Final Score Prediction
Rams 24, Cardinals 17
Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
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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 |
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3 |
2013-09-22 |
NO |
A |
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4 |
2013-09-29 |
TB |
A |
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5 |
2013-10-06 |
CAR |
H |
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6 |
2013-10-13 |
SF |
A |
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7 |
2013-10-17 |
SEA |
H |
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8 |
2013-10-27 |
ATL |
H |
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9 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
HOU |
H |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
JAC |
A |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
IND |
H |
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13 |
2013-12-01 |
PHI |
A |
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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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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 |
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3 |
2013-09-22 |
DAL |
A |
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4 |
2013-09-26 |
SF |
H |
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5 |
2013-10-06 |
JAC |
H |
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6 |
2013-10-13 |
HOU |
A |
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7 |
2013-10-20 |
CAR |
A |
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8 |
2013-10-28 |
SEA |
H |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
TEN |
H |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
IND |
A |
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11 |
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Bye |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
CHI |
H |
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13 |
2013-12-01 |
SF |
A |
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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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Offense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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ARI |
STL |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
5.5 |
8.8 |
6.1 |
ARI |
Penalty yards |
42.5 |
65.0 |
50.7 |
ARI |
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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.
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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 |
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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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