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Week 9


  

Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Game Preview & Fantasy | Results & Schedule | Offense Stats | Defense Stats | Weather | History

Game Preview
Mike Krueger

Predicted Score: Bucs 19, Cardinals 13

Tampa Bay: Quarterback Jeff Garcia threw his first interception of the season last week and it was a costly one… a pick-6 that eventually led to two more INTs and a 24-23 loss to the Jaguars. Garcia has been serviceable the last three weeks throwing four TDs and topping 260 yards in every contest. Joey Galloway is a starter in most leagues especially those that start 3 wide receivers and comes off a 100-yd, 1 TD game against Jacksonville. Earnest Graham continues to receive the majority of the touches (15 last week) but Michael Bennett's touchdown last week should earn him more carries as the weeks go on. Tight End Alex Smith continues to be bothered by an ankle injury and will likely be inactive. Jerramy Stevens will start in his place.

  • Start: WR Joey Galloway
  • Consider: QB Jeff Garcia, RB Earnest Graham
  • Sit: TE Jerramy Stevens TE Alex Smith, WR Ike Hilliard

Arizona: Warner will again get the start wearing a brace on his left elbow but don't expect big numbers against the Buccaneers defense that is surprisingly tough against fantasy QBs… in fact they're best in the league allowing 13.1 FPts per game with only 6 passing touchdowns against. Edgerrin James should fine some success exploiting the weakness in the Bucs defense but the Cardinals are 1-3 on the road and will have significant lineup changes along the offensive line to compensate for injuries… not a recipe for success. This will be a competitive close game, but take the Bucs at home.

  • Start: RB Edgerrin James, WR Larry Fitzgerald
  • Consider: WR Anquan Boldin, QB Kurt Warner
  • Sit: WR Bryant Johnson, TE Leonard Pope




Krueger's Rankings/Projections 
Arizona Cardinals
Rank Player Projections
QB 15 Kurt Warner Probable: Elbow Pass: 215, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 13 Edgerrin James Rush: 95, 0 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 15 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 6-80, 0
WR 27 Anquan Boldin Rec: 6-75, 0
WR 50 Bryant Johnson Rec: 3-35, 0
TE 27 Leonard Pope Rec: 1-10, 0
 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank Player Projections
QB 16 Jeff Garcia Pass: 200, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 27 Earnest Graham Rush: 60, 0 Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 36 Michael Bennett Rush: 25, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 17 Joey Galloway Rec: 5-80, 1
WR 45 Ike Hilliard Questionable: Calf Rec: 4-45, 0
TE 16 Jerramy Stevens Rec: 2-25, 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    
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    
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 SEA A L 6-20 -14
2 2007-09-16 NO H W 31-14 +17
3 2007-09-23 STL H W 24-3 +21
4 2007-09-30 CAR A W 20-7 +13
5 2007-10-07 IND A L 14-33 -19
6 2007-10-14 TEN H W 13-10 +3
7 2007-10-21 DET A L 16-23 -7
8 2007-10-28 JAC H L 23-24 -1
9 2007-11-04 ARI H W 17-10 +7
10   Bye      
11 2007-11-18 ATL A    
12 2007-11-25 WAS H    
13 2007-12-02 NO A    
14 2007-12-09 HOU A    
15 2007-12-16 ATL H    
16 2007-12-23 SF A    
17 2007-12-30 CAR H    

Offense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Offense 
TB
 Offense 
NFL
 Average 
Points for 21.0 18.3 21.3
Rushing yards 89.3 118.0 111.1
Rushing yards per attempt 3.42 4.49 4.09
Completion % 58.7% 66.0% 62.0%
Passing yards 258.7 214.8 215.6
Passing yards per completion 11.46 10.29 10.57
Passing yards per attempt 6.73 6.79 6.55
Interceptions 1.3 0.3 1.0
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.8 0.7
Sacked 1.3 1.0 2.1
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Defense 
TB
 Defense 
NFL
 Average 
Points against 24.0 16.0 21.3
Rushing yards 109.7 128.8 111.1
Rushing yards per attempt 4.26 3.83 4.09
Completion % 62.0% 62.6% 62.0%
Passing yards 216.7 149.5 215.6
Passing yards per completion 9.79 8.60 10.57
Passing yards per attempt 6.07 5.39 6.55
INT return 1.0 0.8 1.0
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.7
Sacks 2.7 2.3 2.1
 

Weather
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Team vs. Team History
Arizona Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 17 2005-01-02 TB ARI 7-12 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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