Cardinals vs Bills match player stats Sunday, September 8th 2024. Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills Week 1

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Week 1 Cardinals vs Bills Matchup Details

Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills
Week 1 Regular Season NFL Game
Todays Game is on Sunday, September 8th
08/09/24 13:00:00 PM EST Kickoff

Positive Match Player Stats for Cardinals vs Bills Matchup Today

The Bills O-line grades out as the 8th-best in the NFL last year in pass protection, which has a positive impact on all air attack metrics across the board.

The projections expect James Cook to garner 3.1 targets this week, on average, placing him in the 83rd percentile when it comes to RBs.

An extreme passing game script is indicated by the Cardinals being a giant -7-point underdog in this game.

The projections expect Trey McBride to earn 7.1 targets this week, on average, ranking him in the 97th percentile when it comes to TEs.

In this game, Dalton Kincaid is predicted by the model to secure a spot in the 94th percentile when it comes to tight ends with 6.3 targets.

The leading projections forecast James Conner to garner 15.0 carries in this week’s contest, on balance, putting him in the 92nd percentile among RBs.

Our trusted projections expect Kyler Murray to notch 5.8 carries in this contest, on average: the 10th-most among all QBs.

Based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics, the predictive model expects the Buffalo Bills to run on 47.4% of their downs: the greatest rate on the slate this week.

The projections expect James Cook to earn 12.5 carries in this game, on average, placing him in the 78th percentile among running backs.

Our trusted projections expect Josh Allen to total 8.3 carries in this contest, on average: the 5th-most out of all quarterbacks.

Negative Match Player Stats with Cardinals vs Bills

This game’s line suggests an extreme running game script for the Bills, who are a massive favorite by 7 points.

Accounting for their underlying play style and matchup dynamics, the leading projections forecast the Bills to pass on 52.6% of their downs: the lowest rate on the slate this week.

Based on the game dynamics and the underlying traits of each team, this game is anticipated by our trusted projection set to have only 125.8 plays on offense run: the 3rd-lowest number among all games this week.

The projections expect Josh Allen to throw 31.9 passes this week, on balance: the 3rd-fewest out of all quarterbacks.

The predictive model expects the Cardinals to call the 3rd-fewest plays on offense on the slate this week with 62.3 plays, accounting for their underlying play style and game dynamics.

Arizona’s passing stats last year may be artificially too high (and running stats deflated) as a result of playing the 6th-most “low wind” (4-mph or less) games in the NFL. We should be able to count on some correction with windier weather this week.

The predictive model expects Kyler Murray to throw 32.3 passes in this week’s contest, on average: the 6th-fewest out of all QBs.

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