Arizona Cardinals Game Maker: Week 7 Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants

by CardsFan08 on Oct 29, 2009 1:47 AM MDT in 2009 Season Comment 9 comments

In week 7 the Arizona Cardinals toppled the previously 5-1 New York Giants with a final score of 24-17. Looking to capitalize on the momentum coming from the road win against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 6, the Cardinals seemed to beat all odds being the 18th ranked offense and besting the Giants defense which is still ranked number one in the league. To add to the drama the game was on the road, on the East Coast, and in a prime time match up.

All of the ingredients that would have made a Cardinals fan cringe if it weren't for the paradigm shift that many are witnessing as the Cardinals defense is becoming very consistent, the offense continues to work well in the passing game, but most importantly was the running game which made a rare appearance and worked better than it has all year. This new balance brought a new element to the Cardinals and brought a lot of smiles to fans faces.

Leading to this weeks Game Maker... RB Beanie Wells' (26) 13 yard 2nd quarter, two stiff arm TD run.

Week 7 Game Maker: @ 4:25 2nd Quarter - RB Beanie Wells runs 13 yards to score the first Cardinals points of the night and his first career regular season TD.

Full break down of the play after the jump!

Image 1 - The line up: 2 WR (Fitzgerald, Breaston), 1TE (Becht), 1 FB (Kreider), 1 RB (Wells). The Giants defense is playing 4 DL and 1 LB (Clark (55)) on the line, 3 CB, 2 LBs in the middle of the field and one safety.

Image 1a - TE Becht (84) is lined up to the left of LT Gandy, directly across from him is LB Clark (55). The Giants CB on the left side is Thomas (24). Giants DE Justin Tuck (91) is lined up to the right of RT Levi Brown (75).

Image 2 - After the snap the line gets good blocks, and a gap is opened between LT Gandy and TE Becht and Giants LB Antonio Pierce (58) looks to shoot through. FB Kreider (35) acts as a lead blocker and heads directly for Pierce to make the block.

Image 3 - RB Wells (26) takes the hand off from QB Warner (13) as Giants LB Tuck starts to turn the corner on RT Brown and close the gap with the ball carrier. CB Thomas sees the hand off and rushes towards Wells...

Image 3a - Notice Tuck closing the distance between he and the ball carrier and also a one on one match up between Wells and Thomas on the left side.

Image 4 - Wells comes up to speed bouncing out to the left side, sees Thomas closing on him and begins a cut...

Image 5 - Wells continues cutting out to the left side...

Image 6 - Thomas (24) closes to make the tackle, but Wells prepares his left hand for the stiff arm...

Image 7 - Wells shows his strength and pushes Thomas back with a powerful stiff arm while Tuck (91) continues to close the distance behind him...

Image 8 -Wells gets a full extension of his arm and sees that he's clear to the goal line from here. Giants LB Clark (55) is just getting away from TE Becht...

Image 9 - Powerful stiff arm throws Thomas to the ground...

Image 10 - The stiff arm slows Wells for just a moment, Giants defenders Tuck and Clark close the distance between them...

Image 11 - Wells then kicks into the next gear and continues running toward the goal line...

Image 12 - Giants CB Thomas falls backwards into LB Clark after the stiff arm...

Image 13 - Thomas recovers quickly and tries to match speed with Wells...

Image 14 - Wells starts coming into full stride...

Image 15 - Ten yards to the goal line...

Image 16 - Nine yards...

Image 17 - Wells sees that there is one last man to beat Giants Safety C.C. Brown (41) ...

Image 18 - Wells runs toward the goal line... (Brown just entering screen)

Image 19 - Brown closes quickly and catches Wells at the four yard line. Wells puts out his 2nd stiff arm and continues working toward the goal line...

Image 20 - Notice from this angle that Brown is trying to strip the ball.

Image 20a - From this angle it looks like Wells gloves on the ball, but it is actually Brown trying to strip it...

Image 21 - You can notice the ball slip down a little but Wells keeps it secured and steps over the goal line...

Image 22 - Wells continues pressing the stiff arm as he lands for the touch down...

Image 22a - Side view of the punishment.

Image 23 - Touchdown Cardinals!

Image 24 - Wells secures the ball all the way to the ground.

Image 25 - Congratulations Beanie Wells from all of us here at Revenge of the Birds!

Is there a different play that you would pick as the game maker moment? Antrel Rolle's INT to seal the game? Jason Wright's TD for game winning points? Wilson's INT or fumble recovery's?

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The only reason..

why he can take it to the outside is becourse he makes an inside shouldershake before he bounces it outside. This makes the CB go inside and making it possible for him to make the stiff arm.

by Indermann on Oct 29, 2009 5:36 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

very true

For the most part this run was all Beanie Wells. He made the move to bounce outside, he layed that great stiff arm we all dreamed about over the summer and had enough wheels to get over the goal line.

This was the type of running that we expected all along and hopefully there’s alot more to come. Good job Beanie.

Be careful....to a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

by Bezekira on Oct 29, 2009 7:05 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good catch on the shouldershake

I should have called that out in Image 4, that did cause Thomas to pause allowing Wells to bounce outside and get the stiff arm.

Section 102, Row 18

by CardsFan08 on Oct 29, 2009 11:31 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have a feeling we are going to be seeing a lot more of this soon.

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.

No band-wagoner fans allowed, pick a team and stick with em, throughout the good and the bad.

by JoeCB1991 on Oct 29, 2009 9:48 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I hope so

He was a beast on some of those runs on Sunday.

by Pyromnc on Oct 29, 2009 9:51 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Amazing

Never noticed but that 1st stiff arm took out 3 defenders. Pierce and Tuck got tripped up over Brown. Just shows you how important the stiff arm can be. Didn’t CC Brown force the fumble by Wells later on? Good work CF08

What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
Revenge of the Birds

by Andrew602 on Oct 29, 2009 10:04 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks man

I was surprised to see Brown targeting the ball on Beanie’s carry. I think the Giants may have game planned a little bit to try to emphasize trying to strip the ball due to the problems we’ve had this year with ball security.

Section 102, Row 18

by CardsFan08 on Oct 29, 2009 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

yea I think they definitely came in with a plan to strip the ball no matter who had it

Early in the game I thought that they actually missed a couple of tackles because the first guy was trying to go for the ball. I think the instances that I’m thinking about were against receivers though.

Be careful....to a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

by Bezekira on Oct 29, 2009 11:32 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs