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Week 15



Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints
Game Preview & Fantasy | Results & Schedule | Offense Stats | Defense Stats | Weather | History

Game Preview
Antonio D'Arcangelis

Predicted Score: Saints 34, Cards 24

New Orleans: The Saints seem to be clicking offensively - especially within the thriving passing game - and the Cards pass defense has been exposed repeatedly. Sunday should see more of the same, with Drew Brees having another big day. I certainly like Aaron Stecker's fit as an every-down back more than Reggie Bush, whose biggest upside is within the passing game and will likely sit out the next couple games. Marques Colston is a huge red zone threat who's having an exceptional second half, and David Patten's coming off a career day.

  • Start: QB Drew Brees, WR Marques Colston, RB Aaron Stecker
  • Consider: K Olindo Mare, TE Eric Johnson, WR David Patten
  • Sit: RB Reggie Bush (out), WR Devery Henderson, TE Mark Campbell

Arizona: Kurt Warner is tough, but the Saints' pass rush is improving and could cause a few turnovers in key spots. I think you've got to start most of your Cards offensive players unless they sit because of injury, and I'd like to see Edgerrin James used more effectively in the red zone, something that could happen against a Saints D that I've seen get manhandled inside the 20.

  • Start: QB Kurt Warner, RB Edgerrin James, WR Larry Fitzgerald
  • Consider: WR Jerheme Urban, WR Bryant Johnson
  • Sit: WR Anquan Boldin (toe) TE Leonard Pope (IR)




Krueger's Rankings/Projections 
Arizona Cardinals
Rank Player Projections
QB 3 Kurt Warner Probable: Elbow Pass: 300, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 22 Edgerrin James Rush: 75, 0 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 5 Larry Fitzgerald Questionable: Groin Rec: 7-100, 1
WR 35 Bryant Johnson Rec: 6-65, 1
WR 54 Jerheme Urban Rec: 4-50, 0
WR 88 Anquan Boldin Questionable: Toe Risk: Likely will be a gametime decision again this week. Follow practice reports this week. Rec: 1-10, 0
TE 31 Ben Patrick Rec: 1-15, 0
 
New Orleans Saints
Rank Player Projections
QB 6 Drew Brees Pass: 280, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 14 Aaron Stecker Rush: 70, 1 Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 9 Marques Colston Rec: 6-90, 1
WR 37 Devery Henderson Rec: 4-55, 1
WR 52 David Patten Rec: 4-45, 0
TE 25 Billy Miller Rec: 2-20, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule
Arizona Cardinals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-10 SF A L 17-20 -3
2 2007-09-16 SEA H W 23-20 +3
3 2007-09-23 BAL A L 23-26 -3
4 2007-09-30 PIT H W 21-14 +7
5 2007-10-07 STL A W 34-31 +3
6 2007-10-14 CAR H L 10-25 -15
7 2007-10-21 WAS A L 19-21 -2
8   Bye      
9 2007-11-04 TB A L 10-17 -7
10 2007-11-11 DET H W 31-21 +10
11 2007-11-18 CIN A W 35-27 +8
12 2007-11-25 SF H L 31-37 -6
13 2007-12-02 CLE H W 27-21 +6
14 2007-12-09 SEA A L 21-42 -21
15 2007-12-16 NO A L 24-31 -7
16 2007-12-23 ATL H    
17 2007-12-30 STL H    
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-06 IND A L 10-41 -31
2 2007-09-16 TB A L 14-31 -17
3 2007-09-24 TEN H L 14-31 -17
4   Bye      
5 2007-10-07 CAR H L 13-16 -3
6 2007-10-14 SEA A W 28-17 +11
7 2007-10-21 ATL H W 22-16 +6
8 2007-10-28 SF A W 31-10 +21
9 2007-11-04 JAC H W 41-24 +17
10 2007-11-11 STL H L 29-37 -8
11 2007-11-18 HOU A L 10-23 -13
12 2007-11-25 CAR A W 31-6 +25
13 2007-12-02 TB H L 23-27 -4
14 2007-12-10 ATL A W 34-14 +20
15 2007-12-16 ARI H W 31-24 +7
16 2007-12-23 PHI H    
17 2007-12-30 CHI A    

Offense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Offense 
NO
 Offense 
NFL
 Average 
Points for 27.5 29.3 22.5
Rushing yards 67.3 86.8 106.4
Rushing yards per attempt 3.24 3.69 3.95
Completion % 60.9% 69.2% 61.3%
Passing yards 230.0 283.3 220.0
Passing yards per completion 11.53 10.68 10.52
Passing yards per attempt 7.02 7.39 6.45
Interceptions 1.5 0.8 1.1
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.8 0.8
Sacked 2.3 0.8 2.2
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Defense 
NO
 Defense 
NFL
 Average 
Points against 26.5 22.0 22.5
Rushing yards 93.3 91.8 106.4
Rushing yards per attempt 3.49 4.06 3.95
Completion % 65.1% 65.3% 61.3%
Passing yards 266.0 285.8 220.0
Passing yards per completion 10.17 11.79 10.52
Passing yards per attempt 6.62 7.69 6.45
INT return 1.0 1.3 1.1
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.3 0.8
Sacks 2.0 2.3 2.2
 

Weather
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Team vs. Team History
Arizona Cardinals vs. New Orleans Saints
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 9 2000-10-29 NO ARI 21-10 NO
2004 4 2004-10-03 NO ARI 10-34 ARI
Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.




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