In Honor of Pat Tillman | Woy's Arizona Cardinals (ESPN NFL 2K5)

[T.Dot]

This looks great Woy, beat dem Pats

 

[Woy]

This looks great Woy, beat dem Pats

Thanks man. I would have had the game posted about half an hour ago but I wanted to make a McDonald's run for lunch, haha.

 

[Woy]

THE SECONDARY STEPS UP ON PAT TILLMAN NIGHT; CARDINALS GO TO 2-0

Adrian Wilson was granted permission to wear number 40 by Pat Tillman's family before the game. Here he is sacking Tom Brady.

NE | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 ARZ | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 31

FIRST QUARTER
NE- Adam Vinatieri 35 yard field goal

SECOND QUARTER
ARZ- Neil Rackers 21 yard field goal
NE- Tom Brady 64 yard pass to Corey Dillon (Adam Vinatieri kick)
ARZ- Drew Henson 18 yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald (Neil Rackers kick)
ARZ- Drew Henson 85 yard pass to Anquan Boldin (Neil Rackers kick)

THIRD QUARTER
NE- Tom Brady 24 yard pass to Christian Fauria (Adam Vinatieri kick)

FOURTH QUARTER
ARZ- Emmitt Smith 1 yard run (Neil Rackers kick)
ARZ- Emmitt Smith 2 yard run (Neil Rackers kick)

GLENDALE, AZ (AP)- How fitting that on the night the late Pat Tillman had his jersey retired, that the Arizona Cardinals secondary stepped up against an All-Pro quarterback. The secondary foced Tom Brady into five interceptions and Anquan Boldin had 222 yards receiving and two touchdowns on seven catches in Arizona's 31-17 win over the New England Patriots. A quiet first quarter in which the only points came off of Adam Vinatieri's leg made for a very exciting second quarter. After a Neil Rackers field goal to tie the game, Brady got a controversial pass interference call to give them a first down. The next play he found Corey Dillon out of the backfield and the former Cincinnati Bengal scampered 64 yards for a score. Drew Henson came back with a quick strike, hitting Boldin for 62 yards and then finding rookie Larry Fitzgerald for an 18 yard score. A long drive for the Patriots ended in a punt and then Henson found Boldin on the first play of the next drive for 85 yards and a score. A David Macklin interception on a Hail Mary sent the teams into the locker room with Arizona up 17-10.

The teams traded three and outs before Brady got his team on track again. He found Deion Branch across the middle for 55 yards, and then after a Dillon three yard loss on a run, he found Christian Fauria for a 24 yard score. After a few drives, the Cardinals got the ball early in the fourth quarter and went to work. Henson found Boldin for a 32 yard gain, then Emmitt Smith and Erik Bickerstaff carried the ball five times to the one yaerd line. From there, the NFL's all-time leading rusher punched it in to give Arizona the lead for good.

The Patriots got a long 33 yard run by Dillon to start their next drive before Adrian Wilson made the tackle. Wilson, wearing the number 40 in honor of Pat Tillman, had eight tackles and a sack before making this tackle on the Patriots back. However, Wilson got up clutching his arm, and when the game was over, it was announced that the defensive captain fractured his arm. Duane Starks picked off Brady's throw the next play and Smith carried the ball three times before punching it in to set the final score. The Cardinals improve to 2-0 and will head to the Georgia Dome to face the Atlanta Falcons.

PASSING
NE- Tom Brady (15-35, 271 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT) | ARZ- Drew Henson (13-22, 301 yards, 2 TD)

RUSHING
NE- Corey Dillon (13 carries, 67 yards), Cedric Cobbs (5 carries, 12 yards) | ARZ- Emmitt Smith (22 carries, 61 yards, 2 TD), Erik Bickerstaff (7 carries, 18 yards)

RECEIVING
NE- Deion Branch (7 catches, 127 yards), Troy Brown (4 catches, 44 yards), Dillon (3 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD) | ARZ- Anquan Boldin (7 catches, 222 yards, 2 TD), Larry Fitzgerald (5 catches, 71 yards, 1 TD), Freddie Jones (1 catch, 8 yards)

TACKLES
NE- Tyrone Poole (8), Gary Scott (7), Rodney Harrison (5) | ARZ- Adrian Wilson (9), Raynoch Thompson (6), Duane Starks (4)

SACKS
NE- Rosevelt Colvin | ARZ- Karlos Dansby (2), Wilson, Calvin Pace

INTERCEPTIONS
ARZ- Starks (2), Dexter Jackson, David Macklin, Coby Reinhart

 

[GMSFootballa54]

Nice win, bruh.

 

[Lumpkin]

Good pair of wins, Hensons' looked good so far.

 

[Woy]

Nice win, bruh.

Thanks bruh.

Good pair of wins, Hensons' looked good so far.

Thanks, yeah I said, Henson plays higher than his ratings.

I might update today; I don't know if I'll get to though.

EDIT: Anybody like the idea of having Adrian Wilson wear #40 for that game? It was just something random that I thought would be cool to do, haha.

 

[Woy]

Bump, I'll have the Around the League update tonight as well as the Pre-Game for the Falcons game.

 

[Woy]

This is great man. Keep it up.

Thanks, glad to see another follower.

 

[Woy]

5 ints by brady? wtf is this

lol jk nice win

I was waiting for you to say something.
But yeah, I was totally surprised with that. I have the computer passing sliders up pretty high but one thing I've found out about this game is that I'm pretty damn good at 'user-picking.'
Updates later tonight.

 

[Woy]

Week 2

Game of the Week

vs.

Division rivals squared off in this Monday Night matchup. Edgerrin James ran for two touchdowns and the Colts improve to 2-0.

Indianapolis Colts (1-0) 23, Tennessee Titans (1-0) 17
IND- Edgerrin James (21 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD) | TEN- Drew Bennett (5 catches, 148 yards, 2 TD)

Players of the Week

Matt Hasselbeck had over 450 passing yards and five touchdowns last week.

Offense- Matt Hasselbeck, QB, SEA (22-32, 462 yards, 5 TD)
Defense- Warren Sapp, DT, OAK (9 tackles, 2 sacks)

Injuries

The captain of the Cardinals defense Adrian Wilson could miss up to fifteen weeks with a fractured arm.

Adrian Wilson, SS, ARZ (15 weeks - fractured arm)
John Henderson, DT, JAX (15 weeks - torn Achilles)
Dan Neil, G, DEN (8 weeks - torn hamstring)
Jermane Newberry, G, DEN (5 weeks - broken thigh)
Ronde Barber, CB, TB (5 weeks - pulled hamstring)

Transactions

The Seattle Seahawks trade defensive end Grant Wistrom to the Atlanta Falcons for cornerback Jason Webster.

Anquan Boldin likes catching the ball from new quarterback Drew Henson, shown by his league leading 377 receiving yards.

QB Rating- Matt Hasselbeck, SEA (143.6)
Pass Yards- Byron Leftwich, JAX (753)
Pass TDs- 2 tied with 8
Pass INT- 2 tied with 5
Rush Yards- Clinton Portis, WAS (342)
Rush TDs- 2 tied with 3
Catches- 3 tied with 14
Receiving Yards- Anquan Boldin, ARZ (377)
Receiving TDs- Drew Bennett, TEN (4)
Tackles- Donnie Edwards, SD (21)
Sacks- 2 tied with 4
Interceptions- Chris McAlister, BAL (3)​

 

[Woy]

Week 3 Preview

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Arizona Cardinals (2-0) at Atlanta Falcons (1-1)

Pre-Game Injury Report

ARZ- Adrian Wilson, SS (fractured arm - out) | Bryant Johnson, WR (torn calf - out)
ATL- Kynan Forney, G (broken foot - out)

Pre-Game Matchups

Cardinals QB Drew Henson (30-50, 638 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT) vs. Falcons QB Michael Vick (28-50, 306 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT)

Henson is really coming into his own after two games, as he's near the league leaders in passing yards and touchdowns. This week he goes against a young Falcons secondary, so he could have a big game. If the Cardinals secondary forced Tom Brady into five interceptions, then imagine what they could do with Michael Vick. Vick will have to be on target, but then again the threat of him taking off and running could free up some holes in the defense.​

Cardinals HB Emmitt Smith (39 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD) vs. Falcons HB Warrick Dunn (40 carries, 185 yards, 2 TD)

Smith is coming off a decent game against the Patriots. The Falcons running defense is decent at best, so he could have another nice game this week. Erik Bickerstaff could play a role also carrying the ball. Warrick Dunn could have a tough going against Arizona, who has held opposing runningbacks to under 70 yards each. It helps Atlanta that Adrian Wilson will be out with a fractured arm.​

Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin (14 catches, 377 yards, 3 TD) vs. Falcons WR Peerless Price (6 catches, 43 yards)

Boldin is having an amazing start to the season, as he's tied for the league lead in catches and leads the league in receiving yards. He'll be matched up against rookie DeAngelo Hall, who is very talented, but is still a rookie. Larry Fitzgerald provides a nice second option for quarterback Drew Henson so look for the Cardinals to air it out a lot. The Falcons receiving game is led by Peerless Price, who only has six catches on the year. Against a good Cardinals secondary, Price and fellow teammates will have to step up their games to give Vick some players to throw to.​

Prediction: Cardinals 24, Falcons 10​

 

[Woy]

wow tough break with Wilson, hes pretty underrated imo

Yeah it is definitely a tough break; Wilson is great to play with, makes every tackle, but needs better hands. Hopefully Dexter Jackson can get some of Wilson's tackles at safety.

I'll try to have updates this weekend. I have a meet later today, so no updates today, and tomorrow I'm busy as well.

 

[Woy]

I'm gonna try to have an update tonight.

 

[Woy]

If any of you remember from SportsGamer, you know I hate putting the update on the bottom of the page, haha.
Update's on the next page.

 

[Woy]

POLAR OPPOSITES OF EACH OTHER - DUNN GOES WILD IN FALCONS WIN

Larry Fitzgerald stiff arms a Falcons defender after a catch. Fitzgerald caught 15 passes in the Cardinals loss.

ARZ | 0 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 34 ATL | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42

FIRST QUARTER
ATL- Michael Vick 73 yard pass to Peerless Price (Jay Feely kick)

SECOND QUARTER
ARZ- Drew Henson 2 yard pass to Anquan Boldin (Neil Rackers kick)
ATL- Warrick Dunn 81 yard run (Jay Feely kick)
ARZ- Drew Henson 21 yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald (Neil Rackers kick)
ARZ- Drew Henson 12 yard pass to Freddie Jones (Neil Rackers kick)

THIRD QUARTER
ATL- Michael Vick 75 yard pass to Peerless Price (Jay Feely kick)
ARZ- Neil Rackers 44 yard field goal
ATL- Warrick Dunn 75 yard run (Jay Feely kick)

FOURTH QUARTER
ATL- Warrick Dunn 54 yard run (Jay Feely kick)
ARZ- Neil Rackers 32 yard field goal
ATL- Warrick Dunn 37 yard run (Jay Feely kick)
ATL- Drew Henson 75 yard pass to Anquan Boldin (Neil Rackers kick)

ATLANTA, GA (AP)- Warrick Dunn never had a 200 yard rushing game in his life coming into Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals. Now, he has the second highest single-game rushing total in history. Dunn ran for 285 yards and four touchdowns in the Falcons' 42-34 win over the surprising Cardinals. As Dunn was finding holes, Arizona's backs were finding turf in their helmets as Emmitt Smith and Erik Bickerstaff combined for 52 yards on 29 carries. Mike Vick struck the scoreboard first with a 73 yard pass to Peerless Price. However, Drew Henson drove his team right back and on third and goal threw a pass near the sideline to Anquan Boldin. He caught it cleanly by the referee ruled he was out of bounds. Dennis Green threw the red challenge flag immediately and after review, Boldin had his fourth touchdown of the season.

Dunn struck back on the first play of the next drive with an 81 yard touchdown run. Henson then found Larry Fitzgerald twice on the next drive, including a 21 yard touchdown. After a three and out, Henson just took three plays to find Freddie Jones for a touchdown. Vick struck quick in the third quarter, finding Price on second and five for a 75 yard score. After back to back three and outs, Henson drove Arizona down the field again before stalling, so Neil Rackers had to put in a field goal. Dunn struck back with a 75 yard touchdown run on the third play of the next drive to give Atlanta the lead for good.

After a missed fourth down conversion, Dunn scored again, from only 54 yards out this time, but Henson led Arizona on a 13 play drive that ended on a Rackers field goal. A failed onsides kick led to two Dunn runs, including his last touchdown run of the day. Henson got another touchdown pass late, but it was already over by then. Arizona drops to 2-1 and will host the New Orleans Saints next Sunday.

PASSING
ARZ- Drew Henson (32-58, 511 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT) | ATL- Michael Vick (6-21, 192 yards, 2 TD)

RUSHING
ARZ- Erik Bickerstaff (15 carries, 38 yards), Emmitt Smith (14 carries, 16 yards) | ATL- Warrick Dunn (13 carries, 285 yards, 4 TD), Vick (3 carries, 20 yards)

RECEIVING
ARZ- Larry Fitzgerald (15 catches, 224 yards, 1 TD), Anquan Boldin (11 catches, 202 yards, 2 TD), Freddie Jones (4 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD) | ATL- Peerless Price (5 catches, 178 yards, 2 TD), Brian Finneran (1 catch, 14 yards)

TACKLES
ARZ- Ronald McKinnon (3), Raynoch Thompson (3), Calvin Pace (2) | ATL- DeAngelo Hall (9), Chris Draft (9), Keith Brooking (8)

SACKS
ARZ- Pace, Thompson, Wendell Bryant | ATL- Brooking, Tony McBride

INTERCEPTIONS
ATL- Chris Hall, Aaron Beasley

 

[Woy]

CARDINALS TRADE MCNOWN; GET CORNERBACK DEPTH

Mike Rumph tries to bat away an intended pass to Torry Holt. The new Arizona Cardinal will challenge Renaldo Hill for the second cornerback spot.

GLENDALE, AZ (AP)- Days after a tough loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the Arizona Cardinals made a trade to improve their defense. However, the move wasn't to boost their run defense, which allowed Warrick Dunn to rush for 285 yards and four touchdowns, but instead it should help their pass defense. San Francisco sends cornerback Mike Rumph to Arizona for quarterback Josh McNown and a 2006 sixth round pick.

Rumph was drafted by the 49ers out of the University of Miami in the 2002 NFL Draft. The 27th pick of the first round that year has gotten marginal playing time in San Francisco and definitely welcomes the change of scenery. "I'm going to miss San Francisco, don't get me wrong," says the newest Arizona Cardinal. "But I'm ready to go to this team and make a major impact. They're surprising a lot of people this year and I'm going to help them continue to shock the rest of the league." Rumph will start as a nickel back next week and if he plays well, could start over the inconsistent Renaldo Hill in the future.

McNown was lined up as the starter for Arizona in mini-camp, but with the trade for Drew Henson, he fell to the third slot on the depth chart. A product out of Sam Houston State, Josh will be second on the quarterback depth chart behind starter Tim Rattay.

The Cardinals also announced that they have signed former Steelers quarterback Tee Martin to a $750,000/1 year deal. Martin will retain McNown's former spot behind Henson and Shaun King as the third quarterback.

 

[Woy]

defense any1 lol

Lol, you're telling me. The sliders are constantly changing for me right now, so I can find some realistic ones, so one game it might be like this and next week it might be 10-7.

I'll update in a little bit; I'm about to go home for a while.

 

[Woy]

Week 3

Game of the Week

vs.

In a defensive battle between two AFC North rivals, the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Baltimore Ravens to stay unbeaten.

Cincinnati Bengals (2-0) 14, Baltimore Ravens (2-0) 10
CIN- Jon Kitna (16-31, 133 yards) | BAL- Jamal Lewis (19 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD)

Players of the Week

Warrick Dunn went off against the Cardinals defense, rushing for 285 yards and four scores in the win.

Offense- Warrick Dunn, HB, ATL (13 carries, 285 yards, 4 TD)
Defense- Antoine Winfield, CB, BUF (9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT)

Injuries

The Seattle Seahawks lost two players to lengthy injuries this week, including Marcus Trufant, who was placed on Injured Reserve.

Marcus Trufant, CB, SEA (24 weeks - broken vertebrae; placed on Injured Reserve)
Aaron Beasley, CB, ATL (15 weeks - fractured arm)
Jay Foreman, MLB, HOU (9 weeks - broken forearm)
Darrell Jackson, WR, SEA (7 weeks - foot stress fracture)
Na'il Diggs, MLB, GB (4 weeks - broken shoulder)

Transactions

The Pittsburgh Steelers trade offensive tackle Marvel Smith to the San Francisco 49ers for tight end Eric Johnson.

The Arizona Cardinals trade quarterback Josh McNown and a 2006 sixth round pick to the San Francisco 49ers for cornerback Mike Rumph.

The Arizona Cardinals sign quarterback Tee Martin to a 750k/1 year deal.

Byron Leftwich is off to a great start, as he leads the league in quarterback rating and is tied for first in touchdown passes.

QB Rating- Byron Leftwich, JAX (120.5)
Pass Yards- Drew Henson, ARZ (1149)
Pass TDs- 2 tied with 9
Pass INT- Jeff Garcia, CLE (6)
Rush Yards- Clinton Portis, WAS (475)
Rush TDs- Warrick Dunn, ATL (6)
Catches- Larry Fitzgerald, ARZ (28)
Receiving Yards- Anquan Boldin, ARZ (579)
Receiving TDs- Anquan Boldin, ARZ (5)
Tackles- Donnie Edwards, SD (29)
Sacks- Gary Walker, HOU (5)
Interceptions- 3 tied with 3​

 

[Woy]

Okay, this will be put on hold until next Wednesday. Tonight I have a big speech about 9/11 that I have to work on, so I won't be on to update. Tomorrow I have a track meet about two hours away and then I have to pack. Friday morning I leave for Florida for my class's senior trip and I won't be back until Wednesday afternoon. So keep this bumped for me while I'm gone. Thanks.

 

[Gonzo]

Friendly bump.

Leftwich is looking good in JAX.