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RACKERS, NEIL
Giants in Week 12...in first-career playoff game,
recorded three touchbacks on five kickoffs and
one special teams tackle while missing only FG attempt
from 51 yards vs. Atlanta (1/3/09)...recorded
a new franchise postseason record for FGs in a
game with four including connecting on a 49 yarder,
the longest FG in Cardinals postseason history,
at Carolina (1/10/09)…his 15 points scored were
second in franchise postseason history...tied his
franchise postseason long by connecting from 49
yards out vs. Philadelphia (1/18/09).
2007 (Arizona 16/0): Served as one of five team
captains and recorded 110 points in 2007 and
moved into second place on the franchise career
points list with 495 points…was perfect on three
onside kick attempts, giving him four consecutive
successful conversions dating back to 2006…
nailed the game winning FG from 42 yards out with
one second left, as well as connecting from 28 and
52 yards (16th career of 50+ yards) while missing
from 52 yards before the half in the home opener
vs. Seattle (9/16)…recorded fourth game-winning
FG of career, first as a Cardinal…recorded a successful
onside kick at Baltimore (9/23), which
gave Rackers his second consecutive successful
onside kick attempt…the last onside kick he attempted
was at Minnesota (11/26/06)…made all
four extra points, registered one touchback and
made two-of-three FG attempts including one
from 50 yards at St. Louis (10/7)…the 32-yard FG
was his 200th career FG attempt…converted one
of two extra points with one being blocked and
missed game-winning 55-yard FG wide left with
one second remaining after recording his second
consecutive successful onside kick of the season
recovered by Jerheme Urban at Washington
(10/21)…made all four extra points and recorded a
touchback while connecting on a 19-yard FG at the
end of regulation to send the game into overtime
only to miss from 32 yards in OT vs. San Francisco
(11/25)…converted and recovered his fourth consecutive
onside kick in a row (fifth as a Cardinal)
and missed only FG attempt of the day from 50
yards while connecting on all three extra points
at Seattle (12/9)…converted all three FG tries, including
a 29-yarder with time expiring to send the
game into overtime and then a 31-yarder in extra
time vs. Atlanta (12/23) for the fifth game-winning
kick of his career and second as a Cardinal.
2006 (Arizona 16/0): Had his second consecutive
100-point season, totaling 116 points with 17
touchbacks while appearing in all 16 games…
connected on a 29-yard FG in the first quarter
and converted the extra point following Adrian
Wilson’s franchise record 99-yard interception return
for a TD to temporarily give the Cardinals the
lead in the second quarter at Atlanta (10/1)…connected
on two-of-two extra point attempts and on
FGs of 41 and 45 yards vs. Kansas City (10/8)…41-
yard FG in the second quarter gave him his 500th
career point…connected on FGs of 21 and 50
yards (missing from 41 yards), was two-of-two
on extra point attempts and converted a perfect
onside kick in the final minute of the game to give
the Cardinals a shot at a last second win at Minnesota
(11/26)…turned in his best performance of
the season, connecting on field goals of 25, 39, 37
and 32 yards while converting two extra points at
San Francisco (12/24).
2005 (Arizona 15/0): Set a new NFL record for field
goals in a season, connecting on 40-of-42 FGs,
and was named to his first career Pro Bowl…
scored all 12 Cardinals points in the home opener
vs. St. Louis (9/18), connecting on FGs from 29,
26, 48 and 35 yards out…hit the end zone on all
five kickoffs, recording touchbacks on four…recorded
the Cardinals’ only points for the second
week in a row with 12 points at Seattle (9/25)…
connected on two FGs from 50 or more yards, giving
him 10 career field goals of 50 or more yards,
and recorded three touchbacks…extended his
consecutive FG streak to 16 hitting six-of-six attempts
for a new single-game career-high and hit
the end zone on nine kickoffs, recording touchbacks
on seven vs. San Francisco (10/2)…con-
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