2003 Arizona Cardinals season

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 2003 NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

• President – Bill Bidwill
• Vice president/general counsel – Michael Bidwill
• Vice president of football operations – Rod Graves
• Head coach – Dave McGinnis
• Offensive coordinator – Jerry Sullivan
• Quarterbacks – Geep Chryst
• Running backs – Johnny Roland
• Wide receivers – Tyke Tolbert
• Tight ends – Marty Galbraith
• Offensive line – George Warhop
• Assistant off. line/off. quality control – Mike Devlin
• Defensive coordinator – Larry Marmie
• Defensive line – Joe Greene
• Assistant defensive line – Cary Godette
• Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald
• Defensive backs – Ron Milus
• Special teams – Hank Kuhlmann
• Special teams assistant/def. quality control – Stan Kwan
• Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

• Jeff Blake

• Josh McCown

• Preston Parsons

• Damien Anderson

• James Hodgins FB

• Josh Rue

• Josh Scobey KR

• Marcel Shipp

• Emmitt Smith

• Anquan Boldin PR

• Bryan Gilmore

• Bryant Johnson

• Kevin Kasper KR

• Nate Poole

• Mike Banks

• Steve Bush

• Lorenzo Diamond

• Freddie Jones

• Anthony Clement T

• Leonard Davis G

• Chris Dishman G

• Frank Garcia C

• Pete Kendall C

• Raleigh Roundtree G

• L. J. Shelton T

• Cameron Spikes G

• Reggie Wells T

• Marcus Bell DT

• Wendell Bryant DT

• Russell Davis DT

• Kenny King DE

• Dennis Johnson DE

• Calvin Pace DE

• Derrick Ransom DT

• Barron Tanner DT

• Fred Wakefield DE

• James Darling OLB

• Levar Fisher OLB

• Gerald Hayes OLB

• Ronald McKinnon MLB

• LeVar Woods OLB

• Michael Young MLB

• David Barrett CB

• Jason Goss CB

• Quentin Harris SS

• Renaldo Hill CB

• Dexter Jackson FS

• Emmanuel McDaniel CB

• Coby Rhinehart CB

• Adrian Wilson SS

• Nathan Hodel LS

• Scott Player P

• Neil Rackers K

• Nijrell Eason S (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Bill Gramática K (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Justin Lucas S (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Jason McAddley WR (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Kendrick Rogers T (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Jason Starkey C (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Duane Starks CB (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Michael Stone S (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Raynoch Thompson LB (Susp.) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Kyle Vanden Bosch DE (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Teag Whiting G (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Trev Faulk LB

• Steven Grace C

• Aaron Hunt DT

• Reggie Newhouse WR

• Tony Wragge G (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Detroit Lions

First quarter

• ARI – Anquan Boldin 7-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramática kick), 5:48. ''Cardinals 7–0. '''Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:39.'''''
• DET – Charles Rogers 4-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 2:00. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:48.''''' Second quarter
• DET – Charles Rogers 13-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 11:27. ''Lions 14–7. '''Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:03.'''''
• ARI – Freddie Jones 12-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramática kick), 5:35. ''Tied 14–14. '''Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:52.''''' Third quarter
• ARI – Anquan Boldin 71-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramática kick), 13:59. ''Cardinals 21–14. '''Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:01.'''''
• DET – Eddie Drummond 57-yard punt return (Jason Hanson kick), 8:21. Tied 21–21.
• DET – Cory Schlesinger 8-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 3:12. ''Lions 28–21. '''Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:50.'''''
• ARI – Bill Gramática 38-yard field goal, 0:44. ''Lions 28–24. '''Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:28.''''' Fourth quarter
• DET – Bill Schroeder 5-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 11:43. ''Lions 35–24. '''Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:51.'''''
• DET – Dré Bly 48-yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick), 10:50. Lions 42–24.

Top passers

• ARI – Jeff Blake – 28/46, 358 yards, 3 TD, INT
• DET – Joey Harrington – 17/30, 195 yards, 4 TD Top rushers
• ARI – Emmitt Smith – 13 rushes, 64 yards
• DET – Olandis Gary – 12 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers
• ARI – Anquan Boldin – 10 receptions, 217 yards, 2 TD
• DET – Mikhael Ricks – 2 receptions, 43 yards

Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks

First quarter

• SEA – Matt Hasselbeck 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 13:42. ''Seahawks 7–0. '''Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:06.''''' Second quarter
• SEA – Randall Godfrey 55-yard fumble return (Josh Brown kick), 14:11. Seahawks 14–0.
• SEA – Josh Brown 37-yard field goal, 6:01. ''Seahawks 17–0. '''Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:31.'''''
• SEA – Darrell Jackson 55-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 1:16. ''Seahawks 24–0. '''Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:07.''''' Third quarter
• SEA – Darrell Jackson 66-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 13:59. ''Seahawks 31–0. '''Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:01.''''' Fourth quarter
• SEA – Shaun Alexander 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 10:26. ''Seahawks 38–0. '''Drive: 13 plays, 96 yards, 7:31.'''''

Top passers

• SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 8/19, 175 yards, 2 TD
• ARI – Josh McCown – 18/32, 150 yards, 2 INT Top rushers
• SEA – Maurice Morris – 11 rushes, 67 yards
• ARI – Emmitt Smith – 14 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers
• SEA – Darrell Jackson – 3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD
• ARI – Bryant Johnson – 7 receptions, 68 yards

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

First quarter

• ARI – Jeff Blake 1-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 4:16. ''Cardinals 7–0. '''Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 2:26.''''' Second quarter
• GB – David Martin 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 6:44. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:15.'''''
• GB – Ryan Longwell 40-yard field goal, 1:17. ''Packers 10–7. '''Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:12.'''''
• ARI – Bill Gramática 21-yard field goal, 0:05. ''Tied 10–10. '''Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 1:12.''''' Third quarter
• ARI – Bill Gramática 37-yard field goal, 7:31. ''Cardinals 13–10. '''Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:48.''''' Fourth quarter
• GB – Ryan Longwell 40-yard field goal, 11:08. ''Tied 13–13. '''Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:06.'''''
• ARI – James Hodgins 1-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Bill Gramática kick), 3:59. ''Cardinals 20–13. '''Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 7:09.'''''

Top passers

• GB – Brett Favre – 23/33, 245 yards, TD, INT
• ARI – Jeff Blake – 20/31, 273 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
• GB – Ahman Green – 21 rushes, 53 yards
• ARI – Emmitt Smith – 20 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers
• GB – William Henderson – 3 receptions, 47 yards
• ARI – Anquan Boldin – 5 receptions, 99 yards

Week 4: at St. Louis Rams

First quarter

• STL – Lamar Gordon 3-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:31. ''Rams 7–0. '''Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:43.'''''
• STL – Dane Looker 6-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:39. ''Rams 14–0. '''Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:22.''''' Second quarter
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 24-yard field goal, 7:45. ''Rams 17–0. '''Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:33.'''''
• ARI – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 0:36. ''Rams 17–7. '''Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 7:09.'''''
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 53-yard field goal, 0:00. ''Rams 20–7. '''Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:03.''''' Third quarter
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 31-yard field goal, 7:17. ''Rams 23–7. '''Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 7:43.'''''
• ARI – Josh Scobey 100-yard kickoff return (pass failed), 7:03. Rams 23–13. Fourth quarter
• STL – Torry Holt 7-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 13:11. ''Rams 30–13. '''Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:20.'''''
• STL – Marc Bulger 2-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:06. ''Rams 37–13. '''Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 8:03.'''''

Top passers

• ARI – Jeff Blake – 10/17, 88 yards
• STL – Marc Bulger – 28/42, 272 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
• ARI – Emmitt Smith – 12 rushes, 25 yards, TD
• STL – Lamar Gordon – 21 rushes, 81 yards, TD Top receivers
• ARI – Anquan Boldin – 7 receptions, 86 yards
• STL – Torry Holt – 12 receptions, 133 yards, TD

Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys

First quarter

• DAL – Terry Glenn 51-yard pass from Quincy Carter (Billy Cundiff kick), 3:33. ''Cowboys 7–0. '''Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:08.'''''
• ARI – Bryan Gilmore 24-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Tim Duncan kick), 3:33. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:41.''''' Second quarter
• DAL – Richie Anderson 18-yard pass from Quincy Carter (Billy Cundiff kick), 13:48. ''Cowboys 14–7. '''Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:04.'''''
• DAL – Billy Cundiff 33-yard field goal, 2:12. ''Cowboys 17–7. '''Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:48.''''' Third quarter
• DAL – Billy Cundiff 36-yard field goal, 10:29. ''Cowboys 20–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:31.'''''
• DAL – Team safety, 6:46. Cowboys 22–7.
• DAL – Team safety, 3:34. Cowboys 24–7. Fourth quarter
• No scoring plays

Top passers

• ARI – Jeff Blake – 14/28, 121 yards, TD, 2 INT
• DAL – Quincy Carter – 20/31, 277 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
• ARI – Marcel Shipp – 9 rushes, 31 yards
• DAL – Troy Hambrick – 23 rushes, 59 yards Top receivers
• ARI – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 39 yards
• DAL – Terry Glenn – 4 receptions, 104 yards, TD

Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens

First quarter

• ARI – Bryan Gilmore 14-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Tim Duncan kick), 10:59. ''Cardinals 7–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 4:01.'''''
• BAL – Matt Stover 31-yard field goal, 4:16. ''Cardinals 7–3. '''Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:43.''''' Second quarter
• BAL – Matt Stover 22-yard field goal, 7:20. ''Cardinals 7–6. '''Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:33.'''''
• BAL – Matt Stover 29-yard field goal, 3:11. ''Ravens 9–7. '''Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:26.'''''
• BAL – Ed Reed 22-yard blocked punt return (Matt Stover kick), 1:47. Ravens 16–7.
• ARI – Tim Duncan 46-yard field goal, 0:02. ''Ravens 16–10. '''Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 1:45.''''' Third quarter
• BAL – Chris McAlister 83-yard interception return (Matt Stover kick), 4:03. Ravens 23–10. Fourth quarter
• BAL – Matt Stover 37-yard field goal, 11:17. ''Ravens 26–10. '''Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:35.'''''
• ARI – Freddie Jones 12-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Jeff Blake run), 0:15. ''Ravens 26–18. '''Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 1:39.'''''

Top passers

• BAL – Kyle Boller – 9/18, 75 yards
• ARI – Jeff Blake – 22/36, 247 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers
• BAL – Jamal Lewis – 21 rushes, 131 yards
• ARI – Marcel Shipp – 14 rushes, 61 yards Top receivers
• BAL – Chester Taylor – 3 receptions, 25 yards
• ARI – Anquan Boldin – 6 receptions, 95 yards

Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers

First quarter

• SF – Jeff Garcia 21-yard run (pass failed), 11:02. ''49ers 6–0. '''Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:20.'''''
• ARI – Jeff Blake 1-yard run (Tim Duncan kick), 3:52. ''Cardinals 7–6. '''Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 7:10.''''' Second quarter
• ARI – Tim Duncan 53-yard field goal, 0:28. ''Cardinals 10–6. '''Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 4:12.''''' Third quarter
• ARI – Tim Duncan 20-yard field goal, 7:53. ''Cardinals 13–6. '''Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:04.''''' Fourth quarter
• SF – Kwame Harris 1-yard fumble return (Owen Pochman kick), 7:12. ''Tied 13–13. '''Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:14.''''' Overtime
• ARI – Tim Duncan 39-yard field goal, 10:01. ''Cardinals 16–13. '''Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:59.'''''

Top passers

• SF – Jeff Garcia – 13/24, 153 yards
• ARI – Jeff Blake – 14/24, 97 yards Top rushers
• SF – Jeff Garcia – 4 rushes, 44 yards, TD
• ARI – Marcel Shipp – 35 rushes, 165 yards Top receivers
• SF – Terrell Owens – 6 receptions, 53 yards
• ARI – Anquan Boldin – 3 receptions, 29 yards

Week 9: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

First quarter

• ARI – Freddie Jones 1-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Tim Duncan kick), 8:24. ''Cardinals 7–0. '''Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:58.'''''
• CIN – Rudi Johnson 2-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 1:14. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:05.''''' Second quarter
• CIN – Peter Warrick 15-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 13:39. ''Bengals 14–7. '''Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:57.'''''
• ARI – Tim Duncan 31-yard field goal, 4:14. ''Bengals 14–10. '''Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:51.''''' Third quarter
• ARI – Anquan Boldin 7-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Tim Duncan kick), 8:12. ''Cardinals 17–14. '''Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:48.''''' Fourth quarter
• No scoring plays

Top passers

• CIN – Jon Kitna – 21/38, 218 yards, TD, 2 INT
• ARI – Jeff Blake – 18/28, 166 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
• CIN – Rudi Johnson – 8 rushes, 34 yards, TD
• ARI – Marcel Shipp – 29 rushes, 141 yards Top receivers
• CIN – Chad Johnson – 4 receptions, 75 yards
• ARI – Anquan Boldin – 6 receptions, 51 yards, TD

Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers

First quarter

• No scoring plays Second quarter
• PIT – Chris Doering 9-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 5:59. ''Steelers 7–0. '''Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 6:32.'''''
• ARI – Tim Duncan 20-yard field goal, 0:11. ''Steelers 7–3. '''Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 1:39.''''' Third quarter
• PIT – Hines Ward 5-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 13:16. ''Steelers 14–3. '''Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:13.'''''
• PIT – Hines Ward 22-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 12:09. ''Steelers 21–3. '''Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:06.'''''
• PIT – Antwaan Randle El 52-yard punt return (Jeff Reed kick), 6:33. Steelers 28–3.
• ARI – Anquan Boldin 11-yard pass from Jeff Blake (kick failed), 2:29. ''Steelers 28–9. '''Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:04.''''' Fourth quarter
• ARI – Bryant Johnson 54-yard pass from Jeff Blake (pass failed), 0:17. ''Steelers 28–15. '''Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 1:25.'''''

Top passers

• ARI – Jeff Blake – 23/43, 307 yards, 2 TD
• PIT – Tommy Maddox – 12/24, 159 yards, 3 TD Top rushers
• ARI – Marcel Shipp – 22 rushes, 63 yards
• PIT – Jerome Bettis – 18 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers
• ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 118 yards, TD
• PIT – Hines Ward – 6 receptions, 64 yards, 2 TD

Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

First quarter

• CLE – Phil Dawson 34-yard field goal, 9:06. ''Browns 3–0. '''Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:54.'''''
• CLE – André Davis 4-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 2:57. ''Browns 10–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:50.''''' Second quarter
• CLE – Phil Dawson 24-yard field goal, 11:16. ''Browns 13–0. '''Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:37.'''''
• CLE – Dennis Northcutt 1-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 4:14. ''Browns 20–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:22.'''''
• ARI – Neil Rackers 42-yard field goal, 0:55. ''Browns 20–3. '''Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 3:19.''''' Third quarter
• ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 9:55. ''Browns 20–6. '''Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:35.'''''
• CLE – James Jackson 4-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 6:59. ''Browns 27–6. '''Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:56.'''''
• CLE – Quincy Morgan 68-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 2:56. ''Browns 34–6. '''Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 2:04.''''' Fourth quarter
• CLE – James Jackson 4-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 14:20. ''Browns 41–6. '''Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:39.'''''
• CLE – Phil Dawson 29-yard field goal, 8:57. ''Browns 44–6. '''Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:32.'''''

Top passers

• ARI – Jeff Blake – 9/21, 121 yards, INT
• CLE – Kelly Holcomb – 29/35, 392 yards, 3 TD Top rushers
• ARI – Marcel Shipp – 9 rushes, 23 yards
• CLE – James Jackson – 19 rushes, 45 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
• ARI – Anquan Boldin – 4 receptions, 86 yards
• CLE – André Davis – 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD

Week 12: vs. St. Louis Rams

First quarter

• STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:15. ''Rams 7–0. '''Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:47.'''''
• STL – Isaac Bruce 14-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:35. ''Rams 14–0. '''Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:08.''''' Second quarter
• ARI – Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal, 5:33. ''Rams 14–3. '''Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:51.'''''
• ARI – Renaldo Hill 70-yard interception return, 1:50. Rams 14–10.
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 20-yard field goal, 0:00. ''Rams 17–10. '''Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:50.''''' Third quarter
• STL – Travis Fisher 57-yard interception return, 10:43. Rams 24–10.
• ARI – Anquan Boldin 54-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Neil Rackers kick), 0:00. ''Rams 24–17. '''Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:07.''''' Fourth quarter
• ARI – Anquan Boldin 3-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Neil Rackers kick), 11:59. ''Tied 24–24. '''Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:43.'''''
• ARI – Neil Rackers 27-yard field goal, 6:05. ''Rams 27–24. '''Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:36.'''''
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 24-yard field goal, 0:00. ''Tied 27–27. '''Drive: 16 plays, 82 yards, 3:23.''''' Overtime
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 49-yard field goal, 10:22. ''Rams 30–27. '''Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:38.'''''

Top passers

• STL – Marc Bulger – 28/44, 329 yards, TD, 4 INT
• ARI – Jeff Blake – 15/27, 192 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 24 rushes, 100 yards, TD
• ARI – Marcel Shipp – 24 rushes, 95 yards Top receivers
• STL – Torry Holt – 9 receptions, 145 yards
• ARI – Anquan Boldin – 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

First quarter

• CHI – Marty Booker 2-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Paul Edinger kick), 8:50. ''Bears 7–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 96 yards, 3:11.'''''
• ARI – Neil Rackers 32-yard field goal, 2:37. ''Bears 7–3. '''Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 6:13.''''' Second quarter
• No scoring plays Third quarter
• No scoring plays Fourth quarter
• CHI – Dez White 10-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Paul Edinger kick), 13:55. ''Bears 14–3. '''Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:43.'''''
• CHI – Kordell Stewart 8-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 7:46. ''Bears 21–3. '''Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:32.'''''
• CHI – Brock Forsey 9-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 3:33. ''Browns 28–3. '''Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:55.'''''

Top passers

• ARI – Jeff Blake – 20/32, 163 yards, 2 INT
• CHI – Kordell Stewart – 22/37, 284 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
• ARI – Marcel Shipp – 14 rushes, 34 yards
• CHI – James Jackson – 27 rushes, 134 yards, TD Top receivers
• ARI – Freddie Jones – 6 receptions, 62 yards
• CHI – Justin Gage – 4 receptions, 100 yards

Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers

First quarter

• SF – Jeff Garcia 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:17. ''49ers 7–0. '''Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:43.'''''
• SF – Terrell Owens 1-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Todd Peterson kick), 0:05. ''49ers 14–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:11.''''' Second quarter
• SF – Tai Streets 18-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Todd Peterson kick), 11:33. ''49ers 21–0. '''Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:28.'''''
• SF – Cedrick Wilson 27-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (kick failed), 7:13. ''49ers 27–0. '''Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:08.'''''
• SF – Terrell Owens 2-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Todd Peterson kick), 0:33. ''49ers 34–0. '''Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:06.''''' Third quarter
• SF – Team safety, 9:27. 49ers 36–0.
• ARI – James Hodgins 3-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 5:01. ''49ers 36–7. '''Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:41.'''''
• SF – Jeff Garcia 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 2:40. ''49ers 43–7. '''Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:21.''''' Fourth quarter
• SF – Kevan Barlow 46-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 14:51. ''49ers 50–7. '''Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:43.'''''
• ARI – Anquan Boldin 16-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 2:01. ''49ers 50–14. '''Drive: 15 plays, 94 yards, 6:42.'''''

Top passers

• ARI – Josh McCown – 11/20, 120 yards, 2 TD
• SF – Jeff Garcia – 19/28, 252 yards, 4 TD Top rushers
• ARI – Marcel Shipp – 13 rushes, 30 yards
• SF – Kevan Barlow – 18 rushes, 154 yards, TD Top receivers
• ARI – Anquan Boldin – 9 receptions, 123 yards, TD
• SF – Terrell Owens – 7 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD

Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers

First quarter

• CAR – Mike Minter 35-yard interception return (John Kasay kick), 11:24. Panthers 7–0.
• ARI – Josh McCown 16-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 0:36. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:33.''''' Second quarter
• ARI – Emmitt Smith 4-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 6:04. ''Cardinals 14–7. '''Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 7:02.''''' Third quarter
• CAR – John Kasay 21-yard field goal, 6:01. ''Cardinals 14–10. '''Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:31.''''' Fourth quarter
• CAR – DeShaun Foster 31-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 11:29. ''Panthers 17–14. '''Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 4:59.'''''
• ARI – Neil Rackers 44-yard field goal, 1:09. ''Tied 17–17. '''Drive: 13 plays, 44 yards, 5:45.'''''
• CAR – John Kasay 49-yard field goal, 0:04. ''Panthers 20–17. '''Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 1:05.'''''

Top passers

• CAR – Jake Delhomme – 20/32, 236 yards, TD, INT
• ARI – Josh McCown – 14/25, 172 yards, INT Top rushers
• CAR – Stephen Davis – 13 rushes, 48 yards
• ARI – Marcel Shipp – 23 rushes, 89 yards Top receivers
• CAR – Steve Smith Sr. – 9 receptions, 99 yards
• ARI – Anquan Boldin – 7 receptions, 73 yards

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

First quarter

• SEA – Shaun Alexander 9-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 9:58. ''Seahawks 7–0. '''Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:02.'''''
• SEA – Maurice Morris 4-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:59. ''Seahawks 14–0. '''Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:20.''''' Second quarter
• ARI – Neil Rackers 49-yard field goal, 12:42. ''Seahawks 14–3. '''Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:17.'''''
• SEA – Shaun Alexander 44-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 11:06. ''Seahawks 21–3. '''Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:36.''''' Third quarter
• No scoring plays Fourth quarter
• ARI – Anquan Boldin 60-yard pass from Josh McCown (Neil Rackers kick), 12:49. ''Seahawks 21–10. '''Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:48.'''''
• SEA – Bobby Engram 3-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Josh Brown kick), 3:12. ''Seahawks 28–10. '''Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:55.'''''

Top passers

• ARI – Josh McCown – 25/40, 274 yards, TD
• SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 17/24, 179 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
• ARI – Josh McCown – 8 rushes, 38 yards
• SEA – Shaun Alexander – 21 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
• ARI – Anquan Boldin – 10 receptions, 122 yards, TD
• SEA – Itula Mili – 6 receptions, 70 yards

Week 17: vs. Minnesota Vikings

First quarter

• ARI – Neil Rackers 22-yard field goal, 0:51. ''Cardinals 3–0. '''Drive: 14 plays, 94 yards, 8:00.''''' Second quarter
• ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 0:19. ''Cardinals 6–0. '''Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:23.''''' Third quarter
• MIN – Moe Williams 1-yard run (Aaron Elling kick), 7:08. ''Vikings 7–6. '''Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:39.''''' Fourth quarter
• MIN – Randy Moss 7-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 8:54. ''Vikings 14–6. '''Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:56.'''''
• MIN – Aaron Elling 46-yard field goal, 6:48. ''Vikings 17–6. '''Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:53.'''''
• ARI – Steve Bush 2-yard pass from Josh McCown (pass failed), 1:54. ''Vikings 17–12. '''Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 4:54.'''''
• ARI – Nate Poole 28-yard pass from Josh McCown (run failed), 0:00. ''Cardinals 18–17. '''Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 1:54.'''''

Top passers

• MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 18/28, 197 yards, TD, INT
• ARI – Josh McCown – 20/33, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
• MIN – Michael Bennett – 12 rushes, 63 yards
• ARI – Josh McCown – 3 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers
• MIN – Randy Moss – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD
• ARI – Nate Poole – 5 receptions, 86 yards, TD

The Cardinals overcame an 11-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to knock the Vikings out of the playoffs.

Standings

Awards and honors

• Anquan Boldin, Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year

References

References

1. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2003.htm 2003 Arizona Cardinals]
2. Bouchette, Ed; “NFC Notebook: Cardinals primed for 0–16?” in ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Post-Gazette Sports Writer]]''; September 21, 2003
3. See ''2011 NFL Record and Fact Book''; pp. 367–392 {{ISBN. 1603208879
4. Sports Illustrated, October 27, 2008, p. 24, Vol. 109, No. 16