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2005 Arizona Cardinals
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 311 points (19.4/g), 17th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 387 points (24.2/g), 26th.
Differential of -76 points (-4.8/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 6.0-10.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 30th.
Coached by Dennis Green (5-11-0)
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2005 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Kurt Warner | 34 | 7 | 10 | 242 for 375, 2,713 yards, 11 td, 9 int, & 13 rushes for 28 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Josh McCown | 26 | 3 | 6 | 163 for 270, 1,836 yards, 9 td, 11 int, & 29 rushes for 139 yards and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 81st pick / 2002 |
| RB | Marcel Shipp | 27 | 4 | 11 | 157 rushes for 451 yards, 0 td, & 35 catches for 255 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | J.J. Arrington | 22 | Rook | 5 | 112 rushes for 370 yards, 2 td, & 25 catches for 139 yards and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 44th pick / 2005 |
| WR | Anquan Boldin | 25 | 2 | 14 | 102 catches for 1,402 yards, 7 td, & 12 rushes for 45 yards and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 54th pick / 2003 |
| WR | Larry Fitzgerald* | 22 | 1 | 16 | 103 catches for 1,409 yards, 10 td, & 8 rushes for 41 yards and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 2004 |
| TE | Adam Bergen | 22 | Rook | 9 | 28 catches for 270 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Eric Edwards | 25 | 1 | 9 | 12 catches for 133 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Leonard Davis | 27 | 4 | 15 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 2001 |
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| LG | Reggie Wells | 25 | 2 | 9 | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 177th pick / 2003 |
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| C | Nick Leckey | 23 | 1 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 167th pick / 2004 |
| C | Alex Stepanovich | 24 | 1 | 9 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 2004 |
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| RG | Elton Brown | 23 | Rook | 9 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 111th pick / 2005 |
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| RT | Oliver Ross | 31 | 7 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 138th pick / 1998 |
| RT | Fred Wakefield | 27 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Chike Okeafor | 29 | 6 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1999 |
| LDT | Ross Kolodziej | 27 | 4 | 14 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 7th / 230th pick / 2001 |
| RDT | Darnell Dockett | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 2004 |
| RDE | Bertrand Berry | 30 | 8 | 8 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 86th pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Antonio Smith | 24 | 1 | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 135th pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Karlos Dansby | 24 | 1 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2004 |
| MLB | James Darling | 31 | 8 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 57th pick / 1997 |
| RLB | Orlando Huff | 27 | 4 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 104th pick / 2001 |
| LCB | Robert Tate | 32 | 8 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 183rd pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Eric Green | 23 | Rook | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 75th pick / 2005 |
| RCB | David Macklin | 27 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 91st pick / 2000 |
| SS | Adrian Wilson | 26 | 4 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 2001 |
| FS | Robert Griffith | 35 | 11 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Neil Rackers*+ | 29 | 5 | 0 | 40 of 42 field goals & 20 of 20 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 169th pick / 2000 |
| P | Scott Player | 36 | 7 | 0 | 73 punts for a 43.9 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Reggie Swinton | 30 | 4 | 0 | 42 punt returns for a 8.0 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Reggie Swinton | 30 | 4 | 0 | 63 kick returns for a 23.1 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ian Allen | 27 | T | 2 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | Purdue | 7/22/1978 | 3 | |
| 22 | Damien Anderson | 26 | RB | 5 | 0 | 212 | 5-11 | Northwestern | 7/17/1979 | 3 | |
| 28 | J.J. Arrington | 22 | RB | 15 | 5 | 214 | 5-9 | California | 1/23/1983 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 44th pick / 2005 |
| 30 | Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 30 | RB | 16 | 2 | 235 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 3/5/1975 | 7 | |
| 44 | Jarrod Baxter | 26 | FB | 8 | 2 | 245 | 6-1 | New Mexico | 3/9/1979 | 3 | Houston Texans / 5th / 136th pick / 2002 |
| 89 | Adam Bergen | 22 | TE | 16 | 9 | 263 | 6-4 | Lehigh | 9/3/1983 | Rook | |
| 92 | Bertrand Berry | 30 | DE | 8 | 8 | 275 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/15/1975 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 86th pick / 1997 |
| 55 | Darryl Blackstock | 22 | LB | 14 | 1 | 241 | 6-3 | Virginia | 5/30/1983 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 95th pick / 2005 |
| 81 | Anquan Boldin | 25 | WR | 14 | 14 | 218 | 6-1 | Florida State | 10/3/1980 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 54th pick / 2003 |
| 73 | Jeremy Bridges | 25 | G-T | 7 | 3 | 301 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 4/19/1980 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 185th pick / 2003 |
| 85 | John Bronson | 23 | TE | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn State | 7/8/1982 | Rook | |
| 61 | Elton Brown | 23 | G | 9 | 9 | 329 | 6-5 | Virginia | 5/22/1982 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 111th pick / 2005 |
| 93 | Tim Bulman | 23 | DT | 8 | 1 | 294 | 6-3 | Boston College | 10/31/1982 | Rook | |
| 69 | Rolando Cantu | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 361 | 6-5 | ITESM Monterey | 2/25/1981 | Rook | |
| 22 | Dyshod Carter | 27 | DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Kansas State | 6/18/1978 | 4 | |
| 94 | Antonio Cochran | 29 | DE | 3 | 0 | 299 | 6-4 | Georgia | 6/21/1976 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 115th pick / 1999 |
| 58 | Karlos Dansby | 24 | LB | 15 | 15 | 243 | 6-4 | Auburn | 11/3/1981 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2004 |
| 51 | James Darling | 31 | LB | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-1 | Washington State | 12/29/1974 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 57th pick / 1997 |
| 75 | Leonard Davis | 27 | T-G | 15 | 15 | 375 | 6-6 | Texas | 9/5/1978 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 2001 |
| 98 | Russell Davis | 30 | DT-DE | 3 | 3 | 310 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 3/28/1975 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 48th pick / 1999 |
| 90 | Darnell Dockett | 24 | DT | 16 | 16 | 293 | 6-4 | Florida State | 5/27/1981 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 2004 |
| 83 | Eric Edwards | 25 | TE | 16 | 9 | 256 | 6-5 | LSU | 8/4/1980 | 1 | |
| 68 | Dante Ellington | 25 | T | 2 | 0 | 330 | 6-6 | Alabama | 2/29/1980 | Rook | |
| 11 | Larry Fitzgerald* | 22 | WR | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 8/31/1983 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 2004 |
| 47 | Aaron Francisco | 22 | DB | 11 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | BYU | 7/5/1983 | Rook | |
| 25 | Eric Green | 23 | DB | 12 | 5 | 197 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 3/16/1982 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 75th pick / 2005 |
| 34 | Robert Griffith | 35 | DB | 16 | 16 | 197 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 11/30/1970 | 11 | |
| 64 | Adam Haayer | 28 | T | 12 | 4 | 311 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/22/1977 | 3 | Tennessee Titans / 6th / 199th pick / 2001 |
| 29 | Quentin Harris | 28 | DB | 16 | 1 | 214 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 1/26/1977 | 3 | |
| 48 | Nathan Hodel | 28 | TE | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-2 | Illinois | 11/12/1977 | 3 | |
| 42 | James Hodgins | 28 | FB | 1 | 0 | 274 | 6-1 | San Jose State | 4/30/1977 | 6 | |
| 15 | Carlyle Holiday | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/4/1981 | Rook | |
| 57 | Orlando Huff | 27 | LB | 16 | 12 | 250 | 6-2 | Fresno State | 8/14/1978 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 104th pick / 2001 |
| 32 | James Jackson | 29 | RB | 8 | 0 | 215 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 8/4/1976 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 2001 |
| 80 | Bryant Johnson | 24 | WR | 14 | 4 | 214 | 6-2 | Penn State | 3/7/1981 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 2003 |
| 59 | Eric Johnson | 29 | DB-LB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 4/30/1976 | 5 | |
| 84 | Teyo Johnson | 24 | TE | 7 | 3 | 260 | 6-5 | Stanford | 11/29/1981 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2003 |
| 53 | Isaac Keys | 27 | LB | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Morehouse | 6/6/1978 | 1 | |
| 72 | Ross Kolodziej | 27 | DT | 16 | 14 | 295 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 5/11/1978 | 4 | New York Giants / 7th / 230th pick / 2001 |
| 60 | Nick Leckey | 23 | C-G | 14 | 9 | 298 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 3/12/1982 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 167th pick / 2004 |
| 82 | Charles Lee | 28 | WR | 6 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Central Florida | 11/19/1977 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 242nd pick / 2000 |
| 62 | Shawn Lynch | 26 | C | 2 | 1 | 294 | 6-4 | Duke | 7/25/1979 | Rook | |
| 27 | David Macklin | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 200 | 5-10 | Penn State | 7/14/1978 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 91st pick / 2000 |
| 37 | Adrian Mayes | 25 | DB | 3 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | LSU | 11/17/1980 | 1 | |
| 12 | Josh McCown | 26 | QB | 9 | 6 | 212 | 6-4 | Sam Houston State,SMU | 7/4/1979 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 81st pick / 2002 |
| 19 | LeRon McCoy | 23 | WR | 10 | 4 | 205 | 6-1 | Indiana (PA) | 1/24/1982 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 226th pick / 2005 |
| 52 | Lance Mitchell | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 10/9/1981 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 168th pick / 2005 |
| 91 | Langston Moore | 24 | DT | 8 | 1 | 303 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 7/17/1981 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 174th pick / 2003 |
| 33 | Harold Morrow | 32 | FB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 5-11 | Auburn | 2/24/1973 | 9 | |
| 82 | J.J. Moses | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 178 | 5-6 | Iowa State | 9/12/1979 | 3 | |
| 16 | John Navarre | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Michigan | 9/9/1980 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 202nd pick / 2004 |
| 18 | Reggie Newhouse | 24 | WR | 3 | 1 | 191 | 6-1 | Baylor | 2/16/1981 | 1 | |
| 3 | Nick Novak | 24 | K | 5 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Maryland | 8/21/1981 | Rook | |
| 56 | Chike Okeafor | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | Purdue | 3/27/1976 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1999 |
| 97 | Calvin Pace | 25 | DE | 5 | 1 | 262 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 10/28/1980 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 18th pick / 2003 |
| 70 | Anton Palepoi | 27 | DE | 3 | 0 | 283 | 6-3 | UNLV | 1/19/1978 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 60th pick / 2002 |
| 10 | Scott Player | 36 | P | 16 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Flager,Florida State | 12/17/1969 | 7 | |
| 1 | Neil Rackers*+ | 29 | K | 15 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Illinois | 8/16/1976 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 169th pick / 2000 |
| 20 | Lamont Reid | 23 | DB | 10 | 1 | 187 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 5/4/1982 | Rook | |
| 21 | Antrel Rolle | 23 | DB | 5 | 4 | 202 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/16/1982 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 2005 |
| 79 | Oliver Ross | 31 | T-G | 12 | 12 | 317 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 9/27/1974 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 138th pick / 1998 |
| 35 | Ernest Shazor | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 231 | 6-4 | Michigan | 7/14/1983 | Rook | |
| 31 | Marcel Shipp | 27 | RB | 15 | 11 | 230 | 5-11 | Massachusetts | 8/8/1978 | 4 | |
| 67 | Antonio Smith | 24 | DE | 11 | 8 | 274 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 10/21/1981 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 135th pick / 2004 |
| 71 | Alex Stepanovich | 24 | C | 9 | 9 | 300 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 9/25/1981 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 2004 |
| 87 | Reggie Swinton | 30 | WR | 15 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Murray State | 7/24/1975 | 4 | |
| 26 | Robert Tate | 32 | DB | 13 | 5 | 188 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 10/19/1973 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 183rd pick / 1997 |
| 50 | Lester Towns | 28 | LB | 2 | 1 | 252 | 6-1 | Washington | 8/28/1977 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 221st pick / 2000 |
| 96 | R-Kal Truluck | 31 | DE | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Cortland State | 9/30/1974 | 3 | |
| 78 | Fred Wakefield | 27 | DE-T | 15 | 9 | 288 | 6-7 | Illinois | 9/17/1978 | 4 | |
| 23 | Raymond Walls | 26 | DB | 7 | 2 | 188 | 5-10 | Southern Miss | 7/24/1979 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 152nd pick / 2001 |
| 13 | Kurt Warner | 34 | QB | 10 | 10 | 220 | 6-2 | Northern Iowa | 6/22/1971 | 7 | |
| 74 | Reggie Wells | 25 | G-T | 9 | 9 | 320 | 6-4 | Clarion | 11/3/1980 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 177th pick / 2003 |
| 24 | Adrian Wilson | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 222 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 10/12/1979 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 2001 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 248.9 | 6-2.1 | 2.9 |