2004 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Arizona Cardinals 2004 6–10 3rd NFC West Dennis Green Rod Graves Bill Bidwill Sun Devil Stadium Did not qualify DE Bertrand Berry Cardinals seasons The 2004 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 85th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 106th overall and their 17th in Arizona. The first year under head coach Dennis Green, the team finished with a 6–10 record, an improvement on their 4–12 record from the previous season, and finished in third place in the NFC West, failing to make the playoffs for the sixth straight season. Season lows for the Cardinals included losing two games to the San Francisco 49ers, the only two games the 49ers won in 2004. The Cardinals, during Week 9, also defeated the Miami Dolphins for the first time in franchise history. The season was notable for drafting wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald with the third overall pick of the draft. At the end of the season, Emmitt Smith retired after 15 years in the league. Offseason Additions SubtractionsQB Shaun King (Buccaneers) G Pete Kendall (Jets)CB David Macklin (Colts) QB Jeff Blake (Eagles)WR Karl Williams (Buccaneers) G Chris Dishman (Rams) DT Derrick Ransom (Jaguars) CB David Barrett (Jets) NFL draft 2004 NFL draft 2004 Arizona Cardinals 1 3 Larry Fitzgerald Wide receiver Pittsburgh yes yes 2 33 Karlos Dansby Linebacker Auburn yes 3 64 Darnell Dockett Defensive tackle Florida State yes yes 4 100 Alex Stepanovich Center Ohio State yes 5 135 Antonio Smith Defensive end Oklahoma State yes yes 6 167 Nick Leckey Center Kansas State yes 7 202 John Navarre Quarterback Michigan yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2004_draft.htm 2004 Arizona Cardinals Draftees Undrafted free agents + 2004 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRomby BryantWide receiverTulsaLarry CroomRunning backUNLVClarence CurryCornerbackVillanovaEric EdwardsTight endLSUMatt FordyceKickerFordhamChris LewisQuarterbackStanfordAdrian MayesSafetyLSUTyrone SandersCornerbackTCURolando CantúGuardITESM Pat Tillman On April 22, 2004, former Cardinals safety Pat Tillman was killed in a friendly fire incident while on patrol. Tillman was the first professional football player to be killed in combat since the death of Bob Kalsu of the Buffalo Bills, who died in the Vietnam War in 1970. Tillman was posthumously laterally promoted from Specialist to Corporal. He also received posthumous Silver Star and Purple Heart medals. On Sunday, September 19, 2004, all teams of the NFL wore a memorial decal on their helmets in Tillman's honor. The Cardinals continued to wear this decal throughout the 2004 season. Personnel 2004 Arizona Cardinals President – Bill Bidwill Vice president and general counsel – Michael Bidwill Vice president of football operations – Rod Graves Senior director of football operations – John Idzik, Jr. Head coach – Dennis Green Offensive coordinator – Alex Wood Quarterbacks – Mike Kruczek Running backs – Kirby Wilson Wide receivers – Robert Ford Tight ends – Mike Wilson Offensive line – Bob Wylie Offensive quality control – Bill Khayat Offensive consultant – Carl Hargrave Defensive coordinator – Clancy Pendergast Defensive line – Deek Pollard Linebackers – Frank Bush Defensive backs – Richard Solomon Defensive quality control – Rick Courtright Special teams – Kevin O'Dea Strength and conditioning – Steve Wetzel Assistant strength and conditioning – Ryan Capretta Assistant strength and conditioning – Daryl Lawrence Roster 2004 Arizona Cardinals 53 7 8  4 Shaun King American football 12 Josh McCown 16 John Navarre y 20 Damien Anderson 30 Obafemi Ayanbadejo FB 32 Larry Croom y 33 Josh Scobey 22 Emmitt Smith 81 Anquan Boldin 11 Larry Fitzgerald y 84 Lawrence Hamilton American football 80 Bryant Johnson 89 Nate Poole 86 Karl Williams 83 Eric Edwards American football y 88 Freddie Jones American football 73 Jeremy Bridges G 65 Anthony Clement RT 60 Nick Leckey C y 66 Alan Reuber G y 76 Cameron Spikes G 71 Alex Stepanovich C y 74 Reggie Wells American football G 92 Bertrand Berry DE 91 Wendell Bryant DT 98 Russell Davis defensive tackle DT 90 Darnell Dockett DT y 72 Ross Kolodziej DT 97 Calvin Pace DE 67 Antonio Smith defensive end y DE 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE 94 Peppi Zellner DE 58 Karlos Dansby OLB y 51 James Darling American football OLB 54 Gerald Hayes MLB 59 Leon Joe OLB 53 Isaac Keys OLB 57 Ronald McKinnon American football MLB 55 Raynoch Thompson OLB 56 LeVar Woods OLB 41 Clarence Curry y CB 29 Quentin Harris American football FS 21 Renaldo Hill CB 27 David Macklin CB 37 Adrian Mayes y SS 25 Ifeanyi Ohalete FS 22 Duane Starks CB 44 Michael Stone American football CB 26 Robert Tate American football CB 24 Adrian Wilson American football SS 48 Nathan Hodel LS 10 Scott Player P  1 Neil Rackers K 75 Leonard Davis American football LT IR 47 Troy Hambrick RB IR 42 James Hodgins FB IR 95 Kenny King defensive lineman DT IR 70 L. J. Shelton RT IR 31 Marcel Shipp RB IR 97 Fred Wakefield DE IR 49 Bobby Blizzard y TE 69 Rolando Cantú y G Int'l 82 Lorenzo Diamond TE 15 Chris Lewis American football y QB 45 Casey Moore FB 87 Reggie Newhouse WR 62 Jim Newton offensive tackle LT 36 Tyrone Sanders y CB Regular season Schedule In the 2004 regular season, the Cardinals' non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the NFC South, although they also played the New York Giants from the NFC East, and the Detroit Lions from the NFC North. Their non-conference opponents were from the AFC East. Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 at St. Louis Rams L 10–17 0–1 Edward Jones Dome 65,538 2 September 19 New England Patriots L 12–23 0–2 Sun Devil Stadium 51,557 3 September 26 at Atlanta Falcons L 3–6 0–3 Georgia Dome 70,534 4 October 3 New Orleans Saints W 34–10 1–3 Sun Devil Stadium 28,109 5 October 10 at San Francisco 49ers L 28–31 (OT) 1–4 Monster Park 62,836 6 Bye 7 October 24 Seattle Seahawks W 25–17 2–4 Sun Devil Stadium 35,695 8 October 31 at Buffalo Bills L 14–38 2–5 Ralph Wilson Stadium 65,887 9 November 7 at Miami Dolphins W 24–23 3–5 Pro Player Stadium 72,612 10 November 14 New York Giants W 17–14 4–5 Sun Devil Stadium 42,297 11 November 21 at Carolina Panthers L 10–35 4–6 Bank of America Stadium 72,796 12 November 28 New York Jets L 3–13 4–7 Sun Devil Stadium 35,820 13 December 5 at Detroit Lions L 12–26 4–8 Ford Field 62,262 14 December 12 San Francisco 49ers L 28–31 (OT) 4–9 Sun Devil Stadium 35,069 15 December 19 St. Louis Rams W 31–7 5–9 Sun Devil Stadium 40,070 16 December 26 at Seattle Seahawks L 21–24 5–10 Qwest Field 65,825 17 January 2, 2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 12–7 6–10 Sun Devil Stadium 31,650Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at St. Louis Rams Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary September 12 12:05 p.m. CST/11:05 a.m. MST Cardinals 0 3 7 0 Rams 0 6 3 8 Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 65,538 None (Indoor stadium) Bill Carollo Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 50-yard field goal, 11:21. Rams 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:28. ARI – Neil Rackers 50-yard field goal, 8:10. Tied 3–3. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 3:11. STL – Jeff Wilkins 28-yard field goal, 2:39. Rams 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:31. Third quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 22-yard field goal, 5:50. Rams 9–3. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 9:10. ARI – Emmitt Smith 11-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 0:57. Cardinals 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:53. Fourth quarter STL – Isaac Bruce 8-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Marshall Faulk run), 14:27. Rams 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:30. Top passers ARI – Josh McCown – 18/29, 181 yards STL – Marc Bulger – 23/34, 272 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Emmitt Smith – 16 rushes, 87 yards, TD STL – Marshall Faulk – 22 rushes, 128 yards Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 4 receptions, 70 yards STL – Isaac Bruce – 9 receptions, 112 yards, TD Week 2: vs. New England Patriots Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary September 19 2:15 p.m. MST Patriots 7 7 3 6 Cardinals 0 6 6 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 51,557 89 F C Tony Corrente Box Score First quarter NE – Daniel Graham 2-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:11. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 5:15. Second quarter NE – Daniel Graham 19-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 13:16. Patriots 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:27. ARI – Neil Rackers 51-yard field goal, 8:08. Patriots 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, -22 yards, 1:54. ARI – Neil Rackers 52-yard field goal, 5:13. Patriots 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:04. Third quarter NE – Adam Vinatieri 29-yard field goal, 9:21. Patriots 17–6. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:39. ARI – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (pass failed), 1:33. Patriots 17–12. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 7:48. Fourth quarter NE – Adam Vinatieri 28-yard field goal, 12:02. Patriots 20–12. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:31. NE – Adam Vinatieri 24-yard field goal, 6:22. Patriots 23–12. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:56. Top passers NE – Tom Brady – 15/26, 219 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT ARI – Josh McCown – 13/29, 160 yards, 2 INT Top rushers NE – Corey Dillon – 32 rushes, 158 yards ARI – Emmitt Smith – 13 rushes, 31 yards, TD Top receivers NE – David Givens – 6 receptions, 120 yards ARI – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 43 yards Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary September 26 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST Cardinals 0 0 0 3 Falcons 3 3 0 0 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 70,534 None (Indoor stadium) Walt Coleman Box Score First quarter ATL – Jay Feely 25-yard field goal, 7:12. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:28. Second quarter ATL – Jay Feely 23-yard field goal, 12:01. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:04. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 30-yard field goal, 9:24. Falcons 6–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:11. Top passers ARI – Josh McCown – 20/26, 198 yards ATL – Michael Vick – 10/20, 115 yards, INT Top rushers ARI – Emmitt Smith – 18 rushes, 45 yards ATL – Warrick Dunn – 20 rushes, 117 yards Top receivers ARI – Karl Williams – 6 receptions, 90 yards ATL – Alge Crumpler – 2 receptions, 34 yards Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary October 3 2:05 p.m. MST Saints 0 3 7 0 Cardinals 7 7 3 17 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 28,109 93 F C Tom White Box Score First quarter ARI – Adrian Wilson 35-yard fumble return (Neil Rackers kick), 4:16. Cardinals 7–0. Second quarter NO – John Carney 20-yard field goal, 14:56. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:20. ARI – Obafemi Ayanbadejo 21-yard pass from Emmitt Smith (Neil Rackers kick), 1:12. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:36. Third quarter NO – Mel Mitchell 0-yard blocked punt return, 13:02. Cardinals 14–10. ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 1:29. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:38. Fourth quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 5:44. Cardinals 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 5:10. ARI – Emmitt Smith 29-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 5:02. Cardinals 27–10. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 3:10. ARI – Troy Hambrick 11-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:54. Cardinals 34–10. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:58. Top passers NO – Aaron Brooks – 24/40, 242 yards ARI – Josh McCown – 12/28, 157 yards Top rushers NO – Aaron Stecker – 8 rushes, 23 yards ARI – Emmitt Smith – 21 rushes, 127 yards, TD Top receivers NO – Aaron Stecker – 6 receptions, 71 yards ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 3 receptions, 61 yards Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary October 10 1:15 p.m. PST/2:15 p.m. MST Cardinals 0 14 0 14 0 49ers 0 6 6 16 3 Monster Park, San Francisco, California 62,836 93 F C Walt Anderson Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter ARI – Freddie Jones 16-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 14:54. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:27. SF – Todd Peterson 37-yard field goal, 8:57. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:57. ARI – Troy Hambrick 2-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 1:56. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:55. SF – Todd Peterson 42-yard field goal, 0:16. Cardinals 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:40. Third quarter SF – Arnaz Battle 71-yard punt return (pass failed), 11:32. Cardinals 14–12. Fourth quarter ARI – Emmitt Smith 10-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 11:47. Cardinals 21–12. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:17. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 24-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 8:19. Cardinals 28–12. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 2:11. SF – Eric Johnson 6-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Tim Rattay run), 4:35. Cardinals 28–20. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 3:44. SF – Brandon Lloyd 23-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Tim Rattay–Brandon Lloyd pass), 1:07. Tied 28–28. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:41. Overtime SF – Todd Peterson 32-yard field goal, 11:37. 49ers 31–28. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:23. Top passers ARI – Josh McCown – 19/34, 231 yards, 3 TD, INT SF – Tim Rattay – 38/57, 417 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ARI – Emmitt Smith – 16 rushes, 63 yards, TD SF – Kevan Barlow – 14 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD SF – Eric Johnson – 13 receptions, 162 yards, TD With the overtime loss, the Cardinals fell to last place in the NFC West and entered their bye week at 1-4. Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary October 24 2:15 p.m. MST Seahawks 0 3 7 7 Cardinals 7 6 3 9 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 35,695 77 F C Bill Vinovich Fox Spero Dedes, Erik Kramer and Kevin McCabe Box Score First quarter ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 25-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 8:23. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:30. Second quarter SEA – Josh Brown 54-yard field goal, 6:28. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:17. ARI – Neil Rackers 55-yard field goal, 3:01. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:27. ARI – Neil Rackers 55-yard field goal, 1:01. Cardinals 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 3 yards, 1:54. Third quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 50-yard field goal, 2:50. Cardinals 16–3. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 6:48. SEA – Darrell Jackson 1-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:05. Cardinals 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:45. Fourth quarter SEA – Ken Lucas 21-yard interception return (Josh Brown kick), 13:07. Seahawks 17–16. ARI – Team safety, 8:50. Cardinals 18–17. ARI – Emmitt Smith 23-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:53. Cardinals 25–17. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:44. Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 14/41, 187 yards, TD, 4 INT ARI – Josh McCown – 22/36, 212 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SEA – Shaun Alexander – 12 rushes, 65 yards ARI – Emmitt Smith – 26 rushes, 106 yards, TD Top receivers SEA – Darrell Jackson – 8 receptions, 109 yards, TD ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD Week 8: at Buffalo Bills Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills – Game summary October 31 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 0 7 0 7 Bills 10 7 0 21 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 65,887 55 F C Bernie Kukar Box Score First quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 25-yard field goal, 9:32. Bills 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:16. BUF – Willis McGahee 5-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 4:31. Bills 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:28. Second quarter ARI – Obafemi Ayanbadejo 4-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 8:25. Bills 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:22. BUF – Terrence McGee 87-yard kickoff return (Rian Lindell kick), 8:12. Bills 17–7. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter BUF – Eric Moulds 8-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Rian Lindell kick), 14:55. Bills 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:54. BUF – Tim Euhus 12-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Rian Lindell kick), 12:05. Bills 31–7. Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 1:35. BUF – Willis McGahee 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 6:57. Bills 38–7. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:11. ARI – Bryant Johnson 28-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 3:54. Bills 38–14. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:03. Top passers ARI – Josh McCown – 9/24, 101 yards, TD BUF – Drew Bledsoe – 8/17, 81 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ARI – Emmitt Smith – 22 rushes, 64 yards BUF – Willis McGahee – 30 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ARI – Anquan Boldin – 4 receptions, 50 yards BUF – Eric Moulds – 3 receptions, 40 yards, TD Week 9: at Miami Dolphins Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Arizona Cardinals at Miami Dolphins – Game summary November 7 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 3 0 7 14 Dolphins 9 3 0 11 Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 72,612 80 F C Larry Nemmers Box Score First quarter MIA – Bill Gramática 30-yard field goal, 12:02. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 2:50. ARI – Neil Rackers 29-yard field goal, 9:02. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:00. MIA – Rob Konrad 20-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (kick failed), 0:58. Dolphins 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 4:12. Second quarter MIA – Bill Gramática 29-yard field goal, 8:07. Dolphins 12–3. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:29. Third quarter ARI – Duane Starks 41-yard interception return (Neil Rackers kick), 8:12. Dolphins 12–10. Fourth quarter ARI – Emmitt Smith 5-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 9:44. Cardinals 17–12. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:39. MIA – Bill Gramática 28-yard field goal, 7:53. Cardinals 17–15. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:51. MIA – Sammy Morris 1-yard run (A.J. Feeley–Randy McMichael pass), 1:56. Dolphins 23–17. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:50. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 2-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 0:19. Cardinals 24–23. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 1:37. Top passers ARI – Josh McCown – 18/31, 162 yards, TD MIA – Jay Fiedler – 12/21, 129 yards, TD Top rushers ARI – Troy Hambrick – 4 rushes, 70 yards MIA – Travis Minor – 11 rushes, 90 yards Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 5 receptions, 92 yards, TD MIA – Chris Chambers – 7 receptions, 104 yards The Cardinals recorded their first-ever win against the Dolphins and ended their eight-game losing streak against them.Miami Dolphins vs. Arizona Cardinals https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/miami-dolphins/teamvsteam?opp=1 The Football Database Week 10: vs. New York Giants Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary November 14 2:15 p.m. MST Giants 7 7 0 0 Cardinals 0 10 7 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 42,297 72 F C Peter Morelli Box Score First quarter NYG – Jeremy Shockey 2-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Steve Christie kick), 3:38. Giants 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:30. Second quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 41-yard field goal, 13:36. Giants 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:27. NYG – Tiki Barber 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:03. Giants 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:30. ARI – Emmitt Smith 2-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 0:39. Giants 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:30. Third quarter ARI – Emmitt Smith 3-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:09. Cardinals 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:30. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers NYG – Kurt Warner – 19/30, 193 yards, TD ARI – Josh McCown – 12/24, 90 yards Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 21 rushes, 108 yards, TD ARI – Emmitt Smith – 19 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NYG – Amani Toomer – 8 receptions, 100 yards ARI – Bryant Johnson – 3 receptions, 32 yards Week 11: at Carolina Panthers Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers – Game summary November 21 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST Cardinals 0 0 10 0 Panthers 14 14 0 7 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 72,796 68 F C Bill Carollo Box Score First quarter CAR – Nick Goings 2-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 6:55. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 4:51. CAR – Nick Goings 57-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 1:53. Panthers 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:31. Second quarter CAR – Nick Goings 1-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 4:31. Panthers 21–0. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:11. CAR – Muhsin Muhammad 28-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (Jeff Chandler kick), 0:02. Panthers 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 0:56. Third quarter ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 21-yard pass from Shaun King (Neil Rackers kick), 9:20. Panthers 28–7. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:36. ARI – Neil Rackers 28-yard field goal, 4:40. Panthers 28–10. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:53. Fourth quarter CAR – Muhsin Muhammad 17-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (Jeff Chandler kick), 11:38. Panthers 35–10. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:56. Top passers ARI – Shaun King – 28/52, 343 yards, TD, 3 INT CAR – Jake Delhomme – 12/25, 157 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Emmitt Smith – 11 rushes, 26 yards CAR – Nick Goings – 22 rushes, 121 yards, 3 TD Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 7 receptions, 92 yards, TD CAR – Muhsin Muhammad – 6 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD Week 12: vs. New York Jets Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary November 28 2:15 p.m. MST Jets 0 3 10 0 Cardinals 0 3 0 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 35,820 63 F C Gerry Austin Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NYJ – Doug Brien 28-yard field goal, 3:28. Jets 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 5:39. ARI – Neil Rackers 20-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:28. Third quarter NYJ – Doug Brien 46-yard field goal, 4:53. Jets 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:24. NYJ – Santana Moss 69-yard pass from Quincy Carter (Doug Brien kick), 2:41. Jets 13–3. Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:10. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers NYJ – Quincy Carter – 8/12, 133 yards, TD ARI – Shaun King – 14/26, 119 yards, INT Top rushers NYJ – Curtis Martin – 24 rushes, 99 yards ARI – Larry Croom – 10 rushes, 25 yards Top receivers NYJ – Santana Moss – 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 87 yards Week 13: at Detroit Lions Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions – Game summary December 5 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST Cardinals 3 9 0 0 Lions 7 7 6 6 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan 62,262 None (Indoor stadium) Jeff Triplette Box Score First quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 42-yard field goal, 11:09. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:38. DET – Tai Streets 17-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 3:05. Lions 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 5:14. Second quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 14:13. Lions 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:52. DET – Kevin Jones 2-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 8:13. Lions 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:28. ARI – Freddie Jones 33-yard pass from John Navarre (pass failed), 3:40. Lions 14–12. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:33. Third quarter DET – Jason Hanson 45-yard field goal, 7:32. Lions 17–12. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:35. DET – Jason Hanson 22-yard field goal, 3:17. Lions 20–12. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:26. Fourth quarter DET – Jason Hanson 31-yard field goal, 10:00. Lions 23–12. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:51. DET – Jason Hanson 36-yard field goal, 5:13. Lions 26–12. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 2:47. Top passers ARI – John Navarre – 18/40, 168 yards, TD, 4 INT DET – Joey Harrington – 15/27, 196 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Larry Croom – 18 rushes, 49 yards DET – Kevin Jones – 26 rushes, 196 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Anquan Boldin – 5 receptions, 48 yards DET – Roy Williams – 4 receptions, 76 yards Week 14: vs. San Francisco 49ers Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary December 12 2:15 p.m. MST 49ers 7 14 7 0 3 Cardinals 0 3 7 18 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 35,069 74 F C Bill Leavy Box Score First quarter SF – Brandon Lloyd 5-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Peterson kick), 9:48. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 2:07. Second quarter SF – Cedrick Wilson 19-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Peterson kick), 13:36. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:05. SF – Maurice Hicks 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 8:19. 49ers 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 3:05. ARI – Neil Rackers 44-yard field goal, 3:15. 49ers 21–3. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:04. Third quarter SF – Cedrick Wilson 27-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Peterson kick), 9:57. 49ers 28–3. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 5:03. ARI – Obafemi Ayanbadejo 4-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:59. 49ers 28–10. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:04. Fourth quarter ARI – Obafemi Ayanbadejo 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 11:53. 49ers 28–17. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:08. ARI – Emmitt Smith 8-yard run (Josh McCown run), 2:40. 49ers 28–25. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:08. ARI – Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal, 0:59. Tied 28–28. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:17. Overtime SF – Todd Peterson 31-yard field goal, 8:38. 49ers 31–28. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:22. Top passers SF – Ken Dorsey – 18/34, 191 yards, 3 TD ARI – Josh McCown – 26/44, 307 yards, INT Top rushers SF – Maurice Hicks – 34 rushes, 139 yards, TD ARI – Emmitt Smith – 18 rushes, 53 yards, TD Top receivers SF – Cedrick Wilson – 5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD ARI – Anquan Boldin – 9 receptions, 109 yards With the overtime loss, the Cardinals were swept by the 49ers and dropped to 4-9, thus, eliminating them from playoff contention for the 6th year in a row. They would end up being the only team to lose to San Francisco in 2004. Week 15: vs. St. Louis Rams Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary December 19 2:05 p.m. MST Rams 0 7 0 0 Cardinals 10 7 7 7 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 40,070 75 F C Mike Carey Box Score First quarter ARI – Josh McCown 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 5:24. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:12. ARI – Neil Rackers 48-yard field goal, 1:44. Cardinals 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 14 yards, 3:25. Second quarter ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 8-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 12:24. Cardinals 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:46. STL – Leonard Little 61-yard fumble return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:07. Cardinals 17–7. Third quarter ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 4-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 7:02. Cardinals 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:44. Fourth quarter ARI – Josh McCown 9-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 10:54. Cardinals 31–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:39. Top passers STL – Jamie Martin – 16/30, 188 yards ARI – Josh McCown – 22/34, 287 yards, 2 TD Top rushers STL – Marshall Faulk – 10 rushes, 22 yards ARI – Emmitt Smith – 19 rushes, 71 yards Top receivers STL – Torry Holt – 6 receptions, 95 yards ARI – Bryant Johnson – 3 receptions, 69 yards Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary December 26 1:15 p.m. PST/2:15 p.m. MST Cardinals 7 0 0 14 Seahawks 0 10 7 7 Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington 65,825 46 F C Tony Corrente Fox Curt Menefee, Tim Green and Tony Ventrella Box Score First quarter ARI – Anquan Boldin 31-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 4:23. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:32. Second quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 4:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:41. SEA – Josh Brown 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Seahawks 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:10. Third quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 17-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 3:06. Seahawks 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:28. Fourth quarter SEA – Shaun Alexander 23-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 14:50. Seahawks 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:49. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 29-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 11:32. Seahawks 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:53. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 29-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 2:30. Seahawks 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:18. Top passers ARI – Josh McCown – 21/33, 248 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT SEA – Trent Dilfer – 10/26, 128 yards, INT Top rushers ARI – Emmitt Smith – 23 rushes, 65 yards SEA – Shaun Alexander – 30 rushes, 154 yards, 3 TD Top receivers ARI – Anquan Boldin – 7 receptions, 107 yards, TD SEA – Darrell Jackson – 6 receptions, 101 yards With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 5-10 and finished 2-4 against the NFC West. Week 17: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Arizona Cardinals 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary January 2 2:05 p.m. MST Buccaneers 0 0 7 0 Cardinals 3 3 0 6 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 31,650 63 F C Walt Anderson Box Score First quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 40-yard field goal, 9:06. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:15. Second quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 45-yard field goal, 0:03. Cardinals 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 0:40. Third quarter TB – Michael Clayton 75-yard pass from Chris Simms (Jay Taylor kick), 1:24. Buccaneers 7–6. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:15. Fourth quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 39-yard field goal, 11:07. Cardinals 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:17. ARI – Neil Rackers 31-yard field goal, 6:12. Cardinals 12–7. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:43. Top passers TB – Chris Simms – 16/32, 224 yards, TD, 2 INT ARI – Josh McCown – 16/36, 115 yards, INT Top rushers TB – Michael Pittman – 16 rushes, 50 yards ARI – Emmitt Smith – 23 rushes, 69 yards Top receivers TB – Michael Clayton – 2 receptions, 86 yards, TD ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 3 receptions, 36 yards Standings References Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons Arizona Cardinals Arizona