Cards Mount Comeback To Win 27-26
27-26 
Feely kicks the game winning field goal
The Arizona Cardinals opened up the news season with excitement on Sunday as they erased a 12 point 4th quarter deficit to beat NFC West rivals Seattle Seattle 27-26.
The Cards were able to rack up 538 offensive yards on the Seahawks. QB Kevin Kolb made the start for the Cardinals but was pulled in the middle of the 2nd quarter after throwing 2 interceptions (one went for a pick 6). Backup John Skelton replaced Kolb and helped lead the comback. Skelton went 24-40 for 373 yards, 3 touchdowns, and no interceptions.
All-Pro wideout Larry Fitzgerald had a monster game against the Seahawks secondary. Fitzgerald hauled in 14 catches for 169 yards and 1 touchdown. Rookie receiver Michael Floyd also put up some big number in his debut. Floyd caught 10 catches for 188 yards and a touchdown. Beanie Wells led the rushing attack finishing with 65 yards on 24 carries.
On the defensive end the Cardinals held the Seahawks to just 245 offensive yards. Rookie QB Russell Wilson threw for 185 yards completing 21-39 passes with one touchdown. The Seahawks only rushed the ball 15 times with Lynch rushing it 9 times for 34 yards and one touchdown.
Pari Lenon led the Cardinals with 7 tackles and Darnell Dockett came up with the only sack for the defense.
| Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals |
| Sep 9, 2012 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Seattle Seahawks (0-1) | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| Arizona Cardinals (1-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| SEA | ARI |
| Total Offense | 245 | 538 |
| Rushing Yards | 39 | 102 |
| Passing Yards | 206 | 436 |
| First Downs | 7 | 30 |
| Punt Return Yards | 24 | 48 |
| Kick Return Yards | 0 | 141 |
| Total Yards | 269 | 727 |
| Turnovers | 0(+3) | 3(-30 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 3-15(20%) | 9-20(45%) |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 | 1-3(33%) |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Penalties | 3-40 | 3-30 |
| Posession Time | 10:43 | 15:37 |
| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | SEA | ARI |
| 10:07 | (SEA) R.Longwell, 24 Yd FG | 3 | 0 |
| 0:05 | (SEA) R.Longwell, 47 Yd FG | 6 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | SEA | ARI |
| 2:49 | (SEA) B.Wagner, returned interception 93 Yds(R.Longwell kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 0:18 | (ARI) M.Floyd, 39 Yd pass from J.Skelton(J.Feely kick) | 13 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | SEA | ARI |
| 0:43 | (SEA) B.Obomanu, 47 Yd pass from R.Wilson(two-point conversion failed) | 19 | 7 |
| 2:20 | (SEA) M.Lynch, 12 Yd run(R.Longwell kick) | 26 | 7 |
| 0:00 | (ARI) M.Floyd 9 Yd pass from J.Skelton(J.Feely kick) | 26 | 14 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | SEA | ARI |
| 2:30 | (ARI) J.Feely 39 Yd FG, | 26 | 17 |
| 4:32 | (ARI) L.Fitzgearld 12 Yd pass from J.Skelton(J.Feely kick) | 26 | 24 |
| 0:05 | (ARI) J.Feely, 18 Yd FG | 26 | 27 |
| Seattle Seahawks | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | Russell Wilson | 21-39 | 185 | 1 | 0 | | Matt Flynn | 2-3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | Marshawn Lynch | 9 | 34 | 3.7 | 1 | | Russell Wilson | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | Ben Obomanu | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 1 | | Golden Tate | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | | Sidney Rice | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 0 | | Zach Miller | 3 | 14 | 4.6 | 0 | | Doug Baldwin | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | BLOCKING | PANCAKE | SACK | | Stacey Andrews | 0 | 1 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | LeRoy Hill | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | | Kam Chancellor | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Bobby Wagner | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | K.J. Wright | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Brandon Mebane | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | Ryan Longwell | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 47 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | Jon Ryan | 10 | 442 | 44.2 | 1 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | Leon Washington | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 |
| | Arizona Cardinals | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | John Skelton | 24-40 | 373 | 3 | 0 | | Kevin Kolb | 10-23 | 115 | 0 | 2 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | Beanie Wells | 24 | 65 | 2.7 | 0 | | Ryan Williams | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | | Kevin Kolb | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | Larry Fitzgearld | 14 | 169 | 12.0 | 1 | | Michael Floyd | 10 | 188 | 18.8 | 2 | | Andre Roberts | 4 | 55 | 13.7 | 0 | | Early Doucet | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | | LaRon Byrd | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | | BLOCKING | PANCAKE | SACK | | Daryn Colledge | 4 | 1 | | Anthony Sherman | 2 | 0 | | Adam Snyder | 2 | 1 | | Bobby Massie | 1 | 2 | | Pat McQuistan | 0 | 2 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | Paris Lenon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Patrick Peterson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Daryl Washington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Adrian Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Darnell Dockett | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | Jay Feely | 2/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 40 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | Dave Zastudil | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | 2 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | Patrick Peterson | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | | Andre Roberts | 3 | 65 | 21.6 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | Patrick Peterson | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 |
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