Week 1, 2016

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals	0	7	7	3	-	17
St. Louis Rams	7	13	0	9	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 STL - Ricardo Kernbach 15 pass from Gino Winey (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 11:18 STL - Andrew Greathouse 36 field goal
2Q: 04:26 ARI - Johnny Aalders 12 run (Mike Scifres extra point)
2Q: 01:13 STL - Casey Porter 3 pass from Gino Winey (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 00:10 STL - Andrew Greathouse 48 field goal
3Q: 10:28 ARI - Blake Jacob 10 pass from Gerald Meeber (Mike Scifres extra point)
4Q: 15:00 STL - Andrew Greathouse 35 field goal
4Q: 09:16 ARI - Mike Scifres 35 field goal
4Q: 06:50 STL - Andrew Greathouse 42 field goal
4Q: 02:42 STL - Andrew Greathouse 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 STL - Ricardo Kernbach 15 pass from Gino Winey (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 11:18 STL - Andrew Greathouse 36 field goal
2Q: 04:26 ARI - Johnny Aalders 12 run (Mike Scifres extra point)
2Q: 01:13 STL - Casey Porter 3 pass from Gino Winey (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 00:10 STL - Andrew Greathouse 48 field goal
3Q: 10:28 ARI - Blake Jacob 10 pass from Gerald Meeber (Mike Scifres extra point)
4Q: 15:00 STL - Andrew Greathouse 35 field goal
4Q: 09:16 ARI - Mike Scifres 35 field goal
4Q: 06:50 STL - Andrew Greathouse 42 field goal
4Q: 02:42 STL - Andrew Greathouse 42 field goal

Team Statistics ARI STL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 304 307
- Offensive Plays 69 69
- Yards per Play 4.41 4.45
Net Rushing Yards 130 76
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 4.64 2.62
Net Passing Yards 174 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 18 - 1 39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 183 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.24 5.78
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/54 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 6/136 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 44
Time of Possession 28:31 31:29

Team Statistics	ARI	STL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	304	307
- Offensive Plays	69	69
- Yards per Play	4.41	4.45
Net Rushing Yards	130	76
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	4.64	2.62
Net Passing Yards	174	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 18 - 1	39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	183	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.24	5.78
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.4
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/54	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	6/136	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 44
Time of Possession	28:31	31:29

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	1:00	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
1	9:58	3:08	OWN 42	6	24	Missed FG
1	5:51	1:01	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
1	2:02	2:09	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	11:13	6:53	OWN 5	14	95	Touchdown
2	1:08	0:33	OWN 43	2	3	Fumble
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:41	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
3	5:54	0:49	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
4	14:52	5:44	OWN 23	12	59	Field Goal
4	6:43	1:44	OWN 34	4	-2	Downs
4	2:35	0:59	OWN 32	4	5	Interception
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 10	5	26	Game

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	12:11	2:13	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown
1	6:50	0:59	OWN 41	3	-6	Punt
1	4:50	2:48	OWN 32	7	30	Punt
2	14:53	3:40	OWN 45	6	36	Field Goal
2	4:20	3:12	OWN 35	12	65	Touchdown
2	0:35	0:33	OPP 31	3	0	Field Goal
3	10:19	4:25	OWN 20	10	40	Interception
3	5:05	5:13	OWN 41	8	41	Field Goal
4	9:08	2:25	OWN 47	7	28	Field Goal
4	4:59	2:24	OPP 32	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:36	0:43	OPP 42	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Andrew Greathouse, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Johnny Aalders	20	94	4.70	18	3	1
Gerald Meeber	4	24	6.00	16	1	0
Andre Buckner	4	12	3.00	6	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Dana Swenson	19	54	2.84	8
Corwin Alcott	7	12	1.71	4
Gino Winey	3	10	3.33	5

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gerald Meeber	39	18	183	2/9	1	28	1	57.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gino Winey	39	24	239	1/8	2	26	1	85.3

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	5	11	73	14.60	4	21	0
WR Vince Powell	3	8	47	15.67	17	28	0
WR Justin Gibson	3	5	13	4.33	0	7	0
TE Derek Sherp	2	2	15	7.50	0	12	0
FB Terrell Ragland	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Johnny Aalders	1	3	7	7.00	2	7	0
WR Blake Jacob	1	5	10	10.00	1	10	1
RB Andre Buckner	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Graham Vasher	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Casey Porter	7	10	75	10.71	19	25	1
FB Jumbo Wells	4	5	51	12.75	32	26	0
WR Ricardo Kernbach	4	6	48	12.00	4	16	1
WR Ronnie Wilson	3	8	36	12.00	16	18	0
RB Dana Swenson	2	4	7	3.50	0	6	0
RB Corwin Alcott	2	2	7	3.50	1	8	0
FB Nate Horton	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Freddie Winters	1	2	16	16.00	2	16	0
WR Bernie House	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Bart Wright	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tommy Harrell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gerald Meeber	1	0	0
Billy Joe Maxwell	1	0	0
Jimmy Tomlin	0	1	0
Fred Clancy	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gino Winey	1	0	0
Lewis Niemeyer	0	1	1
Ronnie Wilson	0	1	0
Leon Wright	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Stone	4	160	40.0	38.8	46	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Simmons	4	153	38.3	33.3	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Scifres	1/2	0/1	0/1	35	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andrew Greathouse	5/5	3/3	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Joe Maxwell	1	0	0.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Upshaw	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Joe Maxwell	5	122	24.4	0
Justin Gibson	1	14	14.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Upshaw	2	47	23.5	0
Ricardo Kernbach	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bart Wright	10	2	0.0	27	38
S Ron Williams	8	1	0.0	29	40
OLB Marlon Hiscock	6	4	0.0	29	39
DE Nolan Brennan	4	2	0.5	27	39
DT Ted Coffey	4	1	0.5	26	34
ILB Artie Gredzinski	3	2	0.0	11	10
S Fred Clancy	3	2	0.0	7	20
CB Brad Moore	3	1	0.0	26	33
OLB Conrad Whitfield	2	2	0.0	26	34
DT Joe Dunn	2	0	0.0	12	14
CB Ricardo Kaeding	2	0	0.0	22	31
ILB Jimmy Tomlin	1	1	0.0	4	4
ILB Nicky Bellevue	1	0	0.0	6	11
DE Terry Crist	1	0	0.0	24	38
T Blaine Sanford	1	0	---	---	---
RB Johnny Aalders	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mo Perlman	1	0	0.0	2	2

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Adam Scott	7	1	0.0	25	35
CB Leon Wright	6	0	0.0	26	39
DT Donald Costa	4	4	1.0	27	41
S Lewis Niemeyer	4	0	1.0	26	41
CB Tommy Harrell	4	3	0.0	22	38
S Sam Eloms	4	0	0.0	27	39
OLB Stanley Meyer	3	2	0.0	28	41
DE Gilbert Hillenmeyer	3	1	0.0	25	41
CB Cedric Upshaw	3	1	0.0	26	41
DT Trevor Austin	2	2	0.0	18	23
DE Devin Samuels	2	0	0.0	28	39
ILB Randy Dodge	1	1	0.0	3	1
S Cris Buckley	1	1	0.0	11	18
RB Dana Swenson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Curtis Whitted	1	0	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nolan Brennan	0.5	0	1	1	39
DT Ted Coffey	0.5	0	1	0	34
DE Terry Crist	0.0	1	1	0	38
OLB Conrad Whitfield	0.0	0	3	0	34
OLB Marlon Hiscock	0.0	0	1	0	39

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donald Costa	1.0	0	1	0	41
S Lewis Niemeyer	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Gilbert Hillenmeyer	0.0	1	2	1	41
DE Devin Samuels	0.0	1	2	0	39
DT Trevor Austin	0.0	0	1	0	23
ILB Adam Scott	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Marlon Hiscock	6	0	0	39
ILB Bart Wright	4	0	1	38
CB Brad Moore	3	0	0	33
S Ron Williams	2	1	0	40
ILB Artie Gredzinski	2	0	0	10
S Fred Clancy	2	0	0	20
ILB Nicky Bellevue	1	0	0	11
CB Horace Porterfield	1	0	0	23
DE Nolan Brennan	1	0	0	39
ILB Jimmy Tomlin	1	0	0	4
CB Ricardo Kaeding	1	0	0	31
OLB Conrad Whitfield	0	1	0	34

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Leon Wright	4	2	0	39
CB Tommy Harrell	4	1	1	38
OLB Stanley Meyer	3	0	0	41
S Sam Eloms	2	1	0	39
S Lewis Niemeyer	2	1	0	41
ILB Adam Scott	2	0	0	35
CB Cedric Upshaw	1	0	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Claude Richardson	3	5	0	21	0	28
Terrell Ragland	2	3	0	15	0	18
Terrell Murphy	2	2	0	27	0	36
Andy Wilcox	1	5	0	21	0	29
Gilbert Conway	1	2	0	24	0	36
Graham Vasher	1	1	1	15	0	24
Blaine Sanford	0	3	0	22	1	31
Bart Rivera	0	1	0	7	1	13
C.J. Yoon	0	1	0	4	0	5
Thomas Murack	0	1	0	7	0	12

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mack Norris	2	7	27	0	34
Lenny Hairston	1	4	25	0	32
Jumbo Wells	1	2	12	0	23
Nate Horton	1	1	3	0	7
Amos Webster	0	5	26	1	36
Walt Buckner	0	4	23	0	27
Jimmy Smedley	0	2	23	0	32
Louis Verdin	0	1	10	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Abrams	1	16
Nolan Brennan	1	14
Terrell Ragland	1	11
Derek Sherp	1	11
Andre Buckner	0	23
Billy Joe Maxwell	0	19
Graham Vasher	0	19
Ricardo Kaeding	0	19
Ron Williams	0	14
Nicky Bellevue	0	12
Justin Gibson	0	12
Blake Jacob	0	11
Vince Powell	0	10
Jimmy Tomlin	0	9
Korey Conley	0	8
Mike Scifres	0	6
Levon Wagner	0	6
Bart Rivera	0	6
Fred Clancy	0	6
Matt Waas	0	6
Patrick Stone	0	6
Joe Dunn	0	5
Brad Moore	0	5
Bart Wright	0	5
Marlon Hiscock	0	5
Terry Crist	0	5
Derek Alcott	0	5
Ted Coffey	0	4
Ray Mahon	0	3
Mo Perlman	0	3
Andy Wilcox	0	3
Thomas Murack	0	3
Conrad Whitfield	0	3
Horace Porterfield	0	2
Artie Gredzinski	0	1
Gilbert Conway	0	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Van Strickland	2	22
Nate Horton	2	17
Alonzo Poston	1	17
Leon Wright	1	13
Corwin Alcott	1	13
Louis Verdin	0	20
Nathan Gayle	0	20
Ricardo Kernbach	0	17
Cedric Upshaw	0	14
Andrew Greathouse	0	13
Matt Paulk	0	11
Lewis Niemeyer	0	11
Cris Buckley	0	11
Ken Kramer	0	10
O.J. Kaplan	0	9
Barry Houston	0	9
Mack Norris	0	8
Leonard Derubeis	0	7
Jumbo Wells	0	7
Gilbert Hillenmeyer	0	6
Brian Martin	0	5
Ralph Collier	0	4
Freddie Winters	0	4
Alonzo Simmons	0	4
Dana Swenson	0	3
Trevor Austin	0	3
Tyrus Price	0	3
Randy Dodge	0	3
Adam Scott	0	2
Sam Eloms	0	2
Stanley Meyer	0	2
Devin Samuels	0	2
Donald Costa	0	2
Tommy Harrell	0	2
Walt Buckner	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	42	10.5
Middle	20	82	4.1
Right	3	8	2.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	18	38	2.1
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gerald Meeber	39	18	2	2	3	5	7	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gino Winey	39	24	2	2	2	2	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	65	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	21	2.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	116	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	81	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	25	4.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	11	5	0	73	1	29
WR Vince Powell	8	3	1	47	1	25
WR Blake Jacob	5	1	0	10	0	19
WR Justin Gibson	5	3	2	13	0	26
RB Johnny Aalders	3	1	0	7	0	26
TE Derek Sherp	2	2	0	15	0	20
RB Andre Buckner	2	1	0	6	0	15
FB Terrell Ragland	1	1	0	4	0	18
TE Graham Vasher	1	1	0	8	0	24

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Casey Porter	10	7	1	75	1	29
WR Ronnie Wilson	8	3	1	36	0	25
WR Ricardo Kernbach	6	4	0	48	0	22
FB Jumbo Wells	5	4	0	51	1	23
RB Dana Swenson	4	2	0	7	0	25
RB Corwin Alcott	2	2	0	7	0	15
TE Freddie Winters	2	1	0	16	0	27
FB Nate Horton	1	1	0	-1	0	7
WR Bernie House	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Aalders	2	13	6.50	4.70
Andre Buckner	1	2	2.00	3.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dana Swenson	4	3	0.75	2.84
Corwin Alcott	1	4	4.00	1.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gerald Meeber	1	1	10	10.00	4.69

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gino Winey	4	2	18	4.50	6.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Blake Jacob	1	1	10	10.00	2.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Casey Porter	2	1	3	1.50	7.50
RB Dana Swenson	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Ricardo Kernbach	1	1	15	15.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Meeber	1	1
Johnny Aalders	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Corwin Alcott	4	2
Dana Swenson	2	0
Gino Winey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gerald Meeber	11	5	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gino Winey	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	3	1	1
WR Blake Jacob	2	0	0
WR Justin Gibson	2	2	0
WR Vince Powell	1	0	0
RB Andre Buckner	1	1	1
TE Graham Vasher	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Casey Porter	3	2	2
WR Ronnie Wilson	3	2	2
WR Ricardo Kernbach	2	0	0
RB Dana Swenson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,800 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,000 (20,400)
End Zone 8,800 (14,700)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (13,000)
Club Seats 4,500 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,800 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,000 (20,400)
End Zone	8,800 (14,700)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (13,000)
Club Seats	4,500 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,100)