New England is peaking in time for the postseason, whipping
Arizona 47-7 with a blizzard of points on a snow-covered field Sunday.
It won’t keep the Cardinals out of the playoffs. And it might not be enough to
get the Patriots in.
“We have no one to be frustrated with but ourselves,” Patriots guard Logan
Mankins said. “We lost five games.”
Miami, tied with the Patriots at 10-5 but with the tiebreaker edge, would win
the AFC East with a victory over the New York Jets next Sunday. Baltimore would
get the AFC’s one available wild-card spot by beating Jacksonville, leaving New
England out for the first time in six years.
But on Sunday, the Patriots showed total superiority to the struggling champions
of the weak NFC West. They pressured Kurt Warner into one of his worst games in
11 pro seasons as he threw for just 30 yards...
LaMont Jordan rushed to the right for 1 yard gain
(Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
0 - 7
3:46
NE
TD
LaMont Jordan rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain
(Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
0 - 14
2nd Quarter
12:04
NE
TD
Matt Cassel passed to Kevin Faulk to the left for 15
yard gain (Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
0 - 21
1:52
NE
TD
Matt Cassel passed to Wes Welker to the right for 11
yard gain (Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
0 - 28
0:02
NE
FG
Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 38-yard field goal
0 - 31
3rd Quarter
14:41
NE
TD
Matt Cassel passed to Randy Moss to the left for 76 yard
gain (Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
0 - 38
8:20
NE
FG
Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 35-yard field goal
0 - 41
3:31
NE
FG
Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 24-yard field goal
0 - 44
4th Quarter
14:51
NE
FG
Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 30-yard field goal
0 - 47
6:17
ARI
TD
Matt Leinart passed to Larry Fitzgerald to the left for
78 yard gain (Neil Rackers made PAT)
7 - 47
Team Statistics
ARI
NE
First Downs
8
28
Passing
6
13
Rushing
2
14
Penalty
0
1
Third Down Efficiency
3-13
8-16
Fourth Down Efficiency
0-1
1-1
TOTAL NET YARDS
186
514
Total Plays
50
81
Average Gain Per Play
3.7
6.3
NET YARDS RUSHING
44
183
Rushes
15
42
Average Per Rush
2.9
4.4
NET YARDS PASSING
142
331
Completions-Attempts
12-32
21-38
Yards Per Pass Play
4.1
8.5
Times Sacked
3
1
Yards Lost to Sacks
26
12
Had Intercepted
1
0
PUNTS
8
3
Average Punt
39.0
47.0
PENALTIES
3
7
Penalty Yards
20
65
FUMBLES
3
0
Fumbles Lost
1
0
TIME OF POSSESSION
21:25
38:35
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Preview:
Eight wins were enough
for the Arizona Cardinals to
secure their first division
title in more than 30 years.
Eleven victories may leave the
New England Patriots out of the
playoffs altogether. The
Patriots will try to keep pace
in the crowded AFC playoff chase
on Sunday against Arizona, which
will be looking for just its
third win in its last 22 trips
to the Eastern time zone. New
England (9-5) sits in a
three-way tie atop the AFC East
and still has a chance to go
11-5 without reigning NFL MVP
Tom Brady, who suffered a
season-ending knee injury in the
first quarter of the team's
opening game...Preview
Prediction: Losers of three
of their last four games, the Cards seem to have lost their desert mojo.
Arizona cannot win in the East (twice in New York, in Philadelphia, in
Washington) and this is crucial for the Pats. What do you think will happen Patriots 30 Cardinals 23
Video Preview: The Arizona
Cardinals are going to the playoffs, but the New England Patriots still have
some work to do to nab a spot. Jason Horowitz and Charley Casserly preview the
upcoming game
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