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Final Score Prediction

Cardinals 24, Bills 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 21 Ryan Fitzpatrick Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 C.J. Spiller Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 22 Fred Jackson Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 25 Steve Johnson Rec: 7-80, 0 TD
WR 43 Donald Jones Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 16 Scott Chandler Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 21 Rian Lindell FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 19 Defense / ST  
 
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 13 Kevin Kolb Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 28 William Powell Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 31 LaRod Stephens-Howling Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
 WR 37 Andre Roberts Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 76 Early Doucet Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 24 Robert Housler Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 25 Jay Feely FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (68) needs 2 TD passes to become 4th Bills QB to reach 70 career. Fitzpatrick is native of Gilbert, Arz... RB Fred Jackson (3,867) needs 133 rush yards to join HOFers THURMAN THOMAS (11,938) & O.J. SIMPSON (10,183) & JOE CRIBBS (4,445) as only Bills to reach 4,000 career. Has 5 100-yard rush games in past 7 vs. NFC. Jackson (179) needs 2 rec. to surpass JOE CRIBBS (180) for 2nd-most career rec. among Buf. RBs (Thomas, 456). RB C.J. Spiller averages 8.4 yards per carry on road in '12 (25 att., 209 rush yards)... WR Steve Johnson (191) needs 9 catches to reach 200 career. Has at least 1 catch in 37 consecutive games. WR Donald Jones had career-long 68-yard TD catch Week 4... TE Scott Chandler is tied among TEs with NFL-best 4 TD rec... DT Kyle Williams has 3.5 sacks in past 4... Rookie CB Stephon Gilmore leads team with 8 passes defensed ... PR Leodis McKelvin averages NFL-high 29.4 PR avg. in '12... K Rian Lindell has made 206 career FGs, 2nd-most in Bills history (STEVE CHRISTIE, 234).

Cardinals Are 11-3 in past 14. Have won 8 in row at home, 2nd longest streak in franchise history (9, 1925)... QB Kevin Kolb aims for 3rd win in row vs. AFC. Cardinals have won past 5 at home in which Kolb has played... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 9,952 rec. yards & needs 48 to become 2nd youngest in NFL history with 10,000. Has catch in 122 consecutive games, longest streak in franchise history. Since 2005, leads NFL in rec. yards (9,172) & rec. TDs (67). WR Andre Roberts has 6 TDs in past 9. Aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with TD (3 TDs in past 2). Has 5 TDs in past 6 at home... LB Daryl Washington has sack in 5 of past 6. Is 1 of 3 NFC players with 9+ sacks (9) & 2+ INTs (2) since 2011 (CLAY MATTHEWS, RYAN KERRIGAN). DE Calais Campbell has 3 sacks in past 3 vs. AFC. LB Sam Acho has sack in 5 of 6 games vs. AFC. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with sack. CB-PR Patrick Peterson has 4 career 80+ yards PR-TDs & needs 1 to tie NFL record. S Adrian Wilson has played in 170 games & last week passed HOFer LARRY WILSON (169) for 3rd most by defender in team history.


Results and Schedule
Buffalo Bills
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NYJ A L 28-48 -20
2 2012-09-16 KC H W 35-17 +18
3 2012-09-23 CLE A W 24-14 +10
4 2012-09-30 NE H L 28-52 -24
5 2012-10-07 SF A L 3-45 -42
6 2012-10-14 ARI A W 19-16 +3
7 2012-10-21 TEN H    
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 HOU A    
10 2012-11-11 NE A    
11 2012-11-15 MIA H    
12 2012-11-25 IND A    
13 2012-12-02 JAC H    
14 2012-12-09 STL H    
15 2012-12-16 SEA H    
16 2012-12-23 MIA A    
17 2012-12-30 NYJ H    
   
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    
8 2012-10-29 SF H    
9 2012-11-04 GB A    
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 ATL A    
12 2012-11-25 STL H    
13 2012-12-02 NYJ A    
14 2012-12-09 SEA A    
15 2012-12-16 DET H    
16 2012-12-23 CHI H    
17 2012-12-30 SF A    

Injury Report
Buffalo Bills
Out  DE Mark Anderson (knee)
 DE Spencer Johnson (ankle)
Questionable  FS Jairus Byrd (chest)
 DT Kyle Williams (ankle)
Probable  CB Aaron Williams (hand)
 DE Mario Williams (wrist)
IR  CB Ron Brooks (foot, 9/4)
 WR David Nelson (knee, 9/11)
   
Arizona Cardinals
Doubtful  FB Anthony Sherman (knee)
 CB Greg Toler (hamstring)
 ILB Reggie Walker (head)
Questionable  DE Darnell Dockett (hamstring)
 TE Jim Dray (knee)
 OLB Quentin Groves (hamstring)
 TE Todd Heap (knee)
 ILB Paris Lenon (knee)
 OLB O'Brien Schofield (knee)
Probable  RB William Powell (head)
 QB John Skelton (ankle)
 RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (groin)
IR  RB Beanie Wells (toe, 9/26)
 RB Ryan Williams (shoulder, 10/9)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BUF
 Offense 
ARI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 26.7 21.3 23.1 BUF
Rushing yards 143.7 62.3 112.5 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 5.08 2.69 4.17 BUF
Completion % 58.3% 58.9% 62.0% ARI
Passing yards 193.0 213.3 240.4 ARI
Passing yards per completion 11.75 9.62 11.00 BUF
Passing yards per attempt 6.85 5.67 6.82 BUF
Interceptions 1.3 0.3 1.0 ARI
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.7 0.7 ARI
Sacks allowed 0.7 4.0 2.3 BUF
3rd down conversions 41.7% 32.4% 38.3% BUF
4th down conversions 100.0% 40.0% 59.1% BUF
Time of possession 29:18 31:24 30:15 ARI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BUF
 Defense 
ARI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 36.7 17.0 23.1 ARI
Rushing yards 171.7 105.3 112.5 ARI
Rushing yards per attempt 5.69 3.69 4.17 ARI
Completion % 63.6% 53.6% 62.0% ARI
Passing yards 282.7 206.0 240.4 ARI
Passing yards per completion 12.62 11.91 11.00 ARI
Passing yards per attempt 8.02 6.39 6.82 ARI
INT return 0.7 1.0 1.0 ARI
Fumble recoveries 1.0 1.0 0.7 -
Sacks 1.7 3.7 2.3 ARI
3rd down conversions 47.5% 33.3% 38.3% ARI
4th down conversions 100.0% 33.3% 59.1% ARI
Time of possession 30:42 30:07 30:15 ARI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BUF   ARI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 29.4 9.8 10.1 BUF
Yards per kick return 27.9 24.9 24.6 BUF
Yards allowed per punt return 17.1 9.7 10.1 ARI
Yards allowed per kick return 23.8 30.4 24.6 BUF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BUF   ARI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 5.7 6.5 BUF
Penalty yards 38.0 53.7 56.6 BUF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Buffalo Bills vs. Arizona Cardinals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 8 2004-10-31 ARI BUF 14-38 BUF
2008 5 2008-10-05 BUF ARI 17-41 ARI

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.