Week 1, 2028

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals	0	3	3	3	-	9
St. Louis Rams	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:16 STL - Cornelius Morris 48 field goal
2Q: 08:19 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 36 field goal
3Q: 10:14 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 47 field goal
4Q: 13:54 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:16 STL - Cornelius Morris 48 field goal
2Q: 08:19 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 36 field goal
3Q: 10:14 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 47 field goal
4Q: 13:54 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 50 field goal

Team Statistics ARI STL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 12 15
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 195 263
- Offensive Plays 56 63
- Yards per Play 3.48 4.17
Net Rushing Yards 33 94
- Rushing Attempts 29 22
- Yards per Rush 1.14 4.27
Net Passing Yards 162 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 1 38 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 173 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 4.12
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 4/21 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 4/64
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:56 30:04

Team Statistics	ARI	STL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	12	15
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	195	263
- Offensive Plays	56	63
- Yards per Play	3.48	4.17
Net Rushing Yards	33	94
- Rushing Attempts	29	22
- Yards per Rush	1.14	4.27
Net Passing Yards	162	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 1	38 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	173	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	4.12
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	4/21	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	4/64
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:56	30:04

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	4:20	OWN 5	7	28	Punt
1	4:16	2:14	OWN 18	5	19	Punt
2	14:08	5:57	OWN 41	10	40	Field Goal
2	3:45	0:50	OWN 30	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	4:53	OWN 22	8	48	Field Goal
3	7:54	1:54	OWN 49	3	7	Punt
3	0:46	1:58	OWN 36	5	31	Field Goal
4	11:09	1:35	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	8:32	3:44	OWN 23	6	34	Interception
4	2:18	0:37	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 33	3	-3	Game

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:09	OWN 21	6	17	Punt
1	6:31	2:15	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
1	2:02	2:54	OWN 7	6	62	Field Goal
2	8:11	4:26	OWN 21	9	14	Punt
2	2:55	2:55	OWN 16	6	27	Half
3	10:07	2:13	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	6:00	5:14	OWN 3	12	61	Downs
4	13:48	2:39	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
4	9:34	1:02	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
4	4:48	2:30	OPP 44	8	40	Downs
4	1:41	0:42	OWN 31	4	2	Downs

Game MVP: Ricky Azzoo, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Owen Marecic	13	10	0.77	7
Dean Baruffi	7	11	1.57	4
Ross King	4	8	2.00	3
Charles Bowers	3	0	0.00	2
Dana Brock	1	2	2.00	2
Bryce Cortez	1	2	2.00	2

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rusty Yan	14	44	3.14	14	1
Maurice Greer	4	23	5.75	8	0
Tom Ferrari	3	27	9.00	17	1
Dexter Woods	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dean Baruffi	25	15	173	2/11	0	40	1	64.3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maurice Greer	38	21	189	3/20	0	27	0	68.8

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Demarco Sampson	6	9	69	11.50	6	21
WR Kirk Bode	3	3	50	16.67	14	40
RB Charles Bowers	2	2	15	7.50	4	10
TE R.J. Cote	1	3	21	21.00	12	21
WR Bryan Schroeder	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Bryce Cortez	1	2	15	15.00	4	15
FB Owen Marecic	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR Shane Carter	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Titus Young	7	11	75	10.71	5	19
FB Shaun Chapas	5	8	27	5.40	7	8
WR Pat Whitfield	4	6	57	14.25	20	27
RB Rusty Yan	2	4	8	4.00	9	4
WR Dexter Woods	2	4	19	9.50	0	15
TE Vince Roberts	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Dexter Jackson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Derrick Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Herman Van Pelt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Victor Wallace	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dale Harmon	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rusty Yan	1	0	0	0
Titus Young	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Morris	6	300	50.0	48.8	63	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell McKnight	6	289	48.2	44.3	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Azzoo	3/3	2/2	1/1	50	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	4	23	5.8	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Ferrari	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	2	49	24.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kim Keppler	4	64	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Perry Riley	7	1	1.0	15	26
S Taylor Mays	6	1	0.0	13	25
CB Paul Fox	5	0	0.0	18	29
ILB Nate Irving	4	1	0.0	17	32
S Gus Horn	4	0	0.0	12	31
S Jerome Holliman	3	2	0.0	20	33
CB Shawn Lowe	3	1	0.0	9	29
OLB Brandon Spikes	3	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Travis Foster	2	0	0.5	12	21
OLB Dale Harmon	2	2	0.0	9	17
DE Bernie Watts	2	0	0.0	16	27
DE Tyson Alualu	1	3	1.0	14	28
DT Scottie Kemp	1	2	0.5	15	30
ILB Colin McCarthy	1	2	0.0	13	18
CB Kyle Wilson	1	1	0.0	14	27
WR Broderick Hammond	1	0	---	---	---
DE Trent Hudgins	1	0	0.0	8	13
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	0	1	0.0	4	8
DT C.J. Breeding	0	1	0.0	6	14
S Christopher Prosinski	0	1	0.0	14	25

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	6	2	0.5	26	26
S D.J. Moretti	4	4	0.0	27	26
CB Dennis Zimmerman	4	2	0.0	17	19
ILB Gerald Farr	4	0	0.0	13	7
CB Lorenzo Harman	4	0	0.0	29	22
CB Marco Hohlt	3	0	1.0	23	21
DT Marvin Austin	3	0	0.0	13	13
DE Derek Shelton	2	0	0.0	21	20
DE Larry Sturgis	2	0	0.0	14	10
ILB Michael Gaines	2	0	0.0	6	4
DE Greg Hardy	1	2	0.5	15	17
DT Terrell McClain	1	2	0.0	17	13
DT J.C. Schrader	1	1	0.0	11	6
OLB Dontay Moch	1	1	0.0	26	24
ILB Bobby Pearson	1	1	0.0	16	14
ILB Donovan Carter	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Al Motz	1	0	0.0	3	6
CB Shareece Wright	1	0	0.0	2	11
S Lincoln Mills	1	0	0.0	21	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Perry Riley	1.0	1	0	0	26
DE Tyson Alualu	1.0	0	1	0	28
OLB Travis Foster	0.5	0	2	2	21
DT Scottie Kemp	0.5	0	0	0	30
DE Bernie Watts	0.0	0	1	0	27

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
CB Marco Hohlt	1.0	0	21
DE Greg Hardy	0.5	2	17
OLB Victor Wallace	0.5	0	26
DT Terrell McClain	0.0	1	13
DT Marvin Austin	0.0	1	13
OLB Dontay Moch	0.0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Taylor Mays	3	0	25
ILB Nate Irving	2	2	32
CB Paul Fox	2	1	29
S Jerome Holliman	2	1	33
S Gus Horn	2	0	31
OLB Brandon Spikes	2	0	7
OLB Perry Riley	2	0	26
CB Shawn Lowe	2	0	29
CB Kyle Wilson	1	1	27
OLB Dale Harmon	1	0	17
DE Bernie Watts	1	0	27
DT Scottie Kemp	1	0	30
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	0	1	8

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dennis Zimmerman	3	1	0	19
CB Lorenzo Harman	3	0	0	22
ILB Gerald Farr	2	0	0	7
CB Marco Hohlt	2	0	0	21
OLB Victor Wallace	1	1	1	26
S D.J. Moretti	1	0	0	26
S Al Motz	1	0	0	6
CB Shareece Wright	1	0	0	11
S Lincoln Mills	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andre Smith	1	5	19	1	16
Billy Joe Whitlow	0	6	29	0	26
Bennie Tirman	0	4	20	0	16
Jason Dorff	0	2	10	1	12
Eugene Arnold	0	2	26	0	24
Gabe Buckner	0	1	9	0	7
Ross King	0	1	21	0	12
Dwight Henley	0	1	10	0	13
Andrew Jackson	0	1	22	0	21

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Terry Linquist	1	5	1	22	0	41
Scottie Fenderson	1	4	0	16	0	20
Keith Williams	1	3	0	18	0	37
Eric Dunne	1	2	0	20	2	39
Blaine Richmond	1	2	0	15	1	34
Herman Van Pelt	0	1	0	14	0	18
Daryl Cooley	0	1	0	10	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Harmon	2	23
Shawn Lowe	2	17
Nate Irving	1	10
Charles Bowers	1	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Roberts	3	12
Terry Linquist	2	5
Dexter Jackson	1	11

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nate Irving	---	---	17	32	10	59
Eugene Arnold	26	24	---	---	7	57
Dean Baruffi	29	27	---	---	---	56
Billy Joe Whitlow	29	26	---	---	---	55
Shawn Lowe	---	---	9	29	17	55
Jerome Holliman	---	---	20	33	1	54
Owen Marecic	25	23	---	---	4	52
Andrew Jackson	22	21	---	---	9	52
Gus Horn	---	---	12	31	8	51
Kyle Wilson	---	---	14	27	10	51
Dale Harmon	---	---	9	17	23	49
Perry Riley	---	---	15	26	7	48
Paul Fox	---	---	18	29	1	48
Bryce Cortez	18	14	---	---	15	47
Scottie Kemp	---	---	15	30	1	46
Ross King	21	12	---	---	11	44
Tyson Alualu	---	---	14	28	1	43
Bernie Watts	---	---	16	27	---	43
Broderick Hammond	13	17	---	---	11	41
Christopher Prosinski	---	---	14	25	1	40
R.J. Cote	17	16	---	---	6	39
Taylor Mays	---	---	13	25	1	39
Bennie Tirman	20	16	---	---	3	39
Andre Smith	19	16	---	---	---	35
Travis Foster	---	---	12	21	2	35
Colin McCarthy	---	---	13	18	3	34
Trent Hudgins	---	---	8	13	12	33
Demarco Sampson	17	16	---	---	---	33
Dwight Henley	10	13	---	---	9	32
Jason Dorff	10	12	---	---	9	31
Kirk Bode	13	14	---	---	---	27
Shane Carter	12	11	---	---	2	25
Gabe Buckner	9	7	---	---	8	24
Dana Brock	2	0	---	---	20	22
C.J. Breeding	---	---	6	14	1	21
Bryan Schroeder	3	6	---	---	10	19
Kelly Compton	---	---	7	11	---	18
Brandon Spikes	---	---	6	7	2	15
Ronnie Bismonte	---	---	4	8	---	12
Charles Bowers	4	6	---	---	1	11
Kenny Morris	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ricky Azzoo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Josh Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Heath Horn	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terry Linquist	22	41	---	---	5	68
Eric Dunne	20	39	---	---	7	66
Maurice Greer	22	41	---	---	1	64
D.J. Moretti	---	---	27	26	3	56
Victor Wallace	---	---	26	26	3	55
Keith Williams	18	37	---	---	---	55
Dontay Moch	---	---	26	24	3	53
Lorenzo Harman	---	---	29	22	2	53
Rusty Yan	16	35	---	---	---	51
Dexter Woods	20	31	---	---	---	51
Titus Young	18	32	---	---	---	50
Blaine Richmond	15	34	---	---	---	49
Shaun Chapas	13	22	---	---	11	46
Herman Van Pelt	14	18	---	---	13	45
Marco Hohlt	---	---	23	21	1	45
Derek Shelton	---	---	21	20	3	44
Lincoln Mills	---	---	21	21	2	44
Daryl Cooley	10	26	---	---	7	43
Vince Roberts	10	19	---	---	12	41
Pat Whitfield	9	28	---	---	3	40
Greg Hardy	---	---	15	17	7	39
Dennis Zimmerman	---	---	17	19	3	39
Scottie Fenderson	16	20	---	---	---	36
Shareece Wright	---	---	2	11	21	34
Terrell McClain	---	---	17	13	3	33
Bobby Pearson	---	---	16	14	2	32
Marvin Austin	---	---	13	13	5	31
Tom Ferrari	6	6	---	---	18	30
Larry Sturgis	---	---	14	10	4	28
Dexter Jackson	3	12	---	---	11	26
Gerald Farr	---	---	13	7	6	26
Derrick Brito	---	---	8	7	5	20
Al Motz	---	---	3	6	11	20
Earnest Alcott	---	---	8	7	4	19
Michael Gaines	---	---	6	4	9	19
J.C. Schrader	---	---	11	6	1	18
Phillip Reilly	6	5	---	---	7	18
Derrick Williams	1	2	---	---	14	17
Hugh Mathanaporn	3	3	---	---	7	13
Kim Keppler	0	0	---	---	12	12
Donovan Carter	---	---	3	3	3	9
Russell McKnight	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eugene Bogan	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mark Sanchez	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alfred Shuman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	11	1.8
Middle	10	21	2.1
Right	10	4	0.4
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	43	6.1
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	8	30	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dean Baruffi	25	15	3	0	2	2	5	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maurice Greer	38	21	1	4	2	6	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	62	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	69	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	40	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	75	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demarco Sampson	9	6	0	69	1	16
WR Shane Carter	4	0	0	0	0	11
TE R.J. Cote	3	1	1	21	1	16
WR Kirk Bode	3	3	0	50	1	14
RB Charles Bowers	2	2	0	15	0	6
TE Bryce Cortez	2	1	1	15	0	14
WR Bryan Schroeder	1	1	0	6	0	6
FB Owen Marecic	1	1	0	-3	0	23

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Titus Young	11	7	0	75	0	32
FB Shaun Chapas	8	5	0	27	0	22
WR Pat Whitfield	6	4	0	57	1	28
RB Rusty Yan	4	2	0	8	0	35
WR Dexter Woods	4	2	1	19	0	31
WR Dexter Jackson	2	0	1	0	0	12
TE Vince Roberts	1	1	0	3	0	19
WR Derrick Williams	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Herman Van Pelt	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Maurice Greer	1	5	5.00	5.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dean Baruffi	2	0	0	0.00	6.92

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maurice Greer	3	0	0	0.00	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shane Carter	2	0	0	0.00	0.00

St. Louis	Target	Overall Avg
WR Dexter Jackson	1	0.00
RB Rusty Yan	1	2.00
WR Titus Young	1	6.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Owen Marecic	2	1
Dean Baruffi	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Ferrari	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dean Baruffi	8	3	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maurice Greer	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demarco Sampson	3	1	0
WR Shane Carter	2	0	0
TE R.J. Cote	1	0	0
WR Bryan Schroeder	1	1	0
TE Bryce Cortez	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Titus Young	7	5	3
WR Pat Whitfield	3	1	0
TE Vince Roberts	1	1	1
TE Herman Van Pelt	1	0	0
FB Shaun Chapas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,700 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (24,600)
End Zone 12,300 (17,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (15,700)
Club Seats 4,200 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,700 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (24,600)
End Zone	12,300 (17,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (15,700)
Club Seats	4,200 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (5,300)