NFC West · 2016

Arizona Cardinals

7-8-1 (4-1-1 NFC West · 6-5-1 NFC)2nd in the NFC West

Last: W 44-6 at Los Angeles Rams

Rating: +3.06
Adj Off: 25.65
Adj Def: 22.513
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	35.0%25	37.5%15
Early-down pass rate	51.7%19	55.3%5
Plays per game	71.41	66.613
Time of possession	30:4511	30:0315
Yards per pass attempt	6.023	5.62
Yards per rush	4.415	3.73
Starting field position	Own 2910	Own 3029

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.00619	-0.0882
Adj. EPA per play	+0.01314	-0.0612
Success rate	45.3%10	40.8%3
Passing EPA per play	+0.04021	-0.0352
Rushing EPA per play	-0.09314	-0.1787
CPOE	-0.824	-1.27
Explosive play rate	8.5%17	7.4%4

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	26.16	22.614
Points per drive	2.248	2.1619
Red zone TD rate	69.1%4	62.9%24
3rd down conversion	40.6%14	38.8%13
Turnovers per game	1.8829	1.6310
Sack rate	5.5%21	7.2%1
Penalties per game	6.413	7.73

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 11Wk 1	1New England Patriots	L21-23	+0.16	+0.10	5.8 / 5.6	6-12 / 10-16	0 / 2
Sep 18Wk 2	21Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W40-7	+0.15	-0.28	6.4 / 4.1	6-14 / 5-13	0 / 5
Sep 25Wk 3	@15Buffalo Bills	L18-33	-0.28	-0.08	4.5 / 5.1	5-15 / 4-13	5 / 1
Oct 2Wk 4	30Los Angeles RamsDIV	L13-17	-0.12	-0.10	5.7 / 5.3	6-13 / 6-14	5 / 1
Oct 6Wk 5	@31San Francisco 49ersDIV	W33-21	-0.02	-0.09	4.5 / 3.9	5-16 / 4-14	0 / 3
Oct 17Wk 6	28New York Jets	W28-3	+0.23	-0.27	5.8 / 4.4	6-11 / 2-13	0 / 2
Oct 23Wk 7	4Seattle SeahawksDIV	T6-6OT	-0.10	-0.27	4.9 / 4.5	10-21 / 3-14	0 / 0
Oct 30Wk 8	@11Carolina Panthers	L20-30	-0.13	-0.04	5.2 / 5.5	4-12 / 6-14	2 / 1
Nov 13Wk 10	31San Francisco 49ersDIV	W23-20	-0.06	-0.06	6.1 / 4.6	7-14 / 7-17	5 / 0
Nov 20Wk 11	@13Minnesota Vikings	L24-30	-0.14	-0.12	4.1 / 4.1	4-13 / 6-13	2 / 1
Nov 27Wk 12	@2Atlanta Falcons	L19-38	-0.04	+0.18	5.3 / 5.6	4-11 / 4-9	1 / 1
Dec 4Wk 13	18Washington Commanders	W31-23	+0.19	+0.07	5.3 / 6.0	10-16 / 5-11	0 / 2
Dec 11Wk 14	@25Miami Dolphins	L23-26	-0.17	-0.15	4.8 / 5.5	4-13 / 4-13	5 / 2
Dec 18Wk 15	16New Orleans Saints	L41-48	+0.26	+0.23	7.6 / 6.0	5-10 / 9-14	2 / 1
Dec 24Wk 16	@4Seattle SeahawksDIV	W34-31	+0.10	+0.00	6.6 / 5.0	1-9 / 8-17	1 / 1
Jan 1Wk 17	@30Los Angeles RamsDIV	W44-6	+0.03	-0.73	5.1 / 2.2	4-14 / 2-14	2 / 3

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
3Carson PalmerYr 14	92%	364/597	61.0%	4233	7.1	26	14	+0.04
5Drew StantonYr 10	7%	19/48	39.6%	192	4.0	2	3	-0.32

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
31David JohnsonYr 2	73%	293	1239	4.2	16	80	+0.01
38Andre EllingtonYr 4	9%	34	96	2.8	0	12	-0.16
23Chris JohnsonYr 9	6%	25	95	3.8	1	0	-0.11
33Kerwynn WilliamsYr 4	5%	18	157	8.7	2	1	+0.35

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
11Larry FitzgeraldWR Yr 13	17%	107	1023	9.6	6	+0.19
12John BrownWR Yr 3	6%	39	517	13.3	2	-0.02
84Jermaine GreshamTE Yr 7	6%	37	391	10.6	2	+0.15
14J.J. NelsonWR Yr 2	5%	34	568	16.7	6	+0.31

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
55Chandler JonesDE Yr 5	38	15	11.0	21	4
93Calais CampbellDE Yr 9	34	12	8.0	21	2
97Josh MauroDE Yr 3	24	7	0.0	3	0
98Corey PetersDE Yr 7	12	4	0.0	1	0
57Alex OkaforDE Yr 4	10	3	3.5	6	1
95Rodney GunterDE Yr 2	7	1	1.5	3	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD
20Deone BucannonOLB Yr 3	66	5	0.0	4
51Kevin MinterILB Yr 4	59	9	3.5	2
54Sio MooreOLB Yr 4	50	5	0.0	1
44Markus GoldenLB Yr 2	41	16	12.5	1
96Kareem MartinOLB Yr 3	8	1	1.0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
22Tony JeffersonS Yr 4	78	5	0	2
41Marcus CooperDB Yr 4	63	11	4	0
36D.J. SwearingerFS Yr 4	58	8	3	0
21Patrick PetersonCB Yr 6	45	6	3	0
28Justin BethelCB Yr 5	37	6	1	1
32Tyrann MathieuFS Yr 4	33	4	1	1
27Tyvon BranchS Yr 9	25	4	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
7Chandler CatanzaroYr 3	21/28	75%	60	43/47	106

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
9Ryan QuigleyYr 5	34	41.6	55	13	2
2Drew Butler	32	42.2	62	10	0