Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals

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Week 8

STL DET	17 10
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SF IND	14 18
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SEA DAL	17 38
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NYG PHI	17 40
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MIA NYJ	30 25
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HOU BUF	31 10
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DEN BAL	7 30
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CLE CHI	6 30
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JAC TEN	13 30
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OAK SD	16 24
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MIN GB	38 26
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CAR ARI	34 21
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ATL NO	27 35
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Fantasy Player Projections

Carolina Panthers
Player	Projections
QB Jake Delhomme	Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB DeAngelo Williams	Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB Jonathan Stewart	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR Steve Smith	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR Dwayne Jarrett	Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE Jeff King	Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE Dante Rosario	Rec: 2-15, 0 TD

Arizona Cardinals
Player	Projections
QB Kurt Warner	Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB Tim Hightower	Rush: 30, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB Chris Wells	Rush: 65, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 7-95, 1 TD
WR Steve Breaston	Rec: 4-55, 1 TD
WR Anquan Boldin	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD

Projections by Dave Stringer Email Dave

Game Notes

Rematch of 2008 Div. playoff.

Panthers QB Jake Delhomme is 4-0 in reg. season vs. Arz. Had 122.3 rating in last meeting. In career as starter (incl. playoffs), when Delhomme has 110+ rating, team is 17-1 (.944)... RB DeAngelo Williams has rushed for 433 yards (108.3 per game) & 8 TDs in past 4 in Nov. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Arz. with 100+ yards & 1+ TD. Has 23 rush TDs in past 18. Team is 9-0 when he rushes for 110+ yards. RB Jonathan Stewart had TD run in Div. playoff. When he has 14+ att., team is 9-0... WR Steve Smith has 34 catches for 514 yards (102.8 per game) & 6 TDs in past 5 meetings (incl. playoffs). Aims for 5th in row vs. Arz. with TD (incl. playoffs). Since 2005, averages 84.8 rec. yards per game, 2nd most in NFL (min. 50 games). WR Muhsin Muhammad is 1 of 6 active players with 11,000 rec. yards (11,076)... DE Julius Peppers has 20.5 sacks in past 20, incl. 5 in past 3. DE Charles Johnson had 2 sacks & FF in last meeting. LB Jon Beason aims for 3rd in row vs. Arz. with INT (incl. playoffs).

Cardinals QB Kurt Warner passed for 381 yards in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Car. with 2+ TDs (incl. playoff). In starts (incl. playoffs) with 100+ rating (min. 15 att.), his teams are 40-4 (.909)... RB Tim Hightower leads NFC RBs with 31 receptions. Rookie RB Chris Wells scored 1st career TD last week... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 37 catches for 606 yards (121.2 per game) & 3 TDs in 5 meetings (incl. playoffs). WR Anquan Boldin aims for 3rd in row vs. Car. with TD (3 TDs). Had 10 catches for 162 yards & TD in last home meeting. WR Steve Breaston had 9 catches for 91 yards in last game vs. Car... Defense forced 6 turnovers in Div. playoff, incl. 5 INTs. S Adrian Wilson is 1 of 2 active S with 19+ INTs (19) & 19+ sacks (19). CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had INT in playoff & has 9 INTs (2 TDs) in past 17 (incl. playoffs). In past 7 Nov. games, S Antrel Rolle has 4 INTs, incl. 3 INT-TDs. LB Karlos Dansby had sack, FF & FR in last meeting.

Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Carolina Panthers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-13	PHI	H	L 10-38	-28
2	2009-09-20	ATL	A	L 20-28	-8
3	2009-09-28	DAL	A	L 7-21	-14
4		Bye
5	2009-10-11	WAS	H	W 20-17	+3
6	2009-10-18	TB	A	W 28-21	+7
7	2009-10-25	BUF	H	L 9-20	-11
8	2009-11-01	ARI	A	W 34-21	+13
9	2009-11-08	NO	A
10	2009-11-15	ATL	H
11	2009-11-19	MIA	H
12	2009-11-29	NYJ	A
13	2009-12-06	TB	H
14	2009-12-13	NE	A
15	2009-12-20	MIN	H
16	2009-12-27	NYG	A
17	2010-01-03	NO	H

Arizona Cardinals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-13	SF	H	L 16-20	-4
2	2009-09-20	JAC	A	W 31-17	+14
3	2009-09-27	IND	H	L 10-31	-21
4		Bye
5	2009-10-11	HOU	H	W 28-21	+7
6	2009-10-18	SEA	A	W 27-3	+24
7	2009-10-25	NYG	A	W 24-17	+7
8	2009-11-01	CAR	H	L 21-34	-13
9	2009-11-08	CHI	A
10	2009-11-15	SEA	H
11	2009-11-22	STL	A
12	2009-11-29	TEN	A
13	2009-12-06	MIN	H
14	2009-12-14	SF	A
15	2009-12-20	DET	A
16	2009-12-27	STL	H
17	2010-01-03	GB	H

Injury Report

Carolina Panthers
Out	FS Charles Godfrey (Ankle) WR Muhsin Muhammad (Knee) TE Dante Rosario (Knee)
Questionable	WLB Thomas Davis (Hamstring) FB Brad Hoover (Back) WLB Landon Johnson (Shoulder) RB Jonathan Stewart (Achilles)

Arizona Cardinals
Questionable	WR Anquan Boldin (Ankle) DE Kenny Iwebema (Knee) FS Antrel Rolle (Foot) TE Stephen Spach (Ankle)
Probable	WR Steve Breaston (Knee) CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Ankle) OG Reggie Wells (Thumb)

Offense Stats Comparison

	CAR Offense	ARI Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	16.3	26.3	21.7	ARI
Rushing yards	115.3	59.3	115.6	CAR
Rushing yards per attempt	4.70	3.08	4.22	CAR
Completion %	61.9%	68.5%	61.0%	ARI
Passing yards	218.7	281.0	217.6	ARI
Passing yards per completion	10.30	9.77	10.80	CAR
Passing yards per attempt	6.38	6.69	6.59	ARI
Interceptions	1.7	0.7	0.9	ARI
Fumbles lost	1.0	1.0	0.8	-
Sacks allowed	2.0	1.7	2.2	ARI
3rd down conversions	37.3%	30.6%	37.7%	CAR
4th down conversions	57.1%	66.7%	52.9%	ARI

Defense Stats Comparison

	CAR Defense	ARI Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	20.7	18.3	21.7	ARI
Rushing yards	116.3	81.3	115.6	ARI
Rushing yards per attempt	4.15	3.52	4.22	ARI
Completion %	67.2%	57.4%	61.0%	ARI
Passing yards	155.0	290.3	217.6	CAR
Passing yards per completion	9.95	12.18	10.80	CAR
Passing yards per attempt	6.69	6.99	6.59	CAR
INT return	0.3	1.0	0.9	ARI
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.7	0.8	-
Sacks	2.7	2.3	2.2	CAR
3rd down conversions	37.3%	25.8%	37.7%	ARI
4th down conversions	66.7%	50.0%	52.9%	ARI

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CAR	ARI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	6.1	7.3	8.2	ARI
Yards per kick return	17.2	20.7	22.7	ARI
Yards allowed per punt return	7.6	11.3	8.2	CAR
Yards allowed per kick return	34.4	22.7	22.7	ARI

Misc Stats Comparison

	CAR	ARI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.7	7.0	6.3	CAR
Penalty yards	41.7	52.7	52.0	CAR

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2009 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	16	2001-12-30	ARI	CAR	30-7	ARI
2002	5	2002-10-06	ARI	CAR	16-13	ARI
2003	15	2003-12-14	CAR	ARI	20-17	CAR
2004	11	2004-11-21	ARI	CAR	10-35	CAR
2005	5	2005-10-09	CAR	ARI	24-20	CAR
2007	6	2007-10-14	CAR	ARI	25-10	CAR
2008	8	2008-10-26	ARI	CAR	23-27	CAR
2008	DP	2009-01-10	ARI	CAR	33-13	ARI

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2008 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. DP = Divisional Playoff