2005 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL team season

The 2005 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 86th in the National Football League (NFL), their 107th overall and their 18th in Arizona. The team was unable to improve upon their 6–10 record from the previous season, and failed to make the playoffs for the seventh year in a row.[1]

The October 2 game was the first regular season game to be played outside the United States, and was known as NFL Futbol Americano. The game was a Cardinals home game, and the Cardinals defeated their division rivals, the San Francisco 49ers, 31–14.

The Cardinals, as a team, had a paltry 1,138 rushing yards in 2005, only 71.1 yards per game.[2] Remarkably, the Cardinals only had one 100-yard rushing game, when they ran for 129 yards in the season finale against the Indianapolis Colts.[3] Arizona's season total is the fifth-fewest rushing yards by a team in a 16-game season.[4]

The Cardinals passing offense, however, led the league, with 4,437 yards. Kurt Warner's 271.3 passing yards per game were third in the NFL, and his 24.2 pass completions per-game led the league.[5] Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald tied for the league lead in receptions, with 103,[note 1] edging out his teammate Anquan Boldin, who had 102 (tied for third in the NFL)[note 2] Fitzgerald's 1,409 yards, and Boldin’s 1,402 yards receiving were fourth and fifth in the NFL, respectively, in 2005. Boldin’s 100.1 receiving yards per game led the NFL.

The season also saw the Cardinals change their logo and uniforms, which remained until 2023. It was also their final season playing at Sun Devil Stadium.

Offseason

NFL Draft

2005 Arizona Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 8 Antrel Rolle  Defensive back Miami (FL)
2 44 J.J. Arrington  Running back California
3 75 Eric Green  Defensive Back Virginia Tech
3 95 Darryl Blackstock  Linebacker Virginia
4 111 Elton Brown  Guard Virginia
5 168 Lance Mitchell  Linebacker Oklahoma
7 226 LeRon McCoy  Wide Receiver Indiana (PA)
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

2005 Arizona Cardinals staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Clancy Pendergast
  • Defensive line – Deek Pollard
  • Linebackers – Frank Bush
  • Defensive backs – Richard Solomon
  • Defensive quality control – Rick Courtright

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Steve Wetzel
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Ryan Capretta
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Daryl Lawrence

Roster

2005 Arizona Cardinals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 18 Zamir Cobb WR
  • 68 Dante Ellington T
  • 84 Ben Hall TE
  • 62 Tyler King DE
  • 66 Alan Reuber T
  • 14 Dan Sheldon WR
  • 44 Andy Stokes TE


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 16 inactive, 7 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

In the 2005 regular season, the Cardinals’ non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the NFC East, although they also played the Carolina Panthers from the NFC South, and the Detroit Lions from the NFC North. Their non-conference opponents were from the AFC South.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 11 at New York Giants L 19–42 0–1 Giants Stadium 78,387
2 September 18 St. Louis Rams L 12–17 0–2 Sun Devil Stadium 45,160
3 September 25 at Seattle Seahawks L 12–37 0–3 Qwest Field 64,843
4 October 2 San Francisco 49ers W 31–14 1–3 Mexico Estadio Azteca (Mexico City) 103,467
5 October 9 Carolina Panthers L 20–24 1–4 Sun Devil Stadium 38,809
6 Bye
7 October 23 Tennessee Titans W 20–10 2–4 Sun Devil Stadium 39,482
8 October 30 at Dallas Cowboys L 13–34 2–5 Texas Stadium 62,068
9 November 6 Seattle Seahawks L 19–33 2–6 Sun Devil Stadium 43,542
10 November 13 at Detroit Lions L 21–29 2–7 Ford Field 61,091
11 November 20 at St. Louis Rams W 38–28 3–7 Edward Jones Dome 65,750
12 November 27 Jacksonville Jaguars L 17–24 3–8 Sun Devil Stadium 39,198
13 December 4 at San Francisco 49ers W 17–10 4–8 Monster Park 60,439
14 December 11 Washington Redskins L 13–17 4–9 Sun Devil Stadium 46,654
15 December 18 at Houston Texans L 19–30 4–10 Reliant Stadium 70,024
16 December 24 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–21 5–10 Sun Devil Stadium 44,723
17 January 1, 2006 at Indianapolis Colts L 13–17 5–11 RCA Dome 57,211

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1: at New York Giants

Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 13 6019
Giants 7 0 211442

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: September 11
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST/2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 78,387
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 24-yard field goal, 11:36. Giants 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:56.
  • ARI – Karlos Dansby 18-yard interception return (Neil Rackers kick), 11:14. Cardinals 10–7.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 24-yard field goal, 11:36. Cardinals 13–7. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 5:49.

Third quarter

  • NYG – Brandon Jacobs 5-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 12:13. Giants 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:47.
  • NYG – Tiki Barber 21-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 11:48. Giants 21–13. Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:06.
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 1-yard pass from Kurt Warner (pass failed), 7:04. Giants 21–19. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:44.
  • NYG – Willie Ponder 95-yard kickoff return (Jay Feely kick), 6:45. Giants 28–19.

Fourth quarter

  • NYG – Plaxico Burress 13-yard pass from Eli Manning (Jay Feely kick), 11:26. Giants 35–19. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:52.
  • NYG – Chad Morton 52-yard kickoff return (Jay Feely kick), 8:25. Giants 42–19.

Top passers

  • ARI – Kurt Warner – 27/46, 264 yards, TD, INT
  • NYG – Eli Manning – 10/23, 172 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • ARI – Kurt Warner – 3 rushes, 11 yards
  • NYG – Tiki Barber – 13 rushes, 62 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 13 receptions, 155 yards, TD
  • NYG – Plaxico Burress – 5 receptions, 72 yards, TD

Week 2: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 2: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 3 7017
Cardinals 3 3 3312

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: September 18
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 94 °F (34 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,160
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 8:44. Rams 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:59.
  • STL – Jeff Wilkins 29-yard field goal, 3:42. Rams 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:02.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 48-yard field goal, 10:23. Rams 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:37.
  • STL – Steven Jackson 7-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:45. Rams 17–9. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:38.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 35-yard field goal, 6:59. Rams 17–12. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:48.

Top passers

  • STL – Marc Bulger – 18/29, 216 yards, TD, INT
  • ARI – Kurt Warner – 29/42, 327 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • STL – Steven Jackson – 18 rushes, 93 yards, TD
  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 12 rushes, 54 yards

Top receivers

  • STL – Torry Holt – 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 119 yards

Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 3: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 6 3012
Seahawks 7 3 141337

at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 25
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST/2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,843
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 54-yard field goal, 9:46. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 5:14.
  • SEA – Shaun Alexander 25-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 4:20. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:26.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 39-yard field goal, 14:07. Seahawks 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:13.
  • SEA – Josh Brown 33-yard field goal, 6:43. Seahawks 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:05.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 50-yard field goal, 3:41. Seahawks 10–9. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:02.

Third quarter

  • SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 11:51. Seahawks 17–9. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:09.
  • SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 11:21. Seahawks 24–9. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 39-yard field goal, 5:06. Seahawks 24–12. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:13.

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 14:56. Seahawks 31–12. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:10.
  • SEA – Josh Brown 23-yard field goal, 8:50. Seahawks 34–12. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:14.
  • SEA – Josh Brown 47-yard field goal, 1:28. Seahawks 37–12. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 6:20.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 10 rushes, 41 yards
  • SEA – Shaun Alexander – 22 rushes, 140 yards, 4 TD

Top receivers

Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Fútbol Americano

Week 4: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 14 0 0014
Cardinals 0 12 61331

at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 7:35 p.m. CST/6:35 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 103,467
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • SF – Derek Smith 0-yard fumble return (Joe Nedney kick), 14:51. 49ers 7–0.
  • SF – Derrick Johnson 78-yard fumble return (Joe Nedney kick), 7:57. 49ers 14–0.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 40-yard field goal, 8:46. 49ers 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:56.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 45-yard field goal, 2:44. 49ers 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:55.
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 17-yard pass from Josh McCown (pass failed), 0:05. 49ers 14–12. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 1:03.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 48-yard field goal, 8:57. Cardinals 15–14. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 3:17.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 23-yard field goal, 2:41. Cardinals 18–14. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 4:04.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 43-yard field goal, 13:14. Cardinals 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:02.
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin 27-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 8:29. Cardinals 28–14. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:47.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 24-yard field goal, 6:00. Cardinals 31–14. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:41.

Top passers

  • SF – Tim Rattay – 11/21, 126 yards, INT
  • ARI – Josh McCown – 32/46, 385 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SF – Brandon Lloyd – 7 receptions, 102 yards
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 116 yards, TD

Week 5: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 5: Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 7 01424
Cardinals 0 17 3020

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 38,809
  • Referee: Gerry Austin
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • CAR – John Kasay 46-yard field goal, 5:41. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:56.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 26-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 14:55. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:50.
  • CAR – Steve Smith Sr. 65-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 12:29. Panthers 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:26.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 39-yard field goal, 10:26. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:03.
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin 20-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 5:08. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 3:27.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 49-yard field goal, 5:11. Cardinals 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 6:54.

Fourth quarter

  • CAR – Stephen Davis 1-yard run (John Kasay kick), 14:57. Cardinals 20–17. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:30.
  • CAR – Steve Smith Sr. 4-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 6:54. Panthers 24–20. Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 5:00.

Top passers

  • CAR – Jake Delhomme – 18/29, 243 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • ARI – Josh McCown – 29/46, 398 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • CAR – Stephen Davis – 18 rushes, 46 yards, TD
  • ARI – Josh McCown – 5 rushes, 29 yards

Top receivers

  • CAR – Steve Smith Sr. – 8 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 10 receptions, 162 yards, TD

Week 7: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 7: Tennessee Titans at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 10 0 0010
Cardinals 0 10 3720

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 39,482
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • TEN – Brandon Jones 38-yard pass from Billy Volek (Rob Bironas kick), 11:39. Titans 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:21.
  • TEN – Rob Bironas 53-yard field goal, 2:42. Titans 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 26 yards, 5:09.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 9:23. Titans 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:38.
  • ARI – David Macklin 60-yard interception return (Neil Rackers kick), 4:44. Tied 10–10.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 24-yard field goal, 0:29. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 6:14.

Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • TEN – Billy Volek – 18/32, 198 yards, TD, INT
  • ARI – Josh McCown – 12/28, 140 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • TEN – Chris Brown – 10 rushes, 37 yards
  • ARI – J.J. Arrington – 5 rushes, 30 yards

Top receivers

  • TEN – Erron Kinney – 5 receptions, 60 yards
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD

Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 8: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 7 3013
Cowboys 10 14 3734

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,068
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 52-yard field goal, 9:43. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:17.
  • DAL – Marion Barber III 28-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 8:36. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:07.
  • DAL – Shaun Suisham 21-yard field goal, 2:57. Cowboys 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:40.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin 44-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 12:53. Tied 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:04.
  • DAL – Keyshawn Johnson 5-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Shaun Suisham kick), 3:11. Cowboys 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:28.
  • DAL – Marion Barber III 10-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 1:00. Cowboys 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:03.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 47-yard field goal, 11:13. Cowboys 24–13. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 2:02.
  • DAL – Shaun Suisham 21-yard field goal, 3:03. Cowboys 27–13. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 8:10.

Fourth quarter

  • DAL – Anthony Henry 58-yard interception return (Shaun Suisham kick), 3:03. Cowboys 34–13.

Top passers

  • ARI – Josh McCown – 16/33, 161 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • DAL – Drew Bledsoe – 19/24, 220 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 12 rushes, 44 yards
  • DAL – Marion Barber III – 27 rushes, 127 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD
  • DAL – Jason Witten – 5 receptions, 71 yards

Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 9: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 14 10633
Cardinals 3 3 10319

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 6
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 43,542
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 23-yard field goal, 7:56. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:04.
  • SEA – Josh Brown 26-yard field goal, 1:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:56.

Second quarter

  • SEA – Joe Jurevicius 4-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 13:00. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:43.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 31-yard field goal, 6:16. Seahawks 10–6. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:44.
  • SEA – Matt Hasselbeck 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 0:39. Seahawks 17–6. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 0:42.

Third quarter

  • SEA – Shaun Alexander 88-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 14:40. Seahawks 24–6. Drive: 1 play, 88 yards, 0:20.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 50-yard field goal, 10:29. Seahawks 24–9. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 4:11.
  • SEA – Josh Brown 28-yard field goal, 6:48. Seahawks 27–9. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:13.
  • ARI – Bryant Johnson 6-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 0:35. Seahawks 27–16. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:13.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 44-yard field goal, 12:09. Seahawks 27–19. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:20.
  • SEA – Shaun Alexander 14-yard run (kick failed), 5:19. Seahawks 33–19. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 6:50.

Top passers

  • SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 13/20, 162 yards, TD
  • ARI – Kurt Warner – 29/48, 334 yards, TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • SEA – Shaun Alexander – 23 rushes, 173 yards, 2 TD
  • ARI – J.J. Arrington – 5 rushes, 40 yards

Top receivers

Week 10: at Detroit Lions

Week 10: Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 81021
Lions 9 10 7329

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 61,091
  • Referee: Scott Green
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • DET – Roy Williams 7-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 11:17. Lions 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:43.
  • DET – Team safety, 2:46. Lions 9–0.

Second quarter

  • DET – Roy Williams 21-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 11:13. Lions 16–0. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 3:21.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 51-yard field goal, 5:33. Lions 16–3. Drive: 13 plays, 44 yards, 5:40.
  • DET – Jason Hanson 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Lions 19–3. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:34.

Third quarter

  • ARI – J.J. Arrington 1-yard run (Obafemi Ayanbadejo run), 9:53. Lions 19–11. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:07.
  • DET – Roy Williams 29-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 6:03. Lions 26–11. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:50.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 28-yard field goal, 14:09. Lions 26–14. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:48.
  • DET – Jason Hanson 20-yard field goal, 8:35. Lions 29–14. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:34.
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 8-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 2:24. Lions 29–21. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 1:11.

Top passers

  • ARI – Kurt Warner – 29/45, 359 yards, TD
  • DET – Joey Harrington – 21/31, 231 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • ARI – J.J. Arrington – 8 rushes, 24 yards, TD
  • DET – Kevin Jones – 14 rushes, 81 yards

Top receivers

  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 9 receptions, 141 yards, TD
  • DET – Roy Williams – 7 receptions, 117 yards, 3 TD

Week 11: at St. Louis Rams

Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 10 32238
Rams 3 7 71128

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 65,750
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • STL – Jeff Wilkins 47-yard field goal, 7:35. Rams 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:19.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 32-yard field goal, 1:22. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:13.

Second quarter

  • STL – Torry Holt 22-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 14:07. Rams 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:15.
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin 13-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 8:53. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 5:14.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 0:26. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 1:24.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 51-yard field goal, 11:09. Cardinals 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:51.
  • STL – Isaac Bruce 46-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 7:38. Rams 17–16. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:31.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Adam Bergen 9-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Kurt Warner–Anquan Boldin pass), 8:11. Cardinals 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:59.
  • STL – Jeff Wilkins 32-yard field goal, 3:35. Cardinals 24–20. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:36.
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 7-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 3:11. Cardinals 31–20. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:24.
  • ARI – J.J. Arrington 7-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:54. Cardinals 38–20. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 1:04.
  • STL – Kevin Curtis 26-yard pass from Jamie Martin (Jamie Martin–Arlen Harris pass), 0:35. Cardinals 38–28. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:19.

Top passers

  • ARI – Kurt Warner – 27/39, 285 yards, 3 TD
  • STL – Marc Bulger – 19/24, 224 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • ARI – J.J. Arrington – 11 rushes, 45 yards, TD
  • STL – Steven Jackson – 12 rushes, 6 yards

Top receivers

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 105 yards, TD
  • STL – Torry Holt – 11 receptions, 129 yards, TD

Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 12: Jacksonville Jaguars at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 3 7724
Cardinals 0 0 31417

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 39,198
  • Referee: Tom White
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • JAX – Josh Scobee 30-yard field goal, 2:59. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:26.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 42-yard field goal, 4:00. Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 5:54.
  • JAX – Derrick Wimbush 91-yard kickoff return (Josh Scobee kick), 3:43. Jaguars 17–3.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Eric Edwards 1-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 13:34. Jaguars 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 5:04.
  • JAX – Greg Jones 25-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 4:20. Jaguars 24–10. Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:07.
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 5-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 2:56. Jaguars 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:24.

Top passers

  • JAX – David Garrard – 12/26, 115 yards
  • ARI – Kurt Warner – 29/46, 315 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • JAX – Greg Jones – 23 rushes, 78 yards, TD
  • ARI – J.J. Arrington – 6 rushes, 39 yards

Top receivers

  • JAX – Jimmy Smith – 7 receptions, 70 yards
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 10 receptions, 115 yards

Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 0 6817
49ers 0 7 3010

at Monster Park, San Francisco, California

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST/2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,439
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Nick Novak 30-yard field goal, 1:02. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:51.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • ARI – Nick Novak 35-yard field goal, 12:00. 49ers 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:00.
  • ARI – Nick Novak 19-yard field goal, 7:21. Cardinals 9–7. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 4:29.
  • SF – Joe Nedney 48-yard field goal, 0:06. 49ers 10–9. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:43.

Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • ARI – Kurt Warner – 29/45, 345 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • SF – Alex Smith – 16/24, 185 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 11 receptions, 156 yards, TD
  • SF – Johnnie Morton – 3 receptions, 66 yards

Week 14: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 14: Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 3 14017
Cardinals 0 10 3013

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 46,654
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • WAS – John Hall 41-yard field goal, 14:50. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:05.
  • ARI – LeRon McCoy 2-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 8:27. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:23.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 44-yard field goal, 1:06. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 0:43.

Third quarter

  • WAS – Clinton Portis 15-yard run (John Hall kick), 7:20. Tied 10–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:40.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 20-yard field goal, 3:40. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:40.
  • WAS – Antonio Brown 91-yard kickoff return (John Hall kick), 3:29. Redskins 17–13.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

  • WAS – Mark Brunell – 18/28, 122 yards, 3 INT
  • ARI – Kurt Warner – 25/41, 255 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • WAS – Clinton Portis – 26 rushes, 105 yards, TD
  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 7 rushes, 27 yards

Top receivers

Week 15: at Houston Texans

Week 15: Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 7 0919
Texans 0 24 3330

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 70,024
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 3:43. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:48.

Second quarter

  • HOU – Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 14:23. Texans 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:20.
  • ARI – Anquan Boldin 20-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 10:16. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 4:07.
  • HOU – Vernand Morency 25-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:58. Texans 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:19.
  • HOU – Jonathan Wells 3-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:50. Texans 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 2:57.
  • HOU – Kris Brown 27-yard field goal, 0:08. Texans 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 1:10.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Kris Brown 41-yard field goal, 12:13. Texans 27–10. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:47.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 42-yard field goal, 14:46. Texans 27–13. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 1:52.
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 12-yard pass from John Navarre (kick failed), 10:16. Texans 27–19. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:14.
  • HOU – Kris Brown 26-yard field goal, 0:27. Texans 30–19. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:06.

Top passers

  • ARI – John Navarre – 14/24, 174 yards, TD, INT
  • HOU – David Carr – 22/33, 150 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 6 rushes, 28 yards
  • HOU – Jonathan Wells – 28 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 134 yards, TD
  • HOU – Andre Johnson – 7 receptions, 51 yards

Week 16: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 16: Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 7 01421
Cardinals 6 7 7727

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,723
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 32-yard field goal, 7:24. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:03.
  • ARI – Neil Rackers 32-yard field goal, 3:34. Cardinals 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:54.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Karlos Dansby 11-yard interception return (Neil Rackers kick), 10:28. Cardinals 13–0.
  • PHI – Mike McMahon 1-yard run (David Akers kick), 6:38. Cardinals 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:50.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Anquan Boldin 20-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 11:25. Cardinals 27–20. Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 7:37.
  • PHI – Billy McMullen 21-yard pass from Mike McMahon (David Akers kick), 10:21. Cardinals 27–14. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:04.
  • PHI – Mike McMahon 1-yard run (David Akers kick), 0:26. Cardinals 27–21. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:19.

Top passers

  • PHI – Mike McMahon – 12/33, 151 yards, TD, INT
  • ARI – Josh McCown – 27/38, 294 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • PHI – Mike McMahon – 3 rushes, 21 yards, 2 TD
  • ARI – Marcel Shipp – 13 rushes, 42 yards

Top receivers

  • PHI – Reggie Brown – 6 receptions, 69 yards
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD

Week 17: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 17: Arizona Cardinals at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 7313
Colts 7 3 7017

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: January 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 57,211
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 28-yard field goal, 13:04. Colts 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 6:40.
  • IND – Mike Vanderjagt 44-yard field goal, 2:41. Colts 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:18.

Third quarter

  • IND – Troy Walters 18-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 11:26. Colts 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:50.
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 25-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 8:29. Colts 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:57.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Neil Rackers 42-yard field goal, 10:59. Colts 17–13. Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 8:29.

Top passers

  • ARI – Josh McCown – 31/42, 297 yards, TD, INT
  • IND – Jim Sorgi – 20/30, 207 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Standings

NFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Seattle Seahawks 13 3 0 .813 6–0 10–2 454 271 L1
St. Louis Rams 6 10 0 .375 1–5 3–9 363 429 W1
Arizona Cardinals 5 11 0 .313 3–3 4–8 311 387 L1
San Francisco 49ers 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 239 428 W2

Notes

  1. ^ Tied with the Carolina Panthers’ Steve Smith
  2. ^ Tied with the St. Louis Rams' Torry Holt.

References

  1. ^ Arizona Cardinals Franchise Encyclopedia
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 2005 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 2005 Arizona Cardinals
  4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Rushing Yds | as of 2011 season
  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference: 2005 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards
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