja-Biamila 5.0

CARDS SIGN RATTAYThe Cardinals signed quarterback Tim Rattay this week to backup Kurt Warner after Matt Leinart was placed on injured reserve with a fractured collar bone.

Rattay gets the first opportunity of his professional career to play in front of a home town crowd. Rattay was born in Elyria, Ohio but grew up in Phoenix and attended Phoenix Christian High School where he set state records for passing yards, completions and touchdowns while also playing safety.

After high school Rattay went on to earn second team All-America and first-team All-Conference honors at Scottsdale Community College in 1995. He led the NJCAA with 3,526 passing yards and 28 touchdowns.

Rattay is also familiar with the NFC West, having spent the first five and half years of his career in San Francisco, after the 49ers drafted him in the seventh round (212th overall) of the 2000 draft. Rattay’s Career Passing Statistics:

GP/GS Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Sck/Lst Rating36/18 687 417 60.7 4,689 28 20 63/372 82.6


FITZGERALD JOINS THE LIST AND BOLDIN NEAR THE TOP

In Anquan Boldin’s absence the last two weeks, Larry Fitzgerald picked up the slack and recorded his 10th and 11th career 100-yard games. He is the 12th player in franchise history to record 11+ 100-yard games.

Boldin’s 181 yards against the Ravens in week three gave him his 20th career 100-yard receiving game, moving him into a second-place tie with former Arizona receiver Roy Green on the Cardinals career list. Boldin needs just two more 100-yard receiving games to tie franchise career leader Jackie Smith while Fitzgerald needs one more to tie Frank Sanders with 12.

Games Player (Years)22 Jackie Smith (1963-77) 20 Anquan Boldin (2003-) Roy Green (1979-90) 18 Rob Moore (1995-2001) 17 Mel Gray (1971-82) 16 David Boston (1999-02) 14 Bobby Joe Conrad (1960-68) Pat Tilley (1976-86) Sonny Randle (1959-66) 13 J.T. Smith (1985-90) 12 Frank Sanders (1995-02) 11 Larry Fitzgerald (2004-) Boldin id the 84th player in NFL history with 20+ 100-yard receiving games and the 16th active player with 20+.

BOLDIN RISINGAnquan Boldin now sits eighth on the Cardinals all-time career receptions list with 364. He needs 14 more receptions to pass J.T. Smith (1985-90) for seventh place.

Top 10 Career Reception LeadersCatches

Rec. Player (Years) To Pass535 Larry Centers (1990-98) 172 522 Roy Green (1979-90) 159 493 Frank Sanders (1995-02) 130 480 Jackie Smith (1963-77) 117 469 Pat Tilley (1976-86) 106 418 Bobby Joe Conrad (1958-68) 54 377 J.T. Smith (1985-90) 14 364 Anquan Boldin (2003-) -351 Mel Gray (1971-82) - 328 Sonny Randle (1959-66) -

BOLDIN CLOSING IN ON 5,000 If he returns to the lineup this week vs. Carolina, Anquan Boldin will appear in his 60th career game and the receiver needs just 109 yards to reach 5,000 receiving yards. If he gets to 5,000 yards vs. Carolina, he will become the fourth fastest player in NFL history to reach the milestone. Below is a list of receivers who have reached 5,000 yards the quickest:

Player Team # of Games Lance Alworth San Diego Chargers 52 Charley Henningan Houston Oilers 59 Randy Moss Minnesota Vikings 59 Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers 61 Torry Holt St. Louis Rams 63 Boldin currently sits at 4,891 yards on 364 catches in his 59 career games. If Boldin reaches the mark, he will pass NFC West foe Torry Holt of the St. Louis Rams on the list. In 2006, Boldin became the fastest receiver in NFL history to reach 300 career receptions, reaching the record in his 47th game (@ Oakland 10/22). The following week at Green Bay (10/29), Boldin tied Jerry Rice and Charley Hennigan as the third fastest receivers to reach 4,000 career receiving yards. Boldin reached 100 and 200 receptions the quickest in history as well, reaching those records in his 16th and 34th games.

STEPPING UP Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has performed well when fellow wide receiver Anquan Boldin is out of the lineup, including the last two weeks when a hip injury sidelined Boldin. In the six games Fitzgerald has played while Boldin has sat out, he has caught 45 passes for 666 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Opp Rec Yds TD10/7/07 @ StL 9 136 1 9/30/07 vs. Pit 10 120 0 11/13/05 @ Dal 9 141 1 11/6/05 vs. Sea 8 102 0 10/24/04 vs. Sea 4 73 1 10/10/04 @ SF 5 94 1 45 666 4

COMBINE AND CONQUER The last time the Cardinals faced the Panthers (10/9/05) both Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald topped 100 receiving yards. Boldin finished the day with 162 yards on 10 catches and while Fitzgerald caught nine passes for 136 yards.

Fitzgerald and Boldin have both gone over 100+ receiving yards in a game five times, four of those coming in their record setting 2005 campaign.

No other Cardinals receiving duo has ever gone over 100 yards in the same game more times that Boldin and Fitzgerald. When they accomplished the feat at Minnesota on 11/26/06, they became the first duo in team history to each record 140+ yards in the same game.

Below are the games in which Boldin and Fitzgerald both reached 100 yards receiving: Date Opp Player Rec Yds11/26/06 @ Min Larry Fitzgerald 11 172 Anquan Boldin 9 140 12/4/05 @ SF Anquan Boldin 11 156 Larry Fitzgerald 8 129 11/20/05 @ StL Larry Fitzgerald 9 104 Anquan Boldin 8 105 10/9/05 vs. Car Anquan Boldin 10 162 Larry Fitzgerald 9 136 10/2/05 vs. SF Anquan Boldin 8 116 Larry Fitzgerald 7 102


WILSON CONTINUES BIG PLAYS It should not come as a surprise to anyone who has followed Adrian Wilson in the last couple of years that at a crucial time in a game he would come up with an even more crucial play. But in week four vs. Pittsburgh, fans had a right to feel a little uneasy as a costly Cardinals fumble had given the Steelers the ball at the Arizona four yard-line near the end of the third quarter with the score tied at seven apiece. After the Cardinals held Willie Parker to two yards on two rushing attempts, Roethlisberger was picked off by Wilson in the endzone on third down, giving the Cardinals the ball back and keeping the score tied. Wilson has shown again-and-again that he can come up with big plays and continue to improve at his position after making his first Pro Bowl appearance in 2006. Each year a different part of Wilson’s game is showcased, whether it is getting to the quarterback or running back turnovers for touchdowns. In 2006, Wilson returned both an interception and a fumble 99 yards for touchdowns, becoming the first defensive player in NFL history with two TDs of 99+ yards in the same season. His 8.0 sacks in 2005 were the most in NFL history by a defensive back since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. Wilson will be appearing in his 100th career game this week vs. Carolina. He has started 55 consecutive games dating back to 2003 and is the only Cardinal player to start every game in each of the last three campaigns. Despite all he has accomplished in his career, redefining the way the safety position is played, Wilson did something last week at St. Louis that he had never done—intercepted a pass for the second consecutive week. It was his 16th career interception

ROBIN’ HOOD The Rams were having success throwing the ball against the Cardinals in the early parts of last week’s game until Rod Hood began swiping them and giving the ball back to the Arizona offense or just cashing in himself. Hood had two interceptions for the first time in his career when he stepped in front of two Gus Frerotte passes in the second half. He returned the second 68 yards for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter to give the Cardinals a 27-20 lead. Hood became the first Cardinal with two interceptions in a game since fellow Auburn alum Karlos Dansby in the 2005 opener at New York vs. the Giants. The return was also the 13th longest in franchise history. It was the first touchdown of Hood’s NFL career and his first since high school when he was a quarterback and wide receiver at Carver High School in Colombus, GA.

DANSBY FIGHTING HIS WAY TO THE TOP Having experienced significant success despite facing numerous obstacles in his first three years with the Cardinals as an outside linebacker, fourth-year pro Karlos Dansby didn’t miss a beat after being moved to inside linebacker by the team’s new coaching staff. So far in 2007 Dansby has 50 tackles, 2.5 sack and a forced fumble. In the week one contest at San Francisco on Monday Night Football, Dansby had 12 tackles, matching his then career-high. At Baltimore in week three, Dansby finished with two sacks while he shattered his career-high in week five with 17 tackles. In 2006 it was injuries that threatened to derail Dansby’s progress. Despite starting in only ten games, Dansby fought his way through numerous preseason injuries to turn in yet another impressive season. After missing all of the preseason and the first regular season contest, Dansby returned and finished the season ranked second on the team with 94 tackles. Dansby’s tallied his fifth career multi-sack game at Baltimore after collecting a team-best three multi-sacks games in 2005 while also leading the team with eight sacks. For his career, Dansby has recorded 258 tackles, 19.5 sacks, four interceptions for two TDs, six fumble recoveries and seven forced fumbles in only 42 starts. He was having a great start to the 2007 season through the first four weeks. He had 33 tackles (including a career-high tying 12 in week on at San Francisco) heading into week five vs. St. Louis. He faced the Rams last week and returned having shattered his previous career-high in tackles, collecting 17 total tackles vs. St. Louis.

THE OPPORTUNIST Cardinals fourth-year defensive end Antonio Smith is in his first year as a full-time starter and he has made the most of the opportunity. Having appeared in 30 games with 16 starts between 2004-06, Smith collected 43 tackles, 5.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in that span. He looks to add substantially to those statistics in 2007 and has gotten off to a good start. So far in 2007, Smith has: � 25 tackles, which is only four shy of his single-season high

of 29 which he established in 2006. � His 2.5 sacks though the first five contests match his total

from 2006 and he is a half-sack away from tying his single-season high of 3.0 sacks which he established in 2005.

� Smith’s sack of Roethlisberger in week four gave him at least a partial sack in three consecutive contest.

� Been part of an offensive line that has kept four-of-five opposing running backs, including Pittsburgh’s Willie Parker, Seattle’s Shaun Alexander and Baltimore’s Willis McGahee, under 100 yards rushing.


BERRY BACK AT IT Bertrand Berry’s sack last week of Rams quarterback Gus Frerotte in the fourth quarter gave him his second of the year and eighth in his last 10 games. Last week marked the first time in his career that Berry has sacked Frerotte, adding him to a list that includes 32 other quarterbacks. Berry added Steelers signal caller Ben Roethlisberger to the same list in week four. Below is Berry’s all-time sack list: Trent Green (5.0), Jon Kitna (5.0), Kurt Warner (4.0), Rich Gannon (3.5), Tom Brady (3.0), Tim Rattay (3.0), Andrew Walter (3.0), Drew Bledsoe (2.0), Marc Bulger (2.0), Matt Hasselbeck (2.0), Chris Simms (2.0), Alex Smith (1.5), One Each: Quincy Carter, Tim Couch, Daunte Culpepper, Ken Dorsey, Jay Fiedler, Doug Flutie, Gus Frerotte, Rex Grossman, Joey Harrington, Ryan Leaf, Tommy Maddox, Eli Manning, Vinny Testaverde, Michael Vick, Steve Young, .5 Each: Kyle Boller, Chris Chandler, Peyton Manning, Chad Pennington, Ben Roethlisberger. TOTAL: 53.5 Berry has missed portions of each of the last two seasons with injuries but back at full health in 2007, he is part of a defense that has collected 14 sacks through the first five games. The Cardinals defense in now on pace for 44.8 sacks which would make it the team’s highest total since 1984 when they collected 55 sacks.

HAYES BACK FOR MORE Cardinals middle linebacker Gerald Hayes got a taste of success in 2006 and he has come back in 2007 looking hungrier than ever. In his first full season in the NFL, Hayes finished with 111 tackles in ‘06, despite missing the final two games with a rib injury. He led the team in tackles in five game games and had three double-digit tackle games while also collected a sack, three interceptions, seven passes defensed and two fumble recoveries. His outstanding play earned him a five-year contract extension which he signed on 11/6/06. He did not get comfortable though as he came to training camp looking leaner and stronger than ever, having lost around 10 pounds. His hard work and the resulting performance on the field earned him the player’s approval, being named one of two defensive captains for ’07 in a player vote. Hayes has played a big part of the defenses early success in 2007. He made what is perhaps the Cardinals biggest play of the season, sacking Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck with under two minutes left vs. Seattle in week two, forcing a fumble which the Cardinals recovered. Arizona ended up earning its first victory of the season on Neil Rackers 42-yard FG with time expiring. Hayes had a game-high 13 tackle at Baltimore in week three and with his eight tackles last week vs. St. Louis, is second on the team with 38 total tackles.

SPENDING TIME IN THE BACKFIELD

Cardinals fourth-year defensive tackle Darnell Dockett has spent a lot of time exactly where his coaches want him, and where opposing offenses don’t—in their backfield. Dockett has recorded 5.0 sacks, two tackles-for-a-loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, a QB pressure and three QB hits—all in the first five games of the season with all of it coming behind the opponent’s offensive line. Before this year, the most sacks he had collected in a season was 3.5 in his rookie year of 2004 and he has nearly equaled his career sacks total (6.0 in 48 games) in the first five games of the season. Dockett had perhaps his best game as a Cardinal in week four against the visiting Steelers. He established a new career-high with his 2.5 sacks while also collecting six tackles, a forced fumble and two QB hits. He was a dominant force on a defense (and defensive line) that held Willie Parker, the NFL’s top rusher coming into the game, to just 37 yards on 19 carries. In other words, he has been a nightmare for opposing offenses, running backs and quarterbacks especially. Dockett is anchoring a line that, through five games, has collected 10.5 sacks while allowing only one running back in the last nine games to rush for 100 yards in a game.

VALLEY OF SUCCESS To the fans delight, the list of successful Valley sports teams in getting crowded. The Cardinals have thrown their hat in the ring by starting the season 3-2 and in first place in the NFC West. Diamondbacks: A young Arizona Diamondbacks team finished their remarkable 2007 regular season with the best record in the National League at 90-72. They have followed that up with a sweep of Chicago Cubs and a berth in the NLCS vs. the Colorado Rockies. ASU Football: The Sun Devils, led by new head coach Dennis Erickson, have come out of the gate fast in 2007. They are undefeated through the first six games of the season and are ranked 18th in the country in the latest poll. Phoenix Suns: The Suns are ramping up for the season as they come off a magnificent 2006-07 campaign, finishing 40 games over .500 (61-21). The Suns advanced to the Western Conference finals before a heartbreaking and controversial series loss to the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs. Phoenix Mercury: The Mercury reached the peak of women’s basketball in 2007, winning the WNBA Championship in dramatic fashion—by coming back after falling down 2-1 in a five-game series and defeating the defending Champion Detroit Shock on their own court. Phoenix Coyotes: Coached by the greatest player in hockey history, the Coyotes won their season opener 3-2 over the St. Louis Blues and have started the season 1-1.


2007 KEY DATES October 16 Trading deadline. December 29-30 Regular season ends January 5-6 Wild Card Playoffs January 12-13 Divisional Playoffs January 20 Conference Championships February 3 Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix

Stadium in Arizona February 10 Pro Bowl - Hawaii

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

Big Red Rage at Jilly’sw/ Bertrand Berry and special guest

Friday, 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Matt Leinart’s Surf and Turfw/ Pro Surfer Bron Heussenstamm and Jody Jackson

Friday, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Kia NFL Kickoff ShowSunday, 10:00 – 11:00 AM

Hosted by Jody Jackson, Bill Lewis and Rolando Cantu

Cardinals Pre-Game HuddleSunday, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Hosted by Paul Calvisi, Hank Kuhlmann, Rob Moore and Kwamie Lassiter

CARDINALS PRONUNCIATIONS Monty Beisel BYE-sull Bertrand Berry BURR-trend Troy Bienemann BEN-a-men Steve Breaston BREST-in Tim Castille ka-STEEL Oliver Celestin SELL-us-teen Tim Euhus YOU-us Nathan Hodel HOE-dul Ross Kolodziej kuh-LODGE-ee Deuce Lutui lah-TOO-ee Lyle Sendlein SEND-line Jerheme Urban Jeremy

THIS WEEK IN THE NFL Open Date: Buffalo, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, San Francisco

Sunday, Oct. 14 Arizona TimeSt. Louis at Baltimore 10:00 AM Minnesota at Chicago 10:00 AM Miami at Cleveland 10:00 AM Washington at Green Bay 10:00 AM Houston at Jacksonville 10:00 AM Cincinnati at Kansas City 10:00 AM Philadelphia at NY Jets 10:00 AM Tennessee at Tampa Bay 10:00 AM Carolina at Arizona 1:05 PM New England at Dallas 1:15 PM Oakland at San Diego 1:15 PM New Orleans at Seattle 5:15 PM Monday, Oct. 15NY Giants at Atlanta 5:30 PM

CARDS RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Tues, Oct. 9 Cardinals signd QB Tim Rattay and GKeydrick Vincent and to make room the team placed QB Matt Leinart (collarbone) on IR and released C Chukky Okobi. Also, the Cardinals signed QB Matt Baker to the practice squad and released WR Matt Trannon and QB Lang Campbell.

Tues, Sep. 25 Re-signed C Scott Peters to the practice squad and released LB Cameron Vaughn.

Tues, Sep. 18 Signed LB Brandon Johnson and released C Nick Leckey.

Wed, Sep. 12 Signed free agent C Chukky Okobi and re-signed OL Brad Badger To make room, team released LB Brandon Johnson.

Mon, Sep. 10 Released OL Brad Badger.

Tues, Sep. 4 Signed TE Ben Patrick to the practice squad.

Mon, Sep. 3 Signed SB Michael Adams, RB Steve Baylark, QB Lang Campbell, LB David Holloway, WR Matt Trannon, T Elliot Vallejo, and LB Cameron Vaughn to the practice squad.

Sun, Sep. 2 Awarded waiver claims on DE Quentin Moses (Oakland) and WR Jerheme Urban (Dallas). Released TE Ben Patrick and placed DE/LB Chike Okeafor on injured reserve (bicep).

Fri, Aug. 31 Released CB Michael Adams, RB Steve Baylark, QB Shane Boyd, QB Lang Campbell, LB Buster Davis, T Brandon Gorin, LB David Holloway, CB Darrell Hunter, G Brian Johnson, S Brandon Keeler, DT Jonathan Lewis, WR LeRon McCoy, T Qasim Mitchell, C Scott Peters, TE Alex Shor, WR Micheal Spurlock, LB Pago Togafau, WR Matt Trannon, T Elliot Vallejo, FB Rashon Vercher and CB Justin Wyatt.

Wed, Aug. Signed P Mike Barr to a one-year contract and released P Scott Player.


Game 2CARDINALS 23, Seahawks 20

September 16, 2007 – University of Phoenix Stadium – (64,542)

The Cardinals followed a heart-breaking loss in the closing moments at San Francisco in week one with an equally dramatic last-second victory in the home opener vs. Seattle. After the Seahawks erased a 17-0 first half deficit to take a 20-17 lead with 9:52 left, Arizona tied it on the ensuing possession with a 52-yard Neil Rackers FG. The Seahawks then seemed well on their way to a game-winning FG try after advancing to the AZ 36 with 1:55 left but QB Matt Hasselbeck and RB Shaun Alexander collided in the backfield and LB Gerald Hayes knocked the ball loose. DT Darnell Dockett ultimately recovered at the SEA 46 with 1:48 to go. Four straight Edgerrin James runs moved the ball to the 24 and Rackers nailed the 42-yard game winner with 0:01 left on the clock to give Ken Whisenhunt his first victory as head coach. Arizona dominated much of the first half. On Seattle’s 2nd drive of the game, Sean Morey blocked a Seahawks punt and that led to a 28-yard Rackers FG. After a Seattle 3-n-out, Matt Leinart capped the next drive with a 30-yard TD to TE Leonard Pope on 3rd-n-1 early in the 2nd. Later in the quarter, James scored on a 17-yard run to put the Cards up 17-0 with 5:43 to play in the first half. The Seahawks offense crossed midfield for the first time on the next drive (their 6th of the game) and capped it when Hasselbeck found WR Nate Burleson with a 24-yard TD pass. Arizona scrambled for a 53-yard FG try but Rackers 53-yarder hit the left upright as the half ended. On the opening drive of the 2nd half, LB Lofa Tatupu halted Arizona when he INT’d Leinart and returned it 16 yards to the SEA 48. That set-up a 16-yard Alexander TD run that trimmed the AZ lead to 17-14. Josh Brown then kicked 28-yard FGs on the next two possessions to put Seattle ahead for the first time. On the next AZ drive, a 35-yard catch-n-run by Anquan Boldin took it to the 25 but a holding penalty then backed them up. Rackers saved the scoring chance with his game-tying 52-yarder. With 1:55 left, Seattle was at the AZ36 and close to Brown FG range when the game-changing fumble took place. James’ 128 rushing yards were his most with the Cardinals and his 17-yard TD run was the longest. Leinart finished 1-yard shy of a 300-yard passing day. SEAHAWKS 0 7 10 3 20

CARDINALS 3 14 0 6 23

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 1:27 Rackers 28-yard FG 6-21, 3:05 0-3 CARDS 2 14:07 Pope 30-yard pass from Leinart (Rackers kick) 4-70, 1:45 0-10 CARDS 2 5:43 James 17-yard run (Rackers kick) 5-38, 3:31 0-17 Seahawks 2 1:16 Burleson 24-yard pass from Hasselbeck (Brown kick) 10-80, 4:27 7-17 Seahawks 3 8:42 Alexander 16-yard run (Brown kick) 8-52, 3:13 14-17 Seahawks 3 3:34 Brown 28-yard FG 8-51, 2:41 17-17 Seahawks 4 9:52 Brown 28-yard FG 9-78, 4:19 20-17 CARDS 4 4:44 Rackers 52-yard FG 9-46, 5:08 20-20 CARDS 4 0:01 Rackers 42-yard FG 5-22, 1:47 20-23

STATISTICS

SEA AZ First Downs 18 20 Rushes-Yards 24-92 26-132 Net Passing Yards 278 299 Total Net Yards 370 431 Passing (A-C-I) 36-22-0 37-23-1 Sacked by Opp. 1-3 0-0 Punts-Average 5-39.8 4-40.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties 4-25 7-55 Time of Possession 27:54 32:06 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGSEAHAWKS: Alexander 18-70, TD; Strong 3-10; Hasselbeck 2-6; Weaver 1-6. CARDS: James 24-128, TD; Arrington 1-8; Leinart 1-(-4)

PASSINGSEAHAWKS: Hasselbeck 22-36, 281, 1 TD, 0 INT. CARDS: Leinart 23-37, 299 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT.

RECEIVINGSEAHAWKS: Branch 7-122; Engram 5-71; Strong 3-30; Burleson 2-39, TD; Alexander 2-5; Weaver 2-7; Taylor 1-6’ Pearman 1-1. CARDS: Fitzgerald 7-87; Boldin 4-83; Arrington 4-24; B. Johnson 2-23; Morey 2-23; James 2-22; pope 1-30; Bienemann 1-7.

Game 149ers 20, CARDINALS 17

September 10, 2007 – Monster Park – (68,111)

The Cardinals opened the 2007 with a Monday night match at San Francisco and were seconds away from victory before a late Niners rally sent them home 0-1. In the first half, each team had a FG and converted a turnover into a TD to make it 10-10 at intermission. On Arizona’s first offensive play of the game, QB Matt Leinart was INT’d by Walt Harris, who returned it to the AZ 6. Two snaps later, Frank Gore ran up the middle and scored on a 6-yard run. Early in the second, the Cardinals got on the board when Neil Rackers’ 35-yard FG ended a 13-play, 53-yard drive. On the next drive, LB Karlos Dansby blitzed up the middle and sacked Alex Smith, forcing a fumble that DE Antonio Smith recovered at the SF 36. That set-up a 7-yard Edgerrin James TD run that made it 10-7. James led a Cardinals ground attack that was very productive and he opened his second Cards season by rushing 26 times for 92 yards. Meanwhile the AZ defense again did an outstanding job containing SF back Frank Gore, limiting the Pro Bowl RB to 55 yards on 18 carries. They also held talented TE Vernon Davis to 2 catches for 4 yards. After the James TD, the Niners responded with a long drive that reached the AZ 16 before settling for a 33-yard Joe Nedney FG that tied it at the half. A 30-yard Nedney FG on SF’s opening drive of the second half gave the Niners a 13-10 lead they took midway through the fourth. Arizona then went ahead when Leinart connected with WR Anquan Boldin on a 5-yard TD pass to cap a 58-yard drive. One of the key plays came on 3rd-n-3 from the SF30 when Leinart scrambled 20 yards for the first down. Nursing the lead, the Cards were forced to punt it back to SF, who took over at its own 14 with 2:58 left and needing a TD to win. Smith quickly completed passes to get SF near midfield. Facing a 4th-n-1 at the AZ45 with 1:43 left, Smith eluded the Cards rush and ran 25 yards for a 1st down. Three plays later on 3rd-n-13 at the 23, Smith lofted it down the middle to Arnaz Battle who caught it at the 1 before fumbling into the end zone. CB Eric Green had a chance to recover but could not and the ball returned to the spot of the fumble when SF recovered. On the next play Battle took a handoff on a reverse and scored from a yard out. Arizona’s comeback hopes were officially dashed when Leinart’s deep pass on the next snap was intercepted. CARDINALS 0 10 0 7 17

49ERS 7 3 3 7 20

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score49ers 1 11:21 Gore 6-yard run (Nedney kick) 2-6, 0:09 0-7 CARDS 2 12:51 Rackers 35-yard FG 13-53, 7:12 3-7 CARDS 2 9:10 James 7-yard run (Rackers kick) 5-36, 2:39 10-7 49ers 2 3:35 Nedney 33-yard FG 11-51, 5:35 10-10 49ers 3 11:15 Nedney 30-yard FG 5-21, 2:21 10-13 CARDS 4 6:40 Boldin 5-yard pass from Leinart (Rackers kick) 9-58, 4:29 17-13 49ers 4 0:22 Battle 1-yard run (Nedney kick) 12-86, 2:36 17-20

STATISTICS

AZ SF First Downs 20 16 Rushes-Yards 38-161 22-92 Net Passing Yards 100 102 Total Net Yards 261 194 Passing (A-C-I) 28-14-2 31-15-0 Sacked by Opp. 1-2 3-24 Punts-Average 7-37.0 6-41.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties 10-71 6-40 Time of Possession 34:32 25:28 Weather: Clear, 64 degrees, 67% humidity, wind W 18 mph. RUSHINGCARDS: James 26-92, TD; Leinart 6-35; Shipp 1-14; Boldin 1-14; Arrington 4-6. NINERS: Gore 18-55, TD; A. Smith 3-36; Battle 1-1, TD.

PASSINGCARDS: Leinart 14-28, 102 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT. NINERS: A. Smith 15-31, 126 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Boldin 4-22, TD; Pope 3-22; Fitzgerald 3-20; James 2-20; B. Johnson 2-12; Bienemann 1-6. NINERS: Battle 5-60; D. Jackson 4-36; Norris 2-6; V. Davis 2-4; Gore 1-21; Hicks 1-(-1).


Game 3Ravens 26, CARDINALS 23

September 23, 2007 – M&T Bank Stadium – (71,372)

In a wild week 3 contest at Baltimore, the Cardinals battled back from a 17-point 4th quarter deficit to tie the game late. However, the Ravens escaped with the win thanks to a 46-yard FG as time expired on a drive that was significantly aided by a suspect personal foul call. Each team utilized its back-up QB and each executed when needed. Kurt Warner initially replaced Cards starter Matt Leinart for a series in the 2nd quarter to run a pre-planned, no-huddle package better suited for the veteran. Warner returned late in the third when AZ went to the set exclusively and engineered the comeback. Early on, the AZ offense had trouble finding a rhythm but the defense kept things close. Each of Baltimore’s first 2 drives went deep into Cards territory and while lengthy (14 plays and 70+ yards per), each ended with a Matt Stover FG. Warner entered the game for the first time midway thru the 2nd quarter and quickly moved the ball with passes to Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald to set-up a 48-yard Neil Rackers FG that made it 6-3. The Ravens answered on the next drive with a 13-yard scoring pass from Steve McNair to Derrick Mason just after the 2:00 warning. A 3-n-out forced a Cards punt that Yamon Figurs returned 75 yards for a score that made it 20-3. While Leinart put AZ in position for a 47-yard FG try with :23 left, Rackers’ try sailed about a foot right. Early in the 3rd, DT Darnell Dockett forced a McNair fumble and Bertrand Berry recovered at the Raven 35, leading to a Rackers FG. AZ then recovered a surprise onside kick and Warner re-entered the game. The next play saw him hit Fitzgerald for 27 yards to the Raven 27 but the WR fumbled at the end of the play and CB Corey Ivy recovered. A Stover FG (43) made it 23-6 late in the 3rd. Warner responded by completing 6-6 passes for 72 yards and hit Boldin with a 5-yard TD pass. Kyle Boller then entered the game in relief of McNair but the AZ D forced a 3-n-out. Warner then struck again with a 2-play scoring drive - a 22-yard pass to Fitzgerald and a 32-yard TD to Boldin that made it a 3-point game. After forcing a punt, AZ took over at its own 13 with 5:33 left and Warner led a drive that ended with Rackers’ game-tying 41-yarder. With 0:47 left, TE Todd Heap caught a 12-yard pass at the Ravens 46 before being leveled on a clean hit by SS Adrian Wilson that back judge Bob Wagoner inexplicably penalized, moving the ball to the AZ 39 and setting up Stover’s game-winner. In addition to Warner’s outstanding performance, Boldin set a career-high with 14 catches (2nd-most in team history) for 181 yards and 2 TDs for his 20th career 100-yard day.


RAVENS 3 17 3 3 26

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreRavens 1 7:14 Stover 21-yard FG 14-77, 7:46 0-3 Ravens 2 10:52 Stover 28-yard FG 14-72, 8:49 0-6 CARDS 2 5:19 Rackers 48-yard FG 6-51, 1:41 3-6 Ravens 2 1:55 Mason 13-yard pass from McNair (Stover kick) 7-60, 3:19 3-13 Ravens 2 0:55 Figurs 75-yard punt return (Stover kick) -- 3-20 CARDS 3 5:18 Rackers 40-yard FG 6-13, 2:56 6-20 Ravens 3 0:16 Stover 43-yard FG 10-48, 4:45 6-23 CARDS 4 12:02 Boldin 5-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 7-71, 3:14 13-23 CARDS 4 10:19 Boldin 32-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 2-54, 0:33 20-23 CARDS 4 1:50 Rackers 41-yard FG 10-64, 3:43 23-23 Ravens 4 0:00 Stover 46-yard FG 9-52, 1:50 23-26

STATISTICS

AZ BAL First Downs 17 23 Rushes-Yards 14-61 30-129 Net Passing Yards 303 252 Total Net Yards 364 381 Passing (A-C-I) 40-24-0 37-28-0 Sacked by Opp. 1-8 4-29 Punts-Average 4-42.3 3-31.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties 6-65 5-40 Time of Possession 22:17 37:43 Weather: Temp 75 degrees, 50% humidity, Wind north 9 mph RUSHINGCARDS: James 10-57; Arrington 2-3; Leinart 1-2; Shipp 1-(-1). RAVENS: McGahee 21-98; Smith 5-15; McNair 3-14; Boller 1-2.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 15-20, 258, 2 TD, 0 INT; Leinart 9-20, 53 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. RAVENS: McNair 20-27, 198 yds, TD, 0 INT; Boller 8-10, 83 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Boldin 14-181, 2 TD; Fitzgerald 5-85; B. Johnson 1-18; James 1-10; Shipp 1-9; Bienemann 1-6; Arrington 1-2. RAVENS: Mason 8-79, TD; Clayton 5-34; Heap 4-60; McGahee 4-23; D. Williams 3-52; M. Smith 3-32; McClain 1-1.

Game 4CARDINALS 21, Steelers 14

September 30, 2007 – University of Phoenix Stadium – (64,844)

In a week 4 match-up rife with subplots, the Cardinals scored 21 second half points against the NFL’s #2 ranked defense to upset the previously unbeaten Steelers and move to 2-2. The Arizona sideline featured many with ties to Western PA and the Steelers, most notably head coach Ken Whisenhunt and top assistant Russ Grimm who were once Steeler assistants. Playing without Pro Bowl WR Anquan Boldin, the Cardinals relied on Larry Fitzgerald (11-123 receiving) and a QB rotation of Matt Leinart & Kurt Warner. Defensively, they limited league-leading RB Willie Parker to 37 yards on 19 carries while halting his 100-yard game streak at 4. They also picked off Ben Roethlisberger twice and forced punts on 7 of Pittsburgh’s 9 other drives. From the outset, it was clear it would be a hard-hitting affair and points would be hard to come by. Pittsburgh notched the game’s first score late in the opening quarter when Roethlisberger hit WR Santonio Holmes with a 43-yard TD pass on a 3rd-n-26 play. None of the next 7 Steeler drives, however, produced points and ended in punts (6) and an INT (1). While Leinart QB’d the first 3 drives, Warner entered with 4:56 to go in the 2nd quarter to run the no-huddle as he had the week before in Baltimore. On the 2nd play of the series he hit Larry Fitzgerald with a 20-yard pass to the PIT37 but the WR fumbled at the end of the play and S Troy Polamalu returned the recovery to midfield. The AZ defense answered and DT Darnell Dockett recorded the 2nd of his 3.0 sacks on the day to force a punt. Warner & Co. ran the 2:00 offense well enough to yield a FG try but Neil Rackers’ 52-yarder was wide left as the half expired. On Arizona’s opening drive of the 3rd quarter, Warner led a 9-play, 70-yard drive on which he was 6-7 passing for 45 yards (4-28 to Fitzgerald) and capped it with a 6-yard pass to WR Jerheme Urban, who saw extended action in Boldin’s absence. With the game tied at 7 late in the 3rd, the Cards gave Pittsburgh a golden opportunity when Warner mishandled a shotgun snap and the Steelers recovered at the AZ4. After stopping Parker on the first two downs, S Adrian Wilson halted the threat by stepping in front of TE Heath Miller in the endzone and recording the INT. The game was still tied early in the 4th when rookie Steve Breaston fielded a Steelers punt at the AZ27 and took it 73 yards for Arizona’s first punt return TD since 1993. Leading 14-7, the Cards D forced another Pittsburgh punt and when the offense took over at its own 18 with 11:33 left it was with Leinart back at QB. On his first snap he hit Fitzgerald on a 38-yard pass to the PIT44 and despite leaving for 1 play after a violent but unpenalized hit, engineered a long (13-82, 7:19) drive that ended with a 2-yard Edgerrin James run that made it 21-7. James was 7-20 on the drive and Leinart was 3-4-56 passing but his biggest play may have been with his legs. Facing a 4th-n-1 at the PIT24, the Cards passed on a FG try that could have made it a 10-point game and Leinart picked up the 1st down on a sneak. Roethlisberger then made it a one score game on the next drive when he hit Holmes with a 7-yard TD pass with 1:54 but Fitzgerald recovered the ensuing onside kick and that, along with a Ralph Brown INT 89 second later sealed the win. STEELERS 7 0 0 7 14


Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreSteelers 1 0:31 Homes 43-yard pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 8-69, 4:33 7-0 CARDS 3 7:24 Urban 6-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 9-70, 3:43 7-7 CARDS 4 14:10 Breaston 73-yard punt return (Rackers kick) -- 7-14 CARDS 4 4:14 James 2-yard run (Rackers kick) 13-82, 7:19 7-21 Steelers 4 1:49 Holmes 7-yard pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 9-92, 2:25 14-21

STATISTICS

PIT AZ First Downs 17 19 Rushes-Yards 26-77 25-86 Net Passing Yards 205 215 Total Net Yards 282 301 Passing (A-C-I) 32-17-2 35-21-0 Sacked by Opp. 4-39 2-10 Punts-Average 7-51.4 5-39.4 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 3-2 Penalties 11-72 5-30 Time of Possession 32:12 27:48 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGSTEELERS: Parker 19-37; Roethlisberger 4-26; Davenport 2-15; Holmes 1-(-1). CARDS: James 21-77, TD; Leinart 3-9; Warner 1-0.

PASSINGSTEELERS: Roethlisberger 17-32, 2 TD. CARDS: Warner 14-21, 132, 1 TD, 0 INT; Leinart 7-14, 93 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGSTEELERS: Holmes 6-128, 2 TD; Parker 4-29; Miller 3-46; Reide 2-23; Washington 2-18. CARDS: Fitzgerald 10-120; Urban 5-53, TD; B. Johnson 4-40; James 1-7; T. Smith 1-5.


Game 5CARDINALS 34, Rams 31

October 7, 2007 – Edward Jones Dome – (61,788)

The Cardinals moved to 3-2 and recorded their first road win of ’07 thanks to a 3-point victory at St. Louis that put them in a first place tie in the NFC West. The Cardinals again employed the 2-QB rotation of Matt Leinart and Kurt Warner before Leinart suffered a fractured collarbone late in the 1st half and Warner went the rest of the way against his former team. Playing a 2nd straight week without Pro Bowl WR Anquan Boldin, fellow all-pro Larry Fitzgerald recorded his 2nd consecutive 100-yard game (9-136) and had a pivotal TD late in the 4th. Winless and minus several starters, the Rams gave the Cardinals everything they could handle. Back-up Gus Frerotte started at QB and ran a no-huddle set that produced a FG and TD on the first two St. Louis drives while Arizona’s Neil Rackers hit a 50-yard FG in between. Warner entered the game midway thru the 2nd quarter and ran the Cards no-huddle package that netted the team’s first TD when G Reggie Wells scored his first career TD by falling on an Edgerrin James fumble in the end zone. On the 2nd play of the next Arizona drive, Leinart suffered the collarbone injury on a sack by LB Will Witherspoon. Jeff Wilkins then hit a 35-yard FG with 1:17 left in the first half to put the Rams up 13-10 but Warner followed with a drive punctuated by several bold calls. With 0:36 left and facing a 4th-n-6 at the SL 41, the Cards went for it and Warner hit Fitzgerald for 6. Two plays later the two connected on a 34-yarder to the one and used their final timeout with 0:14 left. When James was stopped for no gain on the next play, time expired before the Cards could get a snap off but the Rams were flagged for intentionally kicking the ball and on the untimed down, Warner dove up and over for the TD putting Arizona up 17-13 at the half. The Rams re-claimed the lead on the opening drive of the 2nd half when Frerotte hit Torry Holt with an 11-yard TD pass. St. Louis’ next drive ended when a pass glanced off Holt’s hands to Cards CB Rod Hood. The INT set the Cards up at the Rams 14 but two plays later Fakhir Brown recorded his second INT of the game when he picked off a Warner pass in the end zone. The Cards tied it with a 32-yard Rackers FG on their next drive, then took a 27-20 lead early in the 4th when Hood snatched a Frerotte pass and returned it 68 yards for his first career TD. A 31-yard Wilkins FG made it 27-23 midway thru the 4th and the Rams soon got the ball back after a Cards 3-n-out. However, SS Adrian Wilson killed the threat with an amazingly athletic play on a 34-yard Frerotte pass attempt that he broke up with his left hand, batting it to himself for an INT that he returned to the Rams 39. That drive ended with Warner’s perfect pass on 3rd-n-goal from the 7 that Fitzgerald caught for his first TD of the season. The Rams added a TD and 2-point conversion on the next drive but Fitzgerald recovered the on-side kick to seal the win.


RAMS 3 10 7 11 31

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreRams 1 8:31 Wilkins 46-yard FG 9-33, 3:43 0-3 CARDS 1 3:57 Rackers 50-yard FG 9-48, 4:34 3-3 Rams 2 14:55 Bennett 16-yard pass from Frerotte (Wilkins kick) 9-76, 4:02 3-10 CARDS 2 3:32 Wells fumble recovery in EZ (Rackers kick) 10-78, 4:22 10-10 Rams 2 1:17 Wilkins 35-yard FG 5-31, 1:06 10-13 CARDS 2 0:00 Warner 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 10-77, 1:17 17-13 Rams 3 11:44 Holt 11-yard pass from Frerotte (Wilkins kick) 7-73, 3:16 17-20 CARDS 3 1:40 Rackers 32-yard FG 9-57, 3:56 20-20 CARDS 4 13:47 Hood 68-yard INT return (Rackers kick) -- 27-20 Rams 4 8:46 Wilkins 31-yard FG 8-67, 5:01 27-23 CARDS 4 3:11 Fitzgerald 7-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 8-39, 3:25 34-23 Rams 4 0:13 McMichael 29-yard pass from Frerotte 9-79, 2:58 34-31 (Frerotte-Holt pass)

STATISTICS

AZ STL First Downs 24 24 Rushes-Yards 31-102 23-123 Net Passing Yards 281 252 Total Net Yards 383 375 Passing (A-C-I) 41-21-2 43-24-3 Sacked by Opp. 1-9 2-10 Punts-Average 4-45.0 4-56.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties 11-98 9-86 Time of Possession 30:51 29:09 Weather: Indoors RUSHINGCARDS: James 26-88; Shipp 1-10; Arrington 1-4; Warner 3-0. RAMS: Leonard 18-102; Minor 3-12; Hall 1-8; Frerotte 1-1.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 14-28, 190 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; Leinart 7-13, 100 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT. RAMS: Frerotte 24-43, 262 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Fitzgerald 9-136, TD; B. Johnson 6-80; Urban 3-28; Arrington 1-32; James 1-9; Pope 1-5. RAMS: Holt 5-89, TD; Leonard 5-33; Minor 5-31; McMichael 3-45, TD; Bennett 2-32, TD; Hagans 1-11; Owens 1-9; Hall 1-7; Walker 1-5.


Arizona Cardinals / Week 5 / Through Sunday, October 07, 2007 / Regular Season

Won 3, Lost 2

9/10/2007 L 17- 20 at San Francisco 49ers9/16/2007 W 23- 20 Seattle Seahawks9/23/2007 L 23- 26 at Baltimore Ravens9/30/2007 W 21- 14 Pittsburgh Steelers10/7/2007 W 34- 31 at St. Louis Rams

Arizona OpponentTotal First Downs 100 98Rushing 34 31Passing 58 59Penalty 8 83rd Down: Made/Att 28/66 29/713rd Down Pct. 42.4% 40.8%4th Down: Made/Att 2/2 3/34th Down Pct. 100.0% 100.0%Possession Avg. 29:31 30:29Total Net Yards 1740 1594Avg. Per Game 348.0 318.8Total Plays 320 318Avg. Per Play 5.4 5.0Net Yards Rushing 542 505Avg. Per Game 108.4 101.0Total Rushes 134 125Net Yards Passing 1198 1089Avg. Per Game 239.6 217.8Sacked/Yards Lost 5/29 14/105Gross Yards 1227 1194Attempts/Completions 181/103 179/106Completion Pct. 56.9% 59.2%Had Intercepted 5 5Punts/Average 24/40.5 25/45.1Net Punting Avg. 31.5 36.1Penalties/Yards 39/319 35/263Fumbles/Ball Lost 7/3 8/3Touchdowns 13 11Rushing 4 3Passing 6 7Returns 3 1Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PtsTeam 6 41 13 58 0 118Opponents 20 37 23 31 0 111Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt PtsN.Rackers 0 0 0 0 13/13 9/13 0 40A.Boldin 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18E.James 3 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 18K.Warner 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6L.Fitzgerald 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6L.Pope 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6S.Breaston 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6R.Hood 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6J.Urban 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6R.Wells 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6Team 13 4 6 3 13/13 9/13 0 118Opponents 11 3 7 1 10/10 11/11 1 1112-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 1/ 1Sacks: D.Dockett 5.0, K.Dansby 2.5, A.Smith 2.5, B.Berry 2.0, G.Hayes 1.0, C.Pace 1.0 Team: 14.0, Opponents: 5.0

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TDE.James 107 442 4.1 27 3M.Leinart 11 42 3.8 20 0M.Shipp 3 23 7.7 14 0J.Arrington 8 21 2.6 8 0A.Boldin 1 14 14.0 14 0K.Warner 4 0 0.0 1t 1Team 134 542 4.0 27 4Opponents 125 505 4.0 37 3

Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TDL.Fitzgerald 34 448 13.2 40 1A.Boldin 22 286 13.0 37 3B.Johnson 14 173 12.4 19 0J.Urban 8 81 10.1 20 1E.James 7 68 9.7 15 0J.Arrington 6 58 9.7 32 0L.Pope 5 57 11.4 30t 1T.Bienemann 3 19 6.3 7 0S.Morey 2 23 11.5 14 0M.Shipp 1 9 9.0 9 0T.Smith 1 5 5.0 5 0Team 103 1227 11.9 40 6Opponents 106 1194 11.3 43t 7

Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TDR.Hood 2 99 49.5 68t 1A.Wilson 2 20 10.0 20 0R.Brown 1 5 5.0 5 0Team 5 124 24.8 68t 1Opponents 5 51 10.2 23 0

Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BM.Barr 24 972 40.5 31.5 2 9 61 0Team 24 972 40.5 31.5 2 9 61 0Opponents 25 1127 45.1 36.1 2 6 60 0

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDS.Breaston 14 2 185 13.2 73t 1Team 14 2 185 13.2 73t 1Opponents 9 6 177 19.7 75t 1

Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TDS.Breaston 9 225 25.0 36 0J.Arrington 9 175 19.4 26 0Team 18 400 22.2 36 0Opponents 16 385 24.1 35 0

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

Fumbles Lost: L.Fitzgerald 2, K.Warner 1 Total: 3Opponent Fumble Recoveries: B.Berry 1, A.Smith 1, D.Dockett 1 Total: 3

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost RatingM.Leinart 112 60 647 53.6% 5.8 2 1.8% 4 3.6% 40 4/ 23 61.9K.Warner 69 43 580 62.3% 8.4 4 5.8% 1 1.4% 37 1/ 6 102.3Team 181 103 1227 56.9% 6.8 6 3.3% 5 2.8% 40 5/ 29 77.3Opponents 179 106 1194 59.2% 6.7 7 3.9% 5 2.8% 43t 14/ 105 80.6


(based on coaches film review)

QB QB SPECIAL TEAMS

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

Karlos Dansby 50 35 15 2 2.5/20 - 2 1 - 2 2 1 - 1 - - -

Gerald Hayes 38 29 9 1 1/5 - - 1 - 1 1 - - - - - -

Adrian Wilson 35 23 12 3 - 2 2 - - 2 - - - - - - -

Calvin Pace 28 20 8 - 1/4 - 2 - - 9 2 1 - 1 - - -

Darnell Dockett 27 22 5 2 5/51 - 1 2 1 1 3 - - - - - -

Antonio Smith 25 18 7 2 2.5/13 - - - 1 1 4 - - - - - -

Terrence Holt 21 13 8 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - -

Rod Hood 21 15 6 1 - 2 7 - - - - - - - - - -

Eric Green 18 14 4 - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - -

Gabe Watson 16 10 6 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -

Bertrand Berry 13 11 2 1 2/21 - - - 1 6 3 - - - - - -

Antrel Rolle 10 8 2 - - - 3 - - - - 2 1 1 - - -

Aaron Francisco 6 3 3 1 - - - - - - - 6 2 4 - - -

Ralph Brown 6 4 2 - - 1 1 - - - - 3 2 1 - - -

Chris Cooper 3 3 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - -

Rodney Bailey 3 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Joe Tafoya 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Ross Kolodziej 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Sean Morey - - - - - - - - - - - 7 4 3 - - 1

Darryl Blackstock - - - - - - - - - - - 6 5 1 1 - -

Monty Beisel - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 2 - - -

Mike Barr - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - -

Oliver Celestin - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - -

Neil Rackers - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Tim Euhus - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - -

Matt Ware - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - -

J.J. Arrington - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Miscellaneous:

Sean Morey: Blocked punt vs. Seattle Seahawks, Sept. 16

Rod Hood: 68-yard interception return for touchdown vs. St. Louis Rams, Oct. 7

AArizona Cardinals 2007 Defensive Statistics


RUSHING 200 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 214 by LeShon Johnson at New Orleans, Sept. 22, 1996 By Opponent: 228 by Clinton Portis at Denver, Dec. 29, 2002 150 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 165, Marcel Shipp vs. San Francisco, Oct. 26, 2003 (35 att.) By Opponent: 173, Shaun Alexander vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 2005 (23 att.) 100 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 128, Edgerrin James, vs. Seattle, Sept. 16, 2007 (24 att.) By Opponent: 102, Brian Leonard, at St. Louis, Oct. 7, 2007 (18 att.) Two 100-Yard Rushers By Cardinals: 126 yards, Ottis Anderson/102 yards, Wayne Morris at New Orleans, Oct. 5, 1980 By Opponent: 106 yards, Ahman Green/101 yards Vernand Morency at Green Bay, Oct. 29, 2006 Three Rushing Touchdowns By Cardinals: Marcel Shipp at St. Louis, Dec. 3, 2006 (1, 6, 9 yards) By Opponent: Shaun Alexander (4) at Seattle, Sept. 25, 2005 (25, 1, 1, 1 yards) Two Rushing Touchdowns By Cardinals: Marcel Shipp (3) at St. Louis, Dec. 3, 2006 (1, 6, 9 yards) By Opponent: Frank Gore, at San Francisco, Dec. 24, 2006 (2, 1 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: 405 by Matt Leinart at Minnesota, Nov. 26, 2006 (31 comp., 51 att.) By Opponent: 417 by Tim Rattay at San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2004 (38 comp., 57 att.) 300 Yards Passing By Cardinals: 356 by Kurt Warner at San Diego, Dec. 31, 2006 (22 comp., 32 att.) By Opponent: 314 by Marc Bulger at St. Louis, Dec. 3, 2006 (27 comp., 45 att.)

Six Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Charley Johnson vs. New Orleans, Nov. 2, 1969 By Opponent: Bob Griese vs. Miami, Nov. 24, 1977 Five Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Charley Johnson (6) vs. New Orleans, Nov. 2, 1969 By Opponent: Bob Griese (6) vs. Miami, Nov. 24, 1977 Four Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Jake Plummer vs. Detroit, Nov. 18, 2001 By Opponent: Jeff Garcia at San Francisco, Dec. 7, 2003 Three Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Kurt Warner vs. San Francisco, Sept. 10, 2006 (2, 6, 7 yards) By Opponent: Matt Hasselbeck vs. Seattle, Dec. 10, 2006 (23, 5, 2 yards) RECEIVING 200 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 217, Anquan Boldin at Detroit, Sept. 7, 2003 (10 receptions, 2 TD) By Opponent: 203, Kevin Williams vs. Dallas, Dec. 24, 1995 (9 rec.) 150 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 181, Anquan Boldin at Baltimore, Sept. 23, 2007 (14 rec, 2 TD.) By Opponent: 162, Eric Johnson at San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2004 (13 rec., TD)

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100 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 136, Larry Fitzgerald vs. St. Louis, Oct. 7, 2007 (9 rec., TD) By Opponent: 128, Santonio Holmes vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 30, 2007 (6 rec., 2 TD) Two 100-Yard Receivers By Cardinals: 172, Larry Fitzgerald (11 rec.); 140, Anquan Boldin (9 rec.) at Minnesota, Nov. 26, 2006 By Opponent: 117, Andre Davis (7 rec.); 116, Quincy Morgan (5 rec.) at Cleveland, Nov. 16, 2003 Four Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: J.T. Smith at Washington, Oct. 8, 1989 By Opponent: Earnest Gray vs. N.Y. Giants, Sept. 7, 1980 Three Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: Rob Moore vs. Washington, Dec. 7, 1997 (4, 29, 47 yards) By Opponent: Roy Williams at Detroit, Nov. 13, 2005 (7, 21, 29 yards) Two Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: Anquan Boldin at Baltimore, Sept. 23, 2007 (5, 32 yards) By Opponent: Roy Williams at Detroit, Nov. 13, 2005 (7, 21, 29 yards) 10 or More Receptions in a Game By Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 30, 2007 (10 for 120 yards) By Opponent: Torry Holt at St. Louis, Nov. 20, 2005 (11 for 129 yards, TD)

COMBOS 100-Yard Rusher/100-Yard Receiver By Cardinals: Adrian Murrell, 174 yards rushing/Rob Moore, 109 yards receiving at Philadelphia, Dec. 13, 1998 By Opponent: Shaun Alexander, 140 yards rushing/Darrell Jackson, 125 yards receiving at Seattle, Sept. 25, 2005. 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

Two 100-Yard Receivers/300-Yard Passer By Cardinals: 172, Larry Fitzgerald; 140 Anquan Boldin; 405, Matt Leinart at Minnesota, Nov. 26, 2006. By Opponent: 117, Andre Davis; 116 Quincy Morgan; 392 Kelly Holcomb at Cleveland, Nov. 16, 2003 SCORING Three Total Touchdowns By Cardinals: Marcel Shipp at St. Louis, Dec. 3, 2006 (3 rush) By Opponent: Roy Williams at Detroit, Nov. 13, 2005 (3 rec.) Four Total Touchdowns By Cardinals: Ronald Moore vs. L.A. Rams, Dec. 5, 1993 (4 rush) By Opponent: Shaun Alexander at Seattle, Sept. 25, 2005 (4 rush) Two-Point Conversion By Cardinals: Obafemi Ayanbadejo run at San Francisco, Dec. 4, 2005 By Opponent: Torry Holt reception at St. Louis, Oct. 7, 2007 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: Marcel Shipp tackled in the end zone at Oakland, Oct. 22, 2006.

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

Four Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers at San Francisco, Dec. 24, 2006 (25, 39, 37, 32 yards) By Opponent: Matt Stover at Baltimore, Sept. 23, 2007 (21, 28, 43, 46 yards)


Three Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers at Baltimore, Sept. 23, 2007 (48, 40, 41 yards) By Opponent: Jeff Wilkins at St. Louis, Oct. 7, 2007 (46, 35, 31 yards) Missed Point-After-Touchdown By Cardinals: Tim Duncan at Pittsburgh, Nov. 9, 2003 (wide right) By Opponent: Josh Brown vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 2005 (blocked) Blocked Punt By Cardinals: Sean Morey vs. Seattle, Sept. 16, 2007 (Ryan Plackemeier punt) By Opponent: Casey FitzSimmons vs. Detroit, 11/19/06 (Scott Player punt) Blocked Punt Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Tommy Bennett at Washington, Sept. 14, 1997 (Matt Turk punt, blocked by J.J. McCleskey, recovered by Bennett in end zone) By Opponent: Steve Gleason vs. New Orleans, Oct. 3, 2004 (Mel Mitchell recovered in end zone, Scott Player punt) Blocked Field Goal Attempt By Cardinals: Calvin Pace at Seattle, Sept. 17, 2006 (Josh Brown 30-yard attempt) By Opponent: Adam Carriker vs. St. Louis, Oct. 7, 1999 (Neil Rackers 39-yard attempt) Blocked Field Goal Attempt For Touchdown By Cardinals: Aeneas Williams (Seth Joyner block) at Carolina, Nov. 19, 1995, 72 yards (John Kasay kick) By Opponent: Mike Bass (Verlon Biggs block) at Washington, Sept. 24, 1972, 32 yards (Jim Bakken kick) RETURNS Punt Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Steve Breaston vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 30, 2007, 73 yards (Daniel Sepulveda punt) By Opponent: Yamon Figurs at Baltimore, Sept. 23, 2007, 75 yards (Mike Barr punt) Kickoff Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: J.J. Arrington at Minnesota, Nov. 26, 2006, 99 yards (Ryan Longwell kickoff) By Opponent: Antonio Brown vs. Washington Redskins, Dec. 11, 2005, 91 yards (Nick Novak kickoff)

Interception Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Rod Hood at St. Louis, Oct. 7, 2007 (68 yards, Gus Frerotte pass). By Opponent: DeAngelo Hall at Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 (37 yards, Kurt Warner pass). Fumble Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Antonio Smith vs. Denver, Dec. 17, 2006, 4 yards (Tatum Bell fumble) By Opponent: Tim Dobbins at San Diego, Dec. 31, 2006, recovered in end zone (Bryant Johnson fumble) DEFENSE Four Interceptions By Cardinals: Kwamie Lassiter vs. San Diego, Dec. 27, 1998 By Opponent: Never has happened Three Interceptions By Cardinals: Adrian Wilson vs. Dallas, Oct. 20, 2002 By Opponent: Ronnie Heard at San Francisco, Oct. 27, 2002 Two Interceptions By Cardinals: Rod Hood at St. Louis, Oct. 7, 2007 By Opponent: Fahkir Brown at St. Louis Oct. 7, 2007 Two Interceptions By Teammates By Cardinals: At Washington, Oct. 16, 1994 (Aeneas Williams and James Williams) By Opponent: At Baltimore, Nov. 16, 1978 (Bobby Boyd and Lenny Lyles) Four Quarterback Sacks By Cardinals: Bertrand Berry vs. New York Giants, Nov. 14, 2004 By Opponent: Never has happened Three Quarterback Sacks By Cardinals: Bertrand Berry at Oakland, Oct. 22, 2006 By Opponent: Patrick Kearney at Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 Two QB Sacks By Teammates By Cardinals: vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 24, 2005 (Adrian Wilson and Chike Okeafor) By Opponent: vs. New England, Sept. 19, 2004 (Rodney Harrison and Willie McGinest)


Two Opponent Fumble Recoveries By Cardinals: Renaldo Hill at Carolina, Oct. 6, 2002 By Opponent: Rod Coleman at Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 TEAM SCORING 50 Points Scored By Team By Cardinals: St. Louis 56 at Minnesota 14, Oct. 6, 1963 By Opponent: At San Francisco 50, Arizona 14, Dec. 7, 2003 40 Points Scored By Cardinals: At Arizona 45, Detroit 38, Nov. 18, 2001 By Opponent: At New York Giants 42, Arizona 19, Sept. 11, 2005 20 First-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 21 vs. San Francisco, Sept. 10, 2006 By Opponent: 21 at Denver, Dec. 29, 2002 20 Second-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 20 at Carolina, Dec. 30, 2001 By Opponent: 24 at Houston, Dec. 18, 2005

20 Third-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 20 vs. N.Y. Giants, Dec. 15, 1974 By Opponent: 21 at New York Giants, Sept. 11, 2005 20 Fourth-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 22 at St. Louis, Nov. 20, 2005 By Opponent: 21 at Buffalo, Oct. 31, 2004 30 One-Half Points By Cardinals: 31 in second half vs. Detroit, Nov. 18, 2001 By Opponent: 35 in second half at New York Giants, Sept. 11, 2005 Score Touchdown In Each Quarter By Cardinals: at St. Louis, Dec. 3, 2006 (7, 10, 7, 10 points) By Opponent: at San Francisco, Dec. 7, 2003 (14, 20, 9, 7 points) OFFENSE 500 Yards Total Offense By Cardinals: 513 vs. New Orleans, Dec. 20, 1998 By Opponent: 520 vs. Oakland, Nov. 24, 2002

No Sacks/No Interceptions Allowed By Cardinals: at Detroit, Nov. 13, 2005 By Opponent: vs. Dallas, Nov. 12, 2006 DEFENSE Shutout By Cardinals: At Arizona 19, N.Y. Giants 0, Dec. 12, 1992 By Opponent: vs. Seattle 38, Cardinals 0, Sept. 14, 2003 Shutout At Home By Cardinals: Cardinals 19, N.Y. Giants 0, Dec. 12, 1992 By Opponent: at New England 31, Cardinals 0, Sept. 15, 1996 Shutout On The Road By Cardinals: Cardinals 38, at Dallas 0, Nov. 16, 1970 By Opponent: vs. Seattle, 38, Cardinals 0, Sept. 14, 2003 MISCELLANEOUS Overtime Win At Home By Cardinals: Oct. 26, 2003 vs. San Francisco, 16–13 By Opponent: Oct. 10, 2004 vs. San Francisco, 31–28 OT Overtime Win On The Road By Cardinals: Dec. 2, 2001 at Oakland, 34–31 By Opponent: Dec. 12, 2004 vs. San Francisco, 31–28 OT 10 Or More Penalties By Cardinals: 11, Oct. 7, 2007 at St. Louis (98 yards) By Opponent: 11, Sept. 30, 2007 vs. Pittsburgh (72 yards) Tie Game By Cardinals: Dec. 7, 1986 at Philadelphia, 10–10 Over 40:00 Time of Possession (Non-OT) By Cardinals: 41:31 vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 18, 1994 By Opponent: 42:27 at St. Louis, Sept. 28, 2003


No. Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total27 Adams, Michael PS PS PS PS PS N/A28 Arrington, J.J. P P P P P 5-0-0-067 Badger, Brad - IA IA DNP P 1-0-1-291 Bailey, Rodney P P P P P 5-0-0-05 Barr, Mike P P P P P 5-0-0-033 Baylark, Steve PS PS PS PS PS N/A52 Beisel, Monty P P P P P 5-0-0-092 Berry, Bertrand DE DE DE DE DE 5-5-0-083 Bienemann, Troy P TE TE P P 5-2-0-051 Blackstock, Darryl P P P P P 5-0-0-081 Boldin, Anquan WR WR WR IAJ IAJ 3-3-0-278 Branch, Alan IAJ IAJ IA IA IA 0-0-0-515 Breaston, Steve P P P P P 5-0-0-061 Brown, Elton P P P RT RT 5-2-0-075 Brown, Levi RT RT RT IAJ IAJ 3-3-0-220 Brown, Ralph P P P P P 5-0-0-06 Campbell, Lang PS PS PS PS PS N/A46 Castille, Tim IA IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-535 Celestin, Oliver P P P P P 5-0-0-093 Cooper, Chris P P P P P 5-0-0-058 Dansby, Karlos LB LB LB LB LB 5-5-0-090 Dockett, Darnell DT DT DT DT DT 5-5-0-084 Euhus, Tim P P P P P 5-0-0-011 Fitzgerald, Larry WR WR WR WR WR 5-5-0-047 Francisco, Aaron P P P P P 5-0-0-069 Gandy, Mike LT LT LT LT LT 5-5-0-025 Green, Eric RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 5-5-0-054 Hayes, Gerald MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB 5-5-0-048 Hodel, Nathan P P P P P 5-0-0-057 Holloway, David PS PS PS PS PS N/A42 Holt, Terrence FS FS FS FS FS 5-5-0-026 Hood, Roderick LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 5-5-0-032 James, Edgerrin RB RB RB RB RB 5-5-0-050 Johnson, Al C IAJ IAJ C C 3-3-0-259 Johnson, Brandon IA - IA IA IA 0-0-0-480 Johnson, Bryant P P P WR WR 5-2-0-096 Kolodziej, Ross IAJ IAJ P IA P 2-0-0-360 Leckey, Nick IA IA Released on 9/18 0-0-0-27 Leinart, Matt QB QB QB QB QB 5-5-0-076 Lutui, Deuce RG RG RG RG RG 5-5-0-086 Merritt, Ahmad IR IR IR IR IR N/A87 Morey, Sean P P P P P 5-0-0-095 Moses, Quentin IA IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-556 Okeafor, Chike IR IR IR IR IR N/A55 Okobi, Chukky - DNP P IA IA 1-0-1-297 Pace, Calvin LB DE DE LB DE 5-5-0-089 Patrick, Ben PS PS PS PS PS N/A64 Peters, Scott - - - PS PS N/A82 Pope, Leonard TE TE TE TE TE 5-5-0-01 Rackers, Neil P P P P P 5-0-0-021 Rolle, Antrel P CB CB P CB 5-3-0-079 Ross, Oliver IR IR IR IR IR N/A63 Sendlein, Lyle P C C DNP P 4-2-1-031 Shipp, Marcel P P P P P 5-0-0-094 Smith, Antonio DE P P DE P 5-2-0-045 Smith, Terrelle FB P P FB FB 5-3-0-071 Tafoya, Joe P P P P IAJ 4-0-0-117 Trannon, Matt PS PS PS PS PS N/A85 Urban, Jerheme IA IA IA P P 2-0-0-368 Vallejo, Elliott PS PS PS PS PS N/A53 Vaughn, Cameron PS PS PS Released on 9/25 N/A22 Ware, Matt P P IA P P 4-0-0-113 Warner, Kurt DNP DNP P P P 3-0-2-098 Watson, Gabe NT NT NT NT NT 5-5-0-074 Wells, Reggie LG LG LG LG LG 5-5-0-024 Wilson, Adrian SS SS SS SS SS 5-5-0-0

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No. Name Pos. College Ht. Wt. Age NFL Exp.

91 Rodney Bailey DE Ohio State 6-3 309 28 778 Alan Branch DT Michigan 6-5 332 22 R90 Darnell Dockett DT Florida State 6-4 285 26 496 Ross Kolodziej DT Wisconsin 6-3 289 29 798 Gabe Watson DT Michigan 6-3 332 24 2

92 Bertrand Berry DE Notre Dame 6-3 264 32 1093 Chris Cooper DE Nebraska-Omaha 6-5 280 29 695 Quentin Moses DE Georgia 6-5 260 23 R94 Antonio Smith DE Oklahoma State 6-4 282 25 471 Joe Tafoya DE Arizona 6-4 258 29 6

52 Monty Beisel MLB Kansas State 6-3 244 29 751 Darryl Blackstock OLB Virginia 6-3 244 24 358 Karlos Dansby OLB Auburn 6-4 250 25 454 Gerald Hayes MLB Pittsburgh 6-1 249 26 559 Brandon Johnson OLB Louisville 6-4 224 24 297 Calvin Pace OLB Wake Forest 6-4 270 26 5

20 Ralph Brown CB Nebraska 5-10 185 29 825 Eric Green CB Virginia Tech 5-11 195 25 326 Roderick Hood CB Auburn 5-11 198 26 521 Antrel Rolle CB Miami 6-0 208 24 3

47 Aaron Francisco FS Brigham Young 6-2 207 24 335 Oliver Celestin SS Texas Southern 6-0 207 26 442 Terrence Holt FS North Carolina State 6-2 204 27 522 Matt Ware S UCLA 6-2 214 24 424 Adrian Wilson SS North Carolina State 6-3 230 27 7

48 Nathan Hodel LS Illinois 6-2 238 29 6

5 Mike Barr P Rutgers 6-2 230 28 1

1 Neil Rackers K Illnois 6-1 202 31 8

67 Brad Badger G/T Stanford 6-4 320 32 1161 Elton Brown G/T Virginia 6-5 332 25 375 Levi Brown T Penn State 6-5 322 23 R69 Mike Gandy T Notre Dame 6-4 308 28 750 Al Johnson C Wisconsin 6-5 305 28 576 Deuce Lutui G USC 6-4 328 24 263 Lyle Sendlein C Texas 6-2 300 23 R73 Keydrick Vincent G Mississippi 6-5 325 29 774 Reggie Wells G Clarion (Pa.) 6-4 305 26 5

83 Troy Bienemann TE Washington State 6-5 253 24 184 Tim Euhus TE Oregon State 6-5 256 27 482 Leonard Pope TE Georgia 6-8 258 24 2

28 J.J. Arrington RB California 5-9 212 24 346 Tim Castille FB Alabama 5-11 234 23 R32 Edgerrin James RB Miami 6-0 220 29 931 Marcel Shipp RB Massachusetts 5-11 224 29 745 Terrelle Smith FB Arizona State 6-0 250 29 8

81 Anquan Boldin WR Florida State 6-1 217 27 515 Steve Breaston WR Michigan 6-0 189 24 R11 Larry Fitzgerald WR Pittsburgh 6-3 226 24 480 Bryant Johnson WR Penn State 6-3 213 26 587 Sean Morey WR Brown 5-11 193 31 685 Jerheme Urban WR Trinity 6-3 212 26 4

12 Tim Rattay QB Louisiana Tech 6-0 200 30 813 Kurt Warner QB N. Iowa 6-2 222 36 10

Quarterbacks (2)

Cornerbacks (4)

Safeties (5)

Long Snapper (1)

Punter (1)

Kicker (1)

Offensive Line (9)

Tight Ends (3)

Running Backs (5)

Wide Receivers (6)

Defensive Tackles (5)

RRoster By Postion

Defensive Ends (5)

Linebackers (6)


DRAFT WAIVERS TRADES

2001 Adrian Wilson (3) Nathan Hodel Marcel Shipp (R)

2003 Bryant Johnson (1a) Calvin Pace (1b) Anquan Boldin (2) Gerald Hayes (3) Reggie Wells (6a)

Neil Rackers

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

Bertrand Berry (Den)

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

Aaron Francisco (R) Chike Okeafor (Sea) Oliver Ross (Pit) Kurt Warner (NYG)

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FFREE AAGENTS

2006 Matt Leinart (1) Deuce Lutui (2) Leonard Pope (3) Gabe Watson (4) Brandon Johnson (5)

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

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

Mike Barr (Pitt) Quentin Moses (Oak) Jerheme Urban (Dal)

Brad Badger Rodney Bailey (Pitt) Troy Bienemann Ralph Brown (Clev) Tim Castille (R) Oliver Celestin Mike Gandy (Buf) Roderick Hood (Phi) Terrence Holt (Det) Al Johnson (Dal) Ross Kolodziej (Min) Ahmad Merritt Sean Morey (Pitt) Tim Rattay Lyle Sendlein (R) Terrelle Smith (Clev) Joe Tafoya (Sea) Keydrick Vincent


Opponent, Date WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FBat SF, Sep. 10 Boldin Gandy Wells Johnson Lutui L. Brown Pope Fitzgerald Leinart James T. Smith

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TESeattle, Sep. 16 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Pope Fitzgerald Leinart James Bienemannat Baltimore, Sep. 23 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Pope Fitzgerald Leinart James Bienemann

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FBPittsburgh, Sep. 30 Johnson Gandy Wells Johnson Lutui E.Brown Pope Fitzgerald Leinart James T. Smithat St. Louis, Oct. 7 Johnson Gandy Wells Johnson Lutui E.Brown Pope Fitzgerald Leinart James T. SmithCarolina, Oct. 14at Washington, Oct. 21at Tampa Bay, Nov. 4Detroit, Nov. 11at Cincinnati, Nov. 18San Francisco, Nov. 25Cleveland, Dec. 2at Seattle, Dec. 9at New Orleans, Dec. 16Atlanta, Dec. 23St. Louis, Dec. 30

Opponent, Date LE NT UT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FSat SF, Sep. 10 Smith Watson Dockett Berry Pace Hayes Dansby Hood Green Wilson Holt

LE NT UT RE LB LB CB LCB RCB SS FSSeattle, Sept. 16 Pace Watson Dockett Berry Hayes Dansby Rolle Hood Green Wilson Holtat Baltimore, Sep. 23 Pace Watson Dockett Berry Hayes Dansby Rolle Hood Green Wilson Holt

LE NT UT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FSPittsburgh, Sep. 30 Smith Watson Dockett Berry Pace Hayes Dansby Hood Green Wilson Holt

LE NT UT RE LB LB CB LCB RCB SS FSat St. Louis, Oct. 7 Pace Watson Dockett Berry Hayes Dansby Rolle Hood Green Wilson HoltCarolina, Oct. 14at Washington, Oct. 21at Tampa Bay, Nov. 4Detroit, Nov. 11at Cincinnati, Nov. 18San Francisco, Nov. 25Cleveland, Dec. 2at Seattle, Dec. 9at New Orleans, Dec. 16Atlanta, Dec. 23St. Louis, Dec. 30

at SF, Sep. 10 at St. Louis, Oct. 7DT Alan Branch WR Anquan BoldinFB Tim Castille DT Alan BranchLB Brandon Johnson T Levi BrownDT Ross Kolodziej FB Tim CastilleC Nick Leckey LB Brandon JohnsonDE Quentin Moses DE Quentin MosesWR Jerheme Urban C Chukky OkobiOnly 52 players on roster DE Joe Tafoya

Seattle, Sep. 16G/T Brad BadgerDT Alan BranchFB Tim CastilleC Al JohnsonDT Ross KolodziejC Nick LeckeyDE Quentin MosesWR Jerheme Urban

at Baltimore, Sep. 23G/T Brad BadgerDT Alan BranchFB Tim CastilleC Al JohnsonLB Brandon JohnsonDE Quentin MosesWR Jerheme UrbanS Matt Ware

Pittsburgh, Sep. 30WR Anquan BoldinDT Alan BranchT Levi BrownFB Tim CastilleLB Brandon JohnsonDT Ross KolodziejDE Quentin MosesC Chukky Okobi

DDEFENSE

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AArizona Cardinals 2007 Starters


AARIZONA CARDINALS 2007 DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

WR 11 Larry Fitzgerald 85 Jerheme Urban 87 Sean Morey LT 69 Mike Gandy 67 Brad Badger

LG 74 Reggie Wells (61 Elton Brown) 73 Keydrick Vincent

C 50 Al Johnson 63 Lyle Sendlein RG 76 Deuce Lutui 67 Brad Badger RT (75 Levi Brown) (61 Elton Brown) TE 82 Leonard Pope 83 Troy Bienemann 84 Tim Euhus WR (81 Anquan Boldin) 80 Bryant Johnson 15 Steve Breaston QB 13 Kurt Warner 12 Tim Rattay RB 32 Edgerrin James 31 Marcel Shipp 28 J.J. Arrington FB 45 Terrelle Smith 46 Tim Castille

DEFENSE

LDE 94 Antonio Smith 96 Ross Kolodziej 95 Quentin Moses

NT 98 Gabe Watson 78 Alan Branch DT 90 Darnell Dockett 93 Chris Cooper 91 Rodney Bailey

RDE 92 Bertrand Berry 71 Joe Tafoya SLB 97 Calvin Pace 51 Darryl Blackstock

MLB 54 Gerald Hayes 52 Monty Beisel WLB 58 Karlos Dansby 59 Brandon Johnson LCB 26 Rod Hood 21 Antrel Rolle RCB 25 Eric Green 20 Ralph Brown

SS 24 Adrian Wilson 35 Oliver Celestin

FS 42 Terrence Holt 47 Aaron Francisco 22 Matt Ware

SPECIALISTS

K 1 Neil Rackers

P 5 Mike Barr

LS 48 Nathan Hodel 83 Troy Bienemann

H 5 Mike Barr 87 Sean Morey

KR 28 J.J. Arrington 15 Steve Breaston 31 Marcel Shipp 87 Sean Morey

PR 15 Steve Breaston 80 Bryant Johnson 26 Rod Hood

NOTE: Rookies are underlined; Injured players in parentheses


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

How Acquired

2007 GP-GS-DNP-IA

1 Neil Rackers K 6-1 202 31 8 Illinois FA-03 5-0-0-05 Mike Barr P 6-2 230 28 1 Rutgers WV-07 (Pitt) 5-0-0-011 Larry Fitzgerald WR 6-3 226 24 4 Pittsburgh D1-04 5-5-0-012 Tim Rattay QB 6-0 200 30 8 Louisiana Tech FA-07 0-0-0-013 Kurt Warner QB 6-2 222 36 10 Northern Iowa UFA-05 (NYG) 3-0-2-015 Steve Breaston WR 6-0 189 24 R Michigan D5-07 5-0-0-020 Ralph Brown CB 5-10 185 29 8 Nebraska UFA-07 (Clev) 5-0-0-021 Antrel Rolle CB 6-0 208 24 3 Miami D1-05 5-3-0-022 Matt Ware S 6-2 214 24 4 UCLA WV-06 (Phi) 4-0-0-124 Adrian Wilson SS 6-3 230 27 7 North Carolina State D3-01 5-5-0-025 Eric Green CB 5-11 195 25 3 Virginia Tech D3a-05 5-5-0-026 Roderick Hood CB 5-11 198 26 5 Auburn UFA-07 (Phi) 5-5-0-028 J.J. Arrington RB 5-9 212 24 3 California D2-05 5-0-0-031 Marcel Shipp RB 5-11 224 29 7 Massachusetts FA-01 5-0-0-032 Edgerrin James RB 6-0 220 29 9 Miami UFA-06 (Ind) 5-5-0-035 Oliver Celestin SS 6-0 207 26 4 Texas Southern FA-07 5-0-0-042 Terrence Holt FS 6-2 204 27 5 North Carolina State UFA-07 (Det) 5-5-0-045 Terrelle Smith FB 6-0 250 29 8 Arizona State UFA-07 (Clev) 5-3-0-046 Tim Castille FB 5-11 234 23 R Alabama FA-07 0-0-0-547 Aaron Francisco FS 6-2 207 24 3 Brigham Young FA-05 5-0-0-048 Nathan Hodel LS 6-2 238 29 6 Illinois FA-01 5-0-0-050 Al Johnson C 6-5 305 28 5 Wisconsin UFA-07 (Dal) 3-3-0-251 Darryl Blackstock OLB 6-3 244 24 3 Virginia D3b-05 5-0-0-052 Monty Beisel MLB 6-3 244 29 7 Kansas State FA-06 5-0-0-054 Gerald Hayes MLB 6-1 249 26 5 Pittsburgh D3-03 5-5-0-058 Karlos Dansby LB 6-4 250 25 4 Auburn D2-04 5-5-0-059 Brandon Johnson LB 6-5 224 24 2 Louisville D5-06 0-0-0-461 Elton Brown G/T 6-5 332 25 3 Virginia D4-05 5-2-0-063 Lyle Sendlein C 6-2 300 23 R Texas FA-07 4-2-1-067 Brad Badger G/T 6-4 320 32 11 Stanford FA-07 1-0-1-269 Mike Gandy T 6-4 308 28 7 Notre Dame UFA-07 (Buf) 5-5-0-071 Joe Tafoya DE 6-4 258 29 6 Arizona UFA-07 (Sea) 4-0-0-173 Keydrick Vincent G 6-5 325 29 7 Mississippi FA-07 0-0-0-074 Reggie Wells G 6-4 305 26 5 Clarion (Pa.) D6a-03 5-5-0-075 Levi Brown T 6-5 322 23 R Penn State D1-07 3-3-0-276 Deuce Lutui G 6-4 328 24 2 USC D2-06 5-5-0-078 Alan Branch DT 6-5 332 22 R Michigan D2-07 0-0-0-580 Bryant Johnson WR 6-3 213 26 5 Penn State D1a-03 5-2-0-081 Anquan Boldin WR 6-1 217 27 5 Florida State D2-03 3-3-0-282 Leonard Pope TE 6-8 258 24 2 Georgia D3-06 5-5-0-083 Troy Bienemann TE 6-5 253 24 1 Washington State FA-07 5-2-0-084 Tim Euhus TE 6-5 256 27 4 Oregon State FA-07 5-0-0-085 Jerheme Urban WR 6-3 212 26 4 Trinity WV-07 (Dal) 2-0-0-387 Sean Morey WR 5-11 193 31 6 Brown UFA-07 (Pitt) 5-0-0-090 Darnell Dockett DT 6-4 285 26 4 Florida State D3-04 5-5-0-091 Rodney Bailey DE 6-3 309 28 7 Ohio State UFA-07 (Pitt) 5-0-0-092 Bertrand Berry DE 6-3 264 32 10 Notre Dame UFA-04 (Den) 5-5-0-093 Chris Cooper DT/DE 6-5 280 29 6 Nebraska-Omaha FA-06 5-0-0-094 Antonio Smith DE 6-4 282 25 4 Oklahoma State D5-04 5-2-0-095 Quentin Moses DE 6-5 260 23 R Georgia WV-07 (Oak) 0-0-0-596 Ross Kolodziej DT 6-3 289 29 7 Wisconsin UFA-07 (Minn) 2-0-0-397 Calvin Pace LB 6-4 270 26 5 Wake Forest D1b-03 5-5-0-098 Gabe Watson DT 6-3 332 24 2 Michigan D4-06 5-5-0-0

AARIZONA CARDINALS NUMERIC ROSTER

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

2007 Coaching Staff

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

28 Arrington, J.J. RB 5-9 212 1/23/1983 3 California Nashville, NC67 Badger, Brad G/T 6-4 320 1/11/1975 11 Stanford Corvallis, OR91 Bailey, Rodney DE 6-3 309 10/7/1979 7 Ohio State Cleveland, OH5 Barr, Mike P 6-2 230 12/8/1978 1 Rutgers Lynchburg, VA52 Beisel, Monty MLB 6-3 244 8/20/1978 7 Kansas State Douglass, KS92 Berry, Bertrand DE 6-3 264 8/15/1975 10 Notre Dame Houston, TX83 Bienemann, Troy TE 6-5 253 2/18/1983 1 Washington State Mountain View, CA51 Blackstock, Darryl OLB 6-3 244 5/30/1983 3 Virginia Newport News, VA81 Boldin, Anquan WR 6-1 217 10/3/1980 5 Florida State Pahokee, FL78 Branch, Alan DT 6-5 332 12/29/1984 R Michigan Rio Rancho, NM15 Breaston, Steve WR 6-0 189 8/20/1983 R Michigan North Braddock, PA61 Brown, Elton G/T 6-5 332 5/22/1982 3 Virginia Hampton, VA75 Brown, Levi T 6-5 322 3/16/1984 R Penn State Norfolk, VA20 Brown, Ralph CB 5-10 185 9/16/1978 8 Nebraska LaPuenta, CA46 Castille, Tim FB 5-11 234 5/29/1984 R Alabama Birmingham, AL35 Celestin, Oliver SS 6-0 207 2/25/1981 4 Texas Southern New Orleans, LA93 Cooper, Chris DT/DE 6-5 280 12/27/1977 6 Nebraska-Omaha Rochester, MN58 Dansby, Karlos LB 6-4 250 11/3/1981 4 Auburn Birmingham, AL90 Dockett, Darnell DT 6-4 285 5/27/1981 4 Florida State Burtonsville, MD84 Euhus, Tim TE 6-5 256 10/2/1980 4 Oregon State Eugene, OR11 Fitzgerald, Larry WR 6-3 226 8/31/1983 4 Pittsburgh Minneapolis, MN47 Francisco, Aaron FS 6-2 207 7/5/1983 3 Brigham Young Laie, HI69 Gandy, Mike T 6-4 308 1/3/1979 7 Notre Dame Dallas, TX25 Green, Eric CB 5-11 195 3/16/1982 3 Virginia Tech Pahokee, FL54 Hayes, Gerald MLB 6-1 249 10/10/1980 5 Pittsburgh Paterson, NJ48 Hodel, Nathan LS 6-2 238 11/12/1977 6 Illinois Fairview Heights, IL42 Holt, Terrence FS 6-2 204 3/5/1980 5 North Carolina State Gibsonville, NC26 Hood, Roderick CB 5-11 198 10/3/1981 5 Auburn Columbus, GA32 James, Edgerrin RB 6-0 220 8/1/1978 9 Miami Immokalee, FL50 Johnson, Al C 6-5 305 1/27/1979 5 Wisconsin Brussels, WI59 Johnson, Brandon LB 6-5 224 4/5/1983 2 Louisville Birmingham, AL80 Johnson, Bryant WR 6-3 213 3/7/1981 5 Penn State Baltimore, MD96 Kolodziej, Ross DT 6-3 289 5/11/1978 7 Wisconsin Plover, WI76 Lutui, Deuce G 6-4 328 5/5/1983 2 USC Mesa, AZ87 Morey, Sean WR 5-11 193 2/26/1976 6 Brown Marshfield, MA95 Moses, Quentin DE 6-5 260 11/18/1983 R Georgia Athens, GA97 Pace, Calvin LB 6-4 270 10/28/1980 5 Wake Forest Douglasville, GA82 Pope, Leonard TE 6-8 258 9/10/1983 2 Georgia Americus, GA1 Rackers, Neil K 6-1 202 8/16/1976 8 Illinois St. Louis, MO12 Rattay, Tim QB 6-0 200 3/15/1977 8 Louisiana Tech Phoenix, AZ21 Rolle, Antrel CB 6-0 208 12/16/1982 3 Miami Homestead, FL63 Sendlein, Lyle G 6-2 300 3/16/1984 R Texas Scottsdale, AZ31 Shipp, Marcel RB 5-11 224 8/8/1978 7 Massachusetts Paterson, NJ94 Smith, Antonio DE 6-4 282 10/21/1981 4 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, OK45 Smith, Terrelle FB 6-0 250 3/12/1978 8 Arizona State West Covina, CA71 Tafoya, Joe DE 6-4 258 9/6/1978 6 Arizona Pittsburg, CA85 Urban, Jerheme WR 6-3 212 11/26/1980 4 Trinity Victoria, TX73 Vincent, Keydrick G 6-5 325 4/13/1978 7 Mississippi Lake Gibson, FL22 Ware, Matt S 6-2 214 12/2/1982 4 UCLA Los Angeles, CA13 Warner, Kurt QB 6-2 222 6/22/1971 10 Northern Iowa Burlington, IA98 Watson, Gabe DT 6-3 332 9/24/1983 2 Michigan Southfield, MI74 Wells, Reggie G 6-4 305 11/3/1980 5 Clarion (PA) Library, PA24 Wilson, Adrian SS 6-3 230 10/12/1979 7 North Carolina State High Point, NC

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

Injury/ Date Listed

7 Leinart, Matt QB 6-5 232 5/11/1983 2 USC Collarbone/Oct. 986 Merritt, Ahmad WR 5-10 197 2/5/1977 4 Wisconsin Ankle/Aug. 2756 Okeafor, Chike OLB 6-5 247 3/27/1976 9 Purdue Bicep/Sept. 279 Ross, Oliver T 6-4 310 9/27/1974 9 Iowa State Triceps/Aug. 27

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. BirthdateNFL Exp. College Hometown

27 Adams, Michael CB 5-8 181 6/17/1985 R Louisiana-Lafayette Dallas, TX3 Baker, Matt QB 6-2 212 5/11/1983 1 North Carolina Birmingham, MI33 Baylark, Steve RB 6-0 224 7/28/1983 R Massachusetts Apopka, FL57 Holloway, David LB 6-2 234 12/4/1983 R Maryland Stephentown, NY64 Peters, Scott C 6-3 312 11/23/1978 3 Arizona State Pleasanton, CA89 Patrick, Ben TE 6-3 252 8/23/1984 R Delaware Savannah, GA68 Vallejo, Elliott T 6-7 312 5/17/1984 R Cal-Davis Salinas, CA

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2007 Standings

NFC EastTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streak

Dallas Cowboys 5 0 0 1.000 176 96 2-0 3-0 1-0 3-0 2-0 Won 5

Washington Redskins 3 1 0 .750 87 52 2-1 1-0 1-1 2-1 1-0 Won 1

New York Giants 3 2 0 .600 123 124 2-1 1-1 2-1 2-2 1-0 Won 1

Philadelphia Eagles 1 3 0 .250 84 73 1-1 0-2 0-2 1-3 0-0 Lost 1 NFC North

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf Streak

Green Bay Packers 4 1 0 .800 125 93 2-1 2-0 1-1 3-1 1-0 Lost 1

Detroit Lions 3 2 0 .600 117 155 2-0 1-2 2-0 2-2 1-0 Lost 1

Chicago Bears 2 3 0 .400 87 115 1-1 1-2 1-1 1-2 1-1 Won 1

Minnesota Vikings 1 3 0 .250 67 59 1-1 0-2 0-2 1-2 0-1 Lost 3 NFC South


Carolina Panthers 3 2 0 .600 98 100 0-2 3-0 2-1 3-1 0-1 Won 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 2 0 .600 95 77 2-0 1-2 2-0 3-1 0-1 Lost 1

Atlanta Falcons 1 4 0 .200 69 100 1-1 0-3 0-1 0-2 1-2 Lost 1

New Orleans Saints 0 4 0 .000 51 119 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 Lost 4 NFC West


Arizona Cardinals 3 2 0 .600 118 111 2-0 1-2 2-1 2-1 1-1 Won 2

Seattle Seahawks 3 2 0 .600 87 74 2-0 1-2 1-1 2-1 1-1 Lost 1

San Francisco 49ers 2 3 0 .400 63 102 1-2 1-1 2-1 2-1 0-2 Lost 3

St. Louis Rams 0 5 0 .000 70 137 0-3 0-2 0-2 0-5 0-0 Lost 5 AFC East


New England Patriots 5 0 0 1.000 182 65 3-0 2-0 2-0 5-0 0-0 Won 5

Buffalo Bills 1 4 0 .200 65 118 1-2 0-2 1-1 1-3 0-1 Lost 1

New York Jets 1 4 0 .200 96 138 1-1 0-3 1-2 1-3 0-1 Lost 2

Miami Dolphins 0 5 0 .000 97 141 0-2 0-3 0-1 0-3 0-2 Lost 5 AFC North


Pittsburgh Steelers 4 1 0 .800 132 47 3-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 2-1 Won 1

Baltimore Ravens 3 2 0 .600 88 97 2-0 1-2 0-2 1-2 2-0 Won 1

Cleveland Browns 2 3 0 .400 126 152 2-1 0-2 2-1 2-3 0-0 Lost 1

Cincinnati Bengals 1 3 0 .250 106 129 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-2 0-1 Lost 3 AFC South


Indianapolis Colts 5 0 0 1.000 164 88 3-0 2-0 2-0 3-0 2-0 Won 5

Tennessee Titans 3 1 0 .750 84 59 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 Won 2

Jacksonville Jaguars 3 1 0 .750 63 41 1-1 2-0 0-1 2-1 1-0 Won 3

Houston Texans 3 2 0 .600 116 99 2-1 1-1 0-1 2-1 1-1 Won 1 AFC West


Oakland Raiders 2 2 0 .500 102 100 1-1 1-1 0-1 2-1 0-1 Won 2

San Diego Chargers 2 3 0 .400 109 105 1-1 1-2 1-1 1-2 1-1 Won 1

Denver Broncos 2 3 0 .400 75 136 1-2 1-1 1-1 2-3 0-0 Lost 3

Kansas City Chiefs 2 3 0 .400 63 83 1-1 1-2 1-0 1-2 1-1 Lost 1


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