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Final Score Prediction

Saints 27, Cardinals 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Carson Palmer Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 24 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 RB 43 Andre Ellington Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 23 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 24 Michael Floyd Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 53 Andre Roberts Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
 TE 32 Robert Housler Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 17 Jay Feely FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
 
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Drew Brees Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14 Darren Sproles Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 7-50, 1
 RB 32 Pierre Thomas Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 55 Mark Ingram Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 13 Marques Colston Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 56 Lance Moore Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 71 Kenny Stills Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 1 Jimmy Graham Rec: 9-90, 1 TD
K 13 Garrett Hartley FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 15 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cardinals QB Carson Palmer won only start at NO (11/19/06 with Cin.), completing 14 of 22 (63.6 pct.) for 275 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 127.8 rating. His teams are 11-2 (.846) when he has 120+ rating... In only game vs. NO (10/31/10 with Pit.), RB Rashard Mendenhall had 38-yard rush TD. Rookie RB Andre Ellington had 36-yard rec. TD last week, 1st career TD... Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), WR Larry Fitzgerald leads NFL with 64 rec. TDs. WR Andre Roberts has 4 rec. TDs in past 6 Sept. games... CB-PR Patrick Peterson, S Tyrann Mathieu & LB Kevin Minter all played at LSU. Peterson had 4 tackles, PD, 17-yard pass, 17-yard catch & 3 PR last week. Is 1st defender with catch & completion in same game since 1970. Since entering NFL in 2011, Peterson leads NFL with 4 PR-TDs & is only player with 7+ INTs (9) & 3+ PR-TDs (4). LB John Abraham has 122 career 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 (31.5) & 10+ INTs (11).

Saints In 2 home meetings vs. Az. (incl. playoffs), QB Drew Brees is 2-0, completing 49 of 62 (79 pct.) for 562 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 131.3 rating. Since joining NO in 2006, leads NFL with 34,250 yards & 247 TDs. Has 300+ pass yards in 7 games in row, 2nd longest streak all-time... Since 2011, RB Darren Sproles leads NFL RBs with 173 catches, 1,501 rec. yards & 14 rec. TDs... Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), TE Jimmy Graham leads NFL TEs with 210 catches & 2,674 yards. Leads NFC TEs with 25 TDs in span. Aims for 3rd in row at home with TD. In 3 career meetings (incl. playoffs), WR Marques Colston has 21 catches for 294 yards (98 per game) & 2 TDs. Has 9 TDs in past 7 at home... Since 2006 (incl. playoffs), S Roman Harper has 18.5 sacks, most by DB. Since entering NFL in 2006, is 1 of 2 players (PATRICK WILLIS) with 17+ sacks (17), 14+ FF (14) & 7+ INTs (7). CB Jabari Greer had 26-yard INT in last 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 W 25-21 +4
3 2013-09-22 NO A L 7-31 -24
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    
   
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 ATL H W 23-17 +6
2 2013-09-15 TB A W 16-14 +2
3 2013-09-22 ARI H W 31-7 +24
4 2013-09-30 MIA H    
5 2013-10-06 CHI A    
6 2013-10-13 NE A    
7   Bye      
8 2013-10-27 BUF H    
9 2013-11-03 NYJ A    
10 2013-11-10 DAL H    
11 2013-11-17 SF H    
12 2013-11-21 ATL A    
13 2013-12-02 SEA A    
14 2013-12-08 CAR H    
15 2013-12-15 STL A    
16 2013-12-22 CAR A    
17 2013-12-29 TB H    

Injury Report
Arizona Cardinals
Out  ILB Kevin Minter (hamstring)
Questionable  RB Rashard Mendenhall (toe)
Probable  OLB Lorenzo Alexander (biceps)
 WR Larry Fitzgerald (hamstring)
 TE Robert Housler (ankle)
IR  TE Jeff King (knee, 8/31/2013)
   
New Orleans Saints
Out  FS Isa Abdul-Quddus (ankle)
 NT Brodrick Bunkley (calf)
 SS Roman Harper (knee)
Questionable  RB Mark Ingram (toe)
Probable  WR Marques Colston (foot)
 OLB Junior Galette (hamstring)
 CB Jabari Greer (back)
 DE Akiem Hicks (knee)
 ILB Curtis Lofton (knee)
 OLB Martez Wilson (elbow)
IR  DE Kenyon Coleman (pectoral, 8/7/2013)
 WR Joe Morgan (knee, 8/27/2013)
 CB Patrick Robinson (knee, 9/18/2013)
 OLB Will Smith (knee, 8/27/2013)
 ILB Jonathan Vilma (knee, 9/3/2013)
PUP  OLB Victor Butler (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Offense 
NO
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 24.5 19.5 22.3 ARI
Rushing yards 86.5 76.5 98.4 ARI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.39 3.12 3.80 ARI
Completion % 61.3% 64.2% 62.2% NO
Passing yards 282.5 318.5 255.5 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.53 12.25 10.97 NO
Passing yards per attempt 7.06 7.86 6.82 NO
Interceptions 1.0 1.5 0.9 ARI
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.0 0.7 NO
Sacks allowed 2.5 3.0 2.5 ARI
3rd down conversions 32.0% 40.7% 39.0% NO
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 45.5% -
Time of possession 31:22 33:53 30:04 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Defense 
NO
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.0 15.5 22.3 NO
Rushing yards 58.0 124.0 98.4 ARI
Rushing yards per attempt 2.64 5.28 3.80 ARI
Completion % 68.9% 56.7% 62.2% NO
Passing yards 286.0 196.0 255.5 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.22 11.53 10.97 ARI
Passing yards per attempt 7.73 6.53 6.82 NO
INT return 0.5 1.0 0.9 NO
Fumble recoveries 1.0 1.0 0.7 -
Sacks 0.5 2.0 2.5 NO
3rd down conversions 31.8% 33.3% 39.0% ARI
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 45.5% -
Time of possession 28:38 26:07 30:04 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   ARI   NO  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 2.8 1.0 8.1 ARI
Yards per kick return 16.0 23.0 23.9 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 0.8 5.3 8.1 ARI
Yards allowed per kick return 17.3 33.0 23.9 ARI
  Misc Stats Comparison
   ARI   NO  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 5.5 6.5 NO
Penalty yards 54.0 46.0 56.0 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2013 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Arizona Cardinals vs. New Orleans Saints
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 9 2000-10-29 NO ARI 21-10 NO
2004 4 2004-10-03 NO ARI 10-34 ARI
2007 15 2007-12-16 ARI NO 24-31 NO
2009 DP 2010-01-16 ARI NO 14-45 NO
2010 5 2010-10-10 NO ARI 20-30 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. DP = Divisional Playoff