Arizona Cardinals
2026 Season · Through Week 8 · Updated Nov 2, 2026Arizona Cardinals
NFC West
3-5 · 4th NFC West
Off EPA 19th · Def EPA 27th · TO Diff -1
Schedule & Results3-5
Team Radar2026 · Through Week 8
How the Arizona Cardinals rank among all 32 teams, through 8 games.
Compare all teams on Team Stats →Offense
What the offense did
| Stat | ARI | Rank | NFL avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive passCompletions of 20+ yards ÷ pass plays (17 of 375) | 4.5% | 31st | 7.3% |
| Pass successPass plays with EPA above zero | 46.4% | 18th | 46.2% |
| Sack rateSacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) (20 of 349) | 5.7% | 12th | 6.5% |
| Turnover rateTurnovers ÷ drives (8 of 90) | 8.9% | T-10th | 11.2% |
| Stuff rateRuns for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs (39 of 196) | 19.9% | 22nd | 18.1% |
| Run successDesigned runs with EPA above zero | 39.8% | 16th | 40.0% |
| Explosive runRuns of 10+ yards ÷ designed runs incl. penalty-wiped runs and two-point tries (15 of 201) | 7.5% | 26th | 10.9% |
Defense
What opponents did against this defense
| Stat | ARI | Rank | NFL avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive passCompletions of 20+ yards ÷ pass plays (25 of 282) | 8.9% | 28th | 7.3% |
| Pass successPass plays with EPA above zero | 46.5% | 18th | 46.2% |
| Sack rateSacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) (19 of 249) | 7.6% | 9th | 6.5% |
| Takeaway rateOpponent turnovers ÷ opponent drives (7 of 88) | 8.0% | 29th | 11.2% |
| Stuff rateRuns for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs (36 of 213) | 16.9% | 20th | 18.1% |
| Run successDesigned runs with EPA above zero | 40.2% | 14th | 40.0% |
| Explosive runRuns of 10+ yards ÷ designed runs incl. penalty-wiped runs and two-point tries (22 of 219) | 10.0% | 12th | 10.9% |
Each spoke shows the team’s rank among the 32 teams that have played: 1st sits on the outer ring, last on the inner ring, and the dashed ring is the middle of the league. Farther out is always better.
On offense a lower sack rate, stuff rate and turnover rate ranks higher. On defense it is the reverse: more sacks, stuffs and takeaways rank higher, and lower explosive and success rates allowed rank higher.
Every rate adds up the team’s box scores for the season. A pass play is any dropback, including sacks and scrambles. QB scrambles of 10+ yards count as explosive runs but not as designed runs, so a team with long scrambles can run high on Explosive run.
Stuff rate leaves out kneel-downs, two-point tries and runs wiped out by a penalty; Run success and Explosive run keep two-point tries and penalty-wiped runs, as the Team Stats page does.
Passing Attack
The passing offense ranks 21st in EPA/play (-0.023) through Week 8.
J.Brissett8 GP · 331 DB
EPA/DB
-0.06
CPOE
-0.32
Success%
46.5%
Passer Rtg
79.7
| Pos | Name | Tgt | Rec | Yards | TD | Tgt Share | EPA/Tgt | YPRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | T.McBride | 86 | 66 | 544 | 5 | 27.5% | +0.29 | — |
| WR | Mi.Wilson | 81 | 45 | 486 | 2 | 25.9% | -0.01 | — |
| WR | K.Bourne | 38 | 26 | 263 | 0 | 12.1% | +0.18 | — |
| RB | T.Allgeier | 22 | 21 | 128 | 1 | 7.0% | +0.11 | — |
| WR | M.Harrison | 21 | 9 | 125 | 2 | 4.2% | +0.18 | — |
| TE | E.Higgins | 18 | 16 | 151 | 1 | 5.8% | +0.15 | — |
| WR | J.Brooks | 17 | 5 | 81 | 0 | 5.4% | -0.21 | — |
| RB | J.Love | 14 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 4.5% | -0.12 | — |
| RB | Z.Knight | 9 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 2.9% | -0.52 | — |
| WR | R.Virgil | 7 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2.2% | +0.02 | — |
| TE | T.Quitoriano | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0.6% | +1.12 | — |
| WR | D.Duvernay | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0.6% | -0.02 | — |
| TE | H.Long | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0.6% | +0.55 | — |
| WR | S.Fehoko | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0.3% | +0.61 | — |
YPRR shows “—” for 2026: nflverse hasn’t published full 2026 participation data (who was on the field for each play).
Ground Game
The rush offense ranks 12th in EPA (-0.026), running through the LE gap most effectively through Week 8.
EPA by Run Gap
| Name | Carries | Yds/Carry | EPA/Carry | Success% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Love | 76 | 3.5 | -0.15 | 40.8% |
| T.Allgeier | 72 | 4.5 | -0.09 | 31.9% |
| Z.Knight | 28 | 6.0 | -0.12 | 32.1% |
| J.Brissett | 17 | 1.7 | +0.56 | 82.4% |
| Mi.Wilson | 3 | 9.3 | +0.54 | 66.7% |
Rushing by Down & Distance
| Down | 1-2 yds | 3-4 yds | 5-7 yds | 8-10 yds | 11+ yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | -0.34 3 car | -0.38 1 car | -0.32 3 car | -0.10 96 car(NFL: -0.09) | -0.22 3 car |
| 2nd | -0.16 11 car(NFL: 0.01) | 0.21 15 car(NFL: -0.00) | 0.09 20 car(NFL: -0.08) | -0.42 16 car(NFL: -0.25) | -0.11 2 car |
| 3rd | 0.27 16 car(NFL: 0.01) | 1.19 2 car | -0.13 3 car | — | -0.32 1 car |
| 4th | 0.16 4 car | — | — | — | — |
PoorBreak-even (0.00)EliteDashed = <5 carriesNFL avg rush EPA ~-0.06
Situational Efficiency
All Plays
Overall offensive efficiency
19th
549 plays
-0.02
EPA/Play
SR: 44%
Pass%: 63%
Run
-0.02
Pass
-0.02
Early Downs
1st & 2nd down
15th
413 plays
+0.04
EPA/Play
SR: 43%
Pass%: 58%
Run
-0.09
Pass
+0.13
Passing Downs
2nd & 7+ or 3rd & 5+
24th
180 plays
-0.13
EPA/Play
SR: 37%
Pass%: 82%
Run
-0.06
Pass
-0.15
Short Yardage
3rd/4th & 2 or less
20th
39 plays
-0.00
EPA/Play
SR: 64%
Pass%: 49%
Run
+0.25
Pass
-0.26
Red Zone
Inside the 20
30th
111 plays
-0.17
EPA/Play
SR: 36%
Pass%: 61%
Run
-0.36
Pass
-0.05
Goal Line
Inside the 5
30th
30 plays
-0.51
EPA/Play
SR: 33%
Pass%: 67%
Run
-0.57
Pass
-0.48
Late & Close
WP 25-75%, last 15 min
24th
32 plays
-0.09
EPA/Play
SR: 34%
Pass%: 63%
Run
+0.03
Pass
-0.16
Defense
Def EPA/Play
+0.072
27thDef Pass EPA
+0.228
31stDef Rush EPA
-0.098
8thDef Success Rate
42.7%
15thRun Defense by Gap
Opponents target the M gap most (90 carries). Best defended: LG (-0.423 EPA/carry).
LE
17 car-0.40
LT
33 car+0.06
LG
14 car-0.42
M
90 car-0.18
RG
12 car-0.31
RT
25 car+0.06
RE
21 car+0.02
