NFC West · 2017

Arizona Cardinals

8-8 (3-3 NFC West · 5-7 NFC)3rd in the NFC West

Last: W 26-24 at Seattle Seahawks

Rating: -1.417
Adj Off: 20.023
Adj Def: 21.313
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	35.4%26	37.3%23
Early-down pass rate	52.3%11	51.9%10
Plays per game	69.15	65.814
Time of possession	30:4710	29:3921
Yards per pass attempt	5.623	5.912
Yards per rush	3.531	3.63
Starting field position	Own 2911	Own 2921

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.12931	-0.0945
Adj. EPA per play	-0.08428	-0.0744
Success rate	38.8%27	39.4%3
Passing EPA per play	-0.08626	-0.0517
Rushing EPA per play	-0.20731	-0.1665
CPOE	-4.230	-2.97
Explosive play rate	7.1%27	7.3%6

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	18.425	22.619
Points per drive	1.5623	1.806
Red zone TD rate	44.3%29	—
3rd down conversion	35.2%24	35.7%6
Turnovers per game	1.5625	1.3116
Sack rate	7.3%26	5.6%19
Penalties per game	6.919	8.11

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 10Wk 1	@15Detroit Lions	L23-35	-0.28	-0.15	4.5 / 5.2	6-15 / 8-16	4 / 1
Sep 17Wk 2	@31Indianapolis Colts	W16-13OT	-0.04	-0.16	6.1 / 3.8	6-15 / 8-18	1 / 1
Sep 25Wk 3	13Dallas Cowboys	L17-28	-0.01	+0.12	4.4 / 6.2	8-18 / 2-9	0 / 0
Oct 1Wk 4	26San Francisco 49ersDIV	W18-15OT	-0.09	-0.12	4.7 / 3.9	5-16 / 5-19	1 / 1
Oct 8Wk 5	@2Philadelphia Eagles	L7-34	-0.11	+0.17	5.1 / 6.8	4-14 / 9-14	1 / 1
Oct 15Wk 6	18Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W38-33	+0.05	+0.05	7.9 / 6.1	4-9 / 7-14	2 / 2
Oct 22Wk 7	N9Los Angeles RamsDIV	L0-33	-0.39	+0.17	4.2 / 5.5	3-12 / 13-19	2 / 1
Nov 5Wk 9	@26San Francisco 49ersDIV	W20-10	-0.06	-0.32	5.3 / 4.5	7-16 / 6-17	2 / 2
Nov 9Wk 10	14Seattle SeahawksDIV	L16-22	-0.11	-0.04	4.0 / 5.0	6-15 / 3-13	1 / 0
Nov 19Wk 11	@29Houston Texans	L21-31	-0.15	+0.02	5.4 / 5.3	3-10 / 8-15	2 / 2
Nov 26Wk 12	7Jacksonville Jaguars	W27-24	-0.09	-0.15	5.0 / 3.8	7-17 / 1-12	2 / 3
Dec 3Wk 13	9Los Angeles RamsDIV	L16-32	-0.24	-0.03	4.9 / 5.4	7-15 / 3-11	2 / 1
Dec 10Wk 14	21Tennessee Titans	W12-7	-0.17	-0.34	4.3 / 3.6	3-14 / 4-12	0 / 2
Dec 17Wk 15	@16Washington Commanders	L15-20	-0.24	-0.14	3.6 / 4.8	4-19 / 1-9	2 / 1
Dec 24Wk 16	29New York Giants	W23-0	-0.17	-0.44	4.6 / 4.4	5-14 / 1-14	2 / 3
Dec 31Wk 17	@14Seattle SeahawksDIV	W26-24	-0.01	-0.09	3.9 / 5.5	4-14 / 1-12	1 / 0

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 15	45%	164/267	61.4%	1978	7.4	9	7	-0.01
7Blaine GabbertYr 7	29%	95/171	55.6%	1086	6.4	6	6	-0.26
5Drew StantonYr 11	27%	79/159	49.7%	894	5.6	6	5	-0.14

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
23Adrian PetersonYr 11	38%	156	529	3.4	2	11	-0.27
33Kerwynn WilliamsYr 5	29%	120	426	3.5	1	10	-0.16
23Chris JohnsonYr 10	11%	45	114	2.5	0	5	-0.18
35Elijhaa PennyYr 2	8%	31	124	4.0	2	4	+0.08

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
11Larry FitzgeraldWR Yr 14	18%	109	1156	10.6	6	+0.19
84Jermaine GreshamTE Yr 8	6%	33	322	9.8	2	+0.03
13Jaron BrownWR Yr 5	5%	31	477	15.4	4	+0.11
14J.J. NelsonWR Yr 3	5%	29	508	17.5	2	-0.14
12John BrownWR Yr 4	4%	21	299	14.2	3	-0.05

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
55Chandler JonesDE Yr 6	51	27	17.0	33	2
72Olsen PierreDT Yr 3	21	9	5.5	9	1
92Frostee RuckerDE Yr 12	23	6	1.5	9	0
98Corey PetersDE Yr 8	18	4	1.0	4	0
94Xavier WilliamsNT Yr 3	16	1	0.5	1	1
97Josh MauroDE Yr 4	15	1	1.0	4	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
56Karlos DansbyILB Yr 14	74	7	1.0	4	1
20Deone BucannonOLB Yr 4	58	2	1.0	3	1
57Josh BynesILB Yr 7	30	2	1.0	3	1
43Haason ReddickOLB R	23	4	2.5	0	0
96Kareem MartinOLB Yr 4	18	2	1.0	3	1

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
32Tyrann MathieuFS Yr 5	70	7	2	1
36Budda BakerS R	58	7	0	2
27Tyvon BranchS Yr 10	54	6	0	1
41Antoine BetheaFS Yr 12	47	9	5	1
25Tramon WilliamsCB Yr 12	39	12	2	0
21Patrick PetersonCB Yr 7	30	8	1	0
28Justin BethelCB Yr 6	29	4	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
4Phil DawsonYr 20	32/40	80%	57	23/26	119

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
2Andy LeeYr 14	88	47.3	63	29	8