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Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons - Week 11
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

MIA
BUF		 14
 19
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ARI
ATL		 19
 23
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PHI
WAS		 6
 31
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NYJ
STL		 27
 13
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JAC
HOU		 37
 43
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GB
DET		 24
 20
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CLE
DAL		 20
 23
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CIN
KC		 28
 6
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TB
CAR		 27
 21
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NO
OAK		 38
 17
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IND
NE		 24
 59
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SD
DEN		 23
 30
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BAL
PIT		 13
 10
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CHI
SF		 7
 32
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Falcons 27, Cardinals 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 John Skelton Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 28 LaRod Stephens-Howling Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 16 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 34 Andre Roberts Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 80 Early Doucet Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 19 Robert Housler Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 28 Jay Feely FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
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Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Matt Ryan Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 16 Michael Turner Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 30 Jacquizz Rodgers Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 4 Roddy White Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
 WR 17 Julio Jones Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
TE 3 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 12 Matt Bryant FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cardinals QB John Skelton had 306 pass yards in last game, his 3rd career 300-yard game... RB LaRod Stephens-Howling has rush TD in 2 of past 3... WR Larry Fitzgerald aims for 4th in row vs. Atl. with 6+ catches (incl. playoffs). In 2008 WC (1/3/09), had 6 catches for 101 yards & TD (42 yards). Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL with 7,770 yards & 62 rec. TDs. WR Andre Roberts has 7 TDs in past 13. Fitzgerald (585 yards, 4 TDs) & Roberts (540, 5) can become 2nd duo in team history with 1,000+ rec. yards & 8+ TDs. Rookie WR Michael Floyd had career-high 80 rec. yards in last game... LB Daryl Washington has 9 sacks in past 10, including 4 in past 3. Is on pace for 14 sacks, would be most by LB in club history. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (CLAY MATTHEWS, TERRELL SUGGS) with 13+ sacks, 2+ INTs & 2+ FFs since 2011. DT Darnell Dockett & DE Calais Campbell each aims for 3rd in row with 0.5+ sack. LB Sam Acho is 1 of 3 in NFC (JARED ALLEN, CLIFF AVRIL) with 10+ sacks, 5+ FF & 1+ INT since 2011.

Falcons Under head coach MIKE SMITH, Falcons are 27-11 (.711) in games decided by 1 score... QB Matt Ryan passed for career-high 411 yards last week. In last meeting, had 3 TDs & 117.3 rating. In career, Falcons are 29-1 (.967) when he has 100+ rating. When he has 3+ TD passes, team is 15-1 (.938)... RB Michael Turner is franchise leader with 54 rushing TDs... TE Tony Gonzalez had 11 catches for 122 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 101 career rec. TDs, most by TE & 6th most in NFL history. WR Julio Jones has 14 catches for 327 yards (109 per game) & TD in past 3. WR Roddy White has 60 catches for 932 yards (116.5 per game) & 7 TDs in past 8 at home. Since 2007, has 525 receptions, most in NFC. G MIKE JOHNSON had 1st career TD last week... DE John Abraham has 11.5 sacks in past 12. Has 119 sacks, most by active player. LB Stephen Nicholas had sack last week. CB Asante Samuel had INT last week & had 20-yard INT-TD in last game vs. Arz. (11/13/11 with Phi.).


Results and Schedule
Arizona Cardinals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 SEA H W 20-16 +4
2 2012-09-16 NE A W 20-18 +2
3 2012-09-23 PHI H W 27-6 +21
4 2012-09-30 MIA H W 24-21 +3
5 2012-10-04 STL A L 3-17 -14
6 2012-10-14 BUF H L 16-19 -3
7 2012-10-21 MIN A L 14-21 -7
8 2012-10-29 SF H L 3-24 -21
9 2012-11-04 GB A L 17-31 -14
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 ATL A L 19-23 -4
12 2012-11-25 STL H    
13 2012-12-02 NYJ A    
14 2012-12-09 SEA A    
15 2012-12-16 DET H    
16 2012-12-23 CHI H    
17 2012-12-30 SF A    
   
Atlanta Falcons
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 KC A W 40-24 +16
2 2012-09-17 DEN H W 27-21 +6
3 2012-09-23 SD A W 27-3 +24
4 2012-09-30 CAR H W 30-28 +2
5 2012-10-07 WAS A W 24-17 +7
6 2012-10-14 OAK H W 23-20 +3
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 PHI A W 30-17 +13
9 2012-11-04 DAL H W 19-13 +6
10 2012-11-11 NO A L 27-31 -4
11 2012-11-18 ARI H W 23-19 +4
12 2012-11-25 TB A    
13 2012-11-29 NO H    
14 2012-12-09 CAR A    
15 2012-12-16 NYG H    
16 2012-12-22 DET A    
17 2012-12-30 TB H    

Injury Report
Arizona Cardinals
Out  QB Kevin Kolb (ribs)
Questionable  DE Calais Campbell (calf)
 CB Jamell Fleming (back)
 TE Todd Heap (knee)
 CB Greg Toler (hamstring)
Probable  TE Jeff King (knee)
 FS Kerry Rhodes (back)
IR  OLB O'Brien Schofield (ankle, 11/8)
 RB Beanie Wells (toe, 9/26)
 RB Ryan Williams (shoulder, 10/9)
   
Atlanta Falcons
Out  WR Kevin Cone (groin)
 SS Charles Mitchell (calf)
Questionable  DE John Abraham (back)
 WR Julio Jones (ankle)
 RB Michael Turner (groin)
 DT Vance Walker (ribs)
 WLB Sean Weatherspoon (ankle)
Probable  DT Jonathan Babineaux (thigh)
 WR Harry Douglas (ankle)
 TE Tony Gonzalez (shoulder)
 SLB Stephen Nicholas (groin)
IR  CB Brent Grimes (achilles-tendon, 9/10)
 FS Shann Schillinger (ankle, 8/31)

Offense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Offense 		 ATL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 11.0 24.7 22.5 ATL
Rushing yards 75.0 84.0 117.0 ATL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.14 3.57 4.35 ARI
Completion % 56.4% 67.6% 61.9% ATL
Passing yards 241.7 304.7 233.2 ATL
Passing yards per completion 9.36 11.33 10.78 ATL
Passing yards per attempt 5.28 7.66 6.67 ATL
Interceptions 1.0 0.7 0.9 ATL
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.0 0.7 ATL
Sacks allowed 5.3 1.3 2.2 ATL
3rd down conversions 29.1% 47.8% 38.8% ATL
4th down conversions 54.5% 0.0% 53.3% ARI
Time of possession 30:48 32:36 29:52 ATL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Defense 		 ATL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 21.3 18.0 22.5 ATL
Rushing yards 154.7 123.0 117.0 ATL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.69 4.70 4.35 ARI
Completion % 54.2% 66.0% 61.9% ARI
Passing yards 158.7 263.7 233.2 ARI
Passing yards per completion 11.18 12.32 10.78 ARI
Passing yards per attempt 6.06 8.14 6.67 ARI
INT return 1.0 0.7 0.9 ARI
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.7 -
Sacks 2.0 2.3 2.2 ATL
3rd down conversions 32.8% 34.5% 38.8% ARI
4th down conversions 100.0% 33.3% 53.3% ATL
Time of possession 27:08 27:24 29:52 ARI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   ARI   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.6 3.5 8.3 ARI
Yards per kick return 20.5 20.0 23.3 ARI
Yards allowed per punt return 10.1 8.5 8.3 ATL
Yards allowed per kick return 26.4 19.0 23.3 ATL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   ARI   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 3.3 6.3 ATL
Penalty yards 58.3 26.7 52.1 ATL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2012 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Arizona Cardinals vs. Atlanta Falcons
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 3 2001-09-30 ATL ARI 34-14 ATL
2004 3 2004-09-26 ARI ATL 3-6 ATL
2006 4 2006-10-01 ARI ATL 10-32 ATL
2007 16 2007-12-23 ATL ARI 27-30 ARI
2008 WC 2009-01-03 ATL ARI 24-30 ARI
2010 2 2010-09-19 ARI ATL 7-41 ATL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. WC = Wild-Card