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Prediction: Rams 20, Cardinals 17
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 27 Kerwynn Williams Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
RB 50 Stepfan Taylor Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
RB 57 Marion Grice Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 36 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 40 John Brown Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 57 Michael Floyd Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 34 John Carlson Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
K 13 Chandler Catanzaro FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 13 Defense / ST  
 
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 28 Shaun Hill Pass: 215, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 16 Tre Mason Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 56 Benny Cunningham Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 45 Stedman Bailey Rec: 4-55, 0 TD
WR 54 Kenny Britt Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 81 Tavon Austin Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12 Jared Cook Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 40 Lance Kendricks Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 28 Greg Zuerlein FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 5 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cardinals QB Drew Stanton has won 6 of past 9 starts... RB Kerwynn Williams rushed for 100 yards last week in 1st career game with att... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 131 rec. & 16 TDs vs. StL, his most vs. opp. Has catch in 160 games in row, longest active streak in NFL. Since entering NFL in 2004, leads NFL with 98 rec. TDs (incl. playoffs). Rookie WR John Brown has 4 come-from-behind GW TDs, incl. 3 in 4th Q. WR Jaron Brown had GW TD last week... CB Patrick Peterson has 5 INTs & 3 return TDs (1 INT, 2 PR) vs. StL. In Week 10, had 2 INTs, incl. TD. Since 2011, is only player in NFL with 10+ INTs (14) & 5+ return TDs (5). In last meeting, rookie DE Kareem Martin had sack & FF which CB Antonio Cromartie returned 14 yards for TD. DE Calais Campbell has 7 sacks in past 9 vs. StL. In past 5, LB Alex Okafor has 5 sacks & INT. DT Frostee Rucker had career-high 2 sacks last week...

Rams Have back-to-back shutout wins for 1st time since 1945... QB Shaun Hill has 4 TDs, 0 INTs & 124.8 rating in past 2... Rookie RB Tre Mason has 363 scrimmage yards (121 per game), 315 rush yards (105 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in past 3 at home. Leads NFC rookies with 628 rush yards... WR-PR Tavon Austin had 78-yard PR-TD last week & has TD in 3 games in row (2 rush, 1 PR). Has 9 career TDs (4 rec., 3 rush, 2 PR)... TE Jared Cook had 2 TDs last week. In last home meeting, had 7 catches for 141 yards & 2 TDs... DE Robert Quinn has 7 sacks in 3 home games vs. Az. Has 10.5 sacks & 5 FFs in past 8. DT Aaron Donald leads NFL rookies with 7 sacks. Has sack in 6 of past 8. Since entering NFL in 2009, LB James Laurinaitis is only player in NFL with 15+ sacks (15.5) & 9+ INTs (9).


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 L 18-29 -11
14 2014-12-07 KC H W 17-14 +3
15 2014-12-11 STL A    
16 2014-12-21 SEA H    
17 2014-12-28 SF A    
   

St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 MIN H L 6-34 -28
2 2014-09-14 TB A W 19-17 +2
3 2014-09-21 DAL H L 31-34 -3
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 PHI A L 28-34 -6
6 2014-10-13 SF H L 17-31 -14
7 2014-10-19 SEA H W 28-26 +2
8 2014-10-26 KC A L 7-34 -27
9 2014-11-02 SF A W 13-10 +3
10 2014-11-09 ARI A L 14-31 -17
11 2014-11-16 DEN H W 22-7 +15
12 2014-11-23 SD A L 24-27 -3
13 2014-11-30 OAK H W 52-0 +52
14 2014-12-07 WAS A W 24-0 +24
15 2014-12-11 ARI H    
16 2014-12-21 NYG H    
17 2014-12-28 SEA A    

Injury Report

Arizona Cardinals
Out  RB Jonathan Dwyer (other-excused)
 FS Tyrann Mathieu (thumb)
Questionable  CB Antonio Cromartie (ankle)
 DE Ed Stinson (toe)
Probable  ILB Lorenzo Alexander (knee)
 WR Larry Fitzgerald (knee)
 ILB Larry Foote (foot)
 OLB Matt Shaughnessy (shoulder)
 QB Drew Stanton (knee)
IR  OLB John Abraham (concussion, 9/19/2014)
 DE Darnell Dockett (knee, 8/20/2014)
 RB Andre Ellington (sports-hernia, 12/8/2014)
 TE Troy Niklas (ankle, 11/18/2014)
 QB Carson Palmer (knee, 11/10/2014)
   

St. Louis Rams
Questionable  DE Chris Long (ankle)
Probable  DT Alex Carrington (knee)
 TE Cory Harkey (knee)
 MLB James Laurinaitis (ankle)
IR  QB Sam Bradford (knee, 8/26/2014)
 CB Brandon McGee (foot, 10/25/2014)
 RB Isaiah Pead (knee, 8/22/2014)
 WR Brian Quick (shoulder, 10/27/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  ARI
 Offense 
STL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 19.3 21.0 22.7 STL
Rushing yards 61.8 115.0 110.5 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 2.95 4.33 4.16 STL
Completion % 61.4% 60.1% 62.3% ARI
Passing yards 265.5 188.5 234.7 ARI
Passing yards per completion 12.17 10.88 10.76 ARI
Passing yards per attempt 7.47 6.54 6.70 ARI
Interceptions 1.3 1.0 0.9 STL
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.6 ARI
Sacks allowed 1.8 2.3 2.5 ARI
3rd down conversions 42.3% 32.9% 39.9% ARI
4th down conversions 0.0% 66.7% 47.1% STL
Time of possession 29:16 28:57 30:05 ARI
  Defense Stats Comparison

  ARI
 Defense 
STL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 16.0 11.0 22.7 STL
Rushing yards 110.0 49.3 110.5 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.47 3.26 4.16 STL
Completion % 64.6% 66.8% 62.3% ARI
Passing yards 195.3 238.8 234.7 ARI
Passing yards per completion 10.34 9.11 10.76 STL
Passing yards per attempt 6.68 6.09 6.70 STL
INT return 1.3 1.5 0.9 STL
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.0 0.6 STL
Sacks 4.0 4.8 2.5 STL
3rd down conversions 34.2% 29.6% 39.9% STL
4th down conversions 28.6% 0.0% 47.1% STL
Time of possession 30:45 31:03 30:05 ARI

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   ARI   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.1 14.6 8.6 STL
Yards per kick return 21.3 25.1 23.6 STL
Yards allowed per punt return 12.8 3.4 8.6 STL
Yards allowed per kick return 28.4 19.9 23.6 STL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   ARI   STL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 8.5 6.4 ARI
Penalty yards 36.0 78.3 53.4 ARI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Arizona Cardinals vs. St. Louis Rams
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 9 2002-11-03 STL ARI 27-14 STL
2002 15 2002-12-15 ARI STL 28-30 STL
2003 4 2003-09-28 ARI STL 13-37 STL
2003 12 2003-11-23 STL ARI 30-27 STL
2004 1 2004-09-12 ARI STL 10-17 STL
2004 15 2004-12-18 STL ARI 7-31 ARI
2005 2 2005-09-18 STL ARI 17-12 STL
2005 11 2005-11-20 ARI STL 38-28 ARI
2006 3 2006-09-24 STL ARI 16-14 STL
2006 13 2006-12-03 ARI STL 34-20 ARI
2007 5 2007-10-07 ARI STL 34-31 ARI
2007 17 2007-12-30 STL ARI 19-48 ARI
2008 9 2008-11-02 ARI STL 34-13 ARI
2008 14 2008-12-07 STL ARI 10-34 ARI
2009 11 2009-11-22 ARI STL 21-13 ARI
2009 16 2009-12-27 STL ARI 10-31 ARI
2010 1 2010-09-12 ARI STL 17-13 ARI
2010 13 2010-12-05 STL ARI 19-6 STL
2011 9 2011-11-06 STL ARI 13-19 ARI
2011 12 2011-11-27 ARI STL 23-20 ARI
2012 5 2012-10-04 ARI STL 3-17 STL
2012 12 2012-11-25 STL ARI 31-17 STL
2013 1 2013-09-08 ARI STL 24-27 STL
2013 14 2013-12-08 STL ARI 10-30 ARI
2014 10 2014-11-09 STL ARI 14-31 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.