Kansas City 23, 
Arizona 20
4:05 PM ET
October 8, 2006
U of Phoenix Stadium,
Glendale, AZ
| SCOUTING REPORT | ||
Leinart era begins in ArizonaAfter obtaining NFC Player of the Week honors in Week 1 when he threw for 301 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, Kurt Warner's poor performances over the past two weeks has cost him his starting job. After their loss on the road against the Atlanta Falcons, there was an official announcement by head coach Dennis Green and his anointment of Matt Leinart as the new starter for the Cardinals.
Leinart was outstanding in his preseason debut and will need to regain his preseason poise to keep the Cardinals close against a Chiefs defense that was stingy last week against the 49ers, holding them to 165 total yards. Running back Larry Johnson is averaging just over 24 carries and 98 yards per game and is on pace for over 1,500 rushing yards in 2006. | ||
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| Matchup | |||||||
| W-L | PF | PA | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF | |
| KAN | 9-7 | 331 | 315 | 6-2 | 3-5 | 4-2 | 5-7 |
| ARI | 5-11 | 314 | 389 | 3-5 | 2-6 | 4-2 | 5-7 |
| · Complete Standings | |||||||
| TEAM AVERAGES & NFL RANKS | ||
| TEAM OFFENSE | TEAM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
| Total Yards | KAN | |
| ARI | ||
| Yards Passing | KAN | |
| ARI | ||
| Yards Rushing | KAN | |
| ARI | ||
| TEAM DEFENSE | TEAM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
| Yards Allowed | KAN | |
| ARI | ||
| Pass Yds Allowed | KAN | |
| ARI | ||
| Rush Yds Allowed | KAN | |
| ARI | ||
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NFL Scores
Sunday, October 8th 2006
| Buffalo | 7 | Final |
| Chicago | 40 |
| St. Louis | 23 | Final |
| Green Bay | 20 |
| Tennessee | 13 | Final |
| Indianapolis | 14 |
| Detroit | 17 | Final |
| Minnesota | 26 |
| Miami | 10 | Final |
| New England | 20 |
| Tampa Bay | 21 | Final |
| New Orleans | 24 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| NY Giants | 19 |
| Cleveland | 12 | Final |
| Carolina | 20 |
| Kansas City | 23 | Final |
| Arizona | 20 |
| Oakland | 20 | Final |
| San Francisco | 34 |
| NY Jets | 0 | Final |
| Jacksonville | 41 |
| Dallas | 24 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 38 |
| Pittsburgh | 13 | Final |
| San Diego | 23 |
Monday, October 9th 2006
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Denver | 13 |