Game Preview - Week 2: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals

Seattle: Mike Holmgren acknowledged the lack of receptions for Deion Branch last week against Tampa Bay and reiterated that Branch is a big part of Seattle's plan on offense. "In our system right now, Deion should touch the ball more than any of the other receivers," Holmgren said. The Bucs rolled coverage to Branch all day making it a point to take him out of the offense. Rest easy Branch owners; let's see how he fairs against Arizona before jumping ship. Shaun Alexander didn't show any effects from his foot injury, carry 27 times last week for 105 yards. Some numbers for consideration - Alexander has 10 rushing TDs in past 5 games vs. Arizona and Matt Hasselbeck completed 20 of 28 passes (71.4 pct.) for 243 yards with 3 TDs in his last meeting with the Cardinals.

Start: QB Matt Hasselbeck, RB Shaun Alexander, WR Deion Branch, WR Bobby Engram, TE Marcus Pollard, K Josh Brown
Consider: WR Nate Burleson, Seahawks D/ST
Sit:N/A

Arizona: The Cardinals are looking to rebound from a ho-hum loss to the 49ers last Monday night in which their passing game was non-existent. Leinart completed only 50% of his passes for 102 yards and looked lost against the 49ers defensive schemes. On the bright side, Edgerrin James ran hard and often, carrying the ball 26 times and looks to be the focus of the offense until the passing game catches up. Interesting to note that J.J. Arrington and Marcel Shipp were used in the same backfield on a number of occasions while James was catching a breather (Arrington had 4 carries to Shipp's 1). The Cardinals pounded the ball on the ground last week because they could. Their low-scoring game against San Francisco allowed them to run the ball all four quarters. They won't have that luxury this week should they fall behind Seattle, which I expect they will. More attempts for Leinart may mean more yards but it may be another week before the Cardinals passing game hits its stride.

Start: RB Edgerrin James, WR Larry Fitzgerald
Consider: WR Anquan Boldin, QB Matt Leinart
Sit:TE Leonard Pope

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Seattle Seahawks
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 11	Matt Hasselbeck	Pass: 220, 2 Rush: 5, 0
RB 5	Shaun Alexander	Rush: 115, 1 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 25	Deion Branch	Rec: 5-70, 1
WR 34	Bobby Engram	Rec: 5-55, 1
WR 58	Nate Burleson	Rec: 2-35, 0
TE 16	Marcus Pollard	Rec: 3-30, 0

Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 25	Matt Leinart	Pass: 195, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 21	Edgerrin James	Rush: 80, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 44	Marcel Shipp	Rush: 10, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 22	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 4-60, 1
WR 44	Anquan Boldin	Rec: 4-45, 0
WR 78	Bryant Johnson	Rec: 2-25, 0
TE 32	Leonard Pope	Rec: 1-10, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Seattle Seahawks
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	TB	H	W 20-6	+14
2	2007-09-16	ARI	A	L 20-23	-3
3	2007-09-23	CIN	H
4	2007-09-30	SF	A
5	2007-10-07	PIT	A
6	2007-10-14	NO	H
7	2007-10-21	STL	H
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	CLE	A
10	2007-11-12	SF	H
11	2007-11-18	CHI	H
12	2007-11-25	STL	A
13	2007-12-02	PHI	A
14	2007-12-09	ARI	H
15	2007-12-16	CAR	A
16	2007-12-23	BAL	H
17	2007-12-30	ATL	A

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
4	2007-09-30	PIT	H
5	2007-10-07	STL	A
6	2007-10-14	CAR	H
7	2007-10-21	WAS	A
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	TB	A
10	2007-11-11	DET	H
11	2007-11-18	CIN	A
12	2007-11-25	SF	H
13	2007-12-02	CLE	H
14	2007-12-09	SEA	A
15	2007-12-16	NO	A
16	2007-12-23	ATL	H
17	2007-12-30	STL	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	SEA Offense	ARI Offense	NFL Average
Points for	20.0	17.0	19.0
Rushing yards	139.0	161.0	115.8
Rushing yards per attempt	4.09	4.24	4.18
Completion %	70.8%	50.0%	61.7%
Passing yards	204.0	100.0	194.9
Passing yards per completion	12.00	7.14	10.14
Passing yards per attempt	8.50	3.57	6.26
Interceptions	0.0	2.0	0.9
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.0	1.1
Sacked	2.0	1.0	2.1

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2007 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Defense Stats Comparison

	SEA Defense	ARI Defense	NFL Average
Points against	6.0	20.0	19.0
Rushing yards	90.0	92.0	115.8
Rushing yards per attempt	3.91	4.18	4.18
Completion %	64.5%	48.4%	61.7%
Passing yards	194.0	102.0	194.9
Passing yards per completion	9.70	6.80	10.14
Passing yards per attempt	6.26	3.29	6.26
INT return	0.0	0.0	0.9
Fumble recoveries	2.0	1.0	1.1
Sacks	5.0	3.0	2.1

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Team vs. Team History

Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	2	2002-09-15	ARI	SEA	24-13	ARI
2002	10	2002-11-10	SEA	ARI	27-6	SEA
2003	2	2003-09-14	SEA	ARI	38-0	SEA
2003	16	2003-12-21	ARI	SEA	10-28	SEA
2004	7	2004-10-24	SEA	ARI	17-25	ARI
2004	16	2004-12-26	ARI	SEA	21-24	SEA
2005	3	2005-09-25	ARI	SEA	12-37	SEA
2005	9	2005-11-06	SEA	ARI	33-19	SEA
2006	2	2006-09-17	ARI	SEA	10-21	SEA
2006	14	2006-12-10	SEA	ARI	21-27	ARI

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 and 2005 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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