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Game # 6 Sunday, October 25, 2009 5:20 PM (MST) 8701 S. Hardy Drive, Tempe, AZ 85284 Phone: 602-379-0101 Fax: 602-379-1821 www.azcardinals.com Mark Dalton Vice President, Media Relations Mike Helm Media Relations Coordinator [email protected] 602/379-1720 [email protected] 602/379-1647 Chris Melvin Media Relations Manager Nate LoCascio Media Relations Assistant [email protected] 602/379-1882 [email protected] 602/379-1620 THE COACHES Ken Whisenhunt Tom Coughlin 23-18 Overall Record 128-101 20-17 Regular Season Record 120-94 3-1 Playoff Record 8-7 3 rd Years as Head Coach in NFL 14 th 3 rd Years with team 6 th BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION CARDINALS RADIO Network: NBC Flagship: Sports 620 KTAR Play-by-Play: Al Michaels Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Cris Collinsworth Analyst: Ron Wolfley Sideline: Andrea Kramer Sideline: Paul Calvisi WESTWOOD ONE CARDINALS SPANISH RADIO Play-by-Play: Dave Sims Flagship: KMIA 710 AM Analyst: James Lofton Play-by-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Sideline: John Dockery Analyst: Rolando Cantu ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-2) vs. NEW YORK GIANTS (5-1) Giants Stadium THIS WEEK’S GAME The Cardinals play their second consecutive road game when they take on the Giants on Sunday night at the Meadowlands in a match-up of the two most-recent NFC Champions. It will be the 123 rd all-time meeting between the former NFC East foes. After a convincing 27-3 road win at Seattle last Sunday, Arizona enters the contest at 3-2 and tied atop the NFC West with the 49ers, who were idle last week. The Giants enter this week’s game at 5-1 after suffering their first defeat of ’09 last Sunday in New Orleans. Seven different Saints scored TDs in the 48-27 victory. Facing a Seattle team that had won two of its previous three home game by shut-out, including a 41-0 blanking of Jacksonville the week before, the Cardinals dominated the Seahawks in what Ken Whisenhunt called the team’s most complete effort on both sides of the ball. Defensively, AZ held Seattle to a franchise-low 14 rushing yards, sacked Matt Hasselbeck five times, and held the Seahawks to three plays or fewer on eight of its 12 drives. Of Seattle’s 128 total yards, 42 came on a fake punt in the 2 nd quarter that led to Seattle’s only points of the afternoon. Offensively, Kurt Warner was again very sharp, completing his first 12 passes en route to a completion percentage of 78 and passer rating of 100.8. Larry Fitzgerald matched a career-best with 13 catches and 100 yards with a TD. The Cardinals return home next week to host Carolina while the Giants travel to Philadelphia. ARIZONA CARDINALS 2009 SEASON SCHEDULE Regular Season Sun., Sep. 13 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS L, 16-20 Sun., Sep. 20 @ Jacksonville Jaguars W, 31-17 Sun., Sep. 27 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS & L, 10-31 Sun., Oct. 4 BYE Sun., Oct. 11 HOUSTON TEXANS W, 28-21 Sun., Oct. 18 @ Seattle Seahawks W, 27-3 Sun., Oct. 25 @ New York Giants & 5:20 PM Sun., Nov. 1 CAROLINA PANTHERS 2:15 PM Sun., Nov. 8 @ Chicago Bears 11:00 AM Sun., Nov. 15 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 2:15 PM Sun., Nov. 22 @ St. Louis Rams* 2:05 PM Sun., Nov. 29 @ Tennessee Titans* Sun., Dec. 6 MINNESOTA VIKINGS* 2:15 PM Mon., Dec. 14 @ San Francisco 49ers # 6:30 PM Sun., Dec. 20 @ Detroit Lions* 11:00 AM Sun., Dec. 27 ST. LOUIS RAMS* 2:05 PM Sun., Jan. 3 GREEN BAY PACKERS* 2:15 PM # Monday night on ESPN & Sunday night on NBC * Subject to flexible scheduling decisions 2009 NFC WEST STANDINGS The Cardinals won their first NFC West title in 2008, finishing the season with a perfect 6-0 record in the division. The Cardinals moved into a first place tie with the 49ers in the NFC West with their 27-3 victory in Seattle last week. The Cardinals have now won four consecutive road games in divisional play. Team W L PF PA Hm Road Div Arizona 3 2 112 92 1-2 2-0 1-1 San Francisco 3 2 112 98 2-1 1-1 3-0 Seattle 2 4 118 109 2-2 0-2 1-2 St. Louis 0 6 54 169 0-2 0-4 0-2 Arizona Cardinals Football Club Game Release

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Page 1: Giants Stadium - prod.static.cardinals.clubs.nfl.comprod.static.cardinals.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/10-25-09atnyg.pdf · Giants Stadium THIS WEEK’S GAME The Cardinals play their

Game # 6 Sunday, October 25, 2009 – 5:20 PM (MST)

8701 S. Hardy Drive, Tempe, AZ 85284 Phone: 602-379-0101 Fax: 602-379-1821 www.azcardinals.com

Mark Dalton – Vice President, Media Relations Mike Helm – Media Relations Coordinator [email protected] 602/379-1720 [email protected] 602/379-1647 Chris Melvin – Media Relations Manager Nate LoCascio – Media Relations Assistant [email protected] 602/379-1882 [email protected] 602/379-1620

THE COACHES Ken Whisenhunt Tom Coughlin 23-18 Overall Record 128-101 20-17 Regular Season Record 120-94 3-1 Playoff Record 8-7 3rd Years as Head Coach in NFL 14th 3rd Years with team 6th

BROADCAST INFORMATION

TELEVISION CARDINALS RADIO Network: NBC Flagship: Sports 620 KTAR Play-by-Play: Al Michaels Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Cris Collinsworth Analyst: Ron Wolfley Sideline: Andrea Kramer Sideline: Paul Calvisi WESTWOOD ONE CARDINALS SPANISH RADIO Play-by-Play: Dave Sims Flagship: KMIA 710 AM Analyst: James Lofton Play-by-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Sideline: John Dockery Analyst: Rolando Cantu

ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-2)

vs.

NEW YORK GIANTS (5-1)

Giants Stadium

THIS WEEK’S GAME

The Cardinals play their second consecutive road game when they take on the Giants on Sunday night at the Meadowlands in a match-up of the two most-recent NFC Champions. It will be the 123rd all-time meeting between the former NFC East foes.

After a convincing 27-3 road win at Seattle last Sunday, Arizona enters the contest at 3-2 and tied atop the NFC West with the 49ers, who were idle last week.

The Giants enter this week’s game at 5-1 after suffering their first defeat of ’09 last Sunday in New Orleans. Seven different Saints scored TDs in the 48-27 victory.

Facing a Seattle team that had won two of its previous three home game by shut-out, including a 41-0 blanking of Jacksonville the week before, the Cardinals dominated the Seahawks in what Ken Whisenhunt called the team’s most complete effort on both sides of the ball.

Defensively, AZ held Seattle to a franchise-low 14 rushing yards, sacked Matt Hasselbeck five times, and held the Seahawks to three plays or fewer on eight of its 12 drives. Of Seattle’s 128 total yards, 42 came on a fake punt in the 2nd quarter that led to Seattle’s only points of the afternoon. Offensively, Kurt Warner was again very sharp, completing his first 12 passes en route to a completion percentage of 78 and passer rating of 100.8. Larry Fitzgerald matched a career-best with 13 catches and 100 yards with a TD.

The Cardinals return home next week to host Carolina while the Giants travel to Philadelphia.

ARIZONA CARDINALS 2009 SEASON SCHEDULE

Regular Season Sun., Sep. 13 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS L, 16-20 Sun., Sep. 20 @ Jacksonville Jaguars W, 31-17 Sun., Sep. 27 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS & L, 10-31 Sun., Oct. 4 BYE Sun., Oct. 11 HOUSTON TEXANS W, 28-21 Sun., Oct. 18 @ Seattle Seahawks W, 27-3 Sun., Oct. 25 @ New York Giants & 5:20 PM Sun., Nov. 1 CAROLINA PANTHERS 2:15 PM Sun., Nov. 8 @ Chicago Bears 11:00 AM Sun., Nov. 15 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 2:15 PM Sun., Nov. 22 @ St. Louis Rams* 2:05 PM Sun., Nov. 29 @ Tennessee Titans* Sun., Dec. 6 MINNESOTA VIKINGS* 2:15 PM Mon., Dec. 14 @ San Francisco 49ers # 6:30 PM Sun., Dec. 20 @ Detroit Lions* 11:00 AM Sun., Dec. 27 ST. LOUIS RAMS* 2:05 PM Sun., Jan. 3 GREEN BAY PACKERS* 2:15 PM

# Monday night on ESPN & Sunday night on NBC * Subject to flexible scheduling decisions

2009 NFC WEST STANDINGS

The Cardinals won their first NFC West title in 2008, finishing the season with a perfect 6-0 record in the division.

The Cardinals moved into a first place tie with the 49ers in the NFC West with their 27-3 victory in Seattle last week. The Cardinals have now won four consecutive road games in divisional play.

Team W L PF PA Hm Road Div Arizona 3 2 112 92 1-2 2-0 1-1 San Francisco 3 2 112 98 2-1 1-1 3-0 Seattle 2 4 118 109 2-2 0-2 1-2 St. Louis 0 6 54 169 0-2 0-4 0-2

Arizona Cardinals Football Club

Game Release

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CARDINALS CATEGORY GIANTS3-2 Record 5-1112 Points Scored 17892 Points Allowed 11913 Touchdowns Scored 1911 Touchdowns Allowed 163 Rushing TDs 58 Passing TDs 122 Return TDs 22 Rushing TDs Allowed 89 Passing TDs Allowed 80 Return TDs Allowed 0

10/85 Sacked/Yards Lost 5/3611/5 Fumbles/Lost 7/4

5 Had Intercepted 37/8 Field Goals Made/Attempted 15/18

337.8 Total Yards Per Game 402.0324.8 Opp. Total Yards Per Game 257.757.6 Rushing Yards Per Game 147.759.6 Opp. Rushing Yards Per Game 110.3

280.2 Passing Yards Per Game 254.3265.2 Opp. Passing Yards Per Game 147.3

-2 Turnover Ratio +431:29 Average Time of Possession 34:18

16/31t/6 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 6/5/1116/1/31 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 1/18/1

0/0 2-Point Conversions 0/0vs. Car Next Week @ Phi

CARDINALS & GIANTS IN 2009 THE SERIESThis week’s game between the Cardinals and Giants is the 124th meeting between the two teams in a series that dates back to 1926. It is the Cardinals third-oldest rivalry (Chicago, Green Bay) and the Cardinals have faced the Giants more times than any other NFL franchise.Between 1950 and 2001, the Cardinals and Giants played twice a year (except in 1968 and 1982) as members of the NFC East before the Cardinals joined the NFC West in re-alignment.

SERIES NOTESOverall Regular Season Series: 41-80-2Cardinals at home vs. NYG: 19-48-0Cardinals last win: 11/14/04 vs. NYG, 17-14First Meeting: 11/7/26 @ NYG,L, 0-20Last Meeting: 11/23/08, vs. NYG, L, 37-29

Last 10 Meetings4

Date Site Result11/23/08 Arizona L, 29-379/11/05 New York L, 19-4211/14/04 Arizona W, 17-149/29/02 Arizona W, 21-712/15/01 New York L, 13-1711/11/01 Arizona L, 10-1711/25/00 Arizona L, 7-319/3/00 New York L, 16-2111/28/99 New York W, 34-2410/10/99 Arizona W, 14-3

LAST WEEK’S GAMECARDINALS 27, Seahawks 3

October 18, 2009 – Qwest Field (67,588)In a pivotal NFC West battle, Arizona headed to hostile Qwest field to face a Seahawks

team that had shut-out two of its first three home opponents, including a 41-0 blanking of Jacksonville the week before. But the Cardinals dominated throughout in what Ken Whisenhunt called the team’s most complete effort on both sides of the ball. The convincing 27-3 win moved Arizona into a first-place tie with idle San Francisco atop the NFC West. Offensively Kurt Warner was again very sharp, completing his first 12 passes en route to a completion percentage of 78 and passer rating of 100.8. Larry Fitzgerald matched a career-best with 13 catches and 100 yards with a TD. Defensively, AZ held Seattle to a franchise-low 14 rushing yards, sacked Matt Hasselbeck 5 times, and held the Seahawks to 3 plays or fewer on 8 of its 12 drives. Of Seattle’s 128 total yards, 42 came on a fake punt in the 2nd quarter that led to Seattle’s only points of the afternoon.

The Cards dominated from the get-go and had a 14-0 lead before the Seattle offense took the field. On the game’s opening drive, AZ went 80 yards in 15 plays and chewed 10:42 off the clock thanks to a solid rushing attack and Warner’s 9-9 passing. The final completion was a 2-yard TD pass to Fitzgerald. On the following kickoff, Neil Rackers pooched it perfectly between Seattle players and Greg Toler recovered at the SEA23. Three plays later, Tim Hightower ran it in from a yard out to give the visiting Cards a 14-0 lead. On the 3rd play of the ensuing Seattle drive, Clark Haggans sacked Hasselbeck forcing a fumble that Bryan Robinson recovered at the SEA23 and led to a Neil Rackers FG with 13:38 to play in the half. At that point, the Cards led 17-0 and the Seahawks offense had the ball for just 0:43. Midway thru the 2nd quarter, Seattle came up with its biggest play of the game when punter Jon Ryan executed a great fake and threw it down the middle to TE John Carlson for a 42-yard gain to the AZ20. That drive reached the AZ3 but on 3rd down Kenny Iwebema’s sack forced Seattle to settle for an Olindo Mare FG that made it 17-3. The fake punt play would be the only time Seattle ventured into Arizona territory all afternoon.

The Seahawks offense found the going just as tough in the 2nd half. Steve Breaston’s 36-yard punt return to the SEA41 gave the Cards great starting field position and he capped that drive with a leaping 16-yard TD that made it 24-3. On the play, Warner reached 30,000 career passing yards and by doing so in just his 114th career game matched Dan Marino as the fastest player in NFL history to hit the milestone. Late in the 4th quarter, an Antrel Rolle INT off Hasselbeck set-up a 31-yard Rackers FG that accounted for the game’s final points.

CARDINALS 14 3 7 0 27SEAHAWKS 0 3 3 0 3

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 4:18 Fitzgerald 2-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 15-80, 10:42 7-0CARDS 1 3:07 Hightower 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 3-23, 1:11 14-0CARDS 2 13:38 Rackers 29-yard FG 7-12, 3:46 17-0Seahawks 3 3:57 Mare 28-yard FG 9-59, 4:12 17-3CARDS 3 2:54 Breaston 16-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 5-41, 2:14 24-3CARDS 4 6:05 Rackers 31-yard FG 4-2, 0:38 27-3

STATISTICSAZ SEA

First Downs 21 7Rushes-Yards 26-62 11-14Net Passing Yards 282 114Total Net Yards 344 128Passing (A-C-I) 43-34-1 30-11-1Sacked by Opp.-YL 2-10 5-40Punts-Average 6-42.5 8-45.0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1Penalties 7-76 6-56Time of Possession 42:50 17:10

Weather: Temp 58 degrees, Humidity 82%, Wind S 4 mph.

RUSHINGCARDS: Hightower 13-32, TD; Wells 12-29, Leinart 1-1.Seahawks: J. Jones 5-5; Forsett 2-4; James 3-3; Hasselbeck 1-2.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 32-41, 276 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT; Leinart 2-2, 16 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.Seahawks: Hasselbeck 10-29, 112 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT; Ryan 1-1, 42 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT,

RECEIVINGCARDS: Fitzgerald 13-100, TD; Breaston 7-77, TD; Boldin 6-54; Hightower 4-26; Urban 2-18; Patrick 1-10; Wells 1-7.Seahawks: Houshmandzadeh 4-34; Carlson 2-55; Burleson 2-40; Branch 2-9; Forsett 1-16.

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A DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE TO REMEMBERThe Cardinals defense was the big story of last week’s 27-3 victory over the Seahawks at Qwest Field.

The three points scored by the Seahawks last week rank as the lowest point total for a Cardinals opponent since 10/10/99 when Arizona defeated the NY Giants 14-3. The last time the Cardinals held an opponent to three points or fewer in a road game was on 11/17/74 in Philadelphia when the Cards defeated the Eagles 13-3.

The 24-point margin of victory was the largest in a road game since 10/5/80 when the Cards defeated the New Orleans Saints 40-7.

The Cardinals top-ranked run defense allowed just 14 yards rushing on 11 attempts (1.3 yard avg.) in the game. For the season, the Cardinals are now allowing an average of 59.6 yards per game on the ground.Rushing Yards Allowed Per GameTeam G Yds YPG YPAArizona 5 298 59.6 2.7Pittsburgh 6 447 74.5 3.8Miami 5 382 76.4 3.4Denver 6 478 79.7 3.3New Orleans 5 417 83.4 3.8

The Cardinals defense is also tops in the NFL in rushing yards allowed per play, giving up just 2.7 yards per attempt.

In holding Seattle to 14 yards rushing, the Cardinals defense held the Seahawks to their lowest rushing output in franchise history. Seattle’s previous low was 20 yards on 12/4/88 vs. New England.

In order, Seattle’s rushing attempts went for 2, 5, -1, 2, -3, -1, 0, 4, 2, -1 and 5 yards. The Seahawks leading rusher was Julius Jones, who carried five times for five yards.

A week after throwing 4 TDs and posting a 125.1 passer rating in a 41-0 win over Jacksonville, Matt Hasselbeck was held to one of the worst statistical days of his career. His 32.5 passer rating and 34.5% completion rate were the second lowest of any start in his career. On 10/24/05 the Cards limited the Pro Bowl QB to an 18.1 passer rating and 34.1% completion percentage. His 3.86 yards/attempt last week also ranked as the second-lowest of his career in a start (2.54 vs. Philadelphia on 9/23/01).

The Cardinals held the Seahawks to just 128 total net yards, marking the lowest yardage output by an opponent since holding the Dallas Cowboys to just 100 net yards on 10/14/90 in a 20-3 victory. The Seahawks tallied 42 of their yards (nearly one-third of their total yardage for the day) on a Jon Ryan pass to John Carlson on a fake punt in the second quarter.

The Cardinals defense held the Seattle offense to just 38 yards of total offense in the second half. The Seahawks ran 27 plays in the second half for an average of 1.4 yards per play. Only seven of Seattle’s 27 plays went for positive yards (3, 4, 26, 2, 4, 13, 5) while six went for negative yards or no gain (-3, -1, 0, -7, -7, -1)Stats On The Defensive PerformanceStat SeaTotal Plays 46Total Net Yards 128Avg. Yards Per Play 2.8Plays for Neg. Yds or No Gain 10Rushing Yards 14Rushing Attempts 11Average Yards Per Rush 1.3Sacks 5Time of Possession 17:10

Seattle’s offense crossed into Arizona territory just once in the game and it was following the 42-yard pick-up on the fake punt in the second quarter. Below is a breakdown of the Seahawks drives in last week’s game by starting point and ending point.Drive Start End Result1 Sea 20 Sea 34 Fumble2 Sea 20 Sea 38 Punt3 Sea 31 AZ 10 FG4 Sea 34 Sea 39 Punt5 Sea 20 Sea 19 Punt6 Sea 10 Sea 40 Punt7 Sea 22 Sea 15 Punt8 Sea 18 50 Punt9 Sea 18 Sea 28 Punt10 Sea 15 Sea 15 INT11 Sea 24 Sea 3 Punt12 Sea 11 Sea 10 End of Game

The Seahawks finished the game 0-for-11 on third down conversion attempts. The last time the Cardinals played in Seattle (26-20 win on 11/16/08), the Seahawks converted just 1-of-9 third down attempts. The Cardinals have allowed the Seahawks to convert just 1-of-20 third down attempts in the last two games at Qwest Field.

The last time the Cardinals held an opponent without a successful third down conversion was 12/4/94 against Houston when the Oilers were 0-for-9 on third down attempts in the Cardinals 30-12 win.

QUICK FACTS:�Just two of Seattle’s 46 plays went for 20+ yards, one being the 42-yard completion on the fake punt.�Matt Hasselbeck’s final nine consecutive pass attempts fell incomplete.�Of Seattle’s 12 drives during the game, eight consisted of three plays or fewer.�The Cardinals defense piled up a season-high five sacks by five different players.

KEY STATThe Cardinals held a 42:50 to 17:10 advantagein time of possession last week. The last time the Cardinals held the ball for at least 40:00 in a game was on 12/18/94 vs. Cincinnati when the Cardinals held a 41:31 to 18:29 advantage over the Bengals in a 28-7 win.

KEY STATThe Cardinals are the only team in the NFL allowing opponents to average less than three yards per attempt on the ground.

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WITH THE WIN LAST WEEK……The Cardinals improved their record to 3-2 on the season and put themselves in a tie with the 49ers for first place in the NFC West.

…The Cardinals are now 2-0 on the road to open the 2009 season, marking the first time since 1991 that the Cards have won their first two road games.

…Arizona has now won three consecutive road games dating back to the 2008 postseason. The Cardinals won the three games by an average of 19.3 points per game.

…The Cardinals have four consecutive road wins against teams from the NFC West, a streak that dates back to 2008.

…The Cardinals have consecutive road wins against the Seahawks for the first time since defeating them in consecutive away games in 1989 and 1993. It was the third consecutive win overall against the Seahawks, the longest winning streak against their division foe since joining the NFC West in 2002.

…Head coach Ken Whisenhunt improved his record to 10-4against NFC West opponents.

…Arizona scored more points (27) than the Seahawks had given up in their first three home games combined. Seattle posted shutouts of the Rams and Jaguars and lost to the Bears 25-19.

NFC WEST SUCCESSThe loss to the 49ers in the season opener snapped a seven-game win streak in NFC West play for the Cardinals, a streak that dated back to the 2007 season. They turned that around last week against the Seattle Seahawks with a dominating 27-3 performance at Qwest Field.

With the victory over Seattle, the Cardinals enter this week’s game in New York in a tie with San Francisco for the NFC West lead.

Under head coach Ken Whisenhunt, the Cardinals have a 10-4 record against NFC West rivals dating back to 2007. Arizona has won eight of their last nine games against NFC West opponents.

OFFENSE SETS THE TONEArizona set the tone of the game right away last week. The Cardinals opened the game against Seattle with a 15-play, 80-yard TD drive that chewed 10:42 off the clock. � The 10:42 drive was the second-longest drive in the NFL

this season, trailing only the 11:53 drive the Seahawks went on against the Jaguars on 10/11.

� Kurt Warner hit Larry Fitzgerald for a two-yard TD pass to cap off the drive.

� Warner was 9-of-9 on the first drive for 64 yards and TD � Warner completed passes to five different receivers� Arizona was 4-for-4 on third down conversions, all Warner

completionsThe First Quarter

The Cardinals dominated the Seahawks in the opening quarter using offense, defense and special teams.� After the Cardinals took a 7-0 lead on their 15-play opening

drive, Neil Rackers caught Seattle off guard with a pooch kick that was recovered by Cardinals rookie Greg Toler. RB Tim Hightower made it 14-0 three plays later when he ran in from two yards out.

� The Cardinals had a 14:17 to 0:43 advantage in time of possession in the first quarter

� Arizona ran 21 plays to the Seahawks’ three� Arizona outgained the Seahawks 128 yards to three� Kurt Warner completed 12-of-12 passes for 88 yards and a

TD

FIRST HALF DOMINANCEThe Cardinals took a 17-3 lead into halftime last week in Seattle. In doing so, they continued a trend of getting ahead in the first half.

In the last two games (vs. Houston; at Seattle), Arizona has outscored their opponents 38-3 in the first half. In their three wins this season, the Cardinals have outscored their opponents 62-6 in the first half.

First Half Peformance By Game9/20 at Jax 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr HalfCardinals 10 14 24Jaguars 3 0 3

10/11 vs. Hou 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr HalfCardinals 7 14 21Texans 0 0 0

10/18 at Sea 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr HalfCardinals 14 3 17Seahawks 0 3 3

Below is a breakdown of the Cardinals scoring broken down by quarters over the first five games.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalCardinals 34 37 28 13 112Opponents 9 31 21 31 92

It is quite a different story from last season when the Cardinals offense was the best in the NFL at putting up points in the third quarter. Arizona came out following halftime and scored a franchise record 154 points in the third quarter, 39 points more than the league’s second ranked team (New Orleans—115).

2009 Breakdown� For the Cardinals this season, 1,090 of their 1,689 total

yards (64.5%) have come in the first half.� The Cardinals have scored eight of their 13 TDs in the first

half.� 862 of the Cardinals 1,401 net passing yards (61.5%) have

come in the first half.

NO SLOWING THEM DOWNThe Cardinals receiving trio of Fitzgerald, Boldin and Steve Breaston combined for 26 receptions, 231 yards and two TDs last week against the Seahawks, despite Boldin leaving in the third quarter with a sprained ankle. Player Rec Yards TDsFitzgerald 13 100 1Breaston 7 77 1Boldin 6 54 0

CARDINALS TV RATINGS UP 42%Through the first four regular season contests, local television ratings for Cardinals game broadcasts were up 42% from this time last year. That represents the largest percentage increase in the National Football League.

Those Cardinals broadcasts averaged a 20.3 rating and 38 share, up from 14.3/30 after four games in ’08.

The figures do not include last Sunday’s telecast of the Cardinals-Seahawks game on FOX that garnered a 19.8 rating and 38 share, making it the week’s most-watched television program in Phoenix.

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THE LAST MEETINGGiants 37, CARDINALS 29

November 23, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium (64,541)In a match-up of division leaders, the Giants moved to 10-1 by playing an efficient, mistake-

free game while the Cardinals made just enough to fall to 7-4. Two turnovers were costly for the Cards as were a pair of long Domenik Hixon kickoff returns. The loss snapped Arizona’s 7-game home win streak and was NY’s 6th straight victory.

On Arizona’s opening drive, Kurt Warner converted a pair of 3rd-n-9’s on passes to Steve Breaston (17) and J.J. Arrington (9) that set-up a 34-yard Neil Rackers FG. Early in the 2nd,NYG RB Derrick Ward – playing in place of injured starter Brandon Jacobs – scored on a 1-yard TD plunge. Arrington then returned the kickoff 55 yards to the NY42 and 7 plays later, Tim Hightower scored on a 4-yard run that made it 9-7 after a bad hold on the PAT. Hixon then notched an 83-yard KOR to the AZ17 that set-up a 33-yard John Carney FG. Arrington’s next return set the Cards up near midfield and a 32-yard Warner-to-Jerheme Urban pass moved it to the 19. After Rackers’ 20-yard FG made it 12-10 Cards, another long Hixon KOR (68) set the Giants up at the 32 and that led to a 12-yard Eli Manning TD pass to Amani Toomer. To close the 1st half, the Cards took advantage of the fair catch-free kick rule to try a 68-yard Rackers FG but it was unsuccessful.

The Cards got the ball first after intermission but turned it over when Justin Tuck stripped Warner and Mathias Kiwanuka recovered at the AZ40. Manning’s 30-yard connection to Steve Smith took it to the 2 and on the next play he hit fullback Madison Hedgecock on a TD pass out of the backfield. The Cards responded with a 12-play, 90-yard drive and Hightower made it 24-19 with his 2nd TD run of the day. NY extended the lead back to 12 with its own long, methodical drive that Manning ended with his 3rd TD pass of the day, a 10-yarder to TE Kevin Boss. After Arrington’s KOR took it to midfield, a 32-yard Warner-Breaston hook-up got it to the 5 and set-up a 5-yard Anquan Boldin TD catch that cut the deficit to 8. Rackers’ onside try glanced off the hands of Ralph Brown and the Giants recovered to set-up a 33-yard FG with 1:55 to go extending the lead to 11. The Cards then kicked a 44-yarder with 0:31 left but were unsuccessful again on the onside and the Giants clinched the game with the recovery.

GIANTS 0 17 7 13 37CARDINALS 3 9 7 10 29

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 6:18 Rackers 34-yard FG 13-60, 7:13 0-3Giants 2 11:38 Ward 1-yard run (Carney kick) 11-62, 6:08 7-3CARDS 2 7:51 Hightower 4-yard run (pass failed) 7-42, 3:47 7-9Giants 2 6:51 Carney 33-yard FG 4-2, 1:00 10-9CARDS 2 3:50 Rackers 20-yard FG 6-49, 3:02 10-12Giants 2 1:08 Toomer 12-yard pass from Manning (Carney kick) 6-32, 2:41 17-12Giants 3 10:35 Hedgecock 2-yard pass from Manning (Carney kick) 4-40, 2:04 24-12CARDS 3 0:49 Hightower 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 12-90, 4:40 24-19Giants 4 11:15 Boss 10-yard pass from Manning (Carney kick) 10-80. 4:34 31-19Giants 4 6:17 Carney 27-yard FG 7-20, 4:13 34-19CARDS 4 4:02 Boldin 5-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 6-52, 2:15 34-26Giants 4 1:55 Carney 33-yard FG 6-30, 2:07 37-26CARDS 4 0:31 Rackers 44-yard FG 8-43, 1:24 37-29

STATISTICSNYG AZ

First Downs 18 27Rushes-Yards 27-87 15-23Net Passing Yards 234 348Total Net Yards 321 371Passing (A-C-I) 33-26-0 52-32-1Sacked by Opp. 1-6 1-3Punts-Average 4-42.8 3-42.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1Penalties 9-76 3-29Time of Possession 30:37 29:23

Weather: Indoors

RUSHINGGiants: Ward 20-69, TD; Hixon 1-11; Bradshaw 4-9; Manning 2-(-2).

CARDS: Hightower 11-21, 2 TD; Breaston 1-4; Warner 1-0; James 1-(-1); Boldin 1-(-1).

PASSINGGiants: Manning 26-33, 240, 3 TD, 0 INT.

CARDS: Warner 32-52, 351 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT.

RECEIVINGGiants: Hixon 6-57; Boss 4-48, TD; Smith 4-45; Ward 4-30; Toomer 4-30, TD; Moss 2-20; Hedgecock 2-10.

CARDS: Boldin 11-87, TD; Breaston 6-86; Fitzgerald 5-71; Urban 5-69; Arrington 5-38.

RESUME BUILDS FOR “THE WHIZ”Head coach Ken Whisenhunt has had an impressive run in his first two years with the Cardinals. Below are some of the highlights from Whisenhunt’s tenure so far:

�The win vs. Jacksonville in week two was the first road win against an AFC opponent since 11/18/07 when the Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Bengals. It marks the first time since 10/6/02 at Carolina that the Cardinals won a game on the east coast that had a 10:00 AM local kickoff.

�In 2008, led the Cardinals to their first-ever Super Bowl appearance and more wins in a single season (12) than any coach in franchise history. Whisenhunt’s 20 wins in his first two seasons as head coach are the most in franchise history for any head coach in his first two campaigns.

�The Cardinals won their first Divisional Playoff game in franchise history in ‘08. Heading into the game against the Panthers, the Cardinals were 0-3 in Divisional Playoff games. It was also just the second road win in franchise playoff history.

�The Cardinals 30-24 win over the Atlanta Falcons in the Wild Card Game was the first playoff victory for the Cardinals since the 1998 season and was the first home playoff victory in 61 years.

�Under Whisenhunt, the Cardinals won their first division title since 1975.

�With the 34-21 win over Seattle in the 2008 regular season finale,the Cardinals finished the 2008 regular season with a 9-7 record, matching their best regular season record since the franchise moved to Arizona in 1988. They previously went 9-7 in 1998, the last season they made the playoffs.

IN THE WHISENHUNT ERABelow is a breakdown of the Cardinals regular season win-loss record during Ken Whisenhunt’s tenure:

In NFC West Games 10-4At Home 13-6On the Road 7-11Outdoors 10-12Indoors 10-5When won the turnover battle 14-0When lost the turnover battle 1-15When even in the turnover battle 5-2When scored first 11-6When Opp. Scores First 9-11In overtime games 2-1Out-rush opponent 13-3Out-pass opponent 14-10Cardinals have 100-yard rusher 6-0Opponent has 100-yard rusher 2-5In September 5-6In October 5-3In November 5-4In December 5-4Yielding 20 Points or Less 11-3Scoring 20 Points or More 20-8Led at Halftime 15-3Tied at Halftime 3-1Led at the End of 3rd Quarter 15-1Tied at the End of 3rd Quarter 4-2

The Cardinals improved to 10-4 against NFC West opponents under head Ken Whisenhunt with their 27-4victory in Seattle last week.

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MADE FOR PRIMETIMEFor anyone who pays attention to the NFL, it is no secret that the Cardinals like to move the ball through the air and the NY Giants are primarily known as a running team.

It is fitting that this week’s game will be featured on NBC’s Sunday Night Football, as it features a few matchups that are made for primetime. The Cardinals top-ranked rush defense will go up against the Giants fifth-ranked rushing attack.

Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game Rushing Yards Per GameTeam G Yds YPG Team G Yds YPGArizona 5 298 59.6 Miami 5 885 177.0 NY Giants Rushing DuoPittsburgh 6 447 74.5 NY Jets 6 978 163.0 Player Att Yds TDMiami 5 382 76.4 Dallas 5 805 161.0 Ahmad Bradshaw 68 423 3Denver 6 478 79.7 New Orleans 5 798 159.6 Brandon Jacobs 107 388 1New Orleans 5 417 83.4 NY Giants 6 886 147.7

On the other side of the ball, the Cardinals feature the NFL’s sixth ranked passing attack while the Giants enter the game wi th the NFL’s top-ranked defense in the league which is also number one at defending the pass.

Passing Yards Per Game Passing Yards Allowed Per GameTeam G Yds YPG Team G Yds YPGIndianapolis 5 1,630 326.0 NY Giants 6 884 147.3 Cardinals Receiving TrioPittsburgh 6 1,780 296.7 Carolina 5 784 156.8 Player Rec Yds TDHouston 6 1,753 292.2 Washington 6 1,014 169.0 Larry Fitzgerald 35 360 5New England 6 1,730 288.3 Buffalo 6 1,024 170.7 Anquan Boldin 29 306 1San Diego 5 1,420 284.0 Philadelphia 5 895 179.0 Steve Breaston 23 320 1Arizona 5 1,401 280.2

The Cardinals have allowed just 298 yards rushing on 108 attempts, an average of 2.8 yards per attempts, the best average in the NFL. The Cardinals defense has allowed just two rushing TDs this season. Only New England (1) and Pittsburgh (1) have allowed fewer.

THE LAST VICTORY OVER THE GIANTSThe last time the Cardinals defeated the NY Giants was on 11/14/04 in Arizona. A lot has changed since then. Starting at quarterback for the Giants was Kurt Warner, in his first season since leaving the Rams in 2003. Warner appeared in just nine games (seven starts) over his final two seasons in St. Louis and was signed by the Giants just prior to them acquiring Mississippi QB Eli Manning in a draft day trade with San Diego, who had selected him first overall in the 2004 NFL draft.

Warner began the season as the starting QB for the Giants and led the team to a 5-3 record. However, many saw it as matter of time before New York handed the reins of the offense to their young draft pick.

The Giants and Cardinals met in the ninth game of the season for both teams and it would be Warner’s final start in a Giants uniform. The Cardinals won the game 17-14 as the Cardinals sacked Warner six times on the day, including three by DE Bertrand Berry.Manning was named the starter the following week.

Since that time, Warner has revitalized his career and is back to being one of the most prolific passers in the NFL. Warner broke virtually every Cardinals passer record last season as he led the Cardinals to their first division title since 1975 and first ever conference championship and Super Bowl appearance.

LAST YEAR IN NEW YORK – BREASTON HITS THE SCENE & BOLDIN INJUREDThe Cardinals return to Giants Stadium this week, 13 months after a memorable game there against the Jets in which Steve Breaston marked his arrival as a receiving threat and Anquan Boldin suffered a brutal injury on an illegal hit.

In week four of the 2008 season, the Cardinals traveled to New York to face the Jets. After a nightmare second quarter that saw the Jets explode for 34 points, the Cardinals fought back using their passing attack. Although the comeback fell short, Breaston, Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald all went over 100 yards receiving on the day, marking just the second time in franchise history that theCardinals had three receivers over 100 yards. Breaston, who had a total of 12 receptions for 164 yards in his first 19 career games, was playing in his 20th career game and hauled in nine passes for 122 yards in the game. He hasn’t looked back since. He finished 2008 with 1,006 receiving yards and for just the fifth time in league history, the Cardinals had three receivers go over 1,000 yards on the season.Below is a look at Breaston’s stats over the last 18 games compared to his first 19 NFL games:First 19 Games Last 18 GamesRec Yds Lg TD Rec Yds Lg TD12 164 40 0 96 1,251 58 4

Boldin was on the receiving end of an illegal and vicious helmet-to-helmet hit in the closing seconds of the game in New York and remained on the ground for nearly 10 minutes before being carted off the field. Boldin had seven plates and over 40 screws inserted to fix multiple facial fractures. The hit drew a one-game suspension and $50,000 fine for Jets safety Eric Smith. Despite the severity of his injury, Boldin missed just two games and was back in the lineup three weeks later after the bye as the Cardinals faced the Panthers. He never missed a beat, catching nine passes for 63 yards and two TDs while also adding a career-long 30-yard run.

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CARDINALS – GIANTS CONNECTIONSCardinals quarterback Kurt Warner played for the Giants in 2004, starting nine of 10 games played. As the starter Warner was 5-4 with 2,054 passing yards, six touchdowns and four interceptions.

Cardinals cornerback Ralph Brown was originally drafted by the Giants in the fifth round (140th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft. During his four seasons in New York he started nine of 37 games played registering 68 tackles, one sack and three interceptions.

Cardinals defensive coordinator Bill Davis was the linebackers coach for the Giants in 2004.

Giants secondary/safeties coach David Merritt, Sr. played linebacker for the Cardinals from 1993-96. In 1992, Merritt was teammates with Cardinals Director of Player Personnel Steve Keim at North Carolina State.

Cardinals special teams coach Kevin Spencer is a native of Queens, NY and was a graduate assistant at SUNY-Cortland from 1975-76 andat Cornell University from 1979-80 as well as the head freshman coach at Ithaca College from 1981-85 and the offensive coordinator in 1986.

Cardinals linebacker Gerald Hayes grew up in Paterson, NJ which is about 10 miles from Giants Stadium. Hayes played his high school ball at Passaic (NJ) County Technical Institute where he led the school to a 12-0 record and the 1998 New Jersey state championship.

Cardinals long snapper Mike Leach is from Dover, NJ which is just under 40 miles from Giants Stadium. He was a first-team all-state selection at Jefferson Township (NJ) High School and graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder in basketball.

Cardinals wide receivers coach John McNulty served in the same position at Rutgers in 2004-05 and then was the assistant offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 2006 before taking on the full duties of offensive coordinator/quarterbacks in 2007-08. McNulty was alsothe offensive quality control coach (1998-2000) and then the wide receivers coach (2000-02) in Jacksonville under Giants head coach Tom Coughlin (1994-2002)

Giants punter Jeff Feagles is a native of Phoenix, AZ and played for the Cardinals from 1994-97, recording a 43.0 yard average on 337 punts. As a prep he was a six-time letterman in football, basketball and baseball at Gerard High. Before transferring to the University of Miami Feagles played one season at Scottsdale Community College near Phoenix.

In 2006 Giants safety Michael Johnson played at the University of Arizona, starting all 10 games he played and earning All-Pac 10 second team honors.

Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce played at the University of Arizona from 1999-2000. In 23 games he recorded 152 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and seven sacks.

Giants wide receiver Derek Hagan played at Arizona State from 2002-05. He concluded his career first in Pac-10 history in receptions (258) and second in receiving yards (3,939) while also holding school career marks for receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns (27) and 100-yard receiving games (18).

Cardinals tackle Mike Gandy played under the guidance of Giants offensive line coach Pat Flaherty for Chicago from 2001-03.

Cardinals defensive backs coach Teryl Austin (2003-06) coached the same position and scout Chris Culmer was a scouting assistant (2000-04) and then Pro Personnel Assistant (2004-08) in Seattle while defensive end Chike Okeafor (2003-04), wide receiver Jerheme Urban (2003-05), Giants defensive tackle Rocky Bernard (2002-08) and punter Jeff Feagles (1998-2002) played for the Seahawks.

In 1999, Cardinals defensive line coach Ron Aiken served in the same position at the University of Iowa while Giants offensive line coach Pat Flaherty was the tight ends/special teams/recruiting coordinator.

From 1998-2000 Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner played for St. Louis while Giants secondary/cornerbacks coach Peter Giunta served as assistant head coach/defensive coordinator. Both helped the Rams win Super Bowl XXXIV in 1999.

In 2006, Cardinals tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens and Giants quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer served in the same positions for the Cowboys and Cardinals wide receiver Jerheme Urban was on the Dallas practice squad from 10/19/06 through the end of the season and Giants defensive tackle Chris Canty played for the Cowboys.

Cardinals defensive backs coach Teryl Austin (1999-2002) served in the same position at the University of Michigan while Giants defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan (2002) was the linebackers coach and linebackers coach John Herrmann (1997-2005) was the defensive coordinator. During Hermann’s tenure Sheridan went onto become the defensive line coach (2003-04) for the Wolverines while Cardinals wide receiver Steve Breaston (2002-06) and defensive tackles Alan Branch (2004-06) and Gabe Watson (2002-05) played.

From 2000-02 Cardinals center Ben Claxton was teammates with Giants quarterback Eli Manning at Ole Miss.

Cardinals wide receiver Steve Breaston (2002-06) as well as defensive tackles Alan Branch (2004-06) and Gabe Watson (2002-05) were teammates with Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham (2005-07) at the University of Michigan.

Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart (2001-05) and guard Deuce Lutui (2004-05) played with Giants wide receiver Steve Smith (2003-06) and cornerback Terrell Thomas (2003-07) at USC.

From 2000-01 Cardinals tight end Stephen Spach and Giants quarterback David Carr were teammates at Fresno State.

Cardinals safety Antrel Rolle (2001-04) and defensive end Calais Campbell (2004-07) were teammates at the University of Miami with Giants wide receiver Sinorice Moss (2002-05).

From 2003-06, Cardinals center Lyle Sendlein played at the University of Texas with Giants cornerback Aaron Ross.

From 2001-02, Cardinals quarterback Brian St. Pierre was teammates at Boston College with Giants guard Chris Snee and defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka.

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THE STARTS STREAK CONTINUESWhen named the team’s starter entering the 2008 season,many questioned whether Kurt Warner could stay healthy. He answered by starting all 16 regular season games and each of the team’s four postseason contests. His current consecutive starts streak sits at 36 games.

Warner was one of 16 NFL quarterbacks to start every regular season contest in ’08 but the only one to start as many as 20 total games. In fact, he was just the third QB in NFL history to start 20 total games in a season, joining John Elway (’97 Broncos) and Eli Manning (’07 Giants).

Among active QBs, Warner’s 36-game starts streak ranks seventh behind Brett Favre (297), Peyton Manning (196), Eli Manning (84), Drew Brees (72), Philip Rivers (57) and Jay Cutler (42).

Below is a look at Warner’s stats over his last 36 consecutive starts (including playoffs) compared to the first 36 starts of his career with the Rams (including playoffs) when he was an NFL and Super Bowl MVP.Current StreakVitals: Spans ages of 36 to 38 / 1 perfect game / 4 playoff games / 14 300-yard games / 15 games with 100+ passer ratingStat Att Comp Pct. Yds TD INTTotals 1,316 869 66.0 10,009 72 38Avg/G 36.6 24.1 66.0 278.0 2.0 1.1

1st 36 Career StartsVitals: Spans ages 28 to 30 / 2 perfect games / 4 playoff games / 24 300-yard games / 20 games with 100+ passer ratingStat Att Comp Pct. Yds TD INTTotals 1,198 794 66.3 10,774 84 42Avg/G 33.2 22.1 66.3 299.3 2.3 1.2

Warner’s 36-game streak is the longest of his career, topping the 28-game streak he accumulated from 2000-02 as a member of the Rams.

BREAKING DOWN THE TD PASSESAfter throwing two TD passes last week against the Seahawks, Kurt Warner has thrown 190 TD passes in his NFL career and below is a breakdown of those TD passes:

With Team Opponent (Top 3) Location Day of Week By QuarterRams............... 102 49ers ........... 24 Home......... 97 Sunday.......... 171 First .................... 41Cardinals ......... 82 Falcons........ 21 Road.......... 93 Monday ......... 16 Second ............... 64Giants.............. 6 Saints .......... 13 Thursday ....... 3 Third ................... 42

Fourth................. 43Distance Receiver (Top 5) Season (Top 5)3 or fewer Yards.........37 Larry Fitzgerald ................. 32 1999................ 414-9 Yards....................58 Anquan Boldin................... 24 2001................ 3610-19 Yards................40 Isaac Bruce ....................... 22 2008................ 3020-29 Yards................15 Marshall Faulk................... 18 2007................ 2730+ Yards...................40 Torry Holt .......................... 18 2000................ 21

RIDING ON THE LINEThe starters along the offensive, including LT Mike Gandy, LG Reggie Wells, C Lyle Sendlein, RG Deuce Lutui and RT Levi Brown have a started 25 consecutive games together dating back to 2008.

Last season’s run to the Super Bowl was largely accomplished on the arm of QB Kurt Warner. By extension, it was fueled by the offensive line’s outstanding protection of Warner.

According to Stats Inc, Arizona was the most heavily pressured team in the NFL during the regular season, facing a blitz on 218 of their 630 pass attempts. The Cardinals offensive line allowed just six sacks in those 218 blitzing situations. Their 2.68 sack percentage was second in the NFL behind the Tennessee Titans (2.56).

The week two contest in Jacksonville marked the fifth time dating back to the 2008 season and postseason that the offensive line did not allow a sack and Cardinals have a 4-1 record in those games.

In week five vs. Houston, Warner was sacked once and the Cardinals 28-21 victory improved the Cardinals record to 6-2 dating back to 2008 when Warner is sacked once.

Below is a look at Warner’s performance this season based on the number of times he gets sacked:0-1 Sacks (2-0)Gms Att Com Pct. Yds Sk TD INT Rate2 64 50 78.1 545 1 4 0 122.9

2 Sacks (1-0)Gms Att Com Pct. Yds Sk TD INT Rate1 41 32 78.0 276 2 10 1 100.8

3-4 Sacks (0-2)Gms Att Com Pct. Yds Sk TD INT Rate2 96 56 58.3 620 7 2 4 67.2

Below is a breakdown of Warner’s career record and stats as a starter by the number of times he gets sacked in a game.

NFL Career Cardinals CareerSacks W-L Win % Sacks W-L Win %0 11-4 .733 0 6-3 .6661 17-7 .708 1 6-6 .5002 17-11 .607 2 5-6 .4553 9-7 .562 3 3-4 .4284+ 6-17 .260 4+ 0-8 .000

Sacks Att Comp Pct. Yds TD INT Rate0 488 327 67.0 3,825 28 14 97.81 798 549 68.8 7,017 51 21 106.42 836 569 68.1 7,370 51 32 99.93 579 358 61.8 4,204 27 16 87.94+ 941 594 63.1 6,709 29 35 79.2

STAYING OVER 100Kurt Warner finished last week’s game vs. Seattle having completed 32-of-41 passes for 276 yards, 2 TDs, an INT and a passer rating of 100.8. His lone INT came on a Hail Mary pass just before halftime.

It marked his 17th game with a passer rating of 100.0 or better (min. 15 attempts) as a member of the Cardinals, the second-most in franchise history (Neil Lomax, 26).

Warner now has a 14-3 record in those games, winning the last 10 straight. For his career, Warner has a 39-3 record when he has a passer rating of 100.0+.

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WARNER IN THE NFL RECORD BOOKSSingle-Game Completion Percentage (min. 15 attempts)92.30 Kurt Warner AZ at Jax, 9/20/09 (26-24)91.30 Vinny Testaverde Cle. vs. LA Rams, 12/26/93 (23-21)90.91 Ken Anderson Cin. vs. Pit., 11/10/74 (22-20)90.48 Lynn Dickey GB vs. NO, 12/13/81 (21-19)

Passing Yards Per Game (min. 100 games)263.4 Kurt Warner, 114 Games (30,032 yards)261.2 Peyton Manning, 181 Games (47,273 yards)253.6 Dan Marino, 242 Games (61,361 yards)246.9 Drew Brees, 112 Games (27,658 yards)238.3 Brett Favre, 279 Games (66,474 yards)

Career Completion Percentage (min. 1,500 attempts)66.1 Chad Pennington, 2000-current (2,469-1,631)65.6 Kurt Warner, 1999-current (3,758-2,465)64.7 Peyton Manning, 1998- current (6,141-3,972)64.3 Steve Young, 1985-99 (4,149-2,667)64.2 Drew Brees, 2001-current (3,809-2,444)

Highest Career Passer Rating96.8 Steve Young, 1985-9995.3 Peyton Manning, 1998-current93.7 Kurt Warner, 1998-current93.3 Tom Brady, 2000-current92.8 Philip Rivers, 2004-current

Most Passing Yards in a Season5,084 Dan Marino, Miami, 19845,069 Drew Brees, New Orleans, 20084,830 Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 2001

Most Completions in a Single SeasonYear Player Comp2007 Drew Brees 4402002 Rich Gannon 4182008 Drew Brees 4131991 Warren Moon 4042008 Kurt Warner 401

Most 300-Yard Passing Games in a Season10 Rich Gannon, Oakland 2002

Drew Brees, New Orleans 20089 Dan Marino, Miami 1984

Warren Moon, Houston 1990Kurt Warner, St. Louis 1999Kurt Warner, St. Louis 2001

8 Dan Fouts, San Diego 1980Kurt Warner, St. Louis 2000Trent Green, Kansas City 2004Tom Brady, New England 2007

Most 300-Yard Passing Games in a Career63 Dan Marino, 1983-199956 Bret Favre, 1991-current52 Peyton Manning, 1998-current51 Dan Fouts, 1973-8750 Kurt Warner, 1998-current49 Warren Moon, 1984-2000

Most Consecutive 300-Yard Passing Games6 Steve Young, SF 1998

Kurt Warner, StL 2000Rich Gannon, Oak 2002

5 Peyton Manning, Ind 2009Joe Montana, SF 1982Kerry Collins, NYG 2001-02Drew Brees, NO, 2006Kurt Warner, AZ, 2008

Most Seasons Leading League in Average Gain Per Pass7 Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears 1939-43, 1946-475 Steve Young, San Francisco 1991-94, 19973 Arnie Herber, Green Bay 1932, 1934, 1936

Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles 1950, 1952, 1954Len Dawson, Dallas Texans 1962, Kansas City 1966, 1968Bart Starr, Green Bay 1966-68Kurt Warner, St. Louis 1999-2001

WARNER REACHES 30,000Last week in Seattle, in his 114th career game, Kurt Warner threw for 276 yards, giving him 30,032 passing yards for his career. Warner tied Hall of Famer Dan Marino as the fastest players in the NFL history to reach 30,000 passing yards.

Fewest Games to 30,000 Passing Yards—NFL HistoryPlayer Games1t. Kurt Warner 1141t.Dan Marino 1142. Peyton Manning 1153. Warren Moon 1254t. Drew Bledsoe 1264t. Brett Favre 126

Warner has averaged 263.4 passing yards per game in his career, the best average in NFL history.

In 2001 with the Rams, Warner became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 10,000 passing yards, reaching the mark in just his 36th career game.

In 2006 as a member of the Cardinals and playing in his 76th

career game, Warner became the second fastest player in NFL history to reach 20,000 passing yards, with only Marino (74 games) doing it in fewer games.

FASTEST TO 50Kurt Warner threw for 302 yards against the Texans in week five, his 50th career 300-yard game. In reaching 50 in just his 113th

career game, Warner became the fastest quarterback in NFL history to reach 50 300-yard games, shattering the former record held by Dan Marino (176 games).

Warner is one of just five quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 50 300-yard games. He has thrown for 300 yards in 43.9 percent of his career games, by far the best total in NFL history. Peyton Manning is second, throwing for 300 yards in 28.7 percent of his games.

Career 300-Yard Passing Games—NFL HistoryGames 300-Yd

Player Played Games Pct. Win %1. Dan Marino 242 63 26.0 37-26 (.587)2. Brett Favre 279 56 20.1 37-19 (.660)3. Peyton Manning 181 52 28.7 31-21 (.596)4. Dan Fouts 181 51 28.2 26-25 (.510)5. Kurt Warner 114 50 43.9 31-19 (.620)

The Texans game was Warner’s 20th 300-yard game as a member of the Cardinals, establishing a new franchise record (Neil Lomax, 19). Warner reached the feat in his 50th game with the Cardinals while Lomax had 19 300-yard performances in 108 games.

13,000 WITH TWO TEAMSBesides throwing for his 50th career 300-yard game vs. Houston, Kurt Warner reached another passing milestone against the Texans, joining elite company among NFL quarterbacks.

With his 302 yards passing against the Texans, Warner reached 13,255 passing yards as a member of the Cardinals. He became just the 2nd player in NFL history to throw for 13,000+ yards with two different teams. Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton threw for 33,098 yards with the Minnesota Vikings and 13,905 yards with the NY Giants.

If Warner can reach 14,000 passing yards with the Cardinals, he would be the first QB in NFL history to throw for 14,000 yards with two teams. Warner enters this week’s game vs. the Giants with 13,531 passing yards with the Cardinals.

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ANOTHER MILESTONELarry Fitzgerald caught six passes for 71 yards in week one against the 49ers, giving him 6,046 receiving yards for his career. In reaching the milestone against the 49ers, he became the second-youngest receiver in NFL history to reach 6,000 yards.

At 26 years and 13 days old, Fitzgerald trails only Randy Moss, who reached the milestone at 25 years and 270 days old.Youngest Receivers to 6,000 YardsReceiver (Team) AgeRandy Moss (Min) 25 years, 270 daysLarry Fitzgerald (AZ) 26 years, 13 daysJerry Rice (SF) 27 years, 37 daysHerman Moore (Det) 27 years, 49 daysLance Alworth (SD) 27 years, 73 daysLast season, Fitzgerald became the youngest receiver in NFL history (25 years and 119 days) to record 400 career receptions.

BACK NEAR THE TOPLarry Fitzgerald has five TD receptions this season, tied with Minnesota’s Visanthe Shiancoe for the most receiving TDs in the NFL.Most Receiving TDs—2009 Player (Team) TDs1t. Larry Fitzgerald (AZ) 51t. Visanthe Shiancoe (Min) 5Eleven Players tied with 4 TD receptions apiece

Last season, Fitzgerald and Detroit’s Calvin Johnson tied for the NFL lead with 12 TD receptions. Anquan Boldin trailed right behind with 11, despite playing in just 12 games. Dating back to last season, and the 2008 playoff run, Fitzgerald has 18 TD receptions in his last 14 games.

FITZ AT GIANTS STADIUMLarry Fitzgerald has played in two career games at Giants Stadium and has caught 21 passes for 277 yards and a TD in those two contests.

Date Rec Yds Avg. TD9/28/08 @ NYJ 8 122 15.3 09/11/05 @ NYG 13 155 11.9 1

The Cardinals 9/11/05 contest against the Giants represented Fitzgerald’s first career 100-yard game and his 13 receptions remain a career-high, which he matched last week with his 13 reception, 100-yard performance in Seattle.

STARTING WELLMuch of the Cardinals success in the first half this season can be attributed to the play of Pro Bowl QB Kurt Warner.

In the Cardinals three wins this season, Warner has been nearly unstoppable in the first half. In those three games, Warner has completed 58-of-66 passes (87.9%) for 606 yards, four TDs and one INT. His lone INT came last week in Seattle on a Hail Mary just before halftime.

Below is Warner’s first half breakdown in each of the three victories:

Opp Att Com Pct. Yds TD INT Rate9/20 @ Jax 19 18 94.7 173 1 0 122.110/11 vs. Hou 23 20 86.9 262 2 0 143.110/18 @ Sea 24 20 83.3 171 1 1 92.9

�Against the Jaguars, Warner completed his first 15 pass attempts, a franchise record for consecutive completions to start a game.�Last week against the Seahawks, Warner completed his first 13 passes to open the game.

A BIG DAY IN SEATTLELarry Fitzgerald’s 13 receptions against the Seahawks last weektied a career-high, matching the mark he set on 9/11/05 in New York against this week’s opponent, the Giants.

His 13 receptions also represent a single-game high in the NFL this season. RB Tim Hightower has the second-highest total, catching 12 passes in week one vs. the 49ers.Player Opp Rec Yds1. Larry Fitzgerald 10/18 at Sea 13 1002t. Tim Hightower 9/13 vs. SF 12 1212t. Randy Moss 9/14 vs. Buf 12 1412t. Wes Welker 9/14 vs. Buf 12 93

In his last two games in Seattle, Fitzgerald has 23 receptions for 251 yards and a TD. In his last three games overall against the Seahawks, Fitzgerald has 28 receptions for 381 yards and 3 TDs.Fitzgerald vs. Seattle Date Rec Yds TD10/18/09 @ Sea 13 100 112/28/08 vs. Sea 5 130 211/16/08 @ Sea 10 151 0

TOUCHDOWNS KEEP COMINGLarry Fitzgerald’s 2-yard TD reception on the opening drive last week in Seattle was the 51st TD of his career, tying Ottis Anderson and John David Crow for the third-highest total in franchise history.

Fitzgerald needs one more TD to put himself alone in third place on the franchise TD list.Career TDs—Franchise RecordTDs Player (Years)69 Roy Green (1979-90)60 Sonny Randle (1959-66)51 Larry Fitzgerald (2004-present)

Ottis Anderson (1979-86)John David Crow (1958-64)

50 Ollie Matson (1952, ’54-58)48 Mel Gray (1971-82)43 Jackie Smith (1963-77)42 Stump Mitchell (1981-90)

Bobby Joe Conrad (1958-68)Wayne Morris (1976-83)

41 Anquan Boldin (2003-present)

FITZGERALD HITS 100Larry Fitzgerald had 13 receptions for 100 yards against the Seahawks last week, his 21st career 100-yard game. He now trails only Jackie Smith (22) and Anquan Boldin (24) for the most 100-yard games in franchise history.

It was Fitzgerald’s first 100-yard receiving game of the season.100-YdGames Player (Years)24 Anquan Boldin (2003-)22 Jackie Smith (1963-77)21 Larry Fitzgerald (2004-)20 Roy Green (1979-90)18 Rob Moore (1995-2001)

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BOLDIN NEARS THE TOPWith six receptions last week before leaving the game with a sprained ankle, Anquan Boldin moved closer to becoming the franchise all-time receptions leader.

With 531 receptions, Boldin enters this week’s game in New York needing just five receptions to pass Larry Centers (535) on the franchise list.Career Receptions—Franchise RecordRec Player (Years)535 Larry Centers (1990-98)531 Anquan Boldin (2003-present)522 Roy Green (1979-90)493 Frank Sanders (1995-02)480 Jackie Smith (1963-77)

Boldin has wasted no time making his way up the franchise receptions list. In fact, no one in NFL history has made their way to 500 career receptions (or 400, or 300 or 200) faster than Boldin.

Fastest Players to Reach 500 ReceptionsPlayer # of GamesAnquan Boldin, Arizona 80Lionel Taylor, Denver 89Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis 90Randy Moss, Minnesota 93Torry Holt, St. Louis 94

Boldin was also the fastest player to reach 400, 300 and 200 receptions.

Fastest Players to Reach 400 ReceptionsPlayer, Team # of GamesAnquan Boldin, Arizona 67Kellen Winslow, San Diego 72Lionel Taylor, Denver 73Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis 75Torry Holt, St. Louis 77Randy Moss, Minnesota 78

Fastest Players to Reach 300 ReceptionsPlayer, Team # of GamesAnquan Boldin, Arizona 47Lionel Taylor, Denver 54Kellen Winslow, San Diego 57Isaac Bruce, St. Louis 58Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis 59

Fastest Players to Reach 200 ReceptionsPlayer, Team # of GamesAnquan Boldin, Arizona 34Lionel Taylor, Denver 36Tom Fears, L.A. Rams 36Terry Glenn, New England 39Kellen Winslow, San Diego 39

CARDS NEWEST RECEIVING THREATRB Tim Hightower put his name in the franchise record books in week one against the 49ers—as a receiver. With 12 receptions for 121 yards, Hightower became the first Cardinals running back with 100+ yards receiving in a game since Larry Centers totaled 108 yards on 11 receptions at Indianapolis on 9/1/96.Hightower’s 12 receptions in week one tied for the second-highest single-game total by a running back in franchise history, matching Larry Centers’ 12 receptions vs. Dallas on 12/25/95 and Ottis Anderson’s 12 receptions at Washington on 12/16/84.Most Receptions by a RB—Franchise HistoryRec Player (Game)13 Larry Centers (vs. StL, 9/29/96, OT)12 Tim Hightower (vs. SF, 9/13/09)12 Larry Centers (vs. Dal, 12/25/95)12 Ottis Anderson (at Was, 12/16/84)Heading into this week’s game vs. New York, Hightower is tied for second on the team (Boldin) and is second in the NFL among RBs with 29 receptions.

Most Receptions By RB—NFL (2009)Player, Team G Rec YdsRay Rice, Bal. 6 33 325Tim Hightower, AZ 5 29 228Joseph Addai, Ind. 5 26 153Maurice Jones-Drew, Jax 6 26 165Steve Slaton, Hou. 6 23 282

RECEIVERS AT HOME ON THE ROADLarry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin have had significant success so far in their careers and playing on the road has not hampered their performance.Below is a breakdown of the home and road performance for the Pro Bowl duo:Boldin G Rec Yds Avg TD 25+Home 42 257 3,242 12.6 19 25Road 43 274 3,560 12.9 22 28Fitzgerald G Rec Yds Avg TD 25+Home 41 230 3,089 13.4 27 27Road 40 231 3,246 14.1 24 30

BOLDIN’S BIG GAMESThree-time Pro Bowler Anquan Boldin hasn’t had his breakout game yet this season but it looked like he was on his way in Seattle last week. Boldin had four receptions for 41 yards in the first half before suffering a sprained ankle.

The seventh-year pro can break out at any time though, and has a career littered with big games to prove it.

Boldin’s 10 Biggest GamesDate Rec Yds TD9/7/03 @ Det 10 217 211/16/08 @ Sea 13 186 09/23/07 @ Bal 14 181 212/23/07 vs. Atl 13 162 210/9/05 vs. Car 10 162 112/4/05 @ SF 11 156 19/14/08 vs. Mia 6 140 311/27/06 @ Min 9 140 110/23/06 vs. Chi 12 136 112/18/05 @ Hou 8 134 1

BOLDIN GOES FOR NUMBER FIVEAnquan Boldin is looking to add to his own Cardinals legend in 2009. With 1,000 yards on the season, Boldin would have five 1,000-yard campaigns, adding to the record he established last season when he recorded his fourth 1,000-yard season. In doing so, he became the first receiver in franchise history to record four 1,000-yard seasons in his career. Boldin missed the final two games of the 2008 season and four games in all.

Both Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald went over 1,000 yards in 2008, the second time the duo has done so (2005) and it marks just the third time in franchise history that two receivers have recorded 1,000 yards in the same season. Rob Moore and Frank Sanders accomplished the feat in 1997.

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COULD THEY DO IT AGAIN?Much has been made of the Cardinals finishing the 2008 season with three receivers who each went over 1,000 yards receiving. After all, it was just the fifth time in NFL history that the feat had been accomplished.

Mayb just as impressive is the fact that Larry Fitzgerald finished the season with 96 receptions, Anquan Boldin finished with 89 and Steve Breaston had 77. It marked just the fifth time in NFL history that three players on the same team hauled in 75+ receptions in a season and just the second wide receiver trio. It was the fifth time that the feat has been accomplished but even more impressive is that Kurt Warner has been the quarterback for three of the five teams that had three players with 75+ receptions in a season.

Three Players with 75+ Receptions in a SeasonYear Team Players (Receptions)2008* Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald (96), WR Anquan Boldin (89), WR Steve Breaston (77)2002 Raiders WR Jerry Rice (92), RB Charlie Garner (91), WR Tim Brown (81) 2002* Rams WR Torry Holt (91), RB Marshall Faulk (80), WR Isaac Bruce (79) 2000* Rams WR Isaac Bruce (87), WR Torry Holt (82), RB Marshall Faulk (81)

However, the most impressive part may be that Warner and clan is on pace to do it again, and it may not be close. Fitzgerald is on pace for 112 receptions, Boldin is on pace for 93 receptions (despite missing a big chunk of two games with injuries) and Breaston is on pace for 109 receptions.

ASSISTING THE OFFENSESince the beginning of the Ken Whisenhunt era in Arizona in 2007 and including the playoffs, the Cardinals have an 11-1record when scoring a defensive or special teams TD.Breakdown of Return TDs (2007-present)INT Return – 9Fumble Return – 2Blocked FG Return – 2KO Return – 1Blocked Punt Return – 1Punt Return – 1

So far in 2009, the Cardinals are 2-0 when scoring a defensive or special teams TD. They have two return TDs, a 49-yard INT return by Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie in the week five game vs. Houston, and Antrel Rolle’s 83-yard return of a blocked FG vs. Jacksonville.

In 2008, the Cardinals were 4-1, including the playoffs, when they scored a special teams or defensive TD. They had a 5-0 record when accomplishing the feat in 2007.

STOPPING THE RUNThe Cardinals performance against the run in Seattle last week is tied for the fourth-best in franchise history dating back to 1970. Below is a look at the Cardinals top five performances against the run dating back to the 1970 NFL-AFL merger.

Top 5 Performances vs. the Run—Modern Franchise HistoryDate Yds Att Avg11/11/07 vs. Det -18 8 -2.311/20/05 @ StL 6 12 0.51/1/06 @ Ind 11 10 1.110/18/09 @ Sea 14 11 1.312/18/83 vs. Phi 14 12 1.2

Notes�The Lions negative-18 yard rushing total in the 2007 matchup stands as the lowest in a game since the NFL adopted its modern statistical rules regarding rushing plays in 1947. Prior to 1947, what are now called sacks were included in rushing yardage totals. There are six players on the current Cardinals roster that started on defense that game (Gabe Watson, Darnell Dockett, Karlos Dansby, Gerald Hayes, Adrian Wilson and Bertrand Berry).�The Colts 11 yards rushing on 1/1/06 stand as their second-lowest rushing total in franchise history.�The Rams 6 rushing yards on 11/20/05 ranks as the second-lowest rushing total in their franchise history.

HIGHLIGHTS AGAINST THE GIANTSLarry Fitzgerald caught 13 passes for 155 yards and a TD in the 2005 season opener in New York. It was his first career 100-yard game, as he did not have a 100-yard game in his rookie season of 2004. The 13 receptions remain a career-high.Karlos Dansby recorded two INTs, one which he returned 18 yards for his first career TD in the 2005 season opener. He also recorded three tackles and a sack of QB Eli Manning in the game.Bertrand Berry collected a career-high four sacks of Giants (then) QB Kurt Warner on 11/14/04 when the Giants visited Arizona. Has a sack of Eli Manning in each of the two games the Cardinals have faced the Giants since then (2005 and 2008), giving him six sacks against the Giants in the three times he has faced them as a Cardinal.Tim Hightower had two rushing TDs against the Giants on 11/23/08 during his rookie season. It represents his most recent multi-TD effort.Kurt Warner has faced the Giants six times in his career and has four 300-yard games.

TURNOVERS PROVE CRUCIALThe first five games of the 2009 season have proved how crucial the turnover battle is for the Cardinals. Last week vs. Seattle, the Cards broke even in the turnover battle but the first quarter forced fumble on a sack helped the Cardinals put down the Seahawks chances of getting back into the game early. Arizona is now 2-0 when breaking even in the turnover battle, 0-2 when losing it and 1-0 when winning it.

The week two victory over Jacksonville, when the Cardinals finished with a plus-1 turnover ratio, improved the Cardinals record to 14-0 in the regular season (17-0 including playoffs) under Ken Whisenhunt when they win the turnover battle.

When the Cardinals lose the turnover battle, their record turns to 1-15 (1-16 including the playoffs) under Whisenhunt. Arizona is 5-2 when they break even in the turnover battle. TheCardinals lone victory when they lost the turnover battle was last season’s overtime victory over Dallas when they scored twice on special teams.

TO Ratio Plus Minus Even2007 6-0 0-6 2-22008 7-0 1-7 1-0’08 Playoffs 3-0 0-1 0-02009 1-0 0-2 2-0

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BY THE NUMBERS114

Games it took Kurt Warner to reach 30,000 career passing yards, tying Hall of Famer Dan Marino as the fastest QB in NFL history

to reach the milestone.

59.6Rushing yards per game the Cardinals are allowing this season,

giving them the top-ranked run defense in the NFL.

1NFL rank of the Cardinals run defense and the NY Giants pass

defense heading into this week’s game.

62-6Combined score in the first half in favor of the Cardinals in their three wins this season (38-3 in the last two games against the

Texans and Seahawks).

87.9Kurt Warner’s completion percentage (58-of-66) in the first half in

those three wins.

3Points scored by the Seahawks last week, the fewest allowed in

a road game since 11/17/74 in Philadelphia.

24Margin of victory for the Cardinals in their 27-3 win in Seattle, the

largest in a road game since 10/5/80 when they defeated the Saints 40-7 in New Orleans.

14Rushing yards allowed by the Cardinals on 11 attempts last week

in Seattle, the lowest output in Seahawks history.

42:50Time of the Cardinals held the ball in the victory last week,

compared to 17:10 for the Seahawks.

1Times the Seahawks crossed into Arizona territory, which was a

drive aided by a 42-yard pick-up on a fake punt in the second quarter.

0Third down conversions (out of 11 attempts) that the Seahawks

converted last week.

13Receptions for Larry Fitzgerald last week, matching his career-high first achieved the last time the Cardinals played the Giants

in New York (9/11/05).

5Receptions needed by Anquan Boldin for him to pass Larry Centers (635) and become the Cardinals all-time receptions

leader.

10Consecutive games the Cardinals have won when Kurt Warner

has a passer rating over 100.0 or higher.

3QBs to start 20 games in a season; Kurt Warner last season, Eli

Manning the year before and John Elway in 1997.

6Sacks for Bertrand Berry in three games against the Giants as a

member of the Cardinals.

1982Last time the Cardinals were 3-0 on the road to start a season,

something they will try to accomplish this week with a win in New York.

ROAD REPAIRSIn the Cardinals last three road games dating back to the 2008 playoffs, the Cardinals have a 3-0 record and have outscored their opponents 91-33. The Cardinals defeated the Carolina Panthers in a Divisional playoff game by a score of 33-13 and followed that up with victories over the Jaguars (31-17) and Seahawks 27-3 this season.

Dating back to the beginning of the 2008 season and including the playoffs, the Cardinals have a 6-5 record on the road and the offense has put up at least 23 points in eight out of the 11 games.

A key to winning on the road for the Cardinals is the turnover battle. The Cardinals won five of those road games while winning the turnover battle, holding a plus-(15) combined ratio. In the five losses, the Cardinals lost the turnover battle and held a minus-14 combined ratio.

In the five losses, the Cardinals opponents scored a total of 64 points on 17 turnovers. In the six wins, the Cardinals scored 53 points on 19 turnovers.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK�A win this week would be the Cardinals third road win in a row to open the season. The last time the Cardinals were 3-0on the road to start a season was the strike shortened season of 1982 and the last time they won away games in back-to-back weeks was 2001.

�The Cardinals are looking for their third consecutive win overall as they battle San Francisco for the NFC West lead.

�A win would be the first against the Giants in New York since 1999 and would snap a three-game road losing streak to the Giants.

�A win would snap an 11-game road losing streak to teams from the NFC East. The Cardinals have not won a road game against a team from the NFC East since 2001(10/7/01 @ Philadelpia), their last season as a member of that division before moving to the NFC West.

�Anquan Boldin needs five receptions to become the Cardinals all-time leader in receptions. Boldin enters the game with 531 career receptions, four receptions behind current record holder Larry Centers (535).

�With 461 career receptions entering this week’s game, Larry Fitzgerald needs nine receptions to pass Pat Tilley (469) and move into sixth place on the Cardinals career receptions list.

�With a reception this week, Fitzgerald would push his streak to 75 consecutive games with at least one reception, passing Roy Green for the fourth-longest streak in franchise history. Mel Gray (121) holds the franchise record.

�With 300 yards passing this week, Kurt Warner would have 51 career 300-yard passing games, tying Dan Fouts for the fourth-highest total in NFL history.

�Bertrand Berry needs a sack this week to pass Al Baker (37.5) and move into sixth place on the Cardinals all-time sacks list. Berry enters the game with 37.0 sacks as a member of the Cardinals. A sack would give Berry 63.0 total sacks for his career. In three games Berry has faced the Giants as a member of the Cardinals, he has collected six sacks.

�Neil Rackers needs four field goals to reach 200 for his career.

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CHANGING TITLES ON OFFENSEAlthough the personnel on the field largely remained the same as the 2008 Cardinals team, some changes to the coaching staff did occur in the offseason.

The most notable change on the offensive side of the ball was the departure of offensive coordinator Todd Haley, who left to become the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. His position was filled by committee, with former wide receivers coach Mike Miller being elevated to passing game coordinator and assistant head coach/offensive line Russ Grimm adding run game coordinator to his duties. Grimm oversees the running game that features rookie Beanie Wells and second-year pro Time Hightower.

Head coach Ken Whisenhunt calls the plays, like he did in his first year with Arizona in 2007 before handing off play calling duties to Haley in 2008.

In his first two season in Arizona, Miller oversaw a Cardinals wide receiving corps that was among the best in the league. In 2009, the Cardinals passing attack ranks sixth overall and Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and Steve Breaston are all on pace for Pro Bowl caliber seasons.

Grimm, a member of the famed “Hogs” offensive line with the Washington Redskins in the 1980’s, oversees an offensive line that has started the last 25 consecutive games as a unit.

Other offseason additions to the offensive coaching staff include Curtis Modkins (running backs), Chris Miller(quarterbacks), John McNulty (wide receivers) and Chad Grimm (offensive quality control).

DAVIS NOW THE D-COORDINATORThe Cardinals did not have to look far to find their new defensive coordinator during the offseason. Former linebackers coach Bill Davis took over the reins of the defense after the departure of Clancy Pendergast.

Davis had been with the Cardinals as the linebackers coach for the last two seasons. Prior to joining Arizona’s coaching staff, Davis was the defensive coordinator for the 49ers for two seasons.

In his first season as defensive coordinator with the Cardinals, Davis has the Cardinals defense ranked number one in the NFL against the run. Last week against Seattle, the Cardinals defense allowed the fewest points (3) in a road game since 10/10/99 when the Cardinals defeated the NY Giants 14-3. The last time the Cardinals held an opponent to three points or fewer on the road was 11/17/74 against the Eagles in a 13-3 win.

Now in his 17th NFL season, Davis has an impressive NFL pedigree. Much like Cardinals Owner Bill Bidwill, President Michael Bidwill, General Manager Rod Graves and Pro Bowl WR Larry Fitzgerald, Davis grew up as a ball boy in the NFL. He did so under such head coaches as Don Shula (Miami) and Dick Vermeil (Philadelphia) as his dad served 13 years in the NFL, including six seasons as Vice President of player personnel for the Cleveland Browns.

Davis has coached for seven other NFL teams during his career, including the 49ers (2005-06), Giants (2004), Falcons (2001-03), Packers (2000), Browns (1999), Panthers (1995-98) and Steelers (1992-94) after beginning his coaching career at Michigan State University in 1990.

BUILDING A WINNERIn 2008, the Cardinals clinched the NFC West, earned their first home playoff victory in 61 years and appeared in their first Super Bowl in franchise history. The talent on the Cardinals roster was the key to that Super Bowl run, and General Manager Rod Graves is the man responsible for assembling that roster and adding to it this pastoffseason in hopes of another trip to the postseason.

The most significant tool used by Graves to assemble Arizona’s roster has been the NFL Draft.

The Cardinals currently have 28 players on the 53-man roster that were drafted by the Cardinals. Recent drafts have not only produced Pro Bowlers in Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald, Adrian Wilson,and Darnell Dockett but also scores of other full-time starters and contributors. Six of Arizona’s 2009 draft picks are on the 53-man roster, five of which have received playing time and three who appeared in all five games so far this season. The 2008 draft produced three current full-time starters in CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, DE Calais Campbell and RB Tim Hightower.Graves has made it clear that the organization wants to identify a core group of players to build the team around and keep that core intact. Dating back to 2004, the Cardinals have re-signed eight players to contract extensions, including all four players drafted by the Cardinals that have made the Pro Bowl. Wilson (2004, 2009), Boldin (2005), Neil Rackers (2005), Kurt Warner (2006, 2009), Gerald Hayes(2006), Reggie Wells (2006), Dockett (2006) and Fitzgerald (2008) have all signed contract extensions. LB Karlos Dansby, a 2004 draft selection, has been designated the team’s franchise player the last two seasons.

Another area that has been instrumental in building the Cardinals isunrestricted free agency. Recent free agent pickups include Mike Gandy and a full-time starter at left tackle and Sean Morey, a special teams ace who was named to the Pro Bowl in 2008. Continuing the trend of signing free agents to bolster the roster and compete for starting spots, the Cardinals signed former Steelers cornerback Bryant McFadden.

READY WHEN CALLEDQuarterback Matt Leinart is in his fourth season with the Cardinals and is serving as the backup to starter Kurt Warner. However, as the first part of the season has showed, Leinart has to be ready to play all the time. Against the Jaguars in week two, he entered the game in the third quarter and stayed in to finish out the Cardinals 31-17 victory.

Leinart has seen action in three the team’s five games and saw his most extensive action in the Jacksonville game. Whisenhunt praised Leinart’s effort following the game.

“He was very poised,” Whisenunt said after seeing Leinart enter the game in Jacksonville. “He understood what we were trying to do. He was calm in the pocket. Ithink the two balls that could have been caught, if he has those, now he is five-for-six, he has moved the offense. Ithink from the standpoint of being able to manage our offense, having confidence with having him in there, I feel much better about it than I ever have.”

Leinart led the NFL in both passing yards and TD passes in the ’09 preseason, throwing for 507 yards and 3 TDs in four games.

Many of Leinart’s passing yards came as he led the Cardinals back from a 38-10 halftime deficit against the Packers in the third preseason game. Leinart finished the day completing 24-of-38 passes for 360 yards, 3 TDS, 1 INT and a QB rating of 109.5, all coming in the second half. Leinart was 15-of-24 for 204 yards and 3 TDs in the fourth quarter alone.

In three-plus seasons, Leinart has appeared in 24 games (16 starts) and completed 296-of-528 passes for 3,503 yards 14 TDs and 17 INTs. His record as a starter is 7-9.

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THE 20/20 CLUBAdrian Wilson entered the 2009 season on the verge of joining an elite club among NFL defenders. The Pro Bowl safety wants to join the 20/20 club and become just the ninth player in NFL history with at least 20 sacks and 20 interceptions. Wilson began the ’09 season with 18 INT and 18.5 sacks.

In week two in Jacksonville, Wilson collected a half-sack of QB David Garrard, giving him 19.0 career sacks.

Players with 20 Sacks/20 INTsPlayer Sacks IntsS Ronde Barber (TB, 1997- present) 24.0 37S LeRoy Butler (GB, 1990-2001) 20.5 38LB Donnie Edwards (KC/SD, 1996-present) 23.5 28S Rodney Harrison (SD/NE, 1994-2008) 30.5 34LB Seth Joyner (Phi/Ari/GB/Den, 1986-98) 52.0 24LB Ray Lewis (Bal, 1996- present) 33.0 28LB Wilber Marshall 45.0 23(Chi/Was/Hou/Ari/NYJ, 1984-95)LB William Thomas (Phi/Oak, 1991-01) 37.0 27

Wilson signed his second contract extension with the Cardinals during the offseason, agreeing to a five-year deal on 6/4/09 that will keep him under contract through the 2013 season. The two-time Pro Bowler showed his loyalty to the franchise when he signed his first contract extension in 2004, opting not to become a free agent and signing the first of two five-year deals.

FILLING IN NICELYWhen Antonio Smith left for the Houston Texans during the offseason, second-year DE Calais Campbell was charged with filling the starting role. He has played well through the first five games and had maybe his best game of the season last week in Seattle. He collected a sack and two tackles for loss in the 27-3victory.

Against the Texans, Campbell recorded two tackles and also blocked his second FG attempt of the season.

He now has 17 tackles on the season, 1.5 sacks, two passes defensed and two tackles for loss.In week two in Jacksonville, he blocked a 38-yard FG attempt that would have cut the Cardinals lead to 10-6. The blocked kick was recovered a returned 83 yards for a TD by Antrel Rolle. Campbell earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts.

Against Houston, Campbell blocked a 35-yard FG attempt by Texans kicker Kris Brown.

ON THE DOCKETT—AN ENCOREDockett has gotten off to a fast start in 2009 after finishing the 2008 season on a record-breaking note.

With three sacks in Super Bowl XLIII against Pittsburgh, Dockett tied the NFL record for sacks in a Super Bowl, a record he now shares with Hall of Famer and sack legend Reggie White.

In week one against San Francisco, Dockett recorded three tackles, a sack and two tackles-for-loss against the 49ers. In the last four weeks, Dockett has totaled 15 tackles and three tackles for loss.

As good as he has been for the Cardinals, Dockett has been more reliable. He has started every game the last four-plus years for Arizona and has an ongoing streak of 70 consecutive starts, the team’s longest active streak. Dockett has started 84 of 85 games in his first five-plus NFL seasons and has never missed a contest.

ROLLE SCORES IN NEW POSITION After spending his first three NFL seasons as a cornerback for the Cardinals, Antrel Rolle moved to free safety in 2008. The move suited him well, as he recorded 119 tackles on the season, the first 100-tackle campaign of his career.

This season, Rolle has collected 28 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two INTs, six passes defensed, a forced fumble and a tackle for loss through the first five games.

THE RETURN MANIncluding the 2008 postseason, Rolle has five career defensive TDs on 12 career takeaways. His most recent INT came last week in Seattle when he picked off Matt Hasselbeck in the fourth quarter.

Of his 11 career interceptions, Rolle has returned four for TDs, with a fifth called back due to an erroneous penalty on the return. He also had another pick wiped out by an offsides penalty in last year’s MNF game vs. the 49ers. With 427 yards on 11 INT returns, Rolle averages 38.8 yards per return.

Of the 104 players in NFL history with at least four interception returns for TDs, Rolle’s 36.4% return rate is tied for the best in NFL history with LB Darrin Smith.

There have been only 26 players in league history that have a return percentage over 20.0 and four with a return percentage over 30.0.

Best INT Return Rate—Min. Four TDsPlayer (Years) Int TDs RateS Antrel Rolle (2005-) 11 4 36.4LB Darrin Smith (1993-2004) 11 4 36.4LB Tedy Bruschi (1996-2008) 12 4 33.3LB Dexter Coakley (1997-2006) 13 4 30.8

Below is a breakdown of Rolle’s six career TDs:

9/20/09 at Jacksonville (83-yard Blocked FG Return)1/3/09 vs. Atlanta (27-yard Fumble Return)11/2/08 at St. Louis (40-yard INT Return)12/30/07 vs. St. Louis (47-yard INT Return)11/18/07 at Cincinnati (55-yard INT Return)11/18/07 at Cincinnati (54-yard INT Return)

DRC COMES UP BIGAs soon as cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie broke the starting lineup during his rookie campaign, his big play ability began to show and the Cardinals knew he had the potential to become a big-time player.

In week five against the Texans this season, the Cardinals took an early 21-0 lead before the Texans stormed back in the second half to tie the game. They again had the ball as they drove for the go-ahead points in the fourth quarter when Rodgers-Cromartie made the play of the game. He stepped in front of a Matt Schaub pass and returned it 49 yards for a TD that proved to be the game-winning points for the Cardinals intheir 28-21 victory.

Most impressive is that Rodgers-Cromartie intercepted the pass despite a broken finger on his right hand that required him to play with a cast on his hand.

The performance against Houston earned him his first ever NFC Defensive Player of the Week award.

Including the 2008 playoffs, it marked the eighth INT in 16 career starts at cornerback for Rodgers-Cromartie. The INT return for a TD was the second of his career. His other TD came on 12/7/09 vs. St. Louis when he stepped in front a Marc Bulger pass and returned it 99 yards for a TD.

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CARDINALS FASTEST GROWING TEAM BRANDIn May of 2009, Forbes released the results of a study that looked at the fastest growing team brands in sports over the last three seasons. It should be noted that the study included the NFL’s 2008 regular season but not the postseason. Even though the Cardinals run to Super Bowl XLIII wasn’t considered, Arizona still was the fastest growing team brand in the four major sports.

Over the three year span analyzed by Forbes, the Cardinals brand grew to $68 million, at a rate of 143%. The rate is nearly double that of the second-ranked football team, the New York Giants and well above the 115% growth that the Tampa Bay Rays registered for second place in the four major sports.

Forbes attributes the Cardinals growth mainly to the opening of University of Phoenix Stadium in 2006. The team has sold out every game since moving into the new stadium in Glendale and Arizona’s 20-year, $155 million naming rights deal with University of Phoenix that began in 2006 is the third largest in the NFL. Forbes also states that stars such as Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin contribute to the team’s brand growth.

NFL Four Major SportsTeam Growth Value Team League Growth ValueCardinals 143% $68M Cardinals NFL 143% $68MGiants 75% $100M Rays MLB 115% $28MCowboys 74% $207M Penguins NHL 88% $28MJets 73% $90M Mets MLB 83% $159MColts 71% $72M Giants NFL 75% $100M

Dodgers MLB 75% $112M

FAN FAVORITESAccording to research conducted by E-Poll Market Research, an Encino, CA-based firm that tracks celebrity popularity, Cardinals receiver LarryFitzgerald and quarterback Kurt Warner rank among the most liked individuals in sports.

Fitzgerald ranked second with a 71% likability rating, just ahead of Warner who was third with 69%. Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson topped the list at 75%. After Fitzgerald and Warner were tennis star Rafael Nadal (68%) and former QB and current NFL analyst Steve Young (67%).

Rounding out the top 10 were network TV personality Robin Roberts (67%), NBA player Chris Paul (66%), golfer Tiger Woods (65%), bull rider Ty Murray (65%), and NBA player Tim Duncan (64%). Candidates were limited to active athletes, coaches or commentators with a minimum 10 percent awareness rating.

SPREADING THE WEALTHThe Cardinals collected five sacks by five different players last week in Seattle, continuing a trend of multiple players collecting sacks in a game.

In the Cardinals week one game vs. San Francisco, the defense totaled four sacks by four different players (Dockett, Okeafor, Berry and Rolle).

In week two in Jacksonville, the Cardinals added four sacks by five different players (Dansby-1, Haggans-1, Berry-1, Wilson-0.5, Campbell-0.5).

Last week, the sacks came by Campbell (1), Kenny Iwebema (1), Clark Haggans (1), Okeafor (1) and Berry (1).

The Cardinals sack totals in 2009:

Bertrand Berry – 3.0Clark Haggans – 2.0Chike Okeafor – 2.0Calais Campbell – 1.5Antrel Rolle – 1.5Darnell Dockett – 1.0Kenny Iwebema – 1.0Karlos Dansby – 0.5Adrian Wilson – 0.5

HOMETOWN HUDDLEThe Cardinals are teaming with Valley of the Sun United Way on Tuesday, October 20 at Academia Del Pueblo Charter School for the 11th annual NFL & United Way Hometown Huddle.Cardinals QB Matt Leinart, RB Beanie Wells, LB Karlos Dansby, P Ben Graham, LS Mike Leach and CB Rashad Barksdale will join members from the Cardinals Women’s Club, team mascot Big Red and Cardinals Cheerleaders at the school to assist with a beautification project as well as hosting a kids camp featuring 100 children for fitness activities and drills. The Cardinals players, wives and cheerleaders will join students from Academia Del Pueblo to help finish the installation of the school’s life lab by completing the outside garden. The life lab is an outdoor courtyard which was transformed into an open air classroom which will assist the students with cooperation skills, leadership roles while also teaching then about respect for nature and their environment. The NFL’s Hometown Huddle program focuses on volunteerism and volunteer recruitment. Each year the Cardinals and the NFL take part in an event to give back to the community and underprivileged children.The NFL/United Way “Hometown Huddle” is a NFL-wide day of service that provides NFL players and coaches from each team the opportunity to take part in a variety of community-service activities.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIMEAlthough Arizona stays on standard time throughout the year, never changing their clocks forward or setting them back, the time change, or lack thereof, does affect the Cardinals' local kickoff times during the season.

In 2009, daylight saving time was observed on the second Sunday in March (March 8) and ends next Sunday (November 1). When daylight saving time is in effect, Arizona is three hours behind the east coast making a 4 p.m. kickoff in New York a 1 p.m. kickoff in Arizona.

However, when daylight saving time ends next week, Arizona will be only two hours behind the east coast, making a 4 p.m. kickoff in New York a 2 p.m. kickoff in Arizona.

BERRY LEADS AGAINPlaying in his 150th career game last week against the Seahawks, Bertrand Berry sacked QB Matt Hasselbeck, It was his 37th sack as a member of the Cardinals and in doing so, he tied David Galloway (1982-89) for seventh place on the franchise sacks list.Sack Leaders-Franchise HistorySacks Player Years66.0 Freddie Joe Nunn 1985-9353.5 Simeon Rice 1996-0050.5 Curtis Greer 1980-8847.5 Ken Harvey 1988-9345.5 Eric Swann 1991-9937.5 Al Baker 1983-8637.0 Bertrand Berry 2004-37.0 David Galloway 1982-89

Berry now has 3.0 sacks on the season, a team-high. He led the Cardinals last season with 5.0 sacks and also led the team in his Pro Bowl season of 2004, his first season in Arizona, when he collected a career-high 14.5.

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RECAPPING THE SUPER BOWL RUNThe Cardinals capped the 2008 season with the most remarkable playoff run in franchise history, one that ended with the team’sfirst-ever Super Bowl appearance.Arizona qualified for the postseason by clinching its first division title since 1975 and the team’s first-ever NFC West crown. It was the team’s first playoff appearance since 1998 and first home playoff game since 1947.The Cardinals started out the season strong, jumping out to a 7-3 record and a three-game lead in their division. The Cardinals won the NFC West behind a perfect 6-0 division record, but stumbled late in the season with losses to Philadelphia, Minnesota and New England. Those losses had some critics questioning whether the Cardinals deserved a playoff berth.Arizona responded by rattling off three impressive postseason wins. Along the way they earned their first-ever Conference Championship and a meeting with the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIIIAs the NFC West Champions, the Cardinals hosted their first playoff game since 1947, defeating Atlanta 30-24 in the Wild Card round. The Cardinals defense limited the Falcons #2 rushing offense to a season-low 60 rushing yards on 24 attempts. Arizona then traveled to Carolina where they faced the heavily favored Panthers. Carolina was the only NFL team to finish the regular season undefeated at home while Arizona was 0-5 on the east coast. Behind the play of WR Larry Fitzgerald and a defense that forced six turnovers (5 INTs), the Cardinals jumped all over the Panthers, winning 33-13.In what seemed like an unlikely scenario at the outset of the playoffs, the Cardinals returned home the following week to host the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game. Arizona won its first-ever conference title by defeating the Eagles 32-25 after storming out to a 24-6 halftime lead. The Eagles fought back in the second half to take a 25-24 lead before the Cardinals went on a 14-play fourth quarter drive that ate up 7:52 and resulted in the game-winning TD.With the win, the Cardinals made their first-ever Super Bowl appearance. In front of a record national television audience of 151.6 million viewers, the Cardinals fell to the Steelers 27-23. Down 20-7 entering the fourth quarter, the Cardinals made the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history, taking a 23-20 lead after a 64-yard TD pass from Kurt Warner to Fitzgerald with under 3:00 remaining. Pittsburgh responded with a 78-yard drive that ended with Santonio Holmes’ tip-toe TD reception and the game’s deciding score in one of the most exciting Super Bowls ever played.

WHAT THE CARDINALS ACCOMPLISHED IN 2008

�The Cardinals recorded 12 wins in 2008, the most in a single-season in franchise history. They won more playoff games in 2008 (3) than they had in their total playoff history (2) entering the season.

�Including the playoffs, the Cardinals finished 8-2 at University of Phoenix Stadium in 2008, bringing their overall record to 14-4 at home in two seasons under Whisenhunt.

�The Cardinals finished the regular season by scoring a franchise record 427 points, the third-highest total in the NFL in 2008. Their 118 points scored in the postseason were the third-most in playoff history.

�Arizona finished the regular season with the fourth ranked offense in the NFL and the second ranked passing offense. It marked the third time in the last four seasons that the Cardinals passing offense has been ranked among the league’s top five.

QB Kurt Warner�Was selected to his fourth career Pro Bowl and first since 2001 as a member of the Rams.

�Threw for 377 yards in Super Bowl XLIII, the second-highest total in Super Bowl history, behind the 414 yards he threw for against Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV. He now has the top three passing totals in Super Bowl history, having also thrown for 365 yards against New England in Super Bowl XXXVI.

�Warner established regular season franchise records for attempts (598), completions (401), completion percentage (67.1), passer rating (96.9), TD passes (30) and consecutive games with a TD pass (22). He also passed for 4,583 yards, the second-highest total in franchise history (Neil Lomax—4,614, 1984).

WR Larry Fitzgerald�Had one of the best postseasons of any player in NFL history, shattering the NFL record for receiving yards (546), receptions (30), and receiving TDs (7) in a single postseason.

�For the second consecutive season, led the NFC in both receptions and receiving yards, hauling in 96 receptions for a career-high 1,431 yards. He also established a career-high with 12 TD receptions during the regular season. He tied Detroit’s Calvin Johnson for the league lead in TD receptions, finished second in the league in receiving yards and tied for fourth in receptions.

�Became the youngest receiver in NFL history (25 years, 119 days) to collect 400 career receptions, reaching the milestone vs. the Giants on 11/23/08. He broke the mark previously held by Randy Moss (25 years, 305 days).

WR Anquan Boldin�Despite missing four games due to injury, caught 89 passes for 1,038 yards and 11 TDs during the regular season, earning his third trip to the Pro Bowl as a starter. His 1,000-yard season was the fourth of his career for the Cardinals, becoming the first receiver in franchise history to accomplish the feat.

DT Darnell Dockett�With three sacks in Super Bowl XLIII against the Steelers, he tied the NFL record for sacks in a Super Bowl, a record he now shares with Hall of Famer and sack legend Reggie White. He also added six tackles and two tackles for a loss in a dominant Super Bowl performance.

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UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULETue., 10/13 Players Day Off

Wed., 10/14 10:45 AM – 12:50 PM QB Kurt Warner avail. after practiceGiants Conference Calls:10:45 AM – Tom Coughlin11:00 AM – Eli Manning

Thurs., 10/15 10:40 AM – 12:45 PM

Fri., 10/16 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM

Sun., 10/17 Cardinals at Giants – 5:20 PM Giants Stadium

Photographers/videographers may shoot until the team portion of practice begins (approximately the first 25 minutes)

Players and coaches will be available coming off the field each day and the locker room will be open for 45 minutes after practice. Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt will also be available following each session.

THIS WEEK IN THE NFLAll Times Arizona

Open Date: Baltimore, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Seattle, Tennessee

Sunday, Oct. 25Indianapolis at St. Louis 10:00 AM – CBSSan Diego at Kansas City 10:00 AM – CBSNew England at Tampa Bay 10:00 AM – CBSGreen Bay at Cleveland 10:00 AM – FOXMinnesota at Pittsburgh 10:00 AM – FOXSan Francisco at Houston 10:00 AM – FOXBuffalo at Carolina 1:05 PM – CBSNY Jets at Oakland 1:05 PM – CBSAtlanta at Dallas 1:15 PM – FOXNew Orleans at Miami 1:15 PM – FOXChicago at Cincinnati 1:15 PM – FOXArizona at NY Giants 5:20 PM – NBC

Monday, Oct. 26Philadelphia at Washington 5:30 PM – ESPN

CARDINALS PRONUNCIATIONSSteve Breaston BREST-inDominique Byrd dah-muh-NEEKCalais Campbell kuh-LAY-usEarly Doucet doo-SETTClark Haggans HAY-ginsAli Highsmith AH-leeKenny Iwebema uh-WEB-uh-muhDan Kreider CRY-derDeuce Lutui luh-TOO-eeSean Morey MORE-eeChike Okeafor CHEE-kay oh-KEY-forDominique Rodgers-Cromartie dah-muh-NEEKAntrel Rolle AHN-trelLyle Sendlein SEND-lineStephen Spach SpockJerheme Urban JeremyKen Whisenhunt WIZZ-en-hunt

BROADCAST SCHEDULEThe following Cardinals broadcasts will air this week:

RadioBig Red Rage

With Bertrand Berry and special guest Steve BreastonLive from Majerle’s in Chandler

Wednesday, 6:00 – 7:00 PM (Sports 620 KTAR)

The Arizona Cardinals NFL Kickoff ShowSunday, 2:00 – 3:00 PM

Hosted by Bill Lewis and Darren Urban(News Talk 92.3 KTAR)

Cardinals Pre-Game HuddleSunday, 3:00 – 5:00 PM

Hosted by Paul Calvisi, Rob Moore, Rob Fredrickson (News Talk 92.3 KTAR)

TelevisionCardinals Headquarters

Wednesday, 9:30 – 10:00 PM (FS Arizona)Maximum Cardinals

Saturday, 3:00 – 3:30 PM (12 News)Hosted by Jody Jackson

Re-airs Sunday at 9:00 AM on FS ArizonaThe Ken Whisenhunt Show

Saturday at midnight (12 News)Hosted by Ron WolfleyCardinals Overtime

Monday (9/28), 10:00 – 10:30 PM (FS Arizona)Hosted by Jody Jackson, Rob Fredrickson and Rob Moore

RECENT TRANSACTIONSSat, 10/17 Cardinals activated TE Ben Patrick to the 53-man

roster.

Tue, 10/13 Cardinals released DT Keilen Dykes and re-signed him to the practice squad. The team also released DE Alex Field.

Wed, 9/16 Cardinals released WR Lance Long and promoted DT Keilen Dykes from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. The team also signed WR Onrea Jones to the practice squad.

Tue, 9/8 Cardinals signed G/T Jeremy Bridges and released G/T Elton Brown. The team also signed CB Rashad Barksdale, OLB Chris Harrington,LB Lee Robinson and FB Fui Vakapuna to the practice squad.

Mon, 9/7 Cardinals sign G Trevor Canfield, DT Keilen Dykes, DE Alex Field, and WR Ed Gant to the practice squad.

Fri, 9/4 Cardinals released LB Chase Bullock, G Trevor Canfield, FB Tim Castille, CB Jameel Dowling,DT Keilen Dykes, DE Alex Field, CB Wilrey Fontenot, C Melvin Fowler, S Aaron Francisco,WR Ed Gant, LB Victor Hobson, LB David Holloway, WR Onrea Jones, DT Rodney Leisle,FB Reagan Maui’a, G Carlton Medder, QB Tyler Palko, TE Leonard Pope, T Oliver Ross, WRSteve Sanders and RB Chris Vincent.

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Game 149ers 20, CARDINALS 16

September 13, 2009 – University of Phoenix Stadium (61,981)Arizona opened the season with a home loss to the 49ers in a game dominated by the

defenses and decided late. After spotting San Fran a 13-3 lead, the Cardinals took a 16-13 leadearly in the 4th quarter. The 49ers then turned in a 15-play, 80-yard drive and re-claimed the lead on a Frank Gore TD pass from Shaun Hill with 7:26 to go. The Cardinals, who enjoyed a 96-yard edge in total offense, were not able to answer. Defensively they limited SF to 21 rushing yards on 25 attempts (Gore 30 yards on 20 rushes) and forced 3-n-outs on 5 of San Fran’s 6 2nd half drives. The one exception was SF’s lengthy go-ahead TD drive and that was the difference.

On Arizona’s second drive of the game, Kurt Warner’s 3rd-n-18 pass to Jerheme Urban was INT’d by LB Patrick Willis setting the 49ers up at the AZ 36 and leading to a Joe Nedney FG. After a 3-n-out by the Cards offense, Nedey’s 50-yard FG put the Niners up 6-0. On the first play of the next drive, Warner and Urban connected on a 40-yard pass to the SF38 setting up Neil Rackers’ 44-yard FG to make it 6-3 early in the 2nd quarter. Later in the quarter, SF faced a 3rd-n-10 at its own 44 when a 50-yard Hill-to-Isaac Bruce pass took it to the 6. The next snapsaw Gore score on a 6-yard run. On the next play from scrimmage, Warner attempted to pass while being dragged down but the pass was INT’d by Nate Clements and the 49ers took over at the AZ34 with 2:13 left in the half. A sack for minus-14 by DT Darnell Dockett backed it up to the 44 and then FS Antrel Rolle hit Hill while passing. The play was originally called an incompletion but after a booth review it was changed to a fumble and Cards recovery at the AZ40 with 1:15 left. RB Tim Hightower, who finished with 11 catches for 121 yards, caught a pair of passes for 27 yards helping AZ move into position for a Rackers FG as the half expired.

Arizona’s best offensive drive of the day came midway thru the 3rd when they moved 69 yards in 7 plays and tied the game on a 5-yard Larry Fitzgerald TD pass from Warner. The Cards then took the lead on their next possession thanks to a 43-yard Rackers FG. However, SF answered with their long go-ahead drive on which they converted four 3rd downs including Gore’s TD midway thru the 4th. Arizona was forced to punt on the next drive but was able to down it on the SF2. After stuffing 3 runs for minus-1, they got the ball back at the SF38 with 3:11 left but were backed up by 2 of their 12 penalties and failed to convert on 4th-n-5 from the SF33 just after the 2:00 warning. 49ERS 6 7 0 7 20

CARDINALS 0 6 7 3 16Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score49ers 1 5:34 Nedney 37-yard FG 5-17, 2:30 3-049ers 1 1:22 Nedney 50-yard FG 6-24, 2:22 6-0CARDS 2 14:03 Rackers 44-yard FG 6-52, 2:19 6-349ers 2 2:23 Gore 6-yard run (Nedney kick) 7-68, 3:03 13-3CARDS 2 0:00 Rackers 29-yard FG 8-49, 1:15 13-6CARDS 3 4:11 Fitzgerald 5-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 7-69, 4:10 13-13CARDS 4 14:52 Rackers 43-yard FG 8-36, 3:20 13-1649ers 4 7:26 Gore 3-yard pass from Hill (Nedney kick) 15-80, 7:26 20-16

STATISTICSSF AZ

First Downs 13 17Rushes-Yards 25-21 17-40Net Passing Yards 182 259Total Net Yards 203 299Passing (A-C-I) 31-18-0 44-26-2Sacked by Opp.-YL 4-27 3-29Punts-Average 8-49.1 6-54.7Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties 4-31 12-82Time of Possession 31:37 28:23

Weather: Indoors

RUSHING49ers: Gore 22-30, TD; Norris 1-2; Coffee 1-(-3); Bruce 1-(-8).

CARDS: Wells 7-29; Hightower 8-15; Warner 2-(-4).

PASSING49ers: Hill 18-31, 209 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT.

CARDS: Warner 26-44, 288 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT.

RECEIVING49ers: V. Davis 5-40; Bruce 4-74; Morgan 3-38; Gore 3-18, TD; Battle 2-22; Walker 1-17.

CARDS: Hightower 12-121; Fitzgerald 6-71, TD; Urban 5-74; Boldin 2-19; Kreider 1-3.

Game 2CARDINALS 31, Jaguars 17

September 20, 2009 – Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (46,520)Needing a road win at Jacksonville to even their record at 1-1, the Cardinals got it thanks to

a record-setting - and nearly perfect performance - from Kurt Warner plus another solid effort from the defense (4 sacks, 3 takeways). The week before, the Cardinals offense struggled to find its rhythm in the season opener vs. San Francisco. On a hot and muggy afternoon in Jacksonville, they found it. Warner completed his first 15 passes to tie the club record forconsecutive completions (most ever to open a game) and set the NFL’s single-game record for completion percentage (92.3% on 24 of 26 passing). He threw for 2 TDs and was not sacked or intercepted before exiting the game late in the 3rd with the Cards up 31-3. A pair of late TDs brought the Jags to within 2 scores but it was as close as they got.

The Cards never trailed after moving 75 yards in 11 plays on the first drive and capped it with a 1-yard Tim Hightower TD run. They caught a break on the play before the TD when TE Anthony Becht recovered a Beanie Wells fumble near the goal line. The Jags and Cards then traded field goals and it was 10-3 when a Jacksonville drive that was set-up by a muffed Cardinal punt stalled at the AZ28. But on the game’s pivotal play, 6-8 DE Calais Campbell blocked the 38-yard Josh Scobee try and Antrel Rolle returned it 83 yards for a TD that made it 17-3. The Jags advanced to the AZ35 late in the 2nd but CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie forced a fumble by WR Troy Williamson and SS Adrian Wilson recovered at the AZ32. Six plays later, Warner hit RB Jason Wright on a 5-yard TD that made it 24-3 at intermission, marking the largest home first-half deficit in Jaguars history.

The Cards missed a 48-yard FG in the 3rd quarter but got the ball back on a David Garrard fumble forced by Karlos Dansby and recovered by Bertrand Berry at the JAX38. That led to a 22-yard Warner-to-Larry Fitzgerald TD pass that made it 31-3. It would be Warner’s last pass as he made way for Matt Leinart before the next AZ drive. Garrard connected with TE Marcedes Lewis on a 25-yard pass late in the 3rd and a 19-yarder to WR Mike Sims-Walker midway thru the 4th that made it 31-17.They had a chance to make narrow the gap on the next drive but WR Nate Hughes dropped consecutive passes in the end zone and the Jags turned it over on downs. Their final drive ended when Rodgers-Cromartie INT’d Garrard to seal the victory.

CARDINALS 10 14 7 0 31JAGUARS 3 0 7 7 17

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 8:07 Hightower 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 11-75, 6:53 7-0Jaguars 1 4:41 Scobee 30-yard FG 7-62, 3:26 7-3CARDS 1 0:03 Rackers 45-yard FG 8-53, 4:38 10-3CARDS 2 11:30 Rolle 83-yard return of blocked FG (Rackers kick) -- 17-3CARDS 2 0:55 Wright 5-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 7-68, 1:18 24-3CARDS 3 5:28 Fitzgerald 22-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 4-38, 2:04 31-3Jaguars 3 1:31 Lewis 25-yard pass from Garrard (Scobee kick) 8-64, 3:57 31-10Jaguars 4 7:11 Sims-Walker 19-yard pass from Garrard (Scobee kick) 14-85, 5:09 31-17

STATISTICSAZ JAX

First Downs 22 18Rushes-Yards 28-118 20-92Net Passing Yards 265 280Total Net Yards 383 372Passing (A-C-I) 32-27-0 43-23-1Sacked by Opp.-YL 0-0 4-2Punts-Average 3-46.3 4-45.3Fumbles-Lost 5-2 4-2Penalties 7-58 8-50Time of Possession 31:21 28:39

Weather: 83 degrees, 74% humidity, Wind E 8 mph.

RUSHINGCARDS: Hightower 15-72, TD; Wells 7-44; Boldin 1-4; Stephens-Howling 1-2; Warner 1-(-1); Leinart 3-(-3).Jaguars: Jones-Drew 13-66; Garrard 4-27; Jennings 2-1; Owens 1-(-2).

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 24-26, 243 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT; Leinart 3-6, 22 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.Jaguars: Garrard 23-42, 282 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT.

RECEIVINGCARDS: Boldin 8-69; Breaston 5-83; Fitzgerald 4-34, TD; Hightower 3-12; Urban 2-25; Stephens-Howling 2-14; Becht 1-16; Spach 1-7; Wright 1-5.Jaguars: Sims-Walker 6-106, TD; Holt 6-65; Jones-Drew 4-17; Lewis 3-62, TD; Williamson 2-24; Hughes 2-8.

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Game 3Colts 31, CARDINALS 10

September 27, 2009 – University of Phoenix Stadium (62,692)

The Cardinals dropped to 1-2 for the season (0-2 at home) by falling to the Colts in a nationally-televised Sunday night affair. Indy QB Peyton Manning threw 4 TD passes to 4 different receivers and amassed 379 yards through the air. Arizona counterpart Kurt Warner was pressured throughout the night by a ferocious Indy pass rush that sacked him 4 times, including twice by DE Dwight Freeney. Most costly, however, was a pair of Cardinal turnovers inside the Colt 5 that topped the list of missed Arizona opportunities.

Arizona held Indy scoreless in the 1st quarter and forced them to punt on their first 3 drives (including two 3-n-outs). Up 3-0 early in the 2nd thanks to a Neil Rackers FG, the Cards seemed poised to make it 10-0 when they had the ball deep in Colt territory but RB Tim Hightower fumbled and DB Antoine Bethea recovered at the Indy 5. The Colts then scored on their next 3 drives via Manning TD passes while AZ went 3-n-out in between. The TDs to WR Reggie Wayne, TE Dallas Clark, and WR Pierre Garcon put the Colts up 21-3. The Cards were at the doorstep again in the final minute of the first half but on 1st-n-goal from the 1, Warner’s pass to Larry Fitzgerald was tipped and INT’d in the end zone by Bethea.

Arizona opened the 2nd half by going no-huddle and found success. They moved 73 yards in 8 plays and capped the drive with a 10-yard Warner TD pass to Anquan Boldin that made it 21-10. The Cards caught a break when the next Indy drive reached the AZ14 but Adam Vinatieri’s 32-yard FG bounced off the left upright. On the next series Fitzgerald beat his man down the left sideline but Warner slightly overthrew him, missing a prime scoring opportunity that would have made it a 4-point game. Indy then capitalized when rookie RB Donald Brown turned a short pass from Manning into a 72-yard completion that set-up a 3-yard Joseph Addai TD reception and a 28-10 lead. The Cardinals would never threaten again and a 26-yard Vinatieri FG in the 4th quarter provided the game’s final points.

COLTS 0 21 7 3 31CARDINALS 3 0 7 0 10

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 2:46 Rackers 38-yard FG 7-48, 3:16 0-3Colts 2 9:04 Wayne 20-yard pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick) 11-95, 5:09 7-3Colts 2 5:49 Clark 10-yard pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick) 6-57, 2:24 14-3Colts 2 1:52 Garcon 53-yard pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick) 4-68, 1:54 21-3CARDS 3 10:50 Boldin 10-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 8-73, 4:10 21-10Colts 3 2:26 Addai 3-yard pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick) 4-80, 2:07 28-10Colts 4 11:31 Vinatieri 26-yard FG 6-32, 3:22 31-10

STATISTICSIND AZ

First Downs 22 21Rushes-Yards 31-126 12-24Net Passing Yards 379 299Total Net Yards 505 323Passing (A-C-I) 35-24-1 54-32-2Sacked by Opp.-YL 0-0 4-40Punts-Average 4-42.0 6-47.8Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1Penalties 7-69 5-35Time of Possession 31:42 28:18

Weather: Indoors

RUSHINGColts: Addai 13-63; Brown 14-40; Garcon 1-17; Clark 1-7; Manning 2-(-1).

CARDS: Hightower 9-22; Wright 1-4; Wells 2-(-2).

PASSINGColts: Manning 24-35, 379, 4 TD, 1 INT

CARDS: Warner 30-52, 332 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT; Leinart 2-2, 7 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGColts: Wayne 7-126, TD; Clark 7-62, TD; Garcon 3-64, TD; Collie 3-47; Addai 3-8, TD; Brown 1-72.

CARDS: Breaston 7-94; Fitzgerald 7-76; Boldin 6-83, TD; Hightower 5-39; Urban 2-14; Spach 2-9; Becht 1-11; Stephens-Howling 1-8; Wright 1-5.

Game 4CARDINALS 28, Texans 21

October 11, 2009 – University of Phoenix Stadium (61,819)

The Cardinals returned from their bye week and evened their record at 2-2 with a down-to-the-wire home win over the Houston Texans. While the offense provided a large early cushion, it was the defense that stepped up late. The Cards D not only produced the game-winning TD late in the 4th but followed it with a huge goal-line stand that turned away the Texans on 3 straight plays from the 1-yard line in the game’s final minute.

The first-half was dominated by Arizona. A 1-yard Tim Hightower TD run capped the team’s opening drive and a pair of TD passes from Kurt Warner to Larry Fitzgerald in the final 1:44 of the 1st half gave AZ a 21-0 lead at intermission. The Cards also had huge statistical leads in almost every category, including 1st

downs (18-5), total yards (297-130) and passing yards (262-92). The Cardinals missed a chance for another score in the 1st quarter when Anquan Boldin turned it over at the HOU 1 on a fumble but Calais Campbell prevented the Texans from converted the takeaway into points when he blocked Kris Brown’s 35-yard FG try.

That 21-point halftime advantage evaporated when Houston scored TDs on 3 straight possessions in the 3rd and 4th quarters. After Texans WR Andre Johnson tied the game with 6:59 to play on his second TD in as many drives, the Cardinals went 3-n-out and gave the ball back on a punt. Houston took over at its own 11 with 5:52 to play and advanced to its 42 before facing a 3rd-n-8 with 2:30 left. CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie then turned in the game’s decisive play when he stepped in front of a Matt Schaub pass intended for WR Kevin Walter and raced 49 yards down the right sideline for the pick-six. However, the Titans would not go away. Andre Davis returned the ensuing kickoff 63 yards, giving Houston the ball at the AZ40 with 2:30 remaining. Five straight Schaub passes quickly moved it to the 1. But after Chris Brown was stuffed for no gain on 2nd down and Schaub overthrew his open TE in the end zone on 3rd, the game came down to a 4th-n-goal play at the 1. With 0:47 left, the Cards defense secured the win when they stuffed Brown for no gain on a ruling that replay upheld.

Individually Warner became the fifth player with 50 career 300-yard days and also the 2nd to eclipse 13,000 yards with two different franchises (Fran Tarkenton, MIN & NYG). Also, Boldin moved past Roy Green and into second place on the club’s all-time receptions list. The win gave the Cardinals their first-ever win against Houston and left the Denver Broncos the only team against whom they have never recorded a victory.

TEXANS 0 0 7 14 21CARDINALS 7 14 0 7 28

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 9:29 Hightower 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 8-64, 4:15 0-7CARDS 2 1:44 Fitzgerald 9-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 7-68, 2:35 0-14CARDS 2 0:21 Fitzgerald 26-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 3-48, 0:53 0-21Texans 3 3:39 C. Brown 1-yard run (Brown kick) 10-64, 5:54 7-21Texans 4 12:18 A. Johnson 11-yard pass from Schaub (Brown kick) 8-77, 3:16 14-21Texans 4 6:59 A. Johnson 17-yard pass from Schaub (Brown kick) 8-66, 4:15 21-21CARDS 4 2:20 Rodgers-Cromartie 49-yard INT return (Rackers kick) -- 21-28

STATISTICSHOU AZ

First Downs 23 19Rushes-Yards 21-45 16-44Net Passing Yards 371 296Total Net Yards 416 340Passing (A-C-I) 50-35-1 28-26-0Sacked by Opp.-YL 0-0 1-6Punts-Average 5-40.0 7-50.9Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1Penalties 6-53 7-40Time of Possession 33:25 26:35

Weather: Indoors

RUSHINGTexans: Slaton 13-39; Schaub 3-5; C. Brown 1-2, TD; Walter 1-(-1).CARDS: Wells 7-24; Hightower 6-17, TD; Boldin 1-3; Warner 2-0.

PASSINGTexans: Schaub 35-50, 371 yds, 2 TD, INT.CARDS: Warner 26-38, 302 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGTexans: A. Johnson 8-101, 2 TD; Daniels 8-94; Slaton 6-59; Walter 4-37; Anderson 3-32; Leach 3-31; Brown 2-9; Dreessen 1-4; J. Jones 1-4.CARDS: Boldin 7-81; Fitzgerald 5-79, 2 TD; Hightower 5-30; Breaston 4-66; Urban 4-41; Becht 1-5.

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Game 5CARDINALS 27, Seahawks 3

October 18, 2009 – Qwest Field (67,588)

In a pivotal NFC West battle, Arizona headed to hostile Qwest field to face a Seahawks team that has shut-out two of its first three home opponents, including a 41-0 blanking of Jacksonville the week before. But the Cardinals dominated throughout in what Ken Whisenhunt called the team’s most complete effort on both sides of the ball. The convincing 27-3 win moved Arizona into a first-place tie with idle San Francisco atop the NFC West. Offensively Kurt Warner was again very sharp, completing his first 12 passes en route to a completion percentage of 78 and passer rating of 100.8. Larry Fitzgerald matched a career-best with 13 catches and 100 yards with a TD. Defensively, AZ held Seattle to a franchise-low 14 rushing yards, sacked Matt Hasselbeck 5 times, and held the Seahawks to 3 plays or fewer on 8 of its 12 drives. Of Seattle’s 128 total yards, 42 came on a fake punt in the 2nd quarter that led to Seattle’s only points of the afternoon.

The Cards dominated from the get-go and had a 14-0 lead before the Seattle offense took the field. On the game’s opening drive, AZ went 80 yards in 15 plays and chewed 10:42 off the clock thanks to a solid rushing attack and Warner’s 9-9 passing. The final completion was a 2-yard TD pass to Fitzgerald. On the following kickoff, Neil Rackers pooched it perfectly between Seattle players and Greg Toler recovered at the SEA23. Three plays later, Tim Hightower ran it on from a yard out to give the visiting Cards a 14-0 lead. On the 3rd play of the ensuing Seattle drive, Clark Haggans sacked Hasselbeck forcing a fumble that Bryan Robinson recovered at the SEA23 and led to a Neil Rackers FG with 13:38 to play in the half. At that point, the Cards led 17-0 and the Seahawks offense had the ball for just 0:43. Midway thru the 2nd quarter, Seattle came up with its biggest play of the game when punter Jon Ryan executed a great fake and threw it down the middle to TE John Carlson for a 42-yard gain to the AZ20. That drive reached the AZ3 but on 3rd down Kenny Iwebema’s sack forced Seattle to settle for an Olindo Mare FG that made it 17-3. The fake punt play would be the only time Seattle ventured into Arizona territory all afternoon.

The Seahawks offense found the going just as tough in the 2nd half. Steve Breaston’s 36-yard punt return to the SEA41 gave the Cards great starting field position and he capped that drive with a leaping 16-yard TD that made it 24-3. On the play, Warner reached 30,000 career passing yards and by doing so in just his 114th

career game matched Dan Marino as the fastest player in NFL history to hit the milestone. Late in the 4th

quarter, an Antrel Rolle INT off Hasselbeck set-up a 31-yard Rackers FG that accounted for the game’s final points.

CARDINALS 14 3 7 0 27SEAHAWKS 0 3 3 0 3

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive ScoreCARDS 1 4:18 Fitzgerald 2-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 15-80, 10:42 7-0CARDS 1 3:07 Hightower 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 3-23, 1:11 14-0CARDS 2 13:38 Rackers 29-yard FG 7-12, 3:46 17-0Seahawks 3 3:57 Mare 28-yard FG 9-59, 4:12 17-3CARDS 3 2:54 Breaston 16-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 5-41, 2:14 24-3CARDS 4 6:05 Rackers 31-yard FG 4-2, 0:38 27-3

STATISTICSAZ SEA

First Downs 21 7Rushes-Yards 26-62 11-14Net Passing Yards 282 114Total Net Yards 344 128Passing (A-C-I) 43-34-1 30-11-1Sacked by Opp.-YL 2-10 5-40Punts-Average 6-42.5 8-45.0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1Penalties 7-76 6-56Time of Possession 42:50 17:10

Weather: Temp 58 degrees, Humidity 82%, Wind S 4 mph.

RUSHINGCARDS: Hightower 13-32, TD; Wells 12-29, Leinart 1-1.Seahawks: J. Jones 5-5; Forsett 2-4; James 3-3; Hasselbeck 1-2.

PASSINGCARDS: Warner 32-41, 276 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT; Leinart 2-2, 16 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.Seahawks: Hasselbeck 10-29, 112 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT; Ryan 1-1, 42 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT,

RECEIVINGCARDS: Fitzgerald 13-100, TD; Breaston 7-77, TD; Boldin 6-54; Hightower 4-26; Urban 2-18; Patrick 1-10; Wells 1-7.Seahawks: Houshmandzadeh 4-34; Carlson 2-55; Burleson 2-40; Branch 2-9; Forsett 1-16.

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Arizona Cardinals / Week 6 / Through Sunday, October 18, 2009 / Regular Season

Won 3, Lost 2

9/13/2009 L 16- 20 San Francisco 49ers9/20/2009 W 31- 17 at Jacksonville Jaguars9/27/2009 L 10- 31 Indianapolis Colts10/11/2009 W 28- 21 Houston Texans10/18/2009 W 27- 3 at Seattle Seahawks

Arizona OpponentTotal First Downs 100 83Rushing 15 16Passing 77 61Penalty 8 63rd Down: Made/Att 20/62 20/693rd Down Pct. 32.3% 29.0%4th Down: Made/Att 2/4 3/74th Down Pct. 50.0% 42.9%Possession Avg. 31:29 28:31Total Net Yards 1689 1624Avg. Per Game 337.8 324.8Total Plays 320 310Avg. Per Play 5.3 5.2Net Yards Rushing 288 298Avg. Per Game 57.6 59.6Total Rushes 99 108Net Yards Passing 1401 1326Avg. Per Game 280.2 265.2Sacked/Yards Lost 10/85 13/69Gross Yards 1486 1395Attempts/Completions 211/145 189/111Completion Pct. 68.7% 58.7%Had Intercepted 5 4Punts/Average 28/48.8 29/44.9Net Punting Avg. 39.8 40.3Penalties/Yards 38/291 31/259Fumbles/Ball Lost 11/5 10/4Touchdowns 13 11Rushing 3 2Passing 8 9Returns 2 0Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PtsTeam 34 37 28 13 0 112Opponents 9 31 21 31 0 92Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt PtsN.Rackers 0 0 0 0 13/13 7/8 0 34L.Fitzgerald 5 0 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 30T.Hightower 3 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 18A.Boldin 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6J.Wright 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6A.Rolle 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6S.Breaston 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6D.Rodgers-Cromartie 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6

Team 13 3 8 2 13/13 7/8 0 112Opponents 11 2 9 0 11/11 5/8 0 922-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 0/ 0Sacks: B.Berry 3.0, C.Okeafor 2.0, C.Haggans 2.0, C.Campbell 1.5, A.Rolle 1.5, D.Dockett 1.0, K.Iwebema 1.0, A.Wilson 0.5, K.Dansby 0.5 Team: 13.0, Opponents: 10.0

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TDT.Hightower 51 158 3.1 17 3C.Wells 35 124 3.5 17 0A.Boldin 2 7 3.5 4 0J.Wright 1 4 4.0 4 0L.Stephens-Howling 1 2 2.0 2 0M.Leinart 4 -2 -0.5 1 0K.Warner 5 -5 -1.0 1 0Team 99 288 2.9 17 3Opponents 108 298 2.8 36 2

Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TDL.Fitzgerald 35 360 10.3 26t 5A.Boldin 29 306 10.6 20 1T.Hightower 29 228 7.9 23 0S.Breaston 23 320 13.9 25 1J.Urban 15 172 11.5 40 0A.Becht 3 32 10.7 16 0L.Stephens-Howling 3 22 7.3 14 0S.Spach 3 16 5.3 9 0J.Wright 2 10 5.0 5t 1B.Patrick 1 10 10.0 10 0C.Wells 1 7 7.0 7 0D.Kreider 1 3 3.0 3 0S.Morey 0 0 0 0 0L.Long 0 0 0 0 0Team 145 1486 10.2 40 8Opponents 111 1395 12.6 72 9

Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TDA.Rolle 2 57 28.5 29 0D.Rodgers-Cromartie 2 56 28.0 49t 1Team 4 113 28.3 49t 1Opponents 5 33 6.6 18 0

Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BB.Graham 28 1365 48.8 39.8 3 12 64 0Team 28 1365 48.8 39.8 3 12 64 0Opponents 29 1302 44.9 40.3 0 7 64 0

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDS.Breaston 8 3 79 9.9 36 0A.Rolle 6 2 55 9.2 27 0G.Toler 1 0 0 0.0 0 0Team 15 5 134 8.9 36 0Opponents 17 4 190 11.2 62 0

Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TDL.Stephens-Howling 13 268 20.6 30 0J.Wright 1 18 18.0 18 0Team 14 286 20.4 30 0Opponents 14 323 23.1 63 0

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

Fumbles Lost: K.Warner 1, A.Boldin 1, T.Hightower 1, G.Toler 1, C.Wells 1 Total: 5Opponent Fumble Recoveries: B.Berry 2, B.Robinson 1, A.Wilson 1 Total: 4

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost RatingK.Warner 201 138 1441 68.7% 7.2 8 4.0% 5 2.5% 40 10/ 85 92.1M.Leinart 10 7 45 70.0% 4.5 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17 0/ 0 79.2Team 211 145 1486 68.7% 7.0 8 3.8% 5 2.4% 40 10/ 85 91.5Opponents 189 111 1395 58.7% 7.4 9 4.8% 4 2.1% 72 13/ 69 88.8

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(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 33 26 7 1 .5/9 - 2 1 - - 1 - - - - - -

Gerald Hayes 30 24 6 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - -

Bryant McFadden 29 24 5 - - - 13 - - - - - - - - - -

Antrel Rolle 28 20 8 - 1.5/18 2 6 1 - 1 2 1 1 - - - -

Adrian Wilson 23 15 8 5 .5/0 - 3 1 1 - 2 - - - - - -

Darnell Dockett 18 14 4 5 1/14 - - - - 1 - - - - - - -

Calais Campbell 17 12 5 2 1.5/7 - 2 - - 1 3 1 1 - - - 2

Clark Haggans 15 13 2 2 2/13 - 1 2 - 5 - 4 2 2 - - -

D. Rodgers-Cromartie 14 14 - 1 - 2 10 1 - - - - - - - - -

Chike Okeafor 14 10 4 1 2/16 - 1 - - 2 - - - - - - -

Bryan Robinson 8 5 3 - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - -

Alan Branch 7 5 2 1 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - -

Ralph Brown 7 6 1 - - - 3 - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Gabe Watson 6 5 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Rashad Johnson 4 3 1 - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - -

Ali Highsmith 4 3 1 1 - - - - - - - 5 2 3 - - -

M tt W 4 4 1 1

Arizona Cardinals 2009 Defensive Statistics

Matt Ware 4 4 - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Will Davis 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - 3 2 1 - - -

Bertrand Berry 2 2 - - 3/14 - - - 2 3 - - - - - - -

Kenny Iwebema 1 1 - 1 1/7 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Keilen Dykes 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - -

L. Stephens-Howling - - - - - - - - - - - 11 8 3 - - -

Michael Adams - - - - - - - - - - - 7 5 2 - - -

Sean Morey - - - - - - - - - - - 6 5 1 - - -

Mike Leach - - - - - - - - - - - 4 2 2 - - -

Neil Rackers - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - -

Jason Wright - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 2 - - -

Greg Toler - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - 1 -

Jerheme Urban - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Reggie Walker - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Miscellaneous:

Antrel Rolle: 83-yard return of a Calais Campbell blocked field goal for a TD at Jacksonville, Sept. 20

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie: 49-yard interception return for a TD vs. Houston, Oct. 11

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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: 165, Adrian Peterson vs. Minnesota, Dec. 14, 2008 (28 att.)

100 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 100, Edgerrin James vs. Seattle, Dec. 28, 2008 (14 att.) By Opponent: 165, Adrian Peterson vs. Minnesota, Dec. 14, 2008 (28 att.)

Two 100-Yard Rushers By Cardinals: 126 yards, Ottis Anderson/102 yards, Wayne Morris at New Orleans, Oct. 5, 1980By 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: Tim Hightower vs. New York Giants, Nov. 23, 2008 (4, 1 yards) By Opponent: LaMont Jordan at New England, Dec. 21, 2008 (1, 3 yards)

PASSING 500 Yards Passing By Cardinals: 522 by Boomer Esiason at Washington, Nov. 10, 1996-OT (35 comp., 59 att.)By Opponent: Never happened

400 Yards Passing By Cardinals: 472 by Kurt Warner at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (40 comp., 57 att.)By Opponent: 417 by Tim Rattay at San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2004 (38 comp., 57 att.)

300 Yards Passing By Cardinals: 302 by Kurt Warner vs. Houston, Oct. 11, 2009 (26 comp., 38 att.)By Opponent: 371 by Matt Schaub vs. Houston,Oct. 11, 2009 (35 comp., 50 att.)

Six Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Charley Johnson vs. New Orleans, Nov. 2, 1969 By Opponent: Brett Favre at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (12, 34, 2, 17, 40, 24 yards).

Five Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Charley Johnson (6) vs. New Orleans, Nov. 2, 1969 By Opponent: Brett Favre at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (12, 34, 2, 17, 40, 24 yards).

Four Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Kurt Warner vs. Seattle, Dec. 28, 2008 (16, 5, 38, 14 yards) By Opponent: Peyton Manning vs. Indianapolis, Sept. 27, 2009 (20, 10, 53, 3 yards). Three Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Kurt Warner vs. Seattle, Dec. 28, 2008 (16, 5, 38, 14 yards) By Opponent: Matt Cassel at New England, Dec. 21, 2008 (15, 11, 76 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: 186, Anquan Boldin (13 rec.), 151, Larry Fitzgerald (10 rec.) at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008By Opponent: 162, Eric Johnson at San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2004 (13 rec., TD)

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100 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 100, Larry Fitzgerald at Seattle, Oct. 18, 2009 (13 rec., 1 TD) By Opponent: 101, Andre Johnson vs. Houston, Oct. 11, 2009 (8 rec., 2 TD)

Two 100-Yard Receivers By Cardinals: 186, Anquan Boldin (13 rec.), 151, Larry Fitzgerald (10 rec.) at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008By Opponent: 141, Roddy White vs. Atlanta, Dec. 23, 2007 (12 rec.), 114, Laurent Robinson vs. Atlanta, Dec. 23, 2007 (7 rec., TD)

Four Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: J.T. Smith at Washington, Oct. 8, 1989By Opponent: Earnest Gray vs. N.Y. Giants, Sept. 7, 1980

Three Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: Anquan Boldin vs. Miami, Sept. 14, 2008 (79, 3, 8 yards) By Opponent: Laveranues Coles at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (12, 34, 2 yards),

Two Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald vs. Houston, Oct. 11, 2009 (9, 26 yards) By Opponent: Andre Johnson vs. Houston, Oct. 11, 2009 (11, 17 yards)

10 or More Receptions in a Game By Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald (13 for 100 yards, TD) at Seattle, Oct. 18, 2009 By Opponent: Marion Barber vs. Dallas, Oct. 12, 2008 (11 for 128 yards, TD)

COMBOS 100-Yard Rusher/100-Yard Receiver By Cardinals: Edgerrin James, 100 yards rushing/Larry Fitzgerald, 130 yards receiving vs. Seattle, Dec. 28, 2008 By Opponent: DeAngelo Williams, 108 yards rushing/Steve Smith, 117 yards receiving vs. Carolina, Oct. 26, 2008.

100-Yard Rusher/Two 100-Yard Receivers By Cardinals: Johnny Johnson, 103 yards rushing/Ernie Jones, 117 yards receiving/Roy Green, 120 yards receiving vs. Green Bay, Nov. 18, 1990 By Opponent: Robert Smith, 117 yards rushing/Cris Carter, 119 yards receiving/Randy Moss, 104 yards receiving at Minnesota, Nov. 12, 2000

100-Yard Rusher/100-Yard Receiver/300- Yard Passer By Cardinals: Edgerrin James, 102 yards rushing/Larry Fitzgerald, 171 yards receiving/Kurt Warner 300 yards passing vs. St. Louis, Dec. 30, 2007 By Opponent: Marshall Faulk, 100 yards rushing/Torry Holt, 145 yards receiving/Marc Bulger 329 yards passing vs. St. Louis, Nov. 23, 2003

Two 100-Yard Receivers/300-Yard Passer By Cardinals: 186, Anquan Boldin, 151 Larry Fitzgerald; 395, Kurt Warner at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008. By Opponent: 141, Roddy White; 114, Laurent Robinson; 315 Chris Redman vs. Atlanta, Dec. 23, 2007

SCORING Four Total Touchdowns By Cardinals: Ronald Moore vs. L.A. Rams, Dec. 5, 1993 (4 rush) By Opponent: Brian Westbrook at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (2 rush, 2 rec.)

Three Total Touchdowns By Cardinals: Anquan Boldin vs. Miami, Sept. 14, 2008 (3 rec.) By Opponent: Brian Westbrook at Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (2 rush, 2 rec.)

Two-Point Conversion By Cardinals: Edgerrin James run at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 By Opponent: Leon Washington run at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008

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: Mitch Berger pushed out of endzone at Seattle, Dec. 9, 2007.

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)

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Four Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers at Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008 (38, 48, 54, 26 yards) By Opponent: Stephen Gostkowski at New England, Dec. 21, 2008 (38, 35, 24, 30 yards)

Three Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers vs. San Francisco,Sept. 13, 2009 (44, 29, 43 yards) By Opponent: Stephen Gostkowski at New England, Dec. 21, 2008 (38, 35, 24, 30 yards)

Missed Point-After-Touchdown By Cardinals: Neil Rackers at Washington, Oct. 21, 2007 (blocked) By Opponent: Josh Brown vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 2005 (blocked)

Blocked Punt By Cardinals: Sean Morey vs. Dallas, Oct. 12, 2008 (Mat McBriar punt) By Opponent: DeDe Dorsey at Cincinnati, 11/18/07 (Mike Barr punt)

Blocked Punt Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Monty Beisel vs. Dallas, Oct. 12, 2008 (Mat McBriar punt, blocked by Sean Morey, returned by Beisel three yards) By Opponent: DeDe Dorsey at Cincinnati, 11/18/07 (Mike Barr punt, returned 19 yards)

Blocked Field Goal Attempt By Cardinals: Calais Campbell vs. Houston, Oct. 11, 2009 (Kris Brown 35-yard attempt) By Opponent: Kris Jenkins at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (Neil Rackers 37-yard attempt)

Blocked Field Goal Attempt For Touchdown By Cardinals: Antrel Rolle (Calais Campbell block) at Jacksonville, Sept. 20, 2009, 83 yards (Josh Scobee kick) By Opponent: Mike Bass (Verlon Biggs block) at Washington, Sept. 24, 1972, 32 yards (Jim Bakken kick)

RETURNS Punt Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: 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 vs. Dallas, Oct. 12, 2008, 93 yards (Nick Folk kickoff) By Opponent: Allen Rossum vs. San Francisco, Nov. 10, 2008, 104 yards (Neil Rackers kickoff)

Interception Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie vs. Houston, Oct. 11, 2009 (49 yards, Matt Schaub pass). By Opponent: Darrelle Revis at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 (32 yards, Kurt Warner pass). Fumble Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Darnell Dockett vs. St. Louis, Dec. 7, 2008, 11 yards (Steven Jackson fumble) By Opponent: Tully Banta-Cain vs. San Francisco, Nov. 25, 2007, recovered in end zone (Kurt Warner fumble)

DEFENSE Four Interceptions By Cardinals: Kwamie Lassiter vs. San Diego, Dec. 27, 1998 By Opponent: Never has happened

Three Interceptions By Cardinals: Antrel Rolle at Cincinnati, Nov. 18, 2007 By Opponent: Marcus Trufant at Seattle, Dec. 9, 2007

Two Interceptions By Cardinals: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie at. Seattle, Nov. 16, 2008 By Opponent: Darrelle Revis at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008

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 Seattle, Dec. 9, 2007 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)

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Two Opponent Fumble Recoveries By Cardinals: Renaldo Hill at Carolina, Oct. 6, 2002By 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 New York Jets 56, Arizona 35, Sept. 28, 2008

40 Points Scored By Cardinals: At Arizona 41, Buffalo 17, Oct. 5, 2008By Opponent: At New England 47, Arizona 7, Dec. 21, 2008

20 First-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 21 vs. San Francisco, Sept. 10, 2006By Opponent: 21 vs. Minnesota, Dec. 14, 2008

20 Second-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 24 at St. Louis, Nov. 2, 2008 By Opponent: 21 vs. Indianapolis, Sept. 27, 2009

20 Third-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 21 at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008By Opponent: 21 at Carolina, Oct. 26, 2008

20 Fourth-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 22 at St. Louis, Nov. 20, 2005 By Opponent: 22 at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008

30 One-Half Points By Cardinals: 35 in second half at New York Jets, Sept. 28, 2008 By Opponent: 31 in first half at New England Patriots, Dec. 21, 2008

Score Touchdown In Each Quarter By Cardinals: Vs. Buffalo, Oct. 5, 2008 (7, 17, 7, 10 points) By Opponent: At Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 2008 (14, 10, 10, 14 points)

OFFENSE 500 Yards Total Offense By Cardinals: 510 at St. Louis, Nov. 2, 2008 By Opponent: 514 at New England, Dec. 21, 2008

No Sacks/No Interceptions Allowed By Cardinals: at Jacksonville, Sept. 20, 2009 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. 12, 2008 vs. Dallas, 30–24By Opponent: Oct. 10, 2004 vs. San Francisco, 31–28

Overtime Win On The Road By Cardinals: Dec. 2, 2001 at Oakland, 34–31By Opponent: Dec. 12, 2004 vs. San Francisco, 31–28

10 Or More Penalties By Cardinals: 12, Sept. 13, 2009 vs. San Francisco (82 yards) By Opponent: 11, Dec. 28, 2008 vs. Seattle (82 yards)

Tie Game By Cardinals: Dec. 7, 1986 at Philadelphia, 10–10

Over 40:00 Time of Possession (Non-OT) By Cardinals: 42:50 at Seattle, Oct. 18, 2009 By Opponent: 43:07 at Tampa Bay, Nov. 4, 2007

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No. Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total27 Adams, Michael P P P P P 5-0-0-023 Barksdale, Rashad PS PS PS PS PS N/A84 Becht, Anthony P TE TE TE TE 5-4-0-092 Berry, Bertrand P ROLB DE P P 5-2-0-081 Boldin, Anquan WR WR WR WR WR 5-5-0-078 Branch, Alan P P P P P 5-0-0-015 Breaston, Steve IAJ P P P P 4-0-0-173 Bridges, Jeremy P P P P P 5-0-0-052 Brown, Cody IR IR IR IR IR N/A

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75 Brown, Levi RT RT RT RT RT 5-5-0-020 Brown, Ralph P P CB P P 5-1-0-086 Byrd, Dominique IA IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-593 Campbell, Calais DE DE DE DE DE 5-5-0-060 Canfield, Trevor PS PS PS PS PS N/A62 Claxton, Ben DNP DNP DNP DNP P 1-0-4-058 Dansby, Karlos ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB 5-5-0-059 Davis, Will P P P P P 5-0-0-090 Dockett, Darnell DT DT DT DT DT 5-5-0-080 Doucet, Early IAJ IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-594 Dykes Keilen PS P P IA PS 2-0-0-194 Dykes, Keilen PS P P IA PS 2-0-0-171 Field, Alex PS PS PS PS - N/A11 Fitzgerald, Larry WR WR WR WR WR 5-5-0-069 Gandy, Mike LT LT LT LT LT 5-5-0-016 Gant, Edward PS PS PS PS PS N/A18 Garvin, Michael Ray IR IR IR IR IR N/A5 Graham, Ben P P P P P 5-0-0-033 Green, Justin IR IR IR IR IR N/A53 Haggans, Clark LOLB LOLB P LOLB LOLB 5-4-0-096 Harrington, Chris PS PS PS PS PS N/A54 Hayes, Gerald ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB 5-5-0-095 Hi h ith Ali P P P P P 5 0 0 095 Highsmith, Ali P P P P P 5-0-0-034 Hightower, Tim RB RB RB RB RB 5-5-0-091 Iwebema, Kenny P IAJ IAJ IAJ P 2-0-0-367 Johnson, Herman IA IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-549 Johnson, Rashad P P P P IA 4-0-0-117 Jones, Onrea - PS PS PS PS N/A72 Keith, Brandon IA IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-535 Kreider, Dan P P FB FB FB 5-3-0-082 Leach, Mike P P P P P 5-0-0-07 Leinart, Matt DNP P P DNP P 3-0-2-019 Long, Lance P - - - - 1-0-0-019 Long, Lance P 1 0 0 076 Lutui, Deuce RG RG RG RG RG 5-5-0-025 McFadden, Bryant RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 5-5-0-087 Morey, Sean P P P P P 5-0-0-056 Okeafor, Chike ROLB IAJ ROLB ROLB ROLB 4-4-0-189 Patrick, Ben SUS SUS SUS SUS P 1-0-0-01 Rackers, Neil P P P P P 5-0-0-097 Robinson, Bryan NT NT P NT NT 5-4-0-051 Robinson, Lee PS PS PS PS PS N/A29 Rodgers-Cromartie, D. LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 5-5-0-021 Rolle, Antrel FS FS FS FS FS 5-5-0-063 Sendlein L le C C C C C 5 5 0 063 Sendlein, Lyle C C C C C 5-5-0-083 Spach, Stephen TE TE P P IAJ 4-2-0-136 Stephens-Howling, L. RB P P P P 5-1-0-02 St. Pierre, Brian IA IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-528 Toler, Greg IA P P P P 4-0-0-185 Urban, Jerheme P P P P P 5-0-0-044 Vakapuna, Fui PS PS PS PS PS N/A55 Walker, Reggie IA P IA IA IA 1-0-0-422 Ware, Matt P IAJ IAJ P P 3-0-0-213 Warner, Kurt QB QB QB QB QB 5-5-0-098 Watson, Gabe P P P P P 5-0-0-098 Watson, Gabe P P P P P 5 0 0 026 Wells, Beanie P P P P P 5-0-0-074 Wells, Reggie LG LG LG LG LG 5-5-0-024 Wilson, Adrian SS SS SS SS SS 5-5-0-031 Wright, Jason P P P P P 5-0-0-0

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Opponent, Date WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB RBSF, Sep. 13 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Spach Fitzgerald Warner Hightower Steph-Howling

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TEat Jacksonville, Sep. 20 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Spach Fitzgerald Warner Hightower Becht

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB

OFFENSE

Arizona Cardinals 2009 Starters

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FBIndianapolis, Sep. 27 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Becht Fitzgerald Warner Hightower KreiderHouston, Oct. 11 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Becht Fitzgerald Warner Hightower Kreiderat Seattle, Oct. 18 Boldin Gandy Wells Sendlein Lutui L. Brown Becht Fitzgerald Warner Hightower Kreiderat N. Y. Giants, Oct. 25Carolina, Nov. 1at Chicago, Nov. 8Seattle, Nov. 15at St. Louis, Nov. 22at Tennessee, Nov. 29Minnesota, Dec. 6at SF, Dec. 14at Detroit, Dec. 20St Louis Dec 27St. Louis, Dec. 27Green Bay, Jan. 3

Opponent, Date DE NT DT ROLB ILB ILB LOLB LCB RCB SS FSSF, Sep. 13 Campbell Robinson Dockett Okeafor Dansby Hayes Haggans R-Cromartie McFadden Wilson Rolleat Jacksonville, Sep. 20 Campbell Robinson Dockett Berry Dansby Hayes Haggans R-Cromartie McFadden Wilson Rolle

DE DT DE OLB LB LB DB LCB RCB SS FSIndianapolis, Sep. 27 Campbell Dockett Berry Okeafor Dansby Hayes Brown R-Cromartie McFadden Wilson Rolle

DE NT DT ROLB ILB ILB LOLB LCB RCB SS FSHouston, Oct. 11 Campbell Robinson Dockett Okeafor Dansby Hayes Haggans R-Cromartie McFadden Wilson Rolleat Seattle, Oct. 18 Campbell Robinson Dockett Okeafor Dansby Hayes Haggans R-Cromartie McFadden Wilson Rolleat N. Y. Giants, Oct. 25C li N 1

DEFENSE

Carolina, Nov. 1at Chicago, Nov. 8Seattle, Nov. 15at St. Louis, Nov. 22at Tennessee, Nov. 29Minnesota, Dec. 6at SF, Dec. 14at Detroit, Dec. 20St. Louis, Dec. 27Green Bay, Jan. 3

20099 Arizonaa Cardinalss Inactives

SF, Sep. 13 at Seattle, Oct. 18WR Steve Breaston TE Dominique ByrdTE Dominique Byrd WR Early DoucetWR Early Doucet DE Kenny IwebemaG/T Herman Johnson G/T Herman JohnsonG/T Brandon Keith FS Rashad JohnsonQB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB) G/T Brandon KeithCB Greg Toler TE Stephen SpachLB Reggie Walker QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB)

2009 Arizona Cardinals Inactives

at Jax, Sep. 20 at NYG, Oct. 25TE Dominique ByrdWR Early DoucetDE Kenny IwebemaG/T Herman JohnsonG/T Brandon KeithLB Chike OkeaforQB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB)S Matt Ware

Indy, Sep. 27Indy, Sep. 27TE Dominique ByrdWR Early DoucetDE Kenny IwebemaG/T Herman JohnsonG/T Brandon KeithQB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB)LB Reggie WalkerS Matt Ware

Houston, Oct. 11TE Dominique ByrdTE Dominique ByrdWR Early DoucetDT Keilen DykesDE Kenny IwebemaG/T Herman JohnsonG/T Brandon KeithQB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB)LB Reggie Walker

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No. Name Pos. College Ht. Wt. AgeNFLExp.

78 Alan Branch DT Michigan 6-5 338 24 390 Darnell Dockett DT Florida State 6-4 285 28 6

Defensive Tackles (4)

Roster By Postion

90 Darnell Dockett DT Florida State 6 4 285 28 697 Bryan Robinson DE Fresno State 6-4 304 35 1398 Gabe Watson DT Michigan 6-4 329 26 4

92 Bertrand Berry DE Notre Dame 6-3 254 34 1293 Calais Campbell DE Miami 6-8 290 23 291 Kenny Iwebema DE Iowa 6-4 280 24 2

58 Karlos Dansby LB Auburn 6-4 250 27 6

Defensive Ends (3)

Linebackers (7)

59 Will Davis LB Illinois 6-2 261 23 R53 Clark Haggans LB Colorado State 6-4 243 32 1054 Gerald Hayes LB Pittsburgh 6-1 246 29 795 Ali Highsmith LB LSU 6-1 230 24 256 Chike Okeafor LB Purdue 6-5 256 33 1155 Reggie Walker LB Kansas State 6-0 238 22 R

27 Michael Adams CB Louisiana-Lafayette 5-8 181 24 320 Ralph Brown CB Nebraska 5-10 185 31 1025 Bryant McFadden CB Florida State 6-0 190 27 5

Cornerbacks (5)

25 Bryant McFadden CB Florida State 6-0 190 27 529 D. Rodgers-Cromartie CB Tennessee State 6-2 182 23 228 Greg Toler CB Saint Paul's 6-0 191 24 R

49 Rashad Johnson FS Alabama 5-11 203 23 R21 Antrel Rolle FS Miami 6-0 208 26 522 Matt Ware SS UCLA 6-2 215 26 624 Adrian Wilson SS North Carolina State 6-3 226 30 9

Safeties (4)

Long Snapper (1)82 Mike Leach LS William & Mary 6-2 238 33 10

5 Ben Graham P Deakin (Australia) 6-5 235 35 5

1 Neil Rackers K Illinois 6-1 206 33 10

73 Jeremy Bridges G/T S. Mississippi 6-4 326 29 775 Levi Brown T Penn State 6 5 324 25 3

Punter (1)

Kicker (1)

Offensive Line (9)

75 Levi Brown T Penn State 6-5 324 25 362 Ben Claxton C Mississippi 6-2 301 29 369 Mike Gandy T Notre Dame 6-4 316 30 967 Herman Johnson G/T LSU 6-7 382 24 R72 Brandon Keith G/T Northern Iowa 6-5 338 24 276 Deuce Lutui G USC 6-4 338 26 463 Lyle Sendlein C Texas 6-3 305 25 374 Reggie Wells G Clarion (PA) 6-4 312 28 7

84 Anthony Becht TE West Virginia 6-6 270 31 10Tight Ends (4)

8 t o y ec t est g a 6 6 0 3 086 Dominique Byrd TE USC 6-3 255 25 389 Ben Patrick TE Delaware 6-3 264 25 383 Stephen Spach TE Fresno State 6-4 260 27 4

34 Tim Hightower RB Richmond 6-0 222 23 235 Dan Kreider FB New Hampshire 5-11 250 32 1036 L. Stephens-Howling RB Pittsburgh 5-7 180 22 R26 Beanie Wells RB Ohio State 6-1 228 20 R31 Jason Wright RB Northwestern 5-10 212 27 5

Running Backs (5)

81 Anquan Boldin WR Florida State 6-1 217 29 715 Steve Breaston WR Michigan 6-0 189 26 380 Early Doucet WR LSU 6-0 212 23 211 Larry Fitzgerald WR Pittsburgh 6-3 217 26 687 Sean Morey WR Brown 5-11 193 33 885 Jerheme Urban WR Trinity 6-3 207 28 6

7 Matt Leinart QB USC 6-5 232 26 4Quarterbacks (4)

Wide Receivers (6)

7 Matt Leinart QB USC 6 5 232 26 42 Brian St. Pierre QB Boston College 6-3 224 29 713 Kurt Warner QB Northern Iowa 6-2 214 38 12

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DRAFT WAIVERS TRADES

2001 Adrian Wilson (3)

2003 Anquan Boldin (2)Gerald Hayes (3)Reggie Wells (6a)

Neil Rackers

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

Bertrand Berry (Den)

2005 Antrel Rolle (1) Chike Okeafor (Sea)Kurt Warner (NYG)

22009 AArizona Cardinals – How They Were Built

FFREE AAGENTS

2006 Matt Leinart (1)Deuce Lutui (2)Gabe Watson (4)

Matt Ware (Phi)

2007 Levi Brown (1)Alan Branch (2)Steve Breaston (5)Ben Patrick (7)

Jerheme Urban (Dal) Michael Adams (R)Ralph Brown (Clev)Mike Gandy (Buf)Sean Morey (Pitt)Lyle Sendlein (R)

2008 D. Rodgers-Cromartie (1)Calais Campbell (2)Early Doucet (3)Kenny Iwebema (4)Tim Hightower (5)Brandon Keith (7)

Ben GrahamClark Haggans (Pitt)Ali Highsmith (R)Stephen SpachBrian St. Pierre (Pitt)Bryan Robinson (Cin)

2009 Beanie Wells (1)Cody Brown (2)Rashad Johnson (3)Greg Toler (4)Herman Johnson (5)Will Davis (6)L. Stephens-Howling (7a)

Anthony BechtJeremy BridgesDominique ByrdBen ClaxtonMichael Ray Garvin (R)Justin GreenDan KreiderMike LeachReggie Walker (R)Jason Wright (Clev)

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AARIZONA CARDINALS 2009 DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

WR 11 Larry Fitzgerald 85 Jerheme Urban 87 Sean Morey LT 69 Mike Gandy 67 Herman Johnson

LG 74 Reggie Wells 73 Jeremy Bridges

C 63 Lyle Sendlein 62 Ben Claxton RG 76 Deuce Lutui 72 Brandon Keith RT 75 Levi Brown 67 Herman Johnson TE 83 Stephen Spach 84 Anthony Becht 89 Ben Patrick 86 Dominique Byrd WR 81 Anquan Boldin 15 Steve Breaston 80 Early Doucet QB 13 Kurt Warner 7 Matt Leinart 2 Brian St. Pierre RB 34 Tim Hightower 26 Beanie Wells 31 Jason Wright 36 L. Stephens-Howling FB 35 Dan Kreider

DEFENSE

DE 93 Calais Campbell 91 Kenny Iwebema

NT 97 Bryan Robinson 98 Gabe Watson 78 Alan Branch DT 90 Darnell Dockett 78 Alan Branch

ROLB 56 Chike Okeafor 92 Bertrand Berry ILB 58 Karlos Dansby 95 Ali Highsmith

ILB 54 Gerald Hayes 55 Reggie Walker LOLB 53 Clark Haggans 59 Will Davis RCB 25 Bryant McFadden 20 Ralph Brown LCB 29 D. Rodgers-Cromartie 27 Michael Adams 28 Greg Toler

SS 24 Adrian Wilson 22 Matt Ware

FS 21 Antrel Rolle 49 Rashad Johnson

SPECIALISTS

K 1 Neil Rackers

P 5 Ben Graham

LS 82 Mike Leach

H 5 Ben Graham 87 Sean Morey

KR 36 L. Stephens-Howling 31 Jason Wright 15 Steve Breaston

PR 15 Steve Breaston 21 Antrel Rolle

NOTE: Rookies are underlined

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1 Neil Rackers K 6-1 206 33 10 Illinois FA-03 5-0-0-02 Brian St. Pierre QB 6-3 224 29 7 Boston College UFA-08 (Pitt) 0-0-0-55 Ben Graham P 6-5 235 35 5 Deakin (Australia) FA-08 5-0-0-07 Matt Leinart QB 6-5 232 26 4 USC D1-06 3-0-2-011 Larry Fitzgerald WR 6-3 217 26 6 Pittsburgh D1-04 5-5-0-013 Kurt Warner QB 6-2 214 38 12 Northern Iowa UFA-05 (NYG) 5-5-0-015 Steve Breaston WR 6-0 189 26 3 Michigan D5-07 4-0-0-120 Ralph Brown CB 5-10 185 31 10 Nebraska UFA-07 (Clev) 5-1-0-021 Antrel Rolle S 6-0 208 26 5 Miami D1-05 5-5-0-022 Matt Ware S 6-2 215 26 6 UCLA WV-06 (Phi) 3-0-0-224 Adrian Wilson SS 6-3 226 30 9 North Carolina State D3-01 5-5-0-025 Bryant McFadden CB 6-0 190 27 5 Florida State UFA-09 (Pitt) 5-5-0-026 Beanie Wells RB 6-1 228 21 R Ohio State D1-09 5-0-0-027 Michael Adams CB 5-8 181 24 3 Louisiana-Lafayette FA-07 5-0-0-028 Greg Toler CB 6-0 191 24 R Saint Paul's (Va.) D4-09 4-0-0-129 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB 6-2 182 23 2 Tennessee State D1-08 5-5-0-031 Jason Wright RB 5-10 212 27 5 Northwestern UFA-09 (Clev) 5-0-0-034 Tim Hightower RB 6-0 222 23 2 Richmond D5-08 5-5-0-035 Dan Kreider FB 5-11 250 32 10 New Hampshire FA-09 5-3-0-036 LaRod Stephens-Howling RB 5-7 180 22 R Pittsburgh D7a-09 5-1-0-049 Rashad Johnson S 5-11 203 23 R Alabama D3-09 4-0-0-153 Clark Haggans LB 6-4 243 32 10 Colorado State UFA-08 (Pitt) 5-4-0-054 Gerald Hayes LB 6-1 246 29 7 Pittsburgh D3-03 5-5-0-055 Reggie Walker LB 6-0 238 22 R Kansas State FA-09 1-0-0-456 Chike Okeafor LB 6-5 256 33 11 Purdue UFA-05 (Sea) 4-4-0-158 Karlos Dansby LB 6-4 250 27 6 Auburn D2-04 5-5-0-059 Will Davis LB 6-2 261 23 R Illinois D6-09 5-0-0-062 Ben Claxton C 6-2 301 29 3 Mississippi FA-09 1-0-4-063 Lyle Sendlein C 6-3 305 25 3 Texas FA-07 5-5-0-067 Herman Johnson G/T 6-7 382 24 R LSU D5-09 0-0-0-569 Mike Gandy T 6-4 316 30 9 Notre Dame UFA-07 (Buf) 5-5-0-072 Brandon Keith G/T 6-5 338 24 2 Northern Iowa D7-08 0-0-0-573 Jeremy Bridges G/T 6-4 326 29 7 Southern Mississippi FA-09 5-0-0-074 Reggie Wells G 6-4 312 28 7 Clarion (Pa.) D6a-03 5-5-0-075 Levi Brown T 6-5 324 25 3 Penn State D1-07 5-5-0-076 Deuce Lutui G 6-4 338 26 4 USC D2-06 5-5-0-078 Alan Branch DT 6-5 338 24 3 Michigan D2-07 5-0-0-080 Early Doucet WR 6-0 212 23 2 LSU D3-08 0-0-0-581 Anquan Boldin WR 6-1 217 29 7 Florida State D2-03 5-5-0-082 Mike Leach LS 6-2 238 33 10 William & Mary FA-09 5-0-0-083 Stephen Spach TE 6-4 260 27 4 Fresno State FA-08 4-2-0-184 Anthony Becht TE 6-6 270 32 10 West Virginia FA-09 5-4-0-085 Jerheme Urban WR 6-3 207 28 6 Trinity WV-07 (Dal) 5-0-0-086 Dominique Byrd TE 6-3 255 25 3 USC FA-09 0-0-0-587 Sean Morey WR 5-11 193 33 8 Brown UFA-07 (Pitt) 5-0-0-089 Ben Patrick TE 6-3 264 25 3 Delaware D7-07 1-0-0-090 Darnell Dockett DT 6-4 285 28 6 Florida State D3-04 5-5-0-091 Kenny Iwebema DE 6-4 280 24 2 Iowa D4-08 2-0-0-392 Bertrand Berry DE 6-3 254 34 12 Notre Dame UFA-04 (Den) 5-2-0-093 Calais Campbell DE 6-8 290 23 2 Miami D2-08 5-5-0-095 Ali Highsmith LB 6-1 230 24 2 LSU FA-08 5-0-0-097 Bryan Robinson DT 6-4 304 35 13 Fresno State UFA-08 (Cin) 5-4-0-098 Gabe Watson DT 6-4 329 26 4 Michigan D4-06 5-0-0-0

ARIZONA CARDINALS NUMERIC ROSTER

Head Coach: Ken Whisenhunt. Assistants: Russ Grimm (assistant head coach/run game coordinator/offensive line), Bill Davis (defensive coordinator), Mike Miller (passing game coordinator), Ron Aiken (defensive line), Teryl Austin (defensive backs), Rick Courtright (assistant defensive backs), Chad Grimm (offensive quality control), Freddie Kitchens (tight ends), John Lott (strength and conditioning), John McNulty (widereceivers), Chris Miller (quarterbacks), Curtis Modkins (running backs), Matt Raich (linebackers), Ryan Slowik (defensive quality control), Kevin Spencer (special teams).

2009 Coaching Staff

10/20/2009

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

27 Adams, Michael CB 5-8 181 6/17/1985 3 Louisiana-Lafayette Dallas, TX84 Becht, Anthony TE 6-6 270 8/8/1977 10 West Virginia Drexel Hill, PA92 Berry, Bertrand DE 6-3 254 8/15/1975 12 Notre Dame Houston, TX81 Boldin, Anquan WR 6-1 217 10/3/1980 7 Florida State Pahokee, FL78 Branch, Alan DT 6-5 338 12/29/1984 3 Michigan Rio Rancho, NM15 Breaston, Steve WR 6-0 189 8/20/1983 3 Michigan North Braddock, PA73 Bridges, Jeremy G/T 6-4 326 4/19/1980 7 Southern Mississippi South Pike, MS75 Brown, Levi T 6-5 324 3/16/1984 3 Penn State Norfolk, VA20 Brown, Ralph CB 5-10 185 9/16/1978 10 Nebraska LaPuenta, CA86 Byrd, Dominique TE 6-3 255 2/7/1984 3 USC Minneapolis, MN93 Campbell, Calais DE 6-8 290 9/1/1986 2 Miami Aurora, CO62 Claxton, Ben C 6-2 301 7/30/1980 3 Mississippi Dublin, GA58 Dansby, Karlos LB 6-4 250 11/3/1981 6 Auburn Birmingham, AL59 Davis, Will LB 6-2 261 6/2/1986 R Illinois Greenbelt, MD90 Dockett, Darnell DT 6-4 285 5/27/1981 6 Florida State Burtonsville, MD80 Doucet, Early WR 6-0 212 10/28/1985 2 LSU St. Martinville, LA11 Fitzgerald, Larry WR 6-3 217 8/31/1983 6 Pittsburgh Minneapolis, MN69 Gandy, Mike T 6-4 316 1/3/1979 9 Notre Dame Dallas, TX5 Graham, Ben P 6-5 235 11/2/1973 5 Deakin (Australia) Geelong, Australia53 Haggans, Clark LB 6-4 243 1/10/1977 10 Colorado State Torrance, CA54 Hayes, Gerald LB 6-1 246 10/10/1980 7 Pittsburgh Paterson, NJ95 Highsmith, Ali LB 6-1 230 1/20/1985 2 LSU Miami, FL34 Hightower, Tim RB 6-0 222 5/23/1986 2 Richmond Alexandria, VA91 Iwebema, Kenny DE 6-4 280 2/6/1985 2 Iowa Arlington, TX67 Johnson, Herman G/T 6-7 382 1/29/1985 R LSU Denton, TX49 Johnson, Rashad S 5-11 203 1/2/1986 R Alabama Sulligent, AL72 Keith, Brandon G/T 6-5 338 11/21/1984 2 Northern Iowa McAlester, OK35 Kreider, Dan FB 5-11 250 3/11/1977 10 New Hampshire Lancaster, PA82 Leach, Mike LS 6-2 238 10/18/1976 10 William & Mary Dover, NJ7 Leinart, Matt QB 6-5 232 5/11/1983 4 USC Santa Ana, CA76 Lutui, Deuce G 6-4 338 5/5/1983 4 USC Mesa, AZ25 McFadden, Bryant CB 6-0 190 11/21/1981 5 Florida State Hollywood, FL87 Morey, Sean WR 5-11 193 2/26/1976 8 Brown Marshfield, MA56 Okeafor, Chike LB 6-5 256 3/27/1976 11 Purdue Grand Rapids, MI89 Patrick, Ben TE 6-3 264 8/23/1984 3 Delaware Savannah, GA1 Rackers, Neil K 6-1 206 8/16/1976 10 Illinois St. Louis, MO97 Robinson, Bryan DT 6-4 304 6/22/1974 13 Fresno State Toledo, OH29 Rodgers-Cromartie, Dominique CB 6-2 182 4/7/1986 2 Tennessee State Bradenton, FL21 Rolle, Antrel S 6-0 208 12/16/1982 5 Miami Homestead, FL63 Sendlein, Lyle C 6-3 305 3/16/1984 3 Texas Scottsdale, AZ83 Spach, Stephen TE 6-4 260 7/18/1982 4 Fresno State Clovis, CA36 Stephens-Howling, LaRod RB 5-7 180 4/26/1987 R Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA2 St. Pierre, Brian QB 6-3 224 11/28/1979 7 Boston College Salem, MA28 Toler, Greg CB 6-0 191 1/2/1985 R Saint Paul's (Va.) Washington, DC85 Urban, Jerheme WR 6-3 207 11/26/1980 6 Trinity Victoria, TX55 Walker, Reggie LB 6-0 238 12/15/1986 R Kansas State Sacramento, CA22 Ware, Matt S 6-2 215 12/2/1982 6 UCLA Los Angeles, CA13 Warner, Kurt QB 6-2 214 6/22/1971 12 Northern Iowa Burlington, IA98 Watson, Gabe DT 6-4 329 9/24/1983 4 Michigan Southfield, MI26 Wells, Beanie RB 6-1 228 8/7/1988 R Ohio State Akron, OH74 Wells, Reggie G 6-4 312 11/3/1980 7 Clarion (PA) Library, PA24 Wilson, Adrian SS 6-3 226 10/12/1979 9 North Carolina State High Point, NC31 Wright, Jason RB 5-10 212 7/12/1982 5 Northwestern Diamond Bar, CA

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. BirthdateNFL Exp. College Injury/Date Listed

52 Brown, Cody OLB 6-3 244 11/9/1986 R Connecticut Knee/August 3118 Garvin, Michael Ray WR 5-8 182 9/29/1986 R Florida State Knee/August 3133 Green, Justin FB 6-0 246 4/30/1982 4 Montana Knee/August 4

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

23 Barksdale, Rashad CB 6-0 208 5/11/1984 2 Albany Hudson, NY60 Canfield, Trevor G 6-5 307 1/10/1986 R Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH94 Dykes, Keilen DT 6-3 305 9/6/1984 1 West Virginia Youngstown, OH16 Gant, Edward WR 6-3 190 1/24/1984 R North Alabama Fort Myers, FL96 Harrington, Chris LB 6-5 260 1/19/1985 1 Texas A&M Houston, TX17 Jones, Onrea WR 6-0 202 12/22/1983 1 Hampton Williamsburg, VA51 Robinson, Lee LB 6-2 256 4/23/1987 R Alcorn State Liberty, MS44 Vakapuna, Fui FB 6-0 260 3/9/1984 R Brigham Young Glendale, UT

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

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

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

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