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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 12 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · State Farm Stadium

ARIvsWAS

Cardinals offensevsCommanders defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Cardinals, 7 for Commanders. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

WAS offenseARI offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Tight ends feast

Commanders give up 75 yards a game to tight ends (30th), against a league average of 55. Cardinals' tight ends produce 91 (2nd).

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Commanders are worst against deep right throws, allowing +1.19 EPA per attempt. Cardinals send 9% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Ground game stalls

Cardinals average 4.2 yards per carry (14th). Commanders allow 3.5 (5th).

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. Cardinals average -0.02 EPA per play (19th). Commanders allow +0.03 (21st). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

WAS Commanders

5Jayden DanielsQB · 91/145 · 976 yds · 6 TD · 0 INTEPA per dropback +0.04 · 18th1Rachaad WhiteRB · 47 car · 200 yds · 3 TD · 16 recEPA per touch +0.01 · 17th3Stefon DiggsWR · 27 rec · 252 yds · 5 TD · 44 tgtEPA per target +0.2314Antonio WilliamsWR · 23 rec · 259 yds · 1 TD · 33 tgtEPA per target +0.3129Rasul DouglasLeft Cornerback · 27 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL98Odafe OwehWeakside Linebacker · 16 tackles · 4 sacks4 sacks · T-22nd in the NFL

ARI Cardinals

7Jacoby BrissettQB · 193/305 · 1719 yds · 10 TD · 7 INTEPA per dropback -0.07 · 30th4Jeremiyah LoveRB · 76 car · 268 yds · 2 TD · 11 recEPA per touch -0.1485Trey McBrideTE · 66 rec · 544 yds · 5 TD · 86 tgtEPA per target +0.29 · 16th14Michael WilsonWR · 45 rec · 486 yds · 2 TD · 81 tgtEPA per target -0.013Budda BakerStrong Safety · 51 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 1 INT · 4 PD1 INT29Denzel BurkeRight Cornerback · 24 tackles · 1 INT · 7 PD1 INT
The series · Commanders and Cardinals since 1999, and this season's records18 meetings

The Commanders lead the series 14–4 since 1999. They have won the last 2. Sep 29, 2024, at State Farm Stadium: the Commanders won 42–14. Kyler Murray started at quarterback for the Cardinals and Jayden Daniels for the Commanders; Jonathan Gannon and Dan Quinn coached.

Commanders at home9–0the Commanders' record
In Arizona5–4the Commanders' record
Most pointsCommanders 42 · Cardinals 312024 · 2016
Biggest winCommanders by 28 · Cardinals by 152024 · 2020

The last 5

2024 · Wk 4WAS 42 at ARI 14
2023 · Wk 1ARI 16 at WAS 20
2020 · Wk 2WAS 15 at ARI 30
2018 · Wk 1WAS 24 at ARI 6
2017 · Wk 15ARI 15 at WAS 20

2026 records

CommandersCardinals
Overall2–4–13–5
Division1–2–11–2
Conference2–3–12–4
Other conference0–11–1
Home2–1–10–3
Away0–33–2
Last 5WLTLWLLWLW
StreakWon 1Won 1
Points a game22.7 – 26.021.9 – 29.8

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Commanders' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Cardinals offense against the Commanders defenseDepth charts
Commanders defense · 3-4 DCardinals offense · 3WR 1TE66Williams73Seumalo72Froholdt71Gaines65Wilkinson85McBride7Brissett4Love14Wilson82Virgil17Bourne99Kinlaw97Settle90Omenihu98Oweh92Armstrong52Styles4Luvu23Amos29Douglas2Robertson25Cross39Reaves

Cardinals offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBJacoby Brissett#7 · 193/305 · 1719 yds · 10 TD · 7 INT
  • RBJeremiyah Love#4 · 76 car · 268 yds · 2 TD · 11 rec
  • WRMichael Wilson#14 · 45 rec · 486 yds · 2 TD · 81 tgt
  • WRKendrick Bourne#17 · 26 rec · 263 yds · 0 TD · 38 tgt
  • WRReggie Virgil#82 · 2 rec · 29 yds · 0 TD · 7 tgt
  • TETrey McBride#85 · 66 rec · 544 yds · 5 TD · 86 tgt
  • LTJayden Williams#66
  • LGIsaac Seumalo#73
  • CHjalte Froholdt#72
  • RGJon Gaines II#71
  • RTElijah Wilkinson#65

Commanders defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEJavon Kinlaw#99 · 13 tackles · 1 sack · 2 PD
  • NTTim Settle#97 · 11 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDECharles Omenihu#90 · 5 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • WLBOdafe Oweh#98 · 16 tackles · 4 sacks
  • SLBDorance Armstrong#92 · 19 tackles · 1 sack
  • RILBSonny Styles#52 · 52 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 4 PD
  • LILBFrankie Luvu#4 · 34 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • RCBTrey Amos#23 · 6 tackles · 2 PD
  • LCBRasul Douglas#29 · 27 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD
  • NBAmik Robertson#2 · 46 tackles · 8 PD
  • SSNick Cross#25 · 22 tackles
  • FSJeremy Reaves#39 · 47 tackles · 3 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · ARI offense against WAS defense
StatARI ARI offFavors ARI · Favors WASWAS WAS def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.02#19
+0.03#21+0.00
Success rate
44%#13
46%#2744%
Yards per play
4.9#27
5.4#175.4
Explosive play rate
6%#31
8%#89%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.02#21
+0.02#17+0.03
Sack rate
6%#12
6%#197%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.05#12
-0.08#16-0.08
Yards per carry
4.2#14
3.5#54.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
40%#17
44%#2641%
Red zone TD rate
50%#30
79%#2961%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
123#26
149#18147
TE yards per game
91#2
75#3055
TE targets per game
13.5#2
8.0#227.6
RB receiving yards per game
25#23
36#2232
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Cardinals: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.066% of throws
+0.892% of throws
-0.099% of throws
Short
-0.0229% of throws
+0.2018% of throws
+0.1237% of throws

Commanders: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.2712 throws
+0.5911 throws
+1.1920 throws
Short
-0.0481 throws
+0.4146 throws
-0.0983 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.