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CAROLINA (2-4) At ARIZONA (4-2)
4:15 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE – Cardinals by 7 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Carolina 1-5; Arizona 4-2
SERIES RECORD – Panthers lead 6-3.
LAST MEETING – Cardinals beat Panthers 33-13, Jan. 10, 2009 in divisional playoff game
LAST WEEK – Bills beat Panthers 20-9; Cardinals beat Giants 24-17
PANTHERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (20), RUSH (8), PASS (22)
PANTHERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (4), RUSH (26), PASS (1)
CARDINALS OFFENSE – OVERALL (18), RUSH (32), PASS (7)
CARDINALS DEFENSE – OVERALL (15), RUSH (1), PASS (29)
th 20-9 advantage in first downs. … Game features two of three NFL leaders in yards receiving over last five years. Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald ranks first (5,638), Carolina’s Steve Smith is third (5,510). … Smith caught just two passes in Panthers’ home playoff loss to Cardinals. … Arizona is 15-6 at home under coach Ken Whisenhunt but 1-2 this year. … Cardinals have won road games in consecutive weeks for first time since 2001. … Counting playoff game against Carolina, Arizona has won four straight on road. Cardinals haven’t done that since 1982, six years before franchise moved from St. Louis. … In first quarter, Arizona hasn’t allowed a touchdown this season and has shut out last four opponents. … Cardinals have eight sacks and four interceptions in last two weeks against Matt Hasselbeck (Seattle) and Eli Manning (New York). … Seahawks and Giants were combined 4 of 26 on third downs against Arizona. … Arizona’s offense is averaging 22.7 points, four below regular-season average a year ago and nearly seven less than it averaged in playoffs. … Ten Cardinals players have figured in team’s 16 sacks.
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