NFL Game Preview: Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings - Week 9

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Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings - Week 9

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ARI MIN	24 27
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SD HOU	29 23
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NYJ DET	23 20
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NO CAR	34 3
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NE CLE	14 34
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MIA BAL	10 26
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CHI BUF	22 19
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TB ATL	21 27
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NYG SEA	41 7
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KC OAK	20 23
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IND PHI	24 26
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DAL GB	7 45
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PIT CIN	27 21
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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

Vikings 24, Cardinals 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	Derek Anderson	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 20	Chris Wells	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 42	Tim Hightower	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 25	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 32	Steve Breaston	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
TE 26	Ben Patrick	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 22	Jay Feely	FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 23	Defense / ST

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Minnesota Vikings
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 19	Brett Favre	Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1	Adrian Peterson	Rush: 130, 2 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 41	Percy Harvin	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 51	Bernard Berrian	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 66	Greg Camarillo	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 7	Visanthe Shiancoe	Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 19	Ryan Longwell	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 3	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Cardinals QB Max Hall threw 1st career TD pass last week vs. TB. QB Derek Anderson threw 50th career TD past last week ... RB Chris Wells aims for 3rd in row w/ rush TD. Had 1-yard scoring run vs. Bucs. RB Tim Hightower had 50 rush yards on 6 att. in last mtg. (8.3 avg.). RB LaRod Stephens-Howling scored on 30-yard run vs. Bucs, his 1st career rush TD ... In 3 career games vs. Min., WR Larry Fitzgerald has 24 catches for 367 yards (122.3 per game) & TD. Since '08, has 38 rec. TDs, most in NFL (incl. playoffs), incl. 2 last week (3 & 5 yards). WR Steve Breaston had 8 rec. for career-high 147 yards (18.4 avg.) last week. Has 125+ rec. yards or TD in 3 of 4 games played in '10... LB Joey Porter aims for 3rd in row w/ sack. In last mtg. (12/18/05 w/ Mia.), had half sack & INT. Since start of 2007, DT Darnell Dockett has 25 sacks, most by DT (incl. playoffs). Has 2.5 TFLs & sack in past 2 mtgs. S Adrian Wilson is 1 of 9 players in NFL history with 20+ sacks (21.5) & 25+ INTs (25).

Vikings QB Brett Favre (10,022) became 1st NFL player w/10,000 pass attempts last week. In 6 career meetings, has completed 132 of 202 (65.3 pct.) for 1,577 yards with 13 TDs & 5 INTs for 100.2 rating. Has won 10 of 11 starts at home since joining Min. in '09... RB Adrian Peterson has 6 TDs in past 6 & aims for 4th consecutive game with rush TD. Leads NFL in rush yards (776) & ranks 3rd in scrimmage yards (970). Has 314 scrim. yards in past 2 (223 rush, 91 rec.). Rookie RB Toby Gerhart (2nd round) had 5 rec. for 67 yards vs. NE, both career highs. RB Naufahu Tahi scored 2nd career TD (1-yard rec.) last week... WR-KR Percy Harvin had career-high 104 rec. yards on 6 catches (17.3 avg.) last week. Has 5 TDs (3 rec., 1 rush, 1 KR) in past 5. Had 31-yard TD catch in last meeting... DE Jared Allen has 3 sacks in 3 career meetings. LB Chad Greenway leads team with 74 tackles & has 10+ in 4 consecutive games.

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
11	2010-11-21	KC	A
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

Minnesota Vikings
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-09	NO	A	L 9-14	-5
2	2010-09-19	MIA	H	L 10-14	-4
3	2010-09-26	DET	H	W 24-10	+14
4		Bye
5	2010-10-11	NYJ	A	L 20-29	-9
6	2010-10-17	DAL	H	W 24-21	+3
7	2010-10-24	GB	A	L 24-28	-4
8	2010-10-31	NE	A	L 18-28	-10
9	2010-11-07	ARI	H	W 27-24	+3
10	2010-11-14	CHI	A
11	2010-11-21	GB	H
12	2010-11-28	WAS	A
13	2010-12-05	BUF	H
14	2010-12-12	NYG	H
15	2010-12-20	CHI	H
16	2010-12-26	PHI	A
17	2011-01-02	DET	A

Injury Report

Arizona Cardinals
Doubtful	OLB Clark Haggans (Groin)
Questionable	RB Chris Wells (Knee)
Probable	DE Alan Branch (Back) WR Steve Breaston (Knee) OLB Will Davis (Groin) WR Early Doucet (Groin) DE Kenny Iwebema (Shoulder)

Minnesota Vikings
Questionable	WR Percy Harvin (Ankle) CB Frank Walker (Hamstring)
Probable	CB Asher Allen (Back) CB Chris Cook (Quadriceps) OG Chris DeGeare (Ankle) QB Brett Favre (Foot) OLB Ben Leber (Knee) CB Lito Sheppard (Hand) OC John Sullivan (Calf) DT Pat Williams (Elbow)
IR	CB Cedric Griffin (Right Knee ACL)

Offense Stats Comparison

	ARI Offense	MIN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	21.3	22.7	22.3	MIN
Rushing yards	86.7	134.7	115.1	MIN
Rushing yards per attempt	3.93	4.76	4.28	MIN
Completion %	51.9%	60.4%	60.8%	MIN
Passing yards	125.0	210.3	225.9	MIN
Passing yards per completion	9.36	10.85	10.81	MIN
Passing yards per attempt	4.86	6.55	6.57	MIN
Interceptions	1.3	1.3	1.0	-
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.7	0.7	MIN
Sacks allowed	2.7	2.0	2.2	MIN
3rd down conversions	33.8%	41.3%	38.3%	MIN
4th down conversions	50.0%	60.0%	51.3%	MIN
Time of possession	27:26	29:60	30:21	MIN

Defense Stats Comparison

	ARI Defense	MIN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	27.7	25.7	22.3	MIN
Rushing yards	143.7	100.0	115.1	MIN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.38	4.02	4.28	MIN
Completion %	60.5%	61.3%	60.8%	ARI
Passing yards	241.0	230.7	225.9	MIN
Passing yards per completion	12.15	10.45	10.81	MIN
Passing yards per attempt	7.35	6.41	6.57	MIN
INT return	0.3	1.3	1.0	MIN
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.0	0.7	ARI
Sacks	2.0	0.3	2.2	ARI
3rd down conversions	36.2%	42.6%	38.3%	ARI
4th down conversions	66.7%	60.0%	51.3%	MIN
Time of possession	32:34	30:00	30:21	MIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	ARI	MIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	6.3	7.9	9.9	MIN
Yards per kick return	26.8	24.4	23.4	ARI
Yards allowed per punt return	3.9	3.4	9.9	MIN
Yards allowed per kick return	25.2	22.6	23.4	MIN

Misc Stats Comparison

	ARI	MIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.3	6.3	6.5	ARI
Penalty yards	28.7	45.3	55.2	ARI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Arizona Cardinals vs. Minnesota Vikings
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	11	2000-11-12	ARI	MIN	14-31	MIN
2003	17	2003-12-28	MIN	ARI	17-18	ARI
2006	12	2006-11-26	ARI	MIN	26-31	MIN
2008	15	2008-12-14	MIN	ARI	35-14	MIN
2009	13	2009-12-06	MIN	ARI	17-30	ARI

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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