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Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams - Week 5
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
STL		 3
 17
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PHI
PIT		 14
 16
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MIA
CIN		 17
 13
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GB
IND		 27
 30
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CLE
NYG		 27
 41
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BAL
KC		 9
 6
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ATL
WAS		 24
 17
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TEN
MIN		 7
 30
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CHI
JAC		 41
 3
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SEA
CAR		 16
 12
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DEN
NE		 21
 31
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BUF
SF		 3
 45
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SD
NO		 24
 31
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HOU
NYJ		 23
 17
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Cardinals 24, Rams 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Kevin Kolb Pass: 210, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 21 Ryan Williams Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 10 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 34 Andre Roberts Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 72 Early Doucet Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 26 Robert Housler Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 21 Jay Feely FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  
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St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Sam Bradford Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 23 Steven Jackson Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 41 Daryl Richardson Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 26 Danny Amendola Rec: 7-80, 0 TD
WR 53 Brandon Gibson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 25 Lance Kendricks Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 13 Greg Zuerlein FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 13 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cardinals Are 4-0 for 1st time since 1974. Club has won 11 past 13, best record in NFL over past 13... QB Kevin Kolb passed for 324 yards & 3 TDs last week, his most with Arz. Leads NFC with 120.2 rating on 3rd down... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 13 TDs in past 15 vs. Rams & has TD in 11 of those 15. Since 2005, leads NFL in rec. yards (9,080) & rec. TDs (67). WR Andre Roberts had career-high 118 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 6 TDs in past 8... Club has 2+ sacks in 10 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL. LB Daryl Washington has sack in 4 of past 5. Is 1 of 4 NFL players with 8+ sacks (8) & 2+ INTs (2) since 2011. DE Calais Campbell has 5 sacks in past 5 vs. Rams. LB Sam Acho has 3 sacks in 2 career meetings. Had 2 sacks, 2 FFs & FR in last game vs. StL. CB-PR Patrick Peterson has PR-TD in both career meetings (99 & 80 yards). Has 4 career 80+ yards PR-TDs & needs 1 to tie NFL record.

Rams QB Sam Bradford made NFL debut vs. Arz. (9/12/10) & threw 1st TD pass. Ranks 4th in NFC with 102.2 rating on 3rd down... RB Steven Jackson has 100-yard rushing game in 3 of past 5 meetings. Since 2006, avg. 112.3 scrimmage yards per game (10,111 yards, 90 games), best in NFL (min. 60 games). Rookie RB Daryl Richardson is 4th among NFC rookies with 135 rush yards... WR-PR Danny Amendola is 2nd in NFL with 31 receptions. Avg. 163.5 total yards per game in career vs. Arz. (654 yards, 4 games). Has 263 KR, 208 PR & 183 rec. yards in those 4... DE Chris Long has 12 sacks in past 14. In past 16 at home, has 13.5 sacks. DE Robert Quinn has sack in 5 of past 7 at home. LB James Laurinaitis is 1 of 2 NFC players (PATRICK WILLIS) with 8+ sacks (8) & 5+ INTs (5) since 2009. CB Cortland Finnegan has INT in 3 of 1st 4 games with Rams... Rookie K Greg Zuerlein ties for NFL lead with 12 FGs (12/12). Is only player in NFL history with 60+ & 50+ yard FG in same game.


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    
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    
   
St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DET A L 23-27 -4
2 2012-09-16 WAS H W 31-28 +3
3 2012-09-23 CHI A L 6-23 -17
4 2012-09-30 SEA H W 19-13 +6
5 2012-10-04 ARI H W 17-3 +14
6 2012-10-14 MIA A    
7 2012-10-21 GB H    
8 2012-10-28 NE H    
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 SF A    
11 2012-11-18 NYJ H    
12 2012-11-25 ARI A    
13 2012-12-02 SF H    
14 2012-12-09 BUF A    
15 2012-12-16 MIN H    
16 2012-12-23 TB A    
17 2012-12-30 SEA A    

Injury Report
Arizona Cardinals
Questionable  TE Jim Dray (knee)
 TE Todd Heap (knee)
 QB John Skelton (ankle)
 RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (groin)
 CB Greg Toler (hamstring)
 ILB Reggie Walker (head)
 RB Ryan Williams (shoulder)
IR  RB Beanie Wells (toe, 9/26)
   
St. Louis Rams
Out  WR Danny Amendola (collarbone)
Questionable  SLB Mario Haggan (thigh)
 DT Kendall Langford (undisclosed)
 FS Quintin Mikell (head)
 DE Eugene Sims (concussion)
IR  DT Trevor Laws (knee, 8/27)

Offense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Offense 		 STL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 22.8 19.8 23.7 ARI
Rushing yards 68.8 90.8 109.9 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 2.70 3.70 4.09 STL
Completion % 60.0% 61.9% 62.2% STL
Passing yards 203.0 196.5 243.5 ARI
Passing yards per completion 10.02 10.08 11.06 STL
Passing yards per attempt 6.01 6.24 6.88 STL
Interceptions 0.8 1.0 0.9 ARI
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.5 0.7 STL
Sacks allowed 3.3 3.3 2.3 -
3rd down conversions 30.9% 38.0% 37.9% STL
4th down conversions 66.7% 50.0% 60.9% ARI
Time of possession 30:12 29:26 30:18 ARI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Defense 		 STL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 15.3 22.8 23.7 ARI
Rushing yards 104.3 135.3 109.9 ARI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.76 4.70 4.09 ARI
Completion % 56.3% 64.7% 62.2% ARI
Passing yards 253.0 213.5 243.5 STL
Passing yards per completion 11.37 9.93 11.06 STL
Passing yards per attempt 6.41 6.42 6.88 ARI
INT return 1.0 2.0 0.9 STL
Fumble recoveries 1.5 0.0 0.7 ARI
Sacks 4.0 1.5 2.3 ARI
3rd down conversions 34.4% 31.1% 37.9% STL
4th down conversions 33.3% 100.0% 60.9% ARI
Time of possession 31:26 30:35 30:18 STL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   ARI   STL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.9 9.1 10.6 STL
Yards per kick return 24.9 17.8 24.7 ARI
Yards allowed per punt return 10.0 8.2 10.6 STL
Yards allowed per kick return 29.8 22.6 24.7 STL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   ARI   STL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.8 6.0 6.5 STL
Penalty yards 65.8 50.5 57.5 STL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2012 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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
2010 1 2010-09-12 ARI STL 17-13 ARI
2010 13 2010-12-05 STL ARI 19-6 STL
2011 9 2011-11-06 STL ARI 13-19 ARI
2011 12 2011-11-27 ARI STL 23-20 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.