Week 1, 2025

played in Arizona, AZ

81 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	7	3	7	0	-	17
Arizona Cardinals	7	7	3	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 ARI - Howard Westbrook 15 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
1Q: 01:42 STL - Phillip Embry 5 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 02:36 STL - Cornelius Morris 31 field goal
2Q: 02:31 ARI - Kyle Wilson 85 kickoff return (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 09:34 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 33 field goal
3Q: 01:09 STL - Clarence Wagner 9 pass from Vernon Wilcox (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 03:23 ARI - Howard Westbrook 6 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 ARI - Howard Westbrook 15 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
1Q: 01:42 STL - Phillip Embry 5 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 02:36 STL - Cornelius Morris 31 field goal
2Q: 02:31 ARI - Kyle Wilson 85 kickoff return (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 09:34 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 33 field goal
3Q: 01:09 STL - Clarence Wagner 9 pass from Vernon Wilcox (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 03:23 ARI - Howard Westbrook 6 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)

Team Statistics STL ARI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 344 251
- Offensive Plays 74 56
- Yards per Play 4.65 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 121 164
- Rushing Attempts 25 34
- Yards per Rush 4.84 4.82
Net Passing Yards 223 87
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 21 - 1 20 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 249 111
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 2/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.55 3.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 1/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 4/49
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 2/104
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 37
Time of Possession 32:04 27:56

Team Statistics	STL	ARI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	344	251
- Offensive Plays	74	56
- Yards per Play	4.65	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	121	164
- Rushing Attempts	25	34
- Yards per Rush	4.84	4.82
Net Passing Yards	223	87
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 21 - 1	20 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	249	111
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	2/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.55	3.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	1/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	4/49
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	2/104
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 37
Time of Possession	32:04	27:56

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	10:01	1:43	OWN 26	4	8	Punt
1	5:09	3:37	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	14:53	2:28	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	9:39	7:08	OWN 13	12	73	Field Goal
2	2:16	1:59	OWN 20	6	-8	Punt
3	9:29	1:44	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
3	5:24	4:23	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	14:51	1:59	OWN 40	6	22	Interception
4	11:56	1:06	OWN 19	3	-7	Punt
4	9:09	1:50	OWN 34	3	-9	Punt
4	3:16	1:21	OWN 20	5	29	Downs
4	1:24	1:24	OWN 20	7	33	Game

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	3:20	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
1	8:18	3:09	OWN 33	6	10	Punt
1	1:32	1:39	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
2	12:25	2:46	OWN 16	6	32	Interception
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 48	2	0	Half
3	15:00	5:31	OWN 20	10	64	Field Goal
3	7:45	2:21	OWN 24	4	20	Punt
3	1:01	1:10	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	12:52	0:56	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
4	10:50	1:41	OPP 36	3	9	Missed FG
4	7:19	4:03	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
4	1:55	0:31	OPP 49	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Howard Westbrook, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Phillip Embry	14	82	5.86	24	3	1
Artie Purvis	10	36	3.60	19	2	0
Vernon Wilcox	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Howard Westbrook	19	88	4.63	21	2	2
Alex Keyes	12	68	5.67	20	2	0
Henry Nowlin	2	8	4.00	5	0	0
Winston Farmer	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vernon Wilcox	45	21	249	4/26	1	37	1	62.2

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Nowlin	20	11	111	2/24	0	27	1	50.2

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cory Sims	5	10	91	18.20	44	37	0
WR Lincoln Dodge	4	7	37	9.25	4	11	0
RB Phillip Embry	4	6	22	5.50	7	11	0
TE Otis Shields	4	6	63	15.75	24	23	0
WR Clarence Wagner	3	6	29	9.67	3	14	1
TE Marco Zellars	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Rick Stanek	0	7	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Paul Markley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dean Gillespie	3	6	51	17.00	25	27
RB Howard Westbrook	2	3	13	6.50	11	13
WR Kirk Bode	2	3	1	0.50	0	1
TE Everett Patterson	1	1	22	22.00	8	22
RB Alex Keyes	1	1	4	4.00	4	4
WR Shane Carter	1	1	18	18.00	0	18
WR Jamal Stuart	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
FB Quinn Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Winston Farmer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB O.J. Renze	1	6	6.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brandon Perkins	1	32	32.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell McKnight	7	298	42.6	35.6	51	1

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Morris	6	296	49.3	35.7	57	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Azzoo	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Foster	1	2	2.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howard Westbrook	2	20	10.0	0
Kyle Wilson	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Foster	1	20	20.0	0
Glen Patton	1	15	15.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	1	85	85.0	1
Jamal Stuart	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	8	2	1.0	29	16
ILB Rondell Quinn	7	0	0.0	26	18
CB J.B. Rayburn	5	0	0.0	21	13
DT J.C. Schrader	4	0	0.0	20	13
S D.J. Moretti	3	3	0.0	33	21
S Earnest Alcott	3	0	0.0	24	17
DE Jared Odrick	2	0	0.5	14	9
DE Greg Hardy	2	2	0.0	27	14
OLB Brian Cushing	2	1	0.0	13	7
CB Glen Patton	2	1	0.0	10	12
CB O.J. Renze	2	0	0.0	20	12
DE Derrick Brito	1	2	0.5	12	10
S Winston Sperg	1	2	0.0	11	5
CB Scott Foster	1	0	0.0	25	14
FB Paul Markley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Fernando Hernandez	1	0	0.0	19	12
DE Larry Sturgis	1	0	0.0	8	8
DT Charlie Kolker	0	1	0.0	25	12
S Herb McCurdy	0	1	0.0	10	4
ILB Gerald Farr	0	1	0.0	5	6

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Curtis Lofton	9	1	0.5	22	40
S Troy Nolan	6	2	0.0	23	42
CB Brandon Perkins	5	1	0.0	20	37
CB Kyle Wilson	4	3	0.0	19	35
CB Harris Friday	4	2	0.0	16	43
CB Clyde Badalyan	4	1	0.0	11	30
S Juan Lockard	4	0	0.0	16	35
DT Kelly Compton	3	0	0.0	17	23
OLB Brandon Spikes	2	2	0.0	22	39
DE Warren Hutchison	2	0	0.0	11	17
DE Darren Garrett	1	1	1.0	16	29
DE Alex Hardy	1	0	1.0	12	26
DE Tyson Alualu	1	2	0.5	20	33
DT Leland Woods	1	1	0.5	5	15
DE Sammy Brennan	1	0	0.5	11	23
WR Kirk Bode	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jeremy Hines	0	1	0.0	15	35
OLB Greg Erdman	0	1	0.0	6	1

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	1.0	1	0	1	16
DE Jared Odrick	0.5	0	0	0	9
DE Derrick Brito	0.5	0	0	0	10
DT J.C. Schrader	0.0	0	1	0	13

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darren Garrett	1.0	1	2	2	29
DE Alex Hardy	1.0	0	2	1	26
DE Tyson Alualu	0.5	1	2	3	33
DE Sammy Brennan	0.5	1	0	0	23
OLB Curtis Lofton	0.5	0	1	1	40
DT Leland Woods	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Damon Myers	0.0	0	1	2	17
OLB Beau Bell	0.0	0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rondell Quinn	3	0	0	18
OLB Victor Wallace	2	0	0	16
OLB Brian Cushing	1	2	0	7
CB O.J. Renze	1	0	1	12
CB Scott Foster	1	0	0	14
S Winston Sperg	1	0	0	5
DE Larry Sturgis	1	0	0	8
S D.J. Moretti	1	0	0	21
CB J.B. Rayburn	0	2	0	13

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Troy Nolan	5	1	0	42
CB Brandon Perkins	4	1	1	37
OLB Curtis Lofton	4	1	0	40
CB Kyle Wilson	3	0	0	35
CB Clyde Badalyan	2	0	0	30
CB Harris Friday	1	1	0	43
S Juan Lockard	1	1	0	35
DT Kelly Compton	1	0	0	23
CB Jeremy Hines	0	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Garrett Reynolds	2	9	25	2	45
Craig Young	2	4	25	1	42
Tommie Bullock	2	4	17	0	42
Vladimir Ducasse	2	3	21	1	43
Blaine Richmond	1	2	21	0	40
Winfred Gilmore	0	1	7	0	16
Otis Shields	0	1	21	0	33

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Martin Felker	5	8	0	32	0	21
Andre Smith	2	7	1	31	0	17
Ernie Crane	2	5	0	30	1	20
Keith Thamilarasan	2	3	0	13	0	5
Billy Joe Whitlow	1	5	0	34	1	22
Gabe Buckner	1	2	0	23	0	18
Jumbo Dolan	0	1	0	14	0	5
Quinn Johnson	0	1	0	14	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Winston Sperg	2	13
Winfred Gilmore	1	17
Anthony Dixon	1	17
Herb McCurdy	1	16

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Beau Bell	1	24
Wade Swift	1	17
Alex Keyes	1	10

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vernon Wilcox	25	49	---	---	---	74
Vladimir Ducasse	21	43	---	---	8	72
Garrett Reynolds	25	45	---	---	---	70
Craig Young	25	42	---	---	---	67
Blaine Richmond	21	40	---	---	6	67
Tommie Bullock	17	42	---	---	4	63
Rick Stanek	17	34	---	---	10	61
Lincoln Dodge	18	23	---	---	15	56
Scott Foster	---	---	25	14	17	56
D.J. Moretti	---	---	33	21	2	56
Otis Shields	21	33	---	---	---	54
Phillip Embry	15	36	---	---	---	51
Victor Wallace	---	---	29	16	3	48
Paul Markley	11	21	---	---	14	46
Rondell Quinn	---	---	26	18	2	46
Greg Hardy	---	---	27	14	4	45
Clarence Wagner	15	30	---	---	---	45
J.B. Rayburn	---	---	21	13	9	43
Earnest Alcott	---	---	24	17	2	43
Winfred Gilmore	7	16	---	---	17	40
Charlie Kolker	---	---	25	12	1	38
Glen Patton	---	---	10	12	15	37
Fernando Hernandez	---	---	19	12	6	37
Cory Sims	10	26	---	---	---	36
J.C. Schrader	---	---	20	13	1	34
O.J. Renze	---	---	20	12	2	34
Artie Purvis	10	13	---	---	8	31
Herb McCurdy	---	---	10	4	16	30
Winston Sperg	---	---	11	5	13	29
Leonard Podbevsek	4	16	---	---	8	28
Gerald Farr	---	---	5	6	17	28
Marco Zellars	1	13	---	---	14	28
Eric Dunne	12	16	---	---	---	28
Jared Odrick	---	---	14	9	4	27
Brian Cushing	---	---	13	7	3	23
Derrick Brito	---	---	12	10	1	23
Anthony McMahon	---	---	11	10	1	22
Larry Sturgis	---	---	8	8	6	22
Anthony Dixon	0	0	---	---	17	17
Jerome Nails	---	---	8	4	3	15
J.T. McKenzie	---	---	3	5	5	13
Dennis VanCaeyzeele	0	1	---	---	8	9
Russell McKnight	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	5	5
Phil Ross	0	0	---	---	1	1
Clyde Jacobs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeremy Hines	---	---	15	35	25	75
Troy Nolan	---	---	23	42	3	68
Curtis Lofton	---	---	22	40	2	64
Brandon Spikes	---	---	22	39	2	63
Kyle Wilson	---	---	19	35	9	63
Martin Felker	32	21	---	---	8	61
Harris Friday	---	---	16	43	1	60
Ernie Crane	30	20	---	---	8	58
Brandon Perkins	---	---	20	37	1	58
Henry Nowlin	34	22	---	---	---	56
Billy Joe Whitlow	34	22	---	---	---	56
Tyson Alualu	---	---	20	33	3	56
Juan Lockard	---	---	16	35	1	52
Andre Smith	31	17	---	---	2	50
Darren Garrett	---	---	16	29	5	50
Clyde Badalyan	---	---	11	30	8	49
Dean Gillespie	29	17	---	---	---	46
Kelly Compton	---	---	17	23	4	44
Quinn Johnson	14	11	---	---	16	41
Gabe Buckner	23	18	---	---	---	41
Sammy Brennan	---	---	11	23	7	41
Alex Hardy	---	---	12	26	2	40
Winston Farmer	14	12	---	---	14	40
Kirk Bode	18	13	---	---	6	37
Beau Bell	---	---	3	9	24	36
Howard Westbrook	20	12	---	---	3	35
Everett Patterson	15	11	---	---	7	33
Alex Keyes	14	9	---	---	10	33
Wade Swift	9	4	---	---	17	30
Warren Hutchison	---	---	11	17	1	29
Shane Carter	18	9	---	---	---	27
Jumbo Dolan	14	5	---	---	7	26
Keith Thamilarasan	13	5	---	---	8	26
Korey McElreath	3	4	---	---	17	24
Damon Myers	---	---	5	17	---	22
Leland Woods	---	---	5	15	1	21
Ronnie Bismonte	---	---	3	8	8	19
Jamal Stuart	2	3	---	---	11	16
Chris Cherpeski	3	5	---	---	8	16
Marty Linquist	4	2	---	---	6	12
Greg Erdman	---	---	6	1	5	12
Ricky Azzoo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kenny Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dwight Tobin	---	---	2	2	---	4
Van Upshaw	0	0	---	---	2	2
Al Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	14	70	5.0
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	28	2.8
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	13	83	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vernon Wilcox	45	21	3	1	4	6	8	10	1

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Nowlin	20	11	2	1	1	4	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	68	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	10	140	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	22	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	47	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	51	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cory Sims	10	5	0	91	2	26
WR Rick Stanek	7	0	2	0	0	34
WR Lincoln Dodge	7	4	0	37	0	23
RB Phillip Embry	6	4	0	22	0	36
TE Otis Shields	6	4	1	63	1	33
WR Clarence Wagner	6	3	1	29	0	30
FB Paul Markley	1	0	0	0	0	21
TE Marco Zellars	1	1	0	7	0	13

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean Gillespie	6	3	1	51	1	17
RB Howard Westbrook	3	2	0	13	0	12
WR Kirk Bode	3	2	0	1	0	13
WR Winston Farmer	2	0	0	0	0	12
WR Jamal Stuart	2	1	0	2	0	3
TE Everett Patterson	1	1	0	22	1	11
FB Quinn Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Alex Keyes	1	1	0	4	0	9
WR Shane Carter	1	1	0	18	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phillip Embry	2	13	6.50	5.86
Vernon Wilcox	1	3	3.00	3.00
Artie Purvis	1	-6	-6.00	3.60

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howard Westbrook	4	27	6.75	4.63
Alex Keyes	1	9	9.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vernon Wilcox	4	2	8	2.00	5.53

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Nowlin	2	1	0	0.00	5.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Phillip Embry	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.67
FB Paul Markley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Cory Sims	1	0	0	0.00	9.10
WR Clarence Wagner	1	1	9	9.00	4.83

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Quinn Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kirk Bode	1	1	0	0.00	0.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Howard Westbrook	4	0
Alex Keyes	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vernon Wilcox	17	9	6

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Nowlin	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cory Sims	5	4	3
WR Clarence Wagner	4	2	1
WR Rick Stanek	3	0	0
WR Lincoln Dodge	3	2	1
TE Otis Shields	2	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dean Gillespie	2	1	1
TE Everett Patterson	1	1	1
FB Quinn Johnson	1	0	0
RB Howard Westbrook	1	1	1
WR Kirk Bode	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,500 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,300 (17,600)
End Zone 8,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 6,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,500 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,300 (17,600)
End Zone	8,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	6,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,200)