Regular Season Week 5: Falcons at Cardinals
October 04, 2026 61° Arizona Stadium
Attendance: 50,034 (69%)
Falcons 7 0 7 6 - 20
Cardinals 7 0 0 7 - 14
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Falcons: 2-8-ATL 27 (13:30) 11-Martin Lowell pass INTERCEPTED by 45-George Jackson at ATL 21. 45-George Jackson to STL 0 for 79 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Luciano Lamb. STL 0 ATL 7
(Qtr 1) Cardinals: 1-10-ATL 18 (1:07) 7-Brandon Blaylock ran to ATL 0 for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Joseph Morris. STL 7 ATL 7
(Qtr 3) Falcons: 2-13-STL 40 (7:11) 18-Kirk Cousins pass complete to 89-Andre Rison for 40 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Luciano Lamb. STL 7 ATL 14
(Qtr 4) Falcons: 4-17-STL 17 (4:02) 14-Luciano Lamb 34 yard field goal is GOOD. STL 7 ATL 17
(Qtr 4) Falcons: 4-2-STL 26 (1:57) 14-Luciano Lamb 43 yard field goal is GOOD. STL 7 ATL 20
(Qtr 4) Cardinals: 1-5-ATL 5 (0:34) 11-Martin Lowell pass complete to 84-James Smith for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Joseph Morris. STL 14 ATL 20
Team Statistics
Cardinals Falcons
First Downs 19 14
- Rushing 12 9
- Passing 6 5
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 296 277
- Offensive Plays 64 57
- Yards Per Play 4.63 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 192 125
- Rushing Attempts 35 22
- Yards Per Rush 5.49 5.68
Net Passing Yards 104 152
- Att/Comp/Int 24 / 11 / 1 33 / 26 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 147 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 43 2 / 18
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.59 4.34
- Yards Per Completion 13.36 6.54
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 12 3 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 10 4 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 35 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 79
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 33
Time of Possession 23:53 36:08
Drive Charts
Cardinals
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:11 0:57 OPP 29 2 2 Interception
1 5:53 4:52 OWN 26 8 74 Touchdown
2 13:04 2:35 OWN 44 4 11 Punt
2 7:18 5:51 OWN 21 10 56 Missed FG
3 15:00 1:40 OWN 34 3 2 Punt
3 7:04 0:52 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 3:18 3:24 OWN 5 5 14 Punt
4 12:30 1:23 OWN 20 3 -2 Punt
4 3:59 0:56 OWN 25 4 25 Fumble
4 1:53 1:23 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
Falcons
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:49 OWN 25 2 1 Interception
1 13:14 5:54 OPP 25 9 -54 Missed FG
1 7:21 1:28 OWN 28 3 -1 Punt
1 1:01 2:57 OWN 25 5 38 Missed FG
2 10:30 3:11 OWN 12 5 16 Punt
2 1:28 1:28 OWN 30 6 26 Half
3 13:20 6:16 OWN 12 11 88 Touchdown
3 6:12 2:54 OWN 24 4 19 Punt
4 14:53 2:23 OWN 33 5 14 Punt
4 11:07 7:08 OWN 36 12 46 Field Goal
4 3:02 1:09 OPP 35 3 8 Field Goal
4 0:30 0:27 OWN -2 5 57 Downs
4 0:04 0:04 OPP 38 1 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Cardinals
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#1 Daniel Donahue 20 91 4.55 14 5 0
#7 Brandon Blaylock 13 91 7.00 18 5 1
#11 Martin Lowell 1 9 9.00 9 0 0
#82 Terry Heard 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Falcons
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#42 Gerald Riggs 15 111 7.40 28 6 0
#31 William Andrews 6 14 2.33 5 0 0
#18 Kirk Cousins 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Cardinals
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#11 Martin Lowell 24 11 147 5 / 43 1 34 1 62.33
Falcons
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Kirk Cousins 33 26 170 2 / 18 1 40 1 85.61
Receiving Stats
Cardinals
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Kevin Webb 3 34 11.33 13 0
#7 Brandon Blaylock 1 34 34.00 34 0
#89 George Crosby 1 22 22.00 22 0
#1 Daniel Donahue 2 21 10.50 21 0
#88 John Shaver 1 20 20.00 20 0
#86 Jorge Calvo 1 9 9.00 9 0
#84 James Smith 1 5 5.00 5 1
#82 Terry Heard 1 2 2.00 2 0
Falcons
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Andre Rison 5 59 11.80 40 1
#36 Keith Meyer 10 37 3.70 9 0
#11 Julio Jones 5 35 7.00 12 0
#83 Alge Crumpler 4 35 8.75 16 0
#42 Gerald Riggs 1 3 3.00 3 0
#34 Craig Heyward 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Cardinals
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Ray Miles 39 40 2 4
#64 Michael Ryan 31 35 1 2
#75 Roger May 39 33 1 3
#67 Anthony Garcia 0 2 0 0
#53 Charles Barton 4 2 0 0
#96 Kyle Moreno 0 2 0 0
#92 William Liddell (IR) 4 2 0 0
#68 Raymond Long 0 2 0 0
#60 Steven Kirk 38 39 0 3
#86 Jorge Calvo 0 15 0 0
#84 James Smith 5 28 0 0
#82 Terry Heard 6 21 0 1
#81 Kevin Webb 0 17 0 0
#65 Salvador Meyer 38 37 0 1
#1 Daniel Donahue 6 3 0 0
#89 George Crosby 0 12 0 3
#34 Joseph Murphy 0 9 0 1
#88 John Shaver 0 16 0 0
#60 Frank Martell 9 1 0 0
#63 Christopher Farish 5 0 0 0
#50 Keith Arevalo 10 0 0 0
#25 Neal Rothrock 4 2 0 0
#7 Brandon Blaylock 6 1 0 0
#49 David Green 0 1 0 0
#27 Tom Robinson 0 1 0 1
#23 Frank Campbell 0 1 0 0
#18 Alvin Jackson 1 0 0 0
#87 Leroy Hall 0 1 0 0
Falcons
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Mike Kern 40 23 1 1
#79 Bill Fralic 13 15 1 4
#57 Jeff Van Note 43 35 0 4
#63 Chris Lindstrom 3 7 0 0
#34 Craig Heyward 16 11 0 3
#88 Jack Henry 0 14 0 0
#70 Jake Matthews 43 24 0 0
#85 Jim Mitchell 3 5 0 0
#68 R.C. Thielemann 31 10 0 0
#44 Craig Ruth 0 1 0 0
#27 Tom Pridemore 0 1 0 0
#21 Dion Sanders 0 1 0 0
#71 Kroy Biermann 0 2 0 0
#61 John Edwards 0 1 0 0
#60 Tommy Nobis 0 1 0 0
#55 John Abraham 0 1 0 0
#23 Desmond Trufant 0 1 0 0
#50 Buddy Curry 0 1 0 0
#75 Jeff Merrow 0 1 0 0
#83 Alge Crumpler 8 20 0 0
#65 Jerry Johnson 37 18 0 1
#59 Jamie Dukes 5 0 0 0
#62 Justin Blailock 5 0 0 0
#42 Gerald Riggs 2 2 0 0
#89 Andre Rison 0 19 0 1
#58 Jessie Tuggle 4 0 0 0
#11 Julio Jones 0 16 0 0
#36 Keith Meyer 3 5 0 1
#84 Alfred Jenkins 0 4 0 1
#82 Mark Hosmer 0 3 0 0
#69 Herbert Pringle 4 5 0 0
#72 Gerald Kelley 1 0 0 0
#31 William Andrews 2 1 0 0
#54 Curtis Lofton 0 1 0 0
#45 George Jackson 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Cardinals
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#25 Neal Rothrock 1 0 0.00 0
Falcons
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#45 George Jackson 1 79 79.00 1
Fumble Stats
Cardinals
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#11 Martin Lowell 2 0 0 0
#7 Brandon Blaylock 0 1 0 0
#10 Tyrone Hershberger 0 1 0 0
Falcons
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#55 John Abraham 0 1 1 0
#27 Tom Pridemore 0 0 1 0
Punting
Cardinals
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Chris Hollinger 5 227 45.40 45.40 53 2
Falcons
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#26 Billy Lothridge 4 205 51.25 46.00 54 1
Kicking
Cardinals
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 Joseph Morris 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 2 / 2
Falcons
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Luciano Lamb 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 43 2 / 2
Punt Return
Cardinals
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Cardinals
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#65 Salvador Meyer 1 35 35.0 0
Falcons
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Cardinals
Name Tackles Sacks
#49 David Green 7 0
#67 Anthony Garcia 7 1
#97 Donald White 7 0
#25 Neal Rothrock 5 0
#96 Kyle Moreno 5 0
#27 Tom Robinson 5 0
#53 Charles Barton 4 0
#37 Thomas Urban 3 0
#32 Michael Houston 1 0
#38 Clarence Mullane 1 1
#23 Frank Campbell 1 0
#60 Steven Kirk 1 0
#92 William Liddell (IR) 1 0
Falcons
Name Tackles Sacks
#27 Tom Pridemore 7 0
#44 Craig Ruth 6 0
#61 John Edwards 5 1
#55 John Abraham 5 2
#54 Curtis Lofton 5 0
#71 Kroy Biermann 4 1
#60 Tommy Nobis 3 0
#45 George Jackson 3 0
#50 Buddy Curry 2 0
#23 Desmond Trufant 2 1
#19 Raymond Evans 2 0
#42 Gerald Riggs 1 0
#24 A.J. Terrell 1 0
#75 Jeff Merrow 1 0
#58 Jessie Tuggle 1 0
#21 Dion Sanders 1 0
#89 Andre Rison 1 0