# 2001 Arizona Cardinals 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 |
| 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 ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

2001 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Andy Bowers | Defensive end | Utah |
| Michael Cook | Tackle | Boston College |
| Corey Crume | Running back | Eastern Kentucky |
| Arnold Jackson | Wide receiver | Louisville |
| Jason Padget | Center | Louisville |
| Nate Poole | Wide receiver | Marshall |
| Marcel Shipp | Running back | Massachusetts |
| Fred Wakefield | Defensive end | Illinois |
| LeVar Woods | Linebacker | Iowa |

## 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | 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 | 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann, Suzy Kobler
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Bill Gramática 28-yard field goal, 7:43. Cardinals 3–0.
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
DEN – Olandis Gary 9-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 13:38. Broncos 38–10.
ARI – Terry Hardy 6-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 4:54. Broncos 38–17.
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 10 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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
* TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, D.J. Johnson
* 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
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
ARI – Kyle Vanden Bosch 9-yard fumble return (Bill Gramática kick), 14:06. Cardinals 7–0.
ARI – Joel Makovicka 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 3:42. Cardinals 14–0.
PHI – Todd Pinkston 13-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 0:07. Cardinals 14–7.
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
ARI – Michael Pittman – 22 rushes, 83 yards
PHI – Correll Buckhalter – 21 rushes, 134 yards
Top receivers
ARI – MarTay Jenkins – 6 receptions, 119 yards, TD
PHI – Todd Pinkston – 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD :

#### Week 5: at Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Bears | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
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
CHI – Paul Edinger 46-yard field goal, 2:42. Bears 3–0.
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
ARI – David Boston – 6 receptions, 85 yards
CHI – Marty Booker – 5 receptions, 48 yards :

#### Week 6: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: October 21
* Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C)
* Game attendance: 35,916
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui, Steve Tasker
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Todd Peterson 49-yard field goal, 0:39. Chiefs 3–0.
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
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
* TV announcers (FOX): Ray Bentley, Jeff Lageman, D.J. Johnson
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Bill Gramática 27-yard field goal, 3:06. Cardinals 3–0.
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
ARI – David Boston – 9 receptions, 108 yards
DAL – Rocket Ismail – 3 receptions, 39 yards :

#### Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
PHI – James Thrash 8-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 2:44. Eagles 14–0.
ARI – Tywan Mitchell 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 1:05. Eagles 14–7.
PHI – James Thrash 54-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 0:33. Eagles 21–7.
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
PHI – Duce Staley – 12 rushes, 49 yards
ARI – Michael Pittman – 18 rushes, 43 yards
Top receivers
PHI – James Thrash – 4 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD
ARI – David Boston – 8 receptions, 138 yards :

#### Week 9: vs. New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
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
NYG – Ron Dayne 3-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 9:31. Giants 7–0.
Second quarter
NYG – Ike Hilliard 27-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Morten Andersen kick), 7:40. Giants 14–0.
ARI – David Boston 38-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 4:38. Giants 14–7.
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
NYG – Tiki Barber – 17 rushes, 118 yards
ARI – Michael Pittman – 17 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Ike Hilliard – 3 receptions, 43 yards, TD
ARI – David Boston – 9 receptions, 137 yards, TD :

#### Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 45 |
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
DET – Cory Schlesinger 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 11:26. Tied 7–7.
DET – David Sloan 2-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick), 7:00. Lions 14–7.
ARI – David Boston 13-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 0:17. Tied 14–14.
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
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
ARI – David Boston 37-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 2:04. Cardinals 7–3.
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 34 |
| Raiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
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
OAK – Tim Brown 5-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:57. Raiders 7–0.
ARI – Thomas Jones 5-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 5:14. Tied 7–7.
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
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
WAS – Michael Westbrook – 7 receptions, 82 yards
ARI – David Boston – 6 receptions, 132 yards :

#### Week 14: at New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
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
ARI – Bill Gramática 42-yard field goal, 7:41. Cardinals 3–0.
NYG – Ron Dixon 26-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Morten Andersen kick), 5:08. Giants 7–3.
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
ARI – David Boston – 8 receptions, 84 yards
NYG – Ike Hilliard – 4 receptions, 41 yards :

#### Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
* TV announcers (FOX): Ray Bentley, Jeff Lageman, Paul Butler
* 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
ARI – Michael Pittman – 12 rushes, 89 yards
CAR – Richard Huntley – 12 rushes, 62 yards
Top receivers
ARI – David Boston – 7 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD
CAR – Isaac Byrd – 7 receptions, 60 yards :

#### Week 17: at Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Redskins | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
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
ARI – David Boston – 2 receptions, 58 yards
WAS – Michael Westbrook – 5 receptions, 62 yards :

### Standings

NFC East :
| viewtalkedit | 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 |