NFL Game Preview: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals - Week 17

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Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals - Week 17

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WAS PHI	10 34
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TEN HOU	23 22
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SF STL	34 27
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NYJ MIA	17 19
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IND JAC	13 19
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DET GB	41 45
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BUF NE	21 49
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CHI MIN	17 13
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CAR NO	17 45
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BAL CIN	24 16
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TB ATL	24 45
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SEA ARI	20 23
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SD OAK	38 26
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PIT CLE	13 9
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KC DEN	7 3
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DAL NYG	14 31
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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

Seahawks 23, Cardinals 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Seattle Seahawks
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 29	Tarvaris Jackson	Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2	Marshawn Lynch	Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 40	Doug Baldwin	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 54	Golden Tate	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 63	Ben Obomanu	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 9	Steve Hauschka	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 7	Defense / ST

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Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 25	John Skelton	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 26	Beanie Wells	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 52	LaRod Stephens-Howling	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 4	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 56	Andre Roberts	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 64	Early Doucet	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 30	Todd Heap	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 29	Jay Feely	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 18	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Seahawks QB Tarvaris Jackson has won 5 of past 7 starts. Is 2-0 vs. Arz. with 100.5 rating. Has 2,869 pass yards & needs 131 to reach 3,000 for 1st time... RB Marshawn Lynch has scored TD in team-record 11 consecutive games. Since Week 9, has 855 rush yards, most in NFL. Has career-high 1,118 rush yards & 12 rush TDs. RB-KR Leon Washington has 7 career KR-TDs, 2nd most in NFL history...Undrafted WR Doug Baldwin is 2nd among NFC rookies with 748 rec. yards. Leads team in both & can be 1st undrafted rookie to lead his club in catches & rec. yards since 1960. Needs 24 yards to pass JAMES JETT (771 in 1993) for most by undrafted rookie since 1970... DE Chris Clemons has 11 sacks in past 14. Has 4 sacks in past 3 meetings & aims for 4th in row vs. Arz. with sack. Team ties for 2nd in NFL with 21 INTs. CB Brandon Browner has 5 INTs in past 5. S Kam Chancellor had INT & FF in last meeting.

Cardinals QB John Skelton has won 5 of past 6 with 20+ pass att. QB Kevin Kolb passed for 252 yards in only meeting... RB Beanie Wells has rushed for 1,047 yards & 10 TDs, 1st Cardinal to rush for 1,000+ yards & 10+ TDs in season... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 1,262 yards, his franchise-record 5th consecutive & 6th career 1,000-yard season. Is averaging 17.8 yards per catch, which would be career-high (14.9 in 2008). Has 5 TDs in past 6 meetings. WR Andre Roberts aims for 5th in row with 6+ catches or TD. WR Early Doucet had TD catch in last home game vs. Sea... Rookie CB-PR Patrick Peterson is 1st player in NFL history with 4 80+ yard PR-TDs in season. S Adrian Wilson is 1 of 5 S in NFL history with 20+ sacks (22.5) & 25+ INTs (26). Since start of 2007, DT Darnell Dockett has 31.5 sacks, most by DT (incl. playoffs). DE Calais Campbell had 2.5 sacks in last meeting & has 4.5 sacks in past 3 vs. Sea. Has career-high 8 sacks. LB Sam Acho is 4th among NFC rookies with 6 sacks.

Results and Schedule

Seattle Seahawks
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2011-09-11	SF	A	L 17-33	-16
2	2011-09-18	PIT	A	L 0-24	-24
3	2011-09-25	ARI	H	W 13-10	+3
4	2011-10-02	ATL	H	L 28-30	-2
5	2011-10-09	NYG	A	W 36-25	+11
6		Bye
7	2011-10-23	CLE	A	L 3-6	-3
8	2011-10-30	CIN	H	L 12-34	-22
9	2011-11-06	DAL	A	L 13-23	-10
10	2011-11-13	BAL	H	W 22-17	+5
11	2011-11-20	STL	A	W 24-7	+17
12	2011-11-27	WAS	H	L 17-23	-6
13	2011-12-01	PHI	H	W 31-14	+17
14	2011-12-12	STL	H	W 30-13	+17
15	2011-12-18	CHI	A	W 38-14	+24
16	2011-12-24	SF	H	L 17-19	-2
17	2012-01-01	ARI	A	L 20-23	-3

Arizona Cardinals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2011-09-11	CAR	H	W 28-21	+7
2	2011-09-18	WAS	A	L 21-22	-1
3	2011-09-25	SEA	A	L 10-13	-3
4	2011-10-02	NYG	H	L 27-31	-4
5	2011-10-09	MIN	A	L 10-34	-24
6		Bye
7	2011-10-23	PIT	H	L 20-32	-12
8	2011-10-30	BAL	A	L 27-30	-3
9	2011-11-06	STL	H	W 19-13	+6
10	2011-11-13	PHI	A	W 21-17	+4
11	2011-11-20	SF	A	L 7-23	-16
12	2011-11-27	STL	A	W 23-20	+3
13	2011-12-04	DAL	H	W 19-13	+6
14	2011-12-11	SF	H	W 21-19	+2
15	2011-12-18	CLE	H	W 20-17	+3
16	2011-12-24	CIN	A	L 16-23	-7
17	2012-01-01	SEA	H	W 23-20	+3

Injury Report

Seattle Seahawks
Questionable	OT Breno Giacomini (Abdomen) DT Tony Hargrove (Calf)
Probable	CB Kennard Cox (Hamstring) MLB David Hawthorne (Knee) QB Tarvaris Jackson (Pectoral) DT Clinton McDonald (Concussion) WR Ben Obomanu (Knee) OLB Malcolm Smith (Concussion)
IR	TE John Carlson (Torn Shoulder Labrum) OT James Carpenter (Torn ACL) DE Dexter Davis (Hip) WR Kris Durham (Shoulder) FB Jameson Konz (Knee) OLB Matt McCoy (Knee) OG John Moffitt (Torn Right MCL, PCL) OT Russell Okung (Torn Right Pectoral) WR Sidney Rice (Concussion) CB Walter Thurmond (Ankle, Leg) CB Marcus Trufant (Back) DE Jimmy Wilkerson (Knee) WR Mike Williams (Broken Leg)

Arizona Cardinals
Out	OT Brandon Keith (Ankle)
Questionable	SS Rashad Johnson (Knee) QB Kevin Kolb (Head) CB Patrick Peterson (Achilles) FS Kerry Rhodes (Ankle) RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (Hamstring) RB Beanie Wells (Knee)
Probable	CB Michael Adams (Shoulder)
IR	CB Crezdon Butler (Ankle) OLB Joey Porter (Knee) CB Greg Toler (Knee ACL) NT Dan Williams (Broken Left Arm) RB Ryan Williams (Torn Right Patella Tendon) OG Floyd Womack (Shoulder)

Offense Stats Comparison

	SEA Offense	ARI Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	25.5	19.0	22.1	SEA
Rushing yards	129.8	79.0	118.8	SEA
Rushing yards per attempt	3.90	4.63	4.25	ARI
Completion %	59.1%	55.9%	59.7%	SEA
Passing yards	172.8	225.0	224.3	ARI
Passing yards per completion	10.75	11.46	11.31	ARI
Passing yards per attempt	6.36	6.41	6.75	ARI
Interceptions	0.3	2.0	1.0	SEA
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.5	0.6	-
Sacks allowed	2.8	3.5	2.4	SEA
3rd down conversions	41.1%	30.8%	36.9%	SEA
4th down conversions	20.0%	25.0%	42.0%	ARI
Time of possession	30:03	30:06	30:13	ARI

Defense Stats Comparison

	SEA Defense	ARI Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	15.0	19.8	22.1	SEA
Rushing yards	122.0	115.0	118.8	ARI
Rushing yards per attempt	4.09	4.00	4.25	ARI
Completion %	54.3%	56.4%	59.7%	SEA
Passing yards	169.8	200.8	224.3	SEA
Passing yards per completion	10.74	10.13	11.31	ARI
Passing yards per attempt	5.84	5.72	6.75	ARI
INT return	2.0	0.0	1.0	SEA
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.8	0.6	ARI
Sacks	2.8	2.8	2.4	-
3rd down conversions	26.8%	30.8%	36.9%	SEA
4th down conversions	57.1%	75.0%	42.0%	SEA
Time of possession	29:42	31:44	30:13	SEA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	SEA	ARI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	10.0	11.3	9.9	ARI
Yards per kick return	28.5	22.4	23.9	SEA
Yards allowed per punt return	7.9	14.6	9.9	SEA
Yards allowed per kick return	23.5	27.1	23.9	SEA

Misc Stats Comparison

	SEA	ARI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.5	5.0	6.3	ARI
Penalty yards	59.8	47.8	53.0	ARI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2011 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	2	2002-09-15	ARI	SEA	24-13	ARI
2002	10	2002-11-10	SEA	ARI	27-6	SEA
2003	2	2003-09-14	SEA	ARI	38-0	SEA
2003	16	2003-12-21	ARI	SEA	10-28	SEA
2004	7	2004-10-24	SEA	ARI	17-25	ARI
2004	16	2004-12-26	ARI	SEA	21-24	SEA
2005	3	2005-09-25	ARI	SEA	12-37	SEA
2005	9	2005-11-06	SEA	ARI	33-19	SEA
2006	2	2006-09-17	ARI	SEA	10-21	SEA
2006	14	2006-12-10	SEA	ARI	21-27	ARI
2007	2	2007-09-16	SEA	ARI	20-23	ARI
2007	14	2007-12-09	ARI	SEA	21-42	SEA
2008	11	2008-11-16	ARI	SEA	26-20	ARI
2008	17	2008-12-28	SEA	ARI	21-34	ARI
2009	6	2009-10-18	ARI	SEA	27-3	ARI
2009	10	2009-11-15	SEA	ARI	20-31	ARI
2010	7	2010-10-24	ARI	SEA	10-22	SEA
2010	10	2010-11-14	SEA	ARI	36-18	SEA
2011	3	2011-09-25	ARI	SEA	10-13	SEA

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.