Game Preview - Week 7: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins

Washington: The Redskins are down to six healthy offensive linemen this week after suffering two injuries to OT Todd Wade, C Casey Rabach, and Stephon Heyer. They'll try and piece together a line for Clinton Portis this week who seems to be hovering around the 80-90 yards per week but hasn't scored since Week 3. Quarterback Jason Campbell has been consistent but doesn't light up the scoreboard averaging 218 yds and 1 score the last three weeks. With the Cardinals QB position in flux, this one should be an easy call, not to mention the Redskins have beaten the Cardinals five straight times.

Start: RB Clinton Portis, TE Chris Cooley, WR Santana Moss, Redskins D/ST
Consider: WR Antwaan Randle El, RB Ladell Betts, QB Jason Campbell
Sit: N/A

Arizona: The Cardinals may be down to their 3rd quarterback Sunday thanks to the torn ligament in the left elbow of Kurt Warner. Warner has been limited in practice but has yet to be ruled out. I'll give the Cardinals a fighting chance if he plays, but if Tim Rattay starts under center, this one could be ugly. The Redskins boast the 3rd ranked defense in the league allowing only 2 passing touchdowns all season. Wide receiver Anquan Boldin is expected to return from a bad hip but expect minimal success from him and the rest Cardinals passing game this week.

Start: RB Edgerrin James, WR Larry Fitzgerald
Consider: N/A
Sit: WR Anquan Boldin QB Kurt Warner/Tim Rattay, WR Bryant Johnson, TE Leonard Pope

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 24	Tim Rattay	Pass: 200, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 13	Edgerrin James	Rush: 85, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 23	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 6-80, 0
WR 33	Anquan Boldin	Rec: 5-65, 0
WR 58	Bryant Johnson	Rec: 3-30, 0
TE 27	Leonard Pope	Rec: 1-10, 0

Washington Redskins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 21	Jason Campbell	Pass: 200, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 12	Clinton Portis	Rush: 85, 1 Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 35	Ladell Betts	Rush: 20, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 28	Santana Moss	Rec: 4-70, 0
WR 57	Antwaan Randle El	Rec: 3-35, 0
WR 83	James Thrash	Rec: 1-10, 0
TE 5	Chris Cooley	Rec: 5-50, 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
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

Washington Redskins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	MIA	H	W 16-13	+3
2	2007-09-17	PHI	A	W 20-12	+8
3	2007-09-23	NYG	H	L 17-24	-7
4		Bye
5	2007-10-07	DET	H	W 34-3	+31
6	2007-10-14	GB	A	L 14-17	-3
7	2007-10-21	ARI	H	W 21-19	+2
8	2007-10-28	NE	A
9	2007-11-04	NYJ	A
10	2007-11-11	PHI	H
11	2007-11-18	DAL	A
12	2007-11-25	TB	A
13	2007-12-02	BUF	H
14	2007-12-06	CHI	H
15	2007-12-16	NYG	A
16	2007-12-23	MIN	A
17	2007-12-30	DAL	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	ARI Offense	WAS Offense	NFL Average
Points for	21.0	17.7	21.2
Rushing yards	104.5	114.0	112.3
Rushing yards per attempt	4.00	3.73	4.12
Completion %	56.5%	58.7%	62.0%
Passing yards	238.5	208.7	216.6
Passing yards per completion	11.60	11.95	10.64
Passing yards per attempt	6.56	7.01	6.60
Interceptions	1.3	0.7	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.8	0.7	0.8
Sacked	1.3	1.7	2.1

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	ARI Defense	WAS Defense	NFL Average
Points against	22.8	14.0	21.2
Rushing yards	109.0	76.7	112.3
Rushing yards per attempt	4.48	3.64	4.12
Completion %	59.4%	58.1%	62.0%
Passing yards	225.5	198.3	216.6
Passing yards per completion	10.17	8.31	10.64
Passing yards per attempt	6.05	4.82	6.60
INT return	0.5	1.3	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.3	0.8
Sacks	2.8	2.3	2.1

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Team vs. Team History

Arizona Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	10	2000-11-05	WAS	ARI	15-16	ARI
2000	17	2000-12-24	ARI	WAS	3-20	WAS
2001	13	2001-12-09	WAS	ARI	20-10	WAS
2001	17	2002-01-06	ARI	WAS	17-20	WAS
2002	1	2002-09-08	ARI	WAS	23-31	WAS
2005	14	2005-12-11	WAS	ARI	17-13	WAS

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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