NFL Game Preview: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals - Week 15

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Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals - Week 15

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CIN PHI	34 13
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WAS CLE	38 21
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TB NO	0 41
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NYG ATL	0 34
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MIN STL	36 22
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JAC MIA	3 24
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IND HOU	17 29
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DEN BAL	34 17
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GB CHI	21 13
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SEA BUF	50 17
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CAR SD	31 7
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DET ARI	10 38
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KC OAK	0 15
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PIT DAL	24 27
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SF NE	41 34
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NYJ TEN	10 14
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Lions 24, Cardinals 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Detroit Lions
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 11	Matthew Stafford	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25	Mikel Leshoure	Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 35	Joique Bell	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1	Calvin Johnson	Rec: 9-120, 1 TD
WR 81	Mike Thomas	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 14	Tony Scheffler	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 25	Jason Hanson	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 1	Defense / ST

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Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 33	Ryan Lindley	Pass: 170, 0 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 34	Beanie Wells	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 60	LaRod Stephens-Howling	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 61	William Powell	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 42	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 61	Andre Roberts	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 18	Robert Housler	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 31	Jay Feely	FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 15	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Lions Have NFL's No. 1 pass offense (307.8 yards per game)... QB Matthew Stafford has 4,006 pass yards & is 3rd player in NFL history to have 4,000 yards in season after passing for 5,000 (DAN MARINO, DREW BREES). When he has 105+ rating, Lions are 10-0... RB Mikel Leshoure has 6 rush TDs in past 6. Has rush TD in 3 of past 4... WR Calvin Johnson is 3rd player in NFL history with 1,500+ rec. yards in consecutive seasons. Has 100+ rec. yards in 6 games in row & can tie NFL record (7). In past 6, has 55 catches for 908 yards (151.3 per game) & 4 TDs. Since 2011, has NFL-best 3,227 rec. yards & 111.3 yards per game. Since 2008, has 50 rec. TDs, most in NFL. Since 2010, TE Brandon Pettigrew is 3rd among NFL TEs with 211 rec. TE Tony Scheffler had TD last week... DE Cliff Avril has 5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 4. Aims for 5th in row with sack. Is 1 of 2 in NFL with 20+ sacks (20.5) & 8+ FFs (8) since 2011 (VON MILLER). Had sack & FF in last meeting. In only game vs. Arz., S Louis Delmas had 101-yard INT-TD.

Cardinals QB John Skelton has 3,707 career pass yards & needs 293 to reach 4,000... RB Beanie Wells rushed for 110 yards & TD in only meeting... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 3 TDs in past 2 meetings & 4 TDs in past 4 vs. Det. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Lions with TD. Since 2007 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL with 7,837 yards & 62 rec. TDs. WR Andre Roberts has 100+ yards or TD in 4 of past 6 in Dec. Has career-highs in catches (53), yards (675) & TDs (5). TE ROB HOUSLER has team-best 19 catches in past 3... LB Daryl Washington has 10 sacks in past 14. Is 1 of 2 in NFL (CLAY MATTHEWS) with 14+ sacks, 3+ INTs & 2+ FFs since 2011. Has 7 sacks in past 7 at home. Leads team with 108 tackles. S Kerry Rhodes had INT in last game vs. Det. (10/22/06 with NYJ). Has 3 INTs & FF in past 4. CB Patrick Peterson aims for 4th in row with INT. Ties for 3rd in NFL with 6 INTs. Leads team with 12 PD. DE Calais Campbell has 9 sacks in his past 13 in Dec. DT Darnell Dockett has 6 sacks in past 9 in Dec/Jan.

Results and Schedule

Detroit Lions
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	STL	H	W 27-23	+4
2	2012-09-16	SF	A	L 19-27	-8
3	2012-09-23	TEN	A	L 41-44	-3
4	2012-09-30	MIN	H	L 13-20	-7
5		Bye
6	2012-10-14	PHI	A	W 26-23	+3
7	2012-10-22	CHI	A	L 7-13	-6
8	2012-10-28	SEA	H	W 28-24	+4
9	2012-11-04	JAC	A	W 31-14	+17
10	2012-11-11	MIN	A	L 24-34	-10
11	2012-11-18	GB	H	L 20-24	-4
12	2012-11-22	HOU	H	L 31-34	-3
13	2012-12-02	IND	H	L 33-35	-2
14	2012-12-09	GB	A	L 20-27	-7
15	2012-12-16	ARI	A	L 10-38	-28
16	2012-12-22	ATL	H
17	2012-12-30	CHI	H

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	L 17-31	-14
13	2012-12-02	NYJ	A	L 6-7	-1
14	2012-12-09	SEA	A	L 0-58	-58
15	2012-12-16	DET	H	W 38-10	+28
16	2012-12-23	CHI	H
17	2012-12-30	SF	A

Injury Report

Detroit Lions
Questionable	FS Louis Delmas (knee) DT Nick Fairley (shoulder) TE Brandon Pettigrew (ankle)
Probable	WR Calvin Johnson (knee)
IR	CB Dwight Bentley (shoulder, 11/1) RB Jahvid Best (concussion, 11/4) WR Ryan Broyles (knee, 12/4) WR Nate Burleson (leg, 10/24) SS Amari Spievey (concussion, 11/18) DT Corey Williams (knee, 12/11) WR Titus Young (knee, 12/4)

Arizona Cardinals
Doubtful	WR Early Doucet (concussion)
Questionable	DE Calais Campbell (calf) DE Nick Eason (ankle) FS Kerry Rhodes (abdomen) WR Andre Roberts (ankle) CB Greg Toler (hamstring) NT Dan Williams (hamstring)
Probable	TE Robert Housler (knee) RB Beanie Wells (other-excused)
IR	QB Kevin Kolb (ribs, 12/12) OLB O'Brien Schofield (ankle, 11/8) RB Ryan Williams (shoulder, 10/9)

Offense Stats Comparison

	DET Offense	ARI Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	26.5	13.3	23.0	DET
Rushing yards	122.3	69.7	119.5	DET
Rushing yards per attempt	4.39	3.74	4.36	DET
Completion %	57.1%	48.2%	60.5%	DET
Passing yards	289.5	151.0	228.4	DET
Passing yards per completion	12.03	8.46	10.94	DET
Passing yards per attempt	6.87	4.08	6.62	DET
Interceptions	0.8	2.0	0.9	DET
Fumbles lost	0.8	0.7	0.6	ARI
Sacks allowed	1.8	2.3	2.2	DET
3rd down conversions	46.6%	19.2%	38.2%	DET
4th down conversions	33.3%	25.0%	47.4%	DET
Time of possession	34:55	26:42	30:31	DET

Defense Stats Comparison

	DET Defense	ARI Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	29.8	28.3	23.0	ARI
Rushing yards	127.8	175.3	119.5	DET
Rushing yards per attempt	5.03	4.77	4.36	ARI
Completion %	61.4%	53.5%	60.5%	ARI
Passing yards	236.0	203.7	228.4	ARI
Passing yards per completion	10.69	13.23	10.94	DET
Passing yards per attempt	6.57	7.08	6.62	DET
INT return	1.0	1.7	0.9	ARI
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.3	0.6	ARI
Sacks	2.0	1.3	2.2	DET
3rd down conversions	38.8%	35.8%	38.2%	ARI
4th down conversions	80.0%	0.0%	47.4%	ARI
Time of possession	27:60	33:18	30:31	DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	DET	ARI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	10.8	8.8	10.3	DET
Yards per kick return	19.7	23.5	23.0	ARI
Yards allowed per punt return	4.7	9.1	10.3	DET
Yards allowed per kick return	19.9	26.8	23.0	DET

Misc Stats Comparison

	DET	ARI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.3	6.7	6.4	DET
Penalty yards	55.8	52.0	53.3	ARI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Detroit Lions vs. Arizona Cardinals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	10	2001-11-18	DET	ARI	38-45	ARI
2002	14	2002-12-08	DET	ARI	20-23	ARI
2003	1	2003-09-07	ARI	DET	24-42	DET
2004	13	2004-12-05	ARI	DET	12-26	DET
2005	10	2005-11-13	ARI	DET	21-29	DET
2006	11	2006-11-19	DET	ARI	10-17	ARI
2007	10	2007-11-11	DET	ARI	21-31	ARI
2009	15	2009-12-20	ARI	DET	31-24	ARI

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.