Week 1, 2016

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals	7	10	0	6	-	23
St. Louis Rams	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:15 ARI - Cariel Brooks 33 interception return (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
1Q: 09:31 STL - Alec Ogletree 5 interception return (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 12:17 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 20 field goal
2Q: 03:42 ARI - Michael Floyd 11 pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
4Q: 08:59 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 29 field goal
4Q: 02:20 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:15 ARI - Cariel Brooks 33 interception return (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
1Q: 09:31 STL - Alec Ogletree 5 interception return (Jay Huntley extra point)
2Q: 12:17 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 20 field goal
2Q: 03:42 ARI - Michael Floyd 11 pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
4Q: 08:59 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 29 field goal
4Q: 02:20 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 47 field goal

Team Statistics ARI STL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 9
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 9 2
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 252 180
- Offensive Plays 70 54
- Yards per Play 3.60 3.33
Net Rushing Yards 100 124
- Rushing Attempts 32 31
- Yards per Rush 3.13 4.00
Net Passing Yards 152 56
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 1 20 - 10 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 189 78
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/37 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 2.43
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/47 11/103
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 3/33 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:30 26:30

Team Statistics	ARI	STL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	9
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	9	2
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	252	180
- Offensive Plays	70	54
- Yards per Play	3.60	3.33
Net Rushing Yards	100	124
- Rushing Attempts	32	31
- Yards per Rush	3.13	4.00
Net Passing Yards	152	56
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 1	20 - 10 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	189	78
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/37	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	2.43
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/47	11/103
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	3/33	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:30	26:30

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	0:53	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	10:00	0:37	OWN 11	2	-7	Interception
1	9:23	1:21	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	1:47	4:38	OWN 34	10	63	Field Goal
2	10:17	1:35	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
2	7:26	2:48	OWN 20	5	4	Punt
2	4:03	0:31	OPP 21	2	21	Touchdown
2	1:06	0:56	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	3:11	OWN 20	7	10	Punt
3	7:42	3:32	OWN 2	8	48	Punt
3	0:40	6:47	OWN 6	15	82	Field Goal
4	6:01	2:24	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	3:26	1:12	OPP 35	3	5	Field Goal
4	1:56	1:56	OPP 37	4	10	Game

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:54	OWN 20	2	6	Interception
1	14:06	2:03	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
1	11:10	1:10	OWN 35	2	-4	Punt
1	8:02	6:15	OWN 13	12	44	Interception
2	12:09	1:52	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
2	8:42	1:16	OPP 43	3	-4	Punt
2	4:38	0:35	OWN 24	2	9	Fumble
2	3:32	2:26	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 16	1	2	Half
3	11:49	4:07	OWN 31	6	17	Punt
3	4:10	3:30	OWN 20	7	24	Punt
4	8:53	2:52	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
4	3:37	0:11	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
4	2:14	0:18	OWN 33	1	14	Fumble

Game MVP: Aaron Donald, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Johnson	22	52	2.36	18	1
Andre Ellington	7	37	5.29	13	1
Carson Palmer	2	4	2.00	5	0
Darren Fells	1	7	7.00	7	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Todd Gurley	21	101	4.81	23	3
Lance Dunbar	8	10	1.25	8	0
Sean Mannion	1	8	8.00	8	0
Gavin Linquist	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	34	19	189	4/37	1	34	1	69.3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Mannion	20	10	78	3/22	0	14	3	20.4

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.J. Nelson	6	9	50	8.33	12	12	0
WR Michael Floyd	5	9	42	8.40	3	13	1
TE Jermaine Gresham	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	0
RB Andre Ellington	2	3	29	14.50	18	21	0
WR John Brown	2	3	59	29.50	22	34	0
RB David Johnson	1	5	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Kelly Norris	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kenny Britt	3	5	31	10.33	11	12
TE Lance Kendricks	3	7	19	6.33	2	14
RB Todd Gurley	2	3	16	8.00	2	10
FB Gavin Linquist	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Christopher Gardner	1	1	6	6.00	5	6
TE Jared Cook	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Stedman Bailey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Rowdy Everett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cariel Brooks	1	33	33.00	1
OLB Markus Golden	1	0	0.00	0
CB Cody Russell	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Alec Ogletree	1	5	5.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Johnson	1	0	0
J.J. Nelson	1	0	0
Carson Palmer	0	1	0
Rodney Gunter	0	1	0
Donald Rosas	0	1	0
Toby Vincent	0	1	0
Calais Campbell	0	0	1
Patrick Peterson	0	0	1
Deone Bucannon	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lance Kendricks	1	0	0
Lance Dunbar	1	0	0
Todd Gurley	1	0	0
Greg Robinson	0	1	0
Michael Brockers	0	0	1
Daren Bates	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Kramer	8	373	46.6	41.1	53	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Hekker	8	404	50.5	43.3	60	6

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chandler Catanzaro	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Huntley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Johnson	2	18	9.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christopher Gardner	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christopher Gardner	2	48	24.0	0
Rowdy Everett	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Markus Golden	6	2	1.0	22	16
OLB Bruce Irvin	5	0	1.0	26	13
ILB Kevin Minter	4	3	1.0	30	21
DE Calais Campbell	4	0	0.0	21	15
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	4	0	0.0	13	4
S Deone Bucannon	3	2	0.0	29	22
CB Julio Schwartz	2	5	0.0	15	16
S Cariel Brooks	2	3	0.0	29	21
DE Donald Rogers	2	1	0.0	17	14
CB Patrick Peterson	2	0	0.0	31	20
CB Cody Russell	2	0	0.0	31	21
DT Albert Rodgers	2	0	0.0	9	12
ILB Joseph Hodges	2	0	0.0	10	6
ILB Kenny Demens	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Ed Stinson	1	0	0.0	10	8
OLB Shaquille Riddick	1	0	0.0	3	4

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney McLeod	6	1	0.0	30	38
OLB Alec Ogletree	6	1	0.0	31	32
CB Janoris Jenkins	5	4	0.0	32	38
ILB Daren Bates	5	1	0.0	31	38
CB Lamarcus Joyner	4	2	0.0	10	25
CB Jerraud Powers	4	1	0.0	32	36
DT Michael Brockers	4	0	0.0	19	20
OLB Bryce Hager	4	0	0.0	17	10
DT Aaron Donald	3	1	3.0	21	34
S Maurice Alexander	3	2	0.0	21	13
DE Robert Quinn	2	2	1.0	31	33
DT Ethan Westbrooks	1	1	0.0	18	15
DE Chris Long	1	0	0.0	6	8
WR Kenny Britt	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jared Cook	1	0	---	---	---
S Sherrod Martin	1	0	0.0	11	25
G Rodger Saffold	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eugene Sims	1	0	0.0	31	35
S Cody Davis	1	0	0.0	3	4
RB Todd Gurley	1	0	---	---	---
CB Troy Marone	1	0	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bruce Irvin	1.0	0	0	0	13
ILB Kevin Minter	1.0	0	0	0	21
OLB Markus Golden	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Josh Mauro	0.0	1	0	0	9
DT Albert Rodgers	0.0	1	0	0	12
DE Donald Rogers	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Calais Campbell	0.0	0	0	1	15

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Aaron Donald	3.0	0	1	1	34
DE Robert Quinn	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT Michael Brockers	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Eugene Sims	0.0	0	2	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Deone Bucannon	3	0	0	22
S Cariel Brooks	1	1	1	21
CB Cody Russell	1	0	1	21
CB Patrick Peterson	1	0	0	20
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	1	0	0	4
ILB Kevin Minter	1	0	0	21
DT Albert Rodgers	1	0	0	12
DE Donald Rogers	1	0	0	14
OLB Markus Golden	0	0	1	16

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rodney McLeod	4	0	0	38
CB Jerraud Powers	3	2	0	36
CB Janoris Jenkins	3	1	0	38
CB Lamarcus Joyner	3	1	0	25
ILB Daren Bates	2	1	0	38
S Maurice Alexander	1	1	0	13
OLB Alec Ogletree	1	0	1	32
DE Chris Long	1	0	0	8
DE Eugene Sims	1	0	0	35
S Sherrod Martin	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jonathan Cooper	4	7	1	32	1	38
Lyle Sendlein	2	5	0	32	1	38
Mike Iupati	2	3	0	32	1	38
Bobby Massie	1	10	0	32	0	38
Jermaine Gresham	1	3	0	28	0	28
Jared Veldheer	1	1	0	32	1	38
Thomas Guthrie	0	1	0	13	0	16

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rodger Saffold	4	11	31	0	23
Jamon Brown	2	9	31	1	23
Mike Person	1	3	31	1	23
Rob Havenstein	1	2	31	0	23
Greg Robinson	0	3	31	1	23
Lance Kendricks	0	1	22	0	18
Gavin Linquist	0	1	23	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Norris	4	19
Jermaine Gresham	1	9

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Davis	1	20
Stedman Bailey	1	17

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jonathan Cooper	32	38	---	---	11	81
Carson Palmer	32	38	---	---	---	70
Lyle Sendlein	32	38	---	---	---	70
Mike Iupati	32	38	---	---	---	70
Jared Veldheer	32	38	---	---	---	70
Bobby Massie	32	38	---	---	---	70
David Johnson	24	18	---	---	26	68
Jermaine Gresham	28	28	---	---	9	65
Michael Floyd	27	33	---	---	---	60
J.J. Nelson	22	34	---	---	---	56
Cody Russell	---	---	31	21	---	52
Patrick Peterson	---	---	31	20	---	51
Kevin Minter	---	---	30	21	---	51
Deone Bucannon	---	---	29	22	---	51
Cariel Brooks	---	---	29	21	---	50
Thomas Guthrie	13	16	---	---	18	47
John Brown	14	20	---	---	9	43
Bruce Irvin	---	---	26	13	2	41
Markus Golden	---	---	22	16	3	41
Calais Campbell	---	---	21	15	1	37
Troy Niklas	10	5	---	---	21	36
Rodney Gunter	---	---	22	11	3	36
Julio Schwartz	---	---	15	16	4	35
Kelly Norris	5	11	---	---	19	35
Darren Fells	8	5	---	---	19	32
Josh Mauro	---	---	14	9	8	31
Donald Rogers	---	---	17	14	---	31
Shaquille Riddick	---	---	3	4	22	29
Andre Ellington	8	15	---	---	3	26
Patrick Carney	---	---	4	9	11	24
Joseph Hodges	---	---	10	6	7	23
Ed Stinson	---	---	10	8	4	22
Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	13	4	4	21
Albert Rodgers	---	---	9	12	---	21
Leonardo West	---	---	0	5	16	21
Donald Rosas	1	5	---	---	12	18
James Ferentz	0	0	---	---	11	11
Percy Eisenbart	0	0	---	---	11	11
Cris Santiago	0	0	---	---	11	11
Robert Stone	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ronald Kramer	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chandler Catanzaro	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kenny Demens	---	---	3	3	1	7
Toby Vincent	---	---	2	3	---	5
John Benson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steven Torres	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eugene Sims	---	---	31	35	21	87
Janoris Jenkins	---	---	32	38	3	73
Daren Bates	---	---	31	38	4	73
Jerraud Powers	---	---	32	36	4	72
Rodney McLeod	---	---	30	38	4	72
Robert Quinn	---	---	31	33	4	68
Alec Ogletree	---	---	31	32	3	66
Jamon Brown	31	23	---	---	8	62
Aaron Donald	---	---	21	34	4	59
Rodger Saffold	31	23	---	---	---	54
Mike Person	31	23	---	---	---	54
Greg Robinson	31	23	---	---	---	54
Rob Havenstein	31	23	---	---	---	54
Sean Mannion	31	23	---	---	---	54
Gavin Linquist	23	15	---	---	14	52
Kenny Britt	27	21	---	---	3	51
Michael Brockers	---	---	19	20	8	47
Lance Kendricks	22	18	---	---	6	46
Christopher Gardner	21	13	---	---	12	46
Todd Gurley	23	21	---	---	---	44
Sherrod Martin	---	---	11	25	2	38
Maurice Alexander	---	---	21	13	3	37
Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	10	25	2	37
Lance Dunbar	8	2	---	---	24	34
Ethan Westbrooks	---	---	18	15	1	34
Chandler Worthy	12	7	---	---	15	34
Bryce Hager	---	---	17	10	5	32
Jared Cook	7	4	---	---	16	27
Cody Davis	---	---	3	4	20	27
Troy Marone	---	---	1	2	23	26
Rowdy Everett	9	7	---	---	7	23
Stedman Bailey	2	3	---	---	17	22
Akeem Ayers	---	---	5	8	7	20
Chris Long	---	---	6	8	---	14
Sidney Kennedy	---	---	1	4	8	13
Tre Mason	1	4	---	---	4	9
Garrett Reynolds	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jake McQuaide	0	0	---	---	8	8
Johnny Hekker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lamar Holmes	0	0	---	---	8	8
Isaiah Battle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sawyer Hopper	---	---	1	0	3	4
Jay Huntley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Johnny Manziel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hunter Warfield	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	18	32	1.8
Right	10	53	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	30	7.5
Middle	23	72	3.1
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	34	19	3	1	2	7	3	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Mannion	20	10	0	0	3	1	1	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	94	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	44	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	34	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	54	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	24	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Floyd	9	5	1	42	0	33
WR J.J. Nelson	9	6	0	50	0	34
RB David Johnson	5	1	0	-4	0	18
TE Jermaine Gresham	3	2	1	14	0	28
RB Andre Ellington	3	2	0	29	1	15
WR John Brown	3	2	0	59	2	20
WR Kelly Norris	2	1	0	-1	0	11

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Lance Kendricks	7	3	0	19	18
WR Kenny Britt	5	3	2	31	21
RB Todd Gurley	3	2	0	16	21
TE Jared Cook	1	0	0	0	4
WR Stedman Bailey	1	0	0	0	3
FB Gavin Linquist	1	1	0	6	15
WR Rowdy Everett	1	0	1	0	7
WR Christopher Gardner	1	1	0	6	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Johnson	3	-4	-1.33	2.36
Andre Ellington	2	10	5.00	5.29

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	3	3	25	8.33	5.56

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.J. Nelson	2	2	14	7.00	5.56
WR Michael Floyd	1	1	11	11.00	4.67

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
David Johnson	4	1
Andre Ellington	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Gurley	6	2
Lance Dunbar	1	0
Sean Mannion	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	9	5	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Mannion	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Floyd	3	2	1
WR J.J. Nelson	3	2	1
RB Andre Ellington	1	0	0
WR John Brown	1	1	1
WR Kelly Norris	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Todd Gurley	2	2	1
WR Kenny Britt	1	0	0
TE Lance Kendricks	1	0	0
WR Rowdy Everett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,700 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (20,400)
End Zone 9,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,000)
Club Seats 4,700 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,700 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (20,400)
End Zone	9,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,000)
Club Seats	4,700 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,100)