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Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings - Week 7
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

SEA
SF		 6
 13
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ARI
MIN		 14
 21
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TEN
BUF		 35
 34
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NO
TB		 35
 28
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WAS
NYG		 23
 27
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GB
STL		 30
 20
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DAL
CAR		 19
 14
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CLE
IND		 13
 17
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BAL
HOU		 13
 43
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NYJ
NE		 26
 29
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JAC
OAK		 23
 26
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PIT
CIN		 24
 17
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DET
CHI		 7
 13
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Vikings 24, Cardinals 16

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 John Skelton Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 27 William Powell Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 35 LaRod Stephens-Howling Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 12 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 45 Andre Roberts Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 66 Early Doucet Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 27 Robert Housler Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 16 Jay Feely FG: 3/3 XP: 1/1
DEF 15 Defense / ST  
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Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Christian Ponder Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 5 Adrian Peterson Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 47 Toby Gerhart Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 5 Percy Harvin Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 50 Michael Jenkins Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 58 Jerome Simpson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 5 Kyle Rudolph Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 20 Blair Walsh FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cardinals QB John Skelton is 8-4 in career as starter. Has won 4 of past 5 starts & 6 of past 8... RB William Powell rushed for career-high 70 yards (5.4 avg.) last week. RB-KR LaRod Stephens-Howling had 96-yard KR-TD in 11/7/10 game vs. Min... WR Larry Fitzgerald was born in Minneapolis & was Vikings ball boy growing up. Has 10,045 rec. yards & became 2nd youngest in NFL history to reach 10,000 (RANDY MOSS). Since 2005, leads NFL in rec. yards (9,265) & rec. TDs (68). Has 3 100-yard games in 5 meetings. WR Andre Roberts has 6 TDs in past 10. Had 1st career TD (30 yards) vs. Min. (11/7/10). WR Early Doucet had career-high 8 catches for 92 yards in last meeting... LB Daryl Washington has sack in 5 of past 7. Had sack in last game vs. Min. LB O'BRIEN SCHOFIELD tied career-high with 2 sacks last week. Has 4 sacks in past 4. DE Calais Campbell had sack in 12/6/09 game vs. Min. LB Sam Acho has sack in 5 of past 8. CB Patrick Peterson aims for 3rd in row with INT. S Adrian Wilson had 99-yard FR-TD in 11/26/06 meeting.

Vikings QB Christian Ponder passed for 352 yards last week, 2nd career 300-yard game. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 68.6 comp. pct. Aims for 4th in row at home with win... Since entering NFL in 2007, RB Adrian Peterson leads league with 7,251 rush yards & 66 rush TDs. Rushed for 122 yards & 3 TDs in last meeting. Has rushed for 100+ yards & 3+ TDs 5 times in career & team is 5-0... WR-KR Percy Harvin & HOFer GALE SAYERS are only players in NFL history with 20+ scrimmage TDs & 5 KR-TDs in 1st 4 seasons. Harvin, Sayers & TIMMY BROWN are only players in NFL history with rush, rec. & KR TD in 3 consecutive seasons. Since Ponder's 1st start (10/23/11), Harvin has 111 receptions, 2nd most in NFL. Aims for 3rd 100-yard game in row. TE Kyle Rudolph aims for 3rd in row with TD... DE Jared Allen has 4.5 sacks in past 2 meetings & aims for 3rd in row with 2+ sacks. Has 36 sacks in past 31, incl. 24.5 in past 20. Since entering NFL in 2004, Allen has NFL-best 109 sacks. S Jamarca Sanford had career-high 2 INTs in last meeting. LB Chad Greenway aims for 3rd in row vs. Arz. with 9+ tackles.


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    
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    
   
Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 JAC H W 26-23 +3
2 2012-09-16 IND A L 20-23 -3
3 2012-09-23 SF H W 24-13 +11
4 2012-09-30 DET A W 20-13 +7
5 2012-10-07 TEN H W 30-7 +23
6 2012-10-14 WAS A L 26-38 -12
7 2012-10-21 ARI H W 21-14 +7
8 2012-10-25 TB H    
9 2012-11-04 SEA A    
10 2012-11-11 DET H    
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 CHI A    
13 2012-12-02 GB A    
14 2012-12-09 CHI H    
15 2012-12-16 STL A    
16 2012-12-23 HOU A    
17 2012-12-30 GB H    

Injury Report
Arizona Cardinals
Out  QB Kevin Kolb (ribs)
 FS Kerry Rhodes (back)
Doubtful  FB Anthony Sherman (knee)
 CB Greg Toler (hamstring)
Questionable  TE Todd Heap (knee)
 ILB Reggie Walker (head)
Probable  DE Darnell Dockett (hamstring)
 TE Jim Dray (knee)
 OLB Quentin Groves (hamstring)
 ILB Paris Lenon (knee)
 OLB O'Brien Schofield (knee)
IR  RB Beanie Wells (toe, 9/26)
 RB Ryan Williams (shoulder, 10/9)
   
Minnesota Vikings
Out  SS Mistral Raymond (ankle)
Questionable  MLB Marvin Mitchell (calf)
Probable  DE Jared Allen (groin)
 S Robert Blanton (hamstring)
 RB Adrian Peterson (ankle)
 QB Christian Ponder (knee)
 WR Jerome Simpson (foot)
 CB Antoine Winfield (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Offense 		 MIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.0 24.0 23.3 MIN
Rushing yards 73.0 122.8 112.3 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.37 4.25 4.16 MIN
Completion % 56.6% 68.6% 61.9% MIN
Passing yards 197.5 238.5 242.7 MIN
Passing yards per completion 9.59 9.59 11.07 -
Passing yards per attempt 5.43 6.58 6.86 MIN
Interceptions 0.8 0.5 1.0 MIN
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.8 0.7 ARI
Sacks allowed 4.3 2.3 2.3 MIN
3rd down conversions 32.2% 38.0% 38.4% MIN
4th down conversions 57.1% 100.0% 59.2% MIN
Time of possession 31:40 30:58 30:15 ARI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Defense 		 MIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 17.5 18.0 23.3 ARI
Rushing yards 110.5 85.3 112.3 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.94 3.72 4.16 MIN
Completion % 53.8% 63.3% 61.9% ARI
Passing yards 189.8 210.5 242.7 ARI
Passing yards per completion 11.26 9.13 11.07 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.06 5.78 6.86 MIN
INT return 1.0 0.5 1.0 ARI
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.8 0.7 ARI
Sacks 3.3 2.3 2.3 ARI
3rd down conversions 33.0% 44.9% 38.4% ARI
4th down conversions 33.3% 50.0% 59.2% ARI
Time of possession 30:26 29:01 30:15 MIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   ARI   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.1 13.4 9.9 MIN
Yards per kick return 24.8 30.7 24.6 MIN
Yards allowed per punt return 9.1 8.9 9.9 MIN
Yards allowed per kick return 27.9 33.6 24.6 ARI
  Misc Stats Comparison
   ARI   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 5.0 6.6 MIN
Penalty yards 57.0 55.8 57.0 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Arizona Cardinals vs. Minnesota Vikings
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 11 2000-11-12 ARI MIN 14-31 MIN
2003 17 2003-12-28 MIN ARI 17-18 ARI
2006 12 2006-11-26 ARI MIN 26-31 MIN
2008 15 2008-12-14 MIN ARI 35-14 MIN
2009 13 2009-12-06 MIN ARI 17-30 ARI
2010 9 2010-11-07 ARI MIN 24-27 MIN
2011 5 2011-10-09 ARI MIN 10-34 MIN

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.