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Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals

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2009 Regular season · Week 5 · University of Phoenix Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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Cardinals beat Texans 28–21 in 2009 Week 5

The Arizona Cardinals beat the Houston Texans 28–21 at home at University of Phoenix Stadium in Week 5 of the 2009 regular season on October 11, 2009. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Cardinals to 2–2 and dropped the Texans to 2–3. The Texans finished 2009 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs. The Cardinals finished 2009 at 10–6 and lost in the Divisional round.

In their previous meeting, the Houston Texans won 30–19 on December 18, 2005. When they met again, the Arizona Cardinals won 27–24 on November 10, 2013.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Series tied 1–1 after meeting No. 2 since 2005 Full series history

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