Denver Broncos @ Arizona Cardinals Game Preview

Tomorrow is gameday and the Broncos take on the Arizona Cardinals in their final tuneup game before the Monday Night Football opener against Oakland.

• The Broncos are 7-1-1 all time against the Arizona Cardinals
• The last time these two teams met was last season. The Broncos were crushed in the game 43-13. The game was a disaster from the get go as Jay Feely ran in a touchdown on a fake field goal. Kyle Orton threw 3 interceptions. Feely also kicked 4 field goals. Tim Hightower had a monster game rushing for 148 yards.
• When Champ Bailey was with Washington, he had 3 interceptions as a rookie
• The last time the Broncos gave up 40 points was last season against Arizona
• Last season against Arizona was also the last time the Broncos had an interception returned against them
• The most return yards for one player vs a team for the Broncos was Eric Decker last season with 211
• Feely's 25 points against the Broncos was the most points scored for one player ever against the Broncos

Cardinals

All time record: 488-691-39

Superbowl Record 0-1

Passing Leader All-Time: Jim Hart - 34,639

Rushing Leader All-Time: Ottis Anderson - 7,999 yards

Receiving Leader All-Time: Roy Green, 8,496

Winningest Coach (all-time): Don Coryell - 42 wins

Depth Chart

OFFENSE             

POS	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD
WR1	LARRY FITZGERALD	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	DEMARCO SIMPSON
LT	LEVI BROWN	D'ANTHONY BATISTE	D.J. YOUNG
LG	DARYN COLLEDGE	FLOYD WOMACK	TOM PESTOCK
C	LYLE SENDLEIN	BEN CLAXTON	KRIS O'DOWD
RG	REX HADNOT	DEUCE LUTUI	CLIFF LOUIS
RT	BRANDON KEITH	JEREMY BRIDGES
TE	TODD HEAP	JEFF KING	STEPHEN SPACH
WR2	ANDRE ROBERTS	EARLY DOUCET	CHANSI STUCKEY
QB	KEVIN KOLB	JOHN SKELTON	RICHARD BARTEL
RB	BEANIE WELLS	LAROD STEPHENS-HOWLING	ALFONSO SMITH
FB	REAGAN MAUIA	ANTHONY SHERMAN

 

POS	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD
DE	CALAIS CAMPBELL	VONNIE HOLLIDAY	RONALD TALLEY
DT	DARNELL DOCKETT	NICK EASON	JEREMY NAVARRE
NT	DAN WILLIAMS	DAVID CARTER	RICKY LUMPKIN
ROLB	JOEY PORTER	O'BRIEN SCHFIELD	WILL DAVIS
ILB	DARYL WASHINGTON	REGGIE WALKER	KENDALL SMITH
ILB	PARIS LENON	STEWARTBRADLEY	PAGO TOGAFAU
LOLB	CLARK HAGGANS	SAM ACHO	CYRIL OBIOZOR
RCB	MICHAEL ADAMS	RICHARD MARSHALL	THAD TURNER
LCB	A.J. JEFFERSON	PATRICK PETERSON	MARSHAY GREEN
SS	ADRIAN WILSON	HAMZA ABDULLAH
FS	KERRY RHODES	RASHAD JOHNSON	MATT WARE
		SPECIAL TEAMS
K	JAY FEELY
P	BEN GRAHAM	DAVE ZASTUDIL
H	BEN GRAHAM
LS	MIKE LEACH	STEPHEN SPACH
KR	LAROD STEPHENS-HOWLING	PATRICK PETERSON	ANDRE ROBERTS
PR	ANDRE ROBERTS	PATRICK PETERSON	A.J. JEFFERSON

PRE-SEASON STATISTICS

FIRST DOWNS

FOR: 65

AGAINST: 65

THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS

FOR: 15/33

AGAINST: 17/39

FORTH DOWN CONVERSIONS

FOR: 0/2

AGAINST: 1/2

TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS

FOR: 1215

AGAINST: 1143

TOTAL RUSHING YARDS

FOR: 372

AGAINST: 291

TOTAL PASSING YARDS

FOR: 843 

AGAINST: 852

SACKS

FOR: 6

AGAINST: 4

FIELD GOALS

FOR 4/5

AGAINST 6/6

TOUCHDOWNS

FOR: 9

AGAINST: 9

TIME OF POSSESION

FOR 30:42

AGAINST 29:18

TURNOVER RATIO

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PASSING LEADER

KEVIN KOLB 21/38, 353 YARDS, 1 TOUCHDOWN, 0 INT'S

RUSHING LEADER

BEANIE WELLS 27 ATTEMPTS, 129 YARDS, 4.8 YARDS 0 TOUCHDOWNS

RECEIVING LEADERS

ROB HOUSLER, 7 RECEPTIONS, 86 YARDS 12.3, 1 TOUCHDOWN

LARRY FITZGERALD 6 RECEPTIONS 183 YARDS 1 TOUCHDOWN

DEFENSE STATISTICS (ONES THAT JUMP OUT)

DARYL WASHINGTON, 13 TACKLES

RICHARD MARSHALL 10 TACKLES

PATRICK PETERSON 6 TACKLES 1 INTERCEPTION, 1 TOUCHDOWN

DARNELL DOCKET 5 TACKLES 1 SACK

Cardinals Notes

• Former Broncos D'Anthony Batiste, Vonnie Holliday, Hamza Abdullah and Mike Leach are now members of the Cardinals
• David Carter is making a case for the starting job over former 1st round pick Dan Williams for starting nose tackle. Carter was a 6th round pick from UCLA while the veteran is struggling to get in shape.
• Arizona is looking to replace Ryan Williams who is out for the season with a torn patellar tendon. 
• SS Adrian Wilson practiced last week for the 1st time since August 6th. He had a torn bicep tendon.
• Last week, number five overall pick returned a 23 yards and returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown last week
• TE Rob Housler has been a major surprise in camp. He was a third round pick and has performed well.
• RB Beanie Wells has played very well. He had 10 carries for 63 yards last week.
• Larry Fitzgerald scored his 2nd touchdown of the preseason last week. it was an 80 yard catch and run and longest at University Phoenix Stadium

Injury Report