Falcons-Cardinals Preview Capsule
ATLANTA (1-4) at ARIZONA (1-3-1)
Sunday, 4:05 ET, Fox
OPENING LINE - Atlanta by 1
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Atlanta 1-4, Arizona 3-2
SERIES RECORD - Cardinals lead 16-15
LAST MEETING - Falcons beat Cardinals 40-14, Dec. 16, 2018
LAST WEEK - Falcons lost to Texans 53-32; Cardinals beat Bengals 26-23
AP PRO32 RANKING - Falcons No. 28, Cardinals No. 27
FALCONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (10), RUSH (28), PASS (3).
FALCONS DEFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (27), PASS (20).
CARDINALS OFFENSE - OVERALL (16), RUSH (11), PASS (17).
CARDINALS DEFENSE - OVERALL (29), RUSH (19), PASS (24).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Cardinals and Falcons are tied for No. 1 in NFL with 11 forced fumbles. ... Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald and Falcons WR Julio Jones have combined for 100 career games with at least 100 yards receiving. Jones has 51, Fitzgerald 49. ... Atlanta has lost all the games it has played at State Farm Stadium, including 2008 wild-card playoff game. ... Falcons QB Matt Ryan on pace for ninth straight season with 4,000-plus yards passing. Jones on pace for sixth straight with 1,000-plus yards receiving. ... Falcons' Austin Hooper has 28 catches, second most for TE this season. ... Falcons K Matt Bryant has 1,739 career points, ranks third among active kickers behind Adam Vinatieri and Stephen Gostkowski. ... Atlanta gave up 592 total yards to Houston in last week's loss, including 426 yards passing. ... Atlanta RB Devonta Freeman averaging just 3.2 yards per carry. Hasn't scored rushing TD. ... Arizona top draft pick Kyler Murray is first NFL QB with at least 1,300 yards passing, 200 yards rushing through first five career games. ... Cardinals K Zane Gonzalez leads NFL with 14 field goals this season. ... Cardinals LB Chandler Jones has 45 sacks in 53 games since joining team in 2016. ... Cardinals LB Terrell Suggs has 136 career sacks, tied with Jared Allen for 11th place in NFL history. ... Cardinals had 514 total yards win vs. Bengals. Second time in 11 seasons Arizona topped 500 total yards. ... Cardinals have 22 scoring drives this season, ranking eighth in NFL, but 14 ended with field goals. ... Cardinals LB Jordan Hicks third in NFL with 54 tackles this season. ... Fitzgerald has caught pass in 232 straight games dating back to 2004. Fantasy tip: Fitzgerald good play against ailing, leaky Atlanta secondary.
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