2012 · Week 2
Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots
Sep 16, 2012 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Arizona Cardinals edged New England Patriots 20–18. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Cardinals had just a 26% chance going in. Cardinals improve to 2-0; Patriots fall to 1-1. Kevin Kolb led the way with 140 passing yards and 1 TD; 17 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Patriots out-gained the opponent 406–242 in total yards.
Team stats
| ARI | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 25 |
| 242 | Total yards | 406 |
| 140 | Passing yards | 316 |
| 102 | Rushing yards | 90 |
| 15/27 | Comp / Att | 28/46 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kolb | 15/27 | 140 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kolb | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| Chris Wells | 14 | 44 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Ryan Williams | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Heap | 5 | 9 | 62 | 0 |
| Chris Wells | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Early Doucet | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Ryan Williams | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Rob Housler | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Andre Roberts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Anthony Sherman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 28/46 | 316 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 18 | 71 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 8 | 18 | 0 |
| Lex Hilliard | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 5 | 11 | 95 | 0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 9 | 75 | 1 |
| Stevan Ridley | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Brandon Lloyd | 8 | 13 | 60 | 0 |
| Julian Edelman | 5 | 6 | 50 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |