Week 1, 2022

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals	6	3	3	9	-	21
St. Louis Rams	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 45 field goal
1Q: 03:26 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 41 field goal
2Q: 04:28 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 31 field goal
3Q: 13:47 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 23 field goal
3Q: 07:35 STL - Karl Chapman 5 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 25 field goal
4Q: 02:33 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 31 field goal
4Q: 00:54 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 45 field goal
1Q: 03:26 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 41 field goal
2Q: 04:28 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 31 field goal
3Q: 13:47 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 23 field goal
3Q: 07:35 STL - Karl Chapman 5 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 25 field goal
4Q: 02:33 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 31 field goal
4Q: 00:54 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 36 field goal

Team Statistics ARI STL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 10
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 10 3
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 314 155
- Offensive Plays 72 48
- Yards per Play 4.36 3.23
Net Rushing Yards 103 105
- Rushing Attempts 34 22
- Yards per Rush 3.03 4.77
Net Passing Yards 211 50
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 0 24 - 6 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 230 61
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.55 1.92
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 5/84
Interception Ret./Yards 4/48 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/5 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 26
Time of Possession 38:41 21:19

Team Statistics	ARI	STL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	10
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	10	3
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	314	155
- Offensive Plays	72	48
- Yards per Play	4.36	3.23
Net Rushing Yards	103	105
- Rushing Attempts	34	22
- Yards per Rush	3.03	4.77
Net Passing Yards	211	50
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 0	24 - 6 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	230	61
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.55	1.92
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	5/84
Interception Ret./Yards	4/48	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/5	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 26
Time of Possession	38:41	21:19

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:32	OWN 31	9	41	Field Goal
1	5:33	2:14	OPP 33	3	9	Field Goal
2	14:16	2:38	OWN 21	5	17	Punt
2	9:59	5:39	OWN 49	11	37	Field Goal
2	3:18	0:54	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
2	2:14	2:14	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
3	14:51	1:10	OPP 35	4	29	Field Goal
3	7:26	2:25	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
3	3:57	4:05	OWN 18	11	74	Field Goal
4	12:31	3:22	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	7:37	5:12	OWN 27	10	59	Field Goal
4	1:55	1:08	OPP 23	3	4	Field Goal
4	0:04	0:04	OPP 13	1	-1	Game

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:28	2:55	OWN 23	4	18	Interception
1	3:19	4:03	OWN 16	6	15	Punt
2	11:38	1:39	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
2	4:20	1:02	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	2:24	0:10	OPP 20	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	13:41	6:15	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
3	5:01	1:04	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
4	14:52	2:21	OWN 39	4	20	Punt
4	9:09	1:32	OWN 7	4	34	Interception
4	2:25	0:30	OWN 20	4	3	Downs
4	0:47	0:43	OWN 18	4	-5	Downs

Game MVP: Ricky Azzoo, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wade Swift	18	44	2.44	8	0
Rob Geis	11	44	4.00	10	2
Alex Smith	4	11	2.75	5	0
Steven Bradford	1	4	4.00	4	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Karl Chapman	18	82	4.56	20	3	1
Howard Nyboer	4	23	5.75	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	35	22	230	3/19	0	29	0	81.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Griffin	24	6	61	2/11	0	27	4	0.0

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rob Sherman	4	5	49	12.25	18	20
WR Darrell Helfrich	4	7	43	10.75	14	19
RB Rob Geis	3	4	8	2.67	0	6
WR Arman Shields	2	3	31	15.50	1	16
RB Wade Swift	2	2	19	9.50	2	14
TE Everett Patterson	2	3	6	3.00	1	3
FB Quinn Johnson	2	2	18	9.00	13	10
WR Richie Cooley	2	7	27	13.50	7	19
WR O.J. Ingram	1	2	29	29.00	7	29

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Deron Irons	2	4	31	15.50	0	27
WR Bennie Nori	1	8	6	6.00	0	6
WR Lincoln Dodge	1	3	15	15.00	2	15
FB Corwin Webb	1	1	12	12.00	2	12
RB Karl Chapman	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3
TE Dan Terrell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Kenny Britt	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB R.J. Terry	2	3	1.50
CB Devin Kerr	1	26	26.00
S Taylor Mays	1	19	19.00

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alex Smith	1	1	0
Wade Swift	1	0	0
Terrell Disney	0	1	0
Curtis Lofton	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Archie Griffin	1	1	0
Robert Henderson	0	0	1
Greg Hardy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Morris	5	206	41.2	35.6	58	4

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zoltan Mesko	5	216	43.2	38.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Azzoo	7/7	2/2	0/0	45	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	2	6	3.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Britt	1	13	13.0	0
Scott Foster	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	1	30	30.0	0
Taylor Mays	1	16	16.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Foster	4	72	18.0	0
Kenny Britt	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Curtis Lofton	6	0	1.0	21	25
S Taylor Mays	5	0	0.0	16	22
S Troy Nolan	3	1	0.0	17	20
ILB Hilee Taylor	3	0	0.0	6	5
OLB Brandon Spikes	3	0	0.0	19	22
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	2	1	0.0	13	5
DE Tyson Alualu	1	0	1.0	11	16
DE Glen Corbett	1	1	0.0	13	15
DT Nate Houston	1	0	0.0	11	10
CB DeJuan Tribble	1	0	0.0	13	18
OLB Roosevelt Meinhart	1	0	0.0	17	13
CB Devin Kerr	1	0	0.0	12	23
CB Kyle Wilson	1	0	0.0	13	17
CB R.J. Terry	0	2	0.0	18	20
DE Ian Kim	0	2	0.0	17	19

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Herb McCurdy	6	1	0.0	25	26
S Otis Wyatt	5	1	0.0	28	26
S Harvey Stevenson	5	1	0.0	13	14
ILB Hardy Falk	5	1	0.0	20	23
CB Travis Gerak	5	0	0.0	11	13
OLB Victor Wallace	5	0	0.0	29	36
DE Walt Tyler	4	1	1.0	18	17
CB Scott Foster	4	2	0.0	26	27
OLB Brian Cushing	3	3	1.0	17	25
DT Robert Henderson	3	1	0.0	13	24
CB Ellis Aguirre	3	1	0.0	8	19
DE Greg Hardy	2	1	1.0	11	16
DT Ndamukong Suh	2	3	0.0	33	33
DE Robert Ayers	2	2	0.0	23	22
WR Bennie Nori	2	0	---	---	---
DE Gerald Sotelo	1	1	0.0	23	21
RB Karl Chapman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lester Sargent	1	0	0.0	14	15
CB Morris Sawyer	1	0	0.0	26	20
QB Archie Griffin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Slade Norris	0	3	0.0	13	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Curtis Lofton	1.0	0	2	25
DE Tyson Alualu	1.0	0	0	16
DE Ian Kim	0.0	2	1	19
DT Zach Word	0.0	1	0	2

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Hardy	1.0	2	0	16
OLB Brian Cushing	1.0	0	0	25
DE Walt Tyler	1.0	0	0	17
DT Robert Henderson	0.0	2	0	24
DT Ndamukong Suh	0.0	1	1	33
DE Gerald Sotelo	0.0	1	0	21
ILB Hardy Falk	0.0	1	0	23
DE Robert Ayers	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Taylor Mays	2	0	1	22
OLB Curtis Lofton	1	1	0	25
OLB Brandon Spikes	1	1	0	22
CB Devin Kerr	1	0	1	23
CB Kyle Wilson	1	0	0	17
CB R.J. Terry	0	2	2	20
S Troy Nolan	0	2	0	20
CB DeJuan Tribble	0	1	0	18

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Otis Wyatt	5	0	26
CB Travis Gerak	3	0	13
CB Scott Foster	3	0	27
CB Ellis Aguirre	2	2	19
S Harvey Stevenson	2	0	14
S Herb McCurdy	2	0	26
ILB Hardy Falk	1	0	23
DE Robert Ayers	1	0	22
CB Morris Sawyer	1	0	20
DE Greg Hardy	1	0	16
DT Ndamukong Suh	1	0	33
OLB Victor Wallace	0	1	36

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andre Smith	3	5	1	27	0	32
Gabe Buckner	2	3	0	20	0	26
Martin Felker	1	7	0	32	1	38
Peter Jennings	1	4	0	30	1	33
Quinn Johnson	1	4	0	21	0	22
Everett Patterson	1	1	0	22	0	23
Terrell Disney	0	5	0	24	1	22
Bruce Dodge	0	1	0	26	0	30
Ernie Crane	0	1	0	3	0	0

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sebastian Vollmer	4	7	0	21	0	20
Craig Young	2	5	1	18	0	24
Vladimir Ducasse	1	5	0	20	0	21
Mansfield Wrotto	1	1	0	15	0	16
Dan Terrell	1	1	0	13	0	8
Shane Underwood	0	1	0	7	1	10
Alvin Jarvis	0	1	0	16	0	25
Mel Grier	0	1	0	17	0	19
Karl Chapman	0	0	0	18	1	16

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Hilee Taylor	4	31
O.J. Ingram	1	21
DeJuan Tribble	1	20
Arman Shields	1	11

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Lester Sargent	2	8
Rodney Pringle	1	25
Dan Terrell	1	17

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Smith	34	38	---	---	---	72
Martin Felker	32	38	---	---	---	70
Bruce Dodge	26	30	---	---	12	68
Peter Jennings	30	33	---	---	---	63
Andre Smith	27	32	---	---	---	59
Gabe Buckner	20	26	---	---	12	58
Quinn Johnson	21	22	---	---	13	56
Darrell Helfrich	26	25	---	---	5	56
DeJuan Tribble	---	---	13	18	20	51
Curtis Lofton	---	---	21	25	---	46
Terrell Disney	24	22	---	---	---	46
Everett Patterson	22	23	---	---	---	45
Josh Pierson	---	---	10	18	15	43
Hilee Taylor	---	---	6	5	31	42
Leonard Dodge	18	12	---	---	11	41
Richie Cooley	14	27	---	---	---	41
Brandon Spikes	---	---	19	22	---	41
Taylor Mays	---	---	16	22	2	40
Rob Sherman	18	21	---	---	---	39
Roosevelt Meinhart	---	---	17	13	9	39
Rob Geis	14	20	---	---	5	39
R.J. Terry	---	---	18	20	---	38
Troy Nolan	---	---	17	20	---	37
Kyle Wilson	---	---	13	17	7	37
Ian Kim	---	---	17	19	---	36
Devin Kerr	---	---	12	23	---	35
Steven Bradford	3	5	---	---	27	35
Arman Shields	6	16	---	---	11	33
Wade Swift	19	14	---	---	---	33
Antoine Jennings	8	9	---	---	12	29
Glen Corbett	---	---	13	15	1	29
Monty Newton	8	1	---	---	20	29
Tyson Alualu	---	---	11	16	---	27
Nate Houston	---	---	11	10	5	26
O.J. Ingram	1	4	---	---	21	26
Alex Hardy	---	---	11	14	---	25
Ronnie Bismonte	---	---	13	5	---	18
Ricky Azzoo	0	0	---	---	15	15
Ernie Crane	3	0	---	---	12	15
Billy Joe Whitlow	0	0	---	---	12	12
Eddie Doyle	---	---	3	2	5	10
Kris Gaden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kenny Morris	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dwayne Ielusic	---	---	1	0	2	3
Zach Word	---	---	0	2	---	2
Mickey Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ndamukong Suh	---	---	33	33	8	74
Victor Wallace	---	---	29	36	7	72
Scott Foster	---	---	26	27	15	68
Otis Wyatt	---	---	28	26	5	59
Herb McCurdy	---	---	25	26	6	57
Hardy Falk	---	---	20	23	8	51
Morris Sawyer	---	---	26	20	5	51
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	23	21	5	49
Robert Ayers	---	---	23	22	4	49
Archie Griffin	22	26	---	---	---	48
Brian Cushing	---	---	17	25	5	47
Alvin Jarvis	16	25	---	---	5	46
Ellis Aguirre	---	---	8	19	19	46
Vladimir Ducasse	20	21	---	---	4	45
Mel Grier	17	19	---	---	8	44
Craig Young	18	24	---	---	---	42
Walt Tyler	---	---	18	17	7	42
Sebastian Vollmer	21	20	---	---	---	41
Robert Henderson	---	---	13	24	3	40
Lincoln Dodge	13	14	---	---	13	40
Dan Terrell	13	8	---	---	17	38
Lester Sargent	---	---	14	15	8	37
Slade Norris	---	---	13	10	13	36
Deron Irons	15	19	---	---	2	36
Kim Kraft	---	---	9	14	12	35
Karl Chapman	18	16	---	---	1	35
Greg Hardy	---	---	11	16	8	35
Howard Nyboer	4	10	---	---	18	32
Mansfield Wrotto	15	16	---	---	---	31
Bennie Nori	15	16	---	---	---	31
Corwin Webb	7	14	---	---	10	31
Jared Odrick	---	---	11	17	3	31
Travis Gerak	---	---	11	13	6	30
Harvey Stevenson	---	---	13	14	2	29
Rodney Pringle	---	---	3	0	25	28
Kenny Britt	7	11	---	---	10	28
Shane Underwood	7	10	---	---	5	22
Jason Atkins	1	3	---	---	12	16
Nick Knauls	4	7	---	---	5	16
Kasey Studdard	2	5	---	---	2	9
Garrett Reynolds	7	2	---	---	---	9
Zoltan Mesko	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marlon Winn	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	2	2
Roosevelt Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donny Stropka	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	18	61	3.4
Right	10	32	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	8	25	3.1
Right	10	58	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	35	22	2	1	1	3	8	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Griffin	24	6	1	3	1	7	3	3	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	34	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	56	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	95	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	45	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	2	16	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	21	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	27	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrell Helfrich	7	4	0	43	0	25
WR Richie Cooley	7	2	0	27	0	27
WR Rob Sherman	5	4	1	49	1	21
RB Rob Geis	4	3	0	8	0	20
WR Arman Shields	3	2	0	31	0	16
TE Everett Patterson	3	2	0	6	0	23
RB Wade Swift	2	2	0	19	0	14
WR O.J. Ingram	2	1	0	29	1	4
FB Quinn Johnson	2	2	0	18	0	22

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Nori	8	1	1	6	0	16
WR Kenny Britt	5	0	0	0	0	11
WR Deron Irons	4	2	0	31	1	19
WR Lincoln Dodge	3	1	0	15	0	14
RB Karl Chapman	2	1	0	-3	0	16
TE Dan Terrell	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Corwin Webb	1	1	0	12	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	2	3	1.50	2.75
Wade Swift	1	3	3.00	2.44
Rob Geis	1	1	1.00	4.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karl Chapman	3	9	3.00	4.56
Howard Nyboer	1	9	9.00	5.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	11	2	5	0.45	6.57

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Griffin	1	0	0	0.00	2.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richie Cooley	4	0	0	0.00	3.86
WR Rob Sherman	2	1	2	1.00	9.80
WR Darrell Helfrich	2	0	0	0.00	6.14
WR O.J. Ingram	1	0	0	0.00	14.50
TE Everett Patterson	1	1	3	3.00	2.00
RB Rob Geis	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenny Britt	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Rob Geis	3	1
Alex Smith	1	1
Wade Swift	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Howard Nyboer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	12	7	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Griffin	8	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrell Helfrich	3	1	0
WR Rob Sherman	2	2	1
RB Rob Geis	2	2	0
WR Arman Shields	1	1	1
RB Wade Swift	1	1	1
WR O.J. Ingram	1	0	0
TE Everett Patterson	1	0	0
WR Richie Cooley	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Nori	3	1	0
WR Lincoln Dodge	1	0	0
FB Corwin Webb	1	1	1
WR Kenny Britt	1	0	0
RB Karl Chapman	1	0	0
WR Deron Irons	1	0	0

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)