Week 15, 2006

played in Arizona, AZ

75 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	10	10	15	-	42
Arizona Cardinals	7	7	0	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 ARI - Marcel Shipp 1 run (Neil Rackers extra point)
1Q: 02:58 DEN - Tatum Bell 2 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 09:56 DEN - Tatum Bell 10 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 06:14 ARI - Leonard Pope 7 pass from Matt Leinart (Neil Rackers extra point)
2Q: 00:23 DEN - Jason Elam 19 field goal
3Q: 05:56 DEN - Jason Elam 24 field goal
3Q: 00:57 DEN - Javon Walker 9 pass from Jay Cutler (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 13:53 ARI - J.J. Arrington 6 run (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 09:13 ARI - Matt Leinart 3 run (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 04:02 DEN - Tatum Bell 3 run (Jay Cutler pass to Andre King for conversion)
4Q: 03:29 DEN - Champ Bailey 45 interception return (Jason Elam extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 ARI - Marcel Shipp 1 run (Neil Rackers extra point)
1Q: 02:58 DEN - Tatum Bell 2 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 09:56 DEN - Tatum Bell 10 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 06:14 ARI - Leonard Pope 7 pass from Matt Leinart (Neil Rackers extra point)
2Q: 00:23 DEN - Jason Elam 19 field goal
3Q: 05:56 DEN - Jason Elam 24 field goal
3Q: 00:57 DEN - Javon Walker 9 pass from Jay Cutler (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 13:53 ARI - J.J. Arrington 6 run (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 09:13 ARI - Matt Leinart 3 run (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 04:02 DEN - Tatum Bell 3 run (Jay Cutler pass to Andre King for conversion)
4Q: 03:29 DEN - Champ Bailey 45 interception return (Jason Elam extra point)

Team Statistics DEN ARI
Record 2-12 4-10
First Downs 24 27
- by Rushing 10 9
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 491 422
- Offensive Plays 69 67
- Yards per Play 7.12 6.30
Net Rushing Yards 182 128
- Rushing Attempts 33 20
- Yards per Rush 5.52 6.40
Net Passing Yards 309 294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 0 46 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 314 301
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 8.58 6.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 7/46 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 3/58
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 5/131
Interception Ret./Yards 2/45 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:44 26:16

Team Statistics	DEN	ARI
Record	2-12	4-10
First Downs	24	27
- by Rushing	10	9
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	491	422
- Offensive Plays	69	67
- Yards per Play	7.12	6.30
Net Rushing Yards	182	128
- Rushing Attempts	33	20
- Yards per Rush	5.52	6.40
Net Passing Yards	309	294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 0	46 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	314	301
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	8.58	6.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	7/46	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	3/58
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	5/131
Interception Ret./Yards	2/45	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:44	26:16

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:46	5:54	OWN 39	12	61	Touchdown
1	1:17	3:36	OWN 35	6	15	Punt
2	12:04	2:14	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
2	6:04	3:18	OWN 28	7	35	Punt
2	1:50	1:32	OWN 27	5	71	Field Goal
2	0:12	0:08	OPP 33	0	0	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	11:25	5:37	OWN 8	11	85	Field Goal
3	2:52	2:03	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
4	13:44	1:23	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	9:00	1:41	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
4	6:45	2:52	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
4	1:52	0:34	OPP 46	3	4	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OPP 24	1	-1	Game

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:14	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	2:52	1:35	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	12:41	0:37	OWN 47	2	12	Fumble
2	9:50	3:46	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
2	2:46	0:56	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 40	1	0	Half
3	13:09	1:44	OWN 21	4	28	Interception
3	5:48	2:56	OWN 27	6	43	Missed FG
3	0:49	2:05	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	12:21	3:21	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
4	7:19	0:34	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
4	3:53	0:34	OWN 20	2	13	Interception
4	3:19	1:27	OWN 35	8	11	Downs
4	1:18	0:33	OWN 20	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Jay Cutler, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tatum Bell	18	97	5.39	38	3	3
Damien Nash	12	43	3.58	9	0	0
Jay Cutler	3	42	14.00	39	1	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.J. Arrington	11	59	5.36	14	2	1
Marcel Shipp	5	40	8.00	14	2	1
Matt Leinart	4	29	7.25	10	1	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	35	24	314	1/5	1	40	0	106.1

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	46	22	301	1/7	1	29	2	58.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Smith	5	6	114	22.80	4	40	0
WR Javon Walker	4	5	61	15.25	22	32	1
WR Arnaz Battle	4	6	44	11.00	24	17	0
FB Kyle Johnson	3	4	15	5.00	8	10	0
TE Tony Scheffler	3	3	36	12.00	4	23	0
WR Andre King	3	9	27	9.00	15	14	0
RB Tatum Bell	1	1	9	9.00	7	9	0
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Larry Fitzgerald	7	13	112	16.00	32	29	0
WR Anquan Boldin	5	13	84	16.80	8	23	0
WR LeRon McCoy	3	4	25	8.33	0	11	0
RB Marcel Shipp	2	4	17	8.50	9	11	0
TE Leonard Pope	2	4	13	6.50	0	7	1
TE Eric Edwards	2	2	34	17.00	0	19	0
WR Bryant Johnson	1	6	16	16.00	8	16	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Champ Bailey	1	45	45.00	1
CB Domonique Foxworth	1	0	0.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tatum Bell	1	0	0
George Foster	0	1	0
Courtney Brown	0	1	0
Roger Burroughs	0	1	0
Domenik Hixon	0	0	1
D.J. Williams	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Force
Matt Leinart	1	0
Larry Fitzgerald	1	0
Adrian Wilson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donovan Hanks	6	267	44.5	28.2	55	3

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	3	134	44.7	36.0	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	2/3	0/1	0/1	24	4/4

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Domenik Hixon	3	26	8.7	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Fitzgerald	3	58	19.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre King	2	45	22.5	0
Tatum Bell	1	20	20.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Fitzgerald	4	104	26.0	0
J.J. Arrington	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Lynch	7	1	0.0	16	46
ILB Al Wilson	5	2	0.0	17	45
CB Champ Bailey	5	0	0.0	20	46
S Nick Ferguson	5	0	0.0	16	39
OLB Ian Gold	4	1	0.0	20	47
CB Domonique Foxworth	4	1	0.0	18	41
OLB D.J. Williams	2	0	1.0	18	22
CB Jeff Shoate	2	2	0.0	10	34
DT Gerard Warren	2	0	0.0	16	39
DE Kenard Lang	1	0	0.0	7	9
DE Ebenezer Ekuban	1	0	0.0	13	38
DE John Engelberger	0	1	0.0	4	11

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Wilson	9	1	0.0	29	29
ILB Gerald Hayes	7	3	0.0	27	29
OLB Karlos Dansby	7	1	0.0	30	32
OLB Orlando Huff	6	0	0.0	28	30
CB Antrel Rolle	5	2	0.0	33	36
DE Chike Okeafor	4	1	0.5	32	32
S Aaron Francisco	4	2	0.0	27	28
CB Eric Green	2	1	0.0	28	28
S Robert Griffith	2	1	0.0	11	17
ILB James Darling	2	0	0.0	4	4
DT Kendrick Clancy	1	1	0.5	22	27
FB James Hodgins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bertrand Berry	1	0	0.0	26	30
DE Calvin Pace	1	0	0.0	11	10
DE Antonio Smith	1	0	0.0	7	8
CB David Macklin	1	0	0.0	6	10
DT Tim Bulman	0	2	0.0	22	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB D.J. Williams	1.0	0	0	22
DE Ebenezer Ekuban	0.0	8	4	38
ILB Al Wilson	0.0	1	0	45

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Kendrick Clancy	0.5	1	0	27
DE Chike Okeafor	0.5	0	0	32
DE Bertrand Berry	0.0	0	1	30
DE Calvin Pace	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Domonique Foxworth	4	2	1	41
OLB Ian Gold	4	1	0	47
CB Champ Bailey	4	0	1	46
S John Lynch	3	2	0	46
S Nick Ferguson	2	1	0	39
ILB Al Wilson	2	0	0	45
OLB D.J. Williams	1	2	0	22
CB Jeff Shoate	1	1	0	34
CB Earthwind Moreland	1	0	0	20

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Adrian Wilson	5	0	29
OLB Karlos Dansby	4	2	32
CB Antrel Rolle	3	2	36
OLB Orlando Huff	3	0	30
ILB Gerald Hayes	2	1	29
ILB James Darling	2	0	4
S Aaron Francisco	2	0	28
S Robert Griffith	2	0	17
CB David Macklin	1	0	10
DE Bertrand Berry	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Nalen	4	10	0	33	0	36
Ben Hamilton	3	6	0	33	0	36
George Foster	3	5	0	29	1	31
Cooper Carlisle	2	5	1	23	0	24
Stephen Alexander	1	2	0	20	0	14
Matt Lepsis	1	1	0	24	0	34
Martin Bibla	0	1	0	10	0	12

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Liwienski	4	5	18	0	38
Alex Stepanovich	2	2	19	0	45
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	2	13	0	14
Oliver Ross	1	2	17	0	35
Brandon Gorin	1	1	2	0	2
Elton Brown	1	1	1	0	4
Milford Brown	1	1	2	0	9
Nick Leckey	0	1	1	0	2
Reggie Wells	0	1	3	0	12
Deuce Lutui	0	0	19	1	43

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Martin Bibla	2	9
Domenik Hixon	1	25
Tony Scheffler	1	21
Earthwind Moreland	1	19
Roger Burroughs	1	17
Andre King	1	13
Cooper Carlisle	1	7
Mike Bell	0	24
Kyle Johnson	0	15
Arnaz Battle	0	14
Nate Webster	0	13
Jeff Shoate	0	13
Jason Elam	0	11
Erik Pears	0	9
Brett Williams	0	9
Tatum Bell	0	8
Damien Nash	0	8
Stephen Alexander	0	7
Kenard Lang	0	6
Donovan Hanks	0	6
T.J. Hollowell	0	5
John Lynch	0	4
Jay Cutler	0	3
Tom Nalen	0	3
Elvis Dumervil	0	3
Javon Walker	0	2
Jonathan Carlisle	0	2
Courtney Brown	0	1
John Engelberger	0	1
Ebenezer Ekuban	0	1
Ian Gold	0	1
Al Wilson	0	1
D.J. Williams	0	1
Champ Bailey	0	1
Domonique Foxworth	0	1
Nick Ferguson	0	1
James Lee	0	1

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
David Macklin	4	22
Antrel Rolle	1	16
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	4
Bryant Johnson	0	19
Robert Griffith	0	19
Damien Anderson	0	17
Marcellus Rivers	0	17
J.J. Arrington	0	16
Greg Lee	0	14
James Hodgins	0	13
Larry Fitzgerald	0	13
Karlos Dansby	0	12
James Darling	0	12
Darryl Blackstock	0	11
Leonard Pope	0	10
Tim Bulman	0	7
Eric Edwards	0	6
Neil Rackers	0	6
Antonio Smith	0	6
Aaron Francisco	0	5
Brandon Gorin	0	4
Elton Brown	0	4
Chris Liwienski	0	4
Scott Player	0	4
Bertrand Berry	0	4
Gerald Hayes	0	4
Nick Leckey	0	3
Chike Okeafor	0	3
Orlando Huff	0	2
Eric Green	0	2
Adrian Wilson	0	2
LeRon McCoy	0	1
Milford Brown	0	1
Calvin Pace	0	1
Gabe Watson	0	1
Kendrick Clancy	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	73	7.3
Middle	12	87	7.3
Right	10	23	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	65	9.3
Middle	11	52	4.7
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	35	24	4	1	1	6	2	0	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	46	22	4	3	1	9	9	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	46	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	78	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	28	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	6	162	16.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	35	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	14	198	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	62	5.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre King	9	3	0	27	0	17
WR Rod Smith	6	5	0	114	2	23
WR Arnaz Battle	6	4	1	44	0	13
WR Javon Walker	5	4	0	61	1	28
FB Kyle Johnson	4	3	0	15	0	19
TE Tony Scheffler	3	3	0	36	1	24
RB Tatum Bell	1	1	0	9	0	21
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	0	8	0	14

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Fitzgerald	13	7	0	112	2	40
WR Anquan Boldin	13	5	0	84	2	42
WR Bryant Johnson	6	1	0	16	0	29
RB Marcel Shipp	4	2	1	17	0	19
TE Leonard Pope	4	2	0	13	0	27
WR LeRon McCoy	4	3	0	25	0	20
TE Eric Edwards	2	2	0	34	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tatum Bell	7	22	3.14	5.39
Damien Nash	3	8	2.67	3.58

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcel Shipp	3	21	7.00	8.00
Matt Leinart	1	3	3.00	7.25
J.J. Arrington	1	6	6.00	5.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	7	5	53	7.57	8.97

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	4	3	19	4.75	6.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arnaz Battle	2	1	12	6.00	7.33
WR Andre King	2	1	5	2.50	3.00
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Javon Walker	1	1	9	9.00	12.20
WR Rod Smith	1	1	19	19.00	19.00

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leonard Pope	3	2	13	4.33	3.25
RB Marcel Shipp	1	1	6	6.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jay Cutler	1	0
Tatum Bell	1	0
Damien Nash	1	1

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Leinart	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	9	5	4

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	7	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre King	3	1	0
WR Javon Walker	2	1	1
WR Arnaz Battle	2	2	2
FB Kyle Johnson	1	0	0
WR Rod Smith	1	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Fitzgerald	3	0	0
TE Eric Edwards	1	1	1
WR Bryant Johnson	1	0	0
WR LeRon McCoy	1	1	0
WR Anquan Boldin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 30,100 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,400 (17,600)
End Zone 5,900 (12,700)
Mezzanine 3,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 5,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 5,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	30,100 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,400 (17,600)
End Zone	5,900 (12,700)
Mezzanine	3,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	5,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	5,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,200)