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Talent Take

Cardinals' defense takes over
The win was keyed by an unexpected performance from Arizona's defense. The unit harassed Matt Hasselbeck (10 of 29 for 112 yards with one interception) and forced the Seahawks into five three-and-outs in 11 possessions. Using a mixture of conventional two-deep coverage and five-man pressures, the Cardinals kept Hasselbeck from finding a rhythm in the pocket. In addition, the defense bullied Seattle's receivers early in their routes to disrupt the timing of the passing game. With Hasselbeck unable to throw on time, the Cardinals collected five sacks and numerous hits on Hasselbeck to suffocate an offense that entered the game with a ton of momentum.

-- Bucky Brooks

Box Score

Arizona Cardinals (3-2-0)

Seattle Seahawks (2-4-0)

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
K. Warner	32/41	276	2	1
M. Leinart	2/2	16	0	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
T. Hightower	13	32	1	12
C. Wells	12	29	0	14
M. Leinart	1	1	0	1
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
L. Fitzgerald	13	100	1	19
S. Breaston	7	77	1	22
A. Boldin	6	54	0	18
T. Hightower	4	26	0	12
J. Urban	2	18	0	10
B. Patrick	1	10	0	10
C. Wells	1	7	0	7
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
K. Warner	1	1	0	0
C. Haggans	0	0	0	0
B. Robinson	0	0	1	0
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
N. Rackers	2/2	31	3/3	9
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
B. Graham	6	37.8	4	54
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
L. Stephens-Howling	1	17	0	17
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
S. Breaston	3	21	0	36
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
A. Wilson	4-0	0.0	0	0
D. Dockett	3-0	0.0	0	0
A. Branch	2-0	0.0	0	0
C. Campbell	2-1	1.5	0	0
G. Hayes	2-0	0.0	0	0
B. McFadden	2-0	0.0	0	0
C. Okeafor	2-0	1.0	0	0
M. Adams	1-0	0.0	0	0
B. Berry	1-0	1.0	0	0
R. Brown	1-0	0.0	0	0
K. Dansby	1-0	0.0	0	0
C. Haggans	1-1	0.5	0	1
K. Iwebema	1-0	1.0	0	0
B. Robinson	1-0	0.0	0	0
D. Rodgers-Cromarti	1-0	0.0	0	0
A. Rolle	1-0	0.0	1	0

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
M. Hasselbeck	10/29	112	0	1
J. Ryan	1/1	42	0	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
J. Jones	5	5	0	5
J. Forsett	2	4	0	5
E. James	3	3	0	4
M. Hasselbeck	1	2	0	2
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
J. Carlson	2	55	0	42
N. Burleson	2	40	0	26
T. Houshmandzadeh	4	34	0	15
J. Forsett	1	16	0	16
D. Branch	2	9	0	5
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
J. Forsett	1	0	0	0
M. Hasselbeck	1	1	0	0
D. Hawthorne	0	0	0	0
D. Tapp	0	0	1	0
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
O. Mare	1/1	28	0/0	3
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
J. Ryan	8	37.0	2	62
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
J. Forsett	1	24	0	24
B. Obomanu	1	23	0	23
J. Wilson	1	13	0	13
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
J. Forsett	4	7	0	13
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
W. Herring	7-0	0.0	0	0
L. Tatupu	7-1	0.0	0	0
K. Jennings	6-0	0.0	0	0
J. Wilson	6-0	0.0	0	0
D. Hawthorne	5-0	1.0	0	1
J. Babineaux	4-1	0.0	1	0
A. Curry	4-1	0.0	0	0
C. Cole	3-1	0.0	0	0
B. Mebane	3-0	0.0	0	0
D. Grant	2-0	0.0	0	0
L. Jackson	2-0	0.0	0	0
K. Lucas	2-0	0.0	0	0
L. Milloy	2-0	0.0	0	0
P. Kerney	1-0	1.0	0	0
C. Redding	1-1	0.0	0	0
N. Reed	1-0	0.0	0	0
D. Tapp	1-0	0.0	0	0
C. Terrill	1-0	0.0	0	0

Total First Downs	21	Total First Downs	7
By Rushing	4	By Rushing	0
By Passing	16	By Passing	6
By Penalty		By Penalty
Third Down Efficiency	8/16 - 50%	Third Down Efficiency	0/11 - 0%
Fourth Down Efficiency	0/0 - 0%	Fourth Down Efficiency	1/1 - 100%
Total Net Yards	344	Total Net Yards	128
Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	71	Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	46
Average Gain per Offensive Play	4.8	Average Gain per Offensive Play	2.8
Net Yards Rushing	62	Net Yards Rushing	14
Total Rushing Plays	26	Total Rushing Plays	11
Average Gain per Rushing Play	2.4	Average Gain per Rushing Play	1.3
Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	7--19	Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	4--6
Net Yards Passing	282	Net Yards Passing	114
Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	2 - 10	Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	5 - 40
Gross Yards Passing	292	Gross Yards Passing	154
Pass Comp-Att-Int	34 - 43 - 1	Pass Comp-Att-Int	11 - 30 - 1
Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	6.3	Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	3.3
Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	6 - 4 - 2	Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	2 - 1 - 1
Punts (Number-Average)	6 - 42.5	Punts (Number-Average)	8 - 47.5
Blocked	0	Blocked	0
Net Punting Average	37.8	Net Punting Average	37.0
FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	0 - 0	FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	0 - 0
Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	93	Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	46
Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	3 - 64	Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	4 - 28
Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	1 - 17	Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	3 - 60
Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	1 - 29	Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	1 - 18
Penalties (Number-Yards)	7 - 76	Penalties (Number-Yards)	6 - 56
Fumbles (Number-Lost)	1 - 1	Fumbles (Number-Lost)	2 - 1
Touchdowns	3	Touchdowns	0
Rushing	1	Rushing	0
Passing	2	Passing	0
Interceptions	0	Interceptions	0
Kickoff Returns	0	Kickoff Returns	0
Fumble Returns	0	Fumble Returns	0
Punt Returns	0	Punt Returns	0
Extra Points (Made-Attempted)	3 - 3	Extra Points (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0
Kicking (Made-Attempted)	3 - 3	Kicking (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0
Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0	Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0
Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	2 - 2	Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	1 - 1
Red Zone Efficiency	3/5 - 60%	Red Zone Efficiency	0/1 - 0%
Goal To Go Efficiency	2/3 - 66%	Goal To Go Efficiency	0/1 - 0%
Safeties	0	Safeties	0
Final Score	27	Final Score	3
Time of Possession	42:50	Time of Possession	17:10

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
	TD	L.Fitzgerald 2 yd. pass from K.Warner (N.Rackers kick) (15-80,10:42) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	T.Hightower 2 yd. run (N.Rackers kick) (3-23, 1:11) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
2nd Quarter
	FG	N.Rackers 29 yd. Field Goal (7-12, 3:46) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	FG	O.Mare 28 yd. Field Goal (9-59, 4:12) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
3rd Quarter
	TD	S.Breaston 16 yd. pass from K.Warner (N.Rackers kick) (5-41, 2:14) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
4th Quarter
	FG	N.Rackers 31 yd. Field Goal (4-2, 0:38) WATCH HIGHLIGHT