The Broncos will try to do what they do best and that’s run the football.  Tatum Bell (898 yards rushing) and Mike Bell (481 yards rushing) will test a Cardinals defense that is only allowing 79.6 yards rushing per game at home.  If the Broncos establish a running game, then it will slow the pass rush of the Cardinals and give Jay Cutler enough time to attack the weak secondary of the Cards.  The Cardinals are allowing 247.4 net yards passing per game at home this season.  Cutler has not been getting the ball to Javon Walker (57 rec, 923 yards) much since he’s taken over as QB.  He likes to throw to his TEs, so the Cards better watch out for Tony Scheffler who caught 2 TDs passes last week.  Cutler must always be aware of where Adrian Wilson is on the field.  Wilson has 4 interceptions and 4 sacks from the safety position this season.

The Cardinals will continue to run Edgerrin James, who has rushed for 115 yards two weeks in a row.  The Broncos give up an average of 106.1 yards rushing per game and 3.9 yards per carry, so the Cards could have some success.  If James is running well, that will slow down the pass rushers of the Broncos and allow Matt Leinart a chance to move the ball thru the air.  The Broncos have allowed 239.7 net yards passing on the road so far this season, and the Cards are sure to try to exploit that.  Champ Bailey (6 interceptions) can only cover one of the Cards receivers and they have 3 good ones.  So Leinart will go after the other corner and the safeties of the Broncos.  Anquan Boldin (70 rec, 967 yards), Larry Fitzgerald (56 rec, 743 yards) and Bryant Johnson will take advantage of the secondary.

The Broncos have allowed 125 points in their last 4 games, all losses.  I don’t think they will magically reverse this trend.  The Cardinals are playing their best football of the season and will kick the Broncos while they’re down.  I’m calling for the upset here and taking the Cardinals.