Prediction: Cardinals 27, Raiders 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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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 |
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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 |
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Bye |
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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 |
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8 |
2014-10-26 |
PHI |
H |
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9 |
2014-11-02 |
DAL |
A |
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10 |
2014-11-09 |
STL |
H |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
DET |
H |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
SEA |
A |
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13 |
2014-11-30 |
ATL |
A |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
KC |
H |
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15 |
2014-12-11 |
STL |
A |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
SEA |
H |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
SF |
A |
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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 |
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Bye |
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6 |
2014-10-12 |
SD |
H |
L 28-31 |
-3 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
ARI |
H |
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8 |
2014-10-26 |
CLE |
A |
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9 |
2014-11-02 |
SEA |
A |
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10 |
2014-11-09 |
DEN |
H |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
SD |
A |
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12 |
2014-11-20 |
KC |
H |
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13 |
2014-11-30 |
STL |
A |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
SF |
H |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
KC |
A |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
BUF |
H |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
DEN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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ARI |
OAK |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
5.7 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
ARI |
Penalty yards |
43.3 |
50.7 |
58.9 |
ARI |
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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 |
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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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