1997 Arizona Cardinals roster: 4-12

The Arizona Cardinals went 4-12 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 5th of 5 in the NFC East.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Arizona Cardinals team stats
Points17.725th of 30
Passing Yards216.110th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.218th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.425th of 30
Rushing Yards78.430th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.622nd of 30
Sacks2.126th of 30
Tackles48.86th of 30
Touchdowns2.022nd of 30
Total Yards325.518th of 30
Points Allowed23.725th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %35.124th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1997 Cardinals roster: passing

1997 Arizona Cardinals passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.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.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Jake PlummerQB101572962,203151573.1
Kent GrahamQB81302501,4084565.9
Stoney CaseQB329553160254.8
Frank SandersWR16112600118.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Cardinals roster: rushing

1997 Arizona Cardinals rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Leeland McElroyRB141354243.12
Larry CentersFB151012762.71
Jake PlummerQB10392165.52
Leshon JohnsonRB1423813.50
Kevin BouieRB511262.40
Kent GrahamQB813231.82
Chris GedneyTE1611515.00
Stoney CaseQB3781.11
Frank SandersWR16155.00
Cedric SmithFB16451.31
Ronald McKinnonLB16133.00
Kevin R. WilliamsWR161-2-2.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Cardinals roster: receiving

1997 Arizona Cardinals receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Rob MooreWR169701,58416.38
Frank SandersWR167501,01713.64
Larry CentersFB155404097.61
Kevin R. WilliamsWR1620027313.61
Chris GedneyTE1623026111.34
Anthony EdwardsWR1620020310.10
Johnny McWilliamsTE16707510.70
Pat CarterTE1670446.31
Leeland McElroyRB1470324.60
Fred BrockWR2102929.00
Cedric SmithFB16202010.00
Leshon JohnsonRB143041.30
Jake PlummerQB101022.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Cardinals roster: defense

1997 Arizona Cardinals defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.
Ronald McKinnonLB1698601.0351
Michael BankstonDE1695672.0010
Jamir MillerLB1691585.5051
Brent AlexanderFS1676540.0021
Eric HillLB1173440.0010
Eric SwannDE1367517.5051
Matt DarbySS1164360.0020
Aeneas WilliamsFS1662480.06181
Tommy BennettDB1353410.0130
Bernard WilsonDT1651330.0110
Tom KnightDB1549410.00110
Simeon RiceDE1647335.0191
Terry IrvingLB1642280.0000
Kwamie LassiterDB1640243.0120
Mark SmithDT1638266.0031
Ty HowardDB1531241.0020
Mike CaldwellLB1631242.0121
J.J. McCleskeyCB1326211.0120
Brad OttisDE1622160.0000
Kenny HarrisDB11840.0010
Rashod SwingerDT1540.0000
Mark CampbellDT5440.0000
Lyron CobbinsLB6300.0000
Anthony EdwardsWR16300.0000
Tony McCombsLB12200.0000
Lomas BrownOT14100.0000
Kevin R. WilliamsWR16110.0000
Cedric SmithFB16110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997@ CINL 21-24
  2. Sep 7, 1997vs DALW 25-22
  3. Sep 14, 1997@ WSHL 13-19
  4. Sep 28, 1997@ TBL 18-19
  5. Oct 5, 1997vs MINL 19-20
  6. Oct 12, 1997vs NYGL 13-27
  7. Oct 19, 1997@ PHIL 10-13
  8. Oct 26, 1997vs TENL 14-41
  9. Nov 2, 1997vs PHIW 31-21
  10. Nov 9, 1997@ DALL 6-24
  11. Nov 16, 1997@ NYGL 10-19
  12. Nov 23, 1997@ BALW 16-13
  13. Nov 30, 1997vs PITL 20-26
  14. Dec 7, 1997vs WSHL 28-38
  15. Dec 14, 1997@ NOL 10-27
  16. Dec 21, 1997vs ATLW 29-26

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.