2001 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL team season

The 2001 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 82nd year with the National Football League (NFL) and the 14th season in Arizona. It was their final season in the NFC East division before moving to their current division, the NFC West.

Due to being the only team in the league with a Week 1 bye, the Cardinals were the final team to play their season opener, which was pushed back even further in wake of the September 11 attacks. Arizona did not play its opener until September 23 versus the Denver Broncos, the latest date an NFL team played its season opener since the 1960 Detroit Lions did not begin until October 2.

The 2001 Cardinals were also the most recent team in NFL history to have a Week 1 bye until the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins in 2017 due to Hurricane Irma. However, the 2001 Cardinals are the most recent NFL team to have a scheduled week 1 bye, a situation which will not occur again unless the NFL has an odd number of teams.

The 2001 season was Pat Tillman’s final season as he left the NFL to join the U.S. Army following the season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

2001 Arizona Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 2 Leonard Davis *  Offensive tackle Texas
2 34 Kyle Vanden Bosch *  Defensive end Nebraska
2 54 Michael Stone  Defensive back Memphis
3 64 Adrian Wilson *  Defensive back NC State
4 98 Bill Gramática  Placekicker South Florida
4 123 Marcus Bell  Defensive tackle Memphis
5 133 Mario Fatafehi  Defensive tackle Kansas State
6 166 Bobby Newcombe  Wide receiver Nebraska
7 202 Renaldo Hill  Defensive back Michigan State
7 246 Tevita Ofahengaue  Tight end BYU
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Undrafted free agents

2001 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Arnold Jackson Wide receiver Louisville
Marcel Shipp Running back Massachusetts
Fred Wakefield Defensive end Illinois
LeVar Woods Linebacker Iowa

Personnel

Staff

2001 Arizona Cardinals staff

Front office

  • President – Bill Bidwill
  • Vice president – Larry Wilson
  • Vice president and general counsel – Michael Bidwill
  • General manager – Bob Ferguson
  • Assistant to the president – Rod Graves

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Hank Kuhlmann
  • Special Teams Assistant/Def. Quality Control – Stan Kwan

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

2001 Arizona Cardinals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 10 inactive, 2 practice squad

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 August 11 Oakland Raiders L 7–10 0–1 Sun Devil Stadium
2 August 18 at Seattle Seahawks W 16–13 (OT) 1–1 Husky Stadium
3 August 25 at Chicago Bears W 24–20 2–1 Soldier Field
4 August 31 San Diego Chargers W 16–3 3–1 Sun Devil Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 Bye
2[A] September 23 Denver Broncos L 17–38 0–1 Sun Devil Stadium 50,913
3 September 30 Atlanta Falcons L 14–34 0–2 Sun Devil Stadium 28,878
4 October 7 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–20 1–2 Veterans Stadium 66,360
5 October 14 at Chicago Bears L 13–20 1–3 Soldier Field 66,944
6 October 21 Kansas City Chiefs W 24–16 2–3 Sun Devil Stadium 35,916
7 October 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–17 2–4 Texas Stadium 63,114
8 November 4 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–21 2–5 Sun Devil Stadium 33,430
9 November 11 New York Giants L 10–17 2–6 Sun Devil Stadium 36,917
10 November 18 Detroit Lions W 45–38 3–6 Sun Devil Stadium 32,322
11 November 25 at San Diego Chargers W 20–17 4–6 Qualcomm Stadium 49,398
12 December 2 at Oakland Raiders W 34–31 5–6 Network Associates Coliseum 46,601
13 December 9 Washington Redskins L 10–20 5–7 Sun Devil Stadium 40,056
14 December 15 at New York Giants L 13–17 5–8 Giants Stadium 77,913
15 December 23 Dallas Cowboys W 17–10 6–8 Sun Devil Stadium 48,883
16 December 30 at Carolina Panthers W 30–7 7–8 Ericsson Stadium 72,025
17[A] January 6 at Washington Redskins L 17–20 7–9 FedExField 61,721

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 2: Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 17 14738
Cardinals 3 7 0717

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 6:35 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 103 °F (39 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,913
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Thomas Jones 1-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 14:57. Cardinals 10–0.
  • DEN – Jason Elam 49-yard field goal, 11:24. Cardinals 10–3.
  • DEN – Jason Elam 31-yard field goal, 5:04. Cardinals 10–6.
  • DEN – Jason Elam 35-yard field goal, 3:23. Cardinals 10–9.
  • DEN – Rod Smith 10-yard pass from Brian Griese (Brian Griese–Dwayne Carswell pass), 0:32. Broncos 17–10.

Third quarter

  • DEN – Rod Smith 34-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 11:51. Broncos 24–10.
  • DEN – Patrick Hape 1-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 5:53. Broncos 31–10.

Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • DEN – Brian Griese – 22/31, 242 yards, 3 TD
  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 16/28, 242 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • DEN – Olandis Gary – 14 rushes, 90 yards, TD
  • ARI – Thomas Jones – 17 rushes, 65 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • DEN – Rod Smith – 14 receptions, 162 yards, 2 TD
  • ARI – David Boston – 8 receptions, 145 yards

Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 3: Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 10 3 71434
Cardinals 0 0 7714

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 104 °F (40 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,878
  • Referee: Gerry Austin
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • ATL – Terance Mathis 17-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jay Feely kick), 6:10. Falcons 7–0.
  • ATL – Jay Feely 34-yard field goal, 2:33. Falcons 10–0.

Second quarter

  • ATL – Jay Feely 55-yard field goal, 0:04. Falcons 13–0.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Michael Pittman 24-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 14:57. Falcons 13–7.
  • ATL – Terance Mathis 10-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jay Feely kick), 4:51. Falcons 20–7.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Maurice Smith 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 14:15. Falcons 27–7.
  • ATL – Maurice Smith 79-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jay Feely kick), 11:27. Falcons 34–7.
  • ARI – Terry Hardy 12-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 7:59. Falcons 34–14.

Top passers

  • ATL – Chris Chandler – 20/28, 286 yards, 3 TD
  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 23/35, 276 yards, TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • ATL – Maurice Smith – 21 rushes, 70 yards, TD
  • ARI – Michael Pittman – 7 rushes, 53 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ATL – Maurice Smith – 2 receptions, 108 yards, TD
  • ARI – Frank Sanders – 4 receptions, 96 yards

Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 4: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 14 0 0721
Eagles 7 10 0320

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 1:10 p.m. EST/11:10 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,360
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • PHI – David Akers 42-yard field goal, 8:39. Cardinals 14–10.
  • PHI – Todd Pinkston 2-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 0:05. Eagles 17–14.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • PHI – David Akers 28-yard field goal, 1:13. Eagles 20–14.
  • ARI – MarTay Jenkins 35-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 0:09. Cardinals 21–20.

Top passers

  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 18/32, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • PHI – Donovan McNabb – 19/29, 280 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • ARI – MarTay Jenkins – 6 receptions, 119 yards, TD
  • PHI – Todd Pinkston – 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD

Week 5: at Chicago Bears

Week 5: Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 14 0 0721
Bears 7 10 0320

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 12:05 p.m. CST/11:05 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,944
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Bill Gramática 40-yard field goal, 13:23. Tied 3–3.
  • CHI – James Allen 1-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 7:49. Bears 10–3.
  • ARI – Bill Gramática 47-yard field goal, 3:18. Bears 10–6.
  • CHI – Paul Edinger 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 13–6.

Third quarter

  • CHI – R.W. McQuarters 69-yard fumble return (Paul Edinger kick), 7:33. Bears 20–6.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Frank Sanders 7-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 2:52. Bears 20–13.

Top passers

  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 20/37, 216 yards, TD
  • CHI – Jim Miller – 15/21, 116 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • ARI – Michael Pittman – 16 rushes, 50 yards
  • CHI – James Allen – 18 rushes, 75 yards, TD

Top receivers

Week 6: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 6 0716
Cardinals 0 3 71424

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Bill Gramática 29-yard field goal, 13:08. Tied 3–3.
  • KC – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 6:19. Chiefs 6–3.
  • KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 9–3.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Michael Pittman 24-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 9:17. Cardinals 10–9.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – David Boston 23-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 14:16. Cardinals 17–9.
  • ARI – Thomas Jones 13-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 9:43. Cardinals 24–9.
  • KC – Derrick Alexander 34-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 3:57. Cardinals 24–16.

Top passers

  • KC – Trent Green – 21/44, 352 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 16/25, 228 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • KC – Priest Holmes – 15 rushes, 85 yards
  • ARI – Michael Pittman – 26 rushes, 95 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • KC – Derrick Alexander – 4 receptions, 99 yards, TD
  • ARI – David Boston – 7 receptions, 131 yards, TD

Week 7: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 7: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 0 003
Cowboys 0 3 14017

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,114
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DAL – Tim Seder 31-yard field goal, 1:09. Tied 3–3.

Third quarter

  • DAL – Clint Stoerner 6-yard run (Tim Seder kick), 11:32. Cowboys 10–3.
  • DAL – Dexter Coakley 10-yard interception return (Tim Seder kick), 1:55. Cowboys 17–3.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 25/41, 233 yards, 2 INT
  • DAL – Clint Stoerner – 9/19, 93 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 4 rushes, 35 yards
  • DAL – Emmitt Smith – 21 rushes, 83 yards

Top receivers

Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 14 0021
Cardinals 0 7 007

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 94 °F (34 °C)
  • Game attendance: 33,430
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • PHI – Brian Mitchell 94-yard kickoff return (David Akers kick), 14:43. Eagles 7–0.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

  • PHI – Donovan McNabb – 19/33, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 24/41, 293 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • PHI – James Thrash – 4 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD
  • ARI – David Boston – 8 receptions, 138 yards

Week 9: vs. New York Giants

Week 9: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 7 0317
Cardinals 0 3 7010

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 36,917
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • ARI – Bill Gramática 32-yard field goal, 8:05. Giants 14–10.

Fourth quarter

  • NYG – Morten Andersen 25-yard field goal, 11:39. Giants 17–10.

Top passers

  • NYG – Kerry Collins – 15/24, 155 yards, TD, INT
  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 13/26, 172 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • NYG – Ike Hilliard – 3 receptions, 43 yards, TD
  • ARI – David Boston – 9 receptions, 137 yards, TD

Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 10: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 14 17738
Cardinals 7 7 72445

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 32,322
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee, Ray Bentley, D.J. Johnson
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Thomas Jones 3-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 2:55. Cardinals 7–0.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • DET – Lamont Warren 3-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 7:43. Lions 21–14.
  • ARI – Frank Sanders 68-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 6:13. Tied 21–21.
  • DET – David Sloan 1-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick), 4:55. Lions 28–21.
  • DET – Jason Hanson 49-yard field goal, 0:02. Lions 31–21.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – David Boston 18-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 13:11. Lions 31–28.
  • ARI – MarTay Jenkins 3-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 10:04. Cardinals 35–31.
  • ARI – Fred Wakefield 20-yard interception return (Bill Gramática kick), 9:04. Cardinals 42–31.
  • ARI – Bill Gramática 50-yard field goal, 6:32. Cardinals 45–31.
  • DET – Lamont Warren 6-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick), 4:11. Cardinals 45–38.

Top passers

  • DET – Charlie Batch – 36/62, 436 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 21/33, 334 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • DET – Lamont Warren – 9 rushes, 32 yards, TD
  • ARI – Michael Pittman – 23 rushes, 81 yards

Top receivers

  • DET – Johnnie Morton – 7 receptions, 153 yards
  • ARI – Frank Sanders – 7 receptions, 127 yards, TD

Week 11: at San Diego Chargers

Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 31020
Chargers 3 0 01417

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 25
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST/2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 49,398
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (FOX): Kenny Albert, Tim Green, Tim Ryan
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • SD – Wade Richey 26-yard field goal, 1:27. Chargers 3–0.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • ARI – Bill Gramática 18-yard field goal, 10:07. Cardinals 10–3.

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Curtis Conway 6-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Wade Richey kick), 14:19. Tied 10–10.
  • ARI – Michael Pittman 1-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 6:00. Cardinals 17–10.
  • SD – Jeff Graham 28-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Wade Richey kick), 1:54. Tied 17–17.
  • ARI – Bill Gramática 42-yard field goal, 0:01. Cardinals 20–17.

Top passers

  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 19/31, 241 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • SD – Doug Flutie – 33/44, 308 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • ARI – Michael Pittman – 18 rushes, 44 yards, TD
  • SD – LaDainian Tomlinson – 21 rushes, 75 yards

Top receivers

  • ARI – David Boston – 6 receptions, 121 yards, TD
  • SD – Jeff Graham – 7 receptions, 98 yards, TD

Week 12: at Oakland Raiders

Week 12: Arizona Cardinals at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Cardinals 7 13 011334
Raiders 7 0 717031

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 2
  • Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST/2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 46,601
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (FOX): Kenny Albert, Tim Green, D.J. Johnson
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Michael Pittman 1-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 9:48. Cardinals 14–7.
  • ARI – Bill Gramática 23-yard field goal, 3:44. Cardinals 17–7.
  • ARI – Bill Gramática 26-yard field goal, 0:03. Cardinals 20–7.

Third quarter

  • OAK – Zack Crockett 1-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:19. Cardinals 20–14.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Bill Gramática 33-yard field goal, 13:40. Cardinals 23–14.
  • OAK – Tim Brown 22-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:20. Cardinals 23–21.
  • OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 1:47. Raiders 24–23.
  • ARI – David Boston 50-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jake Plummer run), 1:18. Cardinals 31–24.
  • OAK – Jerry Rice 2-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:20. Tied 31–31.

Overtime

  • ARI – Bill Gramática 36-yard field goal, 7:31. Cardinals 34–31.

Top passers

  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 22/38, 249 yards, TD
  • OAK – Rich Gannon – 29/45, 302 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • ARI – Michael Pittman – 18 rushes, 78 yards, TD
  • OAK – Charlie Garner – 15 rushes, 59 yards

Top receivers

  • ARI – David Boston – 6 receptions, 106 yards, TD
  • OAK – Jerry Rice – 7 receptions, 97 yards, TD

Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 13: Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 10 01020
Cardinals 0 3 0710

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: December 9
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,056
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV announcers (FOX): Kenny Albert, Sean Jones, D.J. Johnson
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • WAS – Zeron Flemister 2-yard pass from Tony Banks (Brett Conway kick), 14:54. Redskins 7–0.
  • ARI – Bill Gramática 24-yard field goal, 6:16. Redskins 7–3.
  • WAS – Brett Conway 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Redskins 10–3.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • WAS – Brett Conway 42-yard field goal, 12:48. Redskins 13–3.
  • WAS – Stephen Davis 1-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 8:20. Redskins 20–3.
  • ARI – MarTay Jenkins 10-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 1:16. Redskins 20–10.

Top passers

  • WAS – Tony Banks – 19/26, 210 yards, TD
  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 20/34, 253 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • WAS – Stephen Davis – 26 rushes, 110 yards, TD
  • ARI – Michael Pittman – 14 rushes, 46 yards

Top receivers

Week 14: at New York Giants

Week 14: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 3 0713
Giants 7 0 01017

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 1:35 p.m. EST/11:35 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,913
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Bill Gramática 23-yard field goal, 13:33. Giants 7–6.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • NYG – Morten Andersen 39-yard field goal, 11:50. Giants 10–6.
  • ARI – Tywan Mitchell 24-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 4:04. Cardinals 13–10.
  • NYG – Amani Toomer 4-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Morten Andersen kick), 0:25. Giants 17–13.

Top passers

  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 27/45, 207 yards, TD
  • NYG – Kerry Collins – 14/32, 147 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • ARI – Thomas Jones – 14 rushes, 37 yards
  • NYG – Tiki Barber – 16 rushes, 85 yards

Top receivers

Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 15: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 7 0010
Cardinals 0 17 0017

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: December 23
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,883
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (FOX): Ray Bentley, Jeff Lageman, D.J. Johnson
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • DAL – Jon Hilbert 27-yard field goal, 0:05. Cowboys 3–0.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Ronald McKinnon 24-yard interception return (Cedric Oglesby kick), 13:19. Cardinals 7–3.
  • DAL – Reggie Swinton 45-yard pass from Quincy Carter (Jon Hinton kick), 11:43. Cowboys 10–7.
  • ARI – Michael Pittman 1-yard run (Cedric Oglesby kick), 4:52. Cardinals 14–10.
  • ARI – Cedric Oglesby 34-yard field goal, 0:22. Cardinals 17–10.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

  • DAL – Quincy Carter – 16/28, 176 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 17/31, 144 yards

Top rushers

  • DAL – Emmitt Smith – 26 rushes, 128 yards
  • ARI – Michael Pittman – 14 rushes, 58 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • DAL – Reggie Swinton – 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD
  • ARI – Frank Sanders – 2 receptions, 69 yards

Week 16: at Carolina Panthers

Week 16: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 20 3030
Panthers 0 7 007

at Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: December 30
  • Game time: 1:35 p.m. EST/11:35 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,025
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Ronald McKinnon 25-yard fumble return (Cedric Oglesby kick), 14:04. Cardinals 7–0.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Cedric Oglesby 41-yard field goal, 14:56. Cardinals 10–0.
  • ARI – David Boston 61-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Cedric Oglesby kick), 12:36. Cardinals 17–0.
  • ARI – David Boston 5-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Cedric Oglesby kick), 9:46. Cardinals 24–0.
  • CAR – Donald Hayes 7-yard pass from Chris Weinke (John Kasay kick), 2:38. Cardinals 24–7.
  • ARI – Cedric Oglesby 18-yard field goal, 0:00. Cardinals 27–7.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Cedric Oglesby 26-yard field goal, 11:27. Cardinals 30–7.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 12/23, 173 yards, 2 TD
  • CAR – Chris Weinke – 36/63, 223 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • ARI – David Boston – 7 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD
  • CAR – Isaac Byrd – 7 receptions, 60 yards

Week 17: at Washington Redskins

Week 17: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 10 0017
Redskins 0 6 6820

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: January 6
  • Game time: 1:35 p.m. EST/11:35 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,721
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Adrian Wilson 61-yard interception return (Cedric Oglesby kick), 10:40. Cardinals 7–0.

Second quarter

  • WAS – Brett Conway 36-yard field goal, 12:27. Cardinals 7–3.
  • ARI – Thomas Jones 4-yard run (Cedric Oglesby kick), 9:00. Cardinals 14–3.
  • WAS – Brett Conway 33-yard field goal, 3:46. Cardinals 14–6.
  • ARI – Cedric Oglesby 26-yard field goal, 0:13. Cardinals 17–6.

Third quarter

  • WAS – Walter Rasby 5-yard pass from Tony Banks (Brett Conway kick), 3:19. Cardinals 17–12.

Fourth quarter

  • WAS – Stephen Davis 2-yard run (two-point pass successful), 3:11. Redskins 20–17.

Top passers

  • ARI – Jake Plummer – 11/25, 154 yards, INT
  • WAS – Tony Banks – 13/25, 154 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • ARI – Thomas Jones – 7 rushes, 26 yards, TD
  • WAS – Stephen Davis – 38 rushes, 148 yards, TD

Top receivers

Standings

NFC East
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 W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Philadelphia Eagles 11 5 0 .688 343 208 W2
Washington Redskins 8 8 0 .500 256 303 W2
New York Giants 7 9 0 .438 294 321 L2
Arizona Cardinals 7 9 0 .438 295 343 L1
Dallas Cowboys 5 11 0 .313 246 338 L1

Notes

  1. ^ a b The Cardinals were originally scheduled to play the Washington Redskins during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at FedExField in Landover. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17.

References

  1. ^ "2001 Arizona Cardinals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2014.

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