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Prediction: Cardinals 24, Falcons 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 31 Drew Stanton Pass: 225, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 8 Andre Ellington Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 5-35, 0
RB 66 Michael Bush Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 69 Stepfan Taylor Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 34 John Brown Rec: 5-65, 1 TD
WR 55 Michael Floyd Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 96 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 34 John Carlson Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
K 17 Chandler Catanzaro FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
 
Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 14 Matt Ryan Pass: 265, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 32 Steven Jackson Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-15, 0
RB 57 Devonta Freeman Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 60 Jacquizz Rodgers Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 9 Julio Jones Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
 WR 48 Roddy White Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 WR 57 Harry Douglas Rec: 4-55, 0 TD
TE 33 Levine Toilolo Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 22 Matt Bryant FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cardinals QB Drew Stanton has won 5 of past 7 starts... In last meeting, RB Andre Ellington rushed for 154 yards with 80-yard TD. Has 1,043 scrimmage yards & joined OTTIS ANDERSON (1979-80) as only Cards with 1,000+ yards in each of 1st 2 seasons... WR Larry Fitzgerald has catch in 159 games in row, longest active streak in NFL. Had TD catch in last meeting. Since entering NFL in 2004, leads NFL with 98 rec. TDs (incl. playoffs). WR Michael Floyd had TD catch in last game vs. Atl. Rookie WR John Brown has 5 TDs, incl. 4 game-winners... Defense has not allowed 100-yard rusher in 21 games in row. DE Calais Campbell had 3 sacks last week. Has 5 sacks & FF in past 3. S Rashad Johnson had 2 INTs in last meeting. In past 2 vs. Atl., has 3 INTs & FR. Since 2011, CB Patrick Peterson is only player in NFL with 10+ INTs (14) & 5+ return TDs (5). S Tyrann Mathieu had INT in last game vs. Atl. CB Antonio Cromartie has 3 INTs & FR-TD in past 5...

Falcons QB Matt Ryan has won 2 of 3 starts vs. Az. In 9/19/10 meeting, had 3 TDs & 117.3 rating. When he starts & has 100+ rating, team is 36-3 (.923)... RB Steven Jackson has 4 100-yard rush games in past 8 meetings. Had rush TD last week. RB Jacquizz Rodgers had rec. TD in Week 12... In past 7 at Georgia Dome, WR Julio Jones has 50 catches for 802 yards (114.6 per game) & 4 TDs. Incl. postseason, WR Roddy White has 100+ rec. yards or TD in each of past 4 meetings. In last game vs. Az., had 8 catches for 123 yards. WR Harry Douglas had career-high 12 catches (121 yards) in last meeting. WR-PR-KR Devin Hester had 83-yard GW PR-TD vs. Az. on 10/16/06 (with Chi.)... LB Paul Worrilow leads team with 103 tackles. In past 3 meetings, DT Jonathan Babineaux has 2 sacks, 2 FFs & FR-TD. On 10/2/11 vs. Az. (with NYG), DE Osi Umenyiora had 2 sacks & FF. S Kemal Ishmael aims for 4th in row with INT. CB Desmond Trufant aims for 3rd in row with INT. Leads team with 12 PD.


Results and Schedule

Arizona Cardinals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-08 SD H W 18-17 +1
2 2014-09-14 NYG A W 25-14 +11
3 2014-09-21 SF H W 23-14 +9
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 DEN A L 20-41 -21
6 2014-10-12 WAS H W 30-20 +10
7 2014-10-19 OAK A W 24-13 +11
8 2014-10-26 PHI H W 24-20 +4
9 2014-11-02 DAL A W 28-17 +11
10 2014-11-09 STL H W 31-14 +17
11 2014-11-16 DET H W 14-6 +8
12 2014-11-23 SEA A L 3-19 -16
13 2014-11-30 ATL A    
14 2014-12-07 KC H    
15 2014-12-11 STL A    
16 2014-12-21 SEA H    
17 2014-12-28 SF A    
   

Atlanta Falcons
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 NO H W 37-34 +3
2 2014-09-14 CIN A L 10-24 -14
3 2014-09-18 TB H W 56-14 +42
4 2014-09-28 MIN A L 28-41 -13
5 2014-10-05 NYG A L 20-30 -10
6 2014-10-12 CHI H L 13-27 -14
7 2014-10-19 BAL A L 7-29 -22
8 2014-10-26 DET H L 21-22 -1
9   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 TB A W 27-17 +10
11 2014-11-16 CAR A W 19-17 +2
12 2014-11-23 CLE H L 24-26 -2
13 2014-11-30 ARI H    
14 2014-12-08 GB A    
15 2014-12-14 PIT H    
16 2014-12-21 NO A    
17 2014-12-28 CAR H    

Injury Report

Arizona Cardinals
Out  ILB Kenny Demens (hamstring)
 RB Jonathan Dwyer (other-excused)
 DE Ed Stinson (toe)
Questionable  WR Larry Fitzgerald (knee)
Probable  ILB Lorenzo Alexander (knee)
 OLB Marcus Benard (shoulder)
 WR John Brown (other-excused)
 RB Andre Ellington (foot)
 QB Drew Stanton (ankle)
IR  OLB John Abraham (concussion, 9/19/2014)
 DE Darnell Dockett (knee, 8/20/2014)
 TE Troy Niklas (ankle, 11/18/2014)
 QB Carson Palmer (knee, 11/10/2014)
 OLB Matt Shaughnessy (knee, 10/6/2014)
   

Atlanta Falcons
Out  CB Robert Alford (wrist)
Questionable  WR Roddy White (ankle)
Probable  WR Harry Douglas (foot)
 SS William Moore (shoulder)
IR  RB Antone Smith (knee, 11/17/2014)
 OLB Marquis Spruill (knee, 8/24/2014)
PUP  SS Zeke Motta (neck)

Offense Stats Comparison

  ARI
 Offense 
ATL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.5 21.3 22.5 ARI
Rushing yards 70.8 77.3 109.0 ATL
Rushing yards per attempt 2.76 3.38 4.09 ATL
Completion % 61.7% 66.8% 62.4% ATL
Passing yards 273.0 225.7 237.8 ARI
Passing yards per completion 12.29 8.84 10.84 ARI
Passing yards per attempt 7.58 5.91 6.76 ARI
Interceptions 1.0 0.3 0.9 ATL
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.7 0.6 ARI
Sacks allowed 1.5 2.3 2.4 ARI
3rd down conversions 47.7% 42.4% 39.8% ARI
4th down conversions 50.0% 33.3% 50.6% ARI
Time of possession 31:13 29:40 30:06 ARI
  Defense Stats Comparison

  ARI
 Defense 
ATL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 15.8 21.7 22.5 ARI
Rushing yards 92.5 107.0 109.0 ARI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.93 3.99 4.09 ARI
Completion % 59.5% 58.5% 62.4% ATL
Passing yards 170.3 293.0 237.8 ARI
Passing yards per completion 10.30 12.85 10.84 ARI
Passing yards per attempt 6.13 7.52 6.76 ARI
INT return 1.3 2.0 0.9 ATL
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks 3.0 1.3 2.4 ARI
3rd down conversions 33.3% 47.0% 39.8% ARI
4th down conversions 40.0% 50.0% 50.6% ARI
Time of possession 28:47 30:20 30:06 ARI

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   ARI   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.9 12.7 8.7 ATL
Yards per kick return 18.3 22.0 24.0 ATL
Yards allowed per punt return 11.1 9.4 8.7 ATL
Yards allowed per kick return 24.7 22.4 24.0 ATL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   ARI   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 5.7 6.4 ARI
Penalty yards 43.8 45.7 53.4 ARI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2014 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

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Arizona Cardinals vs. Atlanta Falcons
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 3 2001-09-30 ATL ARI 34-14 ATL
2004 3 2004-09-26 ARI ATL 3-6 ATL
2006 4 2006-10-01 ARI ATL 10-32 ATL
2007 16 2007-12-23 ATL ARI 27-30 ARI
2008 WC 2009-01-03 ATL ARI 24-30 ARI
2010 2 2010-09-19 ARI ATL 7-41 ATL
2012 11 2012-11-18 ARI ATL 19-23 ATL
2013 8 2013-10-27 ATL ARI 13-27 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. WC = Wild-Card