# 2003 Arizona Cardinals 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, 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. 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. 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.

## Offseason
### Draft

2003 Arizona Cardinals draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 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 ||||||

## 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Lions | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
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
ARI – Anquan Boldin 7-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramática kick), 5:48. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:39.
DET – Charles Rogers 4-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 2:00. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:48.
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
ARI – Emmitt Smith – 13 rushes, 64 yards
DET – Olandis Gary – 12 rushes, 44 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Anquan Boldin – 10 receptions, 217 yards, 2 TD
DET – Mikhael Ricks – 2 receptions, 43 yards :

#### Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
SEA – Maurice Morris – 11 rushes, 67 yards
ARI – Emmitt Smith – 14 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
SEA – Darrell Jackson – 3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Bryant Johnson – 7 receptions, 68 yards :

#### Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
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
ARI – Jeff Blake 1-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 4:16. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 2:26.
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
GB – Ahman Green – 21 rushes, 53 yards
ARI – Emmitt Smith – 20 rushes, 50 yards
Top receivers
GB – William Henderson – 3 receptions, 47 yards
ARI – Anquan Boldin – 5 receptions, 99 yards :

#### Week 4: at St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Rams | 14 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 37 |
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
STL – Lamar Gordon 3-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:31. Rams 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:43.
STL – Dane Looker 6-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:39. Rams 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:22.
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
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
DAL – Terry Glenn 51-yard pass from Quincy Carter (Billy Cundiff kick), 3:33. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:08.
ARI – Bryan Gilmore 24-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Tim Duncan kick), 3:33. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:41.
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
ARI – Marcel Shipp – 9 rushes, 31 yards
DAL – Troy Hambrick – 23 rushes, 59 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 39 yards
DAL – Terry Glenn – 4 receptions, 104 yards, TD :

#### Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ravens | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
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
BAL – Chester Taylor – 3 receptions, 25 yards
ARI – Anquan Boldin – 6 receptions, 95 yards :

#### Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| 49ers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
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
SF – Kwame Harris 1-yard fumble return (Owen Pochman kick), 7:12. Tied 13–13. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:14.
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
SF – Terrell Owens – 6 receptions, 53 yards
ARI – Anquan Boldin – 3 receptions, 29 yards :

#### Week 9: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
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
ARI – Marcel Shipp – 22 rushes, 63 yards
PIT – Jerome Bettis – 18 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 118 yards, TD
PIT – Hines Ward – 6 receptions, 64 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Browns | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
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
STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:15. Rams 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:47.
STL – Isaac Bruce 14-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:35. Rams 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:08.
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
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
CHI – Marty Booker 2-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Paul Edinger kick), 8:50. Bears 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 96 yards, 3:11.
ARI – Neil Rackers 32-yard field goal, 2:37. Bears 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 6:13.
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 49ers | 14 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 50 |
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
SF – Jeff Garcia 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:17. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:43.
SF – Terrell Owens 1-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Todd Peterson kick), 0:05. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:11.
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
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
CAR – Mike Minter 35-yard interception return (John Kasay kick), 11:24. Panthers 7–0.
ARI – Josh McCown 16-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 0:36. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:33.
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
CAR – Steve Smith Sr. – 9 receptions, 99 yards
ARI – Anquan Boldin – 7 receptions, 73 yards :

#### Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
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
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
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
MIN – Moe Williams 1-yard run (Aaron Elling kick), 7:08. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:39.
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 the playoffs.

### Standings

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | 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