Saturday, Jan. 3
ATLANTA (11-5) At ARIZONA (9-7)
4:30 p.m. EST, NBC
OPENING LINE – Falcons by 2 1/2.
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Atlanta 9-7, Arizona 9-7.
SERIES RECORD – Cardinals lead 14-10.
LAST MEETING – Cardinals 30, Falcons 27 in OT, Dec. 23, 2007.
LAST WEEK – Falcons beat Rams 31-27; Cardinals beat Seahawks 34-21.
FALCONS OFFENSE – OVERALL (6), RUSH (2), PASS (14)
FALCONS DEFENSE – OVERALL (24), RUSH (25), PASS (21)
CARDINALS OFFENSE – OVERALL (4), RUSH (32), PASS (2)
CARDINALS DEFENSE – OVERALL (19), RUSH (16), PASS (22)
f 5.6 yards per carry (for those with at least 100 attempts). … Turner and WR Roddy White gave Atlanta its first 1,000-yard rushing, 1,000-yard receiving duo in a decade. … Falcons set NFL record by allowing just 49 punt return yards. … Falcons have outscored opponents 114-52 in first quarter. … Atlanta K Jason Elam has scored in 252 consecutive regular-season games. … Falcons DE John Abraham had three three-sack games this season. … Arizona QB Kurt Warner is 14 years older than Atlanta rookie QB Matt Ryan, the AP Offensive Rookie of Year. … Arizona’s 17 wins over past two seasons are most in two-year span for the franchise since 1983-84. Cardinals’ 12 home wins are most in two-season period since 1975-76. Cardinals have won nine of last 11 home games. … WR Anquan Boldin ranked second in NFC in receptions (89), behind teammate Larry Fitzgerald (96), despite missing four games with injuries. … Arizona allowed average of 41.8 points in its last four non-division games (New York Giants, Philadelphia, Minnesota and New England). … Cardinals’ 427 points were franchise record. … Warner set six franchise records: TDs passing, attempts, completions, completion percentage, passer rating and consecutive games with TD pass.
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