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2008 Arizona Cardinals
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
2008 NFC Champions
Scored 427 points (26.7/g), 3rd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 426 points (26.6/g), 28th.
Differential of 1 points (0.1/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-8.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 17th.
Coached by Ken Whisenhunt (9-7-0)
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2008 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* | 37 | 10 | 16 | 401 for 598, 4,583 yards, 30 td, 14 int, & 18 rushes for -2 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Edgerrin James | 30 | 9 | 7 | 133 rushes for 514 yards, 3 td, & 12 catches for 85 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 4th pick / 1999 |
| RB | Tim Hightower | 22 | Rook | 7 | 143 rushes for 399 yards, 10 td, & 34 catches for 237 yards and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 149th pick / 2008 |
| FB | Terrelle Smith | 30 | 8 | 6 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 24 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Anquan Boldin* | 28 | 5 | 11 | 89 catches for 1,038 yards, 11 td, & 9 rushes for 67 yards and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 54th pick / 2003 |
| WR | Steve Breaston | 25 | 1 | 9 | 77 catches for 1,006 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 142nd pick / 2007 |
| WR | Larry Fitzgerald*+ | 25 | 4 | 16 | 96 catches for 1,431 yards, 12 td | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 2004 |
| TE | Leonard Pope | 25 | 2 | 8 | 9 catches for 77 yards, 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2006 |
| TE | Stephen Spach | 26 | 3 | 6 | 2 catches for 15 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Mike Gandy | 29 | 6 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 68th pick / 2001 |
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| LG | Reggie Wells | 28 | 5 | 16 | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 177th pick / 2003 |
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| C | Lyle Sendlein | 24 | 1 | 16 | ||
| RG | Deuce Lutui | 25 | 2 | 16 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 41st pick / 2006 |
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| RT | Levi Brown | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 2007 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Antonio Smith | 27 | 4 | 10 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 135th pick / 2004 |
| NT | Bryan Robinson | 34 | 11 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Darnell Dockett | 27 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 2004 |
| RDE | Travis LaBoy | 27 | 4 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Chike Okeafor | 32 | 9 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1999 |
| MLB | Gerald Hayes | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 70th pick / 2003 |
| RLB | Karlos Dansby | 27 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2004 |
| LCB | Roderick Hood | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 22 | Rook | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 2008 |
| RCB | Eric Green | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 75th pick / 2005 |
| SS | Adrian Wilson* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 2.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 2001 |
| FS | Antrel Rolle | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 2005 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Neil Rackers | 32 | 8 | 0 | 25 of 28 field goals & 44 of 44 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 169th pick / 2000 |
| P | Dirk Johnson | 33 | 6 | 0 | 40 punts for a 41.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Steve Breaston | 25 | 1 | 9 | 33 punt returns for a 7.2 average and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 142nd pick / 2007 |
| KR | J.J. Arrington | 25 | 3 | 3 | 36 kick returns for a 25.6 average and 1 td | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 44th pick / 2005 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Michael Adams | 23 | DB | 5 | 1 | 178 | 5-8 | La-Lafayette | 6/17/1985 | 1 | |
| 28 | J.J. Arrington | 25 | RB | 11 | 3 | 214 | 5-9 | California | 1/23/1983 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 44th pick / 2005 |
| 52 | Monty Beisel | 30 | LB | 16 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 8/20/1978 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 107th pick / 2001 |
| 92 | Bertrand Berry | 33 | DE | 14 | 4 | 275 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/15/1975 | 11 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 86th pick / 1997 |
| 81 | Anquan Boldin* | 28 | WR | 12 | 11 | 218 | 6-1 | Florida State | 10/3/1980 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 54th pick / 2003 |
| 78 | Alan Branch | 24 | DT | 4 | 0 | 324 | 6-6 | Michigan | 12/29/1984 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2007 |
| 15 | Steve Breaston | 25 | WR | 16 | 9 | 175 | 6-1 | Michigan | 8/20/1983 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 142nd pick / 2007 |
| 61 | Elton Brown | 26 | G | 16 | 0 | 329 | 6-5 | Virginia | 5/22/1982 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 111th pick / 2005 |
| 75 | Levi Brown | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 323 | 6-6 | Penn State | 3/16/1984 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 2007 |
| 20 | Ralph Brown | 30 | DB | 16 | 3 | 185 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 9/16/1978 | 8 | New York Giants / 5th / 140th pick / 2000 |
| 93 | Calais Campbell | 22 | DE | 16 | 0 | 282 | 6-8 | Miami (FL) | 9/1/1986 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 50th pick / 2008 |
| 46 | Tim Castille | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 242 | 5-11 | Alabama | 5/29/1984 | Rook | |
| 35 | Oliver Celestin | 27 | DB | 2 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Texas Southern | 2/25/1981 | 4 | |
| 58 | Karlos Dansby | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-4 | Auburn | 11/3/1981 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2004 |
| 90 | Darnell Dockett | 27 | DT | 16 | 16 | 293 | 6-4 | Florida State | 5/27/1981 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 2004 |
| 80 | Early Doucet | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 211 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/28/1985 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 81st pick / 2008 |
| 11 | Larry Fitzgerald*+ | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 8/31/1983 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 2004 |
| 47 | Aaron Francisco | 25 | DB | 16 | 4 | 212 | 6-2 | BYU | 7/5/1983 | 3 | |
| 69 | Mike Gandy | 29 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 1/3/1979 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 68th pick / 2001 |
| 5 | Ben Graham | 35 | P | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | Deakin (Australia) | 11/2/1973 | 3 | |
| 25 | Eric Green | 26 | DB | 13 | 9 | 197 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 3/16/1982 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 75th pick / 2005 |
| 53 | Clark Haggans | 31 | LB | 11 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 1/10/1977 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 2000 |
| 54 | Gerald Hayes | 28 | LB | 16 | 14 | 237 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 10/10/1980 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 70th pick / 2003 |
| 95 | Ali Highsmith | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 229 | 6-0 | LSU | 1/20/1985 | Rook | |
| 34 | Tim Hightower | 22 | RB | 16 | 7 | 226 | 6-0 | Richmond | 5/23/1986 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 149th pick / 2008 |
| 57 | Victor Hobson | 28 | LB | 1 | 0 | 252 | 6-0 | Michigan | 2/3/1980 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2003 |
| 48 | Nathan Hodel | 31 | TE | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-2 | Illinois | 11/12/1977 | 6 | |
| 26 | Roderick Hood | 27 | DB | 15 | 14 | 196 | 5-11 | Auburn | 10/3/1981 | 5 | |
| 91 | Kenny Iwebema | 23 | DE | 13 | 0 | 268 | 6-4 | Iowa | 2/6/1985 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 116th pick / 2008 |
| 32 | Edgerrin James | 30 | RB | 13 | 7 | 214 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 8/1/1978 | 9 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 4th pick / 1999 |
| 9 | Dirk Johnson | 33 | P | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Northern Colorado | 6/1/1975 | 6 | |
| 55 | Travis LaBoy | 27 | DE | 13 | 12 | 249 | 6-4 | Hawaii,Utah State | 8/10/1981 | 4 | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2004 |
| 7 | Matt Leinart | 25 | QB | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | USC | 5/11/1983 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 2006 |
| 76 | Deuce Lutui | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-3 | USC | 5/5/1983 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 41st pick / 2006 |
| 87 | Sean Morey* | 32 | WR | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Brown | 2/26/1976 | 9 | New England Patriots / 7th / 241st pick / 1999 |
| 56 | Chike Okeafor | 32 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | Purdue | 3/27/1976 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1999 |
| 89 | Ben Patrick | 24 | TE | 10 | 3 | 252 | 6-3 | Delaware | 8/23/1984 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 215th pick / 2007 |
| 82 | Leonard Pope | 25 | TE | 13 | 8 | 250 | 6-6 | Georgia | 9/9/1983 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2006 |
| 1 | Neil Rackers | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Illinois | 8/16/1976 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 169th pick / 2000 |
| 97 | Bryan Robinson | 34 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 305 | 6-4 | Fresno State | 6/22/1974 | 11 | |
| 29 | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 22 | DB | 16 | 11 | 183 | 6-2 | Tennessee State | 4/7/1986 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 2008 |
| 21 | Antrel Rolle | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 202 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/16/1982 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 2005 |
| 63 | Lyle Sendlein | 24 | C | 16 | 16 | 299 | 6-3 | Texas | 3/16/1984 | 1 | |
| 94 | Antonio Smith | 27 | DE | 16 | 10 | 274 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 10/21/1981 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 135th pick / 2004 |
| 45 | Terrelle Smith | 30 | FB | 15 | 6 | 246 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 3/12/1978 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 2000 |
| 83 | Stephen Spach | 26 | TE | 9 | 6 | 250 | 6-4 | Fresno State | 7/18/1982 | 3 | |
| 51 | Pago Togafau | 24 | LB | 6 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Idaho State | 1/10/1984 | 1 | |
| 84 | Jerame Tuman | 32 | TE | 3 | 2 | 255 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/24/1976 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 136th pick / 1999 |
| 85 | Jerheme Urban | 28 | WR | 16 | 2 | 212 | 6-3 | Trinity (TX) | 11/26/1980 | 4 | |
| 22 | Matt Ware | 26 | DB | 13 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | UCLA | 12/2/1982 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 89th pick / 2004 |
| 13 | Kurt Warner* | 37 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-2 | Northern Iowa | 6/22/1971 | 10 | |
| 98 | Gabe Watson | 25 | DT | 11 | 0 | 340 | 6-3 | Michigan | 9/24/1983 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 107th pick / 2006 |
| 74 | Reggie Wells | 28 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-4 | Clarion | 11/3/1980 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 177th pick / 2003 |
| 24 | Adrian Wilson* | 29 | DB | 15 | 14 | 222 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 10/12/1979 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 2001 |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 16 | 244.1 | 6-2.1 | 4.2 |