Week 8, 2021

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals	7	10	3	3	-	23
St. Louis Rams	7	0	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 STL - James Hardy 30 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Teddy Monroe extra point)
1Q: 03:22 ARI - Quinn Johnson 7 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 14:02 ARI - Wade Swift 9 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 00:26 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 26 field goal
3Q: 06:29 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 23 field goal
4Q: 09:14 STL - Howard Nyboer 4 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Teddy Monroe extra point)
4Q: 02:10 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 STL - James Hardy 30 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Teddy Monroe extra point)
1Q: 03:22 ARI - Quinn Johnson 7 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 14:02 ARI - Wade Swift 9 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 00:26 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 26 field goal
3Q: 06:29 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 23 field goal
4Q: 09:14 STL - Howard Nyboer 4 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Teddy Monroe extra point)
4Q: 02:10 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 42 field goal

Team Statistics ARI STL
Record 4-4 3-5
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 11 5
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 342 297
- Offensive Plays 67 62
- Yards per Play 5.10 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 162 93
- Rushing Attempts 41 22
- Yards per Rush 3.95 4.23
Net Passing Yards 180 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 13 - 0 40 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 180 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.92 5.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/55 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/55 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/30 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 2/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:48 27:12

Team Statistics	ARI	STL
Record	4-4	3-5
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	11	5
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	342	297
- Offensive Plays	67	62
- Yards per Play	5.10	4.79
Net Rushing Yards	162	93
- Rushing Attempts	41	22
- Yards per Rush	3.95	4.23
Net Passing Yards	180	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 13 - 0	40 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	180	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.92	5.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/55	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/55	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/30	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	2/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:48	27:12

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:56	OWN 17	5	27	Punt
1	7:03	1:32	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
1	3:48	0:33	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
1	1:02	2:08	OPP 37	5	37	Touchdown
2	9:06	0:38	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	6:28	4:13	OWN 20	10	51	Missed FG
2	1:39	1:19	OWN 38	6	53	Field Goal
3	11:59	5:37	OWN 36	9	58	Field Goal
3	4:55	2:44	OWN 22	5	23	Punt
3	1:07	1:57	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
4	9:07	4:25	OWN 29	10	32	Punt
4	3:51	1:46	OPP 27	3	2	Field Goal
4	1:15	1:15	OWN 48	3	6	Game

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:04	4:01	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
1	5:31	1:43	OWN 9	4	19	Fumble
1	3:15	2:13	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
2	13:54	4:48	OWN 18	8	40	Punt
2	8:28	2:00	OWN 45	4	14	Punt
2	2:15	0:36	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	6:22	1:27	OWN 31	4	18	Punt
3	2:11	1:04	OWN 11	4	6	Punt
4	14:10	5:03	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	4:42	0:51	OWN 20	2	13	Interception
4	2:05	0:50	OWN 26	4	13	Interception

Game MVP: Alex Smith, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wade Swift	19	82	4.32	15	2	1
Rob Geis	10	43	4.30	13	1	0
Quinn Johnson	6	12	2.00	7	0	1
Alex Smith	3	16	5.33	8	0	0
Arman Shields	2	11	5.50	8	0	0
Richie Cooley	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Karl Chapman	13	71	5.46	11	2
Lincoln Murphy	4	3	0.75	7	0
Roosevelt Murphy	3	10	3.33	6	0
Dan Terrell	1	4	4.00	4	0
Howard Nyboer	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	26	13	180	0/0	0	33	0	72.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Murphy	40	20	204	0/0	2	30	2	60.8

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Richie Cooley	4	7	45	11.25	12	21
WR Arman Shields	3	7	27	9.00	1	19
RB Wade Swift	2	3	12	6.00	0	6
WR Darrell Helfrich	2	3	60	30.00	12	33
WR Kenneth Moore	1	3	14	14.00	0	14
TE Monty Newton	1	1	22	22.00	16	22
TE Leonard Dodge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Quinn Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Hardy	4	12	49	12.25	20	30	1
WR Kim Tate	3	5	27	9.00	0	12	0
WR Bennie Nori	3	8	40	13.33	3	14	0
RB Karl Chapman	3	3	43	14.33	14	26	0
RB Lincoln Murphy	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Courtney Kazadi	2	6	12	6.00	3	13	0
RB Howard Nyboer	2	2	11	5.50	0	7	1
TE Mark Samuels	1	2	13	13.00	8	13	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB R.J. Terry	1	0	0.00	0
S Troy Nolan	1	6	6.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wade Swift	1	0	0
Tommie Bullock	0	1	0
Randal Nestor	0	1	0
Ian Kim	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Courtney Kazadi	1	0	0	0
Herb McCurdy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Morris	6	279	46.5	34.7	61	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frank Cole	7	275	39.3	25.7	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Azzoo	3/4	1/2	0/0	42	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Teddy Monroe	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Bradford	3	44	14.7	0
Darrell Helfrich	1	11	11.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Turnbull	1	15	15.0	0
Scott Foster	1	16	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernie Adachi	2	30	15.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Morris Sawyer	2	38	19.0	0
Scott Foster	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roger Blanchard	5	2	18	30
S Troy Nolan	5	1	17	30
DT Zach Word	4	2	17	35
CB R.J. Terry	4	0	13	31
OLB Gene Riley	4	0	19	37
S Michael Mitchell	3	0	17	30
CB Mike Jenkins	2	1	15	23
DE Glen Corbett	2	1	14	24
CB Devin Kerr	2	1	14	22
ILB Hilee Taylor	2	0	13	20
OLB Randal Nestor	2	0	16	23
DE Ian Kim	1	1	18	33
DT Bernard Sisson	1	0	6	6
ILB Gilbert Geason	1	0	12	23

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brian Cushing	7	2	0.0	23	16
S Herb McCurdy	5	3	0.0	34	24
CB Kim Kraft	5	2	0.0	35	21
CB Morris Sawyer	5	0	0.0	31	20
DE Ernie Halkin	4	1	0.0	29	19
DT Robert Henderson	4	1	0.0	33	14
S Bryant Turnbull	3	1	0.0	34	23
DT Charlie Kolker	3	1	0.0	22	16
S Harvey Stevenson	3	1	0.0	19	15
DE Robert Ayers	3	1	0.0	25	18
OLB Gary Foreman	2	0	0.0	20	8
ILB Deron Wolfe	2	0	0.0	9	5
DE Walt Tyler	2	0	0.0	19	15
CB Scott Foster	2	0	0.0	35	24
OLB Lester Sargent	1	2	0.0	27	15
WR Bennie Nori	1	0	---	---	---
WR James Hardy	1	0	---	---	---
RB Karl Chapman	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Hardy Falk	0	1	0.0	14	11
DE Andy Parrish	0	1	0.0	31	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Hurry	PPlay
DT Zach Word	3	35
DE Ian Kim	2	33
OLB Randal Nestor	2	23
ILB Roger Blanchard	1	30

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Robert Henderson	1	0	14
DE Andy Parrish	0	1	15
DE Walt Tyler	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Troy Nolan	3	1	1	30
CB R.J. Terry	3	0	1	31
ILB Roger Blanchard	3	0	0	30
CB Devin Kerr	3	0	0	22
S Michael Mitchell	2	1	0	30
OLB Gene Riley	2	0	0	37
CB Mike Jenkins	1	1	0	23
DT Zach Word	1	0	0	35
DE Ian Kim	1	0	0	33
OLB Randal Nestor	1	0	0	23
S Ernie Adachi	0	1	0	11

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bryant Turnbull	2	2	23
CB Morris Sawyer	2	1	20
ILB Deron Wolfe	2	0	5
OLB Brian Cushing	2	0	16
CB Kim Kraft	2	0	21
S Herb McCurdy	2	0	24
S Harvey Stevenson	1	1	15
CB Scott Foster	0	2	24

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Andre Smith	4	7	0	35	22
Martin Felker	3	8	1	33	23
Terrell Disney	2	4	0	39	24
Bruce Dodge	2	4	0	31	17
Quinn Johnson	2	4	0	30	15
Tommie Bullock	1	6	0	33	23
Ernie Crane	0	2	0	8	3
Peter Jennings	0	1	0	10	5
Leonard Dodge	0	1	0	21	8
Billy Joe Whitlow	0	1	0	10	9

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
B.J. LaRiche	3	7	0	17	26
Garrett Reynolds	2	3	1	15	26
Sebastian Vollmer	1	4	1	17	28
Craig Young	1	2	0	13	23
Geoff Burks	1	1	0	13	26
Ty Poston	0	1	0	9	14
Alvin Jarvis	0	1	0	7	14

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Geis	2	19
Bryan Giles	1	23
Monty Newton	1	18
Quinn Johnson	1	10

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Turnbull	2	33
Karl Chapman	2	22
Deron Wolfe	1	16
Nick Knauls	1	7

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Smith	41	26	---	---	---	67
Tommie Bullock	33	23	---	---	10	66
Terrell Disney	39	24	---	---	1	64
Arman Shields	32	25	---	---	2	59
Zach Word	---	---	17	35	7	59
Bruce Dodge	31	17	---	---	10	58
Andre Smith	35	22	---	---	---	57
Hilee Taylor	---	---	13	20	23	56
Martin Felker	33	23	---	---	---	56
Gene Riley	---	---	19	37	---	56
Quinn Johnson	30	15	---	---	10	55
Bryan Giles	---	---	9	23	23	55
Troy Nolan	---	---	17	30	7	54
Ian Kim	---	---	18	33	---	51
Roger Blanchard	---	---	18	30	---	48
Michael Mitchell	---	---	17	30	---	47
R.J. Terry	---	---	13	31	---	44
Wade Swift	26	18	---	---	---	44
Richie Cooley	24	20	---	---	---	44
Leonard Dodge	21	8	---	---	14	43
Mike Jenkins	---	---	15	23	4	42
Rob Geis	14	8	---	---	19	41
Everett Patterson	22	11	---	---	7	40
Alex Hardy	---	---	11	22	7	40
Kenneth Moore	15	9	---	---	15	39
Randal Nestor	---	---	16	23	---	39
Gilbert Geason	---	---	12	23	3	38
Glen Corbett	---	---	14	24	---	38
Roger Sikma	---	---	7	17	14	38
Devin Kerr	---	---	14	22	---	36
Darrell Helfrich	12	10	---	---	12	34
Billy Joe Whitlow	10	9	---	---	10	29
Monty Newton	4	1	---	---	18	23
Ernie Crane	8	3	---	---	10	21
Ernie Adachi	---	---	6	11	3	20
Jeffrey Colloran	3	2	---	---	15	20
Barry Richardson	6	4	---	---	9	19
Peter Jennings	10	5	---	---	---	15
Bernard Sisson	---	---	6	6	---	12
Ricky Azzoo	0	0	---	---	10	10
O.J. Ingram	2	3	---	---	4	9
Kenny Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steven Bradford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kris Gaden	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ronnie Bismonte	---	---	0	0	3	3
Mickey Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bryant Turnbull	---	---	34	23	33	90
Scott Foster	---	---	35	24	15	74
Karl Chapman	18	30	---	---	22	70
Kim Kraft	---	---	35	21	13	69
Herb McCurdy	---	---	34	24	11	69
Morris Sawyer	---	---	31	20	12	63
Roosevelt Murphy	22	40	---	---	---	62
Ernie Halkin	---	---	29	19	10	58
Dan Terrell	15	19	---	---	16	50
Robert Henderson	---	---	33	14	2	49
Courtney Kazadi	9	31	---	---	8	48
Andy Parrish	---	---	31	15	1	47
Robert Ayers	---	---	25	18	3	46
Charlie Kolker	---	---	22	16	7	45
Travis Beckum	17	19	---	---	9	45
Sebastian Vollmer	17	28	---	---	---	45
Lester Sargent	---	---	27	15	2	44
B.J. LaRiche	17	26	---	---	---	43
Gary Foreman	---	---	20	8	14	42
Geoff Burks	13	26	---	---	2	41
Garrett Reynolds	15	26	---	---	---	41
Brian Cushing	---	---	23	16	2	41
James Hardy	17	22	---	---	---	39
Kim Tate	5	19	---	---	14	38
Walt Tyler	---	---	19	15	4	38
Craig Young	13	23	---	---	---	36
Hardy Falk	---	---	14	11	11	36
Harvey Stevenson	---	---	19	15	1	35
Bennie Nori	10	23	---	---	1	34
Shane Underwood	9	17	---	---	5	31
Deron Wolfe	---	---	9	5	16	30
Ty Poston	9	14	---	---	7	30
Howard Nyboer	11	13	---	---	5	29
Lincoln Murphy	6	19	---	---	3	28
Alvin Jarvis	7	14	---	---	7	28
Dennis Hannam	5	14	---	---	7	26
Nick Knauls	5	12	---	---	7	24
Victor Wallace	---	---	11	7	---	18
Mark Samuels	2	5	---	---	6	13
Frank Cole	0	0	---	---	7	7
Teddy Monroe	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bart Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0
Truck Walsh	0	0	---	---	---	0
Henry Nowlin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jack Battle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	37	2.8
Middle	16	73	4.6
Right	12	52	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	13	62	4.8
Right	4	11	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	26	13	4	2	2	6	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Murphy	40	20	2	1	5	4	8	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	87	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	33	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	60	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	46	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	112	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	26	3.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Arman Shields	7	3	0	27	0	25
WR Richie Cooley	7	4	0	45	1	20
WR Kenneth Moore	3	1	1	14	0	9
RB Wade Swift	3	2	0	12	0	18
WR Darrell Helfrich	3	2	1	60	2	10
TE Leonard Dodge	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Quinn Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Monty Newton	1	1	0	22	1	1

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Hardy	12	4	0	49	1	22
WR Bennie Nori	8	3	3	40	0	23
WR Courtney Kazadi	6	2	1	12	0	31
WR Kim Tate	5	3	0	27	0	19
RB Karl Chapman	3	3	0	43	1	30
RB Lincoln Murphy	2	2	0	9	0	19
TE Mark Samuels	2	1	1	13	0	5
RB Howard Nyboer	2	2	0	11	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wade Swift	7	24	3.43	4.32
Alex Smith	1	8	8.00	5.33
Quinn Johnson	1	7	7.00	2.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	1	1	6	6.00	6.92

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Murphy	2	2	15	7.50	5.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Wade Swift	1	1	6	6.00	4.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Karl Chapman	1	1	11	11.00	14.33
RB Howard Nyboer	1	1	4	4.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Wade Swift	3	1
Rob Geis	2	0
Quinn Johnson	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Chapman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	8	3	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Murphy	12	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrell Helfrich	3	2	2
WR Arman Shields	2	0	0
WR Richie Cooley	2	0	0
WR Kenneth Moore	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Nori	3	1	1
WR Courtney Kazadi	2	1	0
WR James Hardy	2	1	0
TE Mark Samuels	2	1	1
WR Kim Tate	1	0	0
RB Lincoln Murphy	1	1	0
RB Karl Chapman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,700 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,300 (24,600)
End Zone 17,500 (17,700)
Mezzanine 10,000 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,500 (15,700)
Club Seats 6,200 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 5,200 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,700 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,300 (24,600)
End Zone	17,500 (17,700)
Mezzanine	10,000 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,500 (15,700)
Club Seats	6,200 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	5,200 (5,300)