CARDINALS CLINCH IN OVERTIMEBACK-AND-FORTH CLASSIC ENDS WITH PLAYOFF BIRTH IN ARIZONA
For more than 60 minutes in the desert Sunday, the two gunslinging quarterbacks dueled to a draw, Arizona’s Kurt Warner and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers combining for 801 yards through the air and 9 scoring passes. The outcome in the National Football Conference wild-card playoff game was not decided until the second minute of overtime when the Cardinals’ Michael Adams sacked Rodgers and caused a fumble. Karlos Dansby scooped up the loose ball and barreled 17 yards for a score to give the Cardinals a 51-45 victory and send them to New Orleans to face the Saints in an N.F.C. divisional-round game Saturday. It was a wild end to the highest-scoring game in N.F.L. postseason history. Warner had only two incompletions after three quarters and finished 29 of 33 for 379 yards and 5 touchdowns. That is not a typo. Warner had more scoring passes than incompletions. Rodgers, who brought his team back from deficits of 17-0 and 31-10, set a franchise record with 422 yards passing and 4 touchdowns. He was sacked five times, which equaled the number of times he was dropped in the previous four games. The Cardinals’ Neil Rackers had a chance to win the game in regulation when he lined up for a 34-yard field-goal attempt with 14 seconds left, but his attempt sailed wide. At that point, Warner said when asked to describe his feelings, “I think you’re scared.” (NYTimes)
For more than 60 minutes in the desert Sunday, the two gunslinging quarterbacks dueled to a draw, Arizona’s Kurt Warner and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers combining for 801 yards through the air and 9 scoring passes. The outcome in the National Football Conference wild-card playoff game was not decided until the second minute of overtime when the Cardinals’ Michael Adams sacked Rodgers and caused a fumble. Karlos Dansby scooped up the loose ball and barreled 17 yards for a score to give the Cardinals a 51-45 victory and send them to New Orleans to face the Saints in an N.F.C. divisional-round game Saturday. It was a wild end to the highest-scoring game in N.F.L. postseason history. Warner had only two incompletions after three quarters and finished 29 of 33 for 379 yards and 5 touchdowns. That is not a typo. Warner had more scoring passes than incompletions. Rodgers, who brought his team back from deficits of 17-0 and 31-10, set a franchise record with 422 yards passing and 4 touchdowns. He was sacked five times, which equaled the number of times he was dropped in the previous four games. The Cardinals’ Neil Rackers had a chance to win the game in regulation when he lined up for a 34-yard field-goal attempt with 14 seconds left, but his attempt sailed wide. At that point, Warner said when asked to describe his feelings, “I think you’re scared.” (NYTimes)
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