October 10th, 2012 
Matt Loede 
Posted in BUFFALO BILLS (2-3) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-1)
SERIES
| BILLS | CARDINALS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 5-4 | |
| STREAKS | 4 of past 5 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Gailey: 0-0 | Whisenhunt: 1-0 |
| LAST WEEK | L 45-3 at 49ers | L 17-3 at Rams |
| LAST GAME | 10/5/08: Bills 17 at Cardinals 41. Arizona RBs Edgerrin James (1) & Tim Hightower (17,2) combine for 3 rush TDs. WR Larry Fitzgerald adds 2 rec. TDs (2, 2) for Cardinals. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 10/5/08 | |
| BROADCAST | CBS (1:05 PM MST): Bill Macatee, Steve Tasker. Dial Global Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. SIRIUS: 85 (Buf.), 137 (Arz.). XM: 232 (Arz.). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Fitzpatrick: 88-151-1,057-12 (1C)-8-84.2 | Kolb: 95-157-1,041-7-2-89.7 |
| RUSHING | Spiller: 48-365-7.6-3 | Kolb (QB): 11-34-3.1-1 |
| RECEIVING | St. Johnson: 21-234-11.1-3 | Fitzgerald: 30-337-11.2-2 |
| OFFENSE | 351.0 | 273.2 |
| TAKE/GIVE | -4 | +4 |
| DEFENSE | 449.4 | 334.0 |
| SACKS | Ky. Williams: 3.5 | Washington: 4 |
| INTs | Scott: 2 (T2C) | Peterson: 2 |
| PUNTING | Powell (R): 45.0 | Zastudil: 47.2 |
| KICKING | Lindell: 22 (16/16 PAT; 2/2 FG) | Feely: 34 (10/10 PAT; 8/9 FG) |
NOTES
BILLS: QB RYAN FITZPATRICK (68) needs 2 TD passes to become 4th Bills QB to reach 70 career. Fitzpatrick is native of Gilbert, Arz…RB FRED JACKSON (3,867) needs 133 rush yards to join HOFers THURMAN THOMAS (11,938) & O.J. SIMPSON (10,183) & JOE CRIBBS (4,445) as only Bills to reach 4,000 career. Has 5 100-yard rush games in past 7 vs. NFC. Jackson (179) needs 2 rec. to surpass JOE CRIBBS (180) for 2nd-most career rec. among Buf. RBs (Thomas, 456). RB C.J. SPILLER averages 8.4 yards per carry on road in ’12 (25 att., 209 rush yards)…WR STEVIE JOHNSON (191) needs 9 catches to reach 200 career. Has at least 1 catch in 37 consecutive games. WR DONALD JONES had career-long 68-yard TD catch Week 4…TE SCOTT CHANDLER is tied among TEs with NFL-best 4 TD rec…DT KYLE WILLIAMS has 3.5 sacks in past 4…Rookie CB STEPHON GILMORE leads team with 8 passes defensed …PR LEODIS MC KELVIN averages NFL-high 29.4 PR avg. in ’12…K RIAN LINDELL has made 206 career FGs, 2nd-most in Bills history (STEVE CHRISTIE, 234)…CARDINALS: Are 11-3 in past 14. Have won 8 in row at home, 2nd longest streak in franchise history (9, 1925)…QB KEVIN KOLB aims for 3rd win in row vs. AFC. Cardinals have won past 5 at home in which Kolb has played…WR LARRY FITZGERALD has 9,952 rec. yards & needs 48 to become 2nd youngest in NFL history with 10,000. Has catch in 122 consecutive games, longest streak in franchise history. Since 2005, leads NFL in rec. yards (9,172) & rec. TDs (67). WR ANDRE ROBERTS has 6 TDs in past 9. Aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with TD (3 TDs in past 2). Has 5 TDs in past 6 at home…LB DARYL WASHINGTON has sack in 5 of past 6. Is 1 of 3 NFC players with 9+ sacks (9) & 2+ INTs (2) since 2011 (CLAY MATTHEWS, RYAN KERRIGAN). DE CALAIS CAMPBELL has 3 sacks in past 3 vs. AFC. LB SAM ACHO has sack in 5 of 6 games vs. AFC. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with sack. CB-PR PATRICK PETERSON has 4 career 80+ yards PR-TDs & needs 1 to tie NFL record. S ADRIAN WILSON has played in 170 games & last week passed HOFer LARRY WILSON (169) for 3rd most by defender in team history.
