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Beanie Wells Injury Update: Cardinals RB Considers Knee Injury A Year-Long Ailment

2011-10-31T12:40:04Z

Arizona Cardinals running back Beanie Wells had to battle Sunday afternoon as he compiled 83 rushing yards and a touchdown on 22 rushes against the Baltimore Ravens. He finished with a respectable fantasy total, but the numbers were tough to come by for him as he continues to deal with his knee injury. Wells suffered a bruise last week and was questionable to play on Sunday.

After the game, Wells told the media that his knee injury is one that will probably bother him for most of the year. If that's the case, it will be interesting to see how much he practices each week. He is likely to be somewhat limited this week and that also means he will probably be a bit of a game-time decision throughout the season. Wells is off to a strong start but has to show he can handle a full season as the main guy.

Wells faces a solid matchup next Sunday against the St. Louis Rams and will look to rest up enough to get the start. If he is forced to miss any more time this season, Alfonso Smith and LaRod Stephens-Howling will get the carries.

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Ed Dickson Fantasy Stats: Not Much From Ravens TE

2011-10-30T21:41:24Z

Ed Dickson is not a fantasy football threat, and that's for a reason. But he did have an above-average game on Sunday. The Ravens tight end caught six passes for 46 yards against the Cardinals. He did not catch a touchdown pass, but neither did anyone on for Baltimore.

Running back Ray Rice had all three of the Ravens touchdowns on the ground in a 30-27 win against Arizona.

Dickson had 223 receiving yards on the season with 1 touchdown entering Week 8. Dickson was averaging 37 yards receiving per game. Dickson's receiving yards per game was up nearly 30 yards per game from last season.

Dickson was ranked as the 15th ranked tight end according to Yahoo! heading into his match up with the Arizona Cardinals.

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Torrey Smith Fantasy Stats: Quiet Day For Ravens WR

2011-10-30T21:38:07Z

Torrey Smith had a big game for the Ravens in terms of getting the win, but not a huge game in terms of fantasy football stats. Smith caught three passes for 57 yards but also had a problem dropping the football. He did not score a touchdown (Ravens running back Ray Rice did the bulk of the TD-scoring for Baltimore).

Smith had 269 receiving yards on the season with 3 touchdowns entering Week 8. Smith was averaging 45 yards receiving per game. Smith is having a nice rookie season and has shown he can be an explosive addition in the passing game.

Smith was ranked as the 27th ranked wide receiver according to Yahoo! heading into his match up with the Arizona Cardinals.

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Larry Fitzgerald Fantasy Stats: Big Plays But No Touchdowns

2011-10-30T21:33:04Z

Larry Fitzgerald caught three passes from Kevin Kolb, including one that went for 66 yards, didn't have a huge fantasy football impact. He finished with 98 yards receiving and did not score a touchdown in the Cardinals near-upset of the Ravens, a 30-27 loss.

Kolb only threw for 153 yards on the day, meaning Fitzgerald accounted for about 2/3 of the Cardinals pass attack. But Early Doucet caught the lone TD pass from Kolb.

Fitzgerald had 505 receiving yards on the season with 2 touchdowns entering Week 8. Fitzgerald was averaging 84 yards receiving per game. Fitzgerald receiving yards per game are up nearly 15 yards per game from last season.

Fitzgerald was ranked as the 19th ranked wide receiver according to Yahoo! heading into his match up with the Baltimore Ravens.

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Kevin Kolb Fantasy Stats: Not Much From Cardinals QB

2011-10-30T21:29:52Z

Kevin Kolb almost orchestrated an upset win against the Ravens on Sunday, but he didn't do too much in the realm of fantasy stats. The Cardinals quarterback threw for 153 yards and a touchdown, but he also threw a pick and completed less than 50 percent of his passes.

Kolb's biggest play of the game came when he connected with Larry Fitzgerald for a 66-yard pass. He found the Cardinals receiver three times and Fitzgerald finished with 98 yards receiving.

Kolb had 1,553 passing yards on the season with 7 touchdowns in the air and 7 interceptions. Kolb was averaging 258 yards passing per game. Kolb's passing yards were up nearly 100 yards per game from last season.

Kolb was ranked as the 20th ranked quarterback according to Yahoo! heading into his match up with the Baltimore Ravens.

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Joe Flacco Fantasy Stats: Ravens QB Has Big Second Half

2011-10-30T21:26:19Z

Joe Flacco rebounded from a terrible start to put up decent stats in Week 8. Flacco threw for 336 yards in a 30-27 win against the Cardinals, but he pass for any touchdowns with running back Ray Rice hogging the scores, and fantasy points.

Coming off an abysmal performance against the Jaguars in Week 7, Joe Flacco drew a favorable fantasy matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, missing ballhawking safety Kerry Rhodes and the offseason trade departure of CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.

Flacco has more weapons this year than he's had in years past, with Anquan Boldin performing at a higher level than last year, a legitimate deep threat in rookie Torrey Smith and two reliable pass-catching tight ends in Ed Dickson and Dennis Pitta. How he uses them in Week 8 will be the real story.

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NFL Scores Week 8, Cardinals Vs. Ravens: Baltimore, Ray Rice Overcome Feisty Arizona, 30-27

2011-10-30T21:01:04Z

Baltimore looked listless. The Ravens had been beaten up in a brutal Monday Night Football loss to the Jaguars, and had just allowed three touchdowns in a little less than five minutes to Arizona. But Ray Rice wouldn't let Baltimore fail, and his three touchdowns helped the Ravens come all the way back from a 24-3 hole to win 30-27 in overtime.

Rice ran for just 63 yards, and none of his three touchdowns covered more than three yards, but all three of them came in the second half, which saw Baltimore outscore Arizona 21-3.

Joe Flacco threw for 336 yards in the victory, completing 31 of his 51 throws.

The Cardinals built their lead with a little luck and some special teams brilliance from Patrick Peterson. Arizona turned two Ravens turnovers in their own end into touchdowns in the second quarter, on a Beanie Wells run and a throw from Kevin Kolb to Early Doucet, and wrapped those touchdowns around an 82-yard punt return score by Peterson, the electric rookie out of LSU.

With the victory, the Ravens move to 5-2 on the year, while the Cardinals drop to 1-6 with the loss.

Final - 10.30.2011	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona Cardinals	3	21	0	3	27
Baltimore Ravens	0	6	14	10	30

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Cardinals Vs. Ravens: Baltimore Run Quiets Upset Watch

2011-10-30T19:34:28Z

One week after losing to the Jaguars on Monday Night Football, the Ravens are trying to avoid another upset vs. the Cardinals. Arizona jumped out to a 24-6 lead at halftime, but the Ravens have scored three second-half touchdowns to reclaim the lead, 27-24, early in the fourth quarter.

Running back Ray Rice has been an effective closer with three touchdowns. He capped two long third-quarter drives with one-yard TD runs, then punched in the go-ahead score after Kevin Kolb tossed an interception in Cardinals territory. Joe Flacco has relied on Anquan Boldin, who has seven catches for 145 yards.

Here's video of the go-ahead TD:

The Ravens struggled mightily in the first half, which included this highlight reel video of Patrick Peterson's punt return for a touchdown where half the Baltimore kick coverage team whiffed at a chance to make a tackle.

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