2002 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL team season

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

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

Offseason

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

NFL Draft

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

Undrafted free agents

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

Pat Tillman

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

Personnel

Staff

2002 Arizona Cardinals staff

Front office

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

Head coaches

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

2002 Arizona Cardinals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 89 David Boston WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 95 Tom Burke DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 65 Anthony Clement T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 75 Leonard Davis T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 74 John Fina T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 52 Levar Fisher LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 59 Rob Fredrickson LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 86 Bryan Gilmore WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 60 Mike Gruttadauria C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 82 MarTay Jenkins WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 26 Thomas Jones RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 66 Pete Kendall G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 69 Alton Moore DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 81 Frank Sanders WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 33 Josh Scobey RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 30 Anthony White RB (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)


Practice squad

  • 76 Thomas Moody G
  • 17 Ezekiel Parker WR


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 16 inactive, 2 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

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

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

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Washington Redskins

Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 10 3 3723
Redskins 3 7 14731

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 85,140
  • Referee: Tom White
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

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

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 2: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 0 71424
Seahawks 3 7 0313

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington

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

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 3: San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 14 0923
Cardinals 7 0 0815

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

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

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Week 4: vs. New York Giants

Week 4: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 0 007
Cardinals 0 7 01421

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 30,014
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Week 5: at Carolina Panthers

Week 5: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 6 01016
Panthers 0 7 6013

at Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,286
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Week 7: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 7: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Cowboys 0 0 6006
Cardinals 3 3 0039

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 59,702
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Overtime

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Week 8: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 8: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 14728
49ers 17 14 0738

at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST/2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,173
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

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

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Week 9: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 9: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 10 01027
Cardinals 0 7 0714

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 47,819
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 10: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 10 17 0027
Cardinals 3 3 006

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

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

First quarter

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 11: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 7 0014
Eagles 7 21 3738

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

First quarter

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Week 12: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 12: Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 14 7 17341
Cardinals 0 14 0620

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 000
Chiefs 14 21 7749

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,809
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 14: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Lions 14 3 30020
Cardinals 7 7 33323

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,640
  • Referee: Gerry Austin
  • TV: Fox
  • Recap, Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Overtime

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

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

Week 15: at St. Louis Rams

Week 15: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 14728
Rams 3 21 0630

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 7:35 p.m. CST/6:35 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 65,939
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 16: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 7 3 7017
Cardinals 0 7 0714

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,051
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

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

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

Week 17: Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 007
Broncos 3 6 72137

at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: December 29
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,164
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

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

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Standings

Division

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

Conference

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

Awards and records

Milestones

References

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