2015 · Week 1
New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals
Sep 13, 2015 · University of Phoenix Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
Arizona Cardinals beat New Orleans Saints 31–19. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Cardinals (78%). Cardinals improve to 1-0; Saints fall to 0-1. Carson Palmer led the way with 307 passing yards and 3 TDs; 14 rushing yards.
Team stats
| NO | ARI | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 20 |
| 409 | Total yards | 427 |
| 355 | Passing yards | 307 |
| 54 | Rushing yards | 120 |
| 30/48 | Comp / Att | 19/32 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
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Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 30/48 | 355 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 9 | 24 | 0 |
| Khiry Robinson | 8 | 19 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Austin Johnson | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 8 | 9 | 98 | 0 |
| Willie Snead | 1 | 3 | 63 | 0 |
| Khiry Robinson | 5 | 6 | 51 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 4 | 8 | 49 | 0 |
| Brandon Coleman | 4 | 7 | 41 | 1 |
| Marques Colston | 3 | 7 | 29 | 0 |
| Benjamin Watson | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Austin Johnson | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 19/32 | 307 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Andre Ellington | 12 | 69 | 1 |
| Chris Johnson | 10 | 37 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fitzgerald | 6 | 8 | 87 | 0 |
| Darren Fells | 4 | 5 | 82 | 1 |
| Andre Ellington | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 2 | 55 | 1 |
| John Brown | 4 | 7 | 46 | 1 |
| Chris Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Floyd | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Jaron Brown | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| J.J. Nelson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |