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Final Score Prediction

Rams 24, Cardinals 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 15 Carson Palmer Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 31 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 55, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 59 Ryan Williams Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 6 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 40 Michael Floyd Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 54 Andre Roberts Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 31 Jay Feely FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 18 Defense / ST  
 
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Sam Bradford Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25 Daryl Richardson Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 19 Chris Givens Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
 WR 42 Tavon Austin Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 84 Austin Pettis Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12 Jared Cook Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 39 Lance Kendricks Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 17 Greg Zuerlein FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cardinals Head coach BRUCE ARIANS makes Az. debut. 2012 AP NFL Coach of Year with Ind... QB Carson Palmer makes 1st start for Az. Passed for 4,018 yards last year with Oak., his 3rd 4,000-yard season... In only game vs. StL (12/24/11 with Pitt.), RB Rashard Mendenhall rushed for 116 yards & TD... Pro Bowl WR Larry Fitzgerald has 764 career catches, more than any HOFer through 1st 140 games. Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL with 62 rec. TDs. WR Andre Roberts had 9 catches for 92 yards in last meeting... Pro Bowl CB-PR Patrick Peterson had career-high 7 INTs last year, incl. streak of 4 games in row with INT (Weeks 12-15). Has INT in 3 of 4 career games vs. StL & has INT or FR in all 4 meetings. Has 2 career PR-TDs vs. Rams (99 & 80 yards). DE Calais Campbell has 5 sacks in past 6 meetings. LB John Abraham joins Az. & has 122 sacks, most by active player. Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), DT Darnell Dockett has 34 sacks, most in NFL by DT. LB Karlos Dansby is 1 of 2 active players (LONDON FLETCHER) with 30+ sacks & 10+ INTs.

Rams QB Sam Bradford set career highs last year in yards (3,702), TDs (21) & passer rating (82.6). Has 3,500+ pass yards in 2 of 1st 3 seasons. Has won past 2 starts vs. Az. & aims for 3rd meeting in row with 2+ pass TDs... RB Daryl Richardson averaged 4.8 yards per carry as rookie (98 att., 475 yards)... WR Chris Givens aims for 3rd in row vs. Az. with TD. In 2 career meetings, has 6 catches for 166 yards (27.7 avg.) & 2 TDs (51 & 37 yards). Had 1st career 100-yard game vs. Az. (11/25/12). Rookie WR Tavon Austin (No. 8 overall) had 114 catches for 1,289 yards & 12 TDs last year at West Virginia. TE Lance Kendricks had TD catch in both games vs. Az. last year... T JAKE LONG makes StL debut. Has been selected to 4 Pro Bowls... DE Chris Long led Rams with 11.5 sacks last year, his 2nd consecutive 10+ sack season. LB James Laurinaitis has led team in tackles in each of past 4 seasons. In last meeting, CB Janoris Jenkins tied NFL record with 2 INT-TDs (36 & 39 yards). DE Robert Quinn has 5 sacks in 4 career games vs. Az., incl. 3 sacks in last home meeting.


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    
3 2013-09-22 NO A    
4 2013-09-29 TB A    
5 2013-10-06 CAR H    
6 2013-10-13 SF A    
7 2013-10-17 SEA H    
8 2013-10-27 ATL H    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 HOU H    
11 2013-11-17 JAC A    
12 2013-11-24 IND H    
13 2013-12-01 PHI A    
14 2013-12-08 STL H    
15 2013-12-15 TEN A    
16 2013-12-22 SEA A    
17 2013-12-29 SF H    
   
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    
3 2013-09-22 DAL A    
4 2013-09-26 SF H    
5 2013-10-06 JAC H    
6 2013-10-13 HOU A    
7 2013-10-20 CAR A    
8 2013-10-28 SEA H    
9 2013-11-03 TEN H    
10 2013-11-10 IND A    
11   Bye      
12 2013-11-24 CHI H    
13 2013-12-01 SF A    
14 2013-12-08 ARI A    
15 2013-12-15 NO H    
16 2013-12-22 TB H    
17 2013-12-29 SEA A    

Injury Report
Arizona Cardinals
Out  TE Robert Housler (ankle)
Questionable  DE Calais Campbell (knee)
Probable  CB Javier Arenas (hip)
 RB Andre Ellington (hamstring)
 TE D.C. Jefferson (knee)
 RB Rashard Mendenhall (knee)
 WR Andre Roberts (quadriceps)
 NT Dan Williams (ankle)
IR  TE Jeff King (knee, 8/31/2013)
   
St. Louis Rams
Out  FS Darian Stewart (thigh)

Offense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Offense 
STL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 12.3 20.3 22.3 STL
Rushing yards 63.3 85.0 119.6 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.05 3.89 4.34 STL
Completion % 53.5% 57.3% 59.3% STL
Passing yards 158.5 215.8 223.1 STL
Passing yards per completion 8.19 11.13 11.02 STL
Passing yards per attempt 4.39 6.37 6.53 STL
Interceptions 2.0 1.0 0.9 STL
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.6 STL
Sacks allowed 2.3 1.3 2.3 STL
3rd down conversions 19.8% 27.8% 38.2% STL
4th down conversions 37.5% 42.9% 45.1% STL
Time of possession 27:44 28:30 30:18 STL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Defense 
STL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.0 15.8 22.3 STL
Rushing yards 157.8 113.8 119.6 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.73 4.45 4.34 STL
Completion % 50.9% 65.0% 59.3% ARI
Passing yards 194.0 240.5 223.1 ARI
Passing yards per completion 13.25 10.22 11.02 STL
Passing yards per attempt 6.74 6.64 6.53 STL
INT return 1.3 1.3 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.5 0.6 -
Sacks 1.5 3.8 2.3 STL
3rd down conversions 29.6% 35.7% 38.2% ARI
4th down conversions 40.0% 12.5% 45.1% STL
Time of possession 32:16 32:54 30:18 ARI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   ARI   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.9 6.7 10.0 ARI
Yards per kick return 22.1 21.0 22.9 ARI
Yards allowed per punt return 6.3 9.6 10.0 ARI
Yards allowed per kick return 23.5 23.3 22.9 STL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   ARI   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.5 8.8 6.1 ARI
Penalty yards 42.5 65.0 50.7 ARI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 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 12 to 17 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
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

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.