2023 · Week 1
Arizona Cardinals at Washington Commanders
Sep 10, 2023 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium · outdoors
Recap
Washington Commanders beat Arizona Cardinals 20–16. ScoutIndex had favored Commanders (63%) going in. Commanders improve to 1-0; Cardinals fall to 0-1. Sam Howell led the way with 202 passing yards and 1 TD; 11 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| ARI | WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 17 |
| 228 | Total yards | 294 |
| 132 | Passing yards | 202 |
| 96 | Rushing yards | 92 |
| 21/30 | Comp / Att | 19/31 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 6 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(4:22) (Shotgun) 14-S.Howell pass short left to 8-B.Robinson for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q16-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q1(:56) 5-M.Prater 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-16-N.Cooney.
- Q2(13:31) 5-M.Prater 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-16-N.Cooney.
- Q2(1:02) (Shotgun) 14-S.Howell sacked at WAS 12 for -14 yards (45-D.Gardeck). FUMBLES (45-D.Gardeck) [45-D.Gardeck], RECOVERED by ARI-97-C.Thomas at WAS 2. 97-C.Thomas for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-16-N.Cooney.
- Q2(:03) 6-J.Slye 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way. Penalty on ARI-3-B.Baker, Defensive Offside, declined.
- Q3(10:12) 5-M.Prater 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-16-N.Cooney.
- Q4(11:54) (Shotgun) 14-S.Howell scrambles left end for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q46-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q4(2:26) 6-J.Slye 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
Box score
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Dobbs | 21/30 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Dobbs | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| James Conner | 14 | 62 | 0 |
| Rondale Moore | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Marquise Brown | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Keaontay Ingram | 5 | -4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Conner | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Rondale Moore | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Marquise Brown | 3 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Trey McBride | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Zach Ertz | 6 | 10 | 21 | 0 |
| Michael Wilson | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Zach Pascal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Howell | 19/31 | 202 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Howell | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Brian Robinson | 19 | 59 | 0 |
| Curtis Samuel | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Chris Rodriguez Jr. | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Robinson | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Curtis Samuel | 5 | 5 | 54 | 0 |
| Logan Thomas | 4 | 8 | 43 | 0 |
| Jahan Dotson | 5 | 7 | 40 | 0 |
| Terry McLaurin | 2 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Cole Turner | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |