Prediction: Cardinals 24, Jaguars 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Arizona Cardinals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 12 |
Carson Palmer  |
Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 11 |
Andre Ellington  |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 40 |
Rashard Mendenhall |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 17 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 46 |
Michael Floyd  |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 66 |
Andre Roberts |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 20 |
Robert Housler |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 22 |
Jay Feely |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 2 |
Defense / ST |
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| Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 29 |
Chad Henne |
Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 27 |
Maurice Jones-Drew |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 48 |
Denard Robinson |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 24 |
Cecil Shorts |
Rec: 5-70, 0 TD |
| WR 34 |
Mike Brown |
Rec: 4-50, 1 TD |
| WR 82 |
Ace Sanders |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 35 |
Marcedes Lewis |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 30 |
Josh Scobee |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 28 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Cardinals In only start at Jax. (10/9/05 with Cin.), QB Carson Palmer completed 22 of 33 (66.7 pct.) for 239 yards with 2 TDs vs 0 INTs for 108 rating... Rookie RB Andre Ellington ranks 1st among NFL RBs with 7.2 rush avg. (min. 50 att.). RB Rashard Mendenhall rushed for 146 yards & TD in last game vs. Jax. (10/16/11 with Pit.)... WR Larry Fitzgerald has TD catch in both career meetings. Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL with 67 rec. TDs. WR Andre Roberts had 5 catches for 72 yards & TD last week. TE ROB HOUSLER scored 1st career TD last week... LB John Abraham had 2 sacks & FF last week, incl. sack & FF on game's 1st play, returned for TD by LB Matt Shaughnessy. Has 5 sacks & 3 FFs in past 3. Leads active players with 127 sacks & 47 FFs. Has 5.5 sacks & 3 FFs in past 3 vs. Jax. Since entering NFL in 2011, CB-PR Patrick Peterson leads NFL with 4 PR-TDs & is only player with 10+ INTs (12) & 3+ PR-TDs (4). DE Calais Campbell has 3 sacks in past 5. LB Daryl Washington is only player in NFC with 7+ PD (7), 2+ sacks (2) & 2+ INTs (2).
 Jaguars QB Chad Henne registered 11th 300-yard game of career in last game in Jax. In past 2 games vs. NFC, Henne has completed 36 of 58 passes (62.1 pct.) for 317 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 88.1 passer rating... RB Maurice Jones-Drew has 79 TDs (66 rush, 11 rec., 2 return), 6th-most among active players. Has 66 career rush TDs, most in club annals... In past 5 vs. NFC, WR Cecil Shorts is averaging 92.6 receiving yards per game. Shorts (48) needs 8 receptions to surpass career-best of 55 in 2012. WR Mike Brown is averaging 17.7 yards per catch in 2013 (15 catches for 266 yards)...TE Marcedes Lewis had 3 catches for 62 yards, including 25-yard TD reception in only game vs. Arz... DE Jason Babin has 3.5 sacks & FF in 3 career games against Cardinals... LB Paul Posluszny leads team w/ 88 tackles. Posluszny had FF & FR against Titans last week. LB Geno Hayes had season-best 11 tackles last game... Rookie CB Dwayne Gratz (3rd round, No. 64 overall) posted 1st INT of career last week... CB Will Blackmon had sack, FF & 21-yard FR-TD against Titans.
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 |
W 13-10 |
+3 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
CAR |
H |
W 22-6 |
+16 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
SF |
A |
L 20-32 |
-12 |
| 7 |
2013-10-17 |
SEA |
H |
L 22-34 |
-12 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
ATL |
H |
W 27-13 |
+14 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
HOU |
H |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 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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| Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
KC |
H |
L 2-28 |
-26 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
OAK |
A |
L 9-19 |
-10 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
SEA |
A |
L 17-45 |
-28 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
IND |
H |
L 3-37 |
-34 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
STL |
A |
L 20-34 |
-14 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
DEN |
A |
L 19-35 |
-16 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
SD |
H |
L 6-24 |
-18 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
SF |
H |
L 10-42 |
-32 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
TEN |
A |
W 29-27 |
+2 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
ARI |
H |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
HOU |
A |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
CLE |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-05 |
HOU |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
BUF |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
TEN |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
IND |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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ARI
Offense |
JAC
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
23.7 |
16.3 |
23.6 |
ARI |
| Rushing yards |
98.7 |
79.7 |
113.9 |
ARI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.18 |
3.14 |
4.16 |
ARI |
| Completion % |
65.2% |
61.2% |
60.9% |
ARI |
| Passing yards |
199.7 |
256.7 |
232.6 |
JAC |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.72 |
11.20 |
10.93 |
JAC |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.34 |
6.86 |
6.66 |
JAC |
| Interceptions |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
JAC |
| Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
ARI |
| 3rd down conversions |
33.3% |
28.6% |
39.1% |
ARI |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
30.8% |
49.0% |
ARI |
| Time of possession |
28:35 |
28:27 |
50:34 |
ARI |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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ARI
Defense |
JAC
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
23.0 |
32.0 |
23.6 |
ARI |
| Rushing yards |
102.0 |
137.7 |
113.9 |
ARI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.86 |
4.22 |
4.16 |
ARI |
| Completion % |
55.2% |
65.8% |
60.9% |
ARI |
| Passing yards |
235.0 |
254.3 |
232.6 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.17 |
11.65 |
10.93 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.62 |
7.67 |
6.66 |
ARI |
| INT return |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
ARI |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks |
3.3 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
ARI |
| 3rd down conversions |
40.5% |
53.5% |
39.1% |
ARI |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
100.0% |
49.0% |
ARI |
| Time of possession |
31:25 |
31:33 |
50:34 |
ARI |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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ARI |
JAC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
8.3 |
2.9 |
10.0 |
ARI |
| Yards per kick return |
19.5 |
25.5 |
23.6 |
JAC |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
8.1 |
4.6 |
10.0 |
JAC |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.3 |
22.4 |
23.6 |
ARI |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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ARI |
JAC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
4.7 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
ARI |
| Penalty yards |
32.3 |
50.7 |
53.0 |
ARI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2013 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Arizona Cardinals vs. Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
15 |
2000-12-10 |
ARI |
JAC |
10-44 |
JAC |
| 2005 |
12 |
2005-11-27 |
JAC |
ARI |
24-17 |
JAC |
| 2009 |
2 |
2009-09-20 |
ARI |
JAC |
31-17 |
ARI |
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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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