GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: SEATTLE (1-0) at ARIZONA (0-1)

NFL: SEATTLE at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NFL SEATTLE 20
ARIZONA 20 0:04 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: SEATTLE at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NFL FG ARI
NEIL RACKERS 41 YD

SEATTLE 20
ARIZONA 23 0:01 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: SEATTLE at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 0 7 10 3 20
ARIZONA 3 14 0 6 23 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 28 YD, 13:33. Drive: 6
plays, 21 yards in 3:05. Key plays:
Morey blocked punt at Seattle 31.
ARIZONA 3-0
2ND QUARTER: ARI - TD, LEONARD POPE 30 YD PASS FROM MATT
LEINART (NEIL RACKERS KICK), 0:53.
Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards in 1:45.
Key plays: Leinart 31-yard pass to
Boldin to Seattle 39. ARIZONA 10-0
ARI - TD, EDGERRIN JAMES 17 YD RUN (NEIL
RACKERS KICK), 9:17. Drive: 5
plays, 38 yards in 3:31. Key plays:
Breaston 17-yard punt return to
Seatl3 38; Leinart 10-yard pass to
B Johnson on 3rd-and-8 to Seattle
26. ARIZONA 17-0
SEA - TD, NATE BURLESON 24 YD PASS FROM MATT
HASSELBECK (JOSH BROWN KICK),
13:44. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in
4:27. Key plays: Hasselbeck 15-yard
pass to Engram to the Seattle 35;
Hasselbeck 12-yard pass to Branch
on 3rd-and-9 to Arizona 41. ARIZONA
17-7
3RD QUARTER: SEA - TD, SHAUN ALEXANDER 16 YD RUN (JOSH
BROWN KICK), 6:18. Drive: 8 plays,
52 yards in 3:13. Key plays:
Hasselbeck 26-yard pass to Engram
on 3rd-and-9 to Arizona 25. ARIZONA
17-14
SEA - FG, JOSH BROWN 28 YD, 11:16. Drive: 8
plays, 51 yards in 2:41. Key plays:
Hasselbeck 37-yard pass to Branch
to Arizona 15. SEATTLE 17-17
4TH QUARTER: SEA - FG, JOSH BROWN 28 YD, 5:08. Drive: 9
plays, 78 yards in 4:19. Key plays:
Hasselbeck 22-yard pass to Branch
to Seattle 48; Hasselbeck 27-yard
pass to Branch to Arizona 19.
SEATTLE 20-17
ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 52 YD, 10:16. Drive: 9
plays, 46 yards in 5:08. Key plays:
Leinart 11-yard pass to James to
Arizona 28; Leinart 12-yard pass to
Harrington on 3rd-and-2 to Arizona
40; Leinart 35-yard pass to Boldin
to Seattle 25. SEATTLE 20-20
ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 41 YD, 14:59. ARIZONA
23-20

ATT: 64,542</div>

 

NFL: SEATTLE at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 0 7 10 3 20
ARIZONA 3 14 0 6 23 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 28 YD, 13:33. Drive: 6
plays, 21 yards in 3:05. Key plays:
Morey blocked punt at Seattle 31.
ARIZONA 3-0
2ND QUARTER: ARI - TD, LEONARD POPE 30 YD PASS FROM MATT
LEINART (NEIL RACKERS KICK), 0:53.
Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards in 1:45.
Key plays: Leinart 31-yard pass to
Boldin to Seattle 39. ARIZONA 10-0
ARI - TD, EDGERRIN JAMES 17 YD RUN (NEIL
RACKERS KICK), 9:17. Drive: 5
plays, 38 yards in 3:31. Key plays:
Breaston 17-yard punt return to
Seatl3 38; Leinart 10-yard pass to
B Johnson on 3rd-and-8 to Seattle
26. ARIZONA 17-0
SEA - TD, NATE BURLESON 24 YD PASS FROM MATT
HASSELBECK (JOSH BROWN KICK),
13:44. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in
4:27. Key plays: Hasselbeck 15-yard
pass to Engram to the Seattle 35;
Hasselbeck 12-yard pass to Branch
on 3rd-and-9 to Arizona 41. ARIZONA
17-7
3RD QUARTER: SEA - TD, SHAUN ALEXANDER 16 YD RUN (JOSH
BROWN KICK), 6:18. Drive: 8 plays,
52 yards in 3:13. Key plays:
Hasselbeck 26-yard pass to Engram
on 3rd-and-9 to Arizona 25. ARIZONA
17-14
SEA - FG, JOSH BROWN 28 YD, 11:16. Drive: 8
plays, 51 yards in 2:41. Key plays:
Hasselbeck 37-yard pass to Branch
to Arizona 15. SEATTLE 17-17
4TH QUARTER: SEA - FG, JOSH BROWN 28 YD, 5:08. Drive: 9
plays, 78 yards in 4:19. Key plays:
Hasselbeck 22-yard pass to Branch
to Seattle 48; Hasselbeck 27-yard
pass to Branch to Arizona 19.
SEATTLE 20-17
ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 52 YD, 10:16. Drive: 9
plays, 46 yards in 5:08. Key plays:
Leinart 11-yard pass to James to
Arizona 28; Leinart 12-yard pass to
Harrington on 3rd-and-2 to Arizona
40; Leinart 35-yard pass to Boldin
to Seattle 25. SEATTLE 20-20
ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 41 YD, 14:59. Drive: 4
plays, 21 yards in 1:47. Key plays:
Dockett recovery of Hasselbeck
fumble at Arizona 44. ARIZONA 23-20

ATT: 64,542</div>

 

NFL: SEATTLE at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 0 7 10 3 20
ARIZONA 3 14 0 6 23 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

13:33 ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 28 YD.
Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards in 3:05.
Key plays: Morey blocked punt at Seattle 31. ARIZONA 3-0.

2ND QUARTER:

0:53 ARI - TD, LEONARD POPE 30 YD PASS FROM MATT LEINART (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards in 1:45.
Key plays: Leinart 31-yard pass to Boldin to Seattle 39. ARIZONA
10-0.
9:17 ARI - TD, EDGERRIN JAMES 17 YD RUN (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards in 3:31.
Key plays: Breaston 17-yard punt return to Seatl3 38; Leinart
10-yard pass to B Johnson on 3rd-and-8 to Seattle 26. ARIZONA 17-0.
13:44 SEA - TD, NATE BURLESON 24 YD PASS FROM MATT HASSELBECK (JOSH BROWN KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in 4:27.
Key plays: Hasselbeck 15-yard pass to Engram to the Seattle 35;
Hasselbeck 12-yard pass to Branch on 3rd-and-9 to Arizona 41. ARIZONA
17-7.

3RD QUARTER:

6:18 SEA - TD, SHAUN ALEXANDER 16 YD RUN (JOSH BROWN KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards in 3:13.
Key plays: Hasselbeck 26-yard pass to Engram on 3rd-and-9 to Arizona
25. ARIZONA 17-14.
11:16 SEA - FG, JOSH BROWN 28 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards in 2:41.
Key plays: Hasselbeck 37-yard pass to Branch to Arizona 15. SEATTLE
17-17.

4TH QUARTER:

5:08 SEA - FG, JOSH BROWN 28 YD.
Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards in 4:19.
Key plays: Hasselbeck 22-yard pass to Branch to Seattle 48;
Hasselbeck 27-yard pass to Branch to Arizona 19. SEATTLE 20-17.
10:16 ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 52 YD.
Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards in 5:08.
Key plays: Leinart 11-yard pass to James to Arizona 28; Leinart
12-yard pass to Harrington on 3rd-and-2 to Arizona 40; Leinart 35-yard
pass to Boldin to Seattle 25. SEATTLE 20-20.
14:59 ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 41 YD.
Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards in 1:47.
Key plays: Dockett recovery of Hasselbeck fumble at Arizona 44.
ARIZONA 23-20.

SEATTLE - ARIZONA Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS SEATTLE ARIZONA

FIRST DOWNS 18 20
Rushing 5 5
Passing 13 15
Penalty 0 0
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-13-31% 6-12-50%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 370 430
Total offensive plays 61 62
Average gain per play 6.1 6.9
NET YARDS RUSHING 92 131
Rushing attempts 24 25
Average gain per rush 3.8 5.2
Tackles for loss-yards 1-2 1-4
NET YARDS PASSING 278 299
Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-3 0-0
Gross passing yards 281 299
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 36-22-0 37-23-1
Avg gain per pass play 7.5 8.1
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-5-4 6-4-4
PUNTS: Number and Average 5-39.8 4-40.8
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 33.8 32.5
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 46 33
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2-30 2-33
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 2-41 1-19
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 1-16 0-0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 4-25 7-55
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 2-1 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 2 2
Rushing 1 1
Passing 1 1
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 2-2 2-2
Kicking: Made-Attempts 2-2 2-2
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-2 3-4
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-3-33% 1-2-50%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 27:53 32:06


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

SEATTLE ARIZONA

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S ALEXANDE 18 70 3.9 16 1 E JAMES 23 127 5.5 17 1
M STRONG 3 10 3.3 6 0 J ARRINGTO 1 8 8.0 8 0
M HASSELBE 2 6 3.0 6 0 M LEINART 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
L WEAVER 1 6 6.0 6 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M HASSELBE 22-36-281 0 1 37 M LEINART 23-37-299 1 1 40

Sacked-Yards Lost: M HASSELBE 1-3. Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D BRANCH 7 122 17.4 37 0 L FITZGERA 7 87 12.4 40 0
B ENGRAM 5 71 14.2 26 0 A BOLDIN 4 83 20.8 35 0
M STRONG 3 30 10.0 15 0 J ARRINGTO 4 24 6.0 12 0
N BURLESON 2 39 19.5 24 1 B JOHNSON 2 23 11.5 13 0
S ALEXANDE 2 5 2.5 4 0 S MOREY 2 23 11.5 14 0
L WEAVER 1 7 7.0 7 0 E JAMES 2 22 11.0 11 0
C TAYLOR 1 6 6.0 6 0 L POPE 1 30 30.0 30 1
A PEARMAN 1 1 1.0 1 0 T BIENEMAN 1 7 7.0 7 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
L TATUPU 1 16 16.0 16 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R PLACKEME 5 199 39.8 0 2 54 M BARR 4 163 40.8 0 3 50

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
N BURLESON 2 30 15.0 15 0 S BREASTON 2 33 16.5 17 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A PEARMAN 2 38 19.0 22 0 M SHIPP 1 19 19.0 19 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
J BROWN 2/2 2/2 N RACKERS 2/2 3/4
Dist.: 28 28 Dist.: 28 (53) 52 41

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
M HASSELBECK 1 1 0 0-0 D DOCKETT 0 0 0 0-1
J WILSON 1 0 0 0-0
B MEBANE 0 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
L TATUPU 11 10 1 0-0 G HAYES 7 6 1 0-0
J PETERSON 7 5 2 0-0 R HOOD 6 6 0 0-0
M TRUFANT 5 5 0 0-0 K DANSBY 5 5 0 0-0
D GRANT 4 4 0 0-0 E GREEN 5 5 0 0-0
K JENNINGS 4 4 0 0-0 A WILSON 5 3 2 0-0
K BENTLEY 4 3 1 0-0 C PACE 4 4 0 0-0
B RUSSELL 3 3 0 0-0 T HOLT 4 4 0 0-0
J BABINEAUX 3 2 1 0-0 A SMITH 3 3 0 1-3
P KERNEY 2 2 0 0-0 D DOCKETT 3 2 1 0-0
R BERNARD 2 2 0 0-0 B BERRY 2 2 0 0-0
C DARBY 1 1 0 0-0 A ROLLE 2 2 0 0-0
B ATKINS 1 1 0 0-0 R BAILEY 1 1 0 0-0
D TAPP 1 1 0 0-0
J WILSON 1 1 0 0-0
B MEBANE 1 1 0 0-0
C TERRILL 1 1 0 0-0
M GREEN 1 0 1 0-0

Att: 64,542</div>

 

NFL: SEATTLE at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NFL
SEATTLE 20
ARIZONA 23 FINAL</div>

 

GLENDALE, Arizona (Ticker) -- The Arizona Cardinals tookadvantage of a late miscue to pull out a 23-20 victory over theSeattle Seahawks on Sunday.


After a hand-off between Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck andhalfback Shaun Alexander was fumbled with just under twominutes left, the Cardinals drove 21 yards on four plays intofield goal range. That set the stage for Neil Rackers, whodrilled a 43-yarder with one second left.


The victory was the first for Arizona (1-1) under rookie coachKen Whisenhunt.


The Seahawks (1-1) appeared to be in control after a shaky firsthalf, turning a 17-0 deficit into a 20-17 lead early in thefourth quarter.


Nate Burleson got Seattle on the board with 1:20 left in thefirst half, catching a 17-yard TD pass from Hasselbeck, who was22-of-36 for 281 yards.


Alexander scored on a 16-yard at the 8:47 mark of the thirdquarter, and Josh Brown knotted the score five minutes laterwith a 28-yard field goal.


Brown kicked another 28-yarder in the fourth quarter to put theSeahawks ahead.


Rackers drilled a 52-yarder with 4:53 left, but Seattle tookpossession and appeared driving toward the game-winning scorebefore the botched play set the stage for Racker's game-winner.

Rackers opened the scoring with a 28-yard field goal in the<div class="pre">first quarter, and Arizona scored a pair of touchdowns in the</div>second quarter.


Quarterback Matt Leinart hooked up with tight end Leonard Popefor a 30-yard touchdown pass, and Edgerrin James scored on a17-yard run to put the Cardinals ahead 17-0.


Leinart finished 23-of-37 for 299 yards, and James rushed 23times for 127 yards.


Deion Branch, who did not catch a pass in Seattle's 20-6season-opening win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, caughtseven passes for 122 yards.

 

NFL: SEATTLE at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 0 7 10 3 20
ARIZONA 3 14 0 6 23 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

13:33 ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 28 YD.
Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards in 3:05.
Key plays: Morey blocked punt at Seattle 31. ARIZONA 3-0.

2ND QUARTER:

0:53 ARI - TD, LEONARD POPE 30 YD PASS FROM MATT LEINART (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards in 1:45.
Key plays: Leinart 31-yard pass to Boldin to Seattle 39. ARIZONA
10-0.
9:17 ARI - TD, EDGERRIN JAMES 17 YD RUN (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards in 3:31.
Key plays: Breaston 17-yard punt return to Seattle 38; Leinart
10-yard pass to B Johnson on 3rd-and-8 to Seattle 26. ARIZONA 17-0.
13:44 SEA - TD, NATE BURLESON 24 YD PASS FROM MATT HASSELBECK (JOSH BROWN KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in 4:27.
Key plays: Hasselbeck 15-yard pass to Engram to Seattle 35;
Hasselbeck 12-yard pass to Branch on 3rd-and-9 to Arizona 41. ARIZONA
17-7.

3RD QUARTER:

6:18 SEA - TD, SHAUN ALEXANDER 16 YD RUN (JOSH BROWN KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards in 3:13.
Key plays: Hasselbeck 26-yard pass to Engram on 3rd-and-9 to Arizona
25. ARIZONA 17-14.
11:16 SEA - FG, JOSH BROWN 28 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards in 2:41.
Key plays: Hasselbeck 37-yard pass to Branch to Arizona 15. SEATTLE
17-17.

4TH QUARTER:

5:08 SEA - FG, JOSH BROWN 28 YD.
Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards in 4:19.
Key plays: Hasselbeck 22-yard pass to Branch to Seattle 48;
Hasselbeck 27-yard pass to Branch to Arizona 19. SEATTLE 20-17.
10:16 ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 52 YD.
Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards in 5:08.
Key plays: Leinart 11-yard pass to James to Arizona 28; Leinart
12-yard pass to Harrington on 3rd-and-2 to Arizona 40; Leinart 35-yard
pass to Boldin to Seattle 25. SEATTLE 20-20.
14:59 ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 41 YD.
Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards in 1:47.
Key plays: Dockett recovery of Hasselbeck fumble at Arizona 46.
ARIZONA 23-20.

SEATTLE - ARIZONA Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS SEATTLE ARIZONA

FIRST DOWNS 18 20
Rushing 5 5
Passing 13 15
Penalty 0 0
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-13-31% 6-12-50%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 370 431
Total offensive plays 61 63
Average gain per play 6.1 6.8
NET YARDS RUSHING 92 132
Rushing attempts 24 26
Average gain per rush 3.8 5.1
Tackles for loss-yards 1-2 1-4
NET YARDS PASSING 278 299
Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-3 0-0
Gross passing yards 281 299
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 36-22-0 37-23-1
Avg gain per pass play 7.5 8.1
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-5-4 6-4-4
PUNTS: Number and Average 5-39.8 4-40.8
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 33.8 32.5
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 46 33
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2-30 2-33
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 2-41 1-19
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 1-16 0-0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 4-25 7-55
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 2-1 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 2 2
Rushing 1 1
Passing 1 1
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 2-2 2-2
Kicking: Made-Attempts 2-2 2-2
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-2 3-4
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-3-33% 1-2-50%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 27:54 32:06


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

SEATTLE ARIZONA

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S ALEXANDE 18 70 3.9 16 1 E JAMES 24 128 5.3 17 1
M STRONG 3 10 3.3 6 0 J ARRINGTO 1 8 8.0 8 0
M HASSELBE 2 6 3.0 6 0 M LEINART 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
L WEAVER 1 6 6.0 6 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M HASSELBE 22-36-281 0 1 37 M LEINART 23-37-299 1 1 40

Sacked-Yards Lost: M HASSELBE 1-3. Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D BRANCH 7 122 17.4 37 0 L FITZGERA 7 87 12.4 40 0
B ENGRAM 5 71 14.2 26 0 A BOLDIN 4 83 20.8 35 0
M STRONG 3 30 10.0 15 0 J ARRINGTO 4 24 6.0 12 0
N BURLESON 2 39 19.5 24 1 B JOHNSON 2 23 11.5 13 0
S ALEXANDE 2 5 2.5 4 0 S MOREY 2 23 11.5 14 0
L WEAVER 1 7 7.0 7 0 E JAMES 2 22 11.0 11 0
C TAYLOR 1 6 6.0 6 0 L POPE 1 30 30.0 30 1
A PEARMAN 1 1 1.0 1 0 T BIENEMAN 1 7 7.0 7 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
L TATUPU 1 16 16.0 16 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R PLACKEME 5 199 39.8 0 2 54 M BARR 4 163 40.8 0 3 50

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
N BURLESON 2 30 15.0 15 0 S BREASTON 2 33 16.5 17 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A PEARMAN 2 38 19.0 22 0 M SHIPP 1 19 19.0 19 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
J BROWN 2/2 2/2 N RACKERS 2/2 3/4
Dist.: 28 28 Dist.: 28 (53) 52 41

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
M HASSELBECK 1 1 0 0-0 D DOCKETT 0 0 0 0-1
J WILSON 1 0 0 0-0
B MEBANE 0 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
L TATUPU 12 11 1 0-0 G HAYES 7 6 1 0-0
J PETERSON 7 5 2 0-0 R HOOD 6 6 0 0-0
M TRUFANT 5 5 0 0-0 K DANSBY 5 5 0 0-0
D GRANT 4 4 0 0-0 E GREEN 5 5 0 0-0
K JENNINGS 4 4 0 0-0 A WILSON 5 3 2 0-0
K BENTLEY 4 3 1 0-0 C PACE 4 4 0 0-0
B RUSSELL 3 3 0 0-0 T HOLT 4 4 0 0-0
J BABINEAUX 3 2 1 0-0 A SMITH 3 3 0 1-3
P KERNEY 2 2 0 0-0 D DOCKETT 3 2 1 0-0
R BERNARD 2 2 0 0-0 B BERRY 2 2 0 0-0
C DARBY 1 1 0 0-0 A ROLLE 2 2 0 0-0
B ATKINS 1 1 0 0-0 R BAILEY 1 1 0 0-0
D TAPP 1 1 0 0-0
J WILSON 1 1 0 0-0
B MEBANE 1 1 0 0-0
C TERRILL 1 1 0 0-0
M GREEN 1 0 1 0-0

Att: 64,542 Time of Game: 3:05</div>

 

GLENDALE, Arizona (Ticker) -- The Arizona Cardinals tookadvantage of a late miscue to pull out a 23-20 victory over theSeattle Seahawks on Sunday.


After a hand-off between Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck andhalfback Shaun Alexander was fumbled with just under twominutes left, the Cardinals drove 21 yards on four plays intofield goal range. That set the stage for Neil Rackers, whodrilled a 43-yarder with one second left.


"When that 53-yarder hit the left upright earlier I was reallyexcited to get another opportunity to get one beyond 50 with theway it went last season," Rackers said. "I feel like Iconquered my demons.


"That was the exact spot, 41-yards on the left hash that Imissed last year in the Chicago game. This summer I probablyhit that ball 500 times so I felt pretty confident but it is abig weight that was lifted off my shoulder."


The victory was the first for Arizona (1-1) under rookie coachKen Whisenhunt.


"The big thing is we made a play, defensively, at the end of thegame when things weren't going great," Whisenhunt said. "One ofthe things people say about this football team is not beingable to finish a game."


The Seahawks (1-1) appeared to be in control after a shaky firsthalf, turning a 17-0 deficit into a 20-17 lead early in thefourth quarter.


"It was a game of two halves. We weren't very good in the firsthalf and were a lot better in the second half," Seahawks coachMike Holmgren said. "We had a chance to win at the end and wemisfired. The fumble was a miscommunication. We weren't gettingtoo exotic right there."


Nate Burleson got Seattle on the board with 1:20 left in thefirst half, catching a 17-yard TD pass from Hasselbeck, who was22-of-36 for 281 yards.


Alexander scored on a 16-yard at the 8:47 mark of the thirdquarter, and Josh Brown knotted the score five minutes laterwith a 28-yard field goal.


Brown kicked another 28-yarder in the fourth quarter to put theSeahawks ahead.


Rackers drilled a 52-yarder with 4:53 left, but Seattle tookpossession and appeared driving toward the game-winning scorebefore the botched play set the stage for Racker's game-winner.

"When they were driving I was looking at the goal post fromwhere we were and I said he can't make it from here so we haveto stop them right here," said Cardinals defensive linemanDarnell Dockett, who recovered Hasselbeck's fumble. "We made anadjustment with our coaches and came out and executed exactlyhow that play broke down."


Rackers opened the scoring with a 28-yard field goal in thefirst quarter, and Arizona scored a pair of touchdowns in thesecond quarter.


Quarterback Matt Leinart hooked up with tight end Leonard Popefor a 30-yard touchdown pass, and Edgerrin James scored on a17-yard run to put the Cardinals ahead 17-0.


Leinart finished 23-of-37 for 299 yards, and James rushed 23times for 127 yards.


"It kind of feels like a monkey off your back," Leinart said."All theses games go down the last couple of minutes butsomething doesn't go our way and we end up losing.

"This game the ball bounced our way and we made a play when weneeded it most. I am happy the way I performed and bounced back.What I have to remember is that I have two great receivers, Ijust have to get the ball in their hands and Edge ran the ballgreat."


Deion Branch, who did not catch a pass in Seattle's 20-6season-opening win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, caughtseven passes for 122 yards.


Hasselback was 22-of 36 for 281 yards and the one touchdown.

"I guess I am in shock still. I don't know what happened,"Hasselbeck said. "I was trying to hand the ball off to Shaun anda guy came through the middle of us. There was some confusionas to what play we were going to run. I can't believe ithappened."

 

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I was at the Cards game today. It was great. There were about 10 wasted Seahawks fans sitting in front of us, but they were pretty cool. Cardinals got out to an early lead, but then the Seahawks scored 20 unanswered and I thought we were going to blow it again, but Rackers really came up in the clutch. The Seahawks had a chance to go for the winning score, but fumbled it away to us and with Edge and the new, suddenly GOOD offensive line we took it down to 5 seconds and then Rackers kicked it in. Awesome......This team looks really good right now. Leinart still has room to improve and so does most of the team, but the running game has been great. Edge rushed for over 120 yards on a 5.3ypc average and rushed for his 2nd TD of the season, tying last season's mark I believe. The offensive line like I mentioned has made a huge improvement. Also the defense has looked better. I credit the new strength and conditioning coach for part of their improvement. The players are all just in better shape. Dockett is now playing like he should and the team has been great at stopping the run.And thanks to Russ Grimm for helping the o-line too.Holy crap, I'm actually enjoying football season....Hope we get the upset next week and/or the week after.My teams were once again 3-0 on the day.

 

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Great play by Dockett to cause that fumble, which turned this game from a loss into a win. Rackers was money and the defense played well. The running game looks good and Whiz opened up the playbook. Still we cant expect to give up 20 unanswered point to anyone and win. The offense needs to become more consistent and the Pendergrast just needs to keep attacking on defense.

 

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<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 0 7 10 3 20
ARIZONA 3 14 0 6 23 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

13:33 ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 28 YD.
Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards in 3:05.
Key plays: Morey blocked punt at Seattle 31. ARIZONA 3-0.

2ND QUARTER:

0:53 ARI - TD, LEONARD POPE 30 YD PASS FROM MATT LEINART (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards in 1:45.
Key plays: Leinart 31-yard pass to Boldin to Seattle 39. ARIZONA
10-0.
9:17 ARI - TD, EDGERRIN JAMES 17 YD RUN (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards in 3:31.
Key plays: Breaston 17-yard punt return to Seattle 38; Leinart
10-yard pass to B Johnson on 3rd-and-8 to Seattle 26. ARIZONA 17-0.
13:44 SEA - TD, NATE BURLESON 24 YD PASS FROM MATT HASSELBECK (JOSH BROWN KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in 4:27.
Key plays: Hasselbeck 15-yard pass to Engram to Seattle 35;
Hasselbeck 12-yard pass to Branch on 3rd-and-9 to Arizona 41. ARIZONA
17-7.

3RD QUARTER:

6:18 SEA - TD, SHAUN ALEXANDER 16 YD RUN (JOSH BROWN KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards in 3:13.
Key plays: Hasselbeck 26-yard pass to Engram on 3rd-and-9 to Arizona
25. ARIZONA 17-14.
11:16 SEA - FG, JOSH BROWN 28 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards in 2:41.
Key plays: Hasselbeck 37-yard pass to Branch to Arizona 15. SEATTLE
17-17.

4TH QUARTER:

5:08 SEA - FG, JOSH BROWN 28 YD.
Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards in 4:19.
Key plays: Hasselbeck 22-yard pass to Branch to Seattle 48;
Hasselbeck 27-yard pass to Branch to Arizona 19. SEATTLE 20-17.
10:16 ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 52 YD.
Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards in 5:08.
Key plays: Leinart 11-yard pass to James to Arizona 28; Leinart
12-yard pass to Harrington on 3rd-and-2 to Arizona 40; Leinart 35-yard
pass to Boldin to Seattle 25. SEATTLE 20-20.
14:59 ARI - FG, NEIL RACKERS 41 YD.
Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards in 1:47.
Key plays: Dockett recovery of Hasselbeck fumble at Arizona 46.
ARIZONA 23-20.

SEATTLE - ARIZONA Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS SEATTLE ARIZONA

FIRST DOWNS 18 20
Rushing 5 5
Passing 13 15
Penalty 0 0
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-13-31% 6-12-50%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 362 431
Total offensive plays 61 63
Average gain per play 5.9 6.8
NET YARDS RUSHING 84 132
Rushing attempts 24 26
Average gain per rush 3.5 5.1
Tackles for loss-yards 2-10 1-4
NET YARDS PASSING 278 299
Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-3 0-0
Gross passing yards 281 299
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 36-22-0 37-23-1
Avg gain per pass play 7.5 8.1
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-5-4 6-4-4
PUNTS: Number and Average 5-39.8 4-40.8
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 33.8 32.5
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 46 33
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2-30 2-33
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 2-41 1-19
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 1-16 0-0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 4-25 7-55
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 2-1 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 2 2
Rushing 1 1
Passing 1 1
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 2-2 2-2
Kicking: Made-Attempts 2-2 2-2
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-2 3-4
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-3-33% 1-2-50%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 27:54 32:06


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

SEATTLE ARIZONA

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S ALEXANDE 18 70 3.9 16 1 E JAMES 24 128 5.3 17 1
M STRONG 3 10 3.3 6 0 J ARRINGTO 1 8 8.0 8 0
L WEAVER 1 6 6.0 6 0 M LEINART 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
M HASSELBE 2 -2 -1.0 6 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M HASSELBE 22-36-281 0 1 37 M LEINART 23-37-299 1 1 40

Sacked-Yards Lost: M HASSELBE 1-3. Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D BRANCH 7 122 17.4 37 0 L FITZGERA 7 87 12.4 40 0
B ENGRAM 5 71 14.2 26 0 A BOLDIN 4 83 20.8 35 0
M STRONG 3 30 10.0 15 0 J ARRINGTO 4 24 6.0 12 0
N BURLESON 2 39 19.5 24 1 B JOHNSON 2 23 11.5 13 0
S ALEXANDE 2 5 2.5 4 0 S MOREY 2 23 11.5 14 0
L WEAVER 1 7 7.0 7 0 E JAMES 2 22 11.0 11 0
C TAYLOR 1 6 6.0 6 0 L POPE 1 30 30.0 30 1
A PEARMAN 1 1 1.0 1 0 T BIENEMAN 1 7 7.0 7 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
L TATUPU 1 16 16.0 16 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R PLACKEME 5 199 39.8 0 2 54 M BARR 4 163 40.8 0 3 50

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
N BURLESON 2 30 15.0 15 0 S BREASTON 2 33 16.5 17 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A PEARMAN 2 38 19.0 22 0 M SHIPP 1 19 19.0 19 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
J BROWN 2/2 2/2 N RACKERS 2/2 3/4
Dist.: 28 28 Dist.: 28 (53) 52 41

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
M HASSELBECK 1 1 0 0-0 D DOCKETT 0 0 0 0-1
J WILSON 1 0 0 0-0
B MEBANE 0 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
L TATUPU 12 11 1 0-0 G HAYES 7 6 1 0-0
J PETERSON 7 5 2 0-0 R HOOD 6 6 0 0-0
M TRUFANT 5 5 0 0-0 K DANSBY 5 5 0 0-0
D GRANT 4 4 0 0-0 E GREEN 5 5 0 0-0
K JENNINGS 4 4 0 0-0 A WILSON 5 3 2 0-0
K BENTLEY 4 3 1 0-0 C PACE 4 4 0 0-0
B RUSSELL 3 3 0 0-0 T HOLT 4 4 0 0-0
J BABINEAUX 3 2 1 0-0 A SMITH 3 3 0 1-3
P KERNEY 2 2 0 0-0 D DOCKETT 3 2 1 0-0
R BERNARD 2 2 0 0-0 B BERRY 2 2 0 0-0
C DARBY 1 1 0 0-0 A ROLLE 2 2 0 0-0
B ATKINS 1 1 0 0-0 R BAILEY 1 1 0 0-0
D TAPP 1 1 0 0-0
J WILSON 1 1 0 0-0
B MEBANE 1 1 0 0-0
C TERRILL 1 1 0 0-0
M GREEN 1 0 1 0-0

Att: 64,542 Time of Game: 3:05</div>

 

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