2003 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL team season

The 2003 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 105th season, 84th season in the National Football League and the 16th in Arizona. The team was unable to improve upon their previous output of 5–11, instead winning only four games,[1] although this was not considered a disaster as before their win over the Packers there was talk the 2003 Cardinals would become the first NFL team to go 0–16.[2] For the fifth consecutive season, the franchise failed to reach the playoffs, and based on point differential had the worst record in the only NFL season where every team won at least four games.[3] This resulted in the Cardinals firing head coach Dave McGinnis and replacing him with Dennis Green. In his NFL debut, Anquan Boldin had 217 receiving yards.[4]

Offseason

Draft

2003 Arizona Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 17 Bryant Johnson  WR Penn State
1 18 Calvin Pace  DE Wake Forest
2 54 Anquan Boldin *  WR Florida State
3 70 Gerald Hayes  LB Pittsburgh
5 141 Kenny King  DE Alabama
6 177 Reggie Wells  G Clarion
6 210 Tony Gilbert  LB Georgia
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

2003 Arizona Cardinals staff

Front office

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

2003 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, 12 inactive, 4 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 7 at Detroit Lions L 24–42 0–1 Ford Field 60,691
2 September 14 Seattle Seahawks L 0–38 0–2 Sun Devil Stadium 23,127
3 September 21 Green Bay Packers W 20–13 1–2 Sun Devil Stadium 58,784
4 September 28 at St. Louis Rams L 13–37 1–3 Edward Jones Dome 65,758
5 October 5 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–24 1–4 Texas Stadium 63,601
6 October 12 Baltimore Ravens L 18–26 1–5 Sun Devil Stadium 24,193
7 Bye
8 October 26 San Francisco 49ers W 16–13 (OT) 2–5 Sun Devil Stadium 40,824
9 November 2 Cincinnati Bengals W 17–14 3–5 Sun Devil Stadium 23,531
10 November 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 15–28 3–6 Heinz Field 59,520
11 November 16 at Cleveland Browns L 6–44 3–7 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,908
12 November 23 St. Louis Rams L 27–30 (OT) 3–8 Sun Devil Stadium 42,089
13 November 30 at Chicago Bears L 3–28 3–9 Soldier Field 61,550
14 December 7 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–50 3–10 San Francisco Stadium 66,975
15 December 14 Carolina Panthers L 17–20 3–11 Sun Devil Stadium 23,217
16 December 21 at Seattle Seahawks L 10–28 3–12 Seahawks Stadium 64,899
17 December 28 Minnesota Vikings W 18–17 4–12 Sun Devil Stadium 52,734

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Detroit Lions

Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 7 10024
Lions 7 7 141442

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 60,691
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DET – Charles Rogers 13-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 11:27. Lions 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:03.
  • ARI – Freddie Jones 12-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramática kick), 5:35. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:52.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin 71-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramática kick), 13:59. Cardinals 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:01.
  • DET – Eddie Drummond 57-yard punt return (Jason Hanson kick), 8:21. Tied 21–21.
  • DET – Cory Schlesinger 8-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 3:12. Lions 28–21. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:50.
  • ARI – Bill Gramática 38-yard field goal, 0:44. Lions 28–24. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:28.

Fourth quarter

  • DET – Bill Schroeder 5-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 11:43. Lions 35–24. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:51.
  • DET – Dré Bly 48-yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick), 10:50. Lions 42–24.

Top passers

  • ARI – Jeff Blake – 28/46, 358 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • DET – Joey Harrington – 17/30, 195 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 10 receptions, 217 yards, 2 TD
  • DET – Mikhael Ricks – 2 receptions, 43 yards

Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 2: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 17 7738
Cardinals 0 0 000

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 98 °F (37 °C)
  • Game attendance: 23,127
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Green, Kevin McCabe
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • SEA – Matt Hasselbeck 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 13:42. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:06.

Second quarter

  • SEA – Randall Godfrey 55-yard fumble return (Josh Brown kick), 14:11. Seahawks 14–0.
  • SEA – Josh Brown 37-yard field goal, 6:01. Seahawks 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:31.
  • SEA – Darrell Jackson 55-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 1:16. Seahawks 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:07.

Third quarter

  • SEA – Darrell Jackson 66-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 13:59. Seahawks 31–0. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:01.

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Shaun Alexander 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 10:26. Seahawks 38–0. Drive: 13 plays, 96 yards, 7:31.

Top passers

  • SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 8/19, 175 yards, 2 TD
  • ARI – Josh McCown – 18/32, 150 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Darrell Jackson – 3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD
  • ARI – Bryant Johnson – 7 receptions, 68 yards

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 0 10 0313
Cardinals 7 3 3720

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 102 °F (39 °C)
  • Game attendance: 58,784
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • GB – David Martin 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 6:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:15.
  • GB – Ryan Longwell 40-yard field goal, 1:17. Packers 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:12.
  • ARI – Bill Gramática 21-yard field goal, 0:05. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 1:12.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Bill Gramática 37-yard field goal, 7:31. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

  • GB – Ryan Longwell 40-yard field goal, 11:08. Tied 13–13. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:06.
  • ARI – James Hodgins 1-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramática kick), 3:59. Cardinals 20–13. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 7:09.

Top passers

  • GB – Brett Favre – 23/33, 245 yards, TD, INT
  • ARI – Jeff Blake – 20/31, 273 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • GB – William Henderson – 3 receptions, 47 yards
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 5 receptions, 99 yards

Week 4: at St. Louis Rams

Week 4: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 6013
Rams 14 6 31437

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 65,758
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • STL – Jeff Wilkins 24-yard field goal, 7:45. Rams 17–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:33.
  • ARI – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 0:36. Rams 17–7. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 7:09.
  • STL – Jeff Wilkins 53-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 20–7. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:03.

Third quarter

  • STL – Jeff Wilkins 31-yard field goal, 7:17. Rams 23–7. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 7:43.
  • ARI – Josh Scobey 100-yard kickoff return (pass failed), 7:03. Rams 23–13.

Fourth quarter

  • STL – Torry Holt 7-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 13:11. Rams 30–13. Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:20.
  • STL – Marc Bulger 2-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:06. Rams 37–13. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 8:03.

Top passers

  • ARI – Jeff Blake – 10/17, 88 yards
  • STL – Marc Bulger – 28/42, 272 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • ARI – Emmitt Smith – 12 rushes, 25 yards, TD
  • STL – Lamar Gordon – 21 rushes, 81 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 7 receptions, 86 yards
  • STL – Torry Holt – 12 receptions, 133 yards, TD

Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 5: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 0 007
Cowboys 7 10 7024

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,601
  • Referee: Peter Morelli
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DAL – Richie Anderson 18-yard pass from Quincy Carter (Billy Cundiff kick), 13:48. Cowboys 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:04.
  • DAL – Billy Cundiff 33-yard field goal, 2:12. Cowboys 17–7. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:48.

Third quarter

  • DAL – Billy Cundiff 36-yard field goal, 10:29. Cowboys 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:31.
  • DAL – Team safety, 6:46. Cowboys 22–7.
  • DAL – Team safety, 3:34. Cowboys 24–7.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

  • ARI – Jeff Blake – 14/28, 121 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • DAL – Quincy Carter – 20/31, 277 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • ARI – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 39 yards
  • DAL – Terry Glenn – 4 receptions, 104 yards, TD

Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 6: Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 3 13 7326
Cardinals 7 3 0818

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 96 °F (36 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,193
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Bryan Gilmore 14-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Tim Duncan kick), 10:59. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 4:01.
  • BAL – Matt Stover 31-yard field goal, 4:16. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:43.

Second quarter

  • BAL – Matt Stover 22-yard field goal, 7:20. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:33.
  • BAL – Matt Stover 29-yard field goal, 3:11. Ravens 9–7. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:26.
  • BAL – Ed Reed 22-yard blocked punt return (Matt Stover kick), 1:47. Ravens 16–7.
  • ARI – Tim Duncan 46-yard field goal, 0:02. Ravens 16–10. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 1:45.

Third quarter

  • BAL – Chris McAlister 83-yard interception return (Matt Stover kick), 4:03. Ravens 23–10.

Fourth quarter

  • BAL – Matt Stover 37-yard field goal, 11:17. Ravens 26–10. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:35.
  • ARI – Freddie Jones 12-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Jeff Blake run), 0:15. Ravens 26–18. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 1:39.

Top passers

  • BAL – Kyle Boller – 9/18, 75 yards
  • ARI – Jeff Blake – 22/36, 247 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • BAL – Jamal Lewis – 21 rushes, 131 yards
  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 14 rushes, 61 yards

Top receivers

Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 8: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
49ers 6 0 07013
Cardinals 7 3 30316

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,824
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • SF – Jeff Garcia 21-yard run (pass failed), 11:02. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:20.
  • ARI – Jeff Blake 1-yard run (Tim Duncan kick), 3:52. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 7:10.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Tim Duncan 53-yard field goal, 0:28. Cardinals 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 4:12.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Tim Duncan 20-yard field goal, 7:53. Cardinals 13–6. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:04.

Fourth quarter

Overtime

  • ARI – Tim Duncan 39-yard field goal, 10:01. Cardinals 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:59.

Top passers

  • SF – Jeff Garcia – 13/24, 153 yards
  • ARI – Jeff Blake – 14/24, 97 yards

Top rushers

  • SF – Jeff Garcia – 4 rushes, 44 yards, TD
  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 35 rushes, 165 yards

Top receivers

Week 9: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 9: Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 7 0014
Cardinals 7 3 7017

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 23,531
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Freddie Jones 1-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Tim Duncan kick), 8:24. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:58.
  • CIN – Rudi Johnson 2-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 1:14. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:05.

Second quarter

  • CIN – Peter Warrick 15-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 13:39. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:57.
  • ARI – Tim Duncan 31-yard field goal, 4:14. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:51.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin 7-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Tim Duncan kick), 8:12. Cardinals 17–14. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:48.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

  • CIN – Jon Kitna – 21/38, 218 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • ARI – Jeff Blake – 18/28, 166 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • CIN – Rudi Johnson – 8 rushes, 34 yards, TD
  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 29 rushes, 141 yards

Top receivers

  • CIN – Chad Johnson – 4 receptions, 75 yards
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 6 receptions, 51 yards, TD

Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 10: Arizona Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 6615
Steelers 0 7 21028

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 59,520
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • PIT – Chris Doering 9-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 5:59. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 6:32.
  • ARI – Tim Duncan 20-yard field goal, 0:11. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 1:39.

Third quarter

  • PIT – Hines Ward 5-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 13:16. Steelers 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:13.
  • PIT – Hines Ward 22-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 12:09. Steelers 21–3. Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:06.
  • PIT – Antwaan Randle El 52-yard punt return (Jeff Reed kick), 6:33. Steelers 28–3.
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin 11-yard pass from Jeff Blake (kick failed), 2:29. Steelers 28–9. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:04.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Bryant Johnson 54-yard pass from Jeff Blake (pass failed), 0:17. Steelers 28–15. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 1:25.

Top passers

  • ARI – Jeff Blake – 23/43, 307 yards, 2 TD
  • PIT – Tommy Maddox – 12/24, 159 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 118 yards, TD
  • PIT – Hines Ward – 6 receptions, 64 yards, 2 TD

Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 306
Browns 10 10 141044

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,908
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • CLE – Phil Dawson 34-yard field goal, 9:06. Browns 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:54.
  • CLE – André Davis 4-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 2:57. Browns 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:50.

Second quarter

  • CLE – Phil Dawson 24-yard field goal, 11:16. Browns 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:37.
  • CLE – Dennis Northcutt 1-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 4:14. Browns 20–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:22.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 42-yard field goal, 0:55. Browns 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 3:19.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 9:55. Browns 20–6. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:35.
  • CLE – James Jackson 4-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 6:59. Browns 27–6. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:56.
  • CLE – Quincy Morgan 68-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 2:56. Browns 34–6. Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 2:04.

Fourth quarter

  • CLE – James Jackson 4-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 14:20. Browns 41–6. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:39.
  • CLE – Phil Dawson 29-yard field goal, 8:57. Browns 44–6. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:32.

Top passers

  • ARI – Jeff Blake – 9/21, 121 yards, INT
  • CLE – Kelly Holcomb – 29/35, 392 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 9 rushes, 23 yards
  • CLE – James Jackson – 19 rushes, 45 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 4 receptions, 86 yards
  • CLE – André Davis – 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD

Week 12: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 12: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Rams 14 3 73330
Cardinals 0 10 710027

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,089
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal, 5:33. Rams 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:51.
  • ARI – Renaldo Hill 70-yard interception return, 1:50. Rams 14–10.
  • STL – Jeff Wilkins 20-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:50.

Third quarter

  • STL – Travis Fisher 57-yard interception return, 10:43. Rams 24–10.
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin 54-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Neil Rackers kick), 0:00. Rams 24–17. Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:07.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin 3-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Neil Rackers kick), 11:59. Tied 24–24. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:43.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 27-yard field goal, 6:05. Rams 27–24. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:36.
  • STL – Jeff Wilkins 24-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 27–27. Drive: 16 plays, 82 yards, 3:23.

Overtime

  • STL – Jeff Wilkins 49-yard field goal, 10:22. Rams 30–27. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:38.

Top passers

  • STL – Marc Bulger – 28/44, 329 yards, TD, 4 INT
  • ARI – Jeff Blake – 15/27, 192 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • STL – Marshall Faulk – 24 rushes, 100 yards, TD
  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 24 rushes, 95 yards

Top receivers

  • STL – Torry Holt – 9 receptions, 145 yards
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 0 003
Bears 7 0 02128

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 12:05 p.m. CST/11:05 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,550
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • CHI – Dez White 10-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Paul Edinger kick), 13:55. Bears 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:43.
  • CHI – Kordell Stewart 8-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 7:46. Bears 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:32.
  • CHI – Brock Forsey 9-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 3:33. Browns 28–3. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:55.

Top passers

  • ARI – Jeff Blake – 20/32, 163 yards, 2 INT
  • CHI – Kordell Stewart – 22/37, 284 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 14 rushes, 34 yards
  • CHI – James Jackson – 27 rushes, 134 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – Freddie Jones – 6 receptions, 62 yards
  • CHI – Justin Gage – 4 receptions, 100 yards

Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 14: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 7714
49ers 14 20 9750

at San Francisco Stadium, San Francisco, California

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST/2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,975
  • Referee: Peter Morelli
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SF – Tai Streets 18-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Todd Peterson kick), 11:33. 49ers 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:28.
  • SF – Cedrick Wilson 27-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (kick failed), 7:13. 49ers 27–0. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:08.
  • SF – Terrell Owens 2-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Todd Peterson kick), 0:33. 49ers 34–0. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:06.

Third quarter

  • SF – Team safety, 9:27. 49ers 36–0.
  • ARI – James Hodgins 3-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 5:01. 49ers 36–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:41.
  • SF – Jeff Garcia 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 2:40. 49ers 43–7. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:21.

Fourth quarter

  • SF – Kevan Barlow 46-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 14:51. 49ers 50–7. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:43.
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin 16-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 2:01. 49ers 50–14. Drive: 15 plays, 94 yards, 6:42.

Top passers

  • ARI – Josh McCown – 11/20, 120 yards, 2 TD
  • SF – Jeff Garcia – 19/28, 252 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 13 rushes, 30 yards
  • SF – Kevan Barlow – 18 rushes, 154 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 9 receptions, 123 yards, TD
  • SF – Terrell Owens – 7 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD

Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 15: Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 0 31020
Cardinals 7 7 0317

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 23,217
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Emmitt Smith 4-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 6:04. Cardinals 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 7:02.

Third quarter

  • CAR – John Kasay 21-yard field goal, 6:01. Cardinals 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:31.

Fourth quarter

  • CAR – DeShaun Foster 31-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 11:29. Panthers 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 4:59.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 44-yard field goal, 1:09. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 44 yards, 5:45.
  • CAR – John Kasay 49-yard field goal, 0:04. Panthers 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 1:05.

Top passers

  • CAR – Jake Delhomme – 20/32, 236 yards, TD, INT
  • ARI – Josh McCown – 14/25, 172 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • CAR – Stephen Davis – 13 rushes, 48 yards
  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 23 rushes, 89 yards

Top receivers

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 16: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 0710
Seahawks 14 7 0728

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST/2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,899
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • Box Score
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First quarter

  • SEA – Shaun Alexander 9-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 9:58. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:02.
  • SEA – Maurice Morris 4-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:59. Seahawks 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:20.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 49-yard field goal, 12:42. Seahawks 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:17.
  • SEA – Shaun Alexander 44-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 11:06. Seahawks 21–3. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:36.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin 60-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 12:49. Seahawks 21–10. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:48.
  • SEA – Bobby Engram 3-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Josh Brown kick), 3:12. Seahawks 28–10. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:55.

Top passers

  • ARI – Josh McCown – 25/40, 274 yards, TD
  • SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 17/24, 179 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • ARI – Josh McCown – 8 rushes, 38 yards
  • SEA – Shaun Alexander – 21 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 10 receptions, 122 yards, TD
  • SEA – Itula Mili – 6 receptions, 70 yards

Week 17: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 17: Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 0 71017
Cardinals 3 3 01218

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: December 28
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,734
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal, 0:51. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 94 yards, 8:00.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 0:19. Cardinals 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:23.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • MIN – Randy Moss 7-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 8:54. Vikings 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:56.
  • MIN – Aaron Elling 46-yard field goal, 6:48. Vikings 17–6. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:53.
  • ARI – Steve Bush 2-yard pass from Josh McCown (pass failed), 1:54. Vikings 17–12. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 4:54.
  • ARI – Nate Poole 28-yard pass from Josh McCown (run failed), 0:00. Cardinals 18–17. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 1:54.

Top passers

  • MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 18/28, 197 yards, TD, INT
  • ARI – Josh McCown – 20/33, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • MIN – Michael Bennett – 12 rushes, 63 yards
  • ARI – Josh McCown – 3 rushes, 27 yards

Top receivers

  • MIN – Randy Moss – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD
  • ARI – Nate Poole – 5 receptions, 86 yards, TD

The Cardinals overcame an 11-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to knock the Vikings out of a playoff berth.

Standings

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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) St. Louis Rams 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 447 328 L1
(5) Seattle Seahawks 10 6 0 .625 5–1 8–4 404 327 W2
San Francisco 49ers 7 9 0 .438 2–4 6–6 384 337 L1
Arizona Cardinals 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 225 452 W1

Awards and honors

  • Anquan Boldin, Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year[4]

References

  1. ^ 2003 Arizona Cardinals
  2. ^ Bouchette, Ed; “NFC Notebook: Cardinals primed for 0–16?” in Post-Gazette Sports Writer; September 21, 2003
  3. ^ See 2011 NFL Record and Fact Book; pp. 367–392 ISBN 1603208879
  4. ^ a b Sports Illustrated, October 27, 2008, p. 24, Vol. 109, No. 16
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