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Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 16
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

HOU
IND		 16
 19
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ARI
CIN		 16
 23
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STL
PIT		 0
 27
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OAK
KC		 16
 13
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NYG
NYJ		 29
 14
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MIN
WAS		 33
 26
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MIA
NE		 24
 27
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JAC
TEN		 17
 23
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DEN
BUF		 14
 40
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CLE
BAL		 14
 20
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TB
CAR		 16
 48
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SD
DET		 10
 38
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PHI
DAL		 20
 7
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SF
SEA		 19
 17
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CHI
GB		 21
 35
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ATL
NO		 16
 45
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bengals 23, Cardinals 21

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 John Skelton Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Beanie Wells Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 53 LaRod Stephens-Howling Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 9 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 56 Andre Roberts Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 67 Early Doucet Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 26 Todd Heap Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 29 Jay Feely FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
View all Week 16 Rankings or Projections
  
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Andy Dalton Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 18 Cedric Benson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 49 Bernard Scott Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 8 A.J. Green Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 46 Jerome Simpson Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 16 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 6 Mike Nugent FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 14 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cardinals Have won 6 of past 7... QB John Skelton has won 5 in row with 20+ pass att. QB Kevin Kolb needs 45 pass yards for 1st career 2,000-yard season... RB Beanie Wells has 994 rush yards & 10 TDs. Needs 6 yards to become 1st Cardinal to rush for 1,000+ yards & 10+ TDs in season... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 1,157 yards, his franchise-record 5th consecutive & 6th career 1,000-yard season. Is averaging 17.8 yards per catch, which would be career-high (14.9 in 2008). WR Andre Roberts aims for 4th in row with 100+ yards or TD... Rookie CB-PR Patrick Peterson is 1st player in NFL history with 4 80+ yard PR-TDs in season. Is 2nd in NFL with 15.9 PR avg. LB O'BRIEN SCHOFIELD had career-high 2 sacks & FF last week. S Adrian Wilson is 1 of 5 S in NFL history with 20+ sacks (22.5) & 25+ INTs (26). Since start of 2007, DT Darnell Dockett has 31.5 sacks, most by DT (incl. playoffs). DE Calais Campbell has 7 sacks & tied his career-high (2009). Has 6+ sacks in each of past 3 seasons.

Bengals QB Andy Dalton (3,012) became 5th rookie QB in NFL history to reach 3,000 pass yards. Dalton (18) needs 2 TD passes to join PEYTON MANNING (26 in '98), CHARLIE CONERLY (22 in '48) & HOFer DAN MARINO (20 in '83) as only rookies with 20 TD passes... RB Cedric Benson (959) needs 41 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 3rd season in row... WR A.J. Green leads NFL rookies in catches (61), rec. yards (1,006) & tied for NFL-best in rec. TD (7). Needs 7 catches & 4 rec. yards to surpass CRIS COLLINSWORTH (67 rec., 1,009 yards in '81) for most catches & rec. yards by rookie in club history. Posted 4th 100-yard rec. game of season last week... TE Jermaine Gresham has career-best 5 TDs. Gresham (98) needs 2 catches to reach 100 career... LB Thomas Howard leads team with 88 tackles... DT Geno Atkins has career-best 8 sacks... PR-WR Brandon Tate tied career-long with 56-yard PR 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 W 19-13 +6
14 2011-12-11 SF H W 21-19 +2
15 2011-12-18 CLE H W 20-17 +3
16 2011-12-24 CIN A L 16-23 -7
17 2012-01-01 SEA H    
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 CLE A W 27-17 +10
2 2011-09-18 DEN A L 22-24 -2
3 2011-09-25 SF H L 8-13 -5
4 2011-10-02 BUF H W 23-20 +3
5 2011-10-09 JAC A W 30-20 +10
6 2011-10-16 IND H W 27-17 +10
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 SEA A W 34-12 +22
9 2011-11-06 TEN A W 24-17 +7
10 2011-11-13 PIT H L 17-24 -7
11 2011-11-20 BAL A L 24-31 -7
12 2011-11-27 CLE H W 23-20 +3
13 2011-12-04 PIT A L 7-35 -28
14 2011-12-11 HOU H L 19-20 -1
15 2011-12-18 STL A W 20-13 +7
16 2011-12-24 ARI H W 23-16 +7
17 2012-01-01 BAL H    

Injury Report
Arizona Cardinals
Out  OT Brandon Keith (Ankle)
Questionable  CB Michael Adams (Shoulder)
 SS Rashad Johnson (Knee)
 QB Kevin Kolb (Head)
 RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (Hamstring)
 RB Beanie Wells (Knee)
Probable  ILB Stewart Bradley (Hamstring)
 WR Demarco Sampson (Ribs)
 RB Alfonso Smith (Back)
IR  CB Crezdon Butler (Ankle)
 OLB Joey Porter (Knee)
 CB Greg Toler (Knee ACL)
 NT Dan Williams (Broken Left Arm)
 RB Ryan Williams (Torn Right Patella Tendon)
 OG Floyd Womack (Shoulder)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Doubtful  WR Andre Caldwell (Groin)
Probable  SS Chris Crocker (Knee)
 WR A.J. Green (Shoulder)
 RB Brian Leonard (Knee)
 OLB Dontay Moch (Illness)
 FS Reggie Nelson (Hip)
 OT Andre Smith (Ankle)
 OT Andrew Whitworth (Knee)
IR  CB Leon Hall (Achilles)
 MLB Roddrick Muckelroy (Achilles)
 TE Bo Scaife (Neck)
 WR Jordan Shipley (Left Knee)
 DT Pat Sims (Ankle)
 OG Bobbie Williams (Ankle)
Non-Football Related  OLB Keith Rivers (Undisclosed)

Offense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.3 19.8 21.8 ARI
Rushing yards 86.3 110.5 116.9 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.48 3.90 4.17 ARI
Completion % 56.1% 55.0% 59.9% ARI
Passing yards 231.3 196.0 222.3 ARI
Passing yards per completion 11.89 12.15 11.23 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.67 6.68 6.72 CIN
Interceptions 1.8 1.0 1.0 CIN
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.5 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 3.3 1.5 2.4 CIN
3rd down conversions 32.5% 33.3% 36.7% CIN
4th down conversions 33.3% 40.0% 40.4% CIN
Time of possession 30:57 29:17 30:14 ARI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 18.3 23.8 21.8 ARI
Rushing yards 115.0 120.0 116.9 ARI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.25 4.16 4.17 CIN
Completion % 54.7% 60.9% 59.9% ARI
Passing yards 200.8 215.0 222.3 ARI
Passing yards per completion 10.20 10.57 11.23 ARI
Passing yards per attempt 5.57 6.44 6.72 ARI
INT return 0.3 0.8 1.0 CIN
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.0 0.6 ARI
Sacks 2.8 3.3 2.4 CIN
3rd down conversions 28.3% 36.3% 36.7% ARI
4th down conversions 60.0% 0.0% 40.4% CIN
Time of possession 30:54 30:43 30:14 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   ARI   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.6 11.3 9.7 CIN
Yards per kick return 22.1 22.6 23.5 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 14.4 8.4 9.7 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 27.7 19.1 23.5 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   ARI   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 6.3 6.4 ARI
Penalty yards 45.5 53.5 53.8 ARI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Arizona Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 14 2000-12-03 ARI CIN 13-24 CIN
2003 9 2003-11-02 CIN ARI 14-17 ARI
2007 11 2007-11-18 ARI CIN 35-27 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.