2008 · Wild Card
Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals
Jan 3, 2009 · University of Phoenix Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
Arizona Cardinals defeated Atlanta Falcons 30–24. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Cardinals had just a 48% chance going in. Kurt Warner paced the offense with 271 passing yards and 2 TDs. Falcons turned it over 3 times to Cardinals's 1.
Team stats
| ATL | ARI | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 14 |
| 259 | Total yards | 357 |
| 199 | Passing yards | 271 |
| 60 | Rushing yards | 86 |
| 26/40 | Comp / Att | 19/32 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 26/40 | 199 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 18 | 42 | 1 |
| Jerious Norwood | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 19/32 | 271 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgerrin James | 16 | 73 | 0 |
| Steve Breaston | 1 | -8 | 0 |
| Tim Hightower | 6 | 23 | 1 |
| J.J. Arrington | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Breaston | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| J.J. Arrington | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |