2007 Arizona Cardinals

The 2007 Arizona Cardinals season will be the 88th season for the team in the National Football League. They will try to improve upon their 5-11 record in 2006 after finishing last place in the NFC West.

[edit] Head Coach

Head coach Ken Whisenhunt will be entering his first year of his term with the Cardinals. He was previously the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Whisenhunt signed a contract with the Cardinals on January 14, 2007 after the Cardinals released former head coach Dennis Green.

[edit] Current staff

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[edit] Offseason

New coach Ken Whisenhunt replaced Dennis Green with the intention of taking the Cardinals to the next level. In 2006, the offense showed signs of life under the QB tandem of Matt Leinart and Kurt Warner, and the hiring of Russ Grimm was supposed to improve the offensive line and open holes for a rushing attack that had been the offense's weak link a year earlier. Defensively, Arizona's run D had taken a step backwards in '06, but Whisenhunt was hoping that a switch to the 3-4 defense would help matters in that department.

[edit] Free agents heading into the 2007 season:

[edit] Advanced Stats

[edit] Quarterbacks

Player        Age   G   Cmp   Att   pYds   pTD   Int   pPAR   Rush   rYds   rTD   rPAR   tPAR   Rk
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Matt Leinart   23   12  228   392   2489   12    12    33.9     21     46     2   -2.3   31.6   20
Kurt Warner    35   7   115   175   1346    7     5    35.3     13      3     0   -5.1   30.2   21
John Navarre   26   1     0     0      0    0     0     0.0      0      0     0    0.0    0.0   54

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] Week 1 at San Francisco 49ers

at Bill Walsh Field at Monster Park, San Francisco, California

• Game time: 10:25 PM EDT/7:25 PM PDT
• Game weather: 64°F (Windy)
• Game attendance: 68,111
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers: (ESPN): Mike Greenberg, Mike Golic, Mike Ditka, & Bonnie Bernstein

The Cardinals began their 2007 campaign on the road against their NFC West foe, the San Francisco 49ers. In the first quarter, Arizona trailed early as 49ers RB Frank Gore got a 6-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Cardinals took the lead with kicker Neil Rackers getting a 35-yard field goal, while RB Edgerrin James got a 7-yard TD run. San Francisco would tie the game with kicker Joe Nedney getting a 33-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, the 49ers regained the lead with Nedney kicking a 30-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Cardinals retook the lead with QB Matt Leinart completing a 5-yard TD pass to WR Anquan Boldin. However, late in the game, the Cards' defense failed to hold off San Francisco's ensuing drive, which ended with WR Arnaz Battle getting a 1-yard TD run. With just over :20 seconds left in the game, Arizona had one final chance to save the game. Unfortunately, Leinart's pass to WR Larry Fitzgerald was intercepted by 49ers CB Shawntae Spencer.

With the loss, the Cardinals began their season at 0-1.

[edit] Current roster

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[edit] Uniform Combinations

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[edit] Schedule

[edit] Division Standings

[edit] References