NFL Game Preview: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams - Week 12

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Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams - Week 12

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GB DET	27 15
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MIA DAL	19 20
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SF BAL	6 16
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TB TEN	17 23
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MIN ATL	14 24
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ARI STL	23 20
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HOU JAC	20 13
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CLE CIN	20 23
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CAR IND	27 19
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BUF NYJ	24 28
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CHI OAK	20 25
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WAS SEA	23 17
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DEN SD	16 13
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NE PHI	38 20
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PIT KC	13 9
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NYG NO	24 49
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Rams 24, Cardinals 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 26	John Skelton	Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11	Beanie Wells	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 43	LaRod Stephens-Howling	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 5	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 55	Early Doucet	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 73	Andre Roberts	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
K 21	Jay Feely	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 21	Defense / ST

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St. Louis Rams
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 15	Sam Bradford	Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 5	Steven Jackson	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 10	Brandon Lloyd	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 49	Austin Pettis	Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
WR 54	Brandon Gibson	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 29	Lance Kendricks	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 24	Josh Brown	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 11	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Cardinals Are 9-1 in past 10 vs. StL & have outscored Rams 278-161... QB Kevin Kolb completed 1st career pass vs. StL (9/7/08 with Phi.) & finished 5 of 6 for 53 yards. QB John Skelton defeated Rams in Week 9, passing for 222 yards & TD... RB Beanie Wells is 5th in NFC with 7 rush TDs. Rushed for TD in last game at StL... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 13 rec. TDs in past 14 vs. StL. His 13 rec. TDs vs. StL are his most vs. single opp... WR Early Doucet ties for 2nd in NFC with 17 catches on 3rd down... Rookie CB-PR Patrick Peterson leads NFL with 3 PR-TDs. Had 99-yard PR-TD in OT in Week 9, 2nd longest PR-TD in NFL history & 2nd ever PR-TD in OT. In past 6 at StL, S Adrian Wilson has 5 sacks & 5 INTs. Is 1 of 5 S in NFL history with 20+ sacks (22.5) & 25+ INTs (26). Since start of 2007, DT Darnell Dockett has 29.5 sacks, most by DT (incl. playoffs). DE Calais Campbell aims for 5th in row vs. StL with sack. Has 5 sacks in past 4 meetings. Had 2 sacks & blocked FG in Week 9.

Rams QB Sam Bradford has posted 100+ rating 3 times in career & Rams are 3-0. Has 250+ pass yards in 2 of 3 meetings... RB Steven Jackson has rushed for 459 yards (114.8 per game) in past 4. Has rushed for 429 yards (107.3 per game) & 2 TDs in past 4 meetings. Since 2006, averages 116 scrimmage yards per game (9,276 yards, 80 games), most in NFL (min. 50 games)... Since start of 2010, WR Brandon Lloyd ranks 4th in NFL with 2,053 rec. yards. Had 5 catches for 80 yards in Week 9. WR Brandon Gibson aims for 5th in row vs. Arz. with 5+ catches & 50+ yards. Rookie WR-PR-KR Austin Pettis had 112 total yards (43 rec., 43 KR, 26 PR) in last meeting... DE James Hall had sack & safety in Week 9. DE Chris Long has 6 sacks in past 4 & aims for 5th in row with sack. Had sack & FF in last game vs. Arz. DE Robert Quinn ties for 3rd among NFC rookies with 4 sacks. S Quintin Mikell had INT last week.

Results and Schedule

Arizona Cardinals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2011-09-11	CAR	H	W 28-21	+7
2	2011-09-18	WAS	A	L 21-22	-1
3	2011-09-25	SEA	A	L 10-13	-3
4	2011-10-02	NYG	H	L 27-31	-4
5	2011-10-09	MIN	A	L 10-34	-24
6		Bye
7	2011-10-23	PIT	H	L 20-32	-12
8	2011-10-30	BAL	A	L 27-30	-3
9	2011-11-06	STL	H	W 19-13	+6
10	2011-11-13	PHI	A	W 21-17	+4
11	2011-11-20	SF	A	L 7-23	-16
12	2011-11-27	STL	A	W 23-20	+3
13	2011-12-04	DAL	H
14	2011-12-11	SF	H
15	2011-12-18	CLE	H
16	2011-12-24	CIN	A
17	2012-01-01	SEA	H

St. Louis Rams
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2011-09-11	PHI	H	L 13-31	-18
2	2011-09-19	NYG	A	L 16-28	-12
3	2011-09-25	BAL	H	L 7-37	-30
4	2011-10-02	WAS	H	L 10-17	-7
5		Bye
6	2011-10-16	GB	A	L 3-24	-21
7	2011-10-23	DAL	A	L 7-34	-27
8	2011-10-30	NO	H	W 31-21	+10
9	2011-11-06	ARI	A	L 13-19	-6
10	2011-11-13	CLE	A	W 13-12	+1
11	2011-11-20	SEA	H	L 7-24	-17
12	2011-11-27	ARI	H	L 20-23	-3
13	2011-12-04	SF	A
14	2011-12-12	SEA	A
15	2011-12-18	CIN	H
16	2011-12-24	PIT	A
17	2012-01-01	SF	H

Injury Report

Arizona Cardinals
Out	OLB Joey Porter (Knee) FS Kerry Rhodes (Foot)
Questionable	CB Michael Adams (Hamstring) TE Todd Heap (Hamstring) TE Robert Housler (Groin) OT Brandon Keith (Head) QB Kevin Kolb (Toe)
Probable	DE Darnell Dockett (Groin) ILB Paris Lenon (Groin) RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (Shoulder) RB Beanie Wells (Knee)
IR	CB Crezdon Butler (Ankle) CB Greg Toler (Knee ACL) NT Dan Williams (Broken Left Arm) RB Ryan Williams (Torn Right Patella Tendon) OG Floyd Womack (Shoulder)

St. Louis Rams
Out	DT Justin Bannan (Shoulder) MLB Josh Hull (Hamstring) OT Mark LeVoir (Pectoral)
Questionable	WR Danario Alexander (Hamstring) MLB James Laurinaitis (Foot) DE Chris Long (Ankle) RB Cadillac Williams (Calf)
Probable	TE Lance Kendricks (Head) CB Justin King (Knee) WR Austin Pettis (Knee)
IR	WR Danny Amendola (Elbow) CB Ron Bartell (Neck) CB Bradley Fletcher (Knee) CB Al Harris (Knee) TE Michael Hoomanawanui (Knee) CB Marquis Johnson (Lacerated Spleen) OC Drew Miller (Undisclosed) CB Jerome Murphy (Broken Ankle) OT Rodger Saffold (Pectoral) WR Greg Salas (Broken Leg)
	WR Mark Clayton (Knees) OT Jason Smith (Head)

Offense Stats Comparison

	ARI Offense	STL Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	20.0	10.0	21.0	ARI
Rushing yards	80.3	117.8	117.3	STL
Rushing yards per attempt	3.96	4.35	4.26	STL
Completion %	50.3%	58.5%	59.4%	STL
Passing yards	199.3	179.8	220.3	ARI
Passing yards per completion	11.78	9.17	10.99	ARI
Passing yards per attempt	5.93	5.37	6.53	ARI
Interceptions	1.3	1.0	1.1	STL
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.8	0.5	ARI
Sacks allowed	3.0	3.0	2.3	-
3rd down conversions	25.9%	30.1%	38.0%	STL
4th down conversions	60.0%	33.3%	43.3%	ARI
Time of possession	26:39	28:55	30:13	STL

Defense Stats Comparison

	ARI Defense	STL Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	23.3	22.0	21.0	STL
Rushing yards	140.3	103.0	117.3	STL
Rushing yards per attempt	4.19	4.46	4.26	ARI
Completion %	58.6%	63.6%	59.4%	ARI
Passing yards	266.0	197.8	220.3	STL
Passing yards per completion	10.99	10.69	10.99	STL
Passing yards per attempt	6.44	6.80	6.53	ARI
INT return	1.0	0.8	1.1	ARI
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.3	0.5	STL
Sacks	2.3	2.8	2.3	STL
3rd down conversions	32.9%	36.7%	38.0%	ARI
4th down conversions	50.0%	100.0%	43.3%	ARI
Time of possession	34:00	31:04	30:13	STL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	ARI	STL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	18.0	11.6	10.2	ARI
Yards per kick return	22.8	20.9	22.9	ARI
Yards allowed per punt return	8.5	13.7	10.2	ARI
Yards allowed per kick return	22.1	22.4	22.9	ARI

Misc Stats Comparison

	ARI	STL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.3	7.0	6.8	STL
Penalty yards	69.3	53.5	56.7	STL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2011 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, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Arizona Cardinals vs. St. Louis Rams
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	9	2002-11-03	STL	ARI	27-14	STL
2002	15	2002-12-15	ARI	STL	28-30	STL
2003	4	2003-09-28	ARI	STL	13-37	STL
2003	12	2003-11-23	STL	ARI	30-27	STL
2004	1	2004-09-12	ARI	STL	10-17	STL
2004	15	2004-12-18	STL	ARI	7-31	ARI
2005	2	2005-09-18	STL	ARI	17-12	STL
2005	11	2005-11-20	ARI	STL	38-28	ARI
2006	3	2006-09-24	STL	ARI	16-14	STL
2006	13	2006-12-03	ARI	STL	34-20	ARI
2007	5	2007-10-07	ARI	STL	34-31	ARI
2007	17	2007-12-30	STL	ARI	19-48	ARI
2008	9	2008-11-02	ARI	STL	34-13	ARI
2008	14	2008-12-07	STL	ARI	10-34	ARI
2009	11	2009-11-22	ARI	STL	21-13	ARI
2009	16	2009-12-27	STL	ARI	10-31	ARI
2010	1	2010-09-12	ARI	STL	17-13	ARI
2010	13	2010-12-05	STL	ARI	19-6	STL
2011	9	2011-11-06	STL	ARI	13-19	ARI

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.