Game Preview - Week 14: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks

Seattle: The Seahawks are on a four game winning streak and can clinch the NFC West with a win over Arizona. Shaun Alexander is back in the mix as he carried the ball 20 times last week (65 yds, 1TD) while Maurice Morris carried just 5 times (64 yds 1 TD). Maybe Maurice should be getting more carries? On the receiving end, Branch, Engram, and Burleson all received significant targets (10, 8, 7 respectively) making it tough to find a consistent starter among the group. A couple of notes: Matt Hasselbeck has thrown two touchdowns in 6 of his last 7 games and Seattle has won 32 of their last 39 at home.

Start: QB Matt Hasselbeck, RB Shaun Alexander, WR Deion Branch, WR Bobby Engram, K Josh Brown
Consider: WR Nate Burleson
Sit: TE Marcus Pollard, Seahawks D/ST

Arizona: The Cardinals beat the Seahawks way back in Week Two (23-20) but have serious problems with their talented wide receiving corps. Both Anquan Boldin (dislocated toe) and Larry Fitgerald (groin) are banged up and questionable to play this week. Boldin has missed practice both Wednesday and Thursday while Fitzgerald has been limited both days. Bryant Johnson will move into the starting lineup if either start doesn't play and with the passing game missing its main weapons, expect to see more work for Edgerring James.

Start: RB Edgerrin James, WR Bryant Johnson
Consider: QB Kurt Warner
Sit: WR Larry Fitzgerald, WR Anquan Boldin, WR Bryant Johnson, TE Leonard Pope

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 11	Kurt Warner	Pass: 255, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 20	Edgerrin James	Rush: 85, 1 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 23	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 6-80, 0
WR 26	Bryant Johnson	Rec: 6-75, 0
TE 30	Leonard Pope	Rec: 1-15, 0

Seattle Seahawks
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 9	Matt Hasselbeck	Pass: 235, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 27	Shaun Alexander	Rush: 55, 1 Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 42	Maurice Morris	Rush: 25, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 16	Deion Branch	Rec: 5-70, 1
WR 22	Bobby Engram	Rec: 6-70, 1
WR 47	Nate Burleson	Rec: 3-50, 0
TE 28	Marcus Pollard	Rec: 2-20, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Arizona Cardinals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-10	SF	A	L 17-20	-3
2	2007-09-16	SEA	H	W 23-20	+3
3	2007-09-23	BAL	A	L 23-26	-3
4	2007-09-30	PIT	H	W 21-14	+7
5	2007-10-07	STL	A	W 34-31	+3
6	2007-10-14	CAR	H	L 10-25	-15
7	2007-10-21	WAS	A	L 19-21	-2
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	TB	A	L 10-17	-7
10	2007-11-11	DET	H	W 31-21	+10
11	2007-11-18	CIN	A	W 35-27	+8
12	2007-11-25	SF	H	L 31-37	-6
13	2007-12-02	CLE	H	W 27-21	+6
14	2007-12-09	SEA	A	L 21-42	-21
15	2007-12-16	NO	A
16	2007-12-23	ATL	H
17	2007-12-30	STL	H

Seattle Seahawks
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	TB	H	W 20-6	+14
2	2007-09-16	ARI	A	L 20-23	-3
3	2007-09-23	CIN	H	W 24-21	+3
4	2007-09-30	SF	A	W 23-3	+20
5	2007-10-07	PIT	A	L 0-21	-21
6	2007-10-14	NO	H	L 17-28	-11
7	2007-10-21	STL	H	W 33-6	+27
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	CLE	A	L 30-33	-3
10	2007-11-12	SF	H	W 24-0	+24
11	2007-11-18	CHI	H	W 30-23	+7
12	2007-11-25	STL	A	W 24-19	+5
13	2007-12-02	PHI	A	W 28-24	+4
14	2007-12-09	ARI	H	W 42-21	+21
15	2007-12-16	CAR	A
16	2007-12-23	BAL	H
17	2007-12-30	ATL	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	ARI Offense	SEA Offense	NFL Average
Points for	29.7	27.3	21.8
Rushing yards	73.0	104.7	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	3.26	3.97	3.94
Completion %	60.9%	62.6%	61.1%
Passing yards	205.0	269.0	218.1
Passing yards per completion	11.70	10.28	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	7.13	6.43	6.47
Interceptions	1.3	1.0	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.7	1.0	0.8
Sacked	1.7	1.7	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	ARI Defense	SEA Defense	NFL Average
Points against	23.0	22.0	21.8
Rushing yards	97.7	96.7	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	3.64	4.05	3.94
Completion %	64.9%	55.7%	61.1%
Passing yards	265.0	206.0	218.1
Passing yards per completion	9.83	10.06	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	6.38	5.60	6.47
INT return	1.3	1.0	1.1
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.3	0.8
Sacks	2.3	2.7	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	2	2002-09-15	ARI	SEA	24-13	ARI
2002	10	2002-11-10	SEA	ARI	27-6	SEA
2003	2	2003-09-14	SEA	ARI	38-0	SEA
2003	16	2003-12-21	ARI	SEA	10-28	SEA
2004	7	2004-10-24	SEA	ARI	17-25	ARI
2004	16	2004-12-26	ARI	SEA	21-24	SEA
2005	3	2005-09-25	ARI	SEA	12-37	SEA
2005	9	2005-11-06	SEA	ARI	33-19	SEA
2006	2	2006-09-17	ARI	SEA	10-21	SEA
2006	14	2006-12-10	SEA	ARI	21-27	ARI
2007	2	2007-09-16	SEA	ARI	20-23	ARI

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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