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Arizona Cardinals

Who gets the ball in Cardinals games: the passes, the runs and the chances near the end zone.

2026 season · Weeks 1–9 · Report built

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Every week so far

Switches the target, backfield and red-zone tables below.

Target distribution

Out of every 10 passes the team throws, how many go to each player. More passes mean more chances to score.
PlayerPositionTarget shareGamesTargetsAir-yards shareWOPREnd-zone targets
Trey McBrideTE
27%
99422%0.576
Michael WilsonWR
26%
98837%0.6516
Kendrick BourneWR
14%
73810%0.281
Jalen BrooksWR
10%
41719%0.284
Reggie VirgilWR
9%
31118%0.272
Tyler AllgeierRB
7%
925−2%0.100
Elijah HigginsTE
7%
7202%0.121
Jeremiyah LoveRB
6%
6140%0.090
Devin DuvernayWR
6%
242%0.100
Bam KnightRB
5%
592%0.081
Teagan QuitorianoTE
4%
233%0.082
Evan HullRB
3%
11−3%0.030
Simi FehokoWR
3%
227%0.090
Hunter LongTE
2%
223%0.050

Backfield split

Out of every 10 runs, how many each player gets. It shows who the main running back is.
PlayerPositionCarry shareGamesCarriesGoal-line runsRed-zone share
Jeremiyah LoveRB
51%
676223%
Tyler AllgeierRB
39%
989419%
Bam KnightRB
23%
528214%
Jacoby BrissettQB
14%
82938%
Gardner MinshewQB
2%
2104%

Red-zone share

Passes and runs that start within 20 yards of the end zone: the closest chances to score.
PlayerPositionRed-zone shareGamesRed-zone chancesGoal-line runsEnd-zone targets
Jeremiyah LoveRB
23%
61720
Tyler AllgeierRB
19%
92340
Michael WilsonWR
17%
920016
Trey McBrideTE
17%
92006
Bam KnightRB
14%
5921
Teagan QuitorianoTE
9%
2202
Jacoby BrissettQB
8%
8930
Kendrick BourneWR
7%
7701
Jalen BrooksWR
6%
4404
Reggie VirgilWR
6%
3202
Gardner MinshewQB
4%
2100
Elijah HigginsTE
2%
7201

Quarterback

Whoever played most recently is listed first.
PlayerLast gameGamesDropbacksEPA per dropbackCPOE (accuracy)CarriesExpected points per game Est.
Gardner MinshewWeek 9257+0.13+9.2114.4
Jacoby BrissettWeek 88324−0.08−0.42921.2

Target share by week

Out of every 10 passes each week, how many went to each player. A dash means no passes, runs or pass plays for him that week (a bye week, or he didn't play or get a chance).
PlayerWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Season
Trey McBride TE35%38%22%34%22%26%30%20%28%27%
Michael Wilson WR19%27%34%37%15%21%18%37%24%26%
Kendrick Bourne WR22%12%6%—17%24%14%5%—14%
Jalen Brooks WR——2%—15%9%14%——10%
Reggie Virgil WR————11%——5%14%9%
Tyler Allgeier RB5%8%8%6%4%6%7%12%10%7%
Elijah Higgins TE——6%6%7%9%7%10%7%7%
Jeremiyah Love RB11%12%10%3%2%——0%—6%

Cardinals talking points

Michael Wilson

WRARITouchdowns below usage

Michael Wilson has scored 2 touchdowns on modeled targets and carries that usually produce 9.2, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
2
Expected touchdownsEst.
9.2
Expected PPR per gameEst.
19.8
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−6.4

Observed: Weeks 1–9 · 9 games

  • Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

Michael Wilson

WRARIVolume, not production

Michael Wilson has 37% of ARI's air yards but is scoring 6.4 PPR points a game below what that usage usually produces.

Air-yards share
37%
Targets
88
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−6.4

Observed: Weeks 1–9 · 9 games

Tyler Allgeier

RBARIRole up

Tyler Allgeier's share of ARI carries rose to 94% in week 9 (17 carries), from 35% in weeks 1-8.

Carry share, week 9
94%
Carries, week 9
17
Carry share, weeks 1–8
35%

Observed: Weeks 1–9 · 9 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Jeremiyah Love

RBARIRole down

Jeremiyah Love's share of ARI carries fell to 33% in week 8 (9 carries), from 55% in weeks 1-5.

Carry share, week 8
33%
Carries, week 8
9
Carry share, weeks 1–5
55%

Observed: Weeks 1–5 and 8 · 6 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Jeremiyah Love

RBARIRookie role

Rookie Jeremiyah Love has 51% of ARI's carries through 6 games.

Target share
6%
Carry share
51%
Targets
14
Carries
76

Observed: Weeks 1–5 and 8 · 6 games

Jalen Brooks

WRARITouchdowns below usage

Jalen Brooks has scored 0 touchdowns on modeled targets and carries that usually produce 1.7, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
0
Expected touchdownsEst.
1.7
Expected PPR per gameEst.
8.4
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−5.2

Observed: Weeks 3 and 5–7 · 4 games

  • Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

What the Cardinals defense allows

Per game, what opposing quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends have done against the Cardinals in weeks 1–9. Ranks compare every defense.

  • QBvs Quarterbacks

    20.9

    fantasy points a game (PPR)

    The 2nd most of the 32 defenses

    Per game

    • 28.7pass attempts
    • 230.7passing yards
    • 3.0carries
    • 0.6red-zone chances
    Every defense vs quarterbacks →

  • RBvs Running backs

    20.9

    fantasy points a game (PPR)

    The 16th fewest of the 32 defenses

    Per game

    • 25.0carries
    • 4.8targets
    • 3.3catches
    • 6.1red-zone chances
    Every defense vs running backs →

  • WRvs Wide receivers

    32.2

    fantasy points a game (PPR)

    The 15th most of the 32 defenses

    Per game

    • 16.2targets
    • 10.0catches
    • 186.7air yards
    • 2.1red-zone chances
    Every defense vs wide receivers →

  • TEvs Tight ends

    15.3

    fantasy points a game (PPR)

    The 9th most of the 32 defenses

    Per game

    • 6.8targets
    • 5.1catches
    • 48.2air yards
    • 1.8red-zone chances
    Every defense vs tight ends →

Game by game

Fantasy points (PPR) that opposing players scored against the Cardinals in each game.

Fantasy points allowed by the Arizona Cardinals defense, by week and position
WeekOpponentQuarterbacksRunning backsWide receiversTight ends
1LAC13.39.227.916.0
2SEA21.416.753.410.6
3SF31.323.335.826.2
4NYG18.011.636.421.7
5DET28.938.831.621.9
6LA16.923.724.418.3
7DEN26.231.225.41.2
8DAL19.812.032.77.1
9SEA12.621.422.515.0

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