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Cardinals-Raiders Capsule

ARIZONA (4-1) vs. OAKLAND (0-5)

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, Fox

OPENING LINE -- Cardinals by 4

RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Arizona 3-2, Oakland 3-2

SERIES RECORD -- Raiders lead 5-3

LAST MEETING -- Cardinals beat Raiders 24-23, Sept. 26, 2010

LAST WEEK -- Cardinals beat Redskins 30-20; Raiders lost 31-28 to Chargers

AP PRO32 RANKING -- Cardinals No. 8, Raiders No. 31

CARDINALS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (28), RUSH (30), PASS (22).

CARDINALS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (25), RUSH (3), PASS (32).

RAIDERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (31), RUSH (31), PASS (21).

RAIDERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (21), RUSH (31), PASS (11).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Cardinals playing third game ever in Oakland, winning in 2001 and losing in 2006. ... That `06 game was Raiders first win of season following 0-5 start. Team lost first five this year for first time since that season. ... Raiders K Sebastian Janikowski missed 32-yard FG on final play of 24-23 loss at Arizona in team's most recent meeting in 2010. ... Cardinals QB Carson Palmer played 25 games for Oakland in 2011-12, throwing for 6,771 yards and 35 TDs. ... Cardinals first team since 2010 Jets with no INTs thrown in first five games. ... Arizona WR Larry Fitzgerald caught TD pass last week, ending career-worst, seven-game stretch without score. ... Cardinals are worst team in league on first down, gaining at least 4 yards league-low 32.6 percent of time and facing league-high average of 9.39 yards to go on second down. Arizona K Chandler Catanzaro perfect 14 for 14 on FG attempts. ... Raiders lost 11 straight and look to avoid starting 0-6 for first time since losing first 13 in 1962. ... Oakland's Derek Carr became sixth rookie since 2000 with four TD passes in game last week vs. San Diego. ... Carr sacked just three times on first 167 pass attempts. Big brother David sacked 41 times on first 167 attempts as rookie on expansion Houston in 2002. ... Raiders WR Andre Holmes has nine catches for 195 yards and three TDs past two games.

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