2021 · Week 7
Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals
Oct 24, 2021 · University of Phoenix Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
Arizona Cardinals blew out Houston Texans 31–5. ScoutIndex had favored Cardinals (86%) going in. Cardinals improve to 7-0; Texans fall to 1-6. Kyler Murray paced the offense with 261 passing yards and 3 TDs; 10 rushing yards. Cardinals out-gained the opponent 433–177 in total yards.
Team stats
| HOU | ARI | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | First downs | 22 |
| 177 | Total yards | 433 |
| 135 | Passing yards | 261 |
| 42 | Rushing yards | 172 |
| 23/32 | Comp / Att | 20/28 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q2(15:00) 7-K.Fairbairn 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q2(9:05) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short middle to 10-D.Hopkins for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q2(2:51) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short right to 13-C.Kirk for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q2(:09) 5-M.Prater 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q3(8:08) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass deep middle to 86-Z.Ertz for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q35-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q4(10:29) (Shotgun) 6-J.Conner up the middle for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q45-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
Box score
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mills | 23/32 | 135 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins | 2 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| David Johnson | 5 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 5 | 7 | 21 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Danny Amendola | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jordan Akins | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 20/28 | 261 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Chase Edmonds | 15 | 81 | 0 |
| Zach Ertz | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| James Conner | 10 | 64 | 1 |
| Jonathan Ward | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Eno Benjamin | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Colt McCoy | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Edmonds | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Zach Ertz | 3 | 5 | 66 | 1 |
| A.J. Green | 3 | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 7 | 9 | 53 | 1 |
| Christian Kirk | 4 | 5 | 50 | 1 |
| Rondale Moore | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |