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Warner's sizzling start sparks Cards
The Cardinals continue to use a high-percentage, quick-rhythm passing to jump on opponents early. Kurt Warner is a master at getting the ball out of his hands and his quick release renders the blitz useless. Against a defense intent on bringing pressure at the outset, Warner connected on 17 of his first 22 passes for 189 yards and four scores. The sizzling start was part of an offensive explosion that resulted in scores on Arizona's first six possessions. With the Bears' defense reeling from the barrage of short and intermediate throws, the Cardinals were able to turn to a surprisingly effective ground attack that churned out 182 yards behind the tough running of Tim Hightower and Beanie Wells. Arizona's explosive offense got a balanced effort, but it was the sizzling start by the passing game that sparked the victory.

-- Bucky Brooks

Box Score

Arizona Cardinals (5-3-0)

Chicago Bears (4-4-0)

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
K. Warner	22/32	261	5	0
M. Leinart	0/1	0	0	1
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
T. Hightower	15	77	0	14
C. Wells	13	72	0	26
S. Breaston	1	25	0	25
L. Stephens-Howling	1	5	0	5
K. Warner	1	3	0	3
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
L. Fitzgerald	9	123	2	18
S. Breaston	5	66	1	24
E. Doucet	4	31	0	14
A. Becht	1	15	1	15
B. Patrick	2	15	1	9
T. Hightower	1	11	0	11
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
K. Warner	1	0	0	0
M. Gandy	0	0	1	0
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
N. Rackers	2/2	43	5/5	11
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
B. Graham	4	41.0	3	56
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
L. Stephens-Howling	3	21	0	30
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
S. Breaston	4	4	0	15
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
K. Dansby	6-0	0.0	0	0
B. McFadden	6-0	0.0	0	0
D. Rodgers-Cromarti	6-0	0.0	0	0
A. Wilson	4-1	0.0	0	0
A. Rolle	3-0	0.0	0	0
C. Campbell	2-1	0.5	0	0
C. Haggans	2-0	1.0	0	0
A. Highsmith	2-0	0.0	0	0
C. Okeafor	2-1	0.5	0	0
B. Berry	1-0	0.0	0	0
R. Brown	1-0	0.0	0	0
W. Davis	1-0	1.0	0	0
D. Dockett	1-0	1.0	0	0
K. Iwebema	1-0	0.0	0	0
B. Robinson	1-0	0.0	0	0
M. Ware	1-0	0.0	1	0

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
J. Cutler	29/47	369	3	1
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
M. Forte	5	33	0	16
A. Peterson	2	23	0	15
J. Cutler	3	17	0	11
D. Hester	2	-3	0	7
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
D. Hester	6	94	0	42
E. Bennett	7	93	0	29
M. Forte	6	74	0	28
G. Olsen	5	71	3	33
J. Knox	4	30	0	10
D. Clark	1	7	0	7
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
A. Ogunleye	0	0	0	0
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
R. Gould	0/1	0	3/3	3
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
B. Maynard	4	36.3	1	52
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
R. Davis	2	5	0	7
J. Knox	2	27	0	31
D. Manning	2	28	0	35
I. Idonije	1	0	0	0
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
D. Hester	2	1	0	2
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
D. Manning	10-2	0.0	0	0
L. Briggs	9-0	0.0	0	0
K. Payne	6-1	0.0	0	0
H. Hillenmeyer	5-5	0.0	0	0
Z. Bowman	4-0	0.0	1	0
N. Roach	4-0	0.0	0	0
C. Tillman	4-0	0.0	0	0
A. Ogunleye	2-3	0.5	0	1
A. Adams	1-0	0.0	0	0
A. Brown	1-1	0.5	0	0
C. Graham	1-0	0.0	0	0
M. Harrison	1-0	0.0	0	0
J. Williams	1-0	0.0	0	0
N. Vasher	0-1	0.0	0	0

Total First Downs	27	Total First Downs	20
By Rushing	8	By Rushing	4
By Passing	17	By Passing	16
By Penalty		By Penalty
Third Down Efficiency	8/14 - 57%	Third Down Efficiency	5/13 - 38%
Fourth Down Efficiency	0/0 - 0%	Fourth Down Efficiency	0/2 - 0%
Total Net Yards	438	Total Net Yards	417
Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	65	Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	63
Average Gain per Offensive Play	6.7	Average Gain per Offensive Play	6.6
Net Yards Rushing	182	Net Yards Rushing	70
Total Rushing Plays	31	Total Rushing Plays	12
Average Gain per Rushing Play	5.9	Average Gain per Rushing Play	5.8
Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	2--6	Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	1--10
Net Yards Passing	256	Net Yards Passing	347
Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	1 - 5	Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	4 - 22
Gross Yards Passing	261	Gross Yards Passing	369
Pass Comp-Att-Int	22 - 33 - 1	Pass Comp-Att-Int	29 - 47 - 1
Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	7.5	Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	6.8
Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	7 - 3 - 0	Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	4 - 2 - 1
Punts (Number-Average)	4 - 41.5	Punts (Number-Average)	4 - 40.3
Blocked	0	Blocked	0
Net Punting Average	41.0	Net Punting Average	36.3
FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	0 - 0	FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	1 - 0
Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	34	Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	41
Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	4 - 16	Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	2 - 2
Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	3 - 63	Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	7 - 121
Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	1 - 18	Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	1 - 39
Penalties (Number-Yards)	2 - 15	Penalties (Number-Yards)	9 - 89
Fumbles (Number-Lost)	1 - 0	Fumbles (Number-Lost)	0 - 0
Touchdowns	5	Touchdowns	3
Rushing	0	Rushing	0
Passing	5	Passing	3
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)	5 - 5	Extra Points (Made-Attempted)	3 - 3
Kicking (Made-Attempted)	5 - 5	Kicking (Made-Attempted)	3 - 3
Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0	Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0
Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	2 - 2	Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	0 - 1
Red Zone Efficiency	5/6 - 83%	Red Zone Efficiency	1/1 - 100%
Goal To Go Efficiency	1/1 - 100%	Goal To Go Efficiency	1/1 - 100%
Safeties	0	Safeties	0
Final Score	41	Final Score	21
Time of Possession	33:16	Time of Possession	26:44

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
	TD	L.Fitzgerald 11 yd. pass from K.Warner (N.Rackers kick) (8-81, 2:48) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	G.Olsen 33 yd. pass from J.Cutler (R.Gould kick) (6-90, 2:59) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	B.Patrick 6 yd. pass from K.Warner (N.Rackers kick) (9-74, 5:47) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
2nd Quarter
	TD	L.Fitzgerald 17 yd. pass from K.Warner (N.Rackers kick) (6-70, 3:30) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	A.Becht 15 yd. pass from K.Warner (N.Rackers kick) (10-86, 5:01) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	FG	N.Rackers 43 yd. Field Goal (4-24, 0:22) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
3rd Quarter
	FG	N.Rackers 30 yd. Field Goal (11-57, 5:32) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
4th Quarter
	TD	G.Olsen 3 yd. pass from J.Cutler (R.Gould kick) (9-93, 4:27) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	G.Olsen 20 yd. pass from J.Cutler (R.Gould kick) (3-28, 0:52) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	S.Breaston 4 yd. pass from K.Warner (N.Rackers kick) (4-17, 2:11) WATCH HIGHLIGHT