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Texans vs. Cardinals: Key stats in 27-24 win

A look at some of the numbers from the game.

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The Arizona Cardinals got the 27-24 win on Sunday. Let's look at some of the numbers.

9 -- The number of different receivers that Carson Palmer completed passes to.

1 -- The number of sacks allowed by the Arizona offensive line. Of course it was a turnover.

29 -- The number of rushing attempts by Arizona, 27 if you take out the two kneeldowns at the end of the game. That's still a lot of rushing attempts.

3 -- The number of plays run out of the wildcat formation.

93.4 -- Carson Palmer's passer rating for the ball game

235 --  The total yards allowed by the Arizona defense.

5 -- The number of second-half first downs for the Texans. they had 12 in the first half.

41 -- The number of yards the Cardinals defense allowed in the second half.

3 -- The number of catches by Larry Fitzgerald.

1 -- The number of wins the Cardinals now have when an opposing tight end scores a touchdown.

3 -- The number of punts downed inside the 20 for Dave Zastudil.

12.3 -- The average yards per punt return by Patrick Peterson. It was his best game returning punts since Week 12 in 2012. Previous to the game on Sunday, Peterson had averaged 4.64 yards per punt return on the season.

9 -- The number of games this season that Carson Palmer has thrown an interception.Yes, he has been picked off at least once in every single game this season.