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RACKERS, NEILone second remaining after recording his secondconsecutive successful onside kick of the seasonrecovered by Jerheme Urban at Washington(10/21)…made all four extra points and recorded atouchback while connecting on a 19-yard FG at theend of regulation to send the game into overtimeonly to miss from 32 yards in OT vs. San Francisco(11/25)…converted and recovered his fourth consecutiveonside kick in a row (fifth as a Cardinal)and missed only FG attempt of the day from 50yards while connecting on all three extra pointsat Seattle (12/9)…converted all three FG tries, includinga 29-yarder with time expiring to send thegame into overtime and then a 31-yarder in extratime vs. Atlanta (12/23) for the fifth game-winningkick of his career and second as a Cardinal.2006 (Arizona 16/0): Had his second consecutive100-point season, totaling 116 points with 17touchbacks while appearing in all 16 games…connected on a 29-yard FG in the first quarterand converted the extra point following AdrianWilson’s franchise record 99-yard interception returnfor a TD to temporarily give the Cardinals thelead in the second quarter at Atlanta (10/1)…connectedon two-of-two extra point attempts and onFGs of 41 and 45 yards vs. Kansas City (10/8)…41-yard FG in the second quarter gave him his 500thcareer point…connected on FGs of 21 and 50yards (missing from 41 yards), was two-of-twoon extra point attempts and converted a perfectonside kick in the final minute of the game to givethe Cardinals a shot at a last second win at Minnesota(11/26)…turned in his best performance ofthe season, connecting on field goals of 25, 39, 37and 32 yards while converting two extra points atSan Francisco (12/24).2005 (Arizona 15/0): Set a new NFL record for fieldgoals 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 openervs. St. Louis (9/18), connecting on FGs from 29,26, 48 and 35 yards out…hit the end zone on allfive kickoffs, recording touchbacks on four…recordedthe Cardinals’ only points for the secondweek in a row with 12 points at Seattle (9/25)…connected on two FGs from 50 or more yards, givinghim 10 career field goals of 50 or more yards,and recorded three touchbacks…extended hisconsecutive FG streak to 16 hitting six-of-six attemptsfor a new single-game career-high and hitthe end zone on nine kickoffs, recording touchbackson seven vs. San Francisco (10/2)…connectedon the game-deciding FG, which gave theCardinals a 13-10 lead vs. Tennessee (10/23)…connected on his 11th-career FG from beyond 50yards and his 22nd consecutive field goal of theseason after hitting from 52 and 47 yards at Dallas(10/30)…connected on four FGs vs. Seattle (11/6)to increase his record to 26 consecutive attemptsmade…hit the 12th 50+ yard FG of his career andset the new franchise mark for FGs over 40 yardsin a season connecting on his 13th…connectedon FGs of 51 and 28 yards at Detroit (11/13) to extendhis consecutive streak to 28…also made twocrucial tackles on kickoff returns…set the franchiserecord for FGs in a season with his 31st FGof the year at St. Louis (11/20)…ended his streakof consecutive FGs when his first attempt of theday, a 43-yarder, went wide left, but connectedon a 42-yarder later in the day vs. Jacksonville(11/27)…suffered a torn calf muscle in his left legin practice on 12/1 and was deactivated for thegame at San Francisco (12/4)…set the NFL recordfor FGs in a season, hitting numbers 39 and 40 totie and break the record at Indianapolis (1/1)…tied the record with a 28-yarder in the secondquarter and broke the record with a 42 yarder inthe fourth quarter…scored 11 points for the NFCin the Pro Bowl, leading the conference to a win.2004 (Arizona 16/0): Re-wrote the Cardinals recordbooks by kicking 23 touchbacks in 2004, the mostin team history…missed only three attempts frominside of 50 yards and nailed five from beyond 50yards, including three in one game (vs. Seattle10/24)…kicked a league-long 57-yarder againstDenver in the preseason…hit two FGs from beyond50 yards vs. New England (9/19), nailed at-HOUSTONTEXANS.COM