Cardinals vs Commanders Match Player Stats | Week 4 Sunday Washington Commanders at Arizona Cardinals

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Cardinals vs Commanders Match Player Stats | Week 4 Sunday Washington Commanders at Arizona Cardinals

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 4 Washington Commanders at Arizona Cardinals
Todays Game is on Sunday, September 29th
29/09/24 16:05:00 PM EST Kickoff

Key Match Player Stats to this Game

This game will be played in a dome, —meaning zero wind, increased pass volume, increased touchdown potential, and increased passing effectiveness.

When it comes to protecting the quarterback (and the strong impact it has on all passing attack metrics), the offensive line of the Commanders ranks as the 10th-best in football since the start of last season.

Opposing quarterbacks have completed passes at the 2nd-highest level in the league vs. the Cardinals defense since the start of last season (73.7% Adjusted Completion%).

As it relates to safeties in defending pass-catchers, Arizona’s unit has been terrible since the start of last season, ranking as the 6th-worst in the NFL.

Terry McLaurin has run a route on 90.4% of his team’s dropbacks since the start of last season, putting him in the 87th percentile when it comes to WRs.

Our trusted projections expect Terry McLaurin to accrue 7.3 targets in this week’s game, on average, putting him in the 84th percentile among wideouts.

Terry McLaurin has notched a massive 84.0 air yards per game since the start of last season: 88th percentile when it comes to wide receivers.

With a fantastic 51.0 adjusted yards per game through the air (80th percentile) since the start of last season, Terry McLaurin places as one of the top pass-catching wide receivers in the league.

Zach Ertz has run a route on 80.2% of his team’s dropbacks since the start of last season, ranking him in the 96th percentile among TEs.

In this week’s game, Zach Ertz is forecasted by the predictive model to slot into the 92nd percentile among tight ends with 5.2 targets.

Zach Ertz has accrued a whopping 37.0 air yards per game since the start of last season: 89th percentile when it comes to TEs.

The pass games of both teams (as it relates to both volume and effectiveness) figure to benefit from the still “weather” conditions (read: no wind) inside this dome, while run volume may drop-off.

The Washington Commanders pass defense has displayed weak efficiency since the start of last season, yielding 8.53 adjusted yards-per-target: the 2nd-most in the NFL.

The Commanders defense has been vulnerable when opposing pass-catchers have gotten into space, yielding an average of 5.99 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) since the start of last season: the 2nd-most in the league.

The Commanders cornerbacks project as the 2nd-worst CB corps in the NFL since the start of last season in pass coverage.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact this Game

The leading projections forecast the Commanders as the 4th-least pass-centric offense among all teams this week with a 55.0% pass rate, accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.

Given the game dynamics and the underlying play styles of each team, this contest is anticipated by our trusted projection set to have only 125.4 total plays run: the 3rd-lowest number among all games this week.

Opposing QBs teams have been reluctant to rely on the passing game too much against the Cardinals, totaling the 3rd-fewest attempts in the NFL (a mere 29.0 per game) since the start of last season.

Since the start of last season, the tough Cardinals defense has allowed the least yards-after-the-catch in football to opposing teams: a puny 4.7 YAC.

Since the start of last season, the imposing Arizona Cardinals pass defense has yielded the 3rd-least yards-after-the-catch in the NFL to opposing wideouts: a paltry 3.8 YAC.

With a weak 64.3% Adjusted Catch% (11th percentile) since the start of last season, Zach Ertz rates among the least sure-handed receivers in football among TEs.

With a lackluster 4.8 adjusted yards per target (2nd percentile) since the start of last season, Zach Ertz rates among the weakest tight ends in the pass game in the league.

The predictive model expects the Cardinals as the 7th-least pass-oriented offense among all teams this week with a 56.0% pass rate, accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.

The projections expect the Cardinals to call the 6th-fewest offensive plays on the slate this week with 61.7 plays, accounting for their underlying traits and game dynamics.

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