Game Preview - Week 16: Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals

Arizona: The Cardinals are on their way to a ninth straight season of missing the playoffs but could still salvage a .500 record with wins over Atlanta and St. Louis. This week, they get the hapless Falcons, which should be a nice matchup for Arizona's passing game. Boldin and Fitzgerald both played last week despite nagging injuries and while DeAngelo Hall may be one of the best cover corners in the league, he can't cover two people at the same time… I don't think. Edgerrin James seems to be getting less work as the season goes along and only has two 100-yd games on the year. TE Ben Patrick has replaced Leonard Pope in the starting lineup.

Start: QB Kurt Warner, WR Anquan Boldin, WR Larry Fitzgerald
Consider: RB Edgerrin James
Sit: WR Bryant Johnson, TE Ben Patrick

Atlanta: There is really nothing good to say about the Atlanta Falcons these days and mom always told me "if you don't have anything nice to say about someone don't say anything at all," so that's what I'm going to do.

Start: N/A
Consider: WR Roddy White
Sit: RB Warrick Dunn, RB Jerious Norwood, TE Alge Crumpler QB Joey Harrington, WR Joe Horn, WR Michael Jenkins

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Atlanta Falcons
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 32	Chris Redman	Pass: 120, 0 Rush: 5, 0
RB 29	Jerious Norwood	Rush: 55, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 36	Warrick Dunn	Rush: 40, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 42	Roddy White	Rec: 4-50, 0
WR 85	Michael Jenkins	Rec: 1-15, 0
WR 89	Joe Horn	Rec: 1-10, 0
TE 18	Alge Crumpler	Rec: 2-20, 0

Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Kurt Warner	Pass: 250, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 19	Edgerrin James	Rush: 85, 1 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 3	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 8-110, 1
WR 28	Anquan Boldin	Rec: 4-55, 1
WR 49	Bryant Johnson	Rec: 2-25, 1
TE 24	Ben Patrick	Rec: 2-20, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Atlanta Falcons
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	MIN	A	L 3-24	-21
2	2007-09-16	JAC	A	L 7-13	-6
3	2007-09-23	CAR	H	L 20-27	-7
4	2007-09-30	HOU	H	W 26-16	+10
5	2007-10-07	TEN	A	L 13-20	-7
6	2007-10-15	NYG	H	L 10-31	-21
7	2007-10-21	NO	A	L 16-22	-6
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	SF	H	W 20-16	+4
10	2007-11-11	CAR	A	W 20-13	+7
11	2007-11-18	TB	H	L 7-31	-24
12	2007-11-22	IND	H	L 13-31	-18
13	2007-12-02	STL	A	L 16-28	-12
14	2007-12-10	NO	H	L 14-34	-20
15	2007-12-16	TB	A	L 3-37	-34
16	2007-12-23	ARI	A	L 27-30	-3
17	2007-12-30	SEA	H

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	W 30-27	+3
17	2007-12-30	STL	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	ATL Offense	ARI Offense	NFL Average
Points for	12.5	28.3	21.6
Rushing yards	88.5	80.5	107.0
Rushing yards per attempt	3.84	3.58	3.97
Completion %	57.3%	65.0%	60.7%
Passing yards	209.8	240.5	214.3
Passing yards per completion	9.52	11.10	10.38
Passing yards per attempt	5.46	7.21	6.30
Interceptions	1.8	1.3	1.1
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.8	0.8
Sacked	2.8	2.8	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	ATL Defense	ARI Defense	NFL Average
Points against	31.0	29.0	21.6
Rushing yards	129.3	87.5	107.0
Rushing yards per attempt	4.19	3.58	3.97
Completion %	61.2%	67.9%	60.7%
Passing yards	213.0	283.5	214.3
Passing yards per completion	11.38	10.40	10.38
Passing yards per attempt	6.97	7.06	6.30
INT return	0.8	1.0	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.5	1.3	0.8
Sacks	1.5	1.5	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

Atlanta Falcons vs. Arizona Cardinals
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

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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