The Arizona Cardinals beat the Houston Texans 31-5 on Oct 24, 2021 at State Farm Stadium.
Final · State Farm Stadium
Top performers
- Davis Mills threw for 135 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Texans.
- David Johnson ran for 25 yards on 7 carries.
- Kyler Murray threw for 261 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Cardinals.
- James Conner ran for 64 yards on 10 carries.
Houston Texans box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | 7 | 25 | 0 | 13 |
| Mark Ingram II | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 15 | 42 | 0 | 13 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins | 2 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| David Johnson | 5 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 10 |
| Brandin Cooks | 5 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 18 |
| Mark Ingram II | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| Danny Amendola | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 21 | 29 | 122 | 0 | 22 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Kirksey | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Reid | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Martin | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tavierre Thomas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Greenard | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Murray | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Lopez | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maliek Collins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pierre-Louis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Cunningham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Omenihu | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 26 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Arizona Cardinals box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Conner | 10 | 64 | 1 | 18 |
| Kyler Murray | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Jonathan Ward | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 17 | 81 | 1 | 18 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 7 | 9 | 53 | 1 | 15 |
| Christian Kirk | 4 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 19 |
| Team | 11 | 14 | 103 | 2 | 19 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Simmons | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Thompson | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Murphy Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaven Collins | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markus Golden | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Hicks | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Banjo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Budda Baker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Kennard | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Gardeck | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Mauro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Alford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 26 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Texans · 2021 season · Previous Oct 17, 2021: HOU 3, IND 31 · Next Oct 31, 2021: LAR 38, HOU 22
- Cardinals · 2021 season · Previous Oct 17, 2021: ARI 37, CLE 14 · Next Oct 28, 2021: GB 24, ARI 21