Cardinals vs Panthers Match Player Stats | Week 16 Sunday 2024

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Cardinals vs Panthers Match Player Stats | Week 16 Sunday 2024

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 16 Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers
Todays Game is on Sunday, December 22nd
22/12/24 13:00:00 PM EST Kickoff

Key Match Player Stats to this Game

Kyler Murray’s throwing accuracy has gotten better this year, with his Adjusted Completion% increasing from 65.3% to 68.3%.

This year, the poor Carolina Panthers defense has yielded a massive 73.6% Adjusted Completion Rate to opposing quarterbacks: the 5th-largest rate in the league.

This year, the weak Panthers defense has allowed the 4th-most adjusted yards-per-target in the NFL to opposing offenses: a whopping 8.36 yards.

As it relates to safeties in defending receivers, Carolina’s safety corps has been easily exploitable this year, projecting as the 7th-worst in the league.

Trey McBride’s 91.2% Route Participation% this season shows a meaningful improvement in his passing offense usage over last season’s 62.7% figure.

The projections expect Trey McBride to accumulate 9.1 targets this week, on balance, putting him in the 99th percentile among tight ends.

After totaling 37.0 air yards per game last year, Trey McBride has made big progress this year, currently averaging 55.0 per game.

Trey McBride’s 73.0 adjusted yards per game through the air this year marks a significant improvement in his receiving prowess over last year’s 47.0 rate.

Trey McBride’s 80.9% Adjusted Catch% this year represents an impressive boost in his pass-catching talent over last year’s 76.3% mark.

The projections expect the Panthers to be the 9th-most run-focused team in the league (adjusted for context) at the present time with a 41.1% run rate.

The model projects Chuba Hubbard to accumulate 20.4 rush attempts in this game, on balance, putting him in the 95th percentile when it comes to running backs.

Chuba Hubbard has been a more important option in his team’s ground game this year (71.0% Carry Share in games he has played) than he was last year (52.0%).

Chuba Hubbard has run for a lot more adjusted yards per game (74.0) this season than he did last season (53.0).

Chuba Hubbard’s ground efficiency has been refined this year, compiling 4.58 adjusted yards-per-carry compared to a measly 3.76 rate last year.

Our trusted projections expect Adam Thielen to accrue 7.9 targets in this game, on balance, ranking him in the 84th percentile when it comes to wide receivers.

Adam Thielen has totaled a colossal 67.0 air yards per game this year: 76th percentile when it comes to wide receivers.

With an outstanding 62.0 adjusted receiving yards per game (83rd percentile) this year, Adam Thielen rates as one of the top wide receivers in the NFL in the league.

With a terrific 78.4% Adjusted Completion% (94th percentile) this year, Adam Thielen has been among the most sure-handed receivers in the NFL among wideouts.

The Panthers pass defense has surrendered the 6th-highest Adjusted Completion% in football (68.6%) to wideouts this year (68.6%).

This year, the porous Cardinals defense has yielded a whopping 75.5% Adjusted Completion Rate to opposing QBs: the 2nd-highest rate in football.

This year, the deficient Arizona Cardinals defense has yielded the 8th-most yards-after-the-catch in the league to opposing squads: a staggering 5.09 YAC.

When it comes to linebackers in covering pass-catchers, Arizona’s LB corps has been dreadful this year, ranking as the 3rd-worst in the league.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact this Game

A running game script is indicated by the Cardinals being a 4.5-point favorite in this game.

The projections expect the Cardinals as the 7th-least pass-focused team among all teams this week with a 52.8% pass rate, accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.

Our trusted projections expect the Cardinals to run the 6th-fewest offensive plays on the slate this week with 63.8 plays, based on their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.

The Cardinals have run the 8th-fewest plays in the NFL this year, totaling a measly 55.6 plays per game.

Opposing teams teams have been hesitant to lean on the pass against the Panthers, totaling the 8th-fewest attempts in football (a lowly 32.6 per game) this year.

This game’s line indicates a passing game script for the Panthers, who are -4.5-point underdogs.

Based on the game dynamics and the underlying play styles of each team, this contest is expected by the projections to see just 128.1 total plays run: the 4th-fewest out of all the games this week.

The 4th-fewest plays in the NFL have been run by the Carolina Panthers this year (only 54.4 per game on average).

When it comes to the safeties’ role in defending against the run, Arizona’s group of safeties has been phenomenal this year, profiling as the 5th-best in football.

At the present time, the 9th-least pass-oriented team in the league (58.9% adjusted for context) according to our trusted projection set is the Carolina Panthers.

Adam Thielen’s 20.1% Target Share this season shows a substantial decrease in his air attack usage over last season’s 26.7% mark.

This year, the fierce Cardinals defense has yielded a measly 136.0 adjusted receiving yards per game versus opposing wideouts: the 9th-best in the NFL.

With a dreadful record of 169.0 adjusted passing yards per game (24th percentile), Bryce Young has been as one of the bottom quarterbacks in football this year.

With a poor 61.6% Adjusted Completion% (15th percentile) this year, Bryce Young has been among the least accurate passers in football.

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