game 8 sunday, october 29, 2006 – 11:00...

Game 8 Sunday, October 29, 2006 – 11:00 AM

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Arizona Cardinals Football Club Game Release

ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-6)

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GREEN BAY PACKERS (2-4)

LAMBEAU FIELD

THIS WEEK’S GAME The Cardinals are looking to stop a six-game losing skid this week as they travel to Green Bay to face the Packers at Lambeau Field before heading into their bye week. Last week the Cardinals fell to the Oakland Raiders 22-9 at the McAfee Coliseum. Matt Leinart made his third start last Sunday and completed 13 of 32 passes for 203 yards and was intercepted twice. The Cards defense finished last week’s game with five takeaways for a +3 turnover ratio and over the last two games the defense has been +7 with 11 takeaways (six interceptions and five fumble recoveries). The Packers recorded their second win of the season last week, a 34-24 win over the Dolphins in Miami. Brett Favre completed 19 of 35 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns. The Packers saw Miami’s Joey Harrington pass for 414 yards, the highest single-game total in the NFL this season. After playing at Green Bay, the Cardinals head into their bye week and follow that with two home games, hosting the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions at University of Phoenix Stadium.

THE SERIES The Cardinals and Packers have met 71 times, dating back to their first meeting in 1921. The Packers hold a 44-23-4 advantage in the series. The Cardinals won their last meeting with the Packers, a 20-13 home win in 2003. The Cards haven’t defeated the Packers in Green Bay since 1949. The next time the Cardinals and Packers will meet will be in 2009 at University of Phoenix Stadium.

THE COACHES Dennis Green Mike McCarthy 113-97-0 Overall Record 2-4-0 109-89-0 Regular Season Record 2-4-0 4-8 Playoff Record 0-0 13th Years as Head Coach in NFL 1st 3rd Years with team 2nd

BROADCAST INFORMATION

TELEVISION CARDINALS RADIO NETWORK Network: Fox Flagship: ESPN Radio 860 AM Play-by-Play: Ron Pitts KTAR 620 AM Analyst: Terry Donahue Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfley Sideline: Paul Calvisi

CARDINALS SPANISH RADIO Flagship: KMIA 710 AM

Play-by-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Luis Zendejas

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

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SERIES NOTES Overall Regular Season Series: 23-44-4 Cardinals last win: Sept. 21, 2003, W, 20-13 (home) First Meeting: Nov. 20, 1921, T, 3-3, (home) Last Meeting: Sept. 21, 2003, W, 20-13 (home) Next Meeting: 2009 – Univ. of Phoenix Stadium

CARDS & PACKERS – LAST 10 Date Site Result Sept. 21, 2003 Arizona W, 20-13 Sept. 24, 2000 Arizona L, 3-29 Jan. 2, 2000 Green Bay L, 24-49 Nov. 18, 1990 Green Bay L, 14-45 Dec. 18, 1988 Arizona L, 17-26 Sept. 29, 1985 St. Louis W, 43-28 Sept. 2, 1984 Green Bay L, 23-24 Sept. 19, 1976 St. Louis W, 29-0 Nov. 11, 1973 Green Bay L, 21-25 Dec. 5, 1971 St. Louis T, 6-6

FANFARE ACCOMPANIES STADIUM OPENING

Three years and four months passed between ground-breaking and the preseason opener vs. Pittsburgh, but who’s counting? The stadium opened as the most innovative stadium ever built in North America. The first stadium in North America to feature a retractable, natural grass playing field, the venue was named one of the 10 most impressive sports structures in the world by Business Week, before it ever hosted an event. The Cardinals opened their 2006 NFL preseason against the reigning Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers with a 21-13 victory.

RING OF HONOR The Cardinals have inducted 10 former Cardinals into the team’s Ring of Honor in the inaugural season at University of Phoenix Stadium. At halftime of the first preseason game, the Cardinals inducted eight members into their Ring of Honor: Charles W. Bidwill Sr. (HOF 1967) Jimmy Conzelman (HOF 1964) John “Paddy” Driscoll (HOF 1965) Marshall Goldberg Dick “Night Train” Lane (HOF 1974) Ollie Matson (HOF 1972) Ernie Nevers (HOF 1963) Charlie Trippi (HOF 1968) At halftime of the Cardinals regular season opener vs. San Francisco on September 10, the team added Larry Wilson (HOF 1978) to the Ring of Honor. At halftime of last week’s game against the Chicago Bears, the team inducted Dierdorf (HOF 1996) into their Ring of Honor. On November 12, Veterans Day weekend, Pat Tillman will be added to the Ring of Honor when the team hosts Dallas.

CARDINALS EXTREME HOME FIELD MAKEOVER

CARDS SELL OUT REGULAR SEASON

The Cardinals sold out of their 2006 season ticket allotment in early May following the NFL Draft. However fans did have an opportunity to purchase single game tickets. On Saturday, July 22, remaining tickets for the Cardinals 10 home games went on sale to the public and within a short time, every seat to all 10 home games was sold.

CARDINALS HOME RE-NAMED

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM

The Cardinals new state-of-the-art facility recently received a new name: University of Phoenix Stadium. At a press conference on Tuesday, September 26, the Cardinals and University of Phoenix announced an exclusive, multi-year agreement with University of Phoenix to become the team’s naming rights partner. It is the first time a National Football League venue has been named after an educational institution. University of Phoenix, the largest private university in the United States, will invest an average of $7.7 million per year for 20 years in exchange for naming rights, signage and a variety of advertising, marketing and merchandising opportunities. In addition, the alliance will enable the University – already international in scope – to reach an even greater number and diversity of potential students, while staying grounded in its hometown community, according to Brian Mueller, president of Apollo Group, the University’s parent company. Aside from Arizona Cardinals football games, the stadium will host Super Bowl XLII in February 2008. Additionally, the stadium will be the annual site of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, and the first-ever Bowl Championship Series title game will be played there in January. University of Phoenix was founded 30 years ago, and serves students both on-line and with 191 campuses and learning centers in 39 states and four foreign nations. “This is a win-win decision for both University of Phoenix and the Arizona Cardinals,” said Mueller. “Throughout its history, University of Phoenix has been synonymous with innovation, so it’s fitting to place the name of an innovative university on the world’s most innovative sports and multi-purpose facility.” “This is a great day for the Arizona Cardinals,” said Michael Bidwill, the organization’s vice president and general counsel. “We are thrilled to be affiliated with the largest private university in America, one whose home base is in Arizona but that has national and international reach,” he said. “The new home of the Arizona Cardinals is distinctly Arizona, and so is our stadium partner.”

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RETRACTABLE ROOF

242 x 361 Size in feet of the roof opening; when panels are open it exposes the entire playing field 700 Length in feet of each of the two Brunnel trusses that support the stadium roof; each one is as long as three 747’s lined up end-to-end 490,000 Square feet in the surface area of the roof 18.5 million Approximate weight in pounds of the total roof 550 Weight in tons of each roof panel 10 Approximate number of minutes to open or close the roof 25 Speed in feet per minute at which the roof will move (1/4 m.p.h.) 1 Number of other retractable roof venues In the NFL (Houston’s Reliant Stadium)

1.7 million Square footage of stadium 88 Total number of luxury lofts in stadium 7,501 Total number of club seats in stadium 7 Number of club lounges 63,400 Seating capacity for Cardinals games (expandable to 73,000 for Super Bowls and college Bowl games) 1,250 Approximate number of shade trees used throughout the stadium plaza 21 Number of vertical slots on the exterior wall of stadium 30 Height in feet of the giant numbers designating the three main entrances to the stadium 19 Width in inches of the stadium seats; club seats are 21 inches 10 Number of elevators for public use in stadium 18 Number of escalators for public use in stadium 115+ Number of event days already booked for first year at the stadium 1.1 million Projected number of visitors to stadium in its first year 14 Number of new NFL venues HOK has designed 1,175 Total restroom fixtures for public use in the stadium (33 women’s restrooms, 28 men’s, and 12 family restrooms) 310 The number of fixed locations for fans to purchase food and beverages (does not include additional portable locations) 8,000 Tons of cooling used by the stadium’s air conditioning 2,300 Number of Valley homes that could be accommodated by the air conditioning provided at the stadium 14,000 Number of on-site parking spaces (not including additional 11,000 on adjacent and nearby parcels) 15,451 Square footage of the Cardinals locker room area including equipment and training rooms, shower areas, etc. (Locker room itself is 5,000) 454,785 Votes in favor of Proposition 302 stadium legislation in 2000 1,218 Days between the stadium groundbreaking (4/12/03) and the inaugural game at the stadium (8/12/06) 16,340 Total number of jobs created by Proposition 302; overall economic impact is $1.95 billion 700 Average number of workers on-site daily during stadium construction (3,000 total workers) 2.6 million Total number of hours put in by workers during construction project 900 Length in miles of a sidewalk that could be made from the amount of concrete used on the stadium (roughly the distance from Phoenix to San Francisco) 10,000 Approximate number of individual Crown Coor panels that make up the metallic skin of the stadium’s exterior 2/3/08 Date of Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium 2009 Year that the stadium will host the Regionals of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM – BY THE NUMBERS

RETRACTABLE FIELD

18.9 million Weight in pounds of the retractable field 234 x 403 Size in feet of the field tray; it is 3.5 feet high 542 Total number of steel wheels used to slide playing field into stadium, each riding on one of 13 parallel steel rails 60-65 Approximate number of minutes it will take to move playing field into the stadium 740 Total number of feet the field moves to get into the stadium 76 Driving force in horsepower required to move the retractable field 94,000 Amount of square feet of natural grass of field (over two acres) 0 Number of other fully retractable fields in North America


CARDINALS CATEGORY PACKERS

1-6 Record 2-4 120 Points Scored 121 165 Points Allowed 162 12 Touchdowns Scored 13 16 Touchdowns Allowed 17 2 Rushing TDs 2 9 Passing TDs 9 1 Return TDs 2 6 Rushing TDs Allowed 5 6 Passing TDs Allowed 11 4 Return TDs Allowed 1

21/161 Sacked/Yards Lost 9/60 17/7 Fumbles/Lost 12/8

9 Had Intercepted 5 12/18 Field Goals Made/Attempted 10/13 280.7 Total Yards Per Game 342.0 338.1 Opp. Total Yards Per Game 389.7 66.9 Rushing Yards Per Game 100.2

113.1 Opp. Rushing Yards Per Game 96.3 213.9 Passing Yards Per Game 241.8 225.0 Opp. Passing Yards Per Game 293.3

+4 Turnover Ratio -3 30:41 Average Time of Possession 29:45

26/32/13 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 10/18/7 23/17/24 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 32/10/32

0/0 2-Point Conversions 0/0

CARDINALS & PACKERS IN 2006 CLOCK MANAGEMENT

Fans tuning in to the Cardinals-Packers game in Arizona will have an extra hour to sleep this weekend since the game will start at 11 AM in Phoenix. Since Arizona stays on standard time all year, when the rest of the country changes their clock, Arizona stays the same. From the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October, Arizona is three hours behind eastern. Once the clocks elsewhere are moved back, Arizona is only two hours behind, making a 1 PM game on the east coast an 11 AM game in Arizona. In 1967, the Uniform Time Act was instituted, putting the entire country on daylight-saving time. After one year, states could choose to opt out. Arizona went back to standard time and stayed there since residents and lawmakers felt the state had an abundance of sunshine and did not see the need to save any. The only other state that does not observe Daylight-Saving Time is Hawaii.

THE LAST TIME – CARDS AND PACKERS Last Meeting

CARDINALS 20, Packers 13 September 21, 2003 – Sun Devil Stadium - (58,784)

The Cardinals rode a two-to-one second-half time-of-possession advantage (19:59-10:01) in 102-degree heat to notch their first 2003 victory. After dueling the Packers to a 10-10 halftime stalemate, the teams traded second-half field goals to knot the score at 13-13 with 11:08 remaining in the fourth quarter. That’s when the Cardinals embarked on an 11-play, 68-yard game-winning march that fullback James Hodgins capped with his first Cardinal touchdown, a one-yard pass from quarterback Jeff Blake. Green Bay threatened to tie the game for the fourth time when it drove to Arizona’s seven-yard line with 23 seconds to play. Two incomplete passes preceded the game’s defining moment, free safety Dexter Jackson’s game-clinching end-zone interception of Packer quarterback Brett Favre. Jackson’s interception and a first-half fumble recovery by linebacker Ray Thompson, led to Arizona’s first touchdown four plays later, a one-yard run by Blake following a 38-yard reception to Green Bay’s one-yard line by rookie receiver Anquan Boldin, were the Cardinals’ first two defensive takeaways of the season. Boldin’s five catches for 99 yards rasied his season totals to 23 receptions for 378 yards, both NFL records for a rookie’s first three games. The Cardinals converted eight of 13 (62 percent) third-down attempts. After a pass interception on their first possession, the Cardinals were turnover free the rest of the way after committing nine in their first two outings. PACKERS 0 10 0 3 13 CARDINALS 7 3 3 7 20

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score CARDS 1 4:16 Blake 1-yard run (Gramatica PAT) 4-39, 2:26 0-7 Packers 2 6:44 Martin 4-yard pass from Favre (Longwell PAT) 8-61, 4:15 7-7 Packers 2 1:17 Longwell 40-yard FG 11-54, 4:12 10-7 CARDS 2 0:05 Gramatica 21-yard FG 9-77, 1:12 10-10 CARDS 3 7:31 Gramatica 37-yard FG 13-62, 7:29 10-13 Packers 4 11:08 Longwell 40-yard FG 8-37, 2:48 13-13 CARDS 4 3:59 Hodgins 1-yard pass from Blake (Gramatica PAT) 11-68, 7:09 13-20

STATISTICS GB ARI First Downs 18 21 Rushes-Yards 23-66 31-81 Net Passing Yards 245 273 Total Net Yards 311 354 Passing (A-C-I) 33-23-1 31-20-1 Sacked by Opp. 0-0 0-0 Punts-Average 4-43.3 4-51.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties 4-48 7-57 Time of Possession 26:54 33:06 Weather: Sunny, 102 degrees, 7% humidity; Wind: Variable 4 mph. RUSHING PACKERS: Green 21-53; Fisher 2-13. CARDS: Smith 20-50; Shipp 7-24; Blake 4-7, TD. PASSING PACKERS: Favre 23-33, 245, TD, INT. CARDS: Blake 20-31, 273, TD, INT. RECEIVING: PACKERS: Green 6-43; Henderson 3-47; Ferguson 3-34; Franks 3-22; Martin 2-11, TD. CARDS: Johnson 6-86; Boldin 5-99; Hodgins 3-14, TD.


CARDINALS AROUND THE BYE

In 12 years as a head coach in the NFL Dennis Green has recorded an 18-6 record in weeks surrounding the bye. Under Green, the Cardinals have been 0-2 the week before the bye, but emerged from the open week with victories in both years. Green has lost only twice in 12 seasons following a bye week. Here’s a breakdown of Green’s games surrounding the bye week. Week Prior (8-4) Bye Week Week Following (10-2) 10/29 @ GB 11/5/06 11/12 vs. Dal 10/9 vs. Car, L, 20-24 10/16/05 10/23 vs. Ten, W, 20-10 10/10 @ SF, L, 28-31 (OT) 10/17/04 10/24 vs. Sea, W, 25-17 10/28 @ TB, L, 14-41 11/4/01 11/11 @ Phi, L, 17-48 9/17 @ NE, W, 21-13 9/24/00 10/1 @ Det, W, 31-24 11/14 @ Chi, W, 27-24 (OT) 11/21/99 11/28 vs. SD, W, 35-27 10/5 @ GB, W, 37-24 10/11/98 10/18 vs. Was, W, 41-17 10/12 vs. Car, W, 21-14 10/19/97 10/26 @ TB, W, 10-6 10/13 @ TB, L, 13-24 10/20/96 10/28 vs. Chi, L, 31-15 9/24 @ Pit, W, 44-24 10/1/95 10/8 vs. Hou, W, 23-17 (OT) 10/10 @ NYG, W, 27-10 11/16/94 10/20 vs. GB, W, 13-10 10/10 vs. TB, W, 15-0 10/17/93 10/25@ Chi, W, 19-12 10/4 vs. Chi, W, 21-20 10/11/92 10/15 vs. Det, W, 31-14

SAFETY WITH NUMBERS

In the Cardinals regular season opener, the team inducted safety Larry Wilson into the team’s Ring of Honor. However, another safety by the name of Wilson is trying to make a reservation for his name in the Ring. Adrian Wilson has emerged as one of the premier defensive backs in the NFL. Since 2005, Wilson has recorded 12.0 sacks, the most by any defensive back in that span. His 8.0 in 2005 set a new NFL record for sacks by a defensive back and in 2006, Wilson has already recorded 4.0. Wilson is the only player in the NFL to have recorded 4.0+ sacks and three interceptions this season. Last week Wilson picked off a pass from Andrew Walter at the Cardinals 4-yard line, intended for Randy Moss as the Raiders were heading into the Cardinals red zone. The interception was Wilson’s third of 2006 and the 13th of his career. Wilson’s career-high for interceptions in a season is four, set in 2002.

LAST WEEK’S GAME Game 7

Raiders 22, CARDINALS 9 October 22, 2006 – McAfee Coliseum – (61,595)

Six days after a heart-breaking home loss to the Bears on Monday night, the Cardinals endured an equally difficult defeat in Oakland against the previously winless Raiders. Despite a switch of offensive coordinators earlier in the week, the Cardinals offense had its hands full with an Oakland defense that kept Arizona out of the end zone and harassed QB Matt Leinart throughout the game. Third downs were pivotal in the outcome as Oakland was 13-20 (65%) while Arizona finished 1-11 (9%). The Cards were also unable to capitalize on five takeaways caused by the defense and dropped their 6th straight game to fall to 1-6. The game began with Oakland moving to the AZ38 on the opening drive but LB Karlos Dansby halted it when he recovered a Zack Crockett fumble at the AZ45. The Cards then moved into position for a 45-yard FG but Neil Rackers missed it left. Oakland opened the scoring with a 1-yard TD plunge from ReShard Lee, capping an 11-play, 81-yard drive that was extended by a pair of 3rd-n-long completions. The next Arizona drive ended when DT Terdell Sands INT’d a Leinart pass that was batted at the line of scrimmage and on the very next play Andrew Walter connected with Randy Moss on a 32-yard TD strike that made it 14-0. A 35-yard Chris Carr punt return on the next drive led to a 31-yard Sebastian Janikowski FG that upped the lead to 17-0 early in the 2nd. Arizona’s defense then forced another turnover when DE Bertrand Berry sacked Walter to force a fumble that AZ recovered at the Oakland 32, setting up a 29-yard Rackers FG. Just before intermission, SS Adrian Wilson ended another Raider scoring threat when he picked off Walter at the AZ 4, keeping the score at 17-3. Arizona’s tough day continued on the 3rd play of the second half when Tyrone Poole INT’d Leinart at the AZ 44 but the Cards defense responded by forcing a 3-n-out. The Raiders made it 20-3 with a 35-yard Janikowski FG on their next drive, the key play of which was a 35-yard pass to TE Courtney Anderson. Arizona’s ensuing drive went in reverse as back-to-back sacks pushed the Cards back to the 1 before RB Marcel Shipp was tackled in the end zone by SS Michael Huff for a safety. After the free kick, Berry sacked and stripped Walter a second time and Arizona recovered at the OAK44. The hit forced Walter out of the game but the Cards again could only convert it into a Rackers FG. FS Robert Griffith INT’d a pass attempt by WR Ronald Curry on the next series and Leinart connected with WR Bryant Johnson on a 58-yard pass to the OAK22. However the offense again had to settle for a FG instead of a TD and Rackers’ 38-yarder proved to be the game’s final points. CARDINALS 0 3 3 0 9 RAIDERS 14 3 5 0 22 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score Raiders 1 4:25 Lee 1-yard run (Janikowski kick) 11-61, 5:15 0-7 Raiders 1 3:30 Ross 32-yard pass from Walter (Janikowski kick) 1-32, 0:08 0-14 Raiders 2 14:50 Janikowski 31-yard FG 6-23, 1:40 0-17 CARDS 2 6:00 Rackers 29-yard FG 6-21, 2:41 3-17 Raiders 3 6:50 Janikowski 35-yard FG 10-53, 3:55 3-20 Raiders 3 5:46 Shipp tackled in end zone by Huff for Safety -- 3-22 CARDS 3 3:03 Rackers 45-yard FG 5-17, 2:28 6-22 CARDS 4 10:07 Rackers 38-yard FG 9-76, 3:58 9-22

STATISTICS

AZ OAK First Downs 9 21 Rushes-Yards 20-50 37-137 Net Passing Yards 174 258 Total Net Yards 224 395 Passing (A-C-I) 32-13-2 35-19-2 Sacked by Opp. 3-29 5-21 Punts-Average 4-43.5 3-45.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 5-3 Penalties 4-25 8-70 Time of Possession 22:59 37:01

Weather: Temp 67 degrees, Humidity 59%, Wind W 6 mph. RUSHING CARDS: James 13-34; Leinart 3-5; Schable 1-5; Boldin 1-4; Ayanbadejo 1-3; Shipp 1-(-1). RAIDERS: Fargas 23-66; Crockett 8-44; Tuisosopo 3-20; Lee 27; Walter 1-0.

PASSING CARDS: Leinart 13-22, 203 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT. RAIDERS: Walter 17-30, 263 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; Tuiasosopo 2-3, 16 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT; Curry 0-1, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. RECEIVING CARDS: Boldin 4-59; B. Johnson 3-87; Walters 2-38; Arrington 2-8; Ayanbadejo 1-7; James 1-4. RAIDERS: Moss 7-129, TD; Anderson 3-55; Curry 3-42; Crockett 3-20; Whitted 2-24; Lee 1-9.


THE HISTORY OF ROOKIE QBS

Prior to Leinart, the last rookie to start at QB for the Cardinals was John Navarre in 2004. Including Leinart, the Cards have started 13 rookies at QB dating back to 1960. Neil Lomax and Sam Etcheverry both hold the club record for most wins by a rookie QB with four. Only three rookie quarterbacks have won more than one game for the Cards.

CARDINALS ROOKIE QBs TO START A GAME Year Player Record 2006 Matt Leinart 0-3 2004 John Navarre 0-1 1997 Jake Plummer 3-6 1989 Timm Rosenbach 0-1 1987 Shawn Halloran 1-1 Sammy Garza 0-1 1981 Neil Lomax 4-3 1980 Mike Loyd 0-1 1978 Steve Pisarkiewicz 0-1 1973 Gary Keithley 1-1 1972 Tim Van Gelder 1-3-1 1961 Sam Etcheverry 4-5 1960 George Izo 1-0

STARTING HOT In his first two career starts, Matt Leinart completed his first six and seven consecutive passes vs. Kansas City and Chicago, respectively. Leinart opened those game by completing a combined 13-13 passes for 142 yards for three touchdowns. Last week in Oakland, Leinart’s streak stopped after his first attempt fell incomplete. In the first quarter of last week’s game, Leinart completed two of six passes for 24 yards, no touchdowns and an interception.

COMPARING QUARTERBACKS

Matt Leinart started his NFL career by completing multiple touchdown passes in each of his first two starts. Dan Marino was the only other quarterback to throw for multiple touchdowns in his first three games as a rookie. Here’s how Leinart’s first three starts compare to the first three starts of some recent Hall of Fame quarterbacks as well as some other highly-touted quarterbacks. Player, Year Att Comp Pct. Yds TD Int Sk/Yds Rat. Record Hall Of Fame Leinart, 2006 109 59 54.1 688 4 3 8/72 74.3 0-3 Troy Aikman, 1989 79 36 45.5 504 1 6 6/57 39.2 0-3 2006 Terry Bradshaw, 1970 71 30 42.2 488 0 5 -- 36.6 0-3 1989 John Elway, 1983 62 28 45.1 313 1 3 8/58 46.0 2-1 2004 Jim Kelly, 1986 65 39 60.0 625 4 2 7/47 99.8 1-2 2002 Dan Marino, 1983 77 47 61.0 704 8 2 6/45 114.9 2-1 2005 Joe Montana, 1979-80 80 50 62.5 488 3 3 -- 76.5 0-3 2000 Steve Young, 1985 76 37 48.6 407 1 4 14/101 47.4 1-2 2005 Tom Brady, 2001 101 47 46.5 618 2 0 8/45 73.0 2-1 Brett Favre, 1992 95 67 70.5 709 3 1 6/45 98.1 1-2 Eli Manning, 2004 83 35 42.1 423 1 4 7/47 42.4 0-3 Peyton Manning, 1998 114 62 54.3 683 2 8 7/47 49.0 0-3 Donovan McNabb, 1999 106 43 40.5 397 3 2 9/85 53.1 1-2 Ben Roethlisberger, 2004 68 45 66.1 568 3 2 2/8 94.5 3-0

AFTER THE HEISMAN

Since 1970, 14 quarterbacks have won the Heisman Trophy. Only 10 of those quarterbacks have ever made an NFL start, here’s how they did in their first start. Name Heisman W/L Yds TD INT Rat. Matt Leinart 2004 L 253 2 1 91.7 Carson Palmer 2002 L 248 2 1 105.2 Chris Weinke 2000 W 223 1 1 89.8 Danny Wuerffel 1996 L 132 0 2 27.1 Ty Detmer 1990 W 170 0 0 69.0 Andre Ware 1989 L 48 0 2 18.6 Vinny Testaverde 1986 L 369 2 2 70.3 Doug Flutie 1984 W 152 2 1 104.8 Pat Sullivan 1971 L 74 0 1 25.8 Jim Plunkett 1970 W 127 2 1 82.5 Gino Torretta, Charlie Ward, Eric Crouch and Jason White never made an NFL start.

LEINART LOOKING FOR FIRST WIN Matt Leinart will make his fourth career start this week for the Cardinals and is looking for his first win of the season. Leinart completed 13 of 32 passes for 203 yards against the Raiders last weekend. The Cardinals offense did not find the end zone and Leinart was intercepted twice and sacked three times. The week before, Leinart became only the second rookie quarterback to start on Monday Night Football since 1999 while making his second career start at home against the Bears. In his first start as a pro against the Kansas City Chiefs, Leinart completed 22 of 35 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns and led the Cardinals down field with 1:36 remaining to set up what would have been a game-tying 51-yard field goal attempt, however, Neil Rackers attempt went wide right to end the game.


DOMINATING SINCE 1999

Edgerrin James was selected by the Colts with the fourth-overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft. Since that time, no other running back has gained as many yards on the ground as James. Since entering the league, James has tallied 9,457 yards. The next closest back is the Jets’ Curtis Martin, who in the time span gained 9,015 yards. Here’s a look at the top five running backs by yardage since 1999: Player Yards Attempts Games Edgerrin James 9,658 2,349 103 Curtis Martin 9,015 2,191 108 Tiki Barber 8,643 1,804 115 Corey Dillon 8,498 2,006 109 Shaun Alexander 8,004 1,782 99

IN A RUSH TO GET TO 50

In 103 career games, Edgerrin James has rushed for 100 yards 49 times. If James can rush for a 100-yard game in this week’s contest, he would become the third-fastest player to reach 50 100-yard games. Here’s a list of the all-time fastest players to reach 50 100-yard games. Player Games to reach 50 Eric Dickerson 83 Jim Brown 102 Barry Sanders 114 Walter Payton 117 Emmitt Smith 129 Emmitt Smith retired with the most 100-yard games in the history of the NFL, ending his career with 78. Only seven players have rushed for more than 50 100-yard games in the history of the NFL. Player 100-Yard Games Emmitt Smith 78 Walter Payton 77 Barry Sanders 76 Eric Dickerson 64 Jerome Bettis 61 Jim Brown 58 Curtis Martin 57 Edgerrin James 49

JAMES RANKS AMONG THE BEST

Edgerrin James passed Earl Campbell to rank among the top 20 rushers of all time. James now has 9,658 career yards and needs 66 yards to move ahead of Joe Perry. All-Time Rushing Leaders: Rk Player Att. Yds. TD 1 Emmitt Smith 4,409 18,355 164 2 Walter Payton 3,838 16,726 110 3 Barry Sanders 3,062 15,269 99 4 Curtis Martin* 3,518 14,101 90 5 Jerome Bettis 3,479 13,662 91 6 Eric Dickerson 2,996 13,259 90 7 Tony Dorsett 2,936 12,739 77 8 Jim Brown 2,359 12,312 106 9 Marshall Faulk* 2,836 12,279 100 10 Marcus Allen 3,022 12,243 123 11 Franco Harris 2,949 12,120 91 12 Thurman Thomas 2,877 12,074 65 13 John Riggins 2,916 11,352 104 14 O.J. Simpson 2,404 11,236 61 15 Corey Dillon* 2,501 10,757 73 16 Ricky Watters 2,622 10,643 78 17 Eddie George 2,865 10,441 68 18 O.J. Anderson 2,562 10,273 81 19 Joe Perry# 1,929 9,723 71 20 Edgerrin James* 2,349 9,658 66 * Denotes active players # includes AAFC stats

100 YARDS = WIN

Edgerrin James has rushed for 100 yards 49 times in his career. In those games, his team is 43-6. The last time James rushed for 100 yards was Dec. 4, 2005 vs. Tennessee, a span of 10 active games, the longest without a 100-yard game in James’ career. James was inactive for the Colts 2005 season finale. In those nine games, James’ teams have combined for a 2-8 record. Including games inactive and placed on injured reserve, the longest James has gone without a 100-yard game is 11 games, from 10/28/01 (@ KC, 102 yds) to 9/15/02 (vs. Mia, 138 yds). The Cardinals last 100-yard rusher was Emmitt Smith on Oct. 24, 2004 vs. Seattle. Since 2003, the Cardinals have had four 100-yard rushing games. In those games, the Cards are 4-0. Here’s a look at the Cards last four 100-yard rushing games: Date Player Opp Att Yards Result 10/24/04 Emmitt Smith vs. Sea 26 106 W, 25-17 10/3/04 Emmitt Smith vs. NO 21 127 W, 34-10 11/2/03 Marcel Shipp vs. Cin 29 141 W, 16-13 10/26/03 Marcel Shipp vs. SF 35 165 W, 17-14

EJ’S RECORD WHEN… Overall .....................................71-32 Rushes for 100 yards ..............43-6 Carries 21-25 times .................56-11 Indoors .....................................41-14 Outdoors .................................30-18 Within Division .........................33-13 Multiple Rushing TDs................15-0


FITZGERALD HITS CENTURY MARK

Larry Fitzgerald recorded his eighth career 100-yard game as a Cardinal in the season opener vs. San Francisco after pulling in nine receptions for 133 yards against the 49ers. It marked Fitzgerald’s fifth consecutive 100-yard game vs. an NFC West opponent, a streak that ended as Fitzgerald caught four passes for 52 yards in Seattle a week later. Fitzgerald has scored a touchdown in each of the last five games he has played against AFC opponents. However, he has never recorded a 100-yard game against an AFC team. The Cardinals have two AFC teams remaining on their schedule, Denver and San Diego.

FITZGERALD’S 100-YARD GAMES

Date Opp Rec Yards TD 9/10/06 vs. SF 9 133 0 12/4/05 @ SF 8 129 0 11/20/05 @ StL 9 104 1 11/13/05 @ Det 9 141 1 11/6/05 vs. Sea 8 102 0 10/9/05 vs. Car 9 136 1 10/2/05 vs. SF 7 102 1 9/11/05 @ NYG 13 155 1

BIG PLAY CARDS

Adrian Wilson broke the franchise record for longest interception return with a 99-yarder in week four in Atlanta. Here’s a breakdown of the longest plays in Cardinals history.

LONGEST PLAYS IN HISTORY

Pass Play 98 yards, 3 times: Jim Hart to Ahmad Rashad vs. L.A. Rams, 12/10/72 Ogden Compton to Dick Lane at Green Bay, 11/13/55 Doug Russell to Gaynell Tinsley vs. Cleveland Rams, 11/27/38 Run from Scrimmage 83 yards, John David Crow vs. Washington, 10/4/58 Interception Return 99 yards, Adrian Wilson at Atlanta, 10/1/06 Punt Return 95 yards, Frank Bernardi at Washington, 10/14/56 Kickoff Return 106 yards, Roy Green at Dallas, 10/21/79 Fumble Return 104 yards, Aeneas Williams vs. Washington, 11/5/00

ABOVE AVERAGE

Since entering the NFL in 2003, Anquan Boldin has averaged 84.3 yards per game, the third-most behind St. Louis’ Torry Holt and Carolina’s Steve Smith.

YARDS PER GAME SINCE ‘03

Torry Holt 94.7 Steve Smith 87.1 Anquan Boldin 84.3 Chad Johnson 82.1 Terrell Owens 81.5

CARDS MAKE CHANGE AT O.C.

Following the Cardinals 24-23 loss to the Chicago Bears, head coach Dennis Green announced on Tuesday, Oct. 17th that the team had promoted quarterbacks coach Mike Kruczek to Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, replacing Keith Rowen. Kruczek is an original member of Green’s staff, joining the team in 2004 after 19 seasons at the University of Central Florida, including six as the head coach. Kruczek’s guided UCF to a 36-30 record as head coach while his passing offense finished in the top 10 in the NCAA three times (1998, 2001, ’02). His ’98 squad posted a school-best 9-2 record and was led by senior quarterback Daunte Culpepper, who set more than 30 school records and became only the third player in NCAA history to pass for more than 10,000 yards and rush for more than 1,000 in a career.

FITZGERALD INJURES HAMSTRING Larry Fitzgerald left the Cardinals game vs. Kansas City two weeks ago with a right hamstring injury but not before recording a five-yard touchdown from Matt Leinart to give the Cardinals a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Fitzgerald caught two passes for 15 yards and the touchdown before injuring his hamstring. After 37 consecutive starts, Fitzgerald missed his first NFL game vs. Chicago, which also would have been his first appearance on Monday Night Football. Fitzgerald missed his second consecutive game against Oakland.

TWO HEISMAN WINNERS – ONE FIELD This week’s game features two former Heisman Trophy winners, Arizona’s Matt Leinart and Green Bay’s Charles Woodson. Leinart won the award in 2004 as a junior while Woodson won it in 1997 after his junior year at Michigan. Woodson became the first predominately defensive player to ever win the award. Year Player School Pos. 2005 Reggie Bush Southern California RB 2004 Matt Leinart Southern California QB 2003 Jason White Oklahoma QB 2002 Carson Palmer Southern California QB 2001 Eric Crouch Nebraska QB 2000 Chris Weinke Florida State QB 1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin RB 1998 Ricky Williams Texas RB 1997 Charles Woodson Michigan DB


BOLDIN BECOMES FASTEST TO 300

Anquan Boldin made history again. This time he Cardinals fourth-year receiver became the all-time fastest NFL player to reach 300 career receptions, hitting the mark in only 47 games, seven faster than the previous record holder (Lionel Taylor, Denver). Boldin was the fastest player to reach 200 receptions, hitting the mark after only 34 games, breaking Taylor’s previous record by two games. Boldin needs 45 receiving yards this weekend to reach 4,000 career yards. If he were to reach the mark this weekend, Boldin would be tied for the third-fastest player to reach 4,000 behind Lance Alworth (42) and Randy Moss (47) and tied with Charley Hennigan and Jerry Rice at 48. Below is a history of Boldin’s receiving milestones: Receptions # of Games Opponent, Date 50 9 @ Pit, 11/9/03 100 16 vs. Min, 12/28/03 150 25 @ Sea, 12/26/04 200 34 @ StL, 11/20/05 250 39 vs. Phi, 12/24/05 300 47 @ Oak, 10/22/06

FASTEST PLAYERS TO REACH 300 Player, Team # of Games Anquan Boldin, Arizona 47 Lionel Taylor, Denver 54 Kellen Winslow, San Diego 57 Isaac Bruce, St. Louis 58 Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis 59

WHERE THEY STOOD AFTER 47

Here’s a look at some of the best receivers in the history of the NFL and where they stood after 47 career games, the same number of games Anquan Boldin has played. Receiver Receptions Anquan Boldin............. 303 Tim Brown ..................... 92 Cris Carter..................... 98 Marvin Harrison............. 224 Michael Irvin .................. 161 Terrell Owens................ 157 Jerry Rice ...................... 214

CLIMBING IN THE CENTURY CLUB Anquan Boldin recorded his 17th career 100-yard game on 10/16 against the Chicago Bears, hauling in a career-high 12 receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown. With his 17th career 100-yard game, Boldin moved into a tie for 4th most in team history with Mel Gray. The Cardinals record for 100-yard games in a career is 22, set by Jackie Smith. Boldin’s 12 receptions surpassed his previous career-high of 11 set in San Francisco on 12/4/05. In 2005 Boldin recorded five consecutive 100-yard games, beginning with the second meeting of the Rams and Cardinals on November 20. The single-season record for 100-yard games is nine, set by Boston in 2001.

BOLDIN’S 100-YARD GAMES

Date Opp Rec Yards TD 10/16/06 vs. Chi 12 136 1 9/24/06 vs. StL 10 129 0 12/18/05 @ Hou 8 134 1 12/11/05 vs. Was 9 114 0 12/4/05 @ SF 11 156 1 11/27/05 vs. Jax 10 115 0 11/20/05 @ StL 8 105 1 10/9/05 vs. Car 10 162 1 10/2/05 vs. SF 8 116 1 9/18/05 vs. StL 8 119 0 12/26/04 @ Sea 7 107 1 12/12/04 vs. SF 9 109 0 12/21/03 @ Sea 10 122 1 12/7/03 @ SF 9 123 1 11/23/03 vs. StL 6 123 2 11/9/03 @ Pit 8 118 1 9/7/03 @ Det 10 217 2

MOST CAREER 100-YARD GAMES IN TEAM HISTORY Jackie Smith 22 Roy Green 20 Rob Moore 18 Anquan Boldin 17 Mel Gray 17 David Boston 16

BOLDIN AMONG NFL LEADERS

After posting a career-high 12 receptions two weeks ago vs. Chicago, Anquan Boldin led the NFL in receptions with 40. With four catches in Oakland, Boldin fell to 2nd in the NFL in receptions behind Houston’s Andre Johnson. Johnson recorded eight receptions for 106 yards and a touchdown vs. Jacksonville last weekend to take the lead.

NFL Receptions Leaders Rank Player, Team Rec Yds TD 1. Andre Johnson, Hou 47 591 3 2. Anquan Boldin, Ari 44 561 3 3. Laveraneus Coles, NYJ 42 566 3 4t. Steve Smith, Car 39 576 2 4t. Marvin Harrison, Ind 39 515 3 4t. Wes Welker, Mia 39 393 0 7t. Roy Williams, Det 38 581 3 7t. Reggie Bush, NO 38 285 0 9t. Torry Holt, StL 37 526 7 9t. Mike Furrey, Det 37 431 3 9t. Lee Evans, Buf 37 430 1 9t. Kevin Jones, Det 37 266 1


CARDINALS BY THE NUMBERS

4 & 3 Sacks and interceptions for S Adrian Wilson. No other player

in the NFL has four sacks and three interceptions.

+7 The Cardinals plus-minus over the past two games. The defense has forced six interceptions and recovered five

fumbles in that span.

8 Matt Leinart’s age when Brett Favre joined the Packers in

February of 1992.

10 Number of multiple-sack games for Bertrand Berry, who

recorded 3.0 sacks last weekend at Oakland.

12 Teams with a positive turnover ratio. The Cardinals are the

only one of the 12 without a winning record.

17 Career 100-yard receiving games for Anquan Boldin. He is

tied with Mel Gray for 4th most in team history.

20 Takeaways by the Arizona defense (9 INT, 11 FR) in 2006,

the figure is the highest in the NFL.

22.1 Yards per catch average for Bryant Johnson, the NFL’s

highest among receivers with 10+ catches (15-331).

30 Different QBs sacked by Bertrand Berry, who recorded 3.0 last week against Oakland’s Andrew Walter (he has never

sacked Brett Favre).

45 Yards needed by Anquan Boldin to reach 4,000 career receiving yards. Boldin would hit the mark in 48 career

games, tied for the third fastest in NFL history (behind Lance Alworth, 42, and Randy Moss, 47).

47 Games it took Anquan Boldin to hit 300 career receptions, the

fastest by anyone in NFL history.

48° The forecast high for Sunday’s game. Saturday’s forecast

calls for a high of 40 degrees and snow showers.

59 First quarter points scored by Cardinals, the most in the NFL.

199 This week’s game will be Dennis Green’s 199th career regular

season game.

ALL-ARIZONA TEAM

When the Cardinals drafted guard Deuce Lutui in the second round of this year’s draft, he became the first Arizona native to be drafted by the Cardinals since their move to the desert in 1988. Hailing from Mesa, AZ, Lutui grew up as a Cardinals fan. Lutui made an appearance in last week’s game vs. Kansas City, filling in for right guard Milford Brown who left the game due to an ankle injury. Prior to last week’s game, Lutui had seen action on special teams and was inactive against Atlanta. Only 12 other Arizonans have played for the Arizona Cardinals. Below are their names and hometowns: Player Hometown Mario Bates Tucson Brent Burnstein Glendale Steve Bush Phoenix Ryan Christopherson Glendale Anthony Edwards Casa Grande Jeff Feagles Phoenix John Fina Tucson Frank Garcia Phoenix Bryan Hooks Phoenix Kevin Miniefield Phoenix Vai Sikahema Mesa Danny Villa Nogales

FIRST QUARTER COME AROUND

In 2005, the Cardinals scored 27 points in the first quarter and did not score a single touchdown, after six games the Cardinals more than doubled their first quarter production. Leinart led the Cards on touchdown drives of 11 and 26 yards to Bryant Johnson and Anquan Boldin, respectively, in the first quarter of the 10/16 game vs. Chicago. Against Kansas City on 10/18, he connected with Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald for touchdowns of 49 and 5 yards. Leinart became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for two first quarter touchdowns in each of his first two starts. The Cards were held without a first quarter score for only the second time in 2006 last weekend. Seattle trails the Cardinals in first-quarter scoring by seven points and was the only other team to not allow the Cards a first quarter point.

FIRST QUARTER SCORING Team Points TD FG Arizona 59 8 1 Seattle 52 7 1 Pittsburgh 38 5 1 Carolina 37 4 3 Green Bay 37 4 3


CARDINALS-PACKERS CONNECTIONS

Cardinals defensive line coach Larry Brooks held the same position with the Packers from 1994-1998. Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner was originally signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 1994 before he went on to play with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League. Cardinals quarterback John Navarre was born and raised in Cudahy, Wisconsin where he led Cudahy High School to a 33-4 record and three conference titles as the starting quarterback. Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart and Packers cornerback Charles Woodson are both Heisman winners with Leinart winning the coveted trophy in 2004 and Woodson in 1997. Packers defensive nickel package/cornerbacks coach Lionel Washington was a fourth-round selection by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1983 NFL Draft. Washington played cornerback for the Cardinals from 1983-1986. Packers defensive quality control coach Eric Lewis and Cardinals fullback Obafemi Ayanbadejo played college football together at San Diego State University from 1995-1996. Packers linebacker Tracy White and safety Marquand Manuel were both with the Seahawks in 2004 along with Cardinals defensive end Chike Okeafor and linebacker Orlando Huff. Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner and Packers defensive tackle Ryan Pickett played together with the St. Louis Rams from 2001-2003. Cardinals defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast was the position coach for Green Bay linebacker Ben Taylor with the Cleveland Browns in 2003. Cardinals running back Edgerrin James and Green Bay tight end Bubba Franks attended school together at the University of Miami (FL) from 1996-1998. Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, linebacker Gerald Hayes and Packers fullback Brandon Miree all attended the University of Pittsburgh together in 2002. Fitzgerald and Miree attended together from 2002-2003. Cardinals running back J.J. Arrington and Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers attended the University of California together from 2003-2004 and were both selected in the 2005 NFL Draft. Cardinals fullback Obafemi Ayanbadejo and Green Bay defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila attended San Diego State University together in 1996. Cardinals free safety Aaron Francisco and Green Bay linebacker Brady Poppinga attended Brigham Young University together from 2001-2004. Cardinals center Alex Stepanovich and Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk attended Ohio State University together from 2002-2003. Cardinals defensive end Antonio Smith and Green Bay running back Vernand Morency attended school together at Oklahoma State from 2002-2003.

YO, ADRIAN!

Adrian Wilson has scored more touchdowns than some offensive players in the NFL. Wilson recorded his third career touchdown in week four in Atlanta on a 99-yard interception return. Wilson picked off Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on the Arizona one-yard line and took it 99 yards for a score to give the Cardinals a 10-9 lead. The touchdown marked the third of Wilson’s career. As a rookie in 2001, he took a pass 61 yards for a touchdown in the season finale in Washington. In 2004 he recovered a fumble vs. New Orleans and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown. Wilson’s 99-yard return broke the Cardinals previous record, set by another safety named Wilson. Larry Wilson returned an interception 96 yards for a touchdown vs. Cleveland on 12/19/65. Wilson has recorded a team-leading four sacks and three interceptions in 2006, and is the only player in the NFL that can make that claim.

ADRIAN WILSON’S TOUCHDOWNS 10/1/06 @ Atl 99-yard interception return 10/3/04 vs. NO 35-yard fumble return 1/6/02 @ Was 61-yard interception return

DEFENSE IN THE BLACK

Red ink in the turnover ratio category means the same to defensive coordinators as it does to any accountant, bad times. The Cards defense has been in the black the last two weeks, even though both games ended in a loss. The Cards ended last week’s game in Oakland at +3, after recovering three fumbles and intercepting two Raider passes. The Cards were intercepted twice in the game. Two weeks ago, the Cards were +4 after their Monday Night game against the Chicago Bears. The Cards intercepted Rex Grossman four times and recovered two fumbles, but also lost two. Entering the Monday night game, the Cards were -3. They now sit at + 4 following the two-game stretch. There are 12 teams in the NFL with a positive turnover ratio. Arizona is the only team of those 12 with a losing record.


PRONUNCIATIONS Obafemi Ayanbadejo Oh-buh-FEM-ee

ah-yon-buh-DAY-joe Bertrand Berry BURR-trend Chike Okeafor CHEE-kay oh-KEY-for Hodel, Nathan HOE-dul Kruczek, Mike CREW-zek Lutui, Deuce lah-TOO-ee Hanik Milligan HAN-nick Antrel Rolle ANN-trell Schable, A.J. SHAY-bull Stepanovich, Alex ste-PAN-oh-vich

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Cardinals S Aaron Francisco is one of five NFL players to hail from Kahuku High School in Kahuku, Hawaii. This year marks the first time the high school has made the list of top schools to produce NFL players. Green Bay’s Al Harris attended Ely High School in Pompano Beach, FL, which has also produced five current NFL players.

HIGH SCHOOLS WITH MOST NFL PLAYERS 5- Dillard, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Isaac Bruce, SL; Chris Gamble, CAR; Quinn Gray, JAX; Jovan Haye, CLV; Stanley McClover, CAR) 5- Dorsey, Los Angeles, CA (Antonio Chatman, CIN; Na’il Diggs; CAR; Keyshawn Johnson, CAR; Dennis Northcutt, CLV; Edell Shepherd, HOU) 5- Ely, Pompano Beach, FL (Tyrone Carter, PIT; Zack Crockett, OAK; Al Harris, GB; Jerome McDougle, PHI; Corey Simon, IND) 5- Kahuku, Kahuku, HI (Aaron Francisco, ARZ; Chris Kemoeatu, PIT; Ma’ake Kemoeatu, CAR; Itula Mili, SEA; Chris Naeole, JAX) 5- Long Beach Polytechnic, Long Beach, CA (Winston Justice, PHI; Marcedes Lewis, JAX; Willie McGinest, CLV; Samie Parker, KC; Omar Stoutmire, NO) "The tradition there was different,” said Francisco. “We came from a small community and that's all there is there is football. That's everyone's life there.”

CARDINALS 2006 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Preseason (2-2) Date Opp. Location Time/Result Att. Aug. 12 vs. Pit Cardinals Stadium** W, 21-13 63,400 Aug. 19 at NE Gillette Stadium L, 3-30 68,756 Aug. 25 at Chi Soldier Field W, 23-16 60,828 Aug. 31 vs. Den Cardinals Stadium** L, 23-29 62,937 Regular Season (1-6) Date Opp. Location Time/Result Att. Sep. 10 vs. SF Cardinals Stadium** W, 34-27 63,407 Sep. 17 at Sea Qwest Field L, 10-21 67,470 Sep. 24 vs. StL Cardinals Stadium** L, 14-16 63,278 Oct. 1 at Atl Georgia Dome L, 10-32 68,981 Oct. 8 vs. KC Univ. of Phoenix Stadium L, 20-23 63,445 Oct. 16 vs. Chi# Univ. of Phoenix Stadium L, 23-24 63,977 Oct. 22 at Oak McAfee Coliseum L, 9-22 61,595 Oct. 29 at GB Lambeau Field 11:00 AM Nov. 5 BYE Nov. 12 vs. Dal * Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 2:15 PM Nov. 19 vs. Det * Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 2:05 PM Nov. 26 at Min H. H. H. Metrodome 11:00 AM Dec. 3 at StL * Edward Jones Dome 11:00 AM Dec. 10 vs. Sea * Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 2:05 PM Dec. 17 vs. Den * Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 2:05 PM Dec. 24 at SF Monster Park 2:05 PM Dec. 31 at SD * Qualcomm Stadium 2:15 PM

# Denotes Monday Night Football * Potential to move to Sunday night based on Flexible Schedule decisions ** Renamed University of Phoenix Stadium on Sept. 26, 2006

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Wed., 10/25/06 10:15-12:15 PM Green and Leinart available Thur., 10/26/06 10:15-12:15 PM Green, James, and Berry available Fri., 10/27/06 11:15-12:15 PM Players following practice

CARDINALS BROADCASTING

Monday, October 23 The Dennis Green Show

3-4:30 PM ESPN Radio 860

Thursday, October 26

Big Red Rage with Bertrand Berry 6-7 PM – Jilly’s American Grill

ESPN Radio 860

Friday, October 27 The Matt Leinart Show

5-6 PM – Zipps Chandler ESPN Radio 860

THIS WEEK IN THE NFL Sunday, Oct. 29 Arizona at Green Bay 10:00 AM Atlanta at Cincinnati 10:00 AM Baltimore at New Orleans 10:00 AM Houston at Tennessee 10:00 AM Jacksonville at Philadelphia 10:00 AM Seattle at Kansas City 10:00 AM San Francisco at Chicago 10:00 AM Tampa Bay at N.Y. Giants 10:00 AM St. Louis at San Diego 1:05 PM Indianapolis at Denver 1:15 PM N.Y. Jets at Cleveland 1:15 PM Pittsburgh at Oakland 1:15 PM Dallas at Carolina 5:15 PM Monday, Oct. 30 New England at Minnesota 5:30 PM Bye: Buf, Det, Mia, Was


Sun, Oct 22 Named Chris Walsh special teams assistant Tue, Oct. 17 Named Mike Kruczek offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Fri, Oct. 13 Agree to five-year contract extension with DT Darnell

Dockett. Wed, Oct. 11 Sign RB Diamond Ferri to the practice squad. Tue, Oct. 10 Sign WR Carlyle Holiday from practice squad; release

RB Diamond Ferri. Tue, Sept. 26 Signed DE Chris Cooper; released DT Langston

Moore. Mon, Sept. 4 Reached injury settlement with S Ernest Shazor; signed

QB Shane Boyd to the practice squad; signed G Chris Liwienski.

Sun, Sept. 3 Awarded S Hanik Milligan (SD) and S Matt Ware (Phi) off waivers; released CB Lamont Reid; placed WR LeRon McCoy (thumb) on injured reserve. Also, signed FB John Bronson, WR Carlyle Holiday, CB Darrell Hunter, C Shawn Lynch, WR Micheal Spurlock, WR Todd Watkins and CB Justin Wyatt to the practice squad.

Sat, Sept. 2 Released RB Damien Anderson, T Jeremy Bridges, FB John Bronson, LB Mark Brown, DT Tim Bulman, CB Dyshod Carter, TE Eric Edwards, S Chris Harrell, FB James Hodgins, WR Carlyle Holiday, CB Darrell Hunter, LB Isaac Keys, DE Tyler King, WR Greg Lee, C Shawn Lynch, S Jay McCareins, T Alan Reuber, WR Michael Spurlock, WR Todd Watkins, CB Justin Wyatt; placed S Jack Brewer (shoulder) on injured reserve; waived with injury LB Lance Mitchell; reached injury settlements with DE Anton Palepoi and DE Kenny King.

Mon, Aug. 28 Released P Fred Capshaw, QB Rohan Davey, K Nick

Novak and LB Lawrence Pinson. Placed DE Anton Palepoi (shoulder) on injured reserve and waived with injury DE Kenny King (hand), and RB Roger Robinson (toe).

Mon, Aug. 21 Acquired OT Brandon Gorin in a trade with New England for an undisclosed draft pick.

Mon, Aug. 21 Released WR Damarius Bilbo, DE Garrett McIntyre, QB Jeff Otis, C Kyle Schmitt, TE Alex Shor and TE Andy Stokes; moved FB James Hodgins from PUP to the active roster.

Tue, Aug. 15 Signed DE Garrett McIntyre, released OT Kellen Davis, placed G Rolando Cantu on Injured Reserve (knee).

Mon, Aug. 14 Signed Matt Leinart (first round, 10th overall) to a sixyear contract.

Thur, Aug. 3 Signed T Kellen Davis. Wed, Aug. 2 Released TE Ben Hall. Tues, Aug. 1 Signed RB Diamond Ferri and released T Dante Ellington. Sun, July 30 Placed FB James Hodgins (right knee) and DE Anton

Palepoi (right shoulder) on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list; Waived WR Zamir Cobb.

Mon, July 24 Signed TE Leonard Pope (third round, 2nd overall, Georgia) and DT Gabe Watson (fourth round, 107th overall, Michigan) to three-year deals.

Tue, July 11 Signed OG Deuce Lutui (second round, 41st overall, USC) to a four-year deal.

Mon, July 10 Signed DT Jonathan Lewis (sixth round, 177th overall, Virginia Tech) to a three-year deal.

Wed, July 5 Signed OLB Brandon Johnson (fifth round, 142nd overall, Louisville) and WR Todd Watkins (seventh round, 218th overall, BYU) to three-year deals.

2006 TRANSACTIONS

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OCTOBER Wed, May 24 OT Derek Morris did not pass his physical and will not

be joining the team. Mon, May 22 Awarded OT Derek Morris off waivers from the

Kansas City Chiefs. Thur, May 4 Agreed to terms with P Fred Capshaw and LB Mark

Brown on one-year contracts and agreed to contract terms with the following free agents: WR Damarius Bilbo (Georgia Tech), S Chris Harrell (Penn State), CB Darrell Hunter (Miami, OH.), WR Greg Lee (Pittsburgh), CB Jay McCareins (Princeton), LB Lawrence Pinson (Oklahoma State), FB A.J. Schable (South Dakota), TE Alex Shor (Syracuse), WR Michael Spurlock (Mississippi) and CB Justin Wyatt (USC).

Fri, Apr. 28 Signed free agent WR Troy Walters and S Jack

Brewer to one-year contracts. Tue, Apr. 18 Restricted free agent LB Gerald Hayes has signed a

one-year qualifying offer and DE Antonio Smith has signed a one-year exclusive rights contract.

Tue, Apr. 4 Restricted free agent DT Kenny King has signed his one-year qualifying offer. K Nick Novak and C Shawn Lynch have signed their one-year exclusive rights contracts.

Mon, Apr. 3 DT’s Langston Moore and Tim Bulman sign their one-year exclusive rights contracts.

Wed, Mar. 29 Re-signed G Jeremy Bridges to a one-year contract.

CB Dyshod Carter and S Aaron Francisco signed their one-year exclusive rights contracts.

Tue, Mar. 21 Matched the offer sheet extended to restricted free agent G Reggie Wells by the Buffalo Bills. As a result, the Cardinals agreed with Wells on a five-year contract.

Sun, Mar. 12 Agreed to terms with free agent RB Edgerrin James on a four-year contract.

Sat, Mar. 11 Agreed to terms with free agent G Milford Brown and DT Kendrick Clancy on four-year contracts.

Mon, Mar. 6 Re-signed four players to contract extensions: FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo signed a two-year deal while RB Damien Anderson, LB Isaac Keys, and DE Anton Palepoi all signed one-year contracts.

Tue, Feb. 14 Agreed to terms with QB Kurt Warner on a three-year

contract. Mon, Feb. 13 Re-signed CB Robert Tate to a one-year contract. Wed, Feb. 2 Promoted Frank Bush to Assistant Head

Coach/Linebackers. Thur, Jan. 19 Signed C Kyle Schmitt for the 2006 season and

allocated him to NFL Europe. Fri, Jan. 6 Hired Larry Brooks as defensive line coach and Steve

Loney as offensive line coach. Thur, Jan. 5 Signed the following six players for the 2006 season:

WR Zamir Cobb, T Dante Ellington, TE Ben Hall, DE Tyler King, T Alan Reuber, and TE Andy Stokes. In addition, the team has signed QB Jeff Otis and RB Roger Robinson for the 2006 season. The team has allocated Hall, King, Otis, Robinson and Stokes to NFL Europe.

Thur, Jan. 5 Announced that the team has hired Gary Zauner as the new Special Teams Coordinator.

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Game 1 CARDINALS 34, 49ers 27

September 10, 2006 – Cardinals Stadium – (63,407) The Cardinals played their first week one home game since moving to the Valley and made their regular-season debut in front of a sell-out crowd at the brand-new, state-of-the-art Cardinals Stadium. The team marked the occasion with 7-point win over the visiting 49ers that saw Arizona jump out to an early lead and then withstand a furious last-minute comeback attempt by San Fran. QB Kurt Warner upped his mark as a starter vs. the Niners to 7-0 with a 3-TD, 301-yard performance while RB Edgerrin James rushed 26 times for 73 yards and a TD in his regular season debut for he Cards. WR Larry Fitzgerald led the way at 9-133 receiving. After 49ers rookie TE Vernon Davis capped the game-opening drive with a 31-yard TD catch from Alex Smith, Arizona answered with a 74-yard drive that ended on a 2-yard Warner pass to WR Troy Walters. On the ensuing drive, LB Orlando Huff forced a Frank Gore fumble that Gerald Hayes scooped up and returned to the SF 5. Three plays later, James dove in from a yard away to make it 14-7. San Fran’s next drive ended when Davis fumbled and DT Darnell Dockett recovered at the SF 41. That led to a 6-yard Warner-to-Anquan Boldin TD pass late in the opening quarter. The Cardinals, who went all of 2005 without a first quarter TD, suddenly had scored three. The team hadn’t scored on its first three possessions of a game since 1993 and hadn’t notched three first quarter scores since 1975. Early in the second, Gore scored on a 4-yard run that made it 21-14 but a 36-yard Neil Rackers FG extended the lead to 24-14 at the half. Midway through the third, San Fran CB Walt Harris made a pivotal play when he sacked Warner, forcing a fumble that he recovered at the AZ 7. Two plays later, Gore plowed it in from 2 yards out to make it a 3-point game. The Cards answered though with a long drive (10 plays, 86 yards) that ended when Warner hit TE Adam Bergen with a 7-yard TD pass. Early in the 4th, Niners kicker Joe Nedney missed a 34-yard FG that would have made it 31-24 but came back on the next drive to hit a 22-yarder that was set up by a 60-yard Arnaz Battle punt return and trimmed the AZ lead to 7 with 8:52 to play. From there the Cards embarked upon a 13-play, 68-yard drive that chewed up 7:02 and ended with a 30-yard Rackers FG that made it a two-score game. Out of time outs and down 10, a 46-yard pass from Smith to Antonio Bryant put the Niners at the AZ 26 with :34 left and Nedney kicked a 44-yarder on first down to give them a chance. The chances increased when SF recovered the on-side kick but two long passes into the end zone from the AZ 36 fell incomplete to preserve the win that placed Arizona at 1-0 for the first time since 1999. 49ERS 7 7 7 6 27 CARDINALS 21 3 7 3 34

Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score Niners 1 11:45 Davis 31-yard pass from A. Smith (Nedney kickk) 7-79, 3:15 7-0 CARDS 1 7:52 Walters 2-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 7-74, 3:53 7-7 CARDS 1 5:51 E. James 1-yard run (Rackers kick) 3-5, 1:07 7-14 CARDS 1 0:59 Boldin 6-yard pass from Warer (Rackers kick) 6-41, 3:14 7-21 Niners 2 13:34 Gore 4-yard run (Nedney kick) 6-79, 2:25 14-21 CARDS 2 4:42 Rackers 36-yard FG 10-63, 5:43 14-24 Niners 3 7:41 Gore 2-yard run (Nedney kick) 2-7, 0:46 21-24 CARDS 3 2:19 Bergen 7-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 10-86, 5:22 21-31 Niners 4 8:52 Nedney 22-yard FG 4-1, 1:29 24-31 CARDS 4 1:50 Rackers 30-yard FG 13-68, 7:02 24-34 NIners 4 0:32 Nedney 44-yard FG 6-44, 1:18 27-34

STATISTICS

SF AZ First Downs 19 23 Rushes-Yards 18-107 29-84 Net Passing Yards 286 283 Total Net Yards 393 367 Passing (A-C-I) 40-23-0 37-23-0 Sacked by Opp. 1-2 3-18 Punts-Average 4-36.3 4-43.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-1 Penalties 8-62 11-85 Time of Possession 24:58 35:02

Weather: Indoors RUSHING NINERS: Gore 16-87, 2 TD; Gilmore 1-22; Robinson 1-(-2). CARDS: James 26-73, TD; Arrington 2-11; Warner 1-0. PASSING NINERS: A. Smith 23-40, 288 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT. CARDS: Warner 23-37, 301 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT. RECEIVING: NINERS: Gore 6-83; V. Davis 5-37, TD; Bryant 4-114; Gilmore 2-19; Battle 2-17; Robinson 1-9; Hicks 1-7; E. Johnson 1-2; Hetherington 1-0. CARDS: Fitzgerald 9-133; Boldin 4-62, TD; James 3-13; B. Johnson 2-51; Bergen 2-18, TD; Walters 2-15, TD; Pope 1-9.

Game 2 Seahawks 21, CARDINALS 10

September 17, 2006 – Qwest Field – (67,470) Arizona faced a formidable challenge in its opening road game of the year, taking on the defending NFC champions in Seattle. The hosts kept the Cardinals off balance with constant pressure and kept the potent Arizona offense from ever getting untracked. The Seahawks capitalized on big plays early and scored TDs on their first two drives. Meanwhile, Arizona hurt itself with penalties and missed opportunities, falling to 1-1 after the 21-10 defeat. On the game-opening drive, Arizona forced the Seahawks into third-n-long on two occasions but they converted each, first with a 47-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck to WR Darrell Jackson on 3rd-n-12 and then on 3rd-n-10 thanks to a defensive holding penalty. They eventually capped the 10-play, 80-yard drive with a 2-yard Shaun Alexander run. On their next drive, the Seahawks moved 74 yards in 7 plays and again came up with a pair of big gains. The first was a 17-yard completion to Jackson on 3rd-n-12 and 4 plays later the two connected on a 49-yard TD strike that made it 14-0. Arizona’s next drive reached the Seattle 33 but failed to produce points when Neil Rackers’ 51-yard FG try bounced off the crossbar. After the first two TD drives, the Arizona defense gave up very little, holding Alexander under 100 yards and Hasselbeck under 50%. Following an INT by S Michael Boulware on the final play of the first quarter, Seattle moved to the AZ 11 but Calvin Pace blocked Josh Brown’s 30-yard FG try. Later in the second, the Seahawks advanced to the AZ 30 before LB Gerald Hayes’ diving INT killed the threat. Following the Hayes pick, AZ took over at its own 21 with 2:28 to play. The Cards moved downfield but a sack late in the half led to a hurry-up FG try of 53 yards that Rackers pushed left and the score remained 14-0 at the half. In the second half, the Cardinal defense continued to hold Seattle in check and midway through the third, a 43-yard Rackers FG put Arizona on the board and made it 14-3. That changed early in the fourth when FB Mack Strong ended an 80-yard drive with his 3-yard TD run. Arizona answered on the next series when Kurt Warner hit WR Bryant Johnson on a 40-yard TD pass on 3rd-n-9, trimming the deficit to 21-10 with 11:20 remaining. On the next play from scrimmage, momentum further shifted in Arizona’s favor when SS Adrian Wilson - who had 2.0 sacks earlier in the game - INT’d a Hasselbeck pass near midfield. The Cards advanced inside the 30 but TE Adam Bergen fumbled on the end of a pass play to halt what would be the team’s last best scoring chance with 9:45 to play.

CARDINALS 0 0 3 7 10 SEAHAWKS 14 0 0 7 21 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score Seahawks 1 10:43 Alexander 2-yard run (Brown kick) 10-80, 4:17 0-7 Seahawks 1 4:51 Jackson 49-yard pass from Hasselbeck (Brown kick) 7-74, 3:44 0-14 CARDS 3 7:02 Rackers 43-yard FG 5-17, 2:33 3-14 Seahawks 4 14:22 Strong 3-yard run (Brown kick) 11-80, 4:33 3-21 CARDS 4 11:20 B. Johnson 40-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 8-72, 3:02 10-21

STATISTICS

AZ SEA First Downs 17 20 Rushes-Yards 20-65 36-146 Net Passing Yards 191 195 Total Net Yards 256 341 Passing (A-C-I) 38-24-1 27-12-2 Sacked by Opp. 5-40 3-26 Punts-Average 6-39.7 5-38.6 Fumbles-Lost 5-2 1-0 Penalties 11-66 7-73 Time of Possession 28:07 31:53

Weather: Cloudy, 61 degrees, humidity 57%, Winds SE 7 mph RUSHING CARDS: James 218-64; Warner 2-1. S’HAWKS: Alexander 26-89, TD; Strong 3-30, TD; Morris 4-25; Engram 1-4; Hasselbeck 2-(-2). PASSING CARDS: Warner 24-38, 231 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT. S’HAWKS: Hasselbeck 12-27, 221 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT. RECEIVING: CARDS: James 7-33; Boldin 6-62; Fitzgerald 4-52; Bergen 2-17; Ayanbadejo 2-17; Walters 2-10; B. Johnson 1-40, TD. S’HAWKS: D. Jackson 5-127, TD; Engram 4-51; Morris 1-27; Alexander 1-9; Burleson 1-7.


Game 3 Rams 16, CARDINALS 14

September 24, 2006 – Cardinals Stadium – (63,278) The Cardinals were poised to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat at home against the Rams but let the opportunity slip through their fingers. Arizona trailed 17-7 late in the fourth but a 6-yard TD run by Edgerrin James made it a 2-point game with 4:13 to play. Faced with a 3rd-n-2 at their own 28, a Marc Bulger 6-yard pass to Torry Holt was ruled a completion and upheld by a replay challenge with 2:03 remaining. On the next snap, however, Bulger fumbled the ball in the backfield and DE Antonio Smith recovered at the St. Louis 30 with 1:58 left. Consecutive James runs of 4 and 8 yards moved the ball to the 18 putting Arizona well in range for a game-winning FG attempt. The chance never came, though, as Kurt Warner fumbled the next snap and the Rams recovered at the 18 with 1:41 to play. It was the fourth turnover of the day for AZ with the other three coming on Warner INTs. Arizona’s defense held, forcing a punt with :05 left. While time expired as the punt was in the air, Troy Walters fair-caught it at his own 33 which would have led to a rarely-seen fair catch/free kick by Neil Rackers. But that slim hope was eliminated because of an off-side call against Arizona, who fell to 1-2 and suffered its first loss at its new stadium. Arizona took an early lead in the game when Warner connected with WR Larry Fitzgerald on a 12-yard TD pass on the Cards second drive of the game. St. Louis was aided on the next drive by a dubious pass interference call on 3rd-n-5 that resulted in a 32-yard gain to the AZ 6 and led to a 26-yard Jeff Wilkins FG. Arizona responded on the next drive by moving to the Rams 13 thanks to three Anquan Boldin catches for 54 yards but it ended there when Warner was INT’d by FS Oshimogho Atogwe. Boldin turned in another outstanding effort, finishing with 10 catches for 129 yards. The Rams then took a 10-7 lead when Bulger hit Holt on a 9-yard TD pass. On the next play from scrimmage, Warner was picked off by CB Fakhir Brown at the AZ 45. That led to a Wilkins FG on the final play of the first half and another on the opening drive of the second gave St. Louis a 16-7 lead that they took late into the fourth.

RAMS 0 13 3 0 16 CARDINALS 7 0 0 7 14 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score CARDS 1 7:04 Fitzgerald 12-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 8-45, 4:17 0-7 Rams 2 11:25 Wilkins 26-yard FG 11-72, 3:35 3-7 Rams 2 3:20 Holt 9-yard pass from Bulger (Wilkins kick) 5-94, 2:54 10-7 Rams 2 0:00 Wilkins 47-yard FG 8-16, 3:05 13-7 Rams 3 8:08 Wilkins 21-yard FG 13-77, 6:52 16-7 CARDS 4 4:13 James 6-yard run (Rackers kick) 16-87, 8:24 16-14

STATISTICS

STL AZ First Downs 18 20 Rushes-Yards 28-63 28-101 Net Passing Yards 301 246 Total Net Yards 364 347 Passing (A-C-I) 31-21-0 28-19-3 Sacked by Opp. 1-8 1-10 Punts-Average 3-38.0 3-49.0 Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-1 Penalties 5-25 5-52 Time of Possession 30:07 29:53

Weather: Indoors RUSHING RAMS: Jackson 24-62; Fisher 1-2; Bulger 3-(-1). CARDS: James 24-94, TD; Warner 3-10; B. Johnson 1-(-3). PASSING RAMS: Bulger 21-31, 309 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT. CARDS: Warner 19-28, 256 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT. RECEIVING: RAMS: Holt 8-120, TD; Bruce 3-79; Jackson 3-59; McDonald 2-16; Fisher 2-8; Walker 1-16; Curtis 1-7; Davis 1-4. CARDS: Boldin 10-129; Fitzgerald 6-65, TD; B. Johnson 1-54; James 1-5; Shipp 1-3.

Game 4 Falcons 32, CARDINALS 10

October 1, 2006 – Georgia Dome – (68,981) Arizona’s defense kept the game close into the fourth quarter but the Cards offense could never find its rhythm against the host Falcons and the Cardinals fell to 1-3. Led by dangerous QB Michael Vick, the Atlanta offense moved the ball well between the 20s but nearly each time the Cards defense clamped down to hold them to field goals. In the first half, the Falcons were inside the Arizona 20 four times but came away with three Morten Andersen FGs off the trips. In all, they were in the red zone 6 times but scored no TDs off those possessions. That was the case on their first two drives of the game that ended with FGs of 34 and 40 yards. The first was set up by a 41-yard Allen Rossum punt return and the second was aided by a 34-yard Vick run. Arizona made it 6-3 later in the first quarter when a 46-yard Kurt Warner-to-Larry Fitzgerald pass led to a 29-yard Neil Rackers FG. A 51-yard FG by Atlanta’s Michael Koenen made it 9-3 early in the second quarter and the Falcons were on the verge of adding to it a short time later when they had it 2nd-n-goal at the AZ 3. However, SS Adrian Wilson intercepted a Vick pass at the 1 and set a franchise record by taking it 99 yards for a TD that put the Cards up 10-9. The lead was short-lived as Atlanta moved to the AZ 17 just before the half and went back ahead with a 36-yard Andersen FG just before halftime. Atlanta got the ball first after intermission and chewed up more than half of the quarter with a 16-play drive that ended with a 26-yard Andersen FG that made it 15-10. On Arizona’s ensuing drive LB Michael Boley tipped a Warner pass that CB DeAngelo Hall picked off and returned 37 yards for a TD. The Cards next possession reached the Atlanta 23 before Boley sacked Warner from behind, forcing a fumble that DT Rod Coleman recovered at the 22. On the next snap, rookie RB Jerious Norwood raced 78 yards off the right side for a TD that made it 29-10. Rookie QB Matt Leinart replaced Warner on the next series but on his second play, DT Grady Jackson rushed the middle and forced a fumble that he recovered himself. That led to Andersen’s fifth FG of the day (28 yards) and the game’s final points.

CARDINALS 3 7 0 0 10 FALCONS 6 6 10 10 32 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score Falcons 1 10:55 Andersen 34-yard FG 4-8, 2:21 0-3 Falcons 1 8:19 Andersen 40-yard FG 5-27, 1:34 0-6 CARDS 1 2:33 Rackers 29-yard FG 12-71, 5:46 3-6 Falcons 2 14:45 Koenen 51-yard 8-34, 2:48 3-9 CARDS 2 5:59 Wilson 99-yard INT return (Rackers kick) -- 10-9 Falcons 2 0:13 Andersen 36-yard FG 11-73, 7:48 10-12 Falcons 3 7:12 Andersen 26-yard FG 16-67, 7:48 10-15 Falcons 3 4:59 Hall 37-yard INT return (Andersen kick) -- 10-22 Falcons 4 13:18 Norwood 78-yard run (Andersen kick) 1-78, 0:12 10-29 Falcons 4 11:00 Andersen 28-yard FG 4-4, 1:33 10-32

STATISTICS

AZ ATL First Downs 14 19 Rushes-Yards 25-31 40-262 Net Passing Yards 156 143 Total Net Yards 187 405 Passing (A-C-I) 28-16-2 22-13-1 Sacked by Opp. 4-21 2-10 Punts-Average 5-40.6 2-46.5 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0 Penalties 4-19 5-40 Time of Possession 28:34 31:26

Weather: Indoors RUSHING CARDS: James 20-41; Fitzgerald 1-5; Arrington 1-(-2); Warner 2-(-6); Leinart 1-(-7). FALCONS: Norwood 6-106, TD; Vick 11-101; Dunn 19-55; Schaub 4-0. PASSING CARDS: Warner 11-20, 128 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT; Leinart 5-8, 49 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT. FALCONS: Vick 13-22, 153, 0 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVING: CARDS: James 5-31; Boldin 4-42; Fitzgerald 3-66; Pope 2-32; Bergen 1-4; Walters 1-2. FALCONS: R. White 4-26; Jenkins 3-28; Lelie 2-61; Crumpler 2-30; Dunn 1-10; Griffith 1-(-2).


Game 5 Chiefs 23, CARDINALS 20

October 8, 2006 – Univ. of Phoenix Stadium – (63,445) In the debut of Matt Leinart as starting QB, the Cardinals were poised to mark the occasion with a victory over the visiting Chiefs and snap their three-game losing streak. However, the Cards surrendered a 10-point fourth-quarter lead and missed a game-tying 51-yard FG try in the final seconds to fall to 1-4. It was a very impressive start for Leinart, who hit Anquan Boldin down the middle of field with a 49-yard TD strike on the game’s fifth play. KC back Larry Johnson fumble a handoff on the ensuing series and DE Chike Okeafor recovered at the KC 41. Seven plays later on 3rd-n-goal at the 5, Leinart found Larry Fitzgerald for a TD to put Arizona up 14-0. On the first two drives, Leinart was 5-5 for 84 yards and two passing TDs against a KC defense that had not allowed a passing TD all year and had not given up a TD in 11 straight quarters. Early in the 2nd quarter, Lawrence Tynes made it 14-3 with a 45-yard FG. Later in the 2nd, KC’s Bernard Pollard blocked an Arizona punt that went out of bounds at the AZ 6 and 3 plays later Huard connected with Johnson on a 9-yard TD pass. The Cards caught a break with 1:32 to play when Johnson fumbled again and CB Eric Green recovered at the KC 33. That led to a 41-yard Neil Rackers FG that made the score 17-10 at the half. After KC went 3-n-out to start the second half, the Cards moved to the KC 27 thanks largely to a series of Edgerrin James runs and a 45-yard Rackers FG upped the lead to 20-10. A chance to add to the lead came with about 3:00 to go in the 3rd but a 49-yard pass from Leinart slipped through the arms of Bryant Johnson in the end zone. With 9:42 to play, the Chiefs trimmed the lead to 3 when Huard capped a 66-yard drive with a 15-yard scoring pass to WR Samie Parker. With 5:58, left and the Cards at their own 10, Leinart was INT’d by Ty Law at the AZ 22 and that led to Tynes’ game-tying FG of 40 yards. Arizona’s next drive reached the KC 41 but no further and with 2:31 to play KC took over at its own 13. On the first snap, Johnson took a short pass 78 yards to the AZ 2, leading to a 19-yard Tynes FG with 1:36 left. After the kickoff, the Cards took over at their own 9 with no timeouts. Leinart led the Cards to the KC 33 before Rackers’ game-tying try of 51 yards was wide right. . CHIEFS 0 10 0 13 23 CARDINALS 14 3 3 0 20 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score CARDS 1 12:19 Boldin 49-yard pass from Leinart (Rackers kick) 5-60, 2:41 0-7 CARDS 1 6:12 Fitzgerald 5-yard pass from Leinart (Rackers kick) 7-41, 3:19 0-14 Chiefs 2 12:01 Tynes 45-yard FG 8-25, 3:48 3-14 Chiefs 2 3:26 L. Johnson 9-yard pass from Huard (Tynes kick) 3-6, 0:57 10-14 CARDS 2 0:42 Rackers 41-yard FG 4-9, 0:50 10-17 CARDS 3 10:06 Rackers 45-yard FG 6-42, 3:31 10-20 Chiefs 4 9:35 Parker 15-yard pass from Huard (Tynes kick) 7-66, 4:04 17-20 Chiefs 4 5:06 Tynes 40-yard FG 4-0, 0:47 20-20 Chiefs 4 1:36 Tynes 19-yard FG 5-85, 0:55 23-20

STATISTICS

KC AZ First Downs 18 18 Rushes-Yards 22-39 26-76 Net Passing Yards 262 222 Total Net Yards 301 298 Passing (A-C-I) 38-26-0 35-22-1 Sacked by Opp. 3-26 4-31 Punts-Average 6-50.7 8-37.4 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 Penalties 5-49 7-50 Time of Possession 29:31 30:29

Weather: Indoors RUSHING CHIEFS: L. Johnson 16-36; D. Brown 3-2; Kennison 1-2; Huard 2-(-1). CARDS: James 24-71; Leinart 1-4; Boldin 1-1.

PASSING CHIEFS: Huard 26-38, 288 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT. CARDS: Leinart 22-35, 253 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVING CHIEFS: L. Johnson 6-106, TD; Parker 5-37, TD; Kennison 4-48; Hall 4-22; Cruz 2-20; Gardner 2-17; Wilson 2-13; Gonzalez 1-25. CARDS: B. Johnson 6-82; James 6-44; Boldin 4-71, TD; Walters 2-32; Fitzgerald 2-15, TD; Ayanbadejo 2-9.

Game 6 Bears 24, CARDINALS 23

October 16, 2006 – Univ. of Phoenix Stadium – (63,977) It was a game in which the Cardinals were not supposed to have a shot. The undefeated Bears (5-0) came to University of Phoenix Stadium with the NFL’s #1 offense and #1 defense for a Monday night showdown against the 1-4 Cards, who were without 3 starters including all-pro WR Larry Fitzgerald. Yet it was the host Cardinals who stormed out to a 20-0 halftime lead and led 23-3 deep with 16 minutes to play. The lead disappeared when the Bears scored three non-offensive TDs (2 fumble returns and a punt return) and when Neil Rackers missed a 40-yard FG in the closing seconds, Arizona suffered its third straight home game heartbreak. In his second straight start, rookie QB Matt Leinart was again exceptional. Against a Bears defense that had not allowed a first quarter TD all year and just two all season, he tossed two first quarter scoring passes, connecting with WRs Bryant Johnson and Anquan Boldin. The first was on AZ’s opening drive and the second came later in the quarter and was set up by an INT from FS Aaron Francisco. A second quarter INT by LB Gerald Hayes failed to produce points but when DE Bertrand Berry sacked Grossman and forced a fumble that Berry recovered at the Chicago 33, it led to a 41-yard Neil Rackers FG that made it 17-0. On the next Bear drive, SS Adrian Wilson sacked Grossman and DT Darnell Dockett recovered at the Bear 32 leading to a 28-yard Rackers FG on the final play of the first half that made it 20-0. Chicago got on the scoreboard on their first drive of the second half when Robbie Gould’s 23-yard FG capped a 13-play drive. The Cardinals responded with a 13-play drive of their own and went up 23-3 on Rackers’ 29-yarder with 1:47 left in the third. With just 0:02 left in the third DE Mark Anderson sacked Leinart from his blindside and S Mike Brown recovered for a 3-yard TD return. The score remained 23-10 well into the fourth and Grossman ended consecutive drives with INTs by Dockett and FS Robert Griffith, his 3rd and 4th of the night. But with 5:11 to play, Edgerrin James fumbled at the Arizona 40 and CB Charles Tillman returned it for another TD that made it a 6-point game with 5:00 remaining. AZ picked up one first down on the next drive but was forced to punt it back to the Bears. Devin Hester’s 83-yard return put Chicago up one with 2:58 left. It was enough time for Leinart to move the Cards from their own 38 to the Chicago 22 but Rackers’ game-winning try from 40 yards away was wide left. Boldin led all receivers with 12 catches for 136 yards while James matched a franchise record with 36 rushing attempts. Leinart became the first QB in NFL history to throw 2 first quarter TD passes in each of his first two starts. BEARS 0 0 10 14 24 CARDINALS 14 6 3 0 23 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score CARDS 1 7:06 B. Johnson from Leinart (Rackers kick) 12-77, 6:52 0-7 CARDS 1 0:54 Boldin 26-yard pass from Leinart (Rackers kick) 3-25, 1:32 0-14 CARDS 2 4:15 Rackers 41-yard FG 7-10, 3:50 0-17 CARDS 2 0:00 Rackers 28-yard FG 5-22, 2:10 0-20 Bears 3 7:22 Gould 23-yard FG 13-64, 5:49 3-20 CARDS 3 1:47 Rackers 29-yard FG 13-49, 5:35 3-23 Bears 3 0:02 M. Brown 3-yard fumble return (Gould kick) -- 10-23 Bears 4 5:00 Tillman 40-yard fumble return (Gould kick) -- 17-23 Bears 4 2:58 Hester 83-yard punt return (Gould kick) -- 24-23

STATISTICS

CHI AZ First Downs 9 17 Rushes-Yards 16-34 38-66 Net Passing Yards 134 220 Total Net Yards 168 286 Passing (A-C-I) 37-14-4 42-24-0 Sacked by Opp. 2-14 1-12 Punts-Average 6-49.8 8-47.4 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-2 Penalties 6-50 9-65 Time of Possession 20:17 39:43

Weather: Temp 81 degrees, Humidity 22%, Wind SW 5 mph. RUSHING BEARS: T. Jones 11-39; Benson 1-4; McKie 1-(-2); Grossman 3-(-7). CARDS: James 36-55; Arrington 2-11.

PASSING BEARS: Grossman 14-37, 148 yds, 0 TD, 4 INT. CARDS: Leinart 24-42, 232 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT. RECEIVING BEARS: Clark 4-61; T. Jones 3-14; Davis 2-31; Berrian 2-31; Muhammad 1-2; McKie 1-1. CARDS: Boldin 12-136, TD; Walters 4-25; Arrington 2-22; B. Johnson 2-17; Ayanbadejo 2-16; Pope 1-9; James 1-7.


ARIZONA CARDINALS / WEEK 7 / THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2006 WON 1, LOST 6 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/10 W 34-27 San Francisco 63,407 James 161 432 2.7 14 2 09/17 L 10-21 at Seattle 67,470 Arrington 5 20 4.0 9 0 09/24 L 14-16 St. Louis 63,278 Boldin 2 5 2.5 4 0 10/01 L 10-32 at Atlanta 68,981 Schable 1 5 5.0 5 0 10/08 L 20-23 Kansas City 63,445 Warner 8 5 0.6 9 0 10/16 L 23-24 Chicago 63,977 Ayanbadejo 1 3 3.0 3 0 10/22 L 9-22 at Oakland 61,595 Leinart 5 2 0.4 4 0 10/29 at Green Bay Fitzgerald 0 0 --- --- 0 11/12 Dallas Shipp 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 11/19 Detroit Bry. Johnson 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0 11/26 at Minnesota TEAM 185 468 2.5 14 2 12/03 at St. Louis OPPONENTS 197 792 4.0 78t 6 12/10 Seattle * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/17 Denver Boldin 44 561 12.8 49t 3 12/24 at San Francisco Fitzgerald 25 336 13.4 46 2 12/31 at San Diego James 24 137 5.7 14 0 Ariz. Opp. Bry. Johnson 15 331 22.1 58 2 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 118 124 Walters 13 122 9.4 26 1 Rushing 29 41 Ayanbadejo 7 49 7.0 13 0 Passing 79 73 Bergen 5 39 7.8 11 1 Penalty 10 10 Pope 4 50 12.5 18 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 33/97 39/97 Arrington 4 30 7.5 12 0 3rd Down Pct. 34.0 40.2 Shipp 1 3 3.0 3 0 4th Down: Made/Att 3/4 2/5 TEAM 142 1658 11.7 58 9 4th Down Pct. 75.0 40.0 OPPONENTS 128 1682 13.1 78 6 POSSESSION AVG. 30:41 29:19 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD TOTAL NET YARDS 1965 2367 Wilson 3 111 37.0 99t 1 Avg. Per Game 280.7 338.1 Hayes 2 24 12.0 24 0 Total Plays 447 444 Griffith 2 7 3.5 7 0 Avg. Per Play 4.4 5.3 Francisco 1 44 44.0 44 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 468 792 Dockett 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 Avg. Per Game 66.9 113.1 TEAM 9 185 20.6 99t 1 Total Rushes 185 197 OPPONENTS 9 47 5.2 37t 1 NET YARDS PASSING 1497 1575 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Avg. Per Game 213.9 225.0 Player 37 1615 43.6 31.4 3 8 57 1 Sacked/Yards Lost 21/161 17/107 TEAM 38 1615 42.5 31.4 3 8 57 1 Gross Yards 1658 1682 OPPONENTS 29 1283 44.2 37.1 6 7 62 0 Att./Completions 241/142 230/128 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Completion Pct. 58.9 55.7 Walters 9 6 88 9.8 22 0 Had Intercepted 9 9 TEAM 9 6 88 9.8 22 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 38/42.5 29/44.2 OPPONENTS 23 4 362 15.7 83t 1 NET PUNTING AVG. 38/31.4 29/37.1 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD PENALTIES/YARDS 51/362 44/369 Arrington 33 743 22.5 36 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 17/7 17/11 Wakefield 1 7 7.0 7 0 TOUCHDOWNS 12 16 TEAM 34 750 22.1 36 0 Rushing 2 6 OPPONENTS 26 604 23.2 50 0 Passing 9 6 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Returns 1 4 Rackers 0/ 0 4/ 4 3/ 3 5/ 7 0/4 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS TEAM 0/ 0 4/ 4 3/ 3 5/ 7 0/4 TEAM 59 22 19 20 0 120 OPPONENTS 1/ 1 6/ 6 4/ 6 5/ 5 1/1 OPPONENTS 41 39 35 50 0 165 Rackers: (36G,30G)(51N,53N,43G)()(29G)(41G, * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS 45G,51N)(52N,41G,28G,29G,40N)(49N,29G,45G,38G) Rackers 0 0 0 0 12/12 12/18 0 48 OPPONENTS: (34N,22G,44G)(30B)(26G,47G,21G) Boldin 3 0 3 0 0 18 (34G,40G,51G,36G,26G,28G)(45G,40G,19G)(23G) Fitzgerald 2 0 2 0 0 12 (31G,35G) James 2 2 0 0 0 12 Bry. Johnson 2 0 2 0 0 12 Bergen 1 0 1 0 0 6 Walters 1 0 1 0 0 6 Wilson 1 0 0 1 0 6 TEAM 12 2 9 1 12/12 12/18 0 120 OPPONENTS 16 6 6 4 16/16 17/19 1 165 2-Pt. Conversions: TEAM 0-0, OPPONENTS 0-0 SACKS: Berry 4, Wilson 4, Dansby 3, Clancy 1, Dockett 1, Hayes 1, Okeafor 1, Smith 1, Watson 1, TEAM 17, OPPONENTS 21 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Warner 123 77 916 62.6 7.45 5 4.1 5 4.1 54 12/ 85 81.9 Leinart 118 65 742 55.1 6.29 4 3.4 4 3.4 58 9/ 76 71.4 TEAM 241 142 1658 58.9 6.88 9 3.7 9 3.7 58 21/ 161 76.7 OPPONENTS 230 128 1682 55.7 7.31 6 2.6 9 3.9 78 17/ 107 71.3


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

Gerald Hayes 55 46 9 4 1/2 2 5 - 2 - - - - - - - -

Antrel Rolle 40 38 2 - - - 6 - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Adrian Wilson 36 34 2 4 4/32 3 6 1 - 3 - - - - - - -

Darnell Dockett 27 20 7 4 1/10 1 1 - 2 2 1 - - - - - -

Orlando Huff 27 21 6 - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - - -

Karlos Dansby 26 21 5 1 3/17 - 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - -

Eric Green 25 25 - - - - 9 1 1 - - - - - - - -

Robert Griffith 23 22 1 - - 2 5 - - - - 1 - 1 - - -

Kendrick Clancy 21 15 6 2 1/8 - - 1 - - - - - - - - -

Bertrand Berry 19 14 5 2 4/23 - 1 3 1 10 7 - - - - - -

Chike Okeafor 19 15 4 3 1/7 - 2 - 2 5 4 - - - - - -

Calvin Pace 19 16 3 - - - - 2 - 1 - 4 4 - - - 1

Antonio Smith 10 7 3 - 1/3 - - - 1 3 3 - - - - - -

David Macklin 10 10 - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - -

Robert Tate 7 7 - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - 1 - - -

Matt Ware 6 5 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 2 - 2 - - -

Aaron Francisco 6 4 2 - - 1 4 - - - - 13 8 5 - - -

Chris Cooper 6 5 1 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - -

Gabe Watson 5 4 1 - 1/5 - - - - 1 2 - - - - - -

Langston Moore 2 2 - 1 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - -

Darryl Blackstock 2 2 - - - - - - 1 - - 5 3 2 - - -

Jonathan Lewis 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

James Darling 1 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

A.J. Schable - - - - - - - - - - - 10 8 2 - 1 -

Hanik Milligan - - - - - - - - - - - 10 6 4 - - -

Obafemi Ayanbadejo - - - - - - - - - - - 9 6 3 - - -

Marcel Shipp - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7 - - - -

Nathan Hodel - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 1 - - -

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

Scott Player - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

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

Fred Wakefield - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Troy Walters - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Miscellaneous:

Calvin Pace: Blocked field goal at Seattle Seahawks, Sept. 17

Adrian Wilson: 99-yard interception return for a touchdown at Atlanta Falcons, Oct. 1

SPECIAL TEAMS

Arizona Cardinals 2006 Defensive Statistics


RUSHING 200 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 214 by LeShon Johnson at New Orleans, Sept. 22, 1996 By Opponent: 228 by Clinton Portis at Denver, Dec. 29, 2002 150 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 165, Marcel Shipp vs. San Francisco, Oct. 26, 2003 (35 att.) By Opponent: 173, Shaun Alexander vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 2005 (23 att.) 100 Yards Rushing By Cardinals: 106, Emmitt Smith, vs. Seattle, Oct. 24, 2004 (26 att.) By Opponent: 106, Jerrious Norwood; 101, Michael Vick, at Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 (6, 11 att.) Two 100-Yard Rushers By Cardinals: 126 yards, Ottis Anderson/102 yards, Wayne Morris at New Orleans, Oct. 5, 1980 By Opponent: 106 yards, Jerrious Norwood/101 yards, Michael Vick at Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 Three Rushing Touchdowns By Cardinals: *Mario Bates at Minnesota, Jan. 10, 1999 (1, 1, 1 yards) Jake Plummer at Wash., Nov. 22, 1998 (1, 10, 1 yards) By Opponent: Shaun Alexander (4) at Seattle, Sept. 25, 2005 (25, 1, 1, 1 yards) *NFC Divisional Playoff Two Rushing Touchdowns By Cardinals: Josh McCown vs. St. Louis, Dec. 19, 2004 (1, 9 yards) By Opponent: Frank Gore vs. San Francisco, Sept. 10, 2006. 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: 436 by Jake Plummer vs. Detroit, Nov. 18, 2001 (36 comp., 62 att.) By Opponent: 417 by Tim Rattay at San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2004 (38 comp., 57 att.) 300 Yards Passing By Cardinals: 301, Kurt Warner vs. San Francisco, Sept. 10, 2006 (23 comp., 37 att.) By Opponent: 309, Marc Bulger vs. St. Louis, Sept. 24, 2006 (21 comp., 31 att.) Six Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Charley Johnson vs. New Orleans, Nov. 2, 1969 By Opponent: Bob Griese vs. Miami, Nov. 24, 1977 Five Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Charley Johnson vs. New Orleans, Nov. 2, 1969 (six) By Opponent: Bob Griese vs. Miami, Nov. 24, 1977 (six) Four Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Jake Plummer vs. Detroit, Nov. 18, 2001 By Opponent: Jeff Garcia at San Francisco, Dec. 7, 2003 Three Touchdown Passes By Cardinals: Kurt Warner vs. San Francisco, Sept. 10, 2006 (2, 6, 7) By Opponent: Joey Harrington at Detroit, Nov. 13, 2005 (7, 21, 29) 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: 156, Anquan Boldin at San Francisco, Dec. 4, 2005 (11 rec., TD) By Opponent: 162, Eric Johnson at San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2004 (13 rec., TD)

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100 Yards Receiving By Cardinals: 136, Anquan Boldin vs. Chicago, Oct. 16, 2006 (12 rec.) By Opponent: 129, Randy Moss at Oakland, Oct. 22, 2006 (7 rec.) Two 100-Yard Receivers By Cardinals: Anquan Boldin, 156 yards/Larry Fitzgerald, 129 yards at San Francisco, Dec. 4, 2005 By Opponent: Andre Davis, 117 yards/Quincy Morgan, 116 yards at Cleveland, Nov. 16, 2003 Four Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: J.T. Smith at Washington, Oct. 8, 1989 By Opponent: Earnest Gray vs. N.Y. Giants, Sept. 7, 1980 Three Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: Rob Moore vs. Washington, Dec. 7, 1997 By Opponent: Roy Williams at Detroit, Nov. 13, 2005 (7, 21, 29) Two Receiving Touchdowns By Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald at Seattle, Dec. 26, 2004 (29, 29) By Opponent: Roy Williams at Detroit, Nov. 13, 2005 (7, 21, 29) 10 or more receptions in a Game By Cardinals: Anquan Boldin vs. Chicago, Oct. 16, 2006 (12 for 136 yards, TD) By Opponent: Torry Holt at St. Louis, Nov. 20, 2005 (11 for 129 yards, TD) COMBOS 100-Yard Rusher/100-Yard Receiver By Cardinals: Adrian Murrell, 174 yards rushing/Rob Moore, 109 yards receiving at Philadelphia, Dec. 13, 1998 By Opponent: Shaun Alexander, 140 yards rushing/Darrell Jackson, 125 yards receiving at Seattle, Sept. 25, 2005. 100-Yard Rusher/Two 100-Yard Receivers By Cardinals: Johnny Johnson, 103 yards rushing/Ernie Jones, 117 yards receiving/Roy Green, 120 yards receiving vs. Green Bay, Nov. 18, 1990 By Opponent: Robert Smith, 117 yards rushing/Cris Carter, 119 yards receiving/Randy Moss, 104 yards receiving at Minnesota, Nov. 12, 2000

Two 100-Yard Receivers/300-Yard Passer By Cardinals: Anquan Boldin, 156 yards receiving/Larry Fitzgerald, 129 yards receiving/Kurt Warner 354 yards passing at San Francisco, Dec. 4, 2005 By Opponent: Andre Davis, 117 yards receiving/Quincy Morgan, 116 yards receiving, Kelly Holcomb, 392 yards passing at Cleveland, Nov. 16, 2003 SCORING Three Total Touchdowns By Cardinals: Marcel Shipp at St. Louis, Dec. 21, 2002 (2 rush, 1 rec.) By Opponent: Roy Williams at Detroit, Nov. 13, 2005 (3 rec.) Four Total Touchdowns By Cardinals: Ronald Moore vs. L.A. Rams, Dec. 5, 1993 (4 rush) By Opponent: Shaun Alexander at Seattle, Sept. 25, 2005 (4 rush) Two-Point Conversion By Cardinals: Obafemi Ayanbadejo run at San Francisco, Dec. 4, 2005 By Opponent: Randy McMichael reception at Miami, Nov. 7, 2004 Safety By Cardinals: LB Gerald Hayes blocked Donnie Jones punt out of end zone vs. Seattle, Oct. 24, 2004. Ball goes out of the endzone. By Opponent: Marcel Shipp tackled in the end zone at Oakland, Oct. 22, 2006. KICKING Six Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers vs. San Francisco, Oct. 2, 2005 (40, 45, 48, 23, 43, 24) 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) Four Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 2005 (23, 31, 50, 44 yards) By Opponent: Morten Andersen at Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 (34, 40, 36, 26, 28)


Three Field Goals By Cardinals: Neil Rackers at Oakland, Oct. 22, 2006 (29, 45, 38 yards) By Opponent: Lawrence Tynes vs. Kansas City Chiefs, Oct. 8, 2006 (45, 40, 19 yards) Missed Point-After-Touchdown By Cardinals: Tim Duncan at Pittsburgh, Nov. 9, 2003 By Opponent: Josh Brown vs. Seattle, Nov. 6, 2005 (blocked) Blocked Punt By Cardinals: Gerald Hayes vs. Seattle, Oct. 24, 2004 (Donnie Jones punt) By Opponent: Bernard Pollard vs. Kansas City Chiefs, Oct. 8, 2006 (Scott Player punt) Blocked Punt Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Tommy Bennett at Washington, Sept. 14, 1997 (Matt Turk punt, recovered in end zone) By Opponent: Steve Gleason vs. New Orleans, Oct. 3, 2004 (Mel Mitchell recovered in end zone, Scott Player punt) Blocked Field-Goal Attempt By Cardinals: Calvin Pace at Seattle, Sept. 17, 2006 (Josh Brown 30-yard attempt) By Opponent: Christian Peter vs. N.Y. Giants, Oct. 10, 1999 (Chris Jacke 34-yard attempt) Blocked Field-Goal Attempt For Touchdown By Cardinals: Aeneas Williams (Seth Joyner block) at Carolina, Nov. 19, 1995, 72 yards (John Kasay kick) By Opponent: Mike Bass (Verlon Biggs block) at Washington, Sept. 24, 1972, 32 yards (Jim Bakken kick) RETURNS Punt Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Johnny Bailey at Washington, Sept. 12, 1993, 58 yards (Reggie Roby punt) By Opponent: Devin Hester vs. Chicago, Oct. 16, 2006, 83 yards (Scott Player punt) Kickoff Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Josh Scobey at St. Louis, Sept. 28, 2003, 100 yards (Jeff Wilkins kickoff) By Opponent: Antonio Brown vs. Washington Redskins, Dec. 11, 2005, 91 yards (Nick Novak kickoff)

Interception Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Adrian Wilson at Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 (99 yards, Michael Vick pass). By Opponent: DeAngelo Hall at Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 (37 yards, Kurt Warner pass). Fumble Return For Touchdown By Cardinals: Adrian Wilson vs. New Orleans, Oct. 3, 2004; 35 yards (Aaron Stecker fumble) By Opponent: Mike Brown vs. Chicago, Oct. 16, 2006; 3 yards (Matt Leinart fumble); Charles Tillman vs. Chicago, Oct. 16, 2006; 40 yards (Edgerrin James fumble) DEFENSE Four Interceptions By Cardinals: Kwamie Lassiter vs. San Diego, Dec. 27, 1998 By Opponent: Never has happened Three Interceptions By Cardinals: Adrian Wilson vs. Dallas, Oct. 20, 2002 By Opponent: Ronnie Heard at San Francisco, Oct. 27, 2002 Two Interceptions By Cardinals: Karlos Dansby at New York Giants, Sept. 11, 2005 By Opponent: Marlon McCree vs. Carolina Oct. 9, 2005 Two Interceptions By Teammates By Cardinals: At Washington, Oct. 16, 1994 (Aeneas Williams and James Williams) By Opponent: At Baltimore, Nov. 16, 1978 (Bobby Boyd and Lenny Lyles) Four Quarterback Sacks By Cardinals: Bertrand Berry vs. New York Giants, Nov. 14, 2004 By Opponent: Never has happened Three Quarterback Sacks By Cardinals: Bertrand Berry at Oakland, Oct. 22, 2006 By Opponent: Patrick Kearney at Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 Two QB Sacks By Teammates By Cardinals: vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 24, 2005 (Adrian Wilson and Chike Okeafor) By Opponent: vs. New England, Sept. 19, 2004 (Rodney Harrison and Willie McGinest)


Two Opponent Fumble Recoveries By Cardinals: Renaldo Hill at Carolina, Oct. 6, 2002 By Opponent: Rod Coleman at Atlanta, Oct. 1, 2006 TEAM SCORING 50 Points Scored By Team By Cardinals: St. Louis 56 at Minnesota 14, Oct. 6, 1963 By Opponent: At San Francisco 50, Arizona 14, Dec. 7, 2003 40 Points Scored By Cardinals: Nov. 18, 2001, Arizona 45, Detroit 38 By Opponent: At New York Giants 42, Arizona 19, Sept. 11, 2005 20 First-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 21, vs. San Francisco, Sept. 10, 2006 By Opponent: 21 at Denver, Dec. 29, 2002 20 Second-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 20, at Carolina, Dec. 30, 2001 By Opponent: 24, at Houston, Dec. 18, 2005 20 Third-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 20, vs. N.Y. Giants, Dec. 15, 1974 By Opponent: 21, at New York Giants, Sept. 11, 2005 20 Fourth-Quarter Points By Cardinals: 22, at St. Louis, Nov. 20, 2005 By Opponent: 21, at Buffalo, Oct. 31, 2004 30 One-Half Points By Cardinals: 31, second half vs. Detroit, Nov. 18, 2001 By Opponent: 35 in second half at New York Giants, Sept. 11, 2005 Score Touchdown In Each Quarter By Cardinals: vs. St. Louis, Dec. 19, 2004 (10, 7, 7, 7) By Opponent: at San Francisco, Dec. 7, 2003 (14, 20, 9, 7) OFFENSE 500 Yards Total Offense By Cardinals: 513 vs. New Orleans, Dec. 20, 1998 By Opponent: 520 vs. Oakland, Nov. 24, 2002

No Sacks Allowed/No Interceptions By Cardinals: At Detroit, Nov. 13, 2005 By Opponent: Vs. Jacksonville, Nov. 27, 2005 DEFENSE Shutout By Cardinals: Cardinals 19, N.Y. Giants 0, Dec. 12, 1992 By Opponent: vs. Seattle, 38, Cardinals 0, Sept. 14, 2003 Shutout At Home By Cardinals: Cardinals 19, N.Y. Giants 0, Dec. 12, 1992 By Opponent: at New England 31, Cardinals 0, Sept. 15, 1996 Shutout On The Road By Cardinals: Cardinals 38, at Dallas 0, Nov. 16, 1970 By Opponent: vs. Seattle, 38, Cardinals 0, Sept. 14, 2003 MISCELLANEOUS Overtime Win At Home By Cardinals: Oct. 26, 2003 vs. San Francisco, 16–13 By Opponent: Oct. 10, 2004 vs. San Francisco, 31–28 OT Overtime Win On The Road By Cardinals: Dec. 2, 2001 at Oakland, 34–31 By Opponent: Dec. 12, 2004 vs. San Francisco, 31–28 OT 10 Or More Penalties By Cardinals: 11, Sept. 17, 2006 at Seattle (66 yards) By Opponent: 10, Dec. 24, 2005 vs. Philadelphia (103 yards) Tie Game By Cardinals: Dec. 7, 1986 at Philadelphia, 10–10 Over 40:00 Time of Possession (Non-OT) By Cardinals: 41:31 vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 18, 1994 By Opponent: 42:27 at St. Louis, Sept. 28, 2003


No. Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total28 Arrington, J.J. P P P P P P P 7-0-0-030 Ayanbadejo, Obafemi P P P P P P P 7-0-0-089 Bergen, Adam TE TE TE TE TE P P 7-5-0-092 Berry, Bertrand DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 7-7-0-055 Blackstock, Darryl P SLB P P P P P 7-1-0-09 Boyd, Shane PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A81 Boldin, Anquan WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 7-7-0-041 Brewer, Jack IR IR IR IR IR IR IR N/A39 Bronson, John PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A61 Brown, Elton IA IA IA IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-767 Brown, Milford RG RG RG RG RG IAJ IAJ 5-5-0-269 Cantu, Rolando IR IR IR IR IR IR IR N/A70 Clancy, Kendrick NT NT NT NT NT IAJ IAJ 5-5-0-293 Cooper, Chris - - - P P P P 4-0-0-258 Dansby, Karlos IAJ P P P P LB LB 6-2-0-151 Darling, James P P IAJ IAJ IAJ IAJ IAJ 2-0-0-575 Davis, Leonard LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 7-7-0-090 Dockett, Darnell UT UT UT UT UT UT UT 7-7-0-036 Ferri, Diamond IA IA P P IA PS PS 2-0-0-311 Fitzgerald, Larry WR WR WR WR WR IAJ IAJ 5-5-0-247 Francisco, Aaron P P P P P P P 7-0-0-072 Gorin, Brandon DNP IA IA IA IA DNP IA 0-0-2-525 Green, Eric P CB IAJ CB CB CB CB 6-5-0-134 Griffith, Robert FS FS FS FS FS FS FS 7-7-0-054 Hayes, Gerald MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB LB LB 7-7-0-048 Hodel, Nathan P P P P P P P 7-0-0-015 Holiday, Caryle PS PS PS PS PS WR WR 2-2-0-057 Huff, Orlando WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB P P 7-5-0-023 Hunter, Darrell PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A32 James, Edgerrin RB RB RB RB RB RB RB 7-7-0-059 Johnson, Brandon IA IA IA IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-780 Johnson, Bryant P WR P P WR WR WR 7-4-0-053 Keys, Isaac - PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A60 Leckey, Nick DNP P P P DNP C C 5-2-2-07 Leinart, Matt DNP DNP DNP P QB QB QB 4-3-3-095 Lewis, Jonathan IA IA IA IA IA P P 2-0-0-563 Liwienski, Chris RT LG P P P RG RG 7-4-0-076 Lutui, Deuce P P P IA P P P 6-0-0-165 Lynch, Shawn PS Released on 9-12 N/A27 Macklin, David CB IA P P P P P 6-1-0-119 McCoy, LeRon IR IR IR IR IR IR IR N/A37 Milligan, Hanik P P P P P P P 7-0-0-091 Moore, Langston P P P Released on 9-26 3-0-0-016 Navarre, John IA IA IA IA IA IA IA 0-0-0-756 Okeafor, Chike DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 7-7-0-097 Pace, Calvin SLB P SLB SLB SLB P P 7-4-0-010 Player, Scott P P P P P P P 7-0-0-082 Pope, Leonard P P P P P P P 7-0-0-01 Rackers, Neil P P P P P P P 7-0-0-045 Robinson, Roger IR IR IR IR IR IR IR N/A21 Rolle, Antrel CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 7-7-0-079 Ross, Oliver IAJ DNP RT RT RT RT RT 5-5-1-144 Schable, A.J. P P P P P P P 7-0-0-031 Shipp, Marcel P P P P P P P 7-0-0-094 Smith, Antonio P P P P P DT DT 7-2-0-05 Spurlock, Micheal PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A71 Stepanovich, Alex C C C C C DNP DNP 5-5-2-026 Tate, Robert P P P P P IA P 6-0-0-187 Wakefield, Fred TE P TE TE P P P 7-3-0-086 Walters, Troy P P P P P WR WR 7-2-0-022 Ware, Matt P P CB P IA P P 6-1-0-113 Warner, Kurt QB QB QB QB DNP DNP DNP 4-4-3-014 Watkins, Todd PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A98 Watson, Gabe IA IA IA IA P NT NT 3-2-0-474 Wells, Reggie LG RT LG LG LG LG LG 7-7-0-024 Wilson, Adrian SS SS SS SS SS SS SS 7-7-0-029 Wyatt, Justin PS PS PS PS PS PS PS N/A

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Opponent, Date WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TESan Francisco, Sept. 10 Boldin Davis Wells Stepanovich M. Brown Liwienski Bergen Fitzgerald Warner James Wakefield

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB WRat Seattle, Sept. 17 Boldin Davis Liwienski Stepanovich M. Brown Wells Bergen Fitzgerald Warner James Johnson

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TESt. Louis, Sept. 24 Boldin Davis Wells Stepanovich M. Brown Ross Bergen Fitzgerald Warner James Wakefieldat Atlanta, Oct. 1 Boldin Davis Wells Stepanovich M. Brown Ross Bergen Fitzgerald Warner James Wakefield

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB WRKansas City, Oct. 8 Boldin Davis Wells Stepanovich M. Brown Ross Bergen Fitzgerald Leinart James Johnson

WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB WRChicago, Oct. 16 Boldin Davis Wells Leckey Liwienski Ross Holiday Johnson Leinart James Waltersat Oakland, Oct. 22 Boldin Davis Wells Leckey Liwienski Ross Holiday Johnson Leinart James Waltersat Green Bay, Oct. 29Dallas, Nov. 12Detroit, Nov. 19at Minnesota, Nov. 26at St. Louis, Dec. 3Seattle, Dec. 10Denver, Dec. 17at San Francisco, Dec. 24at San Diego, Dec. 31

Opponent, Date LE NT UT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FSSan Francisco, Sept. 10 Okeafor Clancy Dockett Berry Pace Hayes Huff Rolle Macklin Wilson Griffithat Seattle, Sept. 17 Okeafor Clancy Dockett Berry Blackstock Hayes Huff Rolle Green Wilson GriffithSt. Louis, Sept. 24 Okeafor Clancy Dockett Berry Pace Hayes Huff Rolle Ware Wilson Griffithat Atlanta, Oct. 1 Okeafor Clancy Dockett Berry Pace Hayes Huff Rolle Green Wilson GriffithKansas City, Oct. 8 Okeafor Clancy Dockett Berry Pace Hayes Huff Rolle Green Wilson Griffith

LE NT UT DT RE LB LB LCB RCB SS FSChicago, Oct. 16 Okeafor Watson Dockett Smith Berry Hayes Dansby Rolle Green Wilson Griffithat Oakland, Oct. 22 Okeafor Watson Dockett Smith Berry Hayes Dansby Rolle Green Wilson Griffithat Green Bay, Oct. 29Dallas, Nov. 12Detroit, Nov. 19at Minnesota, Nov. 26at St. Louis, Dec. 3Seattle, Dec. 10Denver, Dec. 17at San Francisco, Dec. 24at San Diego, Dec. 31

San Francisco, Sept. 10 Kansas City, Oct. 8G Elton Brown G Elton BrownLB Karlos Dansby LB James DarlingRB Diamond Ferri RB Diamond FerriLB Brandon Johnson T Brandon GorinDT Jonathan Lewis LB Brandon JohnsonQB John Navarre (3rd QB) DT Jonathan LewisT Oliver Ross QB John Navarre (3rd QB)DT Gabe Watson CB Matt Ware

at Seattle, Sept. 17 Chicago, Oct. 16G Elton Brown G Elton BrownRB Diamond Ferri G Milford BrownT Brandon Gorin DT Kendrick ClancyLB Brandon Johnson LB James DarlingDT Jonathan Lewis WR Larry FitzgeraldCB David Macklin LB Brandon JohnsonQB John Navarre (3rd QB) QB John Navarre (3rd QB)DT Gabe Watson CB Robert Tate

St. Louis, Sept. 24 at Oakland, Oct. 22G Elton Brown G Elton BrownLB James Darling G Milford BrownT Brandon Gorin DT Kendrick ClancyCB Eric Green LB James DarlingLB Brandon Johnson WR Larry FitzgeraldDT Jonathan Lewis T Brandon GorinQB John Navarre (3rd QB) LB Brandon JohnsonDT Gabe Watson QB John Navarre (3rd QB)

at Atlanta, Oct. 1G Elton BrownLB James DarlingT Brandon GorinLB Brandon JohnsonDT Jonathan LewisG Deuce LutuiQB John Navarre (3rd QB)DT Gabe Watson

DEFENSE

OFFENSE

2006 Arizona Cardinals Inactives

Arizona Cardinals 2006 Starters/Inactives


ARIZONA CARDINALS 2006 DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

WR 81 Anquan Boldin 86 Troy Walters LT 75 Leonard Davis 72 Brandon Gorin LG 74 Reggie Wells 76 Deuce Lutui 63 Chris Liwienski C 60 Nick Leckey 71 Alex Stepanovich RG (67 Milford Brown) 63 Chris Liwienski 61 Elton Brown RT 79 Oliver Ross 63 Chris Liwienski 72 Brandon Gorin TE 82 Leonard Pope 89 Adam Bergen 87 Fred Wakefield WR 80 Bryant Johnson 15 Carlyle Holiday WR (11 Larry Fitzgerald) 86 Troy Walters QB 7 Matt Leinart 13 Kurt Warner 16 John Navarre RB 32 Edgerrin James 28 J.J. Arrington 31 Marcel Shipp FB 30 Obafemi Ayanbadejo 44 A.J. Schable

DEFENSE LDE 56 Chike Okeafor 94 Antonio Smith NT (70 Kendrick Clancy) 98 Gabe Watson UT 90 Darnell Dockett 95 Jonathan Lewis RDE 92 Bertrand Berry 93 Chris Cooper SLB (58 Karlos Dansby) 97 Calvin Pace 59 Brandon Johnson MLB 54 Gerald Hayes (51 James Darling) WLB 57 Orlando Huff 55 Darryl Blackstock LCB 21 Antrel Rolle 26 Robert Tate (22 Matt Ware) SS 24 Adrian Wilson 47 Aaron Francisco 37 Hanik Milligan FS 34 Robert Griffith 47 Aaron Francisco RCB 25 Eric Green 27 David Macklin (22 Matt Ware)

SPECIALISTS K 1 Neil Rackers P 10 Scott Player LS 48 Nathan Hodel H 10 Scott Player KR 28 J.J. Arrington 80 Bryant Johnson PR 86 Troy Walters 80 Bryant Johnson

NOTE: Rookies are underlined; Injured players in parentheses


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

70 Clancy, Kendrick DT Mississippi 6-1 305 27 790 Dockett, Darnell DT Florida State 6-4 290 25 395 Lewis, Jonathan DT Virginia Tech 6-1 312 22 R98 Watson, Gabe DT Michigan 6-3 340 23 R

92 Berry, Bertrand DE Notre Dame 6-3 270 31 993 Cooper, Chris DE Nebraska-Omaha 6-5 285 28 556 Okeafor, Chike DE Purdue 6-5 265 30 894 Smith, Antonio DE Oklahoma State 6-4 280 25 3

55 Blackstock, Darryl OLB Virginia 6-3 240 23 258 Dansby, Karlos OLB Auburn 6-4 240 24 351 Darling, James LB Washington St. 6-1 245 31 1054 Hayes, Gerald MLB Pittsburgh 6-1 253 26 457 Huff, Orlando OLB Fresno State 6-3 236 28 659 Johnson, Brandon OLB Louisville 6-5 224 23 R97 Pace, Calvin OLB Wake Forest 6-4 272 25 4

25 Green, Eric CB Virginia Tech 5-11 194 24 227 Macklin, David CB Penn State 5-10 206 28 721 Rolle, Antrel CB Miami 6-0 208 23 226 Tate, Robert CB Cincinnati 5-11 194 33 922 Ware, Matt CB UCLA 6-2 210 23 3

47 Francisco, Aaron FS BYU 6-2 212 23 234 Griffith, Robert FS San Diego St. 6-0 202 35 1337 Milligan, Hanik SS Houston 6-3 200 26 424 Wilson, Adrian SS N.C. State 6-3 230 27 6

48 Hodel, Nathan LS Illinois 6-2 242 28 5

10 Player, Scott P Florida State 6-1 211 36 8

1 Rackers, Neil K Illinois 6-1 212 30 7

61 Brown, Elton G Virginia 6-5 340 24 267 Brown, Milford G Florida State 6-5 330 26 575 Davis, Leonard T Texas 6-6 365 28 672 Gorin, Brandon T Purdue 6-6 308 28 560 Leckey, Nick C Kansas St. 6-3 291 24 363 Liwienski, Chris G/T Indiana 6-5 325 31 876 Lutui, Deuce G USC 6-4 338 23 R79 Ross, Oliver T Iowa St. 6-4 327 32 871 Stepanovich, Alex C Ohio State 6-4 312 25 374 Wells, Reggie G Clarion (PA) 6-4 318 25 4

89 Bergen, Adam TE Lehigh 6-4 267 23 282 Pope, Leonard TE GGeorgia 6-8 265 23 R87 Wakefield, Fred TE Illinois 6-7 319 28 6

28 Arrington, JJ RB California 5-9 218 23 230 Ayanbadejo, Obafemi FB San Diego St. 6-2 230 30 832 James, Edgerrin RB Miami 6-0 220 28 844 Schable, A.J. FB South Dakota 6-3 281 22 R31 Shipp, Marcel RB Massachusetts 5-11 232 28 6

81 Boldin, Anquan WR Florida St. 6-1 223 26 411 Fitzgerald, Larry WR Pittsburgh 6-3 226 23 315 Holiday, Carlyle WR Notre Dame 6-2 220 25 280 Johnson, Bryant WR Penn State 6-3 216 25 486 Walters, Troy WR Stanford 5-8 171 29 7

7 Leinart, Matt QB USC 6-5 230 23 R16 Navarre, John QB Michigan 6-6 243 26 313 Warner, Kurt QB Northern Iowa 6-2 222 35 9

Wide Receivers (5)

Quarterbacks (3)

Punter (1)

Kicker (1)

Offensive Line (10)

Tight Ends (3)

Safeties (4)

Long Snapper (1)

Defensive Tackles (4)

Running Backs (5)

Roster By Postion

Defensive Ends (4)

Linebackers (7)

Cornerbacks (5)


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

How Acquired

2006 GP-GS-DNP-IA

1 Neil Rackers K 6-1 212 30 7 Illinois FA-03 7-0-0-07 Matt Leinart QB 6-5 230 23 R USC D1-06 4-3-3-010 Scott Player P 6-1 206 36 9 Florida State FA-98 7-0-0-011 Larry Fitzgerald WR 6-3 226 23 3 Pittsburgh D1-04 5-5-0-213 Kurt Warner QB 6-2 222 35 9 Northern Iowa UFA-05 (NYG) 4-4-3-015 Carlyle Holiday WR 6-2 220 25 2 Notre Dame FA-05 2-2-0-016 John Navarre QB 6-6 243 26 3 Michigan D7-04 0-0-0-721 Antrel Rolle CB 6-0 208 23 2 Miami D1-05 7-7-0-022 Matt Ware CB 6-2 210 23 3 UCLA WV-06 (Phi) 6-1-0-124 Adrian Wilson SS 6-3 230 27 6 North Carolina State D3-01 7-7-0-025 Eric Green CB 5-11 194 24 2 Virginia Tech D3a-05 6-5-0-126 Robert Tate CB 5-11 194 33 9 Cincinnati FA-05 6-0-0-127 David Macklin CB 5-10 206 28 7 Penn State UFA-04 (Ind.) 6-1-0-128 J.J. Arrington RB 5-9 218 23 2 California D2-05 7-0-0-030 Obafemi Ayanbadejo FB 6-2 230 30 8 San Diego State UFA-04 (Mia) 7-0-0-031 Marcel Shipp RB 5-11 232 28 6 Massachusetts FA-01 7-0-0-032 Edgerrin James RB 6-0 220 28 8 Miami UFA-06 (Ind) 7-7-0-034 Robert Griffith FS 6-0 202 35 13 San Diego State UFA-05 (Clev) 7-7-0-037 Hanik Milligan SS 6-3 200 26 4 Houston WV-06 (SD) 7-0-0-044 A.J. Schable FB 6-3 281 22 R South Dakota FA-06 7-0-0-047 Aaron Francisco FS 6-2 212 23 2 Brigham Young FA-05 7-0-0-048 Nathan Hodel LS 6-2 242 28 5 Illinois FA-01 7-0-0-051 James Darling LB 6-1 245 31 10 Washington State UFA-03 (NYJ) 2-0-0-554 Gerald Hayes MLB 6-1 253 26 4 Pittsburgh D3-03 7-7-0-055 Darryl Blackstock OLB 6-3 240 23 2 Virginia D3b-05 7-1-0-056 Chike Okeafor DE 6-5 265 30 8 Purdue UFA-05 (Sea) 7-7-0-057 Orlando Huff OLB 6-3 236 28 6 Fresno State UFA-05 (Sea) 7-5-0-058 Karlos Dansby OLB 6-4 240 24 3 Auburn D2-04 6-2-0-159 Brandon Johnson OLB 6-5 224 23 R Louisville D5-06 0-0-0-760 Nick Leckey C 6-3 291 24 3 Kansas State D6-04 5-2-2-061 Elton Brown G 6-5 340 24 2 Virginia D4-05 0-0-0-763 Chris Liwienski G/T 6-5 325 31 8 Indiana FA-06 (Min) 7-4-0-067 Milford Brown G 6-5 330 26 5 Florida State UFA-06 (Hou) 5-5-0-270 Kendrick Clancy DT 6-1 305 28 7 Mississippi UFA-06 (NYG) 5-5-0-271 Alex Stepanovich C 6-4 312 25 3 Ohio State D4-04 5-5-2-072 Brandon Gorin T 6-6 308 28 5 Purdue TR-06 (NE) 0-0-2-574 Reggie Wells G 6-4 318 25 4 Clarion (Pa.) D6a-03 7-7-0-075 Leonard Davis T 6-6 365 28 6 Texas D1-01 7-7-0-076 Deuce Lutui G 6-4 338 23 R USC D2-06 6-0-0-179 Oliver Ross T 6-4 327 32 8 Iowa State UFA-05 (Pitt) 5-5-1-180 Bryant Johnson WR 6-3 216 25 4 Penn State D1a-03 7-4-0-081 Anquan Boldin WR 6-1 223 26 4 Florida State D2-03 7-7-0-082 Leonard Pope TE 6-8 265 23 R Georgia D3-06 7-0-0-086 Troy Walters WR 5-8 171 29 7 Stanford UFA-06 (Ind) 7-2-0-087 Fred Wakefield TE 6-7 319 28 6 Illinois FA-01 7-3-0-089 Adam Bergen TE 6-4 267 23 2 Lehigh FA-05 7-5-0-090 Darnell Dockett DT 6-4 290 25 3 Florida State D3-04 7-7-0-092 Bertrand Berry DE 6-3 270 31 9 Notre Dame UFA-04 (Denver) 7-7-0-093 Chris Cooper DT/DE 6-5 285 28 5 Nebraska-Omaha FA-06 4-0-0-294 Antonio Smith DE 6-4 280 25 3 Oklahoma State D5-04 7-2-0-095 Jonathan Lewis DT 6-1 312 22 R Virginia Tech D6-06 2-0-0-597 Calvin Pace OLB 6-4 272 25 4 Wake Forest D1b-03 7-4-0-098 Gabe Watson DT 6-3 340 23 R Michigan D4-06 3-2-0-4

ARIZONA CARDINALS NUMERIC ROSTER

Head Coach: Dennis Green. Assistants: Clancy Pendergast (defensive coordinator), Mike Kruczek (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Frank Bush (asst. head coach/linebackers) Gary Zauner (special teams coordinator), Larry Brooks (defensive line), Rick Courtright (defensive quality control), Carl Hargrave (tight ends) Bill Khayat (offensive quality control), Daryl Lawrence (assistant strength and conditioning), Steve Loney (offensive line), Keith Rowen (assistant coach/offense), Richard Solomon (defensive backs), Keith Vulgamott (assistant strength and conditioning), Chris Walsh (special teams assistant), Steve Wetzel (strength and conditioning), Kirby Wilson (running backs), Mike Wilson (wide receivers).

2006 Coaching Staff

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

28 Arrington, J.J. RB 5-9 218 1/23/1983 2 California Nashville, NC30 Ayanbadejo, Obafemi FB 6-2 230 3/5/1975 8 San Diego State Santa Cruz, CA89 Bergen, Adam TE 6-4 267 9/3/1983 2 Lehigh Seaford, NY92 Berry, Bertrand DE 6-3 270 8/15/1975 9 Notre Dame Houston, TX55 Blackstock, Darryl OLB 6-3 240 5/30/1983 2 Virginia Newport News, VA81 Boldin, Anquan WR 6-1 223 10/3/1980 4 Florida State Pahokee, FL61 Brown, Elton G 6-5 340 5/22/1982 2 Virginia Hampton, VA67 Brown, Milford G 6-5 330 8/15/1980 5 Florida State Montgomery, AL70 Clancy, Kendrick DT 6-1 305 9/17/1978 7 Mississippi Tuscaloosa, AL93 Cooper, Chris DT/DE 6-5 285 12/27/1977 5 Nebraska-Omaha Rochester, MN58 Dansby, Karlos OLB 6-4 240 11/3/1981 3 Auburn Birmingham, AL51 Darling, James LB 6-1 245 12/29/1974 10 Washington State Kettle Falls, WA75 Davis, Leonard T 6-6 365 9/5/1978 6 Texas Wortham, TX90 Dockett, Darnell DT 6-4 290 5/27/1981 3 Florida State Burtonsville, MD11 Fitzgerald, Larry WR 6-3 226 8/31/1983 3 Pittsburgh Minneapolis, MN47 Francisco, Aaron FS 6-2 212 7/5/1983 2 Brigham Young Laie, HI72 Gorin, Brandon T 6-6 308 7/17/1978 5 Purdue Muncie, IN25 Green, Eric CB 5-11 194 3/16/1982 2 Virginia Tech Pahokee, FL34 Griffith, Robert FS 6-0 202 11/30/1970 13 San Diego State San Diego, CA54 Hayes, Gerald MLB 6-1 253 10/10/1980 4 Pittsburgh Paterson, NJ48 Hodel, Nathan LS 6-2 242 11/12/1977 5 Illinois Fairview Heights, IL15 Holiday, Carlyle WR 6-2 220 10/4/1981 2 Notre Dame San Antonio, TX57 Huff, Orlando OLB 6-3 236 8/14/1978 6 Fresno State Upland, CA32 James, Edgerrin RB 6-0 220 8/1/1978 8 Miami Immokalee, FL59 Johnson, Brandon OLB 6-5 224 5/5/1983 R Louisville Birmingham, AL80 Johnson, Bryant WR 6-3 216 3/7/1981 4 Penn State Baltimore, MD60 Leckey, Nick C 6-3 291 3/12/1982 3 Kansas State Grapevine, TX7 Leinart, Matt QB 6-5 230 5/11/1983 R USC Santa Ana, CA95 Lewis, Jonathan DT 6-1 312 7/12/1984 R Virginia Tech Richmond, VA63 Liwienski, Chris G/T 6-5 325 8/2/1975 8 Indiana Sterling Heights, MI76 Lutui, Deuce G 6-4 338 5/5/1983 R USC Mesa, AZ27 Macklin, David CB 5-10 206 7/14/1978 7 Penn State Newport News, VA37 Milligan, Hanik SS 6-3 200 11/3/1979 4 Houston Coconut Creek, FL16 Navarre, John QB 6-6 243 9/9/1980 3 Michigan Cudahy, WI56 Okeafor, Chike DE 6-5 265 3/27/1976 8 Purdue Grand Rapids, MI97 Pace, Calvin OLB 6-4 272 10/28/1980 4 Wake Forest Douglasville, GA10 Player, Scott P 6-1 206 12/17/1969 9 Florida State St. Augustine, FL82 Pope, Leonard TE 6-8 265 9/9/1983 R Georgia Americus, GA1 Rackers, Neil K 6-1 212 8/16/1976 7 Illinois St. Louis, MO21 Rolle, Antrel CB 6-0 208 12/16/1982 2 Miami Homestead, FL79 Ross, Oliver T 6-4 327 9/27/1974 8 Iowa State Los Angeles, CA44 Schable, A.J. FB 6-3 281 5/18/1984 R South Dakota Ida Grove, IA31 Shipp, Marcel RB 5-11 232 8/8/1978 6 Massachusetts Paterson, NJ94 Smith, Antonio DE 6-4 280 10/21/1981 3 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, OK71 Stepanovich, Alex C 6-4 312 9/25/1981 3 Ohio State Berea, OH26 Tate, Robert CB 5-11 194 10/19/1973 9 Cincinnati Harrisburg, PA87 Wakefield, Fred TE 6-7 319 9/17/1978 6 Illinois Tuscola, IL86 Walters, Troy WR 5-8 171 12/15/1976 7 Stanford College Station, TX22 Ware, Matt CB 6-2 210 12/2/1982 3 UCLA Los Angeles, CA13 Warner, Kurt QB 6-2 222 6/22/1971 9 Northern Iowa Burlington, IA98 Watson, Gabe DT 6-3 340 9/24/1983 R Michigan Southfield, MI74 Wells, Reggie G 6-4 318 11/3/1980 4 Clarion (PA) Library, PA24 Wilson, Adrian SS 6-3 230 10/12/1979 6 North Carolina State High Point, NC

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

Injury/ Date Listed

41 Brewer, Jack S 6-0 194 1/8/1979 5 Minnesota Shoulder/Sept. 269 Cantu, Rolando G 6-5 348 2/25/1981 2 ITESM Monterey Knee/Aug. 1519 McCoy, LeRon WR 6-1 219 1/24/1982 2 Indiana (Pa.) Thumb/Sept. 345 Robinson, Roger RB 5-10 199 4/22/1982 1 Northern Arizona Toe/Aug. 29

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

9 Boyd, Shane QB 6-1 232 11/17/1982 1 Kentucky Lexington, KY39 Bronson, John FB 6-3 275 7/8/1982 2 Penn State Kent, WA36 Ferri, Diamond RB 5-10 223 8/6/1981 1 Syracuse Everett, MA23 Hunter, Darrell CB 6-0 206 11/29/1983 R Miami (OH) Middletown, OH53 Keys, Isaac LB 6-3 243 6/6/1978 4 Morehouse St. Louis, MO5 Spurlock, Micheal WR 5-10 214 1/31/1983 R Mississippi Indianola, MS14 Watkins, Todd WR 6-2 191 6/22/1983 R Brigham Young San Diego, CA29 Wyatt, Justin CB 5-9 193 1/27/1984 R USC Compton, CA

ARIZONA CARDINALS ALPHA ROSTER

Injured Reserve

Practice Squad

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DRAFT WAIVERS TRADES

1998 Scott Player

2001 Leonard Davis (1) Adrian Wilson (3)

Nathan Hodel Marcel Shipp (R) Fred Wakefield (R)

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

James Darling (Phi) Neil Rackers

2004 Larry Fitzgerald (1) Karlos Dansby (2) Darnell Dockett (3) Alex Stepanovich (4) Antonio Smith (5) Nick Leckey (6) John Navarre (7)

Obafemi Ayanbadejo (Mia) Bertrand Berry (Den) David Macklin (Ind)

2005 Antrel Rolle (1) J.J. Arrington (2) Eric Green (3a) Darryl Blackstock (3b) Elton Brown (4) LeRon McCoy (7)

Adam Bergen (R) Rolando Cantu Aaron Francisco (R) Robert Griffith (Cle) Carlyle Holiday (R) Orlando Huff (Sea) Chike Okeafor (Sea) Oliver Ross (Pit) Robert Tate Kurt Warner (NYG)

2006 Arizona Cardinals – How They Were Built

FREE AGENTS

2006 Matt Leinart (1) Deuce Lutui (2) Leonard Pope (3) Gabe Watson (4) Brandon Johnson (5) Jonathan Lewis (6)

Brandon Gorin (NE)

Hanik Milligan (SD) Matt Ware (Phi)

Jack Brewer (Phi) Milford Brown (Hou) Kendrick Clancy (NYG) Edgerrin James (Ind) Chris Liwienski (Min) A.J. Schable (R) Roger Robinson Troy Walters (Ind) Chris Cooper


2006 STANDINGS

East

NFC East

Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak N.Y. Giants 4 2 0 .667 163 131 1-1 3-1 0-1 4-1 3-0 Won 3 Philadelphia 4 3 0 .571 200 147 2-1 2-2 1-0 3-3 1-1 Lost 2 Dallas 3 3 0 .500 169 128 2-1 1-2 2-1 1-2 1-2 Lost 1 Washington 2 5 0 .286 140 171 1-2 1-3 2-2 0-3 0-2 Lost 3

NFC North Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak Chicago 6 0 0 1.000 180 59 3-0 3-0 1-0 5-0 3-0 Won 6 Minnesota 4 2 0 .667 120 95 2-1 2-1 0-1 4-1 1-1 Won 2 Green Bay 2 4 0 .333 121 162 0-3 2-1 1-0 1-4 1-1 Won 1 Detroit 1 6 0 .143 132 189 1-2 0-4 1-1 0-5 0-3 Lost 1

NFC South Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak New Orleans 5 1 0 .833 145 110 3-0 2-1 1-0 4-1 2-1 Won 2 Atlanta 4 2 0 .667 124 107 3-1 1-1 1-0 3-2 2-1 Won 1 Carolina 4 3 0 .571 123 128 2-1 2-2 2-1 2-2 2-1 Lost 1 Tampa Bay 2 4 0 .333 85 125 2-2 0-2 1-1 1-3 0-3 Won 2

NFC West Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak Seattle 4 2 0 .667 121 142 2-1 2-1 0-0 4-2 2-0 Lost 1 St. Louis 4 2 0 .667 139 128 2-1 2-1 1-0 3-2 1-2 Lost 1 San Francisco 2 4 0 .333 124 194 2-2 0-2 1-2 1-2 1-1 Lost 1 Arizona 1 6 0 .143 120 165 1-3 0-3 0-2 1-4 1-2 Lost 6

AFC East

Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak New England 5 1 0 .833 136 80 2-1 3-0 5-1 0-0 4-0 Won 3 N.Y. Jets 4 3 0 .571 147 173 2-2 2-1 3-3 1-0 2-1 Won 2 Buffalo 2 5 0 .286 100 153 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-2 1-3 Lost 3 Miami 1 6 0 .143 102 145 1-2 0-4 1-5 0-1 0-3 Lost 4

AFC North Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 110 69 2-1 2-1 3-1 1-1 1-0 Lost 2 Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 128 113 2-1 2-1 3-1 1-1 2-0 Won 1 Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 144 125 2-1 0-3 2-3 0-1 0-1 Lost 1 Cleveland 1 5 0 .167 88 1 26 0-3 1-2 1-3 0-2 0-2 Lost 2

AFC South Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak Indianapolis 6 0 0 1.000 171 122 4-0 2-0 4-0 2-0 3-0 Won 6 Jacksonville 3 3 0 .500 125 101 3-0 0-3 2-2 1-1 0-2 Lost 1 Houston 2 4 0 .333 99 154 2-2 0-2 2-1 0-3 1-1 Won 1 Tennessee 1 5 0 .167 85 157 0-2 1-3 0-4 1-1 0-1 Won 1

AFC West Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak Denver 5 1 0 .833 79 44 3-0 2-1 5-0 0-1 2-0 Won 5 San Diego 4 2 0 .667 178 85 2-0 2-2 3-2 1-0 1-1 Lost 1 Kansas City 3 3 0 .500 117 124 2-1 1-2 1-3 2-0 1-1 Won 1 Oakland 1 5 0 .167 72 135 1-2 0-3 0-4 1-1 0-2 Won 1


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