This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2005 Arizona CardinalsW2005 Arizona Cardinals↗

NFL · NFC West · 5–11 (.312) · 3rd in division · PF 311 · PA 387 · Coach Dennis Green

◀ 2004 2006 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

Rushing (yds)

Receiving (yds)

Sacks

Interceptions

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1071	927
EPA per play	-0.07	-0.06
Pass EPA per play	+0.01	-0.06
Rush EPA per play	-0.23	-0.07
Success rate	40.9%	41.3%
Pass rate	66.7%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.03, success rate 41.4%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
2005-09-11	1	@ New York Giants	L 19–42	0–1	Giants Stadium
2005-09-18	2	vs St. Louis Rams	L 12–17	0–2	Sun Devil Stadium
2005-09-25	3	@ Seattle Seahawks	L 12–37	0–3	Qwest Field
2005-10-02	4	vs San Francisco 49ers	W 31–14	1–3	Azteca Stadium
2005-10-09	5	vs Carolina Panthers	L 20–24	1–4	Sun Devil Stadium
2005-10-23	7	vs Tennessee Titans	W 20–10	2–4	Sun Devil Stadium
2005-10-30	8	@ Dallas Cowboys	L 13–34	2–5	Texas Stadium
2005-11-06	9	vs Seattle Seahawks	L 19–33	2–6	Sun Devil Stadium
2005-11-13	10	@ Detroit Lions	L 21–29	2–7	Ford Field
2005-11-20	11	@ St. Louis Rams	W 38–28	3–7	Edward Jones Dome
2005-11-27	12	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	L 17–24	3–8	Sun Devil Stadium
2005-12-04	13	@ San Francisco 49ers	W 17–10	4–8	Monster Park
2005-12-11	14	vs Washington Redskins	L 13–17	4–9	Sun Devil Stadium
2005-12-18	15	@ Houston Texans	L 19–30	4–10	Reliant Stadium
2005-12-24	16	vs Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–21	5–10	Sun Devil Stadium
2006-01-01	17	@ Indianapolis Colts	L 13–17	5–11	RCA Dome

Roster (76)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
6	Rohan Davey	QB	6-2	245	LSU	3	ACT
12	Josh McCown	QB	6-4	218	Sam Houston State; SMU	3	ACT
13	Kurt Warner	QB	6-2	214	Northern Iowa	11	RES
16	John Navarre	QB	6-6	243	Michigan	1	ACT
30	Obafemi Ayanbadejo	FB	6-2	230	San Diego State; Cabrillo College	8	ACT
33	Harold Morrow	FB	5-11	232	Auburn	9	ACT
42	James Hodgins	FB	6-1	275	San Jose State	6	RES
44	Jarrod Baxter	FB	6-1	243	New Mexico	3	CUT
22	Damien Anderson	RB	5-11	202	Northwestern	3	ACT
28	J.J. Arrington	RB	5-9	212	California; College of the Canyons	0	ACT
31	Marcel Shipp	RB	5-11	224	UMass Amherst	4	ACT
32	James Jackson	RB	5-10	215	Miami	4	ACT
11	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	6-3	218	Pittsburgh	1	ACT
15	Carlyle Holiday	WR	6-2	217	Notre Dame	0	ACT
18	Reggie Newhouse	WR	6-1	191	Baylor	2	CUT
19	LeRon McCoy	WR	6-1	219	Indiana PA, University of	0	ACT
80	Bryant Johnson	WR	6-3	212	Penn State	2	ACT
81	Anquan Boldin	WR	6-1	220	Florida State	2	ACT
82	Charles Lee	WR	6-3	227	UCF	5	CUT
82	J.J. Moses	WR	5-6	175	Iowa State	4	CUT
87	Reggie Swinton	WR	6-0	194	Murray State	7	ACT
83	Eric Edwards	TE	6-5	257	LSU	1	ACT
84	Teyo Johnson	TE	6-6	260	Stanford	2	CUT
85	John Bronson	TE	6-3	275	Penn State	0	RES
89	Adam Bergen	TE	6-4	267	Lehigh University	0	ACT
60	Nick Leckey	C	6-3	291	Kansas State	1	ACT
65	Shawn Lynch	C	6-4	284	Duke	3	ACT
71	Alex Stepanovich	C	6-4	296	Ohio State	1	RES
21	Antrel Rolle	CB	6-0	206	Miami	0	ACT
23	Raymond Walls	CB	5-11	189	Southern Mississippi	4	ACT
25	Eric Green	CB	5-11	196	Virginia Tech	0	ACT
26	Robert Tate	CB	5-11	194	Cincinnati	8	ACT
27	David Macklin	CB	5-10	197	Penn State	5	ACT
47	Aaron Francisco	CB	6-2	207	BYU	0	ACT
20	Lamont Reid	DB	5-11	195	N.C. State	0	RES
38	Dyshod Carter	DB	5-10	195	Kansas State	4	ACT
56	Chike Okeafor	DE	6-5	256	Purdue	6	ACT
67	Antonio Smith	DE	6-3	290	Oklahoma State; Northeast Oklahoma	1	ACT
70	Anton Palepoi	DE	6-3	283	UNLV; Dixie College (UT)	3	ACT
91	Langston Moore	DE	6-1	305	South Carolina	2	RES
92	Bertrand Berry	DE	6-3	254	Notre Dame	8	RES
94	Antonio Cochran	DE	6-4	299	Georgia; Middle Georgia College	6	CUT
96	R-Kal Truluck	DE	6-4	260	Cortland State Of New York	8	ACT
97	Calvin Pace	DE	6-4	265	Wake Forest	2	RES
72	Ross Kolodziej	DT	6-3	289	Wisconsin	4	ACT
90	Darnell Dockett	DT	6-4	290	Florida State	1	ACT
93	Tim Bulman	DT	6-4	281	Boston College	0	ACT
29	Quentin Harris	FS	6-1	213	Syracuse	3	ACT
34	Robert Griffith	FS	6-0	202	San Diego State	11	ACT
35	Ernest Shazor	FS	6-4	229	Michigan	0	ACT
61	Elton Brown	G	6-5	332	Virginia	0	ACT
69	Rolando Cantu	G	6-5	348		1	ACT
74	Reggie Wells	G	6-4	318	University of Clarion	2	RES
76	Ian Allen	G	6-4	310	Purdue	4	RES
1	Neil Rackers	K	6-1	202	Illinois	5	ACT
3	Nick Novak	K	6-0	200	Maryland	0	ACT
53	Isaac Keys	LB	6-3	243	Morehouse College; North Alabama	4	ACT
48	Nathan Hodel	LS	6-2	238	Illinois	4	ACT
50	Lester Towns	MLB	6-1	245	Washington	5	ACT
51	James Darling	MLB	6-1	245	Washington State	8	ACT
52	Lance Mitchell	MLB	6-2	250	Oklahoma; City College (SF)	0	ACT
54	Gerald Hayes	MLB	6-1	250	Pittsburgh	2	RES
98	Russell Davis	NT	6-4	306	North Carolina	6	RES
55	Darryl Blackstock	OLB	6-3	245	Virginia	0	ACT
57	Orlando Huff	OLB	6-3	236	Fresno State; Eastern Arizona	4	ACT
58	Karlos Dansby	OLB	6-4	250	Auburn	1	ACT
59	Eric Johnson	OLB	6-0	241	Nebraska	5	CUT
10	Scott Player	P	6-1	206	Florida State; Flagler College; Florida CC at Jacksonville	9	ACT
24	Adrian Wilson	SS	6-3	230	N.C. State	4	ACT
37	Adrian Mayes	SS	6-1	215	LSU	1	CUT
64	Adam Haayer	T	6-6	311	Minnesota	4	RES
68	Dante Ellington	T	6-5	363	Alabama	2	CUT
73	Jeremy Bridges	T	6-5	318	Southern Mississippi	2	ACT
75	Leonard Davis	T	6-6	355	Texas	4	ACT
78	Fred Wakefield	T	6-7	295	Illinois	4	ACT
79	Oliver Ross	T	6-4	327	Iowa State; Southwestern College (CA)	7	ACT

Depth chart, week 17

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
RB	J.J. Arrington	Marcel Shipp	Damien Anderson
C	Nick Leckey	Shawn Lynch
FB	Obafemi Ayanbadejo	Harold Morrow
LG	Fred Wakefield	Jeremy Bridges
LT	Leonard Davis	Fred Wakefield
QB	Josh McCown	John Navarre	Rohan Davey
RG	Elton Brown	Jeremy Bridges
RT	Oliver Ross	Fred Wakefield
TE	Eric Edwards	Adam Bergen
WR	Anquan Boldin	Larry Fitzgerald	Bryant Johnson

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Robert Griffith	Quentin Harris
LCB	Eric Green	Robert Tate	Dyshod Carter
LDE	Chike Okeafor	Anton Palepoi
MLB	James Darling	Lance Mitchell
NT	Ross Kolodziej	Tim Bulman
RCB	David Macklin	Raymond Walls
RDE	Antonio Smith	R-Kal Truluck
SLB	Karlos Dansby	Darryl Blackstock
SS	Adrian Wilson	Aaron Francisco	Ernest Shazor
UT	Darnell Dockett	Tim Bulman
WLB	Orlando Huff	Isaac Keys

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Scott Player
K	Neil Rackers	Nick Novak
KR	Reggie Swinton	James Jackson	Bryant Johnson
LS	Nathan Hodel
P	Scott Player
PR	Reggie Swinton	Bryant Johnson

Biggest contracts on the books in 2005

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Larry Fitzgerald	WR	2004	6	$55.4M	$9.2M	$12.5M	11.5%
Anquan Boldin	WR	2005	4	$22.7M	$5.7M	$5.0M	6.6%
Kurt Warner	QB	2005	1	$4.0M	$4.0M	$2.0M	4.7%
Antrel Rolle	S	2005	6	$18.6M	$3.1M	$13.0M	3.6%
Calvin Pace	ED	2003	5	$8.0M	$1.6M	$5.1M	2.1%
Josh McCown	QB	2005	1	$1.4M	$1.4M	$0	1.7%
Karlos Dansby	LB	2004	4	$3.9M	$978,500	$2.1M	1.2%
Anquan Boldin	WR	2003	4	$2.6M	$645,000	$1.2M	0.9%
Darnell Dockett	IDL	2004	3	$1.5M	$496,667	$570,000	0.6%
Antonio Smith	ED	2004	3	$1.1M	$352,000	$136,000	0.4%
Antonio Smith	ED	2005	1	$305,000	$305,000	$0	0.4%
Antonio Smith	ED	2004	2	$535,000	$267,500	$0	0.3%
Antonio Smith	ED	2005	1	$79,900	$79,900	$0	0.1%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2005 (1)

Date	Trade
2005-03-04	ARZ → NWE: Duane Starks, 2005 round 5 pick 145 NWE → ARZ: 2005 round 3 pick 95, 2005 round 5 pick 168

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