Prediction: Titans 23, Cardinals 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Arizona Cardinals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 24 |
Carson Palmer  |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 27 |
Rashard Mendenhall |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 38 |
Andre Ellington |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 14 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 31 |
Michael Floyd |
Rec: 5-70, 0 TD |
| WR 57 |
Andre Roberts |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 28 |
Robert Housler |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 18 |
Jay Feely |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 11 |
Defense / ST |
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| Tennessee Titans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 9 |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0 |
| RB 21 |
Chris Johnson |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 52 |
Shonn Greene |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 20 |
Kendall Wright |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 56 |
Justin Hunter |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 68 |
Nate Washington |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 10 |
Delanie Walker |
Rec: 4-40, 1 TD |
| K 11 |
Rob Bironas |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 8 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Cardinals Have won 5 of past 6... QB Carson Palmer has 106.8 rating in past 6, incl. 4 games with 100+ rating. In last start at Ten. (10/16/05 with Cin.), completed 27 of 33 (81.8 pct.) for 272 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 121.2 rating... RB Rashard Mendenhall has rush TD in 3 of past 4. RB Andre Ellington had rush TD last week... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 5 TDs in past 4 & aims for 5th in row with TD. Recorded 5th 10+ rec. TD season, 1 of 9 in NFL history to do so. Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL with 72 rec. TDs. In past 5, WR Michael Floyd has 22 catches, all for 1st down... LB John Abraham had 3 sacks, FF & safety last week. Has 11 sacks & 4 FFs in past 7. Leads active players with 133 sacks & 48 FFs. Is 9th in NFL history in sacks. LB Karlos Dansby has 3 sacks & 2 INT-TDs in past 3. Is only player in NFL with 5+ sacks (6) & 2 INT-TDs. Leads team with 105 tackles. Since 2011, CB-PR Patrick Peterson is only player with 10+ INTs (12) & 3+ PR-TDs (4). DT Darnell Dockett had 3 sacks in last meeting. S Rashad Johnson has career-high 3 INTs, tied with Dansby & Peterson for team lead.
 Titans Club needs win to match last year's total (6)... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick is 1-0 as starter vs. Arz. (w/ Bills on 10/14/12). Has 100+ passer rating in 3 of past 4... RB Chris Johnson (49) needs rush TD to join HOFer EARL CAMPBELL (73) & EDDIE GEORGE (64) as only RBs in club history to reach 50 career. Has 6 career rush TDs of 80+ yards, most in NFL history. Rushed for 154 yards on 18 att. (8.6 avg.), incl. 85-yard rush TD in only career meeting. RB Shonn Greene rushed for 104 yards on 24 att. in only career meeting. (w/ NYJ on 12/2/12). Had season-best 2 rush TDs last week... WR Kendall Wright (73) needs 7 rec. to become 1st Titan since '04 with 80+ rec. in season (DREW BENNETT & DERRICK MASON). Has 26 3rd-down rec., 3rd-best in AFC. Rookie WR Justin Hunter had career-best 114 rec. yards last week. Has 2 100-yard rec. games in past 3 ... TE Delanie Walker has career-highs in catches (45), rec. yards (454) & TD catches (5)... DT Jurrell Casey has career-best 9 sacks this season, tied for most among NFL DTs.
Results and Schedule
| 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 |
W 30-10 |
+20 |
| 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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| Tennessee Titans |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
PIT |
A |
W 16-9 |
+7 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
HOU |
A |
L 24-30 |
-6 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
SD |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
NYJ |
H |
W 38-13 |
+25 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
KC |
H |
L 17-26 |
-9 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
SEA |
A |
L 13-20 |
-7 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
SF |
H |
L 17-31 |
-14 |
| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
STL |
A |
W 28-21 |
+7 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
JAC |
H |
L 27-29 |
-2 |
| 11 |
2013-11-14 |
IND |
H |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
OAK |
A |
W 23-19 |
+4 |
| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
IND |
A |
L 14-22 |
-8 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
DEN |
A |
L 28-51 |
-23 |
| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
ARI |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
JAC |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
HOU |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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ARI
Offense |
TEN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
28.0 |
26.3 |
24.2 |
ARI |
| Rushing yards |
98.0 |
123.5 |
120.6 |
TEN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.12 |
4.48 |
4.36 |
TEN |
| Completion % |
68.6% |
64.1% |
60.8% |
ARI |
| Passing yards |
270.7 |
211.8 |
235.2 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.41 |
10.54 |
11.04 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.83 |
6.75 |
6.71 |
ARI |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
ARI |
| Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
ARI |
| Sacks allowed |
2.3 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
TEN |
| 3rd down conversions |
40.9% |
49.4% |
38.3% |
TEN |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
75.0% |
50.0% |
TEN |
| Time of possession |
34:10 |
29:56 |
30:28 |
ARI |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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ARI
Defense |
TEN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
16.3 |
25.5 |
24.2 |
ARI |
| Rushing yards |
85.3 |
122.0 |
120.6 |
ARI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.74 |
4.03 |
4.36 |
ARI |
| Completion % |
57.3% |
60.8% |
60.8% |
ARI |
| Passing yards |
173.3 |
213.0 |
235.2 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per completion |
8.67 |
10.67 |
11.04 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
4.97 |
6.49 |
6.71 |
ARI |
| INT return |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
ARI |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
TEN |
| Sacks |
3.0 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
ARI |
| 3rd down conversions |
30.0% |
33.3% |
38.3% |
ARI |
| 4th down conversions |
37.5% |
80.0% |
50.0% |
ARI |
| Time of possession |
25:50 |
30:04 |
30:28 |
ARI |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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ARI |
TEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
7.4 |
8.8 |
10.0 |
TEN |
| Yards per kick return |
17.3 |
27.4 |
22.7 |
TEN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
6.0 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
ARI |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
28.0 |
23.8 |
22.7 |
TEN |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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ARI |
TEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
ARI |
| Penalty yards |
42.7 |
54.8 |
51.5 |
ARI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 9 to 14 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Arizona Cardinals vs. Tennessee Titans |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2005 |
7 |
2005-10-23 |
TEN |
ARI |
10-20 |
ARI |
| 2009 |
12 |
2009-11-29 |
ARI |
TEN |
17-20 |
TEN |
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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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