NFL Game Preview: Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals - Week 14

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Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals - Week 14

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IND TEN	30 28
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ATL CAR	31 10
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OAK JAC	31 38
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TB WAS	17 16
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GB DET	3 7
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CLE BUF	6 13
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CIN PIT	7 23
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STL NO	13 31
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SEA SF	21 40
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DEN ARI	13 43
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MIA NYJ	10 6
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NE CHI	36 7
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KC SD	0 31
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PHI DAL	30 27
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NYG MIN	21 3
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BAL HOU	34 28
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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

Broncos 23, Cardinals 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Denver Broncos
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 15	Kyle Orton	Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6	Knowshon Moreno	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 3	Brandon Lloyd	Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 43	Jabar Gaffney	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 57	Eddie Royal	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 4	Matt Prater	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 3	Defense / ST

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Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 29	John Skelton	Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 31	Tim Hightower	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 38	Chris Wells	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 27	Steve Breaston	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 38	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 74	Early Doucet	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 33	Ben Patrick	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 24	Jay Feely	FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 23	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Broncos ERIC STUDESVILLE will make NFL debut as head coach... With Broncos against NFC, QB Kyle Orton has completed 153 of 232 passes (65.9 pct.) for 1,894 yards w/ 14 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 105.8 passer rating. Orton (3,487) needs 316 passing yards to surpass career-high of 3,802 in '09... RB Knowshon Moreno had career-best 161 yards on 23 att. (7.0 avg.) last week. Aims for 5th straight game w/ 100+ scrimmage yards (156, 120, 118, 175). Since Week 10, Moreno ranks 2nd in NFL w/ 142.3 scrimmage yards per game (MAURICE JONES-DREW, 163.8)... WR Brandon Lloyd (1,153 rec. yards, 9 TD rec.) needs 47 rec. yards & TD rec. to join STEVE WATSON (1981), ROD SMITH (2001) & LIONEL TAYLOR as only Broncos w/ at least 1,200 rec. yards & 10+ TD rec. in season in franchise history. Had 7 rec. for 102 receiving yards in last game at Arz. (w/ 49ers on 10/02/05)... CB Champ Bailey had 2 INTs in last game vs. Arz. & has 3 in past 2 vs. Cardinals... LB Mario Haggan has career-best 5 sacks in '10.

Cardinals QB Derek Anderson has 2,065 pass yards, his 2nd 2,000-yard season of career. Rookie QB John Skelton made NFL debut last week... RB Tim Hightower rushed for 81 yards last week. Incl. playoffs, when RB Chris Wells has 12+ att., Cardinals are 11-3 (.786)... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 10 rec. TDs in past 10 (incl. SB) vs. AFC. Since start of 2008, has 39 rec. TDs, most in NFL (incl. playoffs). WR Steve Breaston aims for 7th in row vs. AFC with 4+ catches... Since 2007, DT Darnell Dockett has 26 sacks, most by DT (incl. playoffs). Has 7 sacks in past 8 vs. AFC (incl. SB). S Adrian Wilson is 1 of 9 players in NFL history with 20+ sacks (22.5) & 25+ INTs (25). LB Joey Porter is 3rd among active players with 97 sacks. Had sack in last game vs. Den. (11/2/08 with Mia.). S Kerry Rhodes has 19 tackles & sack in past 2 meetings. Had sack & INT last week, 1st time in career recording sack & INT in same game. CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie has 13 PDs, 2 INTs (1 TD) & 2 FFs in career vs. AFC (incl. SB).

Results and Schedule

Denver Broncos
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	JAC	A	L 17-24	-7
2	2010-09-19	SEA	H	W 31-14	+17
3	2010-09-26	IND	H	L 13-27	-14
4	2010-10-03	TEN	A	W 26-20	+6
5	2010-10-10	BAL	A	L 17-31	-14
6	2010-10-17	NYJ	H	L 20-24	-4
7	2010-10-24	OAK	H	L 14-59	-45
8	2010-10-31	SF	A	L 16-24	-8
9		Bye
10	2010-11-14	KC	H	W 49-29	+20
11	2010-11-22	SD	A	L 14-35	-21
12	2010-11-28	STL	H	L 33-36	-3
13	2010-12-05	KC	A	L 6-10	-4
14	2010-12-12	ARI	A	L 13-43	-30
15	2010-12-19	OAK	A
16	2010-12-26	HOU	H
17	2011-01-02	SD	H

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	L 6-27	-21
13	2010-12-05	STL	H	L 6-19	-13
14	2010-12-12	DEN	H	W 43-13	+30
15	2010-12-19	CAR	A
16	2010-12-25	DAL	H
17	2011-01-02	SF	A

Injury Report

Denver Broncos
Out	SS Brian Dawkins (Knee) FB Spencer Larsen (Hamstring) WR Demaryius Thomas (Ankle)
Questionable	CB Perrish Cox (Not Injury Related) CB Andre' Goodman (Quadriceps) FS Darcel McBath (Quadriceps) K Matt Prater (Right Groin)
IR	OLB Elvis Dumervil (Pectoral) ILB Joe Mays (Left Knee) RB LenDale White (Achilles)

Arizona Cardinals
Doubtful	QB Derek Anderson (Head)
Questionable	OLB Clark Haggans (Groin) OLB Joey Porter (Knee)
Probable	CB Michael Adams (Shoulder) WR Steve Breaston (Knee) DE Calais Campbell (Ankle) DE Darnell Dockett (Shoulder) K Jay Feely (Right Groin) WR Larry Fitzgerald (Not Injury Related) CB Greg Toler (Foot)
IR	OLB Will Davis (Fractured Left Fibula) QB Max Hall (Left Shoulder) DE Kenny Iwebema (Knee) OG Brandon Keith (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	DEN Offense	ARI Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	21.0	15.3	22.7	DEN
Rushing yards	111.7	73.8	113.8	DEN
Rushing yards per attempt	5.34	3.82	4.20	DEN
Completion %	59.3%	51.8%	61.3%	DEN
Passing yards	267.0	232.3	231.6	DEN
Passing yards per completion	11.34	11.69	11.07	ARI
Passing yards per attempt	6.73	6.05	6.79	DEN
Interceptions	0.3	1.0	1.0	DEN
Fumbles lost	0.7	0.5	0.6	ARI
Sacks allowed	3.7	3.0	2.1	ARI
3rd down conversions	24.5%	25.7%	38.8%	ARI
4th down conversions	50.0%	28.6%	50.6%	DEN
Time of possession	25:55	27:04	30:18	ARI

Defense Stats Comparison

	DEN Defense	ARI Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	29.3	30.3	22.7	DEN
Rushing yards	137.7	135.5	113.8	ARI
Rushing yards per attempt	3.69	4.58	4.20	DEN
Completion %	60.2%	66.0%	61.3%	DEN
Passing yards	252.3	248.8	231.6	ARI
Passing yards per completion	13.64	12.48	11.07	ARI
Passing yards per attempt	8.22	8.23	6.79	DEN
INT return	0.0	0.8	1.0	ARI
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.3	0.6	-
Sacks	1.7	1.8	2.1	ARI
3rd down conversions	41.4%	37.5%	38.8%	ARI
4th down conversions	57.1%	40.0%	50.6%	ARI
Time of possession	34:05	34:16	30:18	DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	DEN	ARI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	12.1	6.2	9.7	DEN
Yards per kick return	20.0	25.0	22.0	ARI
Yards allowed per punt return	6.7	16.5	9.7	DEN
Yards allowed per kick return	23.0	22.7	22.0	ARI

Misc Stats Comparison

	DEN	ARI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.0	7.3	6.1	DEN
Penalty yards	50.3	51.0	50.4	DEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Denver Broncos vs. Arizona Cardinals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	2	2001-09-23	DEN	ARI	38-17	DEN
2002	17	2002-12-29	ARI	DEN	7-37	DEN
2006	15	2006-12-17	DEN	ARI	37-20	DEN

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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