2021 · Week 1
Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans
Sep 12, 2021 · Adelphia Coliseum · outdoors · grass
Recap
Arizona Cardinals blew out Tennessee Titans 38–13. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Cardinals only a 42% shot beforehand. Cardinals improve to 1-0; Titans fall to 0-1. Kyler Murray paced the offense with 289 passing yards and 4 TDs; 20 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Cardinals out-gained the opponent 425–304 in total yards.
Team stats
| ARI | TEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 17 |
| 425 | Total yards | 304 |
| 289 | Passing yards | 218 |
| 136 | Rushing yards | 86 |
| 21/32 | Comp / Att | 22/36 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 6 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:26) 5-M.Prater 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q1(8:36) 17-R.Tannehill sacked at TEN 10 for -9 yards (55-C.Jones). FUMBLES (55-C.Jones) [55-C.Jones], RECOVERED by ARI-98-C.Peters at TEN 5. 98-C.Peters for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 17-R.Tannehill sacked at TEN 10 for -9 yards (55-C.Jones). FUMBLES (55-C.Jones) [55-C.Jones], RECOVERED by ARI-98-C.Peters at TEN 5. 98-C.Peters to TEN 1 for 4 yards (11-A.Brown).
- Q1(8:18) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short right to 10-D.Hopkins for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN [58-H.Landry].
- Q15-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q2(11:03) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short left to 10-D.Hopkins for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q2(6:54) 17-R.Tannehill scrambles up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q28-M.Badgley extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.
- Q2(1:49) 1-K.Murray right end for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee. PENALTY on TEN-29-D.Cruikshank, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q2(:19) 8-M.Badgley 46 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.
- Q3(12:59) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass short middle to 11-A.Brown for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q38-M.Badgley extra point is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-6-B.Kern.
- Q3(10:45) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass deep right to 13-C.Kirk for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN. TEN-92-O.Adeniyi was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.
- Q35-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q3(3:11) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short right to 13-C.Kirk for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q35-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q4(11:08) 5-M.Prater 43 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
Box score
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 21/32 | 289 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 5 | 20 | 1 |
| Chase Edmonds | 12 | 63 | 0 |
| James Conner | 16 | 53 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 6 | 8 | 83 | 2 |
| Christian Kirk | 5 | 5 | 70 | 2 |
| Rondale Moore | 4 | 5 | 68 | 0 |
| Chase Edmonds | 4 | 4 | 43 | 0 |
| A.J. Green | 2 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| Demetrius Harris | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxx Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 21/35 | 212 | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Farley | 1/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Derrick Henry | 17 | 58 | 0 |
| Jeremy McNichols | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Mekhi Sargent | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Rogers | 4 | 6 | 62 | 0 |
| Derrick Henry | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| A.J. Brown | 4 | 8 | 49 | 1 |
| Julio Jones | 3 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Jeremy McNichols | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Anthony Firkser | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Amani Hooker | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Geoff Swaim | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |