Final Score Prediction
Rams 24, Cardinals 13
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| St. Louis Rams |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 18 |
Sam Bradford |
Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 7 |
Steven Jackson |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| RB 55 |
Kenneth Darby |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 21 |
Danny Amendola |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
 WR 37 |
Danario Alexander |
Rec: 3-50, 1 TD |
| WR 57 |
Laurent Robinson |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
 WR 62 |
Brandon Gibson |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 28 |
Billy Bajema |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 26 |
Josh Brown |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 3 |
Defense / ST |
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| Arizona Cardinals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 29 |
Derek Anderson |
Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 38 |
Tim Hightower |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 40 |
Chris Wells |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 14 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 45 |
Steve Breaston  |
Rec: 5-70, 0 TD |
| WR 78 |
Early Doucet |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 34 |
Ben Patrick |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 19 |
Jay Feely |
FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1 |
| DEF 24 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Rams Rookie QB Sam Bradford had career-high 308 yards, 3 TDs & 113.3 rating last week... RB Steven Jackson has 272 scrimmage yards (136 per game) in past 2 vs. division. Averages 119.5 scrimmage yards per game since 2006, most in NFL with min. 50 games (7,886 yards, 66 games). Needs 117 rush yards to become 1st Ram with 6 consecutive 1,000-yard rush seasons... WR Laurent Robinson had career-high 7 catches & 114 yards with 1 TD (career-long 74 yards) vs. Arz. (12/23/07 with Atl.). Aims for 3rd meeting in row with TD. WR Brandon Gibson seeks 3rd in row vs. Arz. with 5+ catches & 50+ yards. TE Billy Bajema had career-high 2 TDs last week. WR-PR-KR Danny Amendola aims for 3rd in row vs. Arz. with 6+ catches... S Oshiomogho Atogwe has 20 INTs since 2006, 5th most in NFL. Had 52-yard INT-TD in 12/30/07 meeting. DE James Hall has 7.5 sacks in past 10. DE Chris Long has 6 sacks in past 6. Has sack in 2 of past 3 meetings. DT C.J. Ah You had sack & FF in last game vs. Arz.
 Cardinals QB Derek Anderson is 2-0 vs. StL & has completed 40 of 66 (60.6 pct.) for 545 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 107.2 rating... RB Chris Wells has rush TD in both career meetings. Has 6 rush TDs in past 6 division games. RB Tim Hightower has rush TD in 4 of 5 games vs. StL. Has 3 career 100-yard games & 2 vs. StL... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 12 rec. TDs in past 12 vs. StL. Has TD in 10 of those 12 contests, incl. 4 in row. Since start of 2008, has 39 rec. TDs, most in NFL (incl. playoffs). WR Steve Breaston had 7 catches for 132 yards in last meeting. WR Early Doucet scored 1st career TD vs. StL (12/27/09)... Since 2007, DT Darnell Dockett has 26 sacks, most by DT (incl. playoffs). Had FR-TD in 12/7/08 meeting. S Adrian Wilson has 7.5 sacks & 6 INTs vs. StL. Aims for 4th in row vs. Rams with INT & has 4 INTs in past 3 meetings. Seeks 3rd meeting in row with sack & INT. CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie has 2 INTs (99-yard TD) & FF in 2 career games vs. StL at home.
Results and Schedule
| St. Louis Rams |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-12 |
ARI |
H |
L 13-17 |
-4 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
OAK |
A |
L 14-16 |
-2 |
| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
WAS |
H |
W 30-16 |
+14 |
| 4 |
2010-10-03 |
SEA |
H |
W 20-3 |
+17 |
| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
DET |
A |
L 6-44 |
-38 |
| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
SD |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
TB |
A |
L 17-18 |
-1 |
| 8 |
2010-10-31 |
CAR |
H |
W 20-10 |
+10 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
SF |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
ATL |
H |
L 17-34 |
-17 |
| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
DEN |
A |
W 36-33 |
+3 |
| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
ARI |
A |
W 19-6 |
+13 |
| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
NO |
A |
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| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
KC |
H |
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| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
SF |
H |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
SEA |
A |
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| Arizona Cardinals |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-12 |
STL |
A |
W 17-13 |
+4 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
ATL |
A |
L 7-41 |
-34 |
| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
OAK |
H |
W 24-23 |
+1 |
| 4 |
2010-10-03 |
SD |
A |
L 10-41 |
-31 |
| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
NO |
H |
W 30-20 |
+10 |
| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
SEA |
A |
L 10-22 |
-12 |
| 8 |
2010-10-31 |
TB |
H |
L 35-38 |
-3 |
| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
MIN |
A |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
SEA |
H |
L 18-36 |
-18 |
| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
KC |
A |
L 13-31 |
-18 |
| 12 |
2010-11-29 |
SF |
H |
L 6-27 |
-21 |
| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
STL |
H |
L 6-19 |
-13 |
| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
DEN |
H |
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| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
CAR |
A |
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| 16 |
2010-12-25 |
DAL |
H |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
SF |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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STL
Offense |
ARI
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
19.0 |
16.3 |
23.6 |
STL |
| Rushing yards |
99.3 |
73.8 |
112.1 |
STL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.95 |
3.86 |
4.18 |
STL |
| Completion % |
65.4% |
51.3% |
61.3% |
STL |
| Passing yards |
215.0 |
232.3 |
237.1 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.21 |
11.54 |
11.10 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.02 |
5.92 |
6.80 |
STL |
| Interceptions |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
STL |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
STL |
| Sacks allowed |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
STL |
| 3rd down conversions |
31.9% |
26.7% |
38.9% |
STL |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
25.0% |
50.3% |
STL |
| Time of possession |
32:31 |
26:11 |
30:21 |
STL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
STL
Defense |
ARI
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
24.7 |
30.3 |
23.6 |
STL |
| Rushing yards |
113.7 |
141.8 |
112.1 |
STL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.46 |
4.70 |
4.18 |
STL |
| Completion % |
61.1% |
64.0% |
61.3% |
STL |
| Passing yards |
255.0 |
246.0 |
237.1 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.25 |
12.19 |
11.10 |
STL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.87 |
7.80 |
6.80 |
STL |
| INT return |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
ARI |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
ARI |
| Sacks |
3.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
STL |
| 3rd down conversions |
33.3% |
36.9% |
38.9% |
STL |
| 4th down conversions |
80.0% |
33.3% |
50.3% |
ARI |
| Time of possession |
29:16 |
35:09 |
30:21 |
STL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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STL |
ARI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
8.8 |
7.2 |
9.9 |
STL |
| Yards per kick return |
19.7 |
25.6 |
22.2 |
ARI |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
10.7 |
14.3 |
9.9 |
STL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
22.6 |
22.0 |
22.2 |
ARI |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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STL |
ARI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.7 |
7.0 |
6.2 |
STL |
| Penalty yards |
54.7 |
45.5 |
52.1 |
ARI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2010 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, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 7 to 12 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| St. Louis Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
9 |
2002-11-03 |
STL |
ARI |
27-14 |
STL |
| 2002 |
15 |
2002-12-15 |
ARI |
STL |
28-30 |
STL |
| 2003 |
4 |
2003-09-28 |
ARI |
STL |
13-37 |
STL |
| 2003 |
12 |
2003-11-23 |
STL |
ARI |
30-27 |
STL |
| 2004 |
1 |
2004-09-12 |
ARI |
STL |
10-17 |
STL |
| 2004 |
15 |
2004-12-18 |
STL |
ARI |
7-31 |
ARI |
| 2005 |
2 |
2005-09-18 |
STL |
ARI |
17-12 |
STL |
| 2005 |
11 |
2005-11-20 |
ARI |
STL |
38-28 |
ARI |
| 2006 |
3 |
2006-09-24 |
STL |
ARI |
16-14 |
STL |
| 2006 |
13 |
2006-12-03 |
ARI |
STL |
34-20 |
ARI |
| 2007 |
5 |
2007-10-07 |
ARI |
STL |
34-31 |
ARI |
| 2007 |
17 |
2007-12-30 |
STL |
ARI |
19-48 |
ARI |
| 2008 |
9 |
2008-11-02 |
ARI |
STL |
34-13 |
ARI |
| 2008 |
14 |
2008-12-07 |
STL |
ARI |
10-34 |
ARI |
| 2009 |
11 |
2009-11-22 |
ARI |
STL |
21-13 |
ARI |
| 2009 |
16 |
2009-12-27 |
STL |
ARI |
10-31 |
ARI |
| 2010 |
1 |
2010-09-12 |
ARI |
STL |
17-13 |
ARI |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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