GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: ARIZONA (4-5) at CINCINNATI (3-6)

NFL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

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ARIZONA 35
CINCINNATI 27 11:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR

ARI BALL ON ARI 30 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NFL ARIZONA 35
CINCINNATI 27 11:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

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ARIZONA 35
CINCINNATI 27 10:18 LEFT, 4TH QTR

CIN BALL ON CIN 47 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

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ARIZONA 35
CINCINNATI 27 8:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR

ARI BALL ON ARI 37 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

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ARIZONA 35
CINCINNATI 27 6:09 LEFT, 4TH QTR

CIN BALL ON CIN 23 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

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ARIZONA 35
CINCINNATI 27 2:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR

ARI BALL ON ARI 34 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

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ARIZONA 35
CINCINNATI 27

CIN BALL ON CIN 32 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

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ARIZONA 35
CINCINNATI 27 0:33 LEFT, 4TH QTR

ARI BALL ON ARI 31 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ARIZONA 7 14 14 0 35
CINCINNATI 7 6 14 0 27 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: CIN - TD, T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 19 YD PASS FROM
CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK),
4:46. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards in
2:23. Key plays: Barr 36-yard punt
plus 15-yard interference with
opportunity to catch penalty on
Cardinals' R Brown to Arizona 36;
Palmer 9-yard pass to Henry to
Arizona 19. CINCINNATI 7-0
ARI - TD, ANTREL ROLLE 55 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (NEIL RACKERS KICK), 11:48.
ARIZONA 7-7
2ND QUARTER: CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 41 YD, 2:13. Drive:
12 plays, 44 yards in 5:25. Key
plays: Palmer 5-yard pass to
Houshmandzadeh on 3rd-and-3 to
Cincinnati 45; Palmer 10-yard pass
to Houshmandzadeh to Arizona 45;
Palmer 11-yard pass to C Johnson to
Arizona 33. CINCINNATI 10-7
ARI - TD, ANQUAN BOLDIN 44 YD PASS FROM KURT
WARNER (NEIL RACKERS KICK), 4:02.
Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards in 1:49.
Key plays: Warner 15-yard pass to
Fitzgerald to Cincinnati 44.
ARIZONA 14-10
CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 38 YD, 10:32. Drive:
13 plays, 60 yards in 6:30. Key
plays: Palmer 9-yard pass to C
Johnson on 3rd-and-4 to Cincinnati
35; Palmer 18-yard pass to
Houshmandzadeh on 3rd-and-5 to
Arizona 42; Palmer 15-yard pass to
C Johnson on 3rd-and-3 to Arizona
20. ARIZONA 14-13
ARI - TD, LARRY FITZGERALD 5 YD PASS FROM
KURT WARNER (NEIL RACKERS KICK),
14:47. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards in
4:15. Key plays: Warner 19-yard
pass to Fitzgerald to Arizona 34;
Warner 20-yard pass to Fitzgerald
on 3rd-and-1 to Cincinnati 37;
Warner 13-yard pass to Bry Johnson
to Cincinnati 24; Warner 22-yard
pass to Pope to Cincinnati 4.
ARIZONA 21-13
3RD QUARTER: ARI - TD, EDGERRIN JAMES 3 YD RUN (NEIL
RACKERS KICK), 2:01. Drive: 4
plays, 24 yards in 1:36. Key plays:
Dansby 28-yard interception return
plus 5-yard face mask penalty on
Bengals' Houshmandzadeh to
Cincinnati 24; James 6-yard run
plus 4-yard unnecessary roughness
penalty on Bengals' Dh Jones to
Cincinnati 3. ARIZONA 28-13
CIN - TD, CHRIS HENRY 37 YD PASS FROM CARSON
PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK), 9:58.
Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards in 1:31.
Key plays: Chatman 7-yard punt
return to Cincinnati 40; Palmer
20-yard pass to C Johnson on
3rd-and-7 to the Arizona 37.
ARIZONA 28-20
CIN - TD, DEDE DORSEY 19 YD RETURN OF BLOCKED
PUNT (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK), 11:31.
ARIZONA 28-27
ARI - TD, ANTREL ROLLE 54 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (NEIL RACKERS KICK), 14:35.
ARIZONA 35-27
4TH QUARTER: NONE

ATT: 65,403</div>

 

NFL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ARIZONA 7 14 14 0 35
CINCINNATI 7 6 14 0 27 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

4:46 CIN - TD, T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 19 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK).
Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards in 2:23.
Key plays: Barr 36-yard punt plus 15-yard interference with
opportunity to catch penalty on Cardinals' R Brown to Arizona 36; Palmer
9-yard pass to Henry to Arizona 19. CINCINNATI 7-0.
11:48 ARI - TD, ANTREL ROLLE 55 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
ARIZONA 7-7.

2ND QUARTER:

2:13 CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 41 YD.
Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards in 5:25.
Key plays: Palmer 5-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh on 3rd-and-3 to
Cincinnati 45; Palmer 10-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh to Arizona 45; Palmer
11-yard pass to C Johnson to Arizona 33. CINCINNATI 10-7.
4:02 ARI - TD, ANQUAN BOLDIN 44 YD PASS FROM KURT WARNER (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards in 1:49.
Key plays: Warner 15-yard pass to Fitzgerald to Cincinnati 44.
ARIZONA 14-10.
10:32 CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 38 YD.
Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards in 6:30.
Key plays: Palmer 9-yard pass to C Johnson on 3rd-and-4 to
Cincinnati 35; Palmer 18-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh on 3rd-and-5 to
Arizona 42; Palmer 15-yard pass to C Johnson on 3rd-and-3 to Arizona 20.
ARIZONA 14-13.
14:47 ARI - TD, LARRY FITZGERALD 5 YD PASS FROM KURT WARNER (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards in 4:15.
Key plays: Warner 19-yard pass to Fitzgerald to Arizona 34; Warner
20-yard pass to Fitzgerald on 3rd-and-1 to Cincinnati 37; Warner 13-yard
pass to Bry Johnson to Cincinnati 24; Warner 22-yard pass to Pope to
Cincinnati 4. ARIZONA 21-13.

3RD QUARTER:

2:01 ARI - TD, EDGERRIN JAMES 3 YD RUN (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards in 1:36.
Key plays: Dansby 28-yard interception return plus 5-yard face mask
penalty on Bengals' Houshmandzadeh to Cincinnati 24; James 6-yard run plus
4-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Bengals' Dh Jones to Cincinnati 3.
ARIZONA 28-13.
9:58 CIN - TD, CHRIS HENRY 37 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards in 1:31.
Key plays: Chatman 7-yard punt return to Cincinnati 40; Palmer
20-yard pass to C Johnson on 3rd-and-7 to the Arizona 37. ARIZONA 28-20.
11:31 CIN - TD, DEDE DORSEY 19 YD RETURN OF BLOCKED PUNT (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK).
ARIZONA 28-27.
14:35 ARI - TD, ANTREL ROLLE 54 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
ARIZONA 35-27.

4TH QUARTER:

NONE

ARIZONA - CINCINNATI Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS ARIZONA CINCINNATI

FIRST DOWNS 17 21
Rushing 4 4
Passing 11 16
Penalty 2 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-11-27% 8-14-57%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-2-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 247 396
Total offensive plays 55 73
Average gain per play 4.5 5.4
NET YARDS RUSHING 50 72
Rushing attempts 24 20
Average gain per rush 2.1 3.6
Tackles for loss-yards 2-2 1-1
NET YARDS PASSING 197 324
Times sacked: Number-Yards 3-14 1-5
Gross passing yards 211 329
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 28-16-0 52-37-4
Avg gain per pass play 6.4 6.1
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-2-1 6-1-0
PUNTS: Number and Average 7-32.9 1-29.0
Had blocked 1 0
Net punting average 32.9 -4.0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 155 33
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 4-33
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 6-122 5-130
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 4-155 0-0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 11-101 11-79
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 2-1
TOUCHDOWNS 5 3
Rushing 1 0
Passing 2 2
Interceptions 2 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 5-5 3-3
Kicking: Made-Attempts 5-5 3-3
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-1 2-2
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 1-3-33%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 0-0-0%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 27:33 32:27


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

ARIZONA CINCINNATI

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
E JAMES 22 52 2.4 7 1 K WATSON 9 45 5.0 11 0
K WARNER 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 R JOHNSON 8 25 3.1 6 0
D DORSEY 1 3 3.0 3 0
C PALMER 2 -1 -0.5 0 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
K WARNER 16-28-211 0 2 44 C PALMER 37-52-329 4 2 37

Sacked-Yards Lost: K WARNER 3-14. Sacked-Yards Lost: C PALMER 1-5.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
L FITZGERA 8 93 11.6 20 1 T HOUSHMAN 8 87 10.9 19 1
A BOLDIN 4 71 17.8 44 1 C JOHNSON 8 86 10.8 20 0
L POPE 1 22 22.0 22 0 C HENRY 8 81 10.1 37 1
B JOHNSON 1 13 13.0 13 0 K WATSON 8 50 6.3 11 0
E JAMES 1 9 9.0 9 0 A CHATMAN 3 20 6.7 13 0
J ARRINGTO 1 3 3.0 3 0 R KELLY 1 3 3.0 3 0
R JOHNSON 1 2 2.0 2 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A ROLLE 3 127 42.3 55 2
K DANSBY 1 28 28.0 28 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M BARR 6 230 38.3 0 0 47 K LARSON 1 29 29.0 0 0 29

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A CHATMAN 4 33 8.3 11 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S BREASTON 6 122 20.3 33 0 G HOLT 2 61 30.5 37 0
A CHATMAN 2 49 24.5 34 0
D DORSEY 1 20 20.0 20 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
N RACKERS 5/5 0/1 S GRAHAM 3/3 2/2
Dist.: (54) Dist.: 41 38

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
T HOLT 0 0 0 0-1 C JOHNSON 1 1 0 0-0
C PALMER 1 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
E GREEN 11 11 0 0-0 D JONES 7 4 3 0-0
G HAYES 9 6 3 0-0 M WILLIAMS 5 5 0 1-1
K DANSBY 8 7 1 0-0 L JOHNSON 5 3 2 0-0
R HOOD 6 4 2 0-0 L HALL 5 3 2 0-0
C PACE 5 4 1 0-0 R GEATHERS 5 2 31.5-9
A ROLLE 4 3 1 0-0 D JACKSON 3 2 1 0-0
T HOLT 4 2 2 0-0 R JEANTY 3 2 1 0-0
D DOCKETT 2 2 0 0-0 D O'NEAL 2 2 0 0-0
D BLACKSTOCK 1 1 0 1-5 D PEKO 2 2 0 0-0
M BEISEL 1 1 0 0-0 B ROBINSON 2 1 1 .5-4
O CELESTIN 1 1 0 0-0 M MYERS 2 1 1 0-0
M WARE 1 1 0 0-0 A SCHLEGEL 2 1 1 0-0
A SMITH 1 1 0 0-0 J SMITH 2 1 1 0-0
R BROWN 1 1 0 0-0 J THORNTON 1 1 0 0-0
R BAILEY 1 0 1 0-0
G WATSON 1 0 1 0-0

Att: 65,403</div>

 

NFL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NFL
ARIZONA 35
CINCINNATI 27 FINAL</div>

 

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Cornerback Antrel Rolle interceptedthree passes and returned two of those for touchdowns to leadthe Arizona Cardinals to a 35-27 victory over the CincinnatiBengals on Sunday.


Rolle picked off Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer andreturned it 55 yards in the first quarter, then took aninterception back 54 yards in the closing moments of the thirdquarter to give the Cardinals a 35-27 lead.


Rolle's final interception came in the final minute and sealedthe win for Arizona (5-5).


Palmer completed a career-high 37-of-52 passes for 329 yards,but was also intercepted a career-worst four times.

On the other side, Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner completed16-of-28 passes for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

The Bengals opened the scoring with their first touchdown infive quarters when Palmer found T.J. Houshmandzadeh in the rightcorner of the end zone with 10:14 left in the opening quarter.

After Rolle's first touchdown knotted the score, Arizona wentahead, 21-13, at the half on two touchdown passes by Warner.

The first was to wide receiver Anquan Boldin from 44 yards out,then Warner hooked up with wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald on a5-yard scoring connection.


Cardinals linebacker Karlos Dansby intercepted Palmer andreturned it to the Cincinnati 24 to set up a 1-yard plunge byEdgerrin James to put the Cardinals ahead, 28-13, early in thethird quarter.


Cincinnati rallied back to pull within 28-27. Palmer hooked upwith wide receiver Chris Henry for a 37-yard scoring pass, thenreserve running back De De Dorsey blocked Mike Barr's punt andreturned it 27 yards for a score to make it a one-point game.

But the Bengals' final hopes were dashed by Rolle's third andfinal interception.

 

NFL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ARIZONA 7 14 14 0 35
CINCINNATI 7 6 14 0 27 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

4:46 CIN - TD, T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 19 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK).
Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards in 2:23.
Key plays: Barr 36-yard punt plus 15-yard interference with
opportunity to catch penalty on Cardinals' R Brown to Arizona 36; Palmer
9-yard pass to Henry to Arizona 19. CINCINNATI 7-0.
11:48 ARI - TD, ANTREL ROLLE 55 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
ARIZONA 7-7.

2ND QUARTER:

2:13 CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 41 YD.
Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards in 5:25.
Key plays: Palmer 5-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh on 3rd-and-3 to
Cincinnati 45; Palmer 10-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh to Arizona 45; Palmer
11-yard pass to C Johnson to Arizona 33. CINCINNATI 10-7.
4:02 ARI - TD, ANQUAN BOLDIN 44 YD PASS FROM KURT WARNER (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards in 1:49.
Key plays: Warner 15-yard pass to Fitzgerald to Cincinnati 44.
ARIZONA 14-10.
10:32 CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 38 YD.
Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards in 6:30.
Key plays: Palmer 9-yard pass to C Johnson on 3rd-and-4 to
Cincinnati 35; Palmer 18-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh on 3rd-and-5 to
Arizona 42; Palmer 15-yard pass to C Johnson on 3rd-and-3 to Arizona 20.
ARIZONA 14-13.
14:47 ARI - TD, LARRY FITZGERALD 5 YD PASS FROM KURT WARNER (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards in 4:15.
Key plays: Warner 19-yard pass to Fitzgerald to Arizona 34; Warner
20-yard pass to Fitzgerald on 3rd-and-1 to Cincinnati 37; Warner 13-yard
pass to B Johnson to Cincinnati 24; Warner 22-yard pass to Pope to
Cincinnati 4. ARIZONA 21-13.

3RD QUARTER:

2:01 ARI - TD, EDGERRIN JAMES 3 YD RUN (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards in 1:41.
Key plays: Dansby 28-yard interception return plus 5-yard face mask
penalty on Bengals' Houshmandzadeh to Cincinnati 24; James 6-yard run plus
4-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Bengals' Dh Jones to Cincinnati 3.
ARIZONA 28-13.
9:58 CIN - TD, CHRIS HENRY 37 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards in 1:31.
Key plays: Chatman 7-yard punt return to Cincinnati 40; Palmer
20-yard pass to C Johnson on 3rd-and-7 to the Arizona 37. ARIZONA 28-20.
11:31 CIN - TD, DEDE DORSEY 19 YD RETURN OF BLOCKED PUNT (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK).
ARIZONA 28-27.
14:35 ARI - TD, ANTREL ROLLE 54 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (NEIL RACKERS KICK).
ARIZONA 35-27.

4TH QUARTER:

NONE

ARIZONA - CINCINNATI Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS ARIZONA CINCINNATI

FIRST DOWNS 17 21
Rushing 4 4
Passing 11 16
Penalty 2 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-11-27% 8-14-57%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-2-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 247 396
Total offensive plays 55 73
Average gain per play 4.5 5.4
NET YARDS RUSHING 50 72
Rushing attempts 24 20
Average gain per rush 2.1 3.6
Tackles for loss-yards 2-2 1-1
NET YARDS PASSING 197 324
Times sacked: Number-Yards 3-14 1-5
Gross passing yards 211 329
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 28-16-0 52-37-4
Avg gain per pass play 6.4 6.1
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-2-1 6-1-0
PUNTS: Number and Average 7-32.9 1-29.0
Had blocked 1 0
Net punting average 32.9 -4.0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 155 33
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 4-33
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 6-122 5-130
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 4-155 0-0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 11-101 11-79
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 2-1
TOUCHDOWNS 5 3
Rushing 1 0
Passing 2 2
Interceptions 2 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 5-5 3-3
Kicking: Made-Attempts 5-5 3-3
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-1 2-2
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 1-3-33%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 0-0-0%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 27:33 32:27


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

ARIZONA CINCINNATI

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
E JAMES 22 52 2.4 7 1 K WATSON 9 45 5.0 11 0
K WARNER 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 R JOHNSON 8 25 3.1 6 0
D DORSEY 1 3 3.0 3 0
C PALMER 2 -1 -0.5 0 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
K WARNER 16-28-211 0 2 44 C PALMER 37-52-329 4 2 37

Sacked-Yards Lost: K WARNER 3-14. Sacked-Yards Lost: C PALMER 1-5.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
L FITZGERA 8 93 11.6 20 1 T HOUSHMAN 8 87 10.9 19 1
A BOLDIN 4 71 17.8 44 1 C JOHNSON 8 86 10.8 20 0
L POPE 1 22 22.0 22 0 C HENRY 8 81 10.1 37 1
B JOHNSON 1 13 13.0 13 0 K WATSON 8 50 6.3 11 0
E JAMES 1 9 9.0 9 0 A CHATMAN 3 20 6.7 13 0
J ARRINGTO 1 3 3.0 3 0 R KELLY 1 3 3.0 3 0
R JOHNSON 1 2 2.0 2 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A ROLLE 3 127 42.3 55 2
K DANSBY 1 28 28.0 28 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M BARR 6 230 38.3 0 0 47 K LARSON 1 29 29.0 0 0 29

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A CHATMAN 4 33 8.3 11 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S BREASTON 6 122 20.3 33 0 G HOLT 2 61 30.5 37 0
A CHATMAN 2 49 24.5 34 0
D DORSEY 1 20 20.0 20 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
N RACKERS 5/5 0/1 S GRAHAM 3/3 2/2
Dist.: (54) Dist.: 41 38

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
T HOLT 0 0 0 0-1 C JOHNSON 1 1 0 0-0
C PALMER 1 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
E GREEN 11 11 0 0-0 D JONES 7 4 3 0-0
G HAYES 9 6 3 0-0 M WILLIAMS 5 5 0 1-1
K DANSBY 8 7 1 0-0 L JOHNSON 5 3 2 0-0
R HOOD 6 4 2 0-0 L HALL 5 3 2 0-0
C PACE 5 4 1 0-0 R GEATHERS 5 2 31.5-9
A ROLLE 4 3 1 0-0 D JACKSON 3 2 1 0-0
T HOLT 4 2 2 0-0 R JEANTY 3 2 1 0-0
D DOCKETT 2 2 0 0-0 D O'NEAL 2 2 0 0-0
D BLACKSTOCK 1 1 0 1-5 D PEKO 2 2 0 0-0
M BEISEL 1 1 0 0-0 B ROBINSON 2 1 1 .5-4
O CELESTIN 1 1 0 0-0 M MYERS 2 1 1 0-0
M WARE 1 1 0 0-0 A SCHLEGEL 2 1 1 0-0
A SMITH 1 1 0 0-0 J SMITH 2 1 1 0-0
R BROWN 1 1 0 0-0 J THORNTON 1 1 0 0-0
R BAILEY 1 0 1 0-0
G WATSON 1 0 1 0-0

Officials: Referee-Ron Winter, Umpire-Roy Ellison, Head Linesman-Tom
Stabile, Line Judge-Tom Stephan, Field Judge-Mike Weir, Side Judge-Tom
Hill, Back Judge-Tony Steratore.

Att: 65,403 Time of Game: 3:16</div>

 

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Cornerback Antrel Rolle returned twoof his three interceptions for touchdowns to lead the ArizonaCardinals to a 35-27 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals onSunday.


Rolle picked off Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer andreturned it 55 yards in the first quarter, then took aninterception back 54 yards in the closing moments of the thirdquarter to give the Cardinals a 35-27 lead.


Rolle's final interception came in the final minute and sealedthe win for Arizona (5-5).


"On the first pick, coach told me to bait him a little bit,"Rolle said. "He told me when T.J. (Houshmandzadeh) is in theslot to sit down and then make a break on the ball. On thesecond we were in a zone and I was just looking for their bestreceiver and I read Palmer's eyes."


"I have to see that, pull the ball down and run with it," Palmersaid. "He made a couple of good plays."


Palmer completed 37-of-52 passes for 329 yards, but was alsointercepted a career-worst four times.


"It will be tough to forget about this one," Palmer said. "Anytime you throw a pick it's frustrating. When you throw four anddon't give your team a chance to win, it just feels horrible."

On the other side, Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner completed16-of-28 passes for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

The Bengals opened the scoring with their first touchdown infive quarters when Palmer found T.J. Houshmandzadeh in the rightcorner of the end zone with 10:14 left in the opening quarter.

After Rolle's first touchdown knotted the score, Arizona wentahead, 21-13, at the half on two touchdown passes by Warner.

The first was to wide receiver Anquan Boldin from 44 yards,then Warner hooked up with wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald on a5-yard scoring connection.


The latter touchdown closed out the half with Warner underpressure making some acrobatic plays. He flipped one to J.J.Arrington while being tackled and completed a pass lefthanded toLeonard Pope for 22 yards.


"I got by with one," said Warner, who is playing with tornligaments in his left arm. "I knew there was no one behind J.J.but he reached with those long arms.


"That whole drive was a bunch of guys making plays. Sometimesit's not pretty. It's not the way you draw it up but you have todo it."


Cardinals linebacker Karlos Dansby intercepted Palmer andreturned it to the Cincinnati 24 to set up a 1-yard plunge byEdgerrin James to put the Cardinals ahead, 28-13, early in thethird quarter.


Cincinnati rallied back to pull within 28-27. Palmer hooked upwith wide receiver Chris Henry for a 37-yard scoring pass, thenreserve running back De De Dorsey blocked Mike Barr's punt andreturned it 27 yards for a score to make it a one-point game.

But the Bengals' final hopes were dashed by Rolle's third andfinal interception.


"I just threw it right to him," Palmer said. "I feel like I letour team down."


"I can't say enough about our offense or the way the defensestepped up," first-year Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "Westart with a horrible series on offense and they went down andscored. But we came back. When the momentum shifted we found away to respond."