Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears

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Week 9

ARI CHI	41 21
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MIA NE	17 27
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KC JAC	21 24
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HOU IND	17 20
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GB TB	28 38
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BAL CIN	7 17
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WAS ATL	17 31
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DET SEA	20 32
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CAR NO	20 30
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SD NYG	21 20
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TEN SF	34 27
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DAL PHI	20 16
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PIT DEN	28 10
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Fantasy Player Projections

Arizona Cardinals
Player	Projections
QB Kurt Warner	Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB Tim Hightower	Rush: 30, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB Chris Wells	Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR Steve Breaston	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR Anquan Boldin	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR Jerheme Urban	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE Ben Patrick	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD

Chicago Bears
Player	Projections
QB Jay Cutler	Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB Matt Forte	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB Garrett Wolfe	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR Devin Hester	Rec: 4-65, 1 TD
WR Johnny Knox	Rec: 4-45, 1 TD
WR Earl Bennett	Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
TE Greg Olsen	Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE Desmond Clark	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD

Projections by Dave Stringer Email Dave

Game Notes

Cardinals Are 3-0 on road for 1st time since 1982... QB Kurt Warner has 102 rating & 73.8 comp. pct on road this year. In starts (incl. playoffs) with 100+ rating (min. 15 att.), his teams are 40-4 (.909). Became 1st player in NFL history with 14,000 yards with 2 teams (Az. 14,004; StL 14,447)... RB Tim Hightower leads NFL RBs with 39 catches. Rookie RB LaRod Stephens-Howling scored 1st career TD last week... Since 2005, WR Larry Fitzgerald leads NFL in receptions (415) & is 2nd in yards (5,704). Has 24 rec. TDs since start of 2008 (incl. playoffs), most in NFL & 9 more than next player (RANDY MOSS, 15). WR Anquan Boldin had 12 catches for 136 yards & TD in last meeting... S Adrian Wilson is 1 of 2 active S with 19+ INTs (19) & 19+ sacks (19). Had sack & FF in last meeting. CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie has 9 INTs (2 TDs) in past 18 (incl. playoffs). In past 8 Nov. games, S Antrel Rolle has 4 INTs, incl. 3 INT-TDs. LB Gerald Hayes had INT in last game vs. Chi. DE Bert Berry had sack, FF & FR in last meeting. DT Darnell Dockett had INT & FR in last game vs. Chi.

Bears QB Jay Cutler completed 21 of 31 (67.7 pct.) for 261 yards, 2 TDs & 1 INT for 101.7 passer rating in only meeting (12/17/06 with Den.). When he has 100+ rating, his teams are 13-0... RB Matt Forte rushed for 2 TDs last week. Is 1 of 2 players in NFL with 1,500+ rush yards (1,646) & 600+ rec. yards (662) since 2008... WR-KR Johnny Knox ties for 2nd among rookies with 4 TDs (3 rec., 1 KR). TE Greg Olsen has TD in 3 of past 5. WR-PR-KR Devin Hester had 83-yard PR-TD in last meeting. Has 20 career TDs (8 rec., 7 PR, 5 KR), incl. playoffs... CB Charles Tillman had 40-yard FR-TD in last meeting. Had 21-yard INT-TD last week. Team is 16-5 (.762) when he has INT. LB Lance Briggs had 15 tackles in last meeting. Bears have won 21 of past 24 when DE Alex Brown starts & has 0.5+ sack, incl. last week. S Danieal Manning had INT, FF & FR last week. LB Nick Roach had career-high 2 FFs last week.

Past Results and Remaining Schedule

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	W 41-21	+20
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

Chicago Bears
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-13	GB	A	L 15-21	-6
2	2009-09-20	PIT	H	W 17-14	+3
3	2009-09-27	SEA	A	W 25-19	+6
4	2009-10-04	DET	H	W 48-24	+24
5		Bye
6	2009-10-18	ATL	A	L 14-21	-7
7	2009-10-25	CIN	A	L 10-45	-35
8	2009-11-01	CLE	H	W 30-6	+24
9	2009-11-08	ARI	H	L 21-41	-20
10	2009-11-12	SF	A
11	2009-11-22	PHI	H
12	2009-11-29	MIN	A
13	2009-12-06	STL	H
14	2009-12-13	GB	H
15	2009-12-20	BAL	A
16	2009-12-28	MIN	H
17	2010-01-03	DET	A

Injury Report

Arizona Cardinals
Questionable	WR Anquan Boldin (Ankle) MLB Gerald Hayes (Back) DE Kenny Iwebema (Knee) WR Sean Morey (Illness)
Probable	WR Steve Breaston (Knee) DT Darnell Dockett (Ankle) K Neil Rackers (Hamstring) CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Finger) FS Antrel Rolle (Foot) TE Stephen Spach (Ankle) OG Reggie Wells (Thumb) RB Jason Wright (Thumb)

Chicago Bears
Out	SLB Pisa Tinoisamoa (Knee)
Questionable	WR Devin Hester (Ankle) FS Danieal Manning (Back)
Probable	WLB Lance Briggs (Shoulder) DT Tommie Harris (Knee) DE Israel Idonije (Knee) DE Adewale Ogunleye (Ankle) TE Greg Olsen (Ankle) SS Craig Steltz (Biceps) DT Matt Toeaina (Calf)

Offense Stats Comparison

	ARI Offense	CHI Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	24.0	23.0	21.8	ARI
Rushing yards	59.3	106.3	116.6	CHI
Rushing yards per attempt	3.18	4.37	4.22	CHI
Completion %	64.1%	65.9%	60.7%	CHI
Passing yards	268.0	225.3	212.0	ARI
Passing yards per completion	9.49	9.92	10.76	CHI
Passing yards per attempt	6.08	6.53	6.53	CHI
Interceptions	1.3	1.3	0.9	-
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.7	0.8	CHI
Sacks allowed	2.0	2.0	2.4	-
3rd down conversions	33.3%	40.6%	37.4%	CHI
4th down conversions	50.0%	50.0%	48.9%	-

Defense Stats Comparison

	ARI Defense	CHI Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	23.0	21.3	21.8	CHI
Rushing yards	92.7	103.3	116.6	ARI
Rushing yards per attempt	4.23	3.93	4.22	CHI
Completion %	57.5%	60.7%	60.7%	ARI
Passing yards	235.0	220.3	212.0	CHI
Passing yards per completion	12.18	10.23	10.76	CHI
Passing yards per attempt	7.00	6.21	6.53	CHI
INT return	1.0	1.3	0.9	CHI
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.7	0.8	CHI
Sacks	1.3	1.3	2.4	-
3rd down conversions	28.8%	40.6%	37.4%	ARI
4th down conversions	50.0%	20.0%	48.9%	CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	ARI	CHI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	8.2	15.2	8.3	CHI
Yards per kick return	22.6	27.3	23.3	CHI
Yards allowed per punt return	11.9	7.7	8.3	CHI
Yards allowed per kick return	21.7	24.0	23.3	ARI

Misc Stats Comparison

	ARI	CHI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.3	5.7	6.0	CHI
Penalty yards	45.0	46.7	50.2	ARI

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

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Team vs. Team History

Arizona Cardinals vs. Chicago Bears
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	5	2001-10-14	ARI	CHI	13-20	CHI
2003	13	2003-11-30	ARI	CHI	3-28	CHI
2006	6	2006-10-16	CHI	ARI	24-23	CHI

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.