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No. 20 Arizona overcomes halftime deficit to beat Northern Arizona 22-10 for 9th win a row
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Quali Conley ran for 112 yards, Noah Fifita threw for 173 yards and a touchdown and No. 20 Arizona overcame a four-point halftime deficit to beat Northern Arizona 22-10 on Saturday night to match the school record with its ninth consecutive victory.
The Wildcats (2-0) extended the longest active winning streak in FBS by outscoring the Lumberjacks 16-0 in the second half after trailing 10-6 at the break. The nine straight wins matches the school record set in 1974-75 and matched in 1997-98.
“I was really happy with the response, especially coming out of halftime down 10-6,” Arizona coach Brent Brennan said. “Some good team football. I give credit to Northern Arizona, I thought their players played their butts off and their coaches did a great job.”
Conley, a transfer from San Jose State, led the way as Arizona gained 188 yards on the ground. Receiver Tetairoa McMillan, who had a school-record 304 yards and four TDs in a 61-39 season-opening win over New Mexico, was limited to two catches for 11 yards.
“They did push the coverage to him at times,” Brennan said about defending McMillan. “They did a good job, they doubled him some, they bracketed him some.”
Northern Arizona (1-1) finished with only 198 yards of total offense, 91 after halftime. Ty Pennington threw for 84 yards on 14 of 24 passing and added 39 on the ground.
Arizona forced a turnover on downs in Northern Arizona territory to open the second half and converted that into points as Jeremiah Patterson scored on a 17-yard touchdown pass from Fifita for a 13-10 lead with 12:06 left in the third.
The Wildcats’ Chubba Ma’ae tackled running back Darvon Hubbard in the end zone for a safety with 11:33 left in the fourth, upping the lead to 15-10. And after getting the ball back, Arizona made it 22-10 on a 56-yard scoring run by Kedrick Reescano with 9:32 remaining.
Arizona only led 3-0 after the first quarter after settling for a red zone field goal on its first drive and punting the next two. Northern Arizona took a 7-3 lead with 10:24 left in the half on a trick play, with receiver Isaiah Eastman throwing a 25-yard TD pass to tight end Xander Werner.
Fifita's interception led to more points for the Lumberjacks, with Marcus Lye converting on a 38-yard field goal to make it 10-3 with 6:20 left in the first half.
The Wildcats cut Northern Arizona’s lead to 10-6 with 32 seconds left in the first half on a 48-yard field goal from Tyler Loop.
Northern Arizona: The Lumberjacks, who shocked Arizona in Tucson in 2021, dropped to 10-55 against FBS schools. They have never beaten a ranked FBS opponent.
Arizona: A week after scoring on 10 drives and putting up the eighth-most yards in school history, the Wildcats had fewer yards in the first half (147) than on their first two drives in the Week 1 win over New Mexico.
Northern Arizona: At Utah Tech on Saturday.
Arizona: At Kansas State on Friday night in a nonconference game scheduled before the Wildcats left the Pac-12 for the Big 12.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 16 | 15 |
Rushing | 9 | 7 |
Passing | 6 | 6 |
Penalty | 1 | 2 |
3rd Down Conv | 4-11 | 2-13 |
4th Down Conv | 0-2 | 1-1 |
Total Net Yards | 192 | 331 |
Total Plays | 56 | 56 |
Avg Gain | 3.4 | 5.9 |
Net Yards Rushing | 83 | 188 |
Rush Attempts | 31 | 29 |
Avg Rush Yards | 2.7 | 6.5 |
Yards Passing | 109 | 143 |
Comp. - Att. | 15-25 | 18-27 |
Yards Per Pass | 3.7 | 4.4 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-50 | 10-90 |
Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 1 |
Passing TDs | 1 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 5-50.4 | 5-46.6 |
Return Yards | 17 | 91 |
Punts - Returns | 2-17 | 4-91 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 1 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
T. Pennington
6 QB
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T. Pennington | 14/24 | 84 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Eastman
3 WR
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I. Eastman | 1/1 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
S. Cromwell
34 RB
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S. Cromwell | 11 | 41 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Pennington
6 QB
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T. Pennington | 13 | 32 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hubbard
23 RB
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D. Hubbard | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Evans
25 RB
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J. Evans | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Katsis
11 WR
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K. Katsis | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
X. Werner
13 ATH
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X. Werner | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Fleming
4 WR
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B. Fleming | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Lanier
8 WR
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T. Lanier | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Eastman
3 WR
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I. Eastman | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Gerena
88 TE
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I. Gerena | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Brooks
1 WR
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T. Brooks | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Evans
25 RB
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J. Evans | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Cromwell
34 RB
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S. Cromwell | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hubbard
23 RB
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D. Hubbard | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Katsis
11 WR
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K. Katsis | 3 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 5 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. Lye
49 K
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M. Lye | 1/1 | 37 | 1/1 | 4 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
M. Lye
49 K
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M. Lye | 5 | 50.4 | 0 | 68 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
N. Fifita
11 QB
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N. Fifita | 18/27 | 143 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
Q. Conley
7 RB
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Q. Conley | 17 | 112 | 0 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Reescano
3 RB
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K. Reescano | 6 | 71 | 1 | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hyatt
13 WR
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D. Hyatt | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Riley
10 WR
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M. Riley | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Luke
21 RB
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R. Luke | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Fifita
11 QB
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N. Fifita | 3 | -12 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
Q. Conley
7 RB
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Q. Conley | 5 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Patterson
2 WR
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J. Patterson | 6 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Powell
87 TE
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T. Powell | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Burnett
88 TE
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K. Burnett | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Lemonious-Craig
5 WR
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M. Lemonious-Craig | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. McMillan
4 WR
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T. McMillan | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Luke
21 RB
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R. Luke | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. McCord III
89 WR
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J. McCord III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
T. Loop
33 K
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T. Loop | 2/3 | 47 | 2/2 | 8 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
M. Salgado-Medina
19 K
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M. Salgado-Medina | 5 | 46.6 | 2 | 55 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
11:33 | NAZ 25 | 1:25 | 3 | -1 | Punt |
7:19 | NAZ 20 | 3:32 | 5 | 13 | Punt |
0:22 | NAZ 17 | 4:58 | 10 | 83 | TD |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
8:54 | NAZ 38 | 2:34 | 6 | 32 | FG |
4:17 | NAZ 21 | 1:44 | 3 | 6 | Punt |
0:32 | NAZ 25 | 0:32 | 1 | 2 | Half |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | NAZ 25 | 1:08 | 4 | 9 | Downs |
12:06 | NAZ 25 | 1:05 | 3 | 5 | Punt |
3:57 | NAZ 20 | 4:54 | 7 | 13 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
11:44 | NAZ 1 | 0:11 | 2 | -5 | Safety |
9:32 | NAZ 25 | 2:21 | 6 | 21 | Downs |
4:13 | NAZ 24 | 2:27 | 7 | 24 | Fumble |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | ARIZ 16 | 3:27 | 6 | 72 | FG |
10:08 | ARIZ 21 | 2:49 | 4 | 18 | Punt |
3:47 | ARIZ 27 | 3:25 | 5 | 23 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
10:24 | ARIZ 26 | 1:30 | 3 | 23 | INT |
6:20 | ARIZ 25 | 1:53 | 3 | 4 | Punt |
2:43 | NAZ 42 | 2:11 | 6 | 12 | FG |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:52 | NAZ 34 | 1:46 | 3 | 34 | TD |
11:01 | NAZ 17 | 7:04 | 14 | 74 | FG Miss |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:03 | ARIZ 33 | 2:19 | 5 | -1 | Punt |
11:33 | ARIZ 14 | 2:01 | 4 | 80 | TD |
7:11 | NAZ 46 | 2:58 | 3 | 1 | Punt |
1:46 | ARIZ 44 | 1:46 | 3 | 6 | Game |
- Field Goal (6 plays, 72 yards, 3:27 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) M.Lye kicks 45 yards from NAZ 35 to the ARI 20. ARI returns the kickoff. Tackled by NAZ at ARI 16. |
+12 YD | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 16 (14:55 - 1st) N.Fifita pass complete. Catch made by T.McMillan for 12 yards. Tackled by NAZ at ARI 28. |
Penalty | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 28 (14:35 - 1st) N.Fifita steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for T.McMillan. PENALTY on NAZ-NAZ Defensive Pass Interference 15 yards accepted. No Play. |
+58 YD | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 40 (14:27 - 1st) Q.Conley rushed for 58 yards. Tackled by NAZ at NAZ 2. |
-4 YD | 1 & Goal - NAZ 2 (14:05 - 1st) Q.Conley rushed for -4 yards. Tackled by NAZ at NAZ 6. |
+2 YD | 2 & Goal - NAZ 6 (13:44 - 1st) Q.Conley rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by NAZ at NAZ 4. |
Sack | 3 & Goal - NAZ 4 (13:25 - 1st) N.Fifita steps back to pass. Sacked at NAZ 15 for -11 yards (NAZ). PENALTY on ARI-ARI Chop Block 15 yards declined. |
Field Goal | 4 & 15 - NAZ 22 (11:33 - 1st) T.Loop 32 yard field goal attempt is good Center-ARI Holder-ARI. |
- Punt (3 plays, -1 yards, 1:25 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (11:33 - 1st) T.Loop kicks 65 yards from ARI 35 to the NAZ End Zone. Touchback. |
-4 YD | 1 & 10 - NAZ 25 (11:33 - 1st) T.Pennington pass complete. Catch made by K.Katsis for -4 yards. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 21. |
+3 YD | 2 & 14 - NAZ 21 (11:05 - 1st) T.Pennington pass complete. Catch made by D.Hubbard for 3 yards. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 24. |
No Gain | 3 & 11 - NAZ 24 (10:25 - 1st) T.Pennington steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for NAZ. |
Punt | 4 & 11 - NAZ 24 (10:19 - 1st) M.Lye punts 55 yards to ARI 21 Center-NAZ. Fair catch by ARI. |
- Punt (4 plays, 18 yards, 2:49 poss)
Result | Play |
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+11 YD | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 21 (10:08 - 1st) N.Fifita pass complete. Catch made by K.Burnett for 11 yards. Tackled by NAZ at ARI 32. |
+2 YD | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 32 (9:29 - 1st) N.Fifita pass complete. Catch made by R.Luke for 2 yards. Tackled by NAZ at ARI 34. |
+2 YD | 2 & 8 - ARIZ 34 (9:03 - 1st) R.Luke rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by NAZ at ARI 36. |
+3 YD | 3 & 6 - ARIZ 36 (8:22 - 1st) N.Fifita pass complete. Catch made by T.Powell for 3 yards. Tackled by NAZ at ARI 39. |
Punt | 4 & 3 - ARIZ 39 (7:36 - 1st) M.Salgado-Medina punts 55 yards to NAZ 6 Center-ARI. NAZ returned punt from the NAZ 6. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 20. |
- Punt (5 plays, 13 yards, 3:32 poss)
Result | Play |
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+2 YD | 1 & 10 - NAZ 20 (7:19 - 1st) D.Hubbard rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 22. |
+9 YD | 2 & 8 - NAZ 22 (6:44 - 1st) T.Pennington scrambles for 9 yards. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 31. |
Penalty | 1 & 10 - NAZ 31 (6:10 - 1st) PENALTY on ARI-ARI Defensive Offside 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
+2 YD | 1 & 5 - NAZ 36 (5:52 - 1st) D.Hubbard rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 38. |
Sack | 2 & 3 - NAZ 38 (5:14 - 1st) T.Pennington steps back to pass. Sacked at NAZ 33 for -5 yards (ARI). |
No Gain | 3 & 8 - NAZ 33 (4:38 - 1st) D.Hubbard rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 33. |
Punt | 4 & 8 - NAZ 25 (3:57 - 1st) M.Lye punts 50 yards to ARI 25 Center-NAZ. ARI returned punt from the ARI 25. Tackled by NAZ at ARI 27. |
- Punt (5 plays, 23 yards, 3:25 poss)
Result | Play |
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+11 YD | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 27 (3:47 - 1st) Q.Conley rushed for 11 yards. Tackled by NAZ at ARI 38. |
+15 YD | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 38 (3:11 - 1st) N.Fifita pass complete. Catch made by Q.Conley for 15 yards. Tackled by NAZ at NAZ 47. |
+1 YD | 1 & 10 - NAZ 47 (2:35 - 1st) Q.Conley rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by NAZ at NAZ 46. |
+1 YD | 2 & 9 - NAZ 46 (1:51 - 1st) N.Fifita pass complete. Catch made by J.Patterson for 1 yards. Tackled by NAZ at NAZ 45. |
Sack | 3 & 8 - NAZ 45 (1:15 - 1st) N.Fifita steps back to pass. Sacked at NAZ 50 for -5 yards (NAZ). |
Punt | 4 & 13 - ARIZ 50 (0:29 - 1st) M.Salgado-Medina punts 33 yards to NAZ 17 Center-ARI. Fair catch by NAZ. |
- Touchdown (10 plays, 83 yards, 4:58 poss)
Result | Play |
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+9 YD | 1 & 10 - NAZ 17 (0:22 - 1st) S.Cromwell rushed for 9 yards. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 26. |
No Gain | 2 & 1 - NAZ 26 (15:00 - 2nd) S.Cromwell rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 26. |
+1 YD | 3 & 1 - NAZ 26 (14:35 - 2nd) T.Pennington rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 27. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - NAZ 27 (14:03 - 2nd) T.Pennington steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for NAZ. |
+1 YD | 2 & 10 - NAZ 27 (14:09 - 2nd) S.Cromwell rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 28. |
+18 YD | 3 & 9 - NAZ 28 (13:31 - 2nd) T.Pennington pass complete. Catch made by B.Fleming for 18 yards. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 46. PENALTY on ARI-ARI Roughing the Passer 15 yards accepted. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 39 (12:21 - 2nd) T.Pennington rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by ARI at ARI 36. |
+5 YD | 2 & 13 - ARIZ 36 (12:02 - 2nd) T.Pennington pass complete. Catch made by I.Eastman for 5 yards. Tackled by ARI at ARI 31. |
Penalty | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 31 (10:44 - 2nd) PENALTY on NAZ-NAZ False Start 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
Penalty | 1 & 15 - ARIZ 36 (10:44 - 2nd) PENALTY on ARI-ARI Delay of Game 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
+6 YD | 3 & 2 - ARIZ 31 (10:44 - 2nd) T.Pennington rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by ARI at ARI 25. |
+25 YD | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 25 (10:11 - 2nd) I.Eastman pass complete. Catch made by X.Werner for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN. |
PAT Good | (10:24 - 2nd) M.Lye extra point is good. |
- Interception (3 plays, 23 yards, 1:30 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (10:24 - 2nd) M.Lye kicks 82 yards from NAZ 9 to the ARI 9. ARI returns the kickoff. Tackled by NAZ at ARI 26. |
+15 YD | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 26 (10:19 - 2nd) M.Riley rushed for 15 yards. Tackled by NAZ at ARI 41. |
+8 YD | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 41 (9:44 - 2nd) Q.Conley rushed for 8 yards. Tackled by NAZ at ARI 49. |
Int | 2 & 2 - ARIZ 49 (9:01 - 2nd) N.Fifita pass INTERCEPTED at NAZ 38. Intercepted by NAZ at NAZ 38. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 38. |
- Field Goal (6 plays, 32 yards, 2:34 poss)
Result | Play |
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+7 YD | 1 & 10 - NAZ 38 (8:54 - 2nd) T.Pennington pass complete. Catch made by S.Cromwell for 7 yards. Tackled by ARI at NAZ 45. |
+15 YD | 2 & 3 - NAZ 45 (8:34 - 2nd) S.Cromwell rushed for 15 yards. Tackled by ARI at ARI 40. PENALTY on ARI-ARI Illegal Use of Hands / Offense 5 yards accepted. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 25 (8:20 - 2nd) T.Pennington steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for NAZ. |
+2 YD | 2 & 10 - NAZ 25 (8:17 - 2nd) T.Pennington scrambles for 2 yards. Tackled by ARI at ARI 23. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - ARIZ 23 (6:28 - 2nd) S.Cromwell rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by ARI at ARI 20. |
Field Goal | 4 & 5 - ARIZ 27 (6:24 - 2nd) M.Lye 37 yard field goal attempt is good Center-NAZ Holder-NAZ. |