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Final Score Prediction

Lions 24, Cardinals 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Matthew Stafford Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25 Mikel Leshoure Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 35 Joique Bell Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1 Calvin Johnson Rec: 9-120, 1 TD
WR 81 Mike Thomas Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
 TE 14 Tony Scheffler Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 25 Jason Hanson FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  
 
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 33 Ryan Lindley Pass: 170, 0 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 34 Beanie Wells Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 60 LaRod Stephens-Howling Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 61 William Powell Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 42 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 61 Andre Roberts Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 18 Robert Housler Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 31 Jay Feely FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 15 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Lions Have NFL's No. 1 pass offense (307.8 yards per game)... QB Matthew Stafford has 4,006 pass yards & is 3rd player in NFL history to have 4,000 yards in season after passing for 5,000 (DAN MARINO, DREW BREES). When he has 105+ rating, Lions are 10-0... RB Mikel Leshoure has 6 rush TDs in past 6. Has rush TD in 3 of past 4... WR Calvin Johnson is 3rd player in NFL history with 1,500+ rec. yards in consecutive seasons. Has 100+ rec. yards in 6 games in row & can tie NFL record (7). In past 6, has 55 catches for 908 yards (151.3 per game) & 4 TDs. Since 2011, has NFL-best 3,227 rec. yards & 111.3 yards per game. Since 2008, has 50 rec. TDs, most in NFL. Since 2010, TE Brandon Pettigrew is 3rd among NFL TEs with 211 rec. TE Tony Scheffler had TD last week... DE Cliff Avril has 5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 4. Aims for 5th in row with sack. Is 1 of 2 in NFL with 20+ sacks (20.5) & 8+ FFs (8) since 2011 (VON MILLER). Had sack & FF in last meeting. In only game vs. Arz., S Louis Delmas had 101-yard INT-TD.

Cardinals QB John Skelton has 3,707 career pass yards & needs 293 to reach 4,000... RB Beanie Wells rushed for 110 yards & TD in only meeting... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 3 TDs in past 2 meetings & 4 TDs in past 4 vs. Det. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Lions with TD. Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL with 7,837 yards & 62 rec. TDs. WR Andre Roberts has 100+ yards or TD in 4 of past 6 in Dec. Has career-highs in catches (53), yards (675) & TDs (5). TE ROB HOUSLER has team-best 19 catches in past 3... LB Daryl Washington has 10 sacks in past 14. Is 1 of 2 in NFL (CLAY MATTHEWS) with 14+ sacks, 3+ INTs & 2+ FFs since 2011. Has 7 sacks in past 7 at home. Leads team with 108 tackles. S Kerry Rhodes had INT in last game vs. Det. (10/22/06 with NYJ). Has 3 INTs & FF in past 4. CB Patrick Peterson aims for 4th in row with INT. Ties for 3rd in NFL with 6 INTs. Leads team with 12 PD. DE Calais Campbell has 9 sacks in his past 13 in Dec. DT Darnell Dockett has 6 sacks in past 9 in Dec/Jan.


Results and Schedule
Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 STL H W 27-23 +4
2 2012-09-16 SF A L 19-27 -8
3 2012-09-23 TEN A L 41-44 -3
4 2012-09-30 MIN H L 13-20 -7
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 PHI A W 26-23 +3
7 2012-10-22 CHI A L 7-13 -6
8 2012-10-28 SEA H W 28-24 +4
9 2012-11-04 JAC A W 31-14 +17
10 2012-11-11 MIN A L 24-34 -10
11 2012-11-18 GB H L 20-24 -4
12 2012-11-22 HOU H L 31-34 -3
13 2012-12-02 IND H L 33-35 -2
14 2012-12-09 GB A L 20-27 -7
15 2012-12-16 ARI A L 10-38 -28
16 2012-12-22 ATL H    
17 2012-12-30 CHI H    
   
Arizona Cardinals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 SEA H W 20-16 +4
2 2012-09-16 NE A W 20-18 +2
3 2012-09-23 PHI H W 27-6 +21
4 2012-09-30 MIA H W 24-21 +3
5 2012-10-04 STL A L 3-17 -14
6 2012-10-14 BUF H L 16-19 -3
7 2012-10-21 MIN A L 14-21 -7
8 2012-10-29 SF H L 3-24 -21
9 2012-11-04 GB A L 17-31 -14
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 ATL A L 19-23 -4
12 2012-11-25 STL H L 17-31 -14
13 2012-12-02 NYJ A L 6-7 -1
14 2012-12-09 SEA A L 0-58 -58
15 2012-12-16 DET H W 38-10 +28
16 2012-12-23 CHI H    
17 2012-12-30 SF A    

Injury Report
Detroit Lions
Questionable  FS Louis Delmas (knee)
 DT Nick Fairley (shoulder)
 TE Brandon Pettigrew (ankle)
Probable  WR Calvin Johnson (knee)
IR  CB Dwight Bentley (shoulder, 11/1)
 RB Jahvid Best (concussion, 11/4)
 WR Ryan Broyles (knee, 12/4)
 WR Nate Burleson (leg, 10/24)
 SS Amari Spievey (concussion, 11/18)
 DT Corey Williams (knee, 12/11)
 WR Titus Young (knee, 12/4)
   
Arizona Cardinals
Doubtful  WR Early Doucet (concussion)
Questionable  DE Calais Campbell (calf)
 DE Nick Eason (ankle)
 FS Kerry Rhodes (abdomen)
 WR Andre Roberts (ankle)
 CB Greg Toler (hamstring)
 NT Dan Williams (hamstring)
Probable  TE Robert Housler (knee)
 RB Beanie Wells (other-excused)
IR  QB Kevin Kolb (ribs, 12/12)
 OLB O'Brien Schofield (ankle, 11/8)
 RB Ryan Williams (shoulder, 10/9)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Offense 
ARI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 26.5 13.3 23.0 DET
Rushing yards 122.3 69.7 119.5 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 4.39 3.74 4.36 DET
Completion % 57.1% 48.2% 60.5% DET
Passing yards 289.5 151.0 228.4 DET
Passing yards per completion 12.03 8.46 10.94 DET
Passing yards per attempt 6.87 4.08 6.62 DET
Interceptions 0.8 2.0 0.9 DET
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.7 0.6 ARI
Sacks allowed 1.8 2.3 2.2 DET
3rd down conversions 46.6% 19.2% 38.2% DET
4th down conversions 33.3% 25.0% 47.4% DET
Time of possession 34:55 26:42 30:31 DET
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Defense 
ARI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 29.8 28.3 23.0 ARI
Rushing yards 127.8 175.3 119.5 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 5.03 4.77 4.36 ARI
Completion % 61.4% 53.5% 60.5% ARI
Passing yards 236.0 203.7 228.4 ARI
Passing yards per completion 10.69 13.23 10.94 DET
Passing yards per attempt 6.57 7.08 6.62 DET
INT return 1.0 1.7 0.9 ARI
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.6 ARI
Sacks 2.0 1.3 2.2 DET
3rd down conversions 38.8% 35.8% 38.2% ARI
4th down conversions 80.0% 0.0% 47.4% ARI
Time of possession 27:60 33:18 30:31 DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DET   ARI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.8 8.8 10.3 DET
Yards per kick return 19.7 23.5 23.0 ARI
Yards allowed per punt return 4.7 9.1 10.3 DET
Yards allowed per kick return 19.9 26.8 23.0 DET
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DET   ARI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 6.7 6.4 DET
Penalty yards 55.8 52.0 53.3 ARI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2012 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Detroit Lions vs. Arizona Cardinals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 10 2001-11-18 DET ARI 38-45 ARI
2002 14 2002-12-08 DET ARI 20-23 ARI
2003 1 2003-09-07 ARI DET 24-42 DET
2004 13 2004-12-05 ARI DET 12-26 DET
2005 10 2005-11-13 ARI DET 21-29 DET
2006 11 2006-11-19 DET ARI 10-17 ARI
2007 10 2007-11-11 DET ARI 21-31 ARI
2009 15 2009-12-20 ARI DET 31-24 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.