NFL Game Preview: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams - Week 1

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Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams - Week 1

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MIN NO	9 14
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DET CHI	14 19
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MIA BUF	15 10
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DEN JAC	17 24
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CLE TB	14 17
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CIN NE	24 38
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CAR NYG	18 31
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OAK TEN	13 38
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ATL PIT	9 15
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IND HOU	24 34
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GB PHI	27 20
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ARI STL	17 13
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SF SEA	6 31
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DAL WAS	7 13
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BAL NYJ	10 9
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SD KC	14 21
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 14	Derek Anderson	Pass: 235, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 21	Tim Hightower	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 37	Chris Wells	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 1	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 7-90, 2 TD
WR 45	Steve Breaston	Rec: 4-55, 0 TD
WR 78	Early Doucet	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 34	Ben Patrick	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 13	Jay Feely	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3

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St. Louis Rams
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 32	Sam Bradford	Pass: 185, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 16	Steven Jackson	Rush: 90, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 38	Laurent Robinson	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 87	Danny Amendola	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 91	Mark Clayton	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 30	Michael Hoomanawanui	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 36	Daniel Fells	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 18	Josh Brown	FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1

Game Notes

Cardinals QB Derek Anderson makes Cards debut. Started 34 games with Cle. & was selected to 2008 Pro Bowl. In only start vs. StL (10/28/07 with Cle.), completed 18 of 25 (75 pct.) for 248 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 143 rating... RB Tim Hightower has 2 career 100-yard rush games, both vs. Rams. Has rush TD in 3 of 4 vs. StL. Led NFC RBs with 63 catches last year. RB Chris Wells has rush TD in both career meetings... Pro Bowl WR Larry Fitzgerald leads NFL with 465 receptions & 6,287 rec. yards since 2005. Has 11 rec. TDs in past 11 vs. Rams. WR Steve Breaston has 21 catches for 299 yards (99.7 per game) in past 3 Sept. contests. WR Early Doucet had 1st career rec. TD in last meeting... Pro Bowl S Adrian Wilson aims for 3rd in row vs. Rams with INT & has INT in 4 of past 6 meetings. Had sack & INT in last game vs. StL. Is 1 of 10 players in NFL history with 20+ sacks (20.5) & 20+ INTs (23). All Star DT Darnell Dockett has 3 sacks in past 5 meetings & scored 11-yard FR-TD vs. Rams (12/7/08). Led NFL DTs with 7 sacks last year. Pro Bowl CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie has INT in 2 of past 3 vs. Rams, incl. 99-yard TD (12/7/08).

Rams No. 1 overall pick QB Sam Bradford makes 1st start. Had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs in preseason... Pro Bowl RB Steven Jackson led NFC last year with 1,416 rush yards & ranked 2nd in NFC with 1,738 scrimmage yards. Is only Ram with 5 1,000-yard rush seasons in row. Averages 123 scrimmage yards per game since 2006, most in NFL (6,766 yards, 55 games)... WR Laurent Robinson had career-high 7 catches & 114 yards with 1 TD (career-long 74 yards) in only game vs. Arz. (12/23/07 with Atl.). WR Brandon Gibson had 21-yard TD catch in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Cards with 5+ catches & 50+ yards. WR-KR-PR Danny Amendola became 4th Ram with 2,000+ combined yards in season (2,302) last year... S Oshiomogho Atogwe has 18 INTs since 2006, tied for 4th most in NFL. Had 52-yard INT-TD in 12/30/07 meeting. LB James Laurinaitis became 2nd rookie in team history to lead team in tackles (144 in 2009). DE Chris Long aims for 3rd in row vs. Arz. with sack.

Results and Schedule

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
3	2010-09-26	OAK	H
4	2010-10-03	SD	A
5	2010-10-10	NO	H
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	SEA	A
8	2010-10-31	TB	H
9	2010-11-07	MIN	A
10	2010-11-14	SEA	H
11	2010-11-21	KC	A
12	2010-11-29	SF	H
13	2010-12-05	STL	H
14	2010-12-12	DEN	H
15	2010-12-19	CAR	A
16	2010-12-25	DAL	H
17	2011-01-02	SF	A

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
3	2010-09-26	WAS	H
4	2010-10-03	SEA	H
5	2010-10-10	DET	A
6	2010-10-17	SD	H
7	2010-10-24	TB	A
8	2010-10-31	CAR	H
9		Bye
10	2010-11-14	SF	A
11	2010-11-21	ATL	H
12	2010-11-28	DEN	A
13	2010-12-05	ARI	A
14	2010-12-12	NO	A
15	2010-12-19	KC	H
16	2010-12-26	SF	H
17	2011-01-02	SEA	A

Injury Report

Arizona Cardinals
Questionable	RB Chris Wells (Knee) RB Jason Wright (Toe)
Probable	CB Michael Adams (Shoulder) OLB Will Davis (Knee) WR Larry Fitzgerald (Knee) TE Ben Patrick (Knee) OLB Joey Porter (Back) WR Andre Roberts (Shoulder)
PUP	ILB Gerald Hayes (Back)
Non-Football Related	OLB O'Brien Schofield (Knee)

St. Louis Rams
Probable	SS James Butler (Knee)
IR	WR Donnie Avery (Right Knee ACL) DT Chris Hovan (Back) FS Kevin Payne (Knee)
PUP	OG Mark Setterstrom (Triceps)

Offense Stats Comparison

	ARI Offense	STL Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	21.8	9.8	21.1	ARI
Rushing yards	95.8	94.3	117.5	ARI
Rushing yards per attempt	4.06	3.94	4.19	ARI
Completion %	63.1%	58.2%	60.6%	ARI
Passing yards	221.3	137.3	217.8	ARI
Passing yards per completion	10.57	6.79	10.84	ARI
Passing yards per attempt	6.67	3.95	6.57	ARI
Interceptions	0.8	1.8	1.1	ARI
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.5	0.7	STL
Sacks allowed	1.3	3.5	2.0	ARI
3rd down conversions	38.8%	33.0%	38.4%	ARI
4th down conversions	100.0%	40.0%	52.0%	ARI
Time of possession	41:50	44:53	30:10	STL

Defense Stats Comparison

	ARI Defense	STL Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	21.3	25.8	21.1	ARI
Rushing yards	130.3	128.8	117.5	STL
Rushing yards per attempt	4.80	3.94	4.19	STL
Completion %	62.3%	61.9%	60.6%	STL
Passing yards	194.3	228.8	217.8	ARI
Passing yards per completion	9.46	12.63	10.84	ARI
Passing yards per attempt	5.89	7.82	6.57	ARI
INT return	1.8	0.0	1.1	ARI
Fumble recoveries	0.5	1.0	0.7	STL
Sacks	2.5	1.3	2.0	ARI
3rd down conversions	39.8%	32.1%	38.4%	STL
4th down conversions	66.7%	71.4%	52.0%	ARI
Time of possession	48:11	45:08	30:10	STL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	ARI	STL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	6.2	13.2	8.9	STL
Yards per kick return	25.3	23.9	21.8	ARI
Yards allowed per punt return	9.4	6.7	8.9	STL
Yards allowed per kick return	19.5	21.4	21.8	ARI

Misc Stats Comparison

	ARI	STL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.3	5.3	5.6	STL
Penalty yards	54.0	46.8	46.5	STL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2009 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Arizona Cardinals vs. St. Louis Rams
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

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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