Patriots vs Cardinals Match Player Stats | Week 15 Sunday 2024

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Patriots vs Cardinals Match Player Stats | Week 15 Sunday 2024

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 15 New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals
Todays Game is on Sunday, December 15th
15/12/24 16:25:00 PM EST Kickoff

Key Match Player Stats to this Game

The pass attacks of both teams (as it relates to both volume and efficiency) stand to benefit from the still “weather” conditions (as in zero wind) inside this dome, while ground volume may go down.

Trey McBride’s 90.3% Route Participation Rate this year signifies a remarkable boost in his passing game usage over last year’s 62.7% mark.

This week, Trey McBride is predicted by the projection model to place in the 100th percentile among TEs with 10.2 targets.

After totaling 37.0 air yards per game last season, Trey McBride has produced significantly more this season, currently sitting at 55.0 per game.

Trey McBride’s 73.0 adjusted yards per game through the air this year illustrates a noteable growth in his pass-catching proficiency over last year’s 47.0 mark.

A passing game script is suggested by the Patriots being a -6-point underdog in this week’s game.

The passing offenses of both teams (including both volume and effectiveness) ought to benefit from the still “weather” conditions (read: zero wind) inside this dome, while run volume may slide.

The predictive model expects Demario Douglas to total 6.5 targets in this week’s contest, on balance, placing him in the 79th percentile among WRs.

Demario Douglas’s 78.1% Adjusted Completion% this season illustrates a noteworthy gain in his receiving talent over last season’s 64.1% rate.

The Arizona Cardinals pass defense has conceded the 5th-highest Adjusted Completion% in football (68.9%) versus WRs this year (68.9%).

With a terrific total of 55.0 adjusted rushing yards per game (77th percentile), Rhamondre Stevenson rates among the best pure rushers in the league this year.

Hunter Henry’s 81.8% Route% this season represents a noteable growth in his pass game usage over last season’s 71.6% mark.

In this week’s contest, Hunter Henry is projected by our trusted projection set to find himself in the 94th percentile among tight ends with 7.1 targets.

Hunter Henry’s 49.0 adjusted yards per game on passes this year conveys a remarkable boost in his pass-catching prowess over last year’s 33.0 figure.

Based on their underlying play style and matchup dynamics, the model projects the Cardinals to run on 44.3% of their chances: the 10th-highest frequency on the slate this week.

The predictive model expects James Conner to accrue 16.5 rush attempts in this week’s game, on average, ranking him in the 93rd percentile when it comes to RBs.

Out of all RBs, James Conner ranks in the 93rd percentile for carries this year, making up 64.7% of the workload in his team’s rushing attack.

The Patriots linebackers profile as the 8th-worst group of LBs in the NFL this year in regard to run defense.

This year, the feeble Patriots pass defense has yielded a staggering 67.8% Adjusted Completion Rate to opposing wideouts: the 10th-highest rate in football.

Opposing teams have completed passes at the 3rd-highest rate in football versus the Arizona Cardinals defense this year (74.9% Adjusted Completion%).

The Cardinals linebackers rank as the 3rd-worst unit in the league this year in defending receivers.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact this Game

A running game script is implied by the Cardinals being a 6-point favorite in this week’s contest.

The model projects the Arizona Cardinals as the 10th-least pass-centric offense on the slate this week with a 55.7% pass rate, accounting for their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.

The model projects the Cardinals to call the 4th-fewest total plays among all teams this week with 63.1 plays, accounting for their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.

The 8th-lowest number of plays in football have been run by the Arizona Cardinals this year (only 55.3 per game on average).

Opposing offenses have averaged 32.5 pass attempts per game vs. the New England Patriots defense this year: 8th-fewest in the league.

The leading projections forecast this game to have the 5th-lowest volume of plays run among all games this week at 127.0 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.

Demario Douglas has notched significantly fewer air yards this year (30.0 per game) than he did last year (44.0 per game).

The New England Patriots offensive line profiles as the worst in football this year in protecting the QB, which has a harmful effect on all passing attack metrics across the board.

While Rhamondre Stevenson has received 60.9% of his offense’s run game usage in games he has played this year, our trusted projections expect him to be a less important option in New England’s running game in this contest at 41.8%.

With a terrible tally of 3.67 adjusted yards per carry (14th percentile) this year, Rhamondre Stevenson has been as one of the weakest running backs in football at the position.

The Arizona Cardinals pass defense has exhibited good efficiency vs. tight ends this year, giving up 6.96 adjusted yards-per-target to the position: the 10th-fewest in the league.

The Arizona Cardinals pass defense has performed very well when opposing tight ends have gotten into space, giving up an average of 4.15 yards-after-the-catch this year: the 7th-fewest in the NFL.

James Conner has run for many fewer adjusted yards per game (65.0) this year than he did last year (79.0).

This year, the daunting Arizona Cardinals defense has conceded the 10th-least adjusted yards-per-target in the NFL to the opposing side: a paltry 7.7 yards.

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