Prediction: Cardinals 23, 49ers 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| San Francisco 49ers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 9 |
Colin Kaepernick |
Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0 |
| RB 28 |
Frank Gore  |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 56 |
Kendall Hunter |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 20 |
Anquan Boldin |
Rec: 7-80, 1 TD |
| WR 35 |
Michael Crabtree  |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 93 |
Mario Manningham |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 2 |
Vernon Davis  |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
| K 28 |
Phil Dawson |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 11 |
Defense / ST |
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| Arizona Cardinals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 22 |
Carson Palmer |
Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 26 |
Andre Ellington |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 39 |
Rashard Mendenhall |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 12 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 28 |
Michael Floyd |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 69 |
Andre Roberts |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 36 |
Robert Housler |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 4 |
Jay Feely |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 4 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 49ers Clinched playoff spot. Can win NFC West & No. 1 seed... QB Colin Kaepernick is 2-0 vs. Az. with 103.5 rating. Incl. playoffs, when he starts & has 100+ rating, 49ers are 12-0... RB Frank Gore rushed for 101 yards in Week 6. Has 1,114 rush yards, his 7th 1,000-yard season... In last meeting, TE Vernon Davis had 8 catches for 180 yards & 2 TDs. Since 2009 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL TEs with 48 TDs. Has 10 TDs in past 12. WR Anquan Boldin returns to Az. Played 1st 7 seasons with Cards (2003-09) & had 586 catches for 7,520 yards with 44 TDs. Has 1,030 rec. yards, his 6th 1,000-yard season. WR Michael Crabtree has 13 catches for 244 yards (122 per game) & 4 TDs in past 2 meetings... LB NA VORRO BOWMAN leads team with 133 tackles. Had 89-yard INT-TD last week. Since entering NFL in 2007, LB Patrick Willis is only player with 20+ sacks (20.5), 15+ FF (16) & 7+ INTs (7). LB Ahmad Brooks has 7 sacks in 8 meetings. DT Justin Smith has 4 sacks in past 5. Rookie S Eric Reid is only NFC player with 4 INTs & 2 FR.
 Cardinals Have won 7 of past 8... QB Carson Palmer has 3,867 yards & needs 133 to reach 4,000. Would be 1st in NFL history to pass for 4,000 yards with 3 teams... RB Rashard Mendenhall has 5 rush TDs in past 6. Rookie RB Andre Ellington had TD & avg. 8 yards/carry in Week 6... WR Larry Fitzgerald had 6 catches for 117 yards & TD (75 yards) in last meeting. Has 5 TDs in past 6. Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL with 72 rec. TDs. WR Michael Floyd had GW TD last week. In past 7, has 25 catches, all for 1st down. Needs 50 yards for 1st 1,000-yard season... LB Karlos Dansby is 1 of 4 in NFL history & 1st since 1994 with 6+ sacks (6.5), 4 INTs & 2 INT-TDs in season. Ties for 1st in NFC with 109 solo tackles. LB Daryl Washington has 3 sacks in past 2 home meetings. LB John Abraham is active leader with 133.5 sacks & 48 FFs. Since 2011, CB-PR Patrick Peterson is only player with 10+ INTs (12) & 3+ PR-TDs (4). DE Calais Campbell has sack in 3 of past 4 vs. SF. Had 2 sacks last week.
Results and Schedule
| San Francisco 49ers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
GB |
H |
W 34-28 |
+6 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
SEA |
A |
L 3-29 |
-26 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
IND |
H |
L 7-27 |
-20 |
| 4 |
2013-09-26 |
STL |
A |
W 35-11 |
+24 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
HOU |
H |
W 34-3 |
+31 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
ARI |
H |
W 32-20 |
+12 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
TEN |
A |
W 31-17 |
+14 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
JAC |
A |
W 42-10 |
+32 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
CAR |
H |
L 9-10 |
-1 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
NO |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 12 |
2013-11-25 |
WAS |
A |
W 27-6 |
+21 |
| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
STL |
H |
W 23-13 |
+10 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
SEA |
H |
W 19-17 |
+2 |
| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
TB |
A |
W 33-14 |
+19 |
| 16 |
2013-12-23 |
ATL |
H |
W 34-24 |
+10 |
| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
ARI |
A |
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| 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 |
W 27-14 |
+13 |
| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
IND |
H |
W 40-11 |
+29 |
| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
PHI |
A |
L 21-24 |
-3 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
STL |
H |
W 30-10 |
+20 |
| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
TEN |
A |
W 37-34 |
+3 |
| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
SEA |
A |
W 17-10 |
+7 |
| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
SF |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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SF
Offense |
ARI
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
25.8 |
28.8 |
24.1 |
ARI |
| Rushing yards |
128.5 |
114.0 |
117.0 |
SF |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.20 |
3.29 |
4.26 |
SF |
| Completion % |
60.5% |
67.3% |
61.1% |
ARI |
| Passing yards |
188.0 |
256.8 |
231.6 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.45 |
11.41 |
10.84 |
SF |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.93 |
7.68 |
6.62 |
ARI |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
SF |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
- |
| 3rd down conversions |
37.2% |
41.4% |
37.8% |
ARI |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
50.0% |
50.8% |
- |
| Time of possession |
31:40 |
34:41 |
30:20 |
ARI |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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SF
Defense |
ARI
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
16.8 |
14.8 |
24.1 |
ARI |
| Rushing yards |
84.8 |
87.3 |
117.0 |
SF |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.76 |
3.95 |
4.26 |
SF |
| Completion % |
63.3% |
57.7% |
61.1% |
ARI |
| Passing yards |
203.8 |
190.0 |
231.6 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.16 |
9.49 |
10.84 |
SF |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.80 |
5.48 |
6.62 |
ARI |
| INT return |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
ARI |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks |
2.5 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
ARI |
| 3rd down conversions |
35.4% |
29.6% |
37.8% |
ARI |
| 4th down conversions |
12.5% |
42.9% |
50.8% |
SF |
| Time of possession |
28:20 |
25:29 |
30:20 |
ARI |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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SF |
ARI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
10.1 |
4.4 |
9.4 |
SF |
| Yards per kick return |
24.2 |
19.8 |
22.7 |
SF |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
10.8 |
8.3 |
9.4 |
ARI |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.1 |
26.3 |
22.7 |
SF |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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SF |
ARI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.8 |
7.0 |
6.2 |
SF |
| Penalty yards |
55.5 |
53.0 |
52.1 |
ARI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 11 to 16 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| San Francisco 49ers vs. Arizona Cardinals |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
5 |
2000-10-01 |
ARI |
SF |
20-27 |
SF |
| 2002 |
8 |
2002-10-27 |
ARI |
SF |
28-38 |
SF |
| 2002 |
16 |
2002-12-21 |
SF |
ARI |
17-14 |
SF |
| 2003 |
8 |
2003-10-26 |
SF |
ARI |
13-16 |
ARI |
| 2003 |
14 |
2003-12-07 |
ARI |
SF |
14-50 |
SF |
| 2004 |
5 |
2004-10-10 |
ARI |
SF |
28-31 |
SF |
| 2004 |
14 |
2004-12-12 |
SF |
ARI |
31-28 |
SF |
| 2005 |
4 |
2005-10-02 |
SF |
ARI |
14-31 |
ARI |
| 2005 |
13 |
2005-12-04 |
ARI |
SF |
17-10 |
ARI |
| 2006 |
1 |
2006-09-10 |
SF |
ARI |
27-34 |
ARI |
| 2006 |
16 |
2006-12-24 |
ARI |
SF |
26-20 |
ARI |
| 2007 |
1 |
2007-09-10 |
ARI |
SF |
17-20 |
SF |
| 2007 |
12 |
2007-11-25 |
SF |
ARI |
37-31 |
SF |
| 2008 |
1 |
2008-09-07 |
ARI |
SF |
23-13 |
ARI |
| 2008 |
10 |
2008-11-10 |
SF |
ARI |
24-29 |
ARI |
| 2009 |
1 |
2009-09-13 |
SF |
ARI |
20-16 |
SF |
| 2009 |
14 |
2009-12-14 |
ARI |
SF |
9-24 |
SF |
| 2010 |
12 |
2010-11-29 |
SF |
ARI |
27-6 |
SF |
| 2010 |
17 |
2011-01-02 |
ARI |
SF |
7-38 |
SF |
| 2011 |
11 |
2011-11-20 |
ARI |
SF |
7-23 |
SF |
| 2011 |
14 |
2011-12-11 |
SF |
ARI |
19-21 |
ARI |
| 2012 |
8 |
2012-10-29 |
SF |
ARI |
24-3 |
SF |
| 2012 |
17 |
2012-12-30 |
ARI |
SF |
13-27 |
SF |
| 2013 |
6 |
2013-10-13 |
ARI |
SF |
20-32 |
SF |
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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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