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   View all Week 3 Rankings or Projections		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

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.