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Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

KC
SD		 13
 31
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ARI
GB		 17
 31
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MIA
IND		 20
 23
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DET
JAC		 31
 14
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DEN
CIN		 31
 23
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CHI
TEN		 51
 20
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CAR
WAS		 21
 13
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BUF
HOU		 9
 21
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BAL
CLE		 25
 15
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MIN
SEA		 20
 30
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TB
OAK		 42
 32
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PIT
NYG		 24
 20
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DAL
ATL		 13
 19
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PHI
NO		 13
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Packers 27, Cardinals 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 John Skelton Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 27 LaRod Stephens-Howling Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 39 William Powell Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 13 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 41 Andre Roberts Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 77 Early Doucet Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 25 Robert Housler Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 21 Jay Feely FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 20 Defense / ST  
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Green Bay Packers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Aaron Rodgers Pass: 280, 3 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 29 Alex Green Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 45 James Starks Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 15 Randall Cobb Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 25 James Jones Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
 WR 61 Donald Driver Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
 WR 69 Jordy Nelson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 11 Jermichael Finley Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
K 6 Mason Crosby FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cardinals QB John Skelton had career-highs in att. (52) & comp. (32) last week & had 4th career game with 290+ yards (290)... In last road game, RB-KR LaRod Stephens-Howling had career-high 104 rush yards & TD. In 2 meetings (incl. playoffs), has 9 KR for 189 yards (21 avg.)... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 3 TD catches in 2 career meetings (incl. playoffs). Since 2005, leads NFL with 68 rec. TDs, is 2nd with 9,346 rec. yards & ranks 3rd with 680 catches. WR Andre Roberts has 7 TDs in past 12. WR Early Doucet had six catches for 77 yards & 2 TDs in WC playoff meeting... LB Daryl Washington ranks 3rd in NFL with career-high 8 sacks. Had 2 sacks last week & aims for 3rd in row with 2+ sacks. Is 1st Cardinal with 2+ sacks in consecutive games since 1999 (ERIC SWANN). Washington has 9 sacks in past 9. DT Darnell Dockett had sack in WC playoff meeting. LB O'BRIEN SCHOFIELD has 4 sacks in past 6 games...

Packers Through 8 games, QB Aaron Rodgers has 21 TD passes. He is 1st QB in NFL history to have 20+ TD passes through his team's 1st 8 games in back-to-back seasons (24 TDs through 8 games in 2011). Had 115+ rating in both career meetings (incl. WC playoff), passing for 658 yards & 5 TDs for 120.8 rating in those 2. Packers are 25-0 when he starts & has 115+ rating... RB Alex Green had career-high 82 scrimmage yards last week (54 rush, 28 rec.). Aims for 5th in row with 60+ scrim. yards... WR James Jones scored 1st career postseason TD vs. Arz. in WC playoff. Leads teams with 7 TDs & needs 1 more for career high (7 in 2011). WR-PR-KR Randall Cobb is only player in NFL with 450+ KR (466), 450+ receiving (463), 150+ PR (165) & 50+ rush (67) yards. Has 4 TD catches in past 4 & aims for 3rd in row with TD. WR Jordy Nelson has 5 TDs in past 4... Since 2010 (incl. playoffs), CB Tramon Williams leads NFL with 15 INTs. LB Clay Matthews leads NFC with 9 sacks & needs 1 more for 3rd career 10+ sack season (10 in 2009; 13.5 in 2010). CB Casey Hayward leads all rookies with 4 INTs.


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    
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    
   
Green Bay Packers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 SF H L 22-30 -8
2 2012-09-13 CHI H W 23-10 +13
3 2012-09-24 SEA A L 12-14 -2
4 2012-09-30 NO H W 28-27 +1
5 2012-10-07 IND A L 27-30 -3
6 2012-10-14 HOU A W 42-24 +18
7 2012-10-21 STL A W 30-20 +10
8 2012-10-28 JAC H W 24-15 +9
9 2012-11-04 ARI H W 31-17 +14
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 DET A    
12 2012-11-25 NYG A    
13 2012-12-02 MIN H    
14 2012-12-09 DET H    
15 2012-12-16 CHI A    
16 2012-12-23 TEN H    
17 2012-12-30 MIN A    

Injury Report
Arizona Cardinals
Out  QB Kevin Kolb (ribs)
Questionable  TE Todd Heap (knee)
 FS Kerry Rhodes (back)
 CB Greg Toler (hamstring)
Probable  DE Darnell Dockett (hamstring)
 TE Jim Dray (knee)
 CB Jamell Fleming (back)
 FB Anthony Sherman (knee)
IR  RB Beanie Wells (toe, 9/26)
 RB Ryan Williams (shoulder, 10/9)
   
Green Bay Packers
Out  WR Greg Jennings (abdomen)
 RB John Kuhn (calf)
 OLB Nick Perry (knee)
 CB Sam Shields (shin)
 SS Charles Woodson (collarbone)
Questionable  SS Jerron McMillian (back)
 WR Jordy Nelson (hamstring)
Probable  WR Donald Driver (other-excused)
 TE Jermichael Finley (shoulder)
 DE Mike Neal (ankle)
 NT B.J. Raji (ankle)
 QB Aaron Rodgers (calf)
 DE Jerel Worthy (concussion)
IR  RB Cedric Benson (foot, 10/10)
 ILB Desmond Bishop (knee, 8/28)
 RB Brandon Saine (knee, 10/15)
 ILB D.J. Smith (knee, 10/16)
PUP  OLB Frank Zombo (ankle)

Offense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Offense 		 GB
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 14.3 27.3 22.3 GB
Rushing yards 74.5 88.8 114.4 GB
Rushing yards per attempt 3.72 3.70 4.25 ARI
Completion % 59.8% 69.1% 61.5% GB
Passing yards 229.5 261.5 239.6 GB
Passing yards per completion 9.10 10.06 10.84 GB
Passing yards per attempt 5.44 6.95 6.67 GB
Interceptions 1.0 0.3 0.9 GB
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 6.0 3.0 2.3 GB
3rd down conversions 30.5% 43.6% 38.7% GB
4th down conversions 58.3% 33.3% 55.2% ARI
Time of possession 32:60 30:01 29:58 ARI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  ARI
 Defense 		 GB
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.5 21.5 22.3 ARI
Rushing yards 133.8 94.8 114.4 GB
Rushing yards per attempt 4.60 3.72 4.25 GB
Completion % 56.0% 58.2% 61.5% ARI
Passing yards 164.5 275.3 239.6 ARI
Passing yards per completion 11.65 11.24 10.84 GB
Passing yards per attempt 6.52 6.54 6.67 ARI
INT return 1.0 0.5 0.9 ARI
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.0 0.7 ARI
Sacks 3.3 2.5 2.3 ARI
3rd down conversions 32.9% 37.9% 38.7% ARI
4th down conversions 66.7% 40.0% 55.2% GB
Time of possession 26:35 29:59 29:58 ARI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   ARI   GB  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.1 5.8 8.3 ARI
Yards per kick return 23.4 28.6 24.5 GB
Yards allowed per punt return 8.1 5.9 8.3 GB
Yards allowed per kick return 24.1 24.3 24.5 ARI
  Misc Stats Comparison
   ARI   GB  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 6.3 6.3 GB
Penalty yards 60.0 54.0 53.6 GB

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 4 2000-09-24 GB ARI 29-3 GB
2003 3 2003-09-21 GB ARI 13-20 ARI
2006 8 2006-10-29 ARI GB 14-31 GB
2009 17 2010-01-03 GB ARI 33-7 GB
2009 WC 2010-01-10 GB ARI 45-51 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. WC = Wild-Card