Dynasty In The Desert: 2012 Arizona Cardinals

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Week 9 Injuries of Note
Bills OG Mark Asper – upper arm fracture, out for season (IR)
Browns QB Brandon Weeden – broken elbow, out for season (IR)
Chiefs CB Javier Arenas – broken jaw 9 weeks
Chiefs WR Junior Hemingway – torn pec 4 weeks
Falcons C Peter Konz – pinched nerve 2 weeks
Lions WR Titus Young – broken shoulder, out for season (IR)


Browns - Colt McCoy will take over rookie Brandon Weeden’s starting spot

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Week 10 Matchup

Matchup Preview | November 12, 2012
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New York Giants (5-3, 1-2 Away)		Arizona Cardinals (3-5, 1-3 Home)
Injury Report Game Notes Kevin Kolb is on the hot seat as the fans in Arizona call for John Skelton to get the start. Kolb has lost 4 of his last 5 starts. Last Week: Giants BYE / Cardinals 16, 49ers 26

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Cards Drop 4th Straight

New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals
Nov 12, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New York Giants (6-3)	3	7	7	0	17
Arizona Cardinals (3-6)	3	13	0	0	16

Team Stats Comparison
	NYG	ARI
Total Offense	345	338
Rushing Yards	86	65
Passing Yards	259	272
First Downs	12	16
Punt Return Yards	53	21
Kick Return Yards	71	62
Total Yards
Turnovers	4	4
3rd Down Converstion	5-14	10-21
4th Down Conversion	1-3	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-0	1-2
Penalties	7-49	6-36
Posession Time	30:27	29:33

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NYG	ARI
10:26	(NYG) Lawrence Tynes 24 yard FG	3	0
0:36	(ARI) Jay Feely 32 yard FG	3	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NYG	ARI
4:27	(ARI) Jay Feely 24 yard FG	3	6
2:40	(NYG) David Wilson 1 yard run	10	6
0:34	(ARI) Larry Fitzgerald 3 yard pass from Kevin Kolb	10	13
0:13	(ARI) Jay Feely 37	10	16
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NYG	ARI
12:19	(NYG) David Wilson 4 yard run	17	16

New York Giants PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Kevin Kolb 26-45 304 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ryan Williams 23 64 2.8 0 Kevin Kolb 2 1 0.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Larry Fitzgerald 9 94 10.4 1 Michael Floyd 5 131 26.2 0 Todd Heap 4 35 8.8 0 Anthony Sherman 3 -4 -1.3 0 Andre Roberts 2 36 18.0 0 Ryan Williams 2 3 1.5 0 LaRod Stephens-Howling 1 9 9.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Paris Lenon 9 0 0 0 Kerry Rhodes 7 0 1 0 Adrian Wilson 5 1 0 0 Joey Porter 5 0 1 0 Darnell Dockett 3 0 0 0 Sam Acho 2 1 0 0 Calais Campbell 2 0 0 0 A.J. Jefferson 2 0 0 0 Stewart Bradley 1 0 0 0 James Sanders 1 0 0 0 Daryl Washington 1 0 0 0 Dan Williams 1 0 0 0

Arizona Cardinals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Eli Manning 19-34 272 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD David Wilson 23 75 3.3 2 Ahmad Bradshaw 3 7 2.3 0 Eli Manning 1 4 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Victor Cruz 6 120 20.0 0 Domenik Hixon 4 69 17.3 0 Hakeem Nicks 4 43 10.8 0 David Wilson 3 31 10.3 0 Martellus Bennett 2 9 4.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Corey Webster 8 0 0 0 Antrel Rolle 7 0 0 0 Justin Tuck 5 1 0 0 Keith Rivers 5 0 0 0 Jason Pierre-Paul 5 0 0 0 Michael Boley 4 0 0 0 Kenny Phillips 3 0 0 0 Prince Amukamara 3 0 0 0 Terrell Thomas 2 1 1 0 Chase Blackburn 2 0 0 0 David Baas 2 0 0 0 Mathias Kiwanuka 2 0 1 0 Chris Canty 1 2 0 0 Chris Horton 1 0 0 0

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Week 10 Injuries of Note
Bengals LB Manny Lawson – broken tailbone 11 weeks (IR)
Browns QB Colt McCoy – sprained elbow 3 weeks
Browns HB Trent Richardson – broken jaw 9 weeks
Giants OT Brandon Mosley - foot stress fracture 8 weeks
Packers TE Jermichael Finley – broken collarbone 8 weeks
Steelers DE Brett Keisel – strained back 11 weeks (IR

Browns - Seneca Wallace will start in place of Colt McCoy and Luke McCown was signed. At running back Brandon Jackson will take over starting duties

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Week 11 Matchup

Matchup Preview | November 18, 2012
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San Francisco 49ers (7-2, 2-2 Away)		Arizona Cardinals (3-6, 1-4 Home)
Injury Report Game Notes After losing 4 straight head coach Ken Whisenhunt has pulled Kevin Kolb and is giving John Skelton the start while the 49ers look to improve to 4-0 in the NFC West division Last Week: 49ers 41, Saints 7 / Cardinals 16, Giants 17

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Cards Shock 49ers In OT

The Cardinals shocked the nation on Sunday by taking out division opponent San Francisco in overtime. John Skelton played very well in his first start of the season. He looked like a veteran Quarterback at times, picking apart the #1 ranked San Francisco defense. His go to guy was rookie Michael Floyd, who ended the day with 7 receptions for 83 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Things were looking bad for the Cardinals in the 4th quarter. After Aldon Smith of the 49ers returned a Ryan Williams fumble 47 yards for the score in the 3rd quarter the Cardinals couldn't get the ball rolling on offense again. Then, in the closing minutes of the 4th quarter John Skelton led his team down into the redzone, which allowed for Jay Feely to chip in the short field goal as time expired. It took two possessions in overtime, but Skelton again led his team into field goal range and Jay Feely kicked in the game winner from 37 yards out.

The win is the Cardinals 4th of the season, all of which have been against their division. It also breaks the Cardinals 4 game losing streak.

San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
Nov 18, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
San Francisco 49ers (7-3)	0	13	14	0	0	27
Arizona Cardinals (4-6)	10	7	7	3	3	30

Team Stats Comparison
	SFO	ARI
Total Offense	345	460
Rushing Yards	60	138
Passing Yards	285	322
First Downs	11	27
Punt Return Yards	0	21
Kick Return Yards	100	198
Total Yards
Turnovers	2	4
3rd Down Converstion	0-8	6-17
4th Down Conversion	0-0	2-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0-1	2-1
Penalties	3-25	1-10
Posession Time	17:30	36:28

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SFO	ARI
8:16	(ARI) Andre Roberts 49 yard pass from John Skelton	0	7
2:35	(ARI) Jay Feely 51 yard FG	0	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SFO	ARI
10:44	(SFO) David Akers 25 yard FG	3	10
1:41	(SFO) Delanie Walker 57 yard pass from Alex Smith	10	10
0:31	(ARI) Michael Floyd 4 yard pass from John Skelton	10	17
0:06	(SFO) David Akers 45 yard FG	13	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SFO	ARI
8:10	(ARI) Michael Floyd 12 yard pass from John Skelton	13	24
7:21	(SFO) Mario Manningham 71 yard pass from Alex Smith	20	24
3:18	(SFO) Aldon Smith 47 yard fumble return	27	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SFO	ARI
0:00	(ARI) Jay Feely 21 yard FG	27	27
OVERTIME SCORING		SFO	ARI
6:02	(ARI) Jay Feely 37 yard FG	27	31

San Francisco 49ers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Alex Smith 13-22 293 2 2 Colin Kaepernick 1-2 8 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Frank Gore 13 55 4.2 0 Bruce Miller 3 5 1.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Michael Crabtree 6 106 17.6 0 Marion Manningham 2 86 43.0 1 Delanie Walker 1 57 57.0 1 Vernon Davis 2 38 19.0 0 Randy Moss 1 12 12.0 0 Nate Byham 1 8 8.0 0 Frank Gore 1 -6 -6.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Aldon Smith 10 0 0 1 Tarell Brown 10 0 0 0 Patrick Willis 7 1 1 0 Donte Whitner 7 0 1 0 Ray McDonald 6 0 0 0 Justin Smith 6 1 0 0 Ahmad Brooks 6 1 0 0 Tramaine Brock 4 0 0 0 Carlos Rogers 3 0 0 0 Dashon Goldson 3 0 0 0 Navorro Bowman 3 0 0 0 Chris Culliver 2 0 0 0 Isaac Sopoaga 2 0 0 0 C.J. Spillman 2 0 0 0 Larry Grant 1 0 0 0

Arizona Cardinals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT John Skelton 29-47 336 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ryan Williams 21 67 3.1 0 John Skelton 5 43 8.5 0 LaRod Stephens-Howling 7 17 2.4 0 Beanie Wells 9 9 1.0 0 Anthony Sherman 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Andre Roberts 4 88 22.0 1 Michael Floyd 7 83 11.8 2 Larry Fitzgerald 6 59 9.8 0 Todd Heap 3 49 16.3 0 Early Doucet 2 18 9.0 0 Rob Housler 1 16 16.0 0 Anthony Sherman 1 10 10.0 0 LaRod Stephens-Howling 4 8 2.0 0 Ryan Williams 1 5 5.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Quentin Groves 5 0 0 0 Joey Porter 4 1 0 0 Jamell Fleming 4 0 0 0 Patrick Peterson 4 0 1 0 Darnell Dockett 4 1 0 0 Kerry Rhodes 3 0 0 0 Paris Lenon 3 0 0 0 Calais Campbell 2 1 0 0 Crezdon Butler 2 0 0 0 Sam Acho 2 1 0 0 Daryl Washington 2 0 0 0 Rashad Johnson 1 0 0 0 A.J. Jefferson 1 0 0 0 Adrian Wilson 1 0 1 0 Dan Williams 1 0 0 0

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Week 11 Injuries of Note
Colts OT Ben Ijalana – foot fracture out for season (IR)
Redskins QB Robert Griffin – high ankle sprain 3 weeks
Texans OT Duane Brown – broken wrist 10 weeks (IR)


Redskins – Rex Grossman will take over starting duties in Robert Griffin’s absence
Texans – With 2 LTs on IR the Texans signed veteran Max Starks to start at LT

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Week 12 Matchup

Matchup Preview | November 25, 2012
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Seattle Seahawks (4-6, 1-3 Away)		Arizona Cardinals (4-6, 2-4 Home)
Injury Report OG Duce Lutui (ab) 5 weeks WR Golden Tate (quad) Questionable Game Notes The Cardinals and new starting Quarterback John Skelton are coming off an impressive OT win against the 49ers, while the Seahawks are riding a 2 game winning streak Interesting note: All 4 of the Cardinals wins this season have been against a division opponent. They are looking to finish up at 5-1 in the division this wek Last Week: Seahawks 38, Buccaneers 31 / Cardinals 30, 49ers 27 OT