Week 17, 2023

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals07714-28
St. Louis Rams70217-35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:06 STL - Phillip Embry 26 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 05:43 ARI - Dean Gillespie 9 pass from Alex Smith (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 10:10 STL - Deron Irons 7 pass from Vernon Wilcox (Cornelius Morris extra point)
3Q: 08:44 ARI - Wade Swift 7 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 05:29 STL - Greg Hardy 23 fumble return (Cornelius Morris extra point)
3Q: 00:02 STL - Bennie Nori 7 pass from Vernon Wilcox (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 09:09 ARI - Rob Sherman 10 pass from Alex Smith (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
4Q: 03:30 STL - Kim Kraft 98 interception return (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 02:00 ARI - Dean Gillespie 12 pass from Alex Smith (Ricky Azzoo extra point)

Team StatisticsARISTL
Record8-82-14
First Downs2018
- by Rushing28
- by Passing1810
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards400405
- Offensive Plays7155
- Yards per Play5.637.36
Net Rushing Yards87212
- Rushing Attempts2222
- Yards per Rush3.959.64
Net Passing Yards313193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt47 - 27 - 230 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards327216
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/143/23
- Yards per Pass Play6.395.85
Fumbles/Lost2/23/2
3rd Down Conversions8/177/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.510.5
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards3/249/68
Punt Returns/Yards5/503/12
Kick Returns/Yards3/804/61
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/98
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/02/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 19
Time of Possession31:1328:47

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:11OWN 937Punt
110:541:33OWN 4331Punt
18:230:59OPP 443-1Interception
11:091:47OWN 138Punt
214:221:33OWN 3934Punt
210:525:20OPP 441044Touchdown
21:460:56OWN 2733Punt
310:001:26OWN 20480Touchdown
37:322:13OWN 9414Fumble
35:193:39OWN 39727Punt
415:005:59OWN 201380Touchdown
44:140:53OWN 48219Interception
43:210:47OWN 43348Fumble
42:270:35OPP 36336Touchdown
40:590:59OWN 49720Downs
St. Louis Rams
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:491:55OWN 43557Touchdown
19:210:58OWN 73-1Punt
17:246:15OWN 181144Punt
212:491:57OWN 63-1Punt
25:323:46OWN 21629Punt
20:500:50OWN 22213Half
315:005:00OWN 19881Touchdown
38:341:02OWN 32220Interception
31:401:40OWN 20580Touchdown
49:014:47OWN 7623Punt
42:340:07OWN 23113Fumble
41:520:53OWN 113-3Punt

Game MVP: Phillip Embry, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

ArizonaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wade Swift14523.711211
Alex Smith4164.00500
Howard Westbrook4194.75700
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Phillip Embry1616410.255651
Howard Nyboer5285.601310
Vernon Wilcox12020.002010

Passing Statistics

ArizonaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Alex Smith47273272/14340282.5
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Vernon Wilcox30222163/232361101.5

Receiving Statistics

ArizonaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rob Sherman678213.6717331
WR Dean Gillespie615437.172122
WR Kirk Bode558116.2032400
FB Quinn Johnson343311.0028190
RB Wade Swift225527.5040360
WR Ronald McConnell2994.50050
WR Arman Shields1266.00060
TE Everett Patterson111111.002110
WR Darrell Helfrich1177.00970
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Deron Irons888110.139361
RB Phillip Embry55418.208140
WR Bennie Nori465213.003351
WR Lincoln Dodge353311.0010130
WR Harry Douglas2594.50070
TE Clifton Compton0100.00000

Interception Statistics

ArizonaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Troy Nolan100.000
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Kim Kraft19898.001
S Earnest Alcott100.000

Fumble Statistics

ArizonaFumbRecovForceTD
Alex Smith1000
Wade Swift1000
Eddie Doyle0110
Billy Joe Whitlow0100
Josh Pierson0010
Glen Corbett0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Howard Nyboer1000
Deron Irons1000
Vernon Wilcox1000
Greg Hardy0101
Tito Greer0100
Ross Stachelski0100
Brian Cushing0010
Kim Kraft0010

Punting Statistics

ArizonaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kenny Morris626343.838.5512
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Zoltan Mesko625242.033.7492

Kicking Statistics

ArizonaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ricky Azzoo0/00/00/004/4
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cornelius Morris0/00/00/005/5

Punt Return Statistics

ArizonaRetYardsAvgTD
Kyle Wilson55010.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Deron Irons3124.00

Kick Return Statistics

ArizonaRetYardsAvgTD
Taylor Mays25527.50
Kyle Wilson12525.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Lincoln Dodge34615.30
Morris Sawyer11515.00

Defensive Statistics

ArizonaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Adrian Lichter710.01818
OLB Brandon Spikes620.01522
OLB Curtis Lofton610.01828
DT Zach Word400.5917
S Taylor Mays410.01630
S Troy Nolan400.01827
DE Alex Hardy201.01215
CB Kyle Wilson220.01528
CB DeJuan Tribble200.01421
CB Devin Kerr200.01222
DE Glen Corbett111.01310
DE Tyson Alualu130.51828
OLB Beau Bell130.0713
S Josh Pierson110.0911
DE Eddie Doyle110.01018
WR Arman Shields10---------
G T.J. Barnes10---------
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Victor Wallace520.01835
S Herb McCurdy520.01647
CB Kim Kraft500.02249
CB Morris Sawyer400.01847
DT Charlie Kolker301.0918
S Earnest Alcott310.01422
OLB Brian Cushing211.01735
DE Trent South230.01231
S Harvey Stevenson220.0417
DE Walt Tyler220.01018
ILB Gerald Farr210.01630
OLB Tito Schulters210.01339
CB Ross Stachelski210.01638
DE Greg Hardy200.01331
DT Ndamukong Suh120.01632
OLB Winfred Lofton110.0814
WR Harry Douglas10---------
DE Jared Odrick100.0617
ILB Rondell Quinn100.0119
CB J.B. Rayburn100.0310

Pass Rush Statistics

ArizonaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Glen Corbett1.000210
DE Alex Hardy1.000015
DT Zach Word0.500017
DE Tyson Alualu0.500028
OLB Beau Bell0.002013
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Brian Cushing1.002235
DT Charlie Kolker1.000118
DE Trent South0.012031
OLB Victor Wallace0.011235
OLB Tito Schulters0.011039
DT Ndamukong Suh0.010032
DE Greg Hardy0.000131

Pass Defense Statistics

ArizonaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Taylor Mays41030
S Troy Nolan31127
S Adrian Lichter30018
CB DeJuan Tribble20021
CB Devin Kerr20022
OLB Brandon Spikes20022
CB Kyle Wilson20028
OLB Beau Bell11013
S Josh Pierson10011
DT Zach Word10017
OLB Curtis Lofton10028
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Kim Kraft61149
CB Morris Sawyer50047
S Herb McCurdy40047
OLB Victor Wallace20035
CB Ross Stachelski20038
S Earnest Alcott11122
DT Charlie Kolker10018
S Harvey Stevenson10017
DE Trent South10031
DE Walt Tyler10018
DE Jared Odrick10017
OLB Tito Schulters10039
CB J.B. Rayburn10010
OLB Brian Cushing02035

Blocking Statistics

ArizonaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T.J. Barnes15021144
Martin Felker14119039
Quinn Johnson12015022
Andre Smith12019036
Ernie Crane0203010
Gabe Buckner01016139
Terrell Disney0107015
Billy Joe Whitlow01020044
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Sebastian Vollmer46016122
Shane Underwood13011129
Vladimir Ducasse12112027
Craig Young12016121
Garrett Reynolds12012022
Chuck Lemoine1201608
Clifton Compton11013017
Mel Grier11011010
Nick Knauls0108011
Tito Greer01012011

Special Teams Tackles

ArizonaTacklesSTPlays
Jeffrey Colloran317
Josh Pierson214
Monty Newton117
Darrell Helfrich116
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Morris Sawyer126
Howard Nyboer125
Mel Grier117
Paul Markley115
Harry Douglas111
Kim Kraft110
Vladimir Ducasse14
J.B. Rayburn11

Participation

ArizonaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Alex Smith2249---------71
Billy Joe Whitlow2044------670
T.J. Barnes2144------368
Gabe Buckner1639------661
DeJuan Tribble------14212358
Martin Felker1939---------58
Andre Smith1936---------55
Kyle Wilson------15281154
Taylor Mays------1630652
Dean Gillespie1535---------50
Tyson Alualu------1828147
Adrian Lichter------18181147
Curtis Lofton------1828---46
Troy Nolan------1827---45
Monty Newton1018------1745
Quinn Johnson1522------542
Kirk Bode1029------140
Rob Sherman930---------39
Ronald McConnell1127---------38
Brandon Spikes------1522138
Wade Swift1718---------35
Howard Westbrook524------635
Josh Pierson------9111434
Devin Kerr------1222---34
Darren Garrett------923234
Glen Corbett------13101033
Arman Shields416------1232
Everett Patterson1016------632
Bruce Dodge518------629
Eddie Doyle------1018---28
Damon Myers------1215128
Alex Hardy------1215---27
Zach Word------917---26
Terrell Disney715------325
Clint Sintim------451625
Jeffrey Colloran44------1725
Rob Geis02------2224
Ronnie Bismonte------711321
Beau Bell------713---20
Darrell Helfrich04------1620
Ernie Crane310------619
Stanford Keglar------611118
Kenny Morris00------66
Ricky Azzoo00------55
Van Upshaw00---------0
Mickey Garner00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Morris Sawyer------18472691
Kim Kraft------22491081
Herb McCurdy------16471275
Tito Schulters------13391062
Deron Irons1325------2058
Brian Cushing------1735557
Vernon Wilcox2233---------55
Victor Wallace------1835154
Ross Stachelski------1638---54
Lincoln Dodge1222------1650
Howard Nyboer717------2549
Ndamukong Suh------1632149
Gerald Farr------1630147
Greg Hardy------1331246
Trent South------1231245
Vladimir Ducasse1227------443
Harry Douglas1120------1142
Sebastian Vollmer1622------341
Shane Underwood1129---------40
Craig Young1621------239
Clifton Compton1317------838
Mel Grier1110------1738
Phillip Embry1721---------38
Earnest Alcott------1422137
Paul Markley1010------1535
Garrett Reynolds1222---------34
Charlie Kolker------918532
Walt Tyler------1018432
Tito Greer1211------629
Jared Odrick------617528
Marlon Winn714------627
Nick Knauls811------625
Marco Quinn78------1025
Chuck Lemoine168------125
Rondell Quinn------119525
Bennie Nori915---------24
Winfred Lofton------814---22
Harvey Stevenson------417---21
J.B. Rayburn------310114
Zoltan Mesko00------66
Cornelius Morris00------66
Robert Henderson------00---0
Robert Ayers------00---0
Scott Foster------00---0
Henry Nowlin00---------0
Donny Stropka00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3206.7
Middle14443.1
Right5234.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6477.8
Middle4276.8
Right1213811.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ArizonaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Alex Smith47273214662
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Vernon Wilcox30222113221

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55448.8
Short (0-8 Yds)21151436.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)1361078.2
Long (19+ Yds)71334.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1111.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1211705.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)118746.7
Long (19+ Yds)627111.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ArizonaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dean Gillespie156043035
WR Ronald McConnell9209027
WR Rob Sherman76182130
WR Kirk Bode55081129
FB Quinn Johnson43033022
WR Arman Shields2106016
RB Wade Swift22055118
TE Everett Patterson11011016
WR Darrell Helfrich110704
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Deron Irons88081125
WR Bennie Nori64052115
WR Harry Douglas5209020
WR Lincoln Dodge53033022
RB Phillip Embry55041021
TE Clifton Compton1010017

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ArizonaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Howard Westbrook2115.504.75
Alex Smith144.004.00
Wade Swift177.003.71
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Phillip Embry133.0010.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ArizonaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Alex Smith54346.806.96
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Vernon Wilcox32144.677.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ArizonaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dean Gillespie33248.002.87
WR Rob Sherman111010.0011.71
WR Ronald McConnell1000.001.00
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Clifton Compton1000.000.00
WR Bennie Nori1177.008.67
WR Deron Irons1177.0010.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ArizonaRushesConversions
Howard Westbrook11
St. LouisRushesConversions
Howard Nyboer10

Third Down Passing Statistics

ArizonaAttCompConversions
Alex Smith16107
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Vernon Wilcox1197

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ArizonaTargCatchConversions
WR Ronald McConnell520
WR Dean Gillespie533
WR Rob Sherman333
WR Arman Shields210
FB Quinn Johnson111
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Bennie Nori333
WR Lincoln Dodge322
WR Harry Douglas210
WR Deron Irons221
RB Phillip Embry111

SectionAttendance
Stadium76,300 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck23,600 (24,600)
End Zone16,900 (17,700)
Mezzanine9,700 (10,200)
Sideline Seats15,000 (15,700)
Club Seats6,000 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes5,100 (5,300)