Arizona Cardinals vs Indianapolis Colts

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September 1st, 1996

1996 Week 1

Regular Season

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Cardinals Away

Final

Colts Home

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Offensive Starters

QB B. Esiason

RB L. McElroy

FB L. Centers

WR F. Sanders

WR R. Moore

TE P. Carter

T L. Brown

G D. Love

C M. Devlin

G A. Redmon

T J. Wolf

Defensive Starters

DE M. Bankston

DT E. Swann

DT B. Wilson

DE S. Rice

LB S. Joyner

LB E. Hill

LB J. Miller

CB A. Williams

CB B. Alexander

S M. Darby

S T. Hoage

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Cardinals	3	3	0	7	13
Colts	0	10	0	10	20

	Cardinals	Colts
Q1	3	0
Q2	3	10
Q3	0	0
Q4	7	10
FINAL	13	20

Key Performers

Cardinals

PassingB. Esiason

25/38, 237 YDS

RushingL. McElroy

17, 63 YDS

ReceivingL. Centers

11, 108 YDS

TacklesM. Darby

SacksB. Smith

1.0

InterceptionsS. Joyner

Colts

PassingJ. Harbaugh

16/25, 196 YDS, 2 TD

RushingM. Faulk

12, 46 YDS

ReceivingM. Harrison

6, 85 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesJ. Belser

SacksJ. Belser

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Cardinals

Stat

Colts

First Downs

310

Total Yards

312

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

65.8%

PASS %

63.6%

226

NET PASS YDS

238

PASS TD

Takeaways

33:15

Time of Possession

26:45

Offensive Starters

J. Harbaugh QB

M. Faulk RB

Z. Crockett FB

S. Dawkins WR

M. Harrison WR

K. Dilger TE

K. Vickers T

D. Widell G

K. Lowdermilk C

J. Leeuwenburg G

J. Mathews T

Defensive Starters

B. Whittington DE

T. McCoy DT

T. Siragusa DT

T. Bennett DE

S. Grant LB

J. Herrod LB

Q. Coryatt LB

R. Buchanan CB

D. Mathis CB

D. Tate S

J. Belser S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 1 match up between the Arizona Cardinals and the Indianapolis Colts featuring 108 receiving yards by Larry Centers.

Legend

Moment: Cardinals

Moment: Colts

Cardinals Momentum

Colts Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • ARI FG ARI FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Greg Davis 24 yard field goal good

Cardinals opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • ARI FG ARI FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Greg Davis 29 yard field goal good

Cardinals extends lead → 6-0

< Q2 > • IND TD IND TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jim Harbaugh pass complete to Zack Crockett for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Colts takes the lead → 7-6

< Q2 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Cary Blanchard 23 yard field goal good

Colts extends lead → 10-6

< Q4 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Cary Blanchard 40 yard field goal good

Colts extends lead → 13-6

< Q4 > • IND TD IND TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jim Harbaugh pass complete to Marvin Harrison for 35 yards touchdown - PAT good

Colts extends lead → 20-6

< Q4 > • ARI TD ARI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Boomer Esiason left end for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cardinals cuts lead → 20-13

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Boomer Esiason	38	25	65.8	237	0	0	20	2	82.9
Team Totals	38	25	65.8	237	0	0	20	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Leeland McElroy	17	63	3.7	0	8
Boomer Esiason	3	15	5.0	1	8
Larry Centers	2	6	3.0	0	5
Cedric Smith	1	3	3.0	0	3
LeShon Johnson	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3
Team Totals	24	84	3.5	1	8

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Larry Centers	12	11	108	9.8	20
Frank Sanders	14	7	72	10.3	20
Anthony Edwards	2	2	15	7.5	12
Rob Moore	6	2	11	5.5	8
Pat Carter	1	1	20	20.0	20
Marcus Dowdell	1	1	11	11.0	11
Ryan Terry	1	1	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	37	25	237	9.5	20

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Matt Darby	9	8	1	0	0
Brent Alexander	8	6	2	0	0
Eric Hill	6	3	3	0	0
Jamir Miller	5	3	2	0	0
Ben Smith	3	3	0	1	0
Eric England	3	2	1	0	0
Terry Hoage	3	2	1	0	0
Simeon Rice	3	2	1	0	0
Eric Swann	3	3	0	0	0
Aeneas Williams	3	3	0	0	0
Seth Joyner	2	2	0	0	1
Michael Bankston	2	1	1	0	0
Tito Paul	2	2	0	0	0
Terry Irving	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	53	41	12	1	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Leeland McElroy	4	67	16.8	0
Team Totals	4	67	16.8	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Marcus Dowdell	1	9	9	0
Team Totals	1	9	9.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Greg Davis	3	2	1	1
Team Totals	3	2	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Jeff Feagles	4	168	42
Team Totals	4	168	42.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jim Harbaugh	25	16	64.0	196	2	1	35	0	98.1
Paul Justin	8	5	62.5	53	0	0	30	1	81.8
Team Totals	33	21	63.6	249	2	1	35	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Marshall Faulk	12	46	3.8	15
Lamont Warren	5	5	1.0	9
Zack Crockett	3	19	6.3	16
Jim Harbaugh	1	4	4.0	4
Team Totals	21	74	3.5	16

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Marvin Harrison	8	6	85	14.2	1	35
Marshall Faulk	8	4	62	15.5	0	30
Sean Dawkins	5	4	40	10.0	0	18
Ken Dilger	4	3	26	8.7	0	11
Zack Crockett	1	1	2	2.0	1	2
Lamont Warren	2	1	9	9.0	0	9
Aaron Bailey	2	1	19	19.0	0	19
Brian Stablein	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Marcus Pollard	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	32	21	249	11.9	2	35

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Jason Belser	11	10	1	1
Quentin Coryatt	10	8	2	0
Steve Grant	9	7	2	0
Tony McCoy	6	3	3	1
Sammie Burroughs	5	4	1	0
Dedric Mathis	5	3	2	0
Tony Siragusa	5	4	1	0
Jeff Herrod	4	2	2	0
Ray Buchanan	3	3	0	0
Ray McElroy	3	1	2	0
David Tate	3	2	1	0
Bernard Whittington	2	2	0	0
Eugene Daniel	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	67	50	17	2