Den offense 6th 120.5 rush - [9th] / 200.2 pass - [8th]
defense 16th 87.7 rush - [8th] / 198.0 pass - [21st]
scoring 20.0 for - [10th] / 20.8 against - [22nd]
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StL offense 2nd 77.5 rush - [20th] / 280.0 pass - [1st]
defense 20th 104.2 rush - [18th] / 191.7 pass - [15th]
scoring 19.0 for - [12th] / 25.5 against - [24th]
key matchups:
DT Daryle Skaugstad (6 sacks) vs. G Paul Howard
WR Ike Harris (24 rec/372 yds/1 TDs) vs. CB Steve Foley
HB Otis Armstrong (424 yds/2 TDs) vs. St. Louis run D (4.6 rush avg)
prediction:
Denver 23, St. Louis 24
defense 16th 87.7 rush - [8th] / 198.0 pass - [21st]
scoring 20.0 for - [10th] / 20.8 against - [22nd]
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StL offense 2nd 77.5 rush - [20th] / 280.0 pass - [1st]
defense 20th 104.2 rush - [18th] / 191.7 pass - [15th]
scoring 19.0 for - [12th] / 25.5 against - [24th]
key matchups:
DT Daryle Skaugstad (6 sacks) vs. G Paul Howard
WR Ike Harris (24 rec/372 yds/1 TDs) vs. CB Steve Foley
HB Otis Armstrong (424 yds/2 TDs) vs. St. Louis run D (4.6 rush avg)
prediction:
Denver 23, St. Louis 24
Good for Mike Phipps, who entered this game with a 92.3 rating in relief of injured All-Pro Jim Hart:
ReplyDeletePassing Att Com Yds Pct Lg TD Int
QB1 Mike Phipps 32 18 224 56% 26 1 1
Phipps is one of seven first-year starters among the Cardinals but one of only two on offense, along with T2 Brad Oates, St. Louis's third-round draft choice of NFL76. Rex Robinson, a rookie free agent from Georgia, is K1. The newcomers to the first-string defense are DE2 Bob Kohrs, the NFL80 second-round pick out of Arizona State; LB1 Reggie Mathis, NFL79 second-rounder out of Oklahoma; CB2 Steve Henry, an NFL79 free-agent signee out of Emporia State, and S1 Jeff Griffin, the Bears' third-round choice out of Utah whom St. Louis scooped up off waivers during training camp.