ARIZONA (6 - 7) at
NEW ORLEANS (6 - 7)
Week 15 Sunday, 12/16/2007 1:00
PM
Saints hold on to defeat the
Cardinals 31-24 to stay alive in
the wild card race
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Postgame Recaps, Storylines,
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No botched trick plays this
time as the New Orleans Saints
protected a one-score lead to
keep themselves alive in the NFC
wild-card chase.
Drew Brees connected on 87
percent of his throws for 315
yards and two touchdowns,
capping his day with a clutch,
22-yard third-down completion to
Billy Miller. That allowed the
Saints to safely run out the
clock in a 31-24 victory over
the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
When New Orleans (7-7) last
played in the Louisiana
Superdome two games ago, a
fumble on a botched reverse set
up Tampa Bay's winning touchdown
inside the final half-minute....
FULL STORY
Brees, Stecker Torch Cardinals,
Bring Saints Closer To Wild-Card
Berth
AHN
But the
Cardinals could not come any
closer, as Saints kicker Martin
Gramatica kicked a 31-yard field
goal for a 31-21 cushion
entering the final period. ...
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CARDINALS: QB Kurt
Warner loves playing in domes,
so the Cardinals won't back off
using the passing game on Sunday
if they are healthy enough at
receiver. The Cardinals ran the
ball well last week but had to
abandon that tactic after
falling behind by 24 points in
the first half. They need to
avoid their penchant for
committing turnovers early, yet
they need to make a big play to
give themselves some confidence.
On defense, the Cardinals
must put some pressure on QB
Drew Brees. Teams are
concentrating on stopping DL
Darnell Dockett, and some other
guys need to pick up the slack.
The Cardinals might want to use
Karlos Dansby on the blitz more
than usual...FULL
STORY
SAINTS: The Saints had
their best all-around
performance of the season in
Monday night's win over the
Atlanta Falcons. The offense was
efficient with the run and pass
and the defense was solid most
of the night. A repeat of the
offensive balance the Saints
showed would be helpful this
week because the Cardinals are
vulnerable to the pass --
ranking 24th in allowing 226.7
yards a game. The Saints are
fourth in passing at 263.3 yards
a game, so getting a running
game going will help open up the
pass even more.
On defense, the Saints rank
29th against the pass. So
keeping Larry Fitzgerald and
Anquan Boldin in front of them
will be a key...FULL
STORY
Warner to spark Cardinals at
Saints
Kansas City Star, MO
Kurt Warner, QB,
Cardinals at Saints – He has
exploited soft secondaries for
the past five weeks, with at
least two scoring strikes in
each game. ...
Fantasy: Come all Kurt Warner
faithful
SportingNews.com
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Prediction |
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ATS Pick |
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Cardinals @ |
Saints
-2.570 |
NWO
-3.5 |
Cardinals |
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Saints |
