1999 Arizona Cardinals season

The 1999 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 101st season, 80th season in the National Football League and the 12th in Arizona. The team was unable to match their previous output of 9–7, instead winning only six games. The Cardinals would fail to return to the playoffs and would not return until the 2008 season.

Offseason

Free agents

style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"|Position	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"|Player	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"|Free agency tag	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"|1999 team
DB	Tommy Bennett	RFA	Arizona Cardinals
T	Lomas Brown	UFA	Cleveland Browns
QB	Stoney Case	UFA	Baltimore Ravens
C	Mike Devlin	UFA	Arizona Cardinals
T	James Dexter	RFA	Arizona Cardinals
WR	Anthony Edwards	UFA
C	Aaron Graham	RFA	Arizona Cardinals
K	Chris Jacke	UFA	Arizona Cardinals
G	Matt Joyce	RFA	Arizona Cardinals
DB	Kwamie Lassiter	UFA	Arizona Cardinals
LB	Mark Maddox	UFA	Arizona Cardinals
LB	Ronald McKinnon	RFA	Arizona Cardinals
TE	Johnny McWilliams	RFA	Arizona Cardinals
WR	Eric Metcalf	UFA	Carolina Panthers
LB	Jamir Miller	UFA	Cleveland Browns
WR	Rob Moore	Franchise	Arizona Cardinals
LB	Patrick Sapp	RFA	Arizona Cardinals
DT	Carl Simpson	UFA	Arizona Cardinals
RB	Cedric Smith	UFA
DT	Bernard Wilson	UFA

Additions	Subtractions
LB Rob Fredrickson (Lions)	OT J. B. Brown (Lions)
	FB Larry Centers (Redskins)
	QB Cory Sauter (Lions)

Regular season

Schedule

style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance
1	September 12	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 25–24	1–0	Veterans Stadium	64,113
2	September 19	at Miami Dolphins	L 16–19	1–1	Pro Player Stadium	73,618
3	Template:Dow tooltip	San Francisco 49ers	L 10–24	1–2	Sun Devil Stadium	72,100
4	October 3	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7–35	1–3	Texas Stadium	64,169
5	October 10	New York Giants	W 14–3	2–3	Sun Devil Stadium	49,015
6	October 17	Washington Redskins	L 10–24	2–4	Sun Devil Stadium	55,893
7	Bye
8	October 31	New England Patriots	L 3–27	2–5	Sun Devil Stadium	55,830
9	November 7	at New York Jets	L 7–12	2–6	Giants Stadium	77,857
10	November 14	Detroit Lions	W 23–19	3–6	Sun Devil Stadium	49,600
11	November 21	Dallas Cowboys	W 13–9	4–6	Sun Devil Stadium	72,015
12	November 28	at New York Giants	W 34–24	5–6	Giants Stadium	77,809
13	December 5	Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–17	6–6	Sun Devil Stadium	46,550
14	December 12	at Washington Redskins	L 3–28	6–7	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium	75,851
15	December 19	Buffalo Bills	L 21–31	6–8	Sun Devil Stadium	64,337
16	December 26	at Atlanta Falcons	L 14–37	6–9	Georgia Dome	47,074
17	January 2, 2000	at Green Bay Packers	L 24–49	6–10	Lambeau Field	59,818
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	6	6	13	25
Eagles	21	3	0	0	24

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 64,113
• Referee: Ron Winter
• TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, Don Tollefson
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PHI – Duce Staley 24-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:53. Eagles 7–0. PHI – Duce Staley 3-yard pass from Doug Pederson (Norm Johnson kick), 2:19. Eagles 14–0. PHI – Luther Broughton 15-yard pass from Doug Pederson (Norm Johnson kick), 0:16. Eagles 21–0. Second quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 31-yard field goal, 8:11. Eagles 21–3. ARI – Chris Jacke 25-yard field goal, 5:15. Eagles 21–6. PHI – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Eagles 24–6. Third quarter ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (pass failed), 15:00. Eagles 24–12. Fourth quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 32-yard field goal, 15:00. Eagles 24–15. ARI – Rob Moore 20-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 6:26. Eagles 24–22. ARI – Chris Jacke 31-yard field goal, 0:04. Cardinals 25–24. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 25/48, 274 yards, TD, 3 INT PHI – Doug Pederson – 12/26, 91 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Adrian Murrell – 24 rushes, 53 yards PHI – Duce Staley – 21 rushes, 111 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Rob Moore – 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD PHI – Luther Broughton – 3 receptions, 29 yards, TD

Week 2: at Miami Dolphins

Week 2: Arizona Cardinals at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	13	3	0	16
Dolphins	3	10	6	0	19

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 73,618
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (Fox): Ray Bentley, Ron Pitts
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 39-yard field goal, 5:53. Dolphins 3–0. Second quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 51-yard field goal, 14:09. Dolphins 6–0. ARI – Chris Jacke 36-yard field goal, 6:54. Dolphins 6–3. ARI – Chris Jacke 44-yard field goal, 5:44. Tied 6–6. ARI – Rob Fredrickson 34-yard interception return (Chris Jacke kick), 5:20. Cardinals 13–6. MIA – Troy Drayton 10-yard pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick), 0:25. Tied 13–13. Third quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 38-yard field goal, 9:12. Cardinals 16–13. MIA – Olindo Mare 48-yard field goal, 5:11. Tied 16–16. MIA – Olindo Mare 44-yard field goal, 4:26. Dolphins 19–16. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 11/27, 112 yards, 4 INT MIA – Dan Marino – 21/35, 221 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Adrian Murrell – 20 rushes, 59 yards MIA – Cecil Collins – 15 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers ARI – Frank Sanders – 7 receptions, 76 yards MIA – O.J. McDuffie – 4 receptions, 85 yards

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 3: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	14	3	0	7	24
Cardinals	0	0	10	0	10

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 72,100
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Boomer Esiason, Lesley Visser
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter SF – Jerry Rice 13-yard pass from Steve Young (Wade Richey kick), 6:41. 49ers 7–0. SF – Charlie Garner 11-yard run (Wade Richey kick), 5:47. 49ers 14–0. Second quarter SF – Wade Richey 33-yard field goal, 9:01. 49ers 17–0. Third quarter ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 9:45. 49ers 17–7. ARI – Chris Jacke 43-yard field goal, 1:09. 49ers 17–10. Fourth quarter SF – Lawrence Phillips 68-yard run (Wade Richey kick), 1:42. 49ers 24–10. Top passers SF – Steve Young – 13/23, 92 yards, TD, INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 16/31, 176 yards, 2 INT Top rushers SF – Lawrence Phillips – 9 rushes, 102 yards, TD ARI – Adrian Murrell – 16 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers SF – Terrell Owens – 4 receptions, 59 yards ARI – Frank Sanders – 7 receptions, 74 yards

Week 4: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 4: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	0	0	7
Cowboys	14	7	7	7	35

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 12:05 p.m. CST/11:05 a.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 64,169
• Referee: Bill Carollo
• TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden, D.J. Johnson
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter DAL – George Teague 32-yard interception return (Richie Cunningham, 13:28. Cowboys 7–0. DAL – Michael Irvin 18-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick), 3:19. Cowboys 14–0. Second quarter DAL – Rocket Ismail 63-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick), 12:01. Cowboys 21–0. ARI – Joel Makovicka 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 0:11. Cowboys 21–7. Third quarter DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Richie Cunningham kick), 7:59. Cowboys 28–7. Fourth quarter DAL – Greg Ellis 98-yard fumble return (Richie Cunningham kick), 10:13. Cowboys 35–7. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 16/33, 111 yards, TD, 3 INT DAL – Troy Aikman – 15/21, 192 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ARI – Adrian Murrell – 14 rushes, 44 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 22 rushes, 77 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Michael Pittman – 4 receptions, 42 yards DAL – Rocket Ismail – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Week 5: vs. New York Giants

Week 5: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	0	3	3
Cardinals	0	14	0	0	14

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 49,015
• Referee: Tom White
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, Pam Oliver
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter ARI – Jake Plummer 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 14:58. Cardinals 7–0. ARI – David Boston 11-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 0:33. Cardinals 14–0. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter NYG – Brad Daluiso 31-yard field goal, 10:13. Cardinals 14–3. Top passers NYG – Kerry Collins – 24/38, 202 yards, INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 13/19, 156 yards, TD Top rushers NYG – Gary Brown – 18 rushes, 67 yards ARI – Michael Pittman – 8 rushes, 20 yards Top receivers NYG – Ike Hilliard – 5 receptions, 78 yards ARI – David Boston – 8 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 6: Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	10	7	7	24
Cardinals	3	0	0	7	10

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 17
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 55,893
• Referee: Gerry Austin
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, Solomon Wilcots
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 44-yard field goal, 3:15. Cardinals 3–0. Second quarter WAS – Brett Conway 36-yard field goal, 7:50. Tied 3–3. WAS – Champ Bailey 59-yard interception return (Brett Conway kick), 3:33. Redskins 10–3. Third quarter WAS – Stephen Alexander 1-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Brett Conway kick), 1:20. Redskins 17–3. Fourth quarter ARI – Rob Moore 10-yard pass from Dave Brown (Chris Jacke kick), 6:59. Redskins 17–10. WAS – Skip Hicks 14-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 2:03. Redskins 24–10. Top passers WAS – Brad Johnson – 24/40, 248 yards, TD, 2 INT ARI – Dave Brown – 8/20, 117 yards, TD, INT Top rushers WAS – Stephen Davis – 18 rushes, 91 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 15 rushes, 51 yards Top receivers WAS – Albert Connell – 8 receptions, 110 yards ARI – Frank Sanders – 3 receptions, 68 yards

Week 8: vs. New England Patriots

Week 8: New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	14	6	0	7	27
Cardinals	0	0	3	0	3

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 55,830
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Sam Wyche
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter NE – Lamont Warren 3-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:56. Patriots 7–0. NE – Shawn Jefferson 64-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:13. Patriots 14–0. Second quarter NE – Shawn Jefferson 35-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (kick failed), 4:45. Patriots 20–0. Third quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 24-yard field goal, 9:57. Patriots 20–3. Fourth quarter NE – Terry Glenn 36-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:20. Patriots 27–3. Top passers NE – Drew Bledsoe – 14/22, 276 yards, 4 TD ARI – Dave Brown – 12/33, 107 yards, 2 INT Top rushers NE – Terry Allen – 21 rushes, 88 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 13 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers NE – Shawn Jefferson – 3 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD ARI – Frank Sanders – 4 receptions, 34 yards

Week 9: at New York Jets

Week 9: Arizona Cardinals at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	0	0	7
Jets	3	0	3	6	12

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 7
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 77,857
• Referee: Ron Blum
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Tim Green
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter NYJ – John Hall 44-yard field goal, 6:38. Jets 3–0. Second quarter ARI – Michael Pittman 4-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 5:09. Cardinals 7–3. Third quarter NYJ – John Hall 33-yard field goal, 3:07. Cardinals 7–6. Fourth quarter NYJ – Keyshawn Johnson 43-yard pass from Rick Mirer (pass failed), 5:21. Jets 12–7. Top passers ARI – Dave Brown – 16/26, 199 yards NYJ – Rick Mirer – 12/18, 122 yards, TD Top rushers ARI – Michael Pittman – 9 rushes, 41 yards, TD NYJ – Curtis Martin – 38 rushes, 131 yards Top receivers ARI – Rob Moore – 3 receptions, 98 yards NYJ – Keyshawn Johnson – 2 receptions, 51 yards, TD

Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 10: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	0	6	6	19
Cardinals	3	13	7	0	23

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: November 14
• Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 49,600
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, Kevin McCabe
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter DET – David Sloan 7-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Jason Hanson kick), 10:44. Lions 7–0. ARI – Chris Jacke 35-yard field goal, 7:59. Lions 7–3. Second quarter ARI – Mario Bates 3-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 13:18. Cardinals 10–7. ARI – Chris Jacke 35-yard field goal, 5:11. Cardinals 13–7. ARI – Chris Jacke 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Cardinals 16–7. Third quarter ARI – Michael Pittman 58-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 11:11. Cardinals 23–7. DET – Germane Crowell 77-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (pass failed), 10:51. Cardinals 23–13. Fourth quarter DET – Terry Fair 35-yard fumble return (pass failed), 5:26. Cardinals 23–19. Top passers DET – Gus Frerotte – 24/39, 375 yards, 2 TD ARI – Dave Brown – 16/30, 209 yards Top rushers DET – Greg Hill – 10 rushes, 25 yards ARI – Michael Pittman – 23 rushes, 133 yards, TD Top receivers DET – Germane Crowell – 5 receptions, 142 yards, TD ARI – Frank Sanders – 5 receptions, 86 yards

Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 11: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	0	0	2	9
Cardinals	0	3	7	3	13

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: November 21
• Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 72,015
• Referee: Ron Winter
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas, Kevin McCabe
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter DAL – David LaFleur 11-yard pass from Jason Garrett (Richie Cunningham kick), 0:58. Cowboys 7–0. Second quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 24-yard field goal, 0:15. Cowboys 7–3. Third quarter ARI – Rob Moore 21-yard pass from Dave Brown (Chris Jacke kick), 13:10. Cardinals 10–7. Fourth quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 38-yard field goal, 11:30. Cardinals 13–7. DAL – Team safety, 1:49. Cardinals 13–9. Top passers DAL – Jason Garrett – 16/29, 111 yards, TD ARI – Dave Brown – 13/29, 115 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers DAL – Emmitt Smith – 29 rushes, 127 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 17 rushes, 72 yards Top receivers DAL – Rocket Ismail – 5 receptions, 43 yards ARI – David Boston – 3 receptions, 47 yards

Week 12: at New York Giants

Week 12: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	3	7	21	34
Giants	0	10	0	14	24

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 77,809
• Referee: Larry Nemmers
• TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden, D.J. Johnson
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 39-yard field goal, 5:54. Cardinals 3–0. Second quarter NYG – Kerry Collins 1-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 6:24. Giants 7–3. ARI – Chris Jacke 20-yard field goal, 1:51. Giants 7–6. NYG – Cary Blanchard 24-yard field goal, 0:02. Giants 10–6. Third quarter ARI – Rob Moore 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 11:50. Cardinals 13–10. Fourth quarter ARI – Johnny McWilliams 9-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 14:55. Cardinals 20–10. NYG – Sean Bennett 1-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 8:51. Cardinals 20–17. ARI – Mario Bates 2-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 4:16. Cardinals 27–17. ARI – Eric Swann 44-yard interception return (Chris Jacke kick), 1:57. Cardinals 34–17. NYG – Tiki Barber 34-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Cary Blanchard kick), 0:42. Cardinals 34–24. Top passers ARI – Dave Brown – 11/17, 126 yards NYG – Kerry Collins – 22/45, 298 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers ARI – Mario Bates – 16 rushes, 37 yards, TD NYG – Tiki Barber – 10 rushes, 37 yards Top receivers ARI – Rob Moore – 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD NYG – Amani Toomer – 6 receptions, 87 yards

Week 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 13: Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	14	3	0	17
Cardinals	7	0	0	14	21

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: December 5
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 46,550
• Referee: Tom White
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Tim Green, Kevin McCabe
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter ARI – Kwamie Lassiter 78-yard interception return (Chris Jacke kick), 5:24. Cardinals 7–0. Second quarter PHI – Chad Lewis 11-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Norm Johnson kick), 7:56. Tied 7–7. PHI – Dameane Douglas 29-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Norm Johnson kick), 0:43. Eagles 14–7. Third quarter PHI – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 5:31. Eagles 17–7. Fourth quarter ARI – David Boston 4-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 4:31. Eagles 17–14. ARI – Jake Plummer 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 0:57. Cardinals 21–17. Top passers PHI – Donovan McNabb – 19/31, 157 yards, 2 TD, INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 20/37, 179 yards, TD, INT Top rushers PHI – Duce Staley – 25 rushes, 72 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 8 rushes, 24 yards Top receivers PHI – Dameane Douglas – 3 receptions, 47 yards, TD ARI – Frank Sanders – 6 receptions, 72 yards

Week 14: at Washington Redskins

Week 14: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	0	0	0	3
Redskins	7	14	0	7	28

at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover, Maryland

• Date: December 12
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 75,851
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Tim Green, Kevin McCabe
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter WAS – Stephen Davis 50-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 10:52. Redskins 7–0. ARI – Chris Jacke 31-yard field goal, 3:12. Redskins 7–3. Second quarter WAS – Irving Fryar 7-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Brett Conway kick), 12:53. Redskins 14–3. WAS – Michael Westbrook 25-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Brett Conway kick), 0:11. Redskins 21–3. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter WAS – Skip Hicks 11-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 2:39. Redskins 28–3. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 15/32, 147 yards, 3 INT WAS – Brad Johnson – 17/31, 191 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Adrian Murrell – 8 rushes, 41 yards WAS – Stephen Davis – 37 rushes, 189 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Adrian Murrell – 4 receptions, 44 yards WAS – Albert Connell – 3 receptions, 54 yards

Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 15: Buffalo Bills at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	14	0	3	14	31
Cardinals	0	14	0	7	21

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: December 19
• Game time: 4:20 p.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 64,337
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, Pam Oliver
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter BUF – Eric Moulds 15-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 11:36. Bills 7–0. BUF – Jonathan Linton 6-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 1:03. Bills 14–0. Second quarter ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 9:31. Bills 14–7. ARI – Mario Bates 2-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 1:15. Tied 14–14. Third quarter BUF – Steve Christie 33-yard field goal, 4:07. Bills 17–14. Fourth quarter BUF – Jay Riemersma 4-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 3:01. Bills 24–14. ARI – Rob Moore 26-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 1:49. Bills 24–21. BUF – Henry Jones 37-yard kickoff return (Steve Christie kick), 1:44. Bills 31–21. Top passers BUF – Doug Flutie – 21/32, 239 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 11/30, 119 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BUF – Jonathan Linton – 21 rushes, 81 yards, TD ARI – Adrian Murrell – 12 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers BUF – Eric Moulds – 6 receptions, 73 yards, TD ARI – Frank Sanders – 5 receptions, 57 yards

Week 16: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 16: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	14	0	0	14
Falcons	7	13	7	10	37

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: December 26
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 47,074
• Referee: Gerry Austin
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, Solomon Wilcots
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter ATL – Terance Mathis 23-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick), 6:50. Falcons 7–0. Second quarter ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 14:10. Tied 7–7. ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 8:18. Cardinals 14–7. ATL – Bob Christian 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 4:39. Tied 14–14. ATL – Morten Andersen 28-yard field goal, 0:42. Falcons 17–14. ATL – Morten Andersen 24-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 20–14. Third quarter ATL – Byron Hanspard 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 4:39. Falcons 27–14. Fourth quarter ATL – Bob Christian 33-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 10:06. Falcons 34–14. ATL – Morten Andersen 41-yard field goal, 3:03. Falcons 37–14. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 15/26, 217 yards, 2 INT ATL – Chris Chandler – 14/23, 230 yards, TD Top rushers ARI – Mario Bates – 14 rushes, 39 yards, 2 TD ATL – Byron Hanspard – 26 rushes, 102 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Frank Sanders – 3 receptions, 106 yards ATL – Tim Dwight – 3 receptions, 52 yards

Week 17: at Green Bay Packers

Week 17: Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	7	14	24
Packers	7	7	14	21	49

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: January 2
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST/12:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 59,818
• Referee: Bernie Kukar
• TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, Kevin McCabe
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter GB – Bill Schroeder 10-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:38. Packers 7–0. Second quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 23-yard field goal, 13:48. Packers 7–3. GB – Dorsey Levens 8-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 5:59. Packers 14–3. Third quarter GB – Dorsey Levens 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 5:57. Packers 21–3. ARI – Frank Sanders 6-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 1:49. Packers 21–10. GB – Basil Mitchell 88-yard kickoff return (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:32. Packers 28–10. Fourth quarter GB – Dorsey Levens 5-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 12:09. Packers 35–10. ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 9:29. Packers 35–17. GB – Bill Schroeder 32-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 2:38. Packers 42–17. ARI – Mac Cody 9-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 1:49. Packers 42–24. GB – Dorsey Levens 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:58. Packers 49–24. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 35/57, 396 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT GB – Brett Favre – 21/34, 311 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Mario Bates – 17 rushes, 64 yards, TD GB – Dorsey Levens – 24 rushes, 146 yards, 4 TD Top receivers ARI – Frank Sanders – 13 receptions, 118 yards, TD GB – Bill Schroeder – 6 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD