2004 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2005 · Sun Devil Stadium
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7
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Arizona CardinalsWinner
12
ARI -4 ✓U 38.5 ✓
Arizona Cardinals 12–7.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Simms | 16/32 | 224 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -9.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 0 | -9.1 |
| Earnest Graham | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Chris Simms | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Smith | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Shelton Quarles | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronde Barber | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Brooks | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ian Gold | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chartric Darby | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Ivy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh McCown | 16/36 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -11.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 23 | 69 | 3.0 | 0 | -5.7 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Josh Scobey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Josh McCown | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Wilson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Duane Starks | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| James Darling | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Macklin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlos Dansby | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Dockett | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ARI -4
- Closing total
- 38.5
- TB moneyline
- —
- ARI moneyline
- —
Cardinals closed -4 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 19 — under by 19.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sun Devil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 63°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- TB 7 days · ARI 7 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Dennis Green