The Cardinals new head coach Ken Whisenhunt has been telling anybody that will listen how much Arizona intends on running the ball this season. We'll see if he's true to his word given the talent Arizona possess in their receiving corps. The 49ers are searching for a passing attack to go along with their Gored running game and promising young defenders. The talented but often injured Darrell Jackson should give Alex Smith a legitimate threat on the outside.
Predicted Score: Cardinals 27, 49ers 24
Fantasy Focus Arizona: RB Edgerrin James rolled up 105 yards in their last meeting and should be in for of the same this week in a game that should please all Arizona fantasy stars. In their last meeting, Arizona scored on its first four possessions on their way to a 26-20 victory in San Francisco.
Start: QB Matt Leinart, RB Edgerrin James, WR Larry Fitzgerald, WR Anquan Boldin
Consider: WR Bryant Johnson
Sit: TE Leonard Pope
San Francisco: RB Frank Gore missed time this preseason with a broken bone in his hand but is expected to be ready for action Monday night without limitation. In their two games last season, Gore scored 4 TDs and averaged a whopping 24.8 fantasy points per game.
Start: QB Alex Smith, RB Frank Gore, WR Darrell Jackson, TE Vernon Davis
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2006 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.
Defense Stats Comparison
ARI Defense
SF Defense
NFL Average
Points against
24.8
24.8
21.1
Rushing yards
122.5
129.3
123.7
Rushing yards per attempt
4.21
4.01
4.30
Completion %
66.5%
62.2%
60.0%
Passing yards
239.3
219.5
201.8
Passing yards per completion
10.66
11.02
10.67
Passing yards per attempt
7.09
6.86
6.40
INT return
0.8
0.8
1.1
Fumble recoveries
0.8
0.3
0.7
Sacks
3.0
2.0
2.2
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Team vs. Team History
Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers
Season
Week
Date
Vis
Home
Score
Winner
2000
5
2000-10-01
ARI
SF
20-27
SF
2002
8
2002-10-27
ARI
SF
28-38
SF
2002
16
2002-12-21
SF
ARI
17-14
SF
2003
8
2003-10-26
SF
ARI
13-16
ARI
2003
14
2003-12-07
ARI
SF
14-50
SF
2004
5
2004-10-10
ARI
SF
28-31
SF
2004
14
2004-12-12
SF
ARI
31-28
SF
2005
4
2005-10-02
SF
ARI
14-31
ARI
2005
13
2005-12-04
ARI
SF
17-10
ARI
2006
1
2006-09-10
SF
ARI
27-34
ARI
2006
16
2006-12-24
ARI
SF
26-20
ARI
Note: Only playoff games from the
2004 and 2005 seasons are included in the team vs. team history.
Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
