Atlanta Falcons vs. Arizona Cardinals: game summary
Final · December 21, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.
State Farm Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
ATLARI 
- 342Total yards320
- 190Passing yards188
- 21/35Completions/attempts16/31
- 5.3Yards per pass5.7
- 152Rushing yards132
- 37Rushing attempts23
- 4.1Yards per rush5.7
- 24First downs16
- 7-143rd down efficiency7-13
- 2-54th down efficiency0-0
- 3-3Red zone (made-att)0-2
- 73Total plays56
- 4.7Yards per play5.7
- 2Turnovers1
- 1Fumbles lost0
- 1Interceptions thrown1
- 1-7Sacks (yards lost)2-15
- 4-20Penalties (yards)5-14
- 35:34Time of possession24:26
Game leaders
Passing
Kirk CousinsATL · QB · 21/35, 197 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Jacoby BrissettARI · QB · 16/31, 203 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Tyler AllgeierATL · RB · 16 CAR, 79 YDS
Michael CarterARI · RB · 11 CAR, 65 YDS
Receiving
Bijan RobinsonATL · RB · 7 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TD
Elijah HigginsARI · TE · 7 REC, 91 YDS
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Field goal12:46Chad Ryland 50 Yd Field Goal 0-3
- Touchdown7:43Michael Wilson 32 Yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Chad Ryland Kick)0-10
- Field goal2:17Zane Gonzalez 49 Yd Field Goal3-10
2nd quarter
- Field goal13:27Chad Ryland 51 Yd Field Goal3-13
- Touchdown11:56Bijan Robinson 13 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Zane Gonzalez Kick)10-13
- Field goal5:02Chad Ryland 25 Yd Field Goal 10-16
- Touchdown0:25Kyle Pitts Sr. 5 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Zane Gonzalez PAT blocked)16-16
3rd quarter
- Field goal7:25Zane Gonzalez 40 Yd Field Goal 19-16
4th quarter
- Touchdown12:28Kirk Cousins 1 Yd Rush (Zane Gonzalez Kick)26-16
- Field goal4:37Chad Ryland 34 Yd Field Goal 26-19
Player stats
Atlanta Falcons
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 21/35 | 197 | 5.6 | 2 | 1 | 1-7 | 82.7 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Allgeier | 16 | 79 | 4.9 | 0 | 12 |
| Bijan Robinson | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 0 | 29 |
| Kirk Cousins | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 1 | 2 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 1 | 41 | 11 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 1 | 12 | 9 |
| Drake London | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
| Darnell Mooney | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Charlie Woerner | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jake Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Sills V | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -6 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divine Deablo | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Alford | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Henderson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Woods | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruke Orhorhoro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kentavius Street | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harrison Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalid Kareem | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cobee Bryant | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Arnold Ebiketie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LaCale London | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalon Walker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Wilkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Lindstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Woerner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Dorlus | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Arizona Cardinals
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Brissett | 16/31 | 203 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 2-15 | 69.7 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carter | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 | 22 |
| Corey Kiner | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Emari Demercado | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Higgins | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| Michael Wilson | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| Trey McBride | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| Xavier Weaver | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Josiah Deguara | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Sims | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Carter | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Emari Demercado | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeem Davis-Gaither | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Budda Baker | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Simon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Robinson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaven Collins | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baron Browning | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Ojulari | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaden Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Burke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kitan Crawford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Pappoe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Sweat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJ Mustipher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Nolen III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- State Farm Stadium · Glendale, AZ
- Surface
- Natural grass
- Attendance
- 60,673
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Tom Stephan (Down judge) · Brad Freeman (Back judge) · Mark Pellis (Umpire) · Land Clark (Referee) · Dominique Pender (Side judge) · Karina Tovar (Field judge) · Jeff Hutcheon (Line judge)
About this game
Who won Falcons vs Cardinals?
Falcons won 26-19 over Cardinals on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
When was Falcons vs Cardinals played?
On Sunday, December 21, 2025, at 4:05 PM ET at State Farm Stadium.
Where was Falcons vs Cardinals played?
At State Farm Stadium.