Atlanta 24, 
Arizona 30
4:30 PM ET
January 3, 2009
U of Phoenix Stadium,
Glendale, AZ
| THIS WEEK'S LINE | |||
| FAVORITE | SPREAD | UNDERDOG | OVER/UNDER |
| Atlanta | 2.0 | Arizona | 51.5 |
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| 2008 TRENDS (Post Season) | |
| The Falcons are 0-1 ATS. | |
| The Falcons are 0-1 ATS away. | |
| The Falcons are 0-1 ATS as the favorite. | |
| The Falcons are 0-1 ATS as an away favorite. | |
| The Cardinals are 4-0 ATS. | |
| The Cardinals are 3-0 ATS at home. | |
| The Cardinals are 4-0 ATS as the underdog. | |
| The Cardinals are 3-0 ATS as a home underdog. | |
| Head 2 Head (since 2001) | ||
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| SU | 3-2-0 2008: 0-1-0 | 2-3-0 2008: 1-0-0 |
| ATS | 2-0-0 2008: 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 2008: 1-0-0 |
| ATS @ARI | 1-0-0 2008: 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 2008: 1-0-0 |
| ATS: favored | 1-0-0 2008: 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 2008: -- |
| ATS: underdog | 1-0-0 2008: -- | 0-1-0 2008: 1-0-0 |
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| The Falcons played well down the stretch winning 3 of their last 4, but the one negative was Matt Ryan throwing 5 interceptions in his final 4 games. He had just 6 in his first 12 games. The Cardinals do not have a good pass defense and he is forecasted for a strong game with 250 passing yards and a rating of 91 in simulations. However, there is a 52 percent chance he throws 1 or more interceptions and the Falcons win just 35 percent of these simulations. If Ryan throws no interceptions the Falcons have a 58 percent chance of winning. Michael Turner was phenomenal at home this year averaging 129 yards on over 5 ypc, but on the road he averaged just 83 yards on 3.9 ypc. He is forecasted for a good, but not great game with nearly 90 yards. If Turner can dominate on the road like he were at home and have 100+ rushing yards the Falcons have a 68 percent chance of winning. The Cardinals are getting a great 300+ yard, 2 TD performance form Kurt Warner. Both Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin are averaging over 90 receiving yards in simulations and there is a 42 percent chance that both have at least 75 yards. Their great play is the reason why the Cardinals are slightly favored. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| HEAD 2 HEAD RESULTS (SINCE 2001) | |||
| Date | Score | Line | O/U |
| Dec 23, 2007 | ATL 27, @ARI 30 | ARI, -11 | 44.0 |
| Oct 1, 2006 | ARI 10, @ATL 32 | ATL, -7½ | 42.0 |
| Sep 26, 2004 | ARI 3, @ATL 6 | ARI, NL | 0.0 |
| Sep 30, 2001 | ATL 34, @ARI 14 | ARI, NL | 0.0 |
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NFL Scores
Saturday, January 3rd 2008
| Atlanta | 24 | Final |
| Arizona | 30 |
| Indianapolis | 17 | Final |
| San Diego | 23 | OT |
Sunday, January 4th 2008
| Baltimore | 27 | Final |
| Miami | 9 |
| Philadelphia | 26 | Final |
| Minnesota | 14 |