We are in countdown mode to the start of the season. The Arizona Cardinals will kick off the 2023 regular season in four days on September 10 on the road against the Washington Commanders.
It will be the official beginning of the Jonathan Gannon era as head coach.
Buy Cardinals TicketsIn our countdown until the start of the season, we will give you notable stats in Cardinals history related to the number of the day.
Below are some notable stats with the No. 4.
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4 sacks in a game
In 2019, Chandler Jones had four sacks in a game twice. Bertrand Berry had four sacks in a game in 2004.
4 punt return TDs
The franchise record for punt returns for a touchdown belongs to Patrick Peterson, who returned four punts for touchdowns in 2011 as a rookie. It is the single-season and all-time franchise record.
4 TDs in a game
Eight different players have scored four touchdowns in a game. Kenyan Drake was the last to do it in 2019. The last time before that was in 1993 by Ronald Moore.
4 straight games with a rushing TD
Drake also had a streak of four straight games scoring a rushing touchdown. That happened in 2020. It happened six other times by five players, including Beanie Wells in 2011 and Tim Hightower in 2009.
4 TD passes in a game
Kyler Murray has thrown four touchdown passes in a game twice in his career. Carson Palmer did it three times in 2015 alone.
It has happened 21 times in franchise history.
4 consecutive 100-yard receiving games
Rob Moore had four consecutive games of 100 or more receiving yards in 1997. David Boston did it in 2001. They are tied for the second-longest such streak in franchise history.
4 INTs in a game
Safety Kwamie Lassiter picked off four passes in a game in 1998. That is a franchise single-game record set originally by Bob Nussbaumer in 1949 and matched by Jerry Norton in 1960 and 1961.
4 INTs returned for TDs
Karlos Dansby, Antrel Rolle and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie are tied for the second-most interceptions for a touchdown in a career with four.