Washingtonpost.com: Arizona Cardinals 45, Washington Redskins 42



	From The Post Game story Michael Wilbon: There is much to talk about after a loss like this one. The Redskins believed the officials fumbled a key call late in the fourth quarter. Norv Turner appealed to the Redskins sense of pride at halftime. Notebook: Sunday's loss was costly in the injury department. For Arizona, Sunday was just another wild ride this season. On Our Site Online Only: The Redskins rallied behind Trent Green. Resources on the Arizona Cardinals are available in Sports Across America. NFL Week 12 Report

Arizona Cardinals 45,
Washington Redskins 42

Date: Sunday, Nov. 22, 1998
Site: Raljon, Md.
Attendance: 63,435

1 2 3 4 Tot.
Cardinals 17 14 7 7 45

Redskins 0 6 21 15 42

Scoring Summary | Team Stats | Offensive Stats | Defensive Stats

Scoring Summary

First Quarter
Cardinals: FG Nedney 26. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards. Key play: Mitchell muffed punt recovered by Pittman; Moore 13 pass from Plummer. Time elapsed: Drive: 1:49; Quarter: 3:17.

Cardinals: McWilliams 6 pass from Plummer (Nedney kick). Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards. Key play: Metcalf 21 punt return. Time elapsed: Drive: 1:02; Quarter: 6:04.

Cardinals: Plummer 1 run (Nedney kick). Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards. Key plays: Murrell 30 pass from Plummer and Wilkinson penalized 15 for roughing the passer; Moore 35 pass from Plummer. Time elapsed: Drive: 1:55; Quarter: 10:16.

Second Quarter
Cardinals: Murrell 13 run (Nedney kick). Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards. Key play: Sanders 40 pass from Plummer. Time elapsed: Drive: 1:27; Quarter: 4:42.

Cardinals:Plummer 10 run (Nedney kick). Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards. Key plays: D. Green penalized 9 for pass interference on third and 9; Bates 15 run; Moore 14 pass from Plummer. Time elapsed: Drive: 4:28; Quarter: 10:55.

Redskins: Westbrook 15 pass from T. Green (Blanchard kick wide left). Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards. Key plays: Mitchell 43 kickoff return; Connell 19 pass from T. Green on third and 7; T. Green 10 run. Time elapsed: Drive: 4:28; Quarter: 10:55.

Third Quarter
Redskins: Westbrook 12 pass from T. Green (Blanchard kick). Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards. Key plays: Alexander 12 pass from T. Green; Shepherd 15 pass from T. Green; Shepherd 13 pass from T. Green on fourth and 2. Time elapsed: Drive: 4:37; Quarter: 4:37.

Cardinals: Centers 9 pass from Plummer (Nedney kick). Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards. Key plays: McWilliams 8 pass from Plummer on third and 2; Gedney 21 pass from Plummer on third and 2; Bates 11 run. Time elapsed: Drive: 6:22; Quarter: 10:59.

Redskins: Westbrook 11 pass from T. Green (Blanchard kick). Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards. Key plays: Alexander 33 pass from T. Green; Alexander 22 pass from T. Green. Time elapsed: Drive: 2:00; Quarter: 12:59.

Redskins: Shepherd 16 pass from T. Green (Blanchard kick). Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards. Key play: Shepherd 29 pass from T. Green. Time elapsed: Drive: 1:42; Quarter: 14:46.

Fourth Quarter
Redskins: Hicks 5 run (Shepherd pass from T. Green). Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards. Key plays: Plummer pass intercepted by L. Evans and 54 return; Westbrook 18 pass from T. Green. Time elapsed: Drive: 3:24; Quarter: 5:42.

Cardinals: Plummer 1 run (Nedney kick). Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards. Key plays: Sanders 8 pass from Plummer on third and 7; Sanders 35 pass from Plummer on third and 8. Time elapsed: 5:29; Quarter: 11:11.

Redskins: T. Green 2 run (Blanchard kick). Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards. Key plays: Shepherd 8 pass from T. Green on third and 7; Westbrook 19 pass from T. Green on third and 17; McClesky penalized 42 for pass interference. Time elapsed: Drive: 2:03; Quarter: 13:14.

Team Statistics

Opp. Was.

First Downs 25 31

Rushing 11 6

Passing 12 20

Penalty 2 5

Third Down Eff. 7-13, 54% 7-14, 50%

Fourth Down Eff. 1-2-50% 2-2-100%

Net Yards 436 421

Offensive Plays 69 71

Avg. Per Play 6.3 5.9

Net Rushing Yards 188 68

Rushing Plays 40 17

Avg. Gain/Rush 4.7 4.0

Net Passing Yards 248 353

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-3 5-29

Gross Passing Yards 251 382

Pass Att.-Comp.-Int. 28-17-1 49-30-1

Avg. Per Pass Att. 8.6 6.5

Punts-Avg. 3-39.7 3-42.7

Return Yards 38 65

Punt Returns-Yards 3-22 2-11

Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-115 7-163

Interception Returns-Yards 1-16 1-54

Penalties-Yards 9-92 6-59

Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1

Field Goals-Attempts 1-1 0-2

Time of Possession 30:12 29:48

Individual Statistics

Passing
Cardinals: Plummer 17-28, 251 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT.
Redskins: T. Green 30-49, 382 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT.

Rushing
Cardinals: Murrell 20-92 1 TD, Bates 10-56, Centers 4-30, Plummer 6-10 3 TD.
Redskins: T. Green 5-26 1 TD, Hicks 7-22 1 TD, Mitchell 4-15, Davis 1-5.

Receiving
Cardinals: Moore 4-71, Sanders 3-83, Murrell 3-45, Centers 3-10 1 TD, McWilliams 2-14 1 TD, Gedney 1-21, Metcalf 1-7.
Redskins: Westbrook 10-135 3 TD, Shepherd 7-107 1 TD, Mitchell 5-23, Alexander 4-72, Connell 2-34, Hicks 2-11.

Interceptions
Cardinals: Lassiter 1-16.
Redskins: L. Evans 1-54.

Punting
Cardinals: Player 3-119.
Redskins: M. Turk 3-128.

Punt Returns
Cardinals: Metcalf 3-22.
Redskins: Mitchell 2-11.

Kickoff Returns
Cardinals: Metcalf 4-95, Pittman 1-20.
Redskins: Mitchell 6-145, Thrash 1-18.

Missed Field Goals
Cardinals: None.
Redskins: Blanchard 33 (B), 52 (S).

Defensive Statistics (Unofficial)

Tackles-Assists
Cardinals: Swinger 6-0, Miller 4-0, Smith 4-0, Tillman 4-0, Lassiter 3-0, McKinnon 3-0, Williams 3-0, Brown 2-0, Chavous 2-0, Rice 2-0, Bates 1-0, Bennett 1-0, Knight 1-0, McCleskey 1-0, Simpson 1-0, Wadsworth 1-0.
Redskins: D. Green 8-0, L. Evans 6-2, Smith 5-2, Dishman 6-0, Wilkinson 6-0, Richard 5-1, Lang 5-0, M. Patton 3-0, Barber 1-1, Brown 1-0, Harvey 1-0, Jones 1-0, Kinney 1-0.

Sacks
Cardinals: Rice 2-12, Smith 2-10, Miller 1-7.
Redskins: Wilkinson 1-3.

Passes Defensed
Cardinals: Brown, Lassiter.
Redskins: Dishman, L. Evans, Lang, M. Patton, Pounds.

Special Teams Tackles-Assists
Cardinals: Pittman 4-0, Lassiter 1-1, Anderson 1-0, Nedney 1-0, Tillman 1-0.
Redskins: Barber 2-0, G. Evans 1-0, Jenkins 1-0, Mitchell 1-0, Richard 1-0, Sellers 1-0.

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