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Week 4


  

Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals
Game Preview & Fantasy | Results & Schedule | Offense Stats | Defense Stats | Weather | History

Game Preview
Mike Krueger

Predicted Score: Cardinals 24, Steelers 21

Arizona: The Ravens and the rest of us got a little surprise last week from head coach Ken Whisenhunt. Kurt Warner made an appearance running the Cardinals no-huddle offense and looked pretty damn good in doing so. This could be the key for Arizona to sneak out a victory against the Steelers. Whisenhunt plans to use the no-huddle, featuring Warner, throughout the season but Leinart is still expected to start. If this QB-by-Committee continues Leinart's fantasy value takes a severe blow. Edgerrin James faces his second tough test in a row only managing 67 yards agains the Ravens defense and now goes up against a Steelers-D that has yet to allow a rushing TD. Wide receiver Anquan Boldin is coming off a huge week but is a gametime decision due to a bruised hip. I have a hunch here that while this game looks like a Steelers' victory on paper, the Cardinals may have a few enough tricks up their sleeve to pull one out at home.

  • Start: RB Edgerrin James, WR Larry Fitzgerald
  • Consider: WR Anquan Boldin (inj)
  • Sit: QB Matt Leinart, WR Bryant Johnson, TE Leonard Pope

Pittsburgh: The Steelers have rolled their way to a 3-0 mark outscoring their opponents 97-26 in the process. Willie Parker leads the league in rushing and has three 100-yd games under his belt. The lone black cloud hanging over this team is the bone bruise suffered by WR Hines Ward who is listed as Doubtful for this game. The Steelers haven't needed to rely on their passing game but could be called upon to do so here and if so, Ward will be severely missed. "I have learned not to count a guy like Hines Ward out," Tomlin said. "That's why I'm saying it's being characterized as doubtful. We'll take it day to day and see where he is."

  • Start: QB Ben Roethlisberger, RB Willie Parker, WR Santonio Holmes, TE Heath Miller
  • Consider: Steelers D/ST, K Jeff Reed
  • Sit: WR Hines Ward (inj), WR Cedrick Wilson, WR Nate Washington




Krueger's Rankings/Projections 
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank Player Projections
QB 9 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 235, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 2 Willie Parker Rush: 110, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 45 Najeh Davenport Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 15 Santonio Holmes Upside: Holmes may see increased targets if Ward does not play. Rec: 6-90, 1
WR 42 Nate Washington Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 57 Cedrick Wilson Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 7 Heath Miller Rec: 3-35, 1
 
Arizona Cardinals
Rank Player Projections
QB 26 Matt Leinart Pass: 180, 1 Rush: 5, 0
QB 29 Kurt Warner Pass: 75, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 10 Edgerrin James Rush: 105, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 13 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 7-90, 1
WR 28 Bryant Johnson Rec: 6-70, 1
TE 30 Leonard Pope Rec: 1-10, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 CLE A W 34-7 +27
2 2007-09-16 BUF H W 26-3 +23
3 2007-09-23 SF H W 37-16 +21
4 2007-09-30 ARI A L 14-21 -7
5 2007-10-07 SEA H    
6   Bye      
7 2007-10-21 DEN A    
8 2007-10-28 CIN A    
9 2007-11-05 BAL H    
10 2007-11-11 CLE H    
11 2007-11-18 NYJ A    
12 2007-11-26 MIA H    
13 2007-12-02 CIN H    
14 2007-12-09 NE A    
15 2007-12-16 JAC H    
16 2007-12-20 STL A    
17 2007-12-30 BAL 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 L 23-26 -3
4 2007-09-30 PIT H W 21-14 +7
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
  PIT
 Offense 
ARI
 Offense 
NFL
 Average 
Points for 32.3 21.0 21.4
Rushing yards 198.3 118.0 111.8
Rushing yards per attempt 5.51 4.54 4.06
Completion % 59.7% 58.1% 62.4%
Passing yards 180.0 234.0 218.3
Passing yards per completion 11.74 11.51 10.83
Passing yards per attempt 7.01 6.69 6.76
Interceptions 0.3 1.0 1.0
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.3 0.9
Sacked 1.3 0.7 2.2
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2007 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Defense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Defense 
ARI
 Defense 
NFL
 Average 
Points against 8.7 22.0 21.4
Rushing yards 79.7 104.3 111.8
Rushing yards per attempt 3.98 4.12 4.06
Completion % 50.0% 62.5% 62.4%
Passing yards 164.7 210.7 218.3
Passing yards per completion 10.08 9.72 10.83
Passing yards per attempt 5.04 6.08 6.76
INT return 1.0 0.0 1.0
Fumble recoveries 1.0 1.0 0.9
Sacks 4.0 2.7 2.2
 

Weather
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Team vs. Team History
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 10 2003-11-09 ARI PIT 15-28 PIT
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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