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- Arizona Cardinals 32 - Philadelphia Eagles 25
- Date: January 18, 2009
- Time: 3:00 p.m. EST
- Location: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Television coverage: FOX
- Gameday forecast: Sunny, 68° F, easterly wind at 7 mphThe Weather Channel: Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals
- First-ever appearance in the NFC title game for the Arizona Cardinals
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The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 on January 18, 2009, in the NFC Championship Game. Starting at 3:00 p.m. EST, the game was played at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and televised on FOX.
The Cardinals will go on to play against the AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII.
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How They Got Here
The Philadelphia Eagles finished the 2008 season with a 9-6-1 record, including a week 17 win over the Dallas Cowboys to earn a wild-card spot.ESPN.com: Philadelphia Eagles Schedule They went on to defeat the Minnesota Vikings in the wild card round and the defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants in the divisional round.ESPN.com: 2008 Wild Card - Minnesota Vikings vs. Philadelphia Eagles ESPN.com: 2008 Divisional Playoffs - New York Giants vs. Philadelphia EaglesThe Arizona Cardinals, led by quarterback Kurt Warner, clinched the NFC West Division with a 9-7 overall record, going 6-0 in divisional matchups.ESPN.com: Arizona Cardinals Schedule Hosting their first playoff game since 1947, the Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Falcons in the wild card round 30-24, then went on to upset the Carolina Panthers 33-13 in the divisional round.ESPN.com: 2008 Wild Card - Arizona Cardinals vs. Atlanta Falcons ESPN.com: 2008 Divisional Playoffs - Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals
Recent Meetings
- 2008: Philadelphia 48 - Arizona 20ESPN.com: Philadelphia vs. Arizona - Intel
- 2005: Arizona 27 - Philadelphia 21ESPN.com: Philadelphia vs. Arizona - Intel
- 2002: Philadelphia 38 - Arizona 14ESPN.com: Philadelphia vs. Arizona - Intel
- 2001: Philadelphia 21 - Arizona 7ESPN.com: Philadelphia vs. Arizona - Intel
- 2001: Arizona 21 - Philadelphia 20ESPN.com: Philadelphia vs. Arizona - Intel
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Eagles Cardinals Questions
What is the cardinality of the following null sets? 1 AnswerThey all have a cardinality of 0 since they are all finite sets. read more
What is the score of the Cardinals vs. Eagles games going to be? 3 AnswersIt depends on which Cardinal show up. They have been inconsistent in the last few weeks of the season and were beaten by the Eagles in AZ just a few weeks ago. ... read more
What excuse did Cardinal Roger Mahony give for transferring priests accused of molestation? 1 AnswerIn the 2007 trail of, now, convicted defrocked priest Michael Stephen Baker, the Los Angeles times reported that Baker confessed to Mahony of molesting children... read more
Do you think the Arizona Cardinals could return to be in the NFL Superbowl next season and next time win? 3 AnswersIt depends on wether or not Kurt Warner can have as good of a season as he did last year with Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin. I personally don't think they ... read more -
Eagles Cardinals Game Summary
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2009 NFC Title Game - January 18, 2009 Team 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q PTS Philadelphia Eagles 3 3 13 6 25 Arizona Cardinals 7 17 0 8 32
Scoring Summary
- First Quarter
- 9:28: Arizona Cardinals - Kurt Warner nine-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald for a touchdown, PAT by Neil Rackers good
- 4:43: Philadelphia Eagles - David Akers 45-yard field goal
- Second Quarter
- 13:30: Arizona Cardinals - Kurt Warner 62-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald for a touchdown, PAT by Neil Rackers good
- 9:05: Philadelphia Eagles - David Akers 33-yard field goal
- 3:08: Arizona Cardinals - Kurt Warner one-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald for a touchdown, PAT by Neil Rackers good
- 0:03: Arizona Cardinals - Neil Rackers 49-yard field goal good
- Third Quarter
- 4:13: Philadelphia Eagles - Donovan McNabb six-yard pass to Brent Celek for a touchdown, PAT by David Akers good
- 0:56: Philadelphia Eagles - Donovan Mcnabb 31-yard pass to Brent Celek for a touchdown, PAT by David Akers missed
- Fourth Quarter
- 10:56: Philadelphia Eagles - Donovan Mcnabb 62-yard pass to DeSean Jackson for a touchdown, two-point conversion failed
- 2:59: Arizona Cardinals Kurt Warner eight-yard pass to Tim Hightower for a touchdown, two-point conversion Kurt Warner pass to Ben Patrick good




