Atlanta Falcons vs. Arizona Cardinals - Box Score - January 03, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Jan 3, 2009

Final

Falcons 24

(11-5, 4-4 away)

Cardinals 30

(9-7, 6-2 home)

Alerts

Coverage: NBC

4:30 PM ET, January 3, 2009

U of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL	0	17	0	7	24
ARI	7	7	14	2	30

Top Performers

Passing: K. Warner (ARI) - 271 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: E. James (ARI) - 16 CAR, 73 YDS

Receiving: L. Fitzgerald (ARI) - 6 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				ATL	ARI
	TD	10:28	Larry Fitzgerald 42 Yd Pass From Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers Kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER				ATL	ARI
	FG	10:00	Jason Elam 30 Yd	3	7
	TD	08:58	Anquan Boldin 71 Yd Pass From Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers Kick)	3	14
	TD	02:55	Michael Turner 7 Yd Run (Jason Elam Kick)	10	14
	TD	00:23	Justin Peelle 2 Yd Pass From Matt Ryan (Jason Elam Kick)	17	14
THIRD QUARTER				ATL	ARI
	TD	14:08	Antrel Rolle 27 Yd Fumble Return (Neil Rackers Kick)	17	21
	TD	02:48	Tim Hightower 4 Yd Run (Neil Rackers Kick)	17	28
FOURTH QUARTER				ATL	ARI
	SF	12:37		17	30
	TD	04:15	Roddy White 5 Yd Pass From Matt Ryan (Jason Elam Kick)	24	30

Team Stat Comparison

	Atlanta	Arizona
1st Downs	20	15
3rd down efficiency	6-14	6-15
4th down efficiency	1-1	0-0
Total Yards	250	357
Yards per play	3.7	6.0
Total Drives	3	1
Passing	190	271
Comp-Att	26-40	19-32
Yards per pass	4.8	8.5
Interceptions thrown	2	1
Sacks-Yards Lost	3-9	0-0
Rushing	60	86
Rushing Attempts	24	28
Yards per rush	2.5	3.1
Penalties	6-52	6-47
Turnovers	3	1
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	2	1
Possession	29:58	30:02

ATL Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR
M. Ryan	26/40	199	5.0	2	2	3-9	49.6
Team	26/40	190	4.8	2	2	3-9	--

ARI Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR
K. Warner	19/32	271	8.5	2	1	0-0	66.9
Team	19/32	271	8.5	2	1	0-0	--

Atlanta Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Turner	18	42	2.3	1	13
J. Norwood	2	12	6.0	0	8
M. Ryan	4	6	1.5	0	2
Team	24	60	2.5	1	13

Arizona Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
E. James	16	73	4.6	0	10
T. Hightower	6	23	3.8	1	7
K. Warner	4	0	0.0	0	6
J. Arrington	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
S. Breaston	1	-8	-8.0	0	0
Team	28	86	3.1	1	10

Atlanta Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. White	11	84	7.6	1	12
M. Jenkins	5	51	10.2	0	21
J. Norwood	1	28	28.0	0	28
J. Peelle	3	11	3.7	1	6
B. Finneran	2	11	5.5	0	7
M. Pollard	2	7	3.5	0	6
M. Turner	1	7	7.0	0	7
H. Douglas	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	26	199	7.7	2	28

Arizona Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
L. Fitzgerald	6	101	16.8	1	42
A. Boldin	2	72	36.0	1	71
S. Breaston	2	39	19.5	0	25
S. Spach	3	34	11.3	0	23
E. James	1	9	9.0	0	9
B. Patrick	1	8	8.0	0	8
J. Urban	2	7	3.5	0	5
T. Smith	1	4	4.0	0	4
J. Arrington	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Team	19	271	14.3	2	71

Atlanta Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
M. Ryan	1	1	0
M. Pollard	1	0	0
Team	2	1	0

Arizona Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
A. Rolle	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Atlanta Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
C. Jackson	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Arizona Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
R. Brown	1	3	0
D. Rodgers-Cromartie	1	0	0
Team	2	3	0

Atlanta Tackles
	TOT	SACKS	SOLO
C. Wire	8	0	6
E. Coleman	8	0	6
K. Brooking	6	0	6
C. Lofton	5	0	5
L. Milloy	5	0	4
C. Davis	4	0	3
T. DeCoud	3	0	3
C. Houston	3	0	2
D. Foxworth	2	0	2
C. Jackson	2	0	2
J. Abraham	2	0	2
E. Weems	2	0	2
R. White	2	0	2
G. Jackson	2	0	1
S. Nicholas	2	0	1
J. Babineaux	1	0	1
J. Snelling	1	0	1
J. Fudge	1	0	1
K. Moorehead	1	0	0
K. Biermann	1	0	0
M. Boley	1	0	0
Team	62	0	50

Arizona Tackles
	TOT	SACKS	SOLO
D. Rodgers-Cromartie	10	0	9
K. Dansby	8	0	6
R. Hood	7	0	6
G. Hayes	6	0	6
C. Okeafor	4	1	4
A. Wilson	4	0	4
A. Smith	3	1	3
B. Berry	3	1	3
A. Rolle	3	0	2
A. Francisco	2	0	2
G. Watson	2	0	2
C. Campbell	2	0	1
S. Breaston	1	0	1
D. Dockett	1	0	1
N. Rackers	1	0	1
M. Ware	1	0	1
M. Adams	1	0	1
B. Robinson	1	0	1
Team	60	3	54

Atlanta Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
J. Norwood	2	54	27.0	30
Team	2	54	27.0	30

Arizona Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
J. Arrington	3	51	17.0	22
S. Breaston	2	35	17.5	23
Team	5	86	17.2	23

Atlanta Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
H. Douglas	3	31	10.3	21
Team	3	31	10.3	21

Arizona Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
S. Breaston	1	0	0.0	0
A. Rolle	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	2	-1	-0.5	0

Atlanta Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Elam	1/1	100.0	30	3/3	6
Team	1/1	100.0	30	3/3	6

Arizona Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
N. Rackers	0/1	0.0	--	4/4	4
Team	0/1	0.0	--	4/4	4

Atlanta Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
M. Koenen	5	212	42.4	0	0	49
Team	5	212	42.4	0	0	49

Arizona Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Graham	6	239	39.8	0	4	49
Team	6	239	39.8	0	4	49

Attendance: 62,848