Cardinals 30-24 Falcons (3 Jan, 2009) Box Score

Atlanta Falcons

11-5, 4-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL	0	17	0	7	24
ARI	7	7	14	2	30

Arizona Cardinals

9-7, 6-2 home

Atlanta Passing


Matt Ryan
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
26/40	199	5.0	2	2	3-9	59.7	72.8
26/40	190	5.0	2	2	3-9	--	72.8

Arizona Passing


Kurt Warner
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
19/32	271	8.5	2	1	0-0	70.4	94.7
19/32	271	8.5	2	1	0-0	--	94.7

Atlanta Rushing


Michael Turner
Jerious Norwood
Matt Ryan
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
18	42	2.3	1	13
2	12	6.0	0	8
4	6	1.5	0	2
24	60	2.5	1	13

Arizona Rushing


Edgerrin James
Tim Hightower
Kurt Warner
J.J. Arrington
Steve Breaston
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
16	73	4.6	0	10
6	23	3.8	1	7
4	0	0.0	0	6
1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
1	-8	-8.0	0	-8
28	86	3.1	1	10

Atlanta Receiving


Roddy White
Michael Jenkins
Jerious Norwood
Justin Peelle
Brian Finneran
Michael Turner
Marcus Pollard
Harry Douglas
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
11	84	7.6	1	12	16
5	51	10.2	0	21	10
1	28	28.0	0	28	1
3	11	3.7	1	6	3
2	11	5.5	0	7	2
1	7	7.0	0	7	1
2	7	3.5	0	6	2
1	0	0.0	0	0	2
26	199	7.7	2	28	37

Arizona Receiving


Larry Fitzgerald
Anquan Boldin
Steve Breaston
Stephen Spach
Edgerrin James
Ben Patrick
Jerheme Urban
Terrelle Smith
J.J. Arrington
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
6	101	16.8	1	42	11
2	72	36.0	1	71	5
2	39	19.5	0	25	3
3	34	11.3	0	23	4
1	9	9.0	0	9	1
1	8	8.0	0	8	1
2	7	3.5	0	5	3
1	4	4.0	0	4	1
1	-3	-3.0	0	-3	1
19	271	14.3	2	71	30

Atlanta Fumbles


Matt Ryan
Marcus Pollard
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
2	1	0

Arizona Fumbles


Antrel Rolle
team

FUM	LOST	REC
0	0	1
0	0	1

Atlanta Defense



Coy Wire
Erik Coleman
Keith Brooking
Curtis Lofton
Lawyer Milloy
Chauncey Davis
Thomas DeCoud
Chris Houston
John Abraham
Roddy White
Domonique Foxworth
Eric Weems
Chevis Jackson
Grady Jackson
Stephen Nicholas
Jonathan Babineaux
Jamaal Fudge
Jason Snelling
Kindal Moorehead
Michael Boley
Kroy Biermann
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	6	0	0	0	0	0
8	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
62	50	0	0	3	0	0

Arizona Defense



Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
Karlos Dansby
Roderick Hood
Gerald Hayes
Chike Okeafor
Adrian Wilson
Bertrand Berry
Antonio Smith
Antrel Rolle
Aaron Francisco
Gabe Watson
Calais Campbell
Bryan Robinson
Neil Rackers
Darnell Dockett
Matt Ware
Steve Breaston
Michael Adams
Ralph Brown
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	9	0	0	2	0	0
8	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	2	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	1	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	1
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
60	54	3	0	5	0	2

Atlanta Interceptions


Chevis Jackson
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

Arizona Interceptions


Ralph Brown
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	3	0
1	0	0
2	3	0

Atlanta Kick Returns


Jerious Norwood
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	54	27.0	30	0
2	54	27.0	30	0

Arizona Kick Returns


J.J. Arrington
Steve Breaston
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	74	18.5	23
1	12	12.0	12
5	86	17.2	23

Atlanta Punt Returns


Harry Douglas
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	31	10.3	21	0
3	31	10.3	21	0

Arizona Punt Returns


Steve Breaston
Antrel Rolle
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	0	0.0	0
1	-1	-1.0	-1
2	-1	-0.5	0

Atlanta Kicking


Jason Elam
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	30	3/3	6
1/1	100.0	30	3/3	6

Arizona Kicking


Neil Rackers
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/1	0.0	0	4/4	4
0/1	0.0	0	4/4	4

Atlanta Punting


Michael Koenen
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	212	42.4	0	0	49
5	212	42.4	0	0	49

Arizona Punting


Ben Graham
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	239	39.8	0	4	49
6	239	39.8	0	4	49

State Farm Stadium

9:30 PM, 3 January 2009

Glendale, AZ

Attendance: 62,848

Referees:
John Parry

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Atlanta	8	7	.533	327	349
Tampa Bay	8	7	.533	427	352
New Orleans	5	9	.357	309	312
Carolina	4	11	.267	283	448

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

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