Prediction: Cardinals 24, Rams 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| St. Louis Rams |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 29 |
Kellen Clemens |
Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 12 |
Zac Stacy  |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 57 |
Benny Cunningham |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 54 |
Tavon Austin |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 65 |
Chris Givens |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 85 |
Austin Pettis |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
 TE 19 |
Jared Cook  |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 18 |
Greg Zuerlein |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 17 |
Defense / ST |
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| Arizona Cardinals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
 QB 15 |
Carson Palmer  |
Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 33 |
Rashard Mendenhall |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 47 |
Andre Ellington |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 10 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 16 |
Michael Floyd |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 56 |
Andre Roberts |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 24 |
Robert Housler |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 28 |
Jay Feely |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 7 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Rams QB Kellen Clemens has 5 TDs & 1 INT in past 4... Rookie RB Zac Stacy has rushed for 482 yards (96.4 per game) & 4 TDs in past 5... Rookie WR-PR Tavon Austin is only player in NFL history with 95+ yard PR-TD, 80+ yard rec. TD & 65+ yard rush TD in season. TE Jared Cook had 7 catches for 141 yards & 2 TDs in Week 1. In last game at Az., WR Chris Givens had 5 catches for 115 yards & TD. Has 2 TDs in 3 meetings & averages 44 yards per TD. Has 3 career rec. TDs & averages 46 yards per TD (138 yards). TE Lance Kendricks had 37-yard TD catch in last meeting at Az... DE Robert Quinn had 3 sacks in Week 1. Has 8 sacks & 3 FFs in 5 meetings. Has 14 sacks in past 13. DE Chris Long has 10.5 sacks in past 14. Has sack in 3 of past 5 meetings. In last game at Az., CB Janoris Jenkins had 2 INT-TDs (36 & 39 yards). Has 4 career TDs (3 INT, 1 FR). Since entering NFL in 2009, LB James Laurinaitis is 1 of 2 LBs with 10+ sacks (10.5) & 9+ INTs (9).
 Cardinals QB Carson Palmer has 104.7 rating in past 5. Has 2+ TD passes in past 5. Passed for 327 yards & 2 TDs in Week 1... In 2 games vs. StL, RB Rashard Mendenhall has 176 rush yards (88 per game) & TD. RB Andre Ellington is averaging 6.0 yards per carry... WR Larry Fitzgerald had 2 TDs in last game vs. StL. Has 4 TDs in past 3. Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL with 71 rec. TDs. WR Michael Floyd has 18 catches for 396 yards (132 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3. In past 2 vs. StL, WR Andre Roberts has 17 catches for 189 yards (94.5 per game)... LB John Abraham has 8 sacks & 3 FFs in past 6. Leads active players with 130 sacks & 47 FFs. In 5 games vs. StL, CB-PR Patrick Peterson has 3 INTs & 2 PR-TDs (99 & 80 yards). Since 2011, is only player with 10+ INTs (12) & 3+ PR-TDs (4). DE Calais Campbell has 4 sacks in his past 3 at home vs. StL. LB Karlos Dansby had 2 sacks last week. Dansby & LB Daryl Washington are only NFL teammates with 8+ PD, 2+ sacks & 2+ INTs each. Washington aims for his 3rd in row vs. StL with sack.
Results and Schedule
| St. Louis Rams |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
ARI |
H |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
ATL |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
DAL |
A |
L 7-31 |
-24 |
| 4 |
2013-09-26 |
SF |
H |
L 11-35 |
-24 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
JAC |
H |
W 34-20 |
+14 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
HOU |
A |
W 38-13 |
+25 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
CAR |
A |
L 15-30 |
-15 |
| 8 |
2013-10-28 |
SEA |
H |
L 9-14 |
-5 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
TEN |
H |
L 21-28 |
-7 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
IND |
A |
W 38-8 |
+30 |
| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
CHI |
H |
W 42-21 |
+21 |
| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
SF |
A |
L 13-23 |
-10 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
ARI |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
NO |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
TB |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
SEA |
A |
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| Arizona Cardinals |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
STL |
A |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
DET |
H |
W 25-21 |
+4 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
NO |
A |
L 7-31 |
-24 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
TB |
A |
W 13-10 |
+3 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
CAR |
H |
W 22-6 |
+16 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
SF |
A |
L 20-32 |
-12 |
| 7 |
2013-10-17 |
SEA |
H |
L 22-34 |
-12 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
ATL |
H |
W 27-13 |
+14 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
HOU |
H |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
JAC |
A |
W 27-14 |
+13 |
| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
IND |
H |
W 40-11 |
+29 |
| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
PHI |
A |
L 21-24 |
-3 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
STL |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
TEN |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
SEA |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
SF |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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STL
Offense |
ARI
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
24.0 |
27.0 |
23.6 |
ARI |
| Rushing yards |
166.7 |
102.3 |
118.5 |
STL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.42 |
3.87 |
4.29 |
STL |
| Completion % |
51.4% |
66.1% |
61.1% |
ARI |
| Passing yards |
183.0 |
261.7 |
233.1 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.60 |
11.81 |
10.88 |
STL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.48 |
7.80 |
6.65 |
ARI |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
STL |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
2.3 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
STL |
| 3rd down conversions |
38.5% |
35.5% |
38.1% |
STL |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
50.0% |
48.4% |
ARI |
| Time of possession |
30:08 |
32:42 |
30:29 |
ARI |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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STL
Defense |
ARI
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
19.3 |
17.0 |
23.6 |
ARI |
| Rushing yards |
69.0 |
62.7 |
118.5 |
ARI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.53 |
3.20 |
4.29 |
ARI |
| Completion % |
65.3% |
56.6% |
61.1% |
ARI |
| Passing yards |
254.7 |
201.0 |
233.1 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.40 |
8.28 |
10.88 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.44 |
4.69 |
6.65 |
ARI |
| INT return |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
STL |
| Sacks |
3.7 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
STL |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.8% |
32.9% |
38.1% |
ARI |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
44.4% |
48.4% |
STL |
| Time of possession |
29:52 |
27:18 |
30:29 |
ARI |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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STL |
ARI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
15.1 |
6.9 |
9.5 |
STL |
| Yards per kick return |
22.2 |
19.5 |
22.9 |
STL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
4.7 |
7.5 |
9.5 |
STL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.6 |
28.7 |
22.9 |
STL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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STL |
ARI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.3 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
ARI |
| Penalty yards |
47.7 |
49.7 |
51.1 |
STL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2013 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| St. Louis Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals |
| 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 |
| 2011 |
12 |
2011-11-27 |
ARI |
STL |
23-20 |
ARI |
| 2012 |
5 |
2012-10-04 |
ARI |
STL |
3-17 |
STL |
| 2012 |
12 |
2012-11-25 |
STL |
ARI |
31-17 |
STL |
| 2013 |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
ARI |
STL |
24-27 |
STL |
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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.
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