NFC Champs

Today the Arizona Cardinals became the NFC champions after beating the Eagles 32-25. Going into this game they were the first No. 4 seed ever to host an NFC Championship game. The Cardinals went down 25-24 with 10 minutes left until Kurt Warner drove them done the field for a game winning touchdown to Eddie Hightower with just under three minutes left. Larry Fitzgerald was a big part of the win with the first three touchdowns of the game for Arizona and having nine catches for 152 yards on the day. Kurt Warner had a huge day going for 21/28, 279 yards, 4 touchdowns, and no interceptions. Edgerin James led Arizona in rushing with 73 yards on 16 carries. The Cardinal defense also forced three turnovers two of which were fumble recoveries and the other a interception by Aaron Francisco. An underlying story to this was the injured Brian Westbrook being again held under 50 yards on the ground. However Donovan McNabb and Correll Buckhalter made up a little for this loss by running for a combined 52 yards. One of the biggest game changers in the game was the flea flicker for the Cardinals that went for a 62 yard touchdown to Larry Fitzgerald. The Cardinals also achieved some more firsts by going to the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history and being the first team with 9 or fewer wins to reach the Super Bowl since 1979. The Cardinals will now play the Steelers in the Super Bowl.