2007 Arizona Cardinals season

"at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio"
*Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
*Game weather: 44°F (Cloudy)
*Referee: Ron Winter
*Attendace: 65,403
*TV announcers (FOX): Sam Rosen (play-by-play) & Tim Ryan (color commentator)

Coming off their home win over the Lions, the Cardinals flew to Paul Brown Stadium for a Week 11 interconference duel with the Cincinnati Bengals. In the first quarter, the Cards trailed early as Bengals QB Carson Palmer completing a 19-yard TD pass to WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Arizona would respond with CB Antrel Rolle returning an interception 55 yards for an interception. In the second quarter, the Bengals responded with kicker Shayne Graham getting a 41-yard field goal. Fortunately, the Cardinals would take the lead with QB Kurt Warner completing a 44-yard TD pass to WR Anquan Boldin. Cincinnati tried to reply as Graham kicked a 38-yard field goal. Fortunately, Arizona answered with Warner completing a 5-yard TD pass to WR Larry Fitzgerald.

In the third quarter, the Cards increased their lead with RB Edgerrin James getting a 3-yard TD run. The Bengals tried to comeback as Palmer completed a 37-yard to WR Chris Henry, while RB DeDe Dorsey returning a blocked punt 19 yards for a touchdown. Fortunately, Arizona held to win as Rolle returned his second interception 54 yards for a touchdown.

With the win, the Cardinals improved to 5–5.

Antrel Rolle, who had three interceptions (returning 2 for touchdowns), became the 18th player in NFL history to have 2 interceptions in one game.

Week 12: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=49ers
R1=7
R2=10
R3=7
R4=7
R5=6
RT=37
Home=Cardinals
H1=7
H2=14
H3=0
H4=10
H5=0
HT=31"at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona"
*Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
*Game weather: 65°F
*Referee: Gerry Austin
*Attendace: 64,483
*TV announcers (FOX): Ron Pitts (play-by-play) & Tony Boselli (color commentator)

Coming off an impressive road win over the Bengals, the Cardinals went home for a Week 12 NFC West rematch with the San Francisco 49ers. In the first quarter, the Cards took flight early as QB Kurt Warner completed a 28-yard TD reception to WR Larry Fitzgerald. The 49ers responded with QB Trent Dilfer completing a 2-yard TD pass to TE Vernon Davis. In the second quarter, San Francisco took the lead with kicker Joe Nedney getting a 19-yard field goal & RB Frank Gore getting an 11-yard TD run. Afterwards, Arizona regained the lead with RB Marcel Shipp getting a 1-yard TD run & Warner hooking up with Fitzgerald again on a 48-yard TD run.

However, in the third quarter, the 49ers retook the lead with Dilfer completing a 57-yard TD pass to WR Arnaz Battle for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Cardinals regained the lead with QB Tim Rattay completing a 2-yard TD pass to rookie TE Ben Patrick. Afterwards, San Francisco got the lead again with Gore getting a 35-yard TD run. Then, the Cards tied the game with kicker Neil Rackers getting a 19-yard field goal. In overtime, Arizona had a chance to win the game with a 32-yard field goal. The kick was good, but a delay of game penalty wiped it away. On the second try, Rackers missed it wide left. In the end, the 49ers got the win with Warner fumbling the ball after getting hit in his endzone and LB Tully Banta-Cain fall on it for the touchdown and the win.

With the heartbreaking loss, the Cardinals fell to 5–6, despite Warner throwing a career-best 484 yards.

Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=3
R2=7
R3=8
R4=3
RT=21
Home=Cardinals
H1=14
H2=0
H3=7
H4=6
HT=27"at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona"
* Game time: 4:05 pm EST/2:05 pm MST
* Game weather: 62°F (Sunny)
* Game attendance: 64,791
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* TV announcers: Craig Bolerjack (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

Hoping to rebound from their tough divisional home loss to the 49ers, the Cardinals stayed at home for a Week 13 interconference duel with the Cleveland Browns. In the first quarter, Arizona jumped out to an early lead as CB Roderick Hood returned an interception 71 yards for a touchdown, along with QB Kurt Warner's 5-yard TD pass to TE Leonard Pope. The Browns would get on the board with kicker Phil Dawson getting a 37-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Cleveland drew close as QB Derek Anderson completed a 6-yard TD pass to RB Jamal Lewis for the only score of the period.

In the third quarter, the Cards responded with Warner completing a 1-yard TD pass to WR Bryant Johnson. However, the Browns drew closer as Anderson completed a 67-yard TD pass to WR Braylon Edwards (with WR/KR/PR Joshua Cribbs completing a 2-point conversion pass to TE Kellen Winslow). In the fourth quarter, Arizona added on to its lead with kicker Neil Rackers getting a 33-yard field goal, while Dawson gave Cleveland a 22-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Cards increased its lead with Rackers nailing a 19-yard field goal. However, the Browns had one final shot towards the end zone. Fortunately, Anderson's pass to Winslow ended up being caught out of bounds. Replays seemed to indicate Winslow was forced out, which would have been good for a touchdown had it been called on the field. But force-outs are not reviewable, so the touchdown did not count and the Cardinals survived.

With the win, the Cardinals improved to 6–6.

Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cardinals
R1=0
R2=7
R3=7
R4=7
RT=21
Home=Seahawks
H1=10
H2=17
H3=0
H4=15
HT=42"at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington"
* Game time: 4:15 pm EDT/1:15 pm PDT
* Game weather: 35°F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 68,193
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers: (FOX): Sam Rosen (play-by-play), Tim Ryan (color commentator), & Chris Myers (sideline reporter)

Coming off their home win over the Browns, the Cardinals flew to Qwest Field for a Week 14 NFC West rematch with the Seattle Seahawks. In the first quarter, Arizona trailed early as Seahawks kicker Josh Brown managed to get a 23-yard field goal, along with QB Matt Hasselbeck completing a 7-yard TD pass to WR Nate Burleson. In the second quarter, the Cards continued to trail as Hasselbeck completed a 15-yard TD pass to WR Bobby Engram and a 17-yard TD pass to WR Deion Branch. The Cardinals would get on the board as QB Kurt Warner completed a 5-yard TD pass to WR Bryant Johnson, yet Seattle increased their lead prior to halftime with Brown kicking a 41-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, the Cards tried to rally as Warner completed a 2-yard TD pass to WR Jerheme Urban for the only score of the period. However, in the fourth quarter, the Seahawks pulled away as Hasselbeck completed a 3-yard TD pass to TE Marcus Pollard, RB Josh Scobey tackling Cardinals punter Mitch Berger in the end zone for a safety, and CB Marcus Trufant returning an interception 84 yards for a touchdown (with a failed PAT). Arizona tried to comeback as Warner completed an 11-yard TD pass to WR Larry Fitzgerald. However, Seattle's defense was too much to overcome.

With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 6–7.

On the day, Kurt Warner threw a career-worst 5 interceptions.

Week 15: at New Orleans Saints

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cardinals
R1=7
R2=7
R3=7
R4=3
RT=24
Home=Saints
H1=7
H2=14
H3=10
H4=0
HT=31"at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana"
* Game time: 1:00 pm EST/11:00 am MST
* Game weather: Indoors (Domed Stadium)
* Game attendance: 70,007
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers: (FOX): Ron Pitts and Tony Boselli

Hoping to rebound from their divisional road loss to the Seahawks, the Cardinals flew to the Louisiana Superdome for a Week 15 intraconference duel with the New Orleans Saints. In the first quarter, the Cardinals took flight as QB Kurt Warner completed a 1-yard TD pass to TE Troy Bienemann. The Saints responded with QB Drew Brees completing a 19-yard TD pass to WR Marques Colston. In the second quarter, Arizona trailed as RB Aaron Stecker got a 1-yard TD run. The Cardinals would tie the game Warner completing an 18-yard TD pass to WR Larry Fitzgerald. However, New Orleans took the lead with Brees completing a 32-yard TD pass to WR David Patten.

In the third quarter, the Saints increased their lead as RB Aaron Stecker managed to get a 6-yard TD run. The Cards would sneak closer as Warner completed a 3-yard TD pass to rookie TE Ben Patrick. However, New Orleans answered with kicker Martín Gramática getting a 31-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Arizona tried to mount a comeback as kicker Neil Rackers nailed a 26-yard field goal. However, the Saints defense was too much to overcome.

The Cardinals were officially eliminated from playoff contention the next day, after the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Chicago Bears.

Week 16: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Falcons
R1=7
R2=7
R3=0
R4=13
R5=0
RT=24
Home=Cardinals
H1=7
H2=17
H3=0
H4=3
H5=3
HT=31

Week 17: vs. St. Louis Rams

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Rams
R1=3
R2=3
R3=13
R4=0
RT=24
Home=Cardinals
H1=3
H2=21
H3=7
H4=17
HT=31

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