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Final Score Prediction

Seahawks 23, Cardinals 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Russell Wilson Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
 RB 17 Marshawn Lynch Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 RB 37 Robert Turbin Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 17 Sidney Rice Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 52 Golden Tate Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 61 Doug Baldwin Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 28 Zach Miller Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 5 Steve Hauschka FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 10 Defense / ST  
 
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 John Skelton Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 23 Beanie Wells Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 38 Ryan Williams Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 61 LaRod Stephens-Howling Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 6 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 59 Andre Roberts Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 66 Early Doucet Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 31 Todd Heap Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 38 Robert Housler Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 26 Jay Feely FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 13 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Seahawks Rookie QB Russell Wilson (3rd round, No. 75 overall) makes 1st career start. Started 50 games in row in college & was 1st team all-conference QB in both ACC (2008 w/ NC State) & Big 10 (2011 w/ Wisconsin). Set NCAA-FBS record with 379 consecutive passes without INT... RB Marshawn Lynch set team record with TD in 11 consecutive games. Had career-highs in rush yards (1,204), rush TDs (12) & 100-yard games (6). Over final 9 weeks of 2011, led NFL with 941 rush yards...WR Doug Baldwin was 1st undrafted rookie since 1960 to lead his club in catches & rec. yards. WR Golden Tate had career-high 5 catches in last meeting... S Earl Thomas, CB Brandon Browner & S Kam Chancellor earned 1st Pro Bowl berths. Club had 22 INTs, 3rd most in NFC & 4th in NFL. DE Chris Clemons has 11 sacks in past 15. Led team in sacks in each of past 2 seasons. 1st Seahawk with 10+ sacks in back-to-back years since MICHAEL SINCLAIR in 1996-97. Rookie DE Bruce Irvin (No. 15 overall) makes NFL debut & was All Big East 1st team.

Cardinals QB John Skelton was 5-2 as starter in 2011 & team has won 6 of his past 8 appearances. In past 10 games, has engineered 6 game-winning drives in 4th Q/OT. Is 5-0 in career as starter at home... RB Beanie Wells rushed for 1,047 yards & 10 TDs, 1st Cardinal to rush for 1,000+ yards & 10+ TDs in season... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 693 catches & can become youngest to reach 700. Has recorded 1,400+ rec. yards 4 times in career & only HOFer JERRY RICE (6) has more. Since 2005, leads NFL in rec. yards (8,835) & rec. TDs (65). Is 1 of 8 players in NFL history with 6+ 1,000-yard rec. seasons in 1st 8 years. Rookie WR Michael Floyd (No. 13 overall) makes NFL debut & set 5 career rec. records at Notre Dame... S Adrian Wilson is 1 of 5 S in NFL history with 20+ sacks (22.5) & 25+ INTs (26). CB-PR Patrick Peterson is only player in NFL history with 4 80+ yard PR-TDs in season. Needs 1 80+ yard PR-TD to tie career record of 5 (DEVIN HESTER, ERIC METCALF). Since 2007, DT Darnell Dockett has 28.5 sacks, most by DT. LB Sam Acho had 7 sacks, 2nd most in franchise history by rookie. DE Calais Campbell has 4.5 sacks in past 4 vs. Sea. Led team in sacks in each of past 3 seasons.


Results and Schedule
Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 ARI A L 16-20 -4
2 2012-09-16 DAL H    
3 2012-09-24 GB H    
4 2012-09-30 STL A    
5 2012-10-07 CAR A    
6 2012-10-14 NE H    
7 2012-10-18 SF A    
8 2012-10-28 DET A    
9 2012-11-04 MIN H    
10 2012-11-11 NYJ H    
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 MIA A    
13 2012-12-02 CHI A    
14 2012-12-09 ARI H    
15 2012-12-16 BUF A    
16 2012-12-23 SF H    
17 2012-12-30 STL 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    
3 2012-09-23 PHI H    
4 2012-09-30 MIA H    
5 2012-10-04 STL A    
6 2012-10-14 BUF H    
7 2012-10-21 MIN A    
8 2012-10-29 SF H    
9 2012-11-04 GB A    
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 ATL A    
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    

Injury Report
Seattle Seahawks
   
Arizona Cardinals

Offense Stats Comparison
  SEA
 Offense 
ARI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 24.5 20.8 22.4 SEA
Rushing yards 141.8 91.8 121.7 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.28 4.37 4.37 ARI
Completion % 59.2% 58.5% 60.0% SEA
Passing yards 179.8 252.0 225.9 ARI
Passing yards per completion 10.40 11.60 11.25 ARI
Passing yards per attempt 6.16 6.78 6.75 ARI
Interceptions 0.3 1.5 0.9 SEA
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.5 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.8 3.5 2.4 SEA
3rd down conversions 37.1% 34.9% 37.1% SEA
4th down conversions 20.0% 66.7% 40.2% ARI
Time of possession 30:14 31:15 30:12 ARI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SEA
 Defense 
ARI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 17.5 19.0 22.4 SEA
Rushing yards 127.3 115.3 121.7 ARI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.26 4.46 4.37 SEA
Completion % 55.4% 57.7% 60.0% SEA
Passing yards 198.3 183.3 225.9 ARI
Passing yards per completion 11.65 9.42 11.25 ARI
Passing yards per attempt 6.46 5.43 6.75 ARI
INT return 2.0 0.0 0.9 SEA
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.8 0.6 ARI
Sacks 2.3 3.3 2.4 ARI
3rd down conversions 28.8% 26.7% 37.1% ARI
4th down conversions 62.5% 50.0% 40.2% ARI
Time of possession 31:02 31:50 30:12 SEA

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SEA   ARI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.1 12.3 9.2 ARI
Yards per kick return 31.0 23.0 23.6 SEA
Yards allowed per punt return 10.8 15.2 9.2 SEA
Yards allowed per kick return 23.8 29.3 23.6 SEA
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SEA   ARI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 5.0 6.1 ARI
Penalty yards 50.8 48.0 51.9 ARI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2011 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

Team vs. Team History
Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 2 2002-09-15 ARI SEA 24-13 ARI
2002 10 2002-11-10 SEA ARI 27-6 SEA
2003 2 2003-09-14 SEA ARI 38-0 SEA
2003 16 2003-12-21 ARI SEA 10-28 SEA
2004 7 2004-10-24 SEA ARI 17-25 ARI
2004 16 2004-12-26 ARI SEA 21-24 SEA
2005 3 2005-09-25 ARI SEA 12-37 SEA
2005 9 2005-11-06 SEA ARI 33-19 SEA
2006 2 2006-09-17 ARI SEA 10-21 SEA
2006 14 2006-12-10 SEA ARI 21-27 ARI
2007 2 2007-09-16 SEA ARI 20-23 ARI
2007 14 2007-12-09 ARI SEA 21-42 SEA
2008 11 2008-11-16 ARI SEA 26-20 ARI
2008 17 2008-12-28 SEA ARI 21-34 ARI
2009 6 2009-10-18 ARI SEA 27-3 ARI
2009 10 2009-11-15 SEA ARI 20-31 ARI
2010 7 2010-10-24 ARI SEA 10-22 SEA
2010 10 2010-11-14 SEA ARI 36-18 SEA
2011 3 2011-09-25 ARI SEA 10-13 SEA
2011 17 2012-01-01 SEA ARI 20-23 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.