2005 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 18, 2005 · Reliant Stadium

Arizona Cardinals

Houston TexansWinner

ARI -1 upsetO 43.5 ✓DomeCardinals closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Houston Texans 30–19.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · ARI

14/24, 174 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-7.8 expected points added

Passing · HOU

22/33, 150 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-5.3 expected points added

Rushing · HOU

28 att, 87 yds, 2 TD

-4.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · HOU

5 att, 32 yds, 1 TD

1.9 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
John Navarre	14/24	174	1	1	4	-7.8
Kurt Warner	10/10	115	1	0	2	6.0
Josh McCown	1/4	12	0	1	0	-3.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Marcel Shipp	6	28	4.7	0	1.2
J.J. Arrington	7	11	1.6	0	-2.9

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
James Darling	7	2	0.0	0	0
David Macklin	7	2	0.0	0	3
Antrel Rolle	8	0	0.0	0	1
Adrian Wilson	5	2	0.0	0	0
Quentin Harris	2	2	0.0	0	1
Karlos Dansby	3	1	0.0	0	0
Orlando Huff	3	0	0.0	1	1
Ross Kolodziej	3	0	1.0	0	0
Chike Okeafor	1	2	0.0	0	0
Lamont Reid	2	1	0.0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
David Carr	22/33	150	0	1	3	-5.3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jonathan Wells	28	87	3.1	2	-4.4
Vernand Morency	5	32	6.4	1	1.9
David Carr	1	2	2.0	0	-0.2
Andre Johnson	1	-2	-2.0	0	-0.8

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Troy Evans	5	1	0.0	0	0
Dunta Robinson	4	1	0.0	0	2
Morlon Greenwood	4	0	0.0	0	1
Jason Babin	4	0	2.0	0	0
C.C. Brown	1	3	0.0	1	1
Seth Payne	2	2	1.0	0	0
Glenn Earl	0	4	0.0	1	1
Shantee Orr	2	1	0.0	0	0
Marcellus Rivers	2	0	0.0	0	0
Robaire Smith	2	0	1.0	0	1

Closing number vs result

Cardinals closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 43.5; the game landed 49 — over by 5.5.

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