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Final Score Prediction

Jets 23, Cardinals 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Ryan Lindley Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 30 Beanie Wells Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 44 LaRod Stephens-Howling Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 47 William Powell Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 34 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
 WR 66 Andre Roberts Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 13 Robert Housler Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 32 Jay Feely FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
 
New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Mark Sanchez Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 22 Shonn Greene Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 39 Bilal Powell Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 57 Jeremy Kerley Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 63 Stephen Hill Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 84 Chaz Schilens Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 16 Dustin Keller Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 12 Nick Folk FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 3 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cardinals Have won 4 of past 5 in Dec/Jan... Rookie QB Ryan Lindley made 1st career start last week & passed for 312 yards... RB Beanie Wells rushed for 2 TDs last week, his 3rd career game with 2+ rush TDs. RB LaRod Stephens-Howling has rush TD in 3 of past 5... WR Larry Fitzgerald had 8 catches for 122 yards (15.3 avg.) in last game at NYJ. Aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with TD catch. Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL with 7,812 yards & 62 rec. TDs. Has 100+ yards in 3 of past 4 in Dec/Jan. WR Andre Roberts had career-high 9 catches (92 yards) last week. Has 100+ yards or TD in 4 of past 5 in Dec. Has 3 TDs in past 3 vs. AFC... LB Daryl Washington had sack last week. Has 10 sacks in past 12. Is 1 of 2 in NFL (CLAY MATTHEWS) with 14+ sacks, 3+ INTs & 2+ FFs since 2011. Aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with FF. DT Darnell Dockett aims for 3rd in row vs. NYJ with 0.5+ sack. Has 6 sacks in past 7 games in Dec/Jan. DE Calais Campbell has 9 sacks in past 12 Dec. games. S Kerry Rhodes played 1st 5 seasons (2005-09) with NYJ & had 15 INTs & 9 sacks. CB Patrick Peterson aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with INT or FR. Had INT last week... K Jay Feely played 2 seasons (2008-09) with NYJ & scored 100+ points in each.

Jets Dating back to 10/22/78, Jets are 5-0 against Cardinals... In past 2, QB Mark Sanchez has completed 41 of 56 passes (73.2 pct.) for 479 yards with 2 TDs & 103.2 passer rating. Club has 10-2 record (.833) when Sanchez has 100+ rating... For career, RB Shonn Greene averages 103.3 rush yards per game with 20+ att. Club is 5-0 when Greene has 100+ rush yards. Green has 5 rush TDs in past 5 in Dec. RB Bilal Powell has 3 rush TDs in past 2 games... WR Jeremy Kerley tied career-high with 7 receptions last week... TE Dustin Keller had 24-yard TD reception in only meeting vs. Arz. Posted 2nd TD reception of season last week... LB David Harris leads team with 85 tackles. LB Calvin Pace was selected No. 18 overall in 2003 NFL Draft & spent 5 seasons with Cardinals. Registered 6 tackles, 1 sack, FF & FR in only meeting vs. Arz. (9/28/08)... KR-RB Joe McKnight has 28.4 KR avg. tied for 3rd-best in AFC.


Results and Schedule
Arizona Cardinals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 SEA H W 20-16 +4
2 2012-09-16 NE A W 20-18 +2
3 2012-09-23 PHI H W 27-6 +21
4 2012-09-30 MIA H W 24-21 +3
5 2012-10-04 STL A L 3-17 -14
6 2012-10-14 BUF H L 16-19 -3
7 2012-10-21 MIN A L 14-21 -7
8 2012-10-29 SF H L 3-24 -21
9 2012-11-04 GB A L 17-31 -14
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 ATL A L 19-23 -4
12 2012-11-25 STL H L 17-31 -14
13 2012-12-02 NYJ A L 6-7 -1
14 2012-12-09 SEA A    
15 2012-12-16 DET H    
16 2012-12-23 CHI H    
17 2012-12-30 SF A    
   
New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 BUF H W 48-28 +20
2 2012-09-16 PIT A L 10-27 -17
3 2012-09-23 MIA A W 23-20 +3
4 2012-09-30 SF H L 0-34 -34
5 2012-10-08 HOU H L 17-23 -6
6 2012-10-14 IND H W 35-9 +26
7 2012-10-21 NE A L 26-29 -3
8 2012-10-28 MIA H L 9-30 -21
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 SEA A L 7-28 -21
11 2012-11-18 STL A W 27-13 +14
12 2012-11-22 NE H L 19-49 -30
13 2012-12-02 ARI H W 7-6 +1
14 2012-12-09 JAC A    
15 2012-12-17 TEN A    
16 2012-12-23 SD H    
17 2012-12-30 BUF A    

Injury Report
Arizona Cardinals
Questionable  DE Calais Campbell (calf)
 WR Early Doucet (ribs)
 QB Kevin Kolb (ribs)
 WR Andre Roberts (ankle)
 RB Beanie Wells (knee)
Probable  FS Justin Bethel (shoulder)
 RB William Powell (shoulder)
 FS Kerry Rhodes (back)
IR  OLB O'Brien Schofield (ankle, 11/8)
 RB Ryan Williams (shoulder, 10/9)
   
New York Jets
Doubtful  QB Tim Tebow (ribs)
Questionable  CB Chris Johnson (thigh)
 SS LaRon Landry (heel)
 NT Sione Pouha (back)
Probable  TE Jeff Cumberland (wrist)
 NT Kenrick Ellis (knee)
 TE Dustin Keller (other-illness)
 WR Jeremy Kerley (foot)
 RB Joe McKnight (ankle)
 OLB Calvin Pace (shoulder)
 RB Bilal Powell (shoulder)
 QB Mark Sanchez (back)
 WR Chaz Schilens (head)
 ILB Bart Scott (toe)
 CB Kyle Wilson (other-illness)
IR  WR Santonio Holmes (foot, 10/3)
 ILB Josh Mauga (pectoral, 10/10)
 CB Darrelle Revis (knee, 10/12)

Offense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Offense 
NYJ
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 16.0 18.0 22.8 NYJ
Rushing yards 84.7 110.0 116.3 NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt 3.90 3.68 4.30 ARI
Completion % 57.3% 62.1% 61.6% NYJ
Passing yards 258.0 236.3 230.0 ARI
Passing yards per completion 9.15 10.06 10.76 NYJ
Passing yards per attempt 5.24 6.25 6.63 NYJ
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 0.8 -
Fumbles lost 0.7 1.3 0.7 ARI
Sacks allowed 3.0 3.3 2.3 ARI
3rd down conversions 23.3% 36.8% 38.5% NYJ
4th down conversions 40.0% 37.5% 47.5% ARI
Time of possession 28:15 31:47 30:08 NYJ
  Defense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Defense 
NYJ
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 26.0 29.0 22.8 ARI
Rushing yards 157.3 132.3 116.3 NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt 4.61 4.02 4.30 NYJ
Completion % 58.5% 58.9% 61.6% ARI
Passing yards 202.0 202.0 230.0 -
Passing yards per completion 12.43 11.48 10.76 NYJ
Passing yards per attempt 7.27 6.76 6.63 NYJ
INT return 1.3 0.0 0.8 ARI
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.3 0.7 NYJ
Sacks 2.0 1.3 2.3 ARI
3rd down conversions 35.9% 45.9% 38.5% ARI
4th down conversions 100.0% 66.7% 47.5% NYJ
Time of possession 28:25 30:04 30:08 ARI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   ARI   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.4 6.4 9.1 -
Yards per kick return 24.3 25.9 23.1 NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return 9.8 11.9 9.1 ARI
Yards allowed per kick return 28.0 24.1 23.1 NYJ
  Misc Stats Comparison
   ARI   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 5.3 6.1 NYJ
Penalty yards 54.7 38.3 51.0 NYJ

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2012 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Arizona Cardinals vs. New York Jets
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 12 2004-11-28 NYJ ARI 13-3 NYJ
2008 4 2008-09-28 ARI NYJ 35-56 NYJ

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.