Week 1, 2028

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals	14	24	6	17	-	61
St. Louis Rams	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:36 ARI - Sam Sutton 10 pass from Bernard Escalante (Marshall Ding extra point)
1Q: 06:48 STL - Jeff Bullock 31 field goal
1Q: 03:06 ARI - Craig Montague 3 run (Marshall Ding extra point)
2Q: 14:46 ARI - Sam Sutton 6 pass from Bernard Escalante (Marshall Ding extra point)
2Q: 10:52 ARI - Craig Montague 6 run (Marshall Ding extra point)
2Q: 06:43 ARI - Broderick Poole 12 pass from Bernard Escalante (Marshall Ding extra point)
2Q: 04:26 STL - Cedric Rodriguez 13 pass from Billy Andrews (Jeff Bullock extra point)
2Q: 01:33 ARI - Marshall Ding 38 field goal
3Q: 10:20 ARI - Marshall Ding 24 field goal
3Q: 05:33 ARI - Marshall Ding 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ARI - Larry Stratton 4 pass from Bernard Escalante (Marshall Ding extra point)
4Q: 07:53 ARI - Chris Harding 16 fumble return (Marshall Ding extra point)
4Q: 03:37 ARI - Marshall Ding 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:36 ARI - Sam Sutton 10 pass from Bernard Escalante (Marshall Ding extra point)
1Q: 06:48 STL - Jeff Bullock 31 field goal
1Q: 03:06 ARI - Craig Montague 3 run (Marshall Ding extra point)
2Q: 14:46 ARI - Sam Sutton 6 pass from Bernard Escalante (Marshall Ding extra point)
2Q: 10:52 ARI - Craig Montague 6 run (Marshall Ding extra point)
2Q: 06:43 ARI - Broderick Poole 12 pass from Bernard Escalante (Marshall Ding extra point)
2Q: 04:26 STL - Cedric Rodriguez 13 pass from Billy Andrews (Jeff Bullock extra point)
2Q: 01:33 ARI - Marshall Ding 38 field goal
3Q: 10:20 ARI - Marshall Ding 24 field goal
3Q: 05:33 ARI - Marshall Ding 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ARI - Larry Stratton 4 pass from Bernard Escalante (Marshall Ding extra point)
4Q: 07:53 ARI - Chris Harding 16 fumble return (Marshall Ding extra point)
4Q: 03:37 ARI - Marshall Ding 19 field goal

Team Statistics ARI STL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 26 12
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 20 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 469 225
- Offensive Plays 73 56
- Yards per Play 6.42 4.02
Net Rushing Yards 102 55
- Rushing Attempts 37 15
- Yards per Rush 2.76 3.67
Net Passing Yards 367 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 0 38 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 373 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 10.19 4.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-7 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/100 9/142
Interception Ret./Yards 1/40 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 9 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 6/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 49 OWN 22
Time of Possession 36:12 23:48

Team Statistics	ARI	STL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	26	12
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	20	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	469	225
- Offensive Plays	73	56
- Yards per Play	6.42	4.02
Net Rushing Yards	102	55
- Rushing Attempts	37	15
- Yards per Rush	2.76	3.67
Net Passing Yards	367	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 0	38 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	373	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	10.19	4.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-7	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/100	9/142
Interception Ret./Yards	1/40	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	9	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	6/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 49	OWN 22
Time of Possession	36:12	23:48

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
1	6:40	3:44	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
1	1:20	1:40	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
2	12:52	2:09	OWN 48	4	52	Touchdown
2	9:27	2:51	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
2	4:17	2:49	OWN 37	6	42	Field Goal
2	0:38	0:33	OWN 40	3	-6	Punt
3	11:31	1:16	OPP 11	3	4	Field Goal
3	8:45	3:19	OPP 29	5	27	Field Goal
3	3:48	3:58	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
4	14:41	1:38	OPP 24	3	4	Missed FG
4	10:35	2:52	OWN 22	6	13	Punt
4	5:56	2:25	OPP 4	3	2	Field Goal
4	2:05	1:50	OWN 39	3	2	Punt

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	5:45	OWN 27	9	59	Field Goal
1	2:56	1:36	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt
2	14:40	1:48	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
2	10:43	1:16	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
2	6:36	2:19	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
2	1:28	0:50	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 31	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:29	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	10:15	1:30	OWN 20	4	7	Interception
3	5:26	1:38	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
4	14:50	0:09	OWN 20	1	4	Fumble
4	13:03	2:28	OWN 27	4	4	Punt
4	7:43	1:47	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
4	3:31	1:26	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 13	1	2	Game

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Craig Montague	19	50	2.63	8	0	2
Cary Gardner	13	24	1.85	6	0	0
Bernard Escalante	4	21	5.25	13	1	0
Chris Harding	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Colin Whiting	9	47	5.22	20	1
Billy Andrews	3	7	2.33	4	0
Walt Levi	3	1	0.33	2	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	35	25	373	1/6	4	42	0	144.0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Andrews	38	21	186	3/16	1	38	1	66.3

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sam Sutton	8	9	130	16.25	33	37	2
WR Larry Stratton	7	13	100	14.29	47	28	1
WR Broderick Poole	3	3	47	15.67	15	28	1
FB Alan McMurdo	2	2	54	27.00	42	42	0
TE Lance Buchanan	2	2	25	12.50	7	20	0
FB Chris Harding	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Gus Davison	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0
RB Cary Gardner	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Darian Wolfe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Colin Whiting	5	6	12	2.40	3	5	0
WR Ty Jonas	5	9	82	16.40	44	38	0
WR Bernie Garner	4	5	28	7.00	5	10	0
WR Cedric Rodriguez	2	4	29	14.50	0	16	1
WR Ricky Kiddoo	2	8	21	10.50	2	11	0
TE Jason Granberry	2	5	12	6.00	0	7	0
RB Walt Levi	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jonathan Bolender	1	40	40.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Larry Stratton	1	0	0	0
Chris Harding	0	1	0	1
Marty Hopper	0	1	0	0
Tyrus Perliman	0	1	0	0
Eugene Schwartz	0	0	1	0
Darian Wolfe	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Force
Colin Whiting	1	0
Bernie Garner	1	0
Walt Levi	0	1

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrin Price	3	160	53.3	43.3	61	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Bullock	9	245	27.2	28.0	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marshall Ding	4/5	0/0	0/0	38	7/7

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Bullock	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Stratton	2	-7	-3.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Garner	2	17	8.5	0
Zach Graham	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Joseph	3	100	33.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walt Levi	5	82	16.4	0
Zach Graham	4	60	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bo Lemons	5	1	0.0	12	35
ILB Marty Hopper	4	0	0.0	11	26
S Roman Becker	3	1	0.0	10	36
CB Randy Roberson	3	1	0.0	13	37
CB Carlos Walsh	3	0	0.0	12	28
DT Shannon Pearson	2	0	1.0	2	15
DT Eugene Schwartz	2	3	0.5	12	34
CB Edward Arnold	2	1	0.0	11	32
ILB Jonathan Bolender	2	1	0.0	3	15
S Byron Meador	2	0	0.0	8	26
OLB Phillip Burnett	2	0	0.0	1	7
DE Todd Curtis	2	0	0.0	2	12
DT Antoine Thune	1	4	1.0	11	24
S Otis Drexler	1	0	0.0	10	24
DE Winfred Welker	1	0	0.0	8	21
OLB Tyrus Perliman	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Howie Rhodes	0	2	0.5	7	20

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Van Cochrane	10	2	0.0	32	27
OLB Randall Money	7	2	0.0	32	34
DE Jose Prescott	6	0	0.0	29	31
CB Ross Bensen	6	0	0.0	33	31
CB Terrance Devaney	5	2	0.0	15	27
DT Max Coles	4	1	0.0	18	14
DE Shawn McElroy	2	0	1.0	13	7
CB Dennis Brock	2	1	0.0	23	25
S Clay Van Pelt	2	1	0.0	25	26
S Richard Newman	2	1	0.0	13	14
S Glen Polamalu	2	1	0.0	26	23
CB Roman Long	2	0	0.0	3	5
DT Stephen Guenther	2	0	0.0	11	10
ILB Jorge Maxey	1	2	0.0	22	17
DE Alvin Roseman	1	1	0.0	17	10
DT Earl Kormelink	1	1	0.0	20	17
DE Christian Stuart	1	0	0.0	15	24
TE Jason Granberry	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lewis Bledsoe	1	0	0.0	18	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Antoine Thune	1.0	0	1	2	24
DT Shannon Pearson	1.0	0	1	0	15
DT Eugene Schwartz	0.5	0	1	0	34
DE Howie Rhodes	0.5	0	1	0	20
DE Xavier Terry	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Winfred Welker	0.0	0	2	0	21
ILB Jonathan Bolender	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Todd Curtis	0.0	0	1	0	12

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Shawn McElroy	1.0	1	7
DE Christian Stuart	0.0	2	24
DE Jose Prescott	0.0	1	31
DE Alvin Roseman	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bo Lemons	5	0	0	35
CB Randy Roberson	3	0	0	37
S Roman Becker	2	2	0	36
CB Carlos Walsh	2	1	0	28
S Byron Meador	2	1	0	26
OLB Phillip Burnett	2	0	0	7
ILB Jonathan Bolender	1	1	1	15
DT Eugene Schwartz	1	0	0	34
CB Edward Arnold	1	0	0	32
CB J.C. Younger	1	0	0	14
DE Todd Curtis	1	0	0	12

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Terrance Devaney	5	0	27
CB Ross Bensen	4	0	31
CB Dennis Brock	2	1	25
ILB Jorge Maxey	2	0	17
OLB Randall Money	2	0	34
S Clay Van Pelt	2	0	26
ILB Van Cochrane	2	0	27
S Glen Polamalu	2	0	23
OLB Emmitt Rickman	1	0	5
CB Lewis Bledsoe	1	0	22
DT Stephen Guenther	1	0	10
S Richard Newman	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damon Boyd	3	10	1	26	0	26
Marc Grace	3	8	1	28	0	32
Van Clancy	2	7	0	29	0	28
Alan McMurdo	1	1	0	22	0	18
Gus Davison	1	1	0	31	0	24
Todd Worley	0	3	0	27	0	27
Andrew Powell	0	2	0	27	0	29
Sedrick Forbes	0	2	0	12	0	8
Randall Middleton	0	1	0	18	0	13
Brad Hopper	0	1	0	10	0	9
Wally Nichols	0	0	0	8	1	8

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Amos Brock	2	3	15	0	40
Teddy Fulcher	1	2	11	0	27
Tyrus Lyden	0	3	12	0	38
Buddy Georges	0	1	12	1	30
Tyrell Breneman	0	1	4	0	14
Kerry Birchall	0	1	6	0	15
Kris Kagan	0	1	3	0	3
Lewis Gray	0	0	10	2	27

Special Teams Statistics

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Harding	5	23
Darian Wolfe	2	24
Randy Roberson	2	16
Alan McMurdo	1	21
Gus Davison	1	14
Jonathan Bolender	1	13
Cary Gardner	0	33
Carlos Walsh	0	29
Broderick Poole	0	25
Tyrus Perliman	0	18
Marshall Ding	0	17
Otis Drexler	0	15
Lance Buchanan	0	12
Todd Curtis	0	12
Randall Middleton	0	8
Sedrick Forbes	0	8
Marty Hopper	0	8
Darrin Price	0	8
Larry Stratton	0	7
Wally Nichols	0	6
Brad Hopper	0	6
Larry Joseph	0	5
Antoine Thune	0	5
Phillip Burnett	0	5
Van Clancy	0	3
Roman Becker	0	3
Andrew Powell	0	2
Eugene Schwartz	0	2
Edward Arnold	0	2
Marc Grace	0	2
Craig Montague	0	2
Winfred Welker	0	2
Bo Lemons	0	2
Cory Satterlee	0	2
Byron Meador	0	1
Shannon Pearson	0	1
Xavier Terry	0	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Walt Levi	3	28
Brian Bullock	1	23
Jorge Maxey	1	18
Emmitt Rickman	0	27
Lewis Bledsoe	0	23
Zach Graham	0	23
Richard Newman	0	20
Jason Granberry	0	19
Ricky Kiddoo	0	17
Brady Stoughton	0	17
Jeff Bullock	0	13
Kerry Birchall	0	13
Tyrell Breneman	0	10
Steven Humphries	0	10
Colin Whiting	0	10
Kris Kagan	0	10
Tyrus Lyden	0	9
Christian Stuart	0	8
Jose Prescott	0	5
Randall Money	0	5
Stephen Guenther	0	5
Earl Kormelink	0	5
Ross Bensen	0	4
Bernie Garner	0	4
Clay Van Pelt	0	4
Lewis Gray	0	4
Van Cochrane	0	4
Terrance Devaney	0	4
Dennis Brock	0	3
Teddy Buchanan	0	3
Malcolm Beustring	0	3
Max Coles	0	3
Roman Long	0	2
Glen Polamalu	0	2
Amos Brock	0	1
Cedric Rodriguez	0	1
Lorenzo Joyner	0	1
Shawn McElroy	0	1
Alvin Roseman	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	60	3.2
Middle	13	33	2.5
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	20	20.0
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	4	9	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	35	25	9	1	3	1	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Andrews	38	21	2	0	1	5	9	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	46	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	161	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	105	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	61	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	130	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	40	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	16	2.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Stratton	13	7	2	100	3	34
WR Sam Sutton	9	8	0	130	3	31
WR Broderick Poole	3	3	0	47	1	13
FB Chris Harding	3	1	1	3	0	9
FB Alan McMurdo	2	2	0	54	1	18
TE Lance Buchanan	2	2	0	25	1	10
WR Darian Wolfe	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Gus Davison	1	1	0	12	0	24
RB Cary Gardner	1	1	0	2	0	7

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ty Jonas	9	5	1	82	2	31
WR Ricky Kiddoo	8	2	0	21	0	22
RB Colin Whiting	6	5	0	12	0	33
TE Jason Granberry	5	2	0	12	0	25
WR Bernie Garner	5	4	0	28	0	25
WR Cedric Rodriguez	4	2	0	29	0	26
RB Walt Levi	1	1	0	2	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Craig Montague	10	29	2.90	2.63
Cary Gardner	6	10	1.67	1.85
Bernard Escalante	1	13	13.00	5.25

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walt Levi	1	2	2.00	0.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	10	5	44	4.40	10.66

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Andrews	3	3	21	7.00	4.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Larry Stratton	5	1	4	0.80	7.69
WR Sam Sutton	2	2	16	8.00	14.44
FB Alan McMurdo	1	1	12	12.00	27.00
WR Broderick Poole	1	1	12	12.00	15.67
FB Chris Harding	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	1	13	13.00	7.25
WR Bernie Garner	1	1	6	6.00	5.60
RB Walt Levi	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Craig Montague	4	1
Cary Gardner	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Andrews	1	0
Colin Whiting	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	10	7	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Andrews	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Stratton	3	2	2
FB Chris Harding	2	1	1
WR Sam Sutton	1	1	1
WR Broderick Poole	1	1	1
WR Darian Wolfe	1	0	0
RB Cary Gardner	1	1	0
TE Lance Buchanan	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Kiddoo	3	1	1
RB Colin Whiting	2	1	0
WR Bernie Garner	2	2	2
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	0	0
TE Jason Granberry	1	0	0
WR Ty Jonas	1	1	0
RB Walt Levi	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 21,600 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,300 (20,400)
End Zone 4,400 (14,700)
Mezzanine 3,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 5,000 (13,000)
Club Seats 2,500 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	21,600 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,300 (20,400)
End Zone	4,400 (14,700)
Mezzanine	3,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	5,000 (13,000)
Club Seats	2,500 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,100)