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Arizona Cardinals at Oakland Raiders - Week 7
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NYJ
NE		 25
 27
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TEN
WAS		 17
 19
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SEA
STL		 26
 28
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NO
DET		 23
 24
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MIN
BUF		 16
 17
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MIA
CHI		 27
 14
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CLE
JAC		 6
 24
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CIN
IND		 0
 27
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CAR
GB		 17
 38
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ATL
BAL		 7
 29
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KC
SD		 23
 20
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NYG
DAL		 21
 31
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ARI
OAK		 24
 13
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SF
DEN		 17
 42
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HOU
PIT		 23
 30
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Cardinals 27, Raiders 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Carson Palmer Pass: 245, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 Andre Ellington Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 3-25, 0
RB 59 Stepfan Taylor Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 19 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 5-75, 1 TD
WR 27 Michael Floyd Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 63 John Brown Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 TE 31 John Carlson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 10 Chandler Catanzaro FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  
 
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Derek Carr Pass: 235, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 25 Darren McFadden Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 49 Maurice Jones-Drew Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 31 James Jones Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 35 Andre Holmes Rec: 6-75, 0 TD
TE 25 Mychal Rivera Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
K 24 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 26 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cardinals Have won 5 of past 6 vs. AFC... QB Carson Palmer spent 2 seasons with Oak. before being traded to Az. Passed for 4,018 yards & 22 TDs in 2012 with Oak. In 5 starts vs. AFC with Az., is 5-0 & has completed 120 of 178 (67.4 pct.) for 1,509 yards with 9 TDs vs. 1 INT for 108.1 rating. Is 9-2 (.818) in past 11 starts... RB Andre Ellington has 382 scrimmage yards (127.3 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3 vs. AFC. Only active player with 80+ yard rush & rec. TD... WR Larry Fitzgerald had TD catch in only game vs. Oak. Has catch in 154 games in row, longest active streak in NFL. Since entering NFL in 2004, leads NFL with 97 rec. TDs (incl. playoffs). Had 6 catches for 98 yards & TD last week. WR Michael Floyd has 3 100-yard games in past 5 vs. AFC. Had 20-yard TD last week. WR John Brown ties for 2nd among NFL rookies with 3 TDs... S Rashad Johnson had 2 INTs, incl. 28-yard TD last week. Since 2011, CB Patrick Peterson is only player in NFL with 10+ INTs (12) & 3+ PR-TDs (4). CB Jerraud Powers aims for 3rd in row with INT. CB Antonio Cromartie leads club with 6 PD. LB Alex Okafor had career-high 2 sacks last week.

Raiders QB Derek Carr (Rd. 2, No. 36 overall) leads NFL rookies in pass yards (1,016) & TDs (8). Last week, passed for career-high 282 yards & 4 TDs, most in single game by Raiders rookie... RB Maurice Jones-Drew had rush TD in last meeting (11/17/13 with Jax.). Has 68 career rush TDs, 2nd-most among active players. RB Darren McFadden had season-high 80 rush yards vs. SD. Rushed for 105 yards & TD in last meeting. Has 29 career total TDs (24 rush, 5 rec.) & needs 1 to become 8th RB in club history with 30... WR James Jones aims for 3rd in row with TD vs. Az. (incl. playoffs). In past 2, WR Andre Holmes has 9 rec. for 195 yards & 3 TDs, incl. career-high 2 TDs vs. SD... DT C.J. Wilson has sack in 2 of past 3. CB Charles Woodson (57) needs INT to tie HOFer EMMITT THOMAS (58) for No. 11 on all-time list. In 5 career meetings, has 3 INTs, incl. 2 INT-TDs.


Results and Schedule

Arizona Cardinals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-08 SD H W 18-17 +1
2 2014-09-14 NYG A W 25-14 +11
3 2014-09-21 SF H W 23-14 +9
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 DEN A L 20-41 -21
6 2014-10-12 WAS H W 30-20 +10
7 2014-10-19 OAK A    
8 2014-10-26 PHI H    
9 2014-11-02 DAL A    
10 2014-11-09 STL H    
11 2014-11-16 DET H    
12 2014-11-23 SEA A    
13 2014-11-30 ATL A    
14 2014-12-07 KC H    
15 2014-12-11 STL A    
16 2014-12-21 SEA H    
17 2014-12-28 SF A    
   

Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 NYJ A L 14-19 -5
2 2014-09-14 HOU H L 14-30 -16
3 2014-09-21 NE A L 9-16 -7
4 2014-09-28 MIA H L 14-38 -24
5   Bye      
6 2014-10-12 SD H L 28-31 -3
7 2014-10-19 ARI H    
8 2014-10-26 CLE A    
9 2014-11-02 SEA A    
10 2014-11-09 DEN H    
11 2014-11-16 SD A    
12 2014-11-20 KC H    
13 2014-11-30 STL A    
14 2014-12-07 SF H    
15 2014-12-14 KC A    
16 2014-12-21 BUF H    
17 2014-12-28 DEN A    

Injury Report

Arizona Cardinals
Out  DE Calais Campbell (knee)
 RB Jonathan Dwyer (other-excused)
 TE Troy Niklas (ankle)
Questionable  TE John Carlson (knee)
 DE Frostee Rucker (calf)
 NT Alameda Ta'amu (other-illness)
Probable  WR John Brown (hamstring)
 RB Andre Ellington (foot)
 WR Michael Floyd (groin)
 OLB Alex Okafor (quadriceps)
 QB Carson Palmer (shoulder)
 CB Patrick Peterson (ankle)
IR  OLB John Abraham (concussion, 9/19/2014)
 DE Darnell Dockett (knee, 8/20/2014)
 OLB Matt Shaughnessy (knee, 10/6/2014)
   

Oakland Raiders
Out  WR Vincent Brown (hamstring)
 CB Keith McGill (groin)
Questionable  FB Marcel Reece (quadriceps)
 DE Justin Tuck (knee)
Probable  QB Derek Carr (knee)
 DE Benson Mayowa (knee)
 SLB Sio Moore (ankle)
 FS Usama Young (foot)
IR  SS Tyvon Branch (foot, 9/24/2014)
 CB Taiwan Jones (foot, 9/13/2014)
 SLB Kaluka Maiava (hamstring, 10/7/2014)
 MLB Nick Roach (concussion, 10/8/2014)
 WR Rod Streater (foot, 10/2/2014)
PUP  CB D.J. Hayden (foot)

Offense Stats Comparison

  ARI
 Offense 		 OAK
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 22.7 14.0 23.4 ARI
Rushing yards 89.0 73.7 112.8 ARI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.48 3.91 4.17 OAK
Completion % 54.5% 61.3% 63.3% OAK
Passing yards 225.0 233.7 243.8 OAK
Passing yards per completion 11.45 9.79 10.89 ARI
Passing yards per attempt 6.24 6.00 6.89 ARI
Interceptions 0.0 1.3 0.8 ARI
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.0 0.7 2.1 OAK
3rd down conversions 40.3% 39.3% 41.8% ARI
4th down conversions 100.0% 66.7% 42.2% ARI
Time of possession 29:01 25:21 30:13 ARI
  Defense Stats Comparison

  ARI
 Defense 		 OAK
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 17.0 26.7 23.4 ARI
Rushing yards 78.3 153.7 112.8 ARI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.16 4.16 4.17 ARI
Completion % 66.5% 70.2% 63.3% ARI
Passing yards 277.7 229.7 243.8 OAK
Passing yards per completion 11.79 10.71 10.89 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 7.84 7.52 6.89 OAK
INT return 1.7 0.3 0.8 ARI
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks 1.3 1.0 2.1 ARI
3rd down conversions 40.9% 51.4% 41.8% ARI
4th down conversions 50.0% 25.0% 42.2% OAK
Time of possession 30:59 34:39 30:13 ARI

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   ARI   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 16.0 9.3 8.4 ARI
Yards per kick return 16.3 24.5 23.5 OAK
Yards allowed per punt return 6.8 9.9 8.4 ARI
Yards allowed per kick return 23.3 25.3 23.5 ARI
  Misc Stats Comparison

   ARI   OAK  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.7 6.7 6.9 ARI
Penalty yards 43.3 50.7 58.9 ARI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2014 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Arizona Cardinals vs. Oakland Raiders
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 12 2001-12-02 ARI OAK 34-31 ARI
2002 12 2002-11-24 OAK ARI 41-20 OAK
2006 7 2006-10-22 ARI OAK 9-22 OAK
2010 3 2010-09-26 OAK ARI 23-24 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.