2025 · Week 1
Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints
Sep 7, 2025 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
Arizona Cardinals defeated New Orleans Saints 20–13. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Cardinals had just a 48% chance going in. Cardinals improve to 1-0; Saints fall to 0-1. Kyler Murray paced the offense with 163 passing yards and 2 TDs; 38 rushing yards.
Team stats
| ARI | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 17 |
| 309 | Total yards | 321 |
| 163 | Passing yards | 214 |
| 146 | Rushing yards | 107 |
| 21/29 | Comp / Att | 27/46 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(5:07) 38-C.Ryland 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-12-B.Gillikin.
- Q2(14:26) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 41-A.Kamara right guard for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q219-B.Grupe extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q2(10:10) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short left to 18-M.Harrison for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q238-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-12-B.Gillikin.
- Q2(5:02) 19-B.Grupe 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q2(:32) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short middle to 6-J.Conner for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q238-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-12-B.Gillikin.
- Q3(9:21) 38-C.Ryland 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-12-B.Gillikin.
- Q3(3:59) 19-B.Grupe 37 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q4(4:40) 38-C.Ryland 46 yard field goal is BLOCKED (90-B.Bresee), Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-12-B.Gillikin.
- Q4(2:44) 19-B.Grupe 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
Box score
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 21/29 | 163 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 7 | 38 | 0 |
| Trey Benson | 8 | 69 | 0 |
| James Conner | 12 | 39 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | 5 | 6 | 71 | 1 |
| Trey Benson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Trey McBride | 6 | 9 | 61 | 0 |
| James Conner | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Tip Reiman | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Michael Wilson | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Zay Jones | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Elijah Higgins | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Dortch | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Rattler | 27/46 | 214 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Rattler | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 11 | 45 | 1 |
| Kendre Miller | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| Devin Neal | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Johnson | 8 | 11 | 76 | 0 |
| Chris Olave | 7 | 13 | 54 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 6 | 9 | 33 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Devaughn Vele | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |