NFL Capsule: Cardinals at Packers

Last Updated on November 1, 2012 3:46 pm by admin

 

ARIZONA (4-4) At GREEN BAY (5-3)
Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Green Bay by 10 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Arizona 3-5; Green Bay 3-5
SERIES RECORD – Green Bay leads 44-23-4
AP PRO32 RANKING – Cardinals No. 20; Packers No. 6
LAST MEETING – Cardinals beat Packers 51-45 OT, Jan. 10, 2010
LAST WEEK – Cardinals lost to 49ers 24-3; Packers beat Jaguars 24-15
CARDINALS OFFENSE – OVERALL (31), RUSH (31), PASS (24)
CARDINALS DEFENSE – OVERALL (6), RUSH (21), PASS (4)
PACKERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (21), RUSH (26), PASS (12)
PACKERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (13), RUSH (12), PASS (19)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Green Bay and Arizona share NFL lead for sacks with 26 each. Clay Matthews second in league with nine while Daryl Washington is third with eight. … Green Bay averaging 30.2 points over last five games after scoring total of 57 in first three games. … Arizona allowed more than 21 points for first time this season in Monday night’s 24-3 loss to San Francisco. … Arizona has allowed only 14 touchdowns this year. … Arizona WR Early Doucet’s only multiple-touchdown game came against Green Bay in 2009 wild card playoff. Doucet finished that game, teams’ last meeting, with six receptions for 77 yards. … Arizona WR Andre Roberts has had career-high seven receptions in each of last two games. … Packers are only team to have three wide receivers with 35-plus receptions: Randall Cobb (42); Jordy Nelson (40); and James Jones (36). … Arizona TE Rob Housler has had two-plus receptions in six straight games. … Green Bay has seven turnovers this year, one fewer than NFL leaders Houston and Pittsburgh. … Packers have won last six games between teams at Lambeau Field. … Packers and Cardinals first played in 1921, making it NFL’s second-oldest continuing rivalry. Cardinals and Bears began playing in 1920. … Green Bay has won 22 of last 24 regular-season games at home.

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