The Cardinals were down 38-10 at the half before coming almost all the way back.  Kurt Warner started this game and he was 10 of 16 for 139 yards with 1 interception.  Matt Leinart was the star of this game for the Cardinals as he completed 24 of 38 passes for 360 yards with 3 TD passes and 1 interception.  Chris “Beanie” Wells led the way on the ground for the Cardinals in this game with 46 yards rushing on 7 carries (6.6 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  Tim Hightower also pitched in with 6 carries for 38 yards (6.3 ypc).  WR Jerheme Urban led the way for the Cards in the air in this game as he caught 6 passes for 103 yards (17.2 avg).  WRs Early Doucet (93 yards, TD), Larry Fitzgerald (75 yards) and Sean Morey (71 yards) each caught 5 passes apiece in this game.  The Cardinals finished with a stunning 563 total yards on offense in this game (108 rushing, 455 passing) in this game.

Safety Adrian Wilson let the way in this game for the Cardinals with 6 tackles in this game.  The Packers rolled up 408 yards of offense in this game (123 rushing, 285 passing).  But, Packers’ WR Ruvell Martin put the final nail in the coffin for the Cardinals as he returned a onside kick 39 yards for a TD with 33 seconds left in the game!

The Cardinals really stunk it up in this game last Saturday Night against the Chargers.  Kurt Warner started at QB in this game and he completed 6 of 13 passes for 80 yards with 1 interception.  Matt Leinart was so-so as he completed 6 of 10 passes for 74 yards.  Brian St. Pierre finished up this game by completing 6 of 15 passes for 79 yards with 1 interception.  Tim Hightower led the way in the running game for the Cardinals in this game with 42 yards rushing on 9 carries (4.7 ypc).  TE Leonard Pope led the way in receiving yards in this game for the Cards with 53 yards on 2 catches (26.5 avg).  WRs Anquan Boldin (51 yards) and Lance Long (41 yards) each caught three passes in this game.  The Cardinals finished up with 294 total yards on offense (64 rushing, 230 passing) in this game.

Cornerback Greg Toler and linebacker Pago Togafau led the Cards’ defense with 7 tackles apiece in this game.  The Chargers finished up with 325 total yards (125 rushing, 200 passing) in this game.

The Cardinals have lost outside linebacker Cody Brown for the season due to wrist surgery.  He has been placed on the Injured Reserve List.  Brown was the Cardinals second round pick this season and he was definately in the teams’ plans for this season so his loss will hurt a little bit.

Don’t be too disappointed in the final score as this game was 3-3 heading into the 4th quarter.  Kurt Warner started the game at QB and he was so-so completing 6 of 10 passes for 53 yards.  Matt Leinart followed Warner in this game and he completed 8 of 14 passes for 83 yards.  Brian St. Pierre who was supposed to battle Leinart for the #2 job might have a hard time holding off Tyler Palko for a roster spot after his performance in this game.  He completed 4 of 10 passes for 42 yards with a interception.  Tyler Palko finished up the game completing 8 of 15 passes for 103 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception.  He also carried the ball 1 time for 11 yards.  Tim Hightower and LaRod Stephens-Howling each had 24 yards rushing on six carries to lead the way for the Cardinals in this one.  Steve Breaston (52 yards) and WR Lance Long (48 yards) each caught 5 passes in this game to lead the way for the Cardinals.  WR Onrea Jones caught 2 passes for 43 yards (21.5 avg) and he scored the only TD in this game for the Cardinals.  Despite not scoring many points the Cardinals still finished this game with 329 yards of offense against the Steelers.

The defense played fairly well in this game until the scrubs came in (4th quarter).  CB Michael Adams, LB Karlos Dansby, LB Pago Togafau and DT Alan Branch each led the way for the Cardinals on defense with 5 tackles apiece.  The Cards held the Steelers to only 288 yards of offense and held their vaunted rushing attack to only 2.8 yards per carry.

The Cardinals had more bright spots in this game than bad ones despite the final score.

The Cardinals have signed 30-year old center Melvin Fowler to a 1-year deal.  The 6′3″, 310 pound Fowler played in 15 games (5 starts) for the Bills last season.  In his seven year NFL career, Fowler has played in 87 games (60 starts).  This was a good signing for the Cardinals as Fowler will provide quality depth at both center and guard.