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2006 Arizona Cardinals
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 314 points (19.6/g), 19th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 389 points (24.3/g), 29th.
Differential of -75 points (-4.7/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 6.0-10.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 12th.
Simple Rating System: Total -6.9, Offense: -2.6, Defense: -4.3, SoS: -2.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dennis Green
Offensive Coordinator: Keith Rowen
Defensive Coordinator: Clancy Pendergast
Training Camp: Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, Arizona)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Matt Leinart | 23 | Rook | 11 | 214 for 377, 2,547 yards, 11 td, 12 int, & 22 rushes for 49 yards and 2 td | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 2006 |
| RB | Edgerrin James | 28 | 7 | 16 | 337 rushes for 1,159 yards, 6 td, & 38 catches for 217 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 4th pick / 1999 |
| WR | Anquan Boldin* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 83 catches for 1,203 yards, 4 td, & 5 rushes for 28 yards and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 54th pick / 2003 |
| WR | Larry Fitzgerald | 23 | 2 | 13 | 69 catches for 946 yards, 6 td | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 2004 |
| WR | Bryant Johnson | 25 | 3 | 8 | 40 catches for 740 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for -3 yards and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 2003 |
| TE | Fred Wakefield | 28 | 5 | 9 | 2 catches for 24 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Leonard Davis | 28 | 5 | 16 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 2001 | |
| LG | Milford Brown | 26 | 3 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 6th / 1st pick / 2002 Supp |
| C | Nick Leckey | 24 | 2 | 11 | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 167th pick / 2004 | |
| RG | Deuce Lutui | 23 | Rook | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 41st pick / 2006 |
| LG | Reggie Wells | 26 | 3 | 16 | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 177th pick / 2003 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Chike Okeafor | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1999 |
| LDT | Kendrick Clancy | 28 | 6 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2000 |
| RDT | Darnell Dockett | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 2004 |
| RDE | Bertrand Berry | 31 | 9 | 10 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 86th pick / 1997 |
| LLB | Karlos Dansby | 25 | 2 | 10 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2004 |
| MLB | Gerald Hayes | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 70th pick / 2003 |
| RLB | Orlando Huff | 28 | 5 | 13 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 104th pick / 2001 | |
| LCB | Antrel Rolle | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 2005 |
| RCB | Eric Green | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 75th pick / 2005 |
| SS | Adrian Wilson* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 2001 |
| FS | Robert Griffith | 36 | 12 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Neil Rackers | 30 | 6 | 0 | 28 of 37 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 169th pick / 2000 |
| P | Scott Player | 37 | 8 | 0 | 66 punts for a 44.9 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Troy Walters | 30 | 6 | 3 | 24 punt returns for a 10.4 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 165th pick / 2000 |
| KR | J.J. Arrington | 23 | 1 | 0 | 67 kick returns for a 22.7 average and 1 td | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 44th pick / 2005 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | J.J. Arrington | 23 | KR | 16 | 0 | 214 | 5-9 | California | 1/23/1983 | 1 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 44th pick / 2005 |
| 30 | Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 31 | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 3/5/1975 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 52 | Monty Beisel | 28 | lb | 8 | 2 | 254 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 8/20/1978 | 5 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 107th pick / 2001 |
| 89 | Adam Bergen | 23 | te | 14 | 7 | 263 | 6-4 | Lehigh | 9/3/1983 | 1 | 2 | |
| 92 | Bertrand Berry | 31 | RDE | 10 | 10 | 275 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/15/1975 | 9 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 86th pick / 1997 |
| 55 | Darryl Blackstock | 23 | lb | 16 | 1 | 241 | 6-3 | Virginia | 5/30/1983 | 1 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 95th pick / 2005 |
| 81 | Anquan Boldin* | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 10/3/1980 | 3 | 11 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 54th pick / 2003 |
| 39 | John Bronson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 7/8/1982 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 67 | Milford Brown | 26 | LG | 13 | 12 | 325 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 8/15/1980 | 3 | 5 | Houston Texans / 6th / 1st pick / 2002 Supp |
| 70 | Kendrick Clancy | 28 | LDT | 11 | 11 | 305 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/17/1978 | 6 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2000 |
| 93 | Chris Cooper | 29 | 13 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Nebraska-Omaha | 12/27/1977 | 5 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 184th pick / 2001 | |
| 58 | Karlos Dansby | 25 | LLB | 14 | 10 | 243 | 6-4 | Auburn | 11/3/1981 | 2 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2004 |
| 51 | James Darling | 32 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 6-1 | Washington St. | 12/29/1974 | 9 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 57th pick / 1997 | |
| 75 | Leonard Davis | 28 | LT | 16 | 16 | 375 | 6-6 | Texas | 9/5/1978 | 5 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 2001 |
| 90 | Darnell Dockett | 25 | RDT | 16 | 16 | 293 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 5/27/1981 | 2 | 6 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 2004 |
| 36 | Diamond Ferri | 25 | 3 | 0 | 223 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 8/6/1981 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 11 | Larry Fitzgerald | 23 | WR | 13 | 13 | 225 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 8/31/1983 | 2 | 8 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 2004 |
| 47 | Aaron Francisco | 23 | db | 16 | 2 | 212 | 6-2 | BYU | 7/5/1983 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 | Eric Green | 24 | RCB | 15 | 8 | 197 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 3/16/1982 | 1 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 75th pick / 2005 |
| 34 | Robert Griffith | 36 | FS | 16 | 16 | 197 | 5-11 | San Diego St. | 11/30/1970 | 12 | 6 | |
| 54 | Gerald Hayes | 26 | MLB | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 10/10/1980 | 3 | 6 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 70th pick / 2003 |
| 48 | Nathan Hodel | 29 | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-2 | Illinois | 11/12/1977 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Carlyle Holiday | 25 | wr | 4 | 2 | 217 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/4/1981 | 1 | 0 | |
| 57 | Orlando Huff | 28 | RLB | 16 | 13 | 250 | 6-2 | Fresno St. | 8/14/1978 | 5 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 104th pick / 2001 |
| 23 | Darrell Hunter | 23 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Miami (OH) | 11/29/1983 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 32 | Edgerrin James | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 214 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 8/1/1978 | 7 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 4th pick / 1999 |
| 59 | Brandon Johnson | 23 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | Louisville | 4/5/1983 | Rook | 0 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 142nd pick / 2006 | |
| 80 | Bryant Johnson | 25 | WR | 16 | 8 | 214 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 3/7/1981 | 3 | 6 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 2003 |
| 60 | Nick Leckey | 24 | C | 14 | 11 | 298 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 3/12/1982 | 2 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 167th pick / 2004 |
| 7 | Matt Leinart | 23 | QB | 12 | 11 | 225 | 6-5 | USC | 5/11/1983 | Rook | 8 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 2006 |
| 95 | Jon Lewis | 22 | 4 | 0 | 305 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 7/12/1984 | Rook | 0 | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 177th pick / 2006 | |
| 63 | Chris Liwienski | 31 | lg | 16 | 6 | 325 | 6-5 | Indiana | 8/2/1975 | 8 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 207th pick / 1998 |
| 76 | Deuce Lutui | 23 | RG | 15 | 9 | 340 | 6-3 | USC | 5/5/1983 | Rook | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 41st pick / 2006 |
| 27 | David Macklin | 28 | rcb | 14 | 7 | 200 | 5-10 | Penn St. | 7/14/1978 | 6 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 91st pick / 2000 |
| 37 | Hanik Milligan | 27 | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Houston | 11/3/1979 | 2 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 188th pick / 2003 | |
| 91 | Langston Moore | 25 | 3 | 0 | 303 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 7/17/1981 | 2 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 174th pick / 2003 | |
| 56 | Chike Okeafor | 30 | LDE | 16 | 15 | 265 | 6-4 | Purdue | 3/27/1976 | 7 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1999 |
| 97 | Calvin Pace | 26 | llb | 16 | 5 | 262 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 10/28/1980 | 3 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 18th pick / 2003 |
| 10 | Scott Player | 37 | P | 16 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Flager,Florida St. | 12/17/1969 | 8 | 2 | |
| 82 | Leonard Pope | 23 | te | 16 | 6 | 250 | 6-6 | Georgia | 9/9/1983 | Rook | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2006 |
| 1 | Neil Rackers | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Illinois | 8/16/1976 | 6 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 169th pick / 2000 |
| 21 | Antrel Rolle | 24 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 202 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/16/1982 | 1 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 2005 |
| 79 | Oliver Ross | 32 | rt | 11 | 5 | 317 | 6-5 | Iowa St. | 9/27/1974 | 8 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 138th pick / 1998 |
| 96 | A.J. Schable | 22 | 11 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 5/18/1984 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 31 | Marcel Shipp | 28 | 15 | 0 | 230 | 5-11 | Massachusetts | 8/8/1978 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 94 | Antonio Smith | 25 | RDE | 16 | 8 | 274 | 6-3 | Oklahoma St. | 10/21/1981 | 2 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 135th pick / 2004 |
| 15 | Micheal Spurlock | 23 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 5-10 | Mississippi | 1/31/1983 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 71 | Alex Stepanovich | 25 | c | 5 | 5 | 300 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 9/25/1981 | 2 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 2004 |
| 26 | Robert Tate | 33 | 9 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 10/19/1973 | 9 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 183rd pick / 1997 | |
| 87 | Fred Wakefield | 28 | TE | 16 | 9 | 288 | 6-7 | Illinois | 9/17/1978 | 5 | 2 | |
| 86 | Troy Walters | 30 | PR | 15 | 3 | 172 | 5-7 | Stanford | 12/15/1976 | 6 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 165th pick / 2000 |
| 22 | Matt Ware | 24 | db | 14 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | UCLA | 12/2/1982 | 2 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 89th pick / 2004 |
| 13 | Kurt Warner | 35 | qb | 7 | 5 | 220 | 6-2 | Northern Iowa | 6/22/1971 | 8 | 5 | |
| 98 | Gabe Watson | 23 | ldt | 12 | 5 | 340 | 6-3 | Michigan | 9/24/1983 | Rook | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 107th pick / 2006 |
| 74 | Reggie Wells | 26 | LG | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-4 | Clarion | 11/3/1980 | 3 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 177th pick / 2003 |
| 24 | Adrian Wilson* | 27 | SS | 16 | 16 | 222 | 6-3 | North Carolina St. | 10/12/1979 | 5 | 10 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 2001 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 251.0 | 6-2.1 | 3.6 |
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