NFL Game Preview: Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 11

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Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 11

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CHI MIA	16 0
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ARI KC	13 31
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OAK PIT	3 35
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HOU NYJ	27 30
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GB MIN	31 3
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DET DAL	19 35
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WAS TEN	19 16
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CLE JAC	20 24
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BUF CIN	49 31
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BAL CAR	37 13
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TB SF	21 0
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ATL STL	34 17
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SEA NO	19 34
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IND NE	28 31
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NYG PHI	17 27
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DEN SD	14 35
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Chiefs 27, Cardinals 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 27	Derek Anderson	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23	Tim Hightower	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 52	Chris Wells	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 9	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 41	Steve Breaston	Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 76	Early Doucet	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 36	Ben Patrick	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 25	Jay Feely	FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 28	Defense / ST

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Kansas City Chiefs
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 19	Matt Cassel	Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2	Jamaal Charles	Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 36	Thomas Jones	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 8	Dwayne Bowe	Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 83	Terrance Copper	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
WR 91	Chris Chambers	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 24	Leonard Pope	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 12	Ryan Succop	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 6	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Cardinals In only game vs. KC (12/3/06 with Cle.), QB Derek Anderson had 2 TDs & 95.5 rating... RB Chris Wells has rush TD in 3 of past 5 on road. RB Tim Hightower rushed for TD last week. Has rush TD in 4 of past 7 on road (incl. playoffs), w/ 70- & 80-yard TDs. KR-RB LaRod Stephens-Howling ties for NFL lead with 2 KR-TDs & is 2nd in franchise history with 3 career KR-TDs... WR Larry Fitzgerald had TD catch in only meeting. Incl. SB, has 9 rec. TDs in past 9 vs. AFC. Since start of 2008, has 38 rec. TDs, most in NFL (incl. playoffs). WR Steve Breaston aims for 6th in row vs. AFC. with 4+ catches. WR Early Doucet had 6 catches for career-high 71 yards & TD last week... Since start of 2007, DT Darnell Dockett has 26 sacks, most by DT (incl. playoffs). Has 4 sacks in past 3 vs. AFC. S Adrian Wilson had sack last week. Is 1 of 9 players in NFL history with 20+ sacks (22.5) & 25+ INTs (25). Had sack in last meeting. LB Joey Porter is 3rd among active players with 97 sacks. S Kerry Rhodes aims for 3rd in row vs. KC with sack... Team has NFL-best 8 return TDs, tied for most by Arz. in season (1961, 2007)...

Chiefs Aim for 5-0 start at home for 1st time since '03 (8-0 at home in '03)... TODD HALEY spent 2 seasons w/ Cards as off. coord. (2007-08)... Club has 3-0-1 home record all-time vs. Arz... In only career meeting vs. Arz., QB Matt Cassel had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 116.1 rating. At home in '10, has 663 pass yards w/ 7 TDs vs. 1 INT & 99.9 rating. Had career-high 469 yards & tied career-best w/ 4 TD passes last week... RB Thomas Jones was selected No. 7 overall in 2000 NFL Draft by Cards & spent 3 seasons w/ Arz (2000-02). In '10 as starter, RB Jamaal Charles averages 6.4 yards per carry (64 att., 408 yards)... WR Dwayne Bowe has TD catch in 5 consecutive games, tied for longest streak in franchise history (CHRIS BURFORD, OTIS TAYLOR). Had career-bests in catches (13), rec. yards (186) & tied career-high w/ 2 TD rec. last week. Bowe (9) needs TD catch to become 6th player in franchise history w/ 10 TD rec. in season... LB Tamba Hali (8) needs 1 sack to surpass career-high of 8.5 in '09. Aims for 4th straight game w/sack.

Results and Schedule

Arizona Cardinals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	STL	A	W 17-13	+4
2	2010-09-19	ATL	A	L 7-41	-34
3	2010-09-26	OAK	H	W 24-23	+1
4	2010-10-03	SD	A	L 10-41	-31
5	2010-10-10	NO	H	W 30-20	+10
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	SEA	A	L 10-22	-12
8	2010-10-31	TB	H	L 35-38	-3
9	2010-11-07	MIN	A	L 24-27	-3
10	2010-11-14	SEA	H	L 18-36	-18
11	2010-11-21	KC	A	L 13-31	-18
12	2010-11-29	SF	H
13	2010-12-05	STL	H
14	2010-12-12	DEN	H
15	2010-12-19	CAR	A
16	2010-12-25	DAL	H
17	2011-01-02	SF	A

Kansas City Chiefs
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-13	SD	H	W 21-14	+7
2	2010-09-19	CLE	A	W 16-14	+2
3	2010-09-26	SF	H	W 31-10	+21
4		Bye
5	2010-10-10	IND	A	L 9-19	-10
6	2010-10-17	HOU	A	L 31-35	-4
7	2010-10-24	JAC	H	W 42-20	+22
8	2010-10-31	BUF	H	W 13-10	+3
9	2010-11-07	OAK	A	L 20-23	-3
10	2010-11-14	DEN	A	L 29-49	-20
11	2010-11-21	ARI	H	W 31-13	+18
12	2010-11-28	SEA	A
13	2010-12-05	DEN	H
14	2010-12-12	SD	A
15	2010-12-19	STL	A
16	2010-12-26	TEN	H
17	2011-01-02	OAK	H

Injury Report

Arizona Cardinals
Questionable	DE Darnell Dockett (Shoulder) OLB Clark Haggans (Groin) FS Kerry Rhodes (Hand) RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (Hamstring) CB Greg Toler (Foot) ILB Reggie Walker (Hamstring) RB Chris Wells (Knee) RB Jason Wright (Head)
Probable	OLB Will Davis (Knee) ILB Paris Lenon (Ankle) TE Stephen Spach (Foot) NT Dan Williams (Calf)
IR	DE Kenny Iwebema (Knee) OG Brandon Keith (Knee)

Kansas City Chiefs
Out	FS Jon McGraw (Knee) TE Tony Moeaki (Head)
Questionable	FS Kendrick Lewis (Hamstring) OG Ryan Lilja (Foot) WR Dexter McCluster (Ankle) CB Donald Washington (Calf) OG Brian Waters (Groin)
IR	CB Maurice Leggett (Head, Neck) OLB Cameron Sheffield (Neck) WR Jerheme Urban (Undisclosed)

Offense Stats Comparison

	ARI Offense	KC Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	24.0	23.3	23.4	ARI
Rushing yards	64.7	170.3	113.2	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	3.41	4.84	4.17	KC
Completion %	53.4%	61.1%	60.6%	KC
Passing yards	203.7	181.8	235.0	ARI
Passing yards per completion	10.98	11.21	11.09	KC
Passing yards per attempt	5.87	6.84	6.72	KC
Interceptions	1.0	0.0	1.0	KC
Fumbles lost	0.7	0.5	0.7	KC
Sacks allowed	3.7	2.0	2.1	KC
3rd down conversions	28.1%	35.0%	38.2%	KC
4th down conversions	33.3%	50.0%	49.7%	KC
Time of possession	27:27	33:11	30:24	KC

Defense Stats Comparison

	ARI Defense	KC Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	28.3	24.3	23.4	KC
Rushing yards	113.0	119.5	113.2	ARI
Rushing yards per attempt	4.12	4.31	4.17	ARI
Completion %	65.6%	59.2%	60.6%	KC
Passing yards	302.0	239.5	235.0	KC
Passing yards per completion	12.02	10.73	11.09	KC
Passing yards per attempt	7.89	6.35	6.72	KC
INT return	1.0	0.8	1.0	ARI
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.3	0.7	ARI
Sacks	2.3	1.8	2.1	ARI
3rd down conversions	35.2%	43.9%	38.2%	ARI
4th down conversions	40.0%	42.9%	49.7%	ARI
Time of possession	33:59	32:05	30:24	KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	ARI	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	7.4	8.8	10.1	KC
Yards per kick return	28.6	21.4	22.7	ARI
Yards allowed per punt return	13.7	10.1	10.1	KC
Yards allowed per kick return	22.4	25.0	22.7	ARI

Misc Stats Comparison

	ARI	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.0	5.8	6.6	ARI
Penalty yards	30.3	55.0	55.4	ARI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2010 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. Kansas City Chiefs
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	6	2001-10-21	KC	ARI	16-24	ARI
2002	13	2002-12-01	ARI	KC	0-49	KC
2006	5	2006-10-08	KC	ARI	23-20	KC

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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