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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 15 · Sunday 4:05 PM ET · State Farm Stadium

NYJvsARI

Jets offensevsCardinals defense

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

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

Throw it

Jets gain +0.13 EPA per dropback (10th). Cardinals allow +0.23 (31st).

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Cardinals are worst against deep right throws, allowing +0.75 EPA per attempt. Jets send 8% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Pressure problem

Jets take a sack on 9% of dropbacks (26th). Cardinals get home on 8% (9th). League average is 7%.

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Jets succeed on 46% of plays (11th) against a defense that allows 43% (13th).

Players to watch

NYJ Jets

7Geno SmithQB · 165/239 · 1913 yds · 12 TD · 3 INTEPA per dropback +0.15 · 12th20Breece HallRB · 51 car · 163 yds · 1 TD · 10 recEPA per touch 0.00 · 20th5Garrett WilsonWR · 43 rec · 527 yds · 3 TD · 63 tgtEPA per target +0.3915Adonai MitchellWR · 16 rec · 265 yds · 1 TD · 27 tgtEPA per target +0.71 · 7th31David BaileyLeft Defensive End · 34 tackles · 5.5 sacks · 1 PD5.5 sacks · T-9th in the NFL56Demario DavisWeakside Linebacker · 52 tackles · 2 sacks · 4 PD2 sacks

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 · Jets and Cardinals since 1999, and this season's records7 meetings

The Jets lead the series 4–3 since 1999. The Cardinals have won the last 3. Nov 10, 2024, at State Farm Stadium: the Cardinals won 31–6. Kyler Murray started at quarterback for the Cardinals and Aaron Rodgers for the Jets; Jonathan Gannon and Robert Saleh coached.

Jets at home3–1the Jets' record
In Arizona1–2the Jets' record
Most pointsJets 56 · Cardinals 352008 · 2008
Biggest winJets by 21 · Cardinals by 252008 · 2016

The last 5

2024 · Wk 10NYJ 6 at ARI 31
2020 · Wk 5ARI 30 at NYJ 10
2016 · Wk 6NYJ 3 at ARI 28
2012 · Wk 13ARI 6 at NYJ 7
2008 · Wk 4ARI 35 at NYJ 56

2026 records

JetsCardinals
Overall2–63–5
Division0–21–2
Conference2–32–4
Other conference0–31–1
Home1–30–3
Away1–33–2
Last 5LWLLLLLWLW
StreakLost 3Won 1
Points a game21.3 – 23.521.9 – 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 Jets' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Jets offense against the Cardinals defenseDepth charts
Cardinals defense · 4-3 DJets offense · 3WR 1TE74Fashanu64Parham71Myers66Tippmann70Membou85Taylor7Smith20Hall5Wilson15Mitchell11Cooper55Stills97Nolen51Lopez10Sweat50Gibbens1Wilson25Collins29Burke13Clark16Melton3Baker28Wingard

Jets offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBGeno Smith#7 · 165/239 · 1913 yds · 12 TD · 3 INT
  • RBBreece Hall#20 · 51 car · 163 yds · 1 TD · 10 rec
  • WRGarrett Wilson#5 · 43 rec · 527 yds · 3 TD · 63 tgt
  • WROmar Cooper Jr.#11 · 12 rec · 248 yds · 2 TD · 13 tgt
  • WRAdonai Mitchell#15 · 16 rec · 265 yds · 1 TD · 27 tgt
  • TEMason Taylor#85 · 17 rec · 136 yds · 2 TD · 23 tgt
  • LTOlu Fashanu#74
  • LGDylan Parham#64
  • CJosh Myers#71
  • RGJoe Tippmann#66
  • RTArmand Membou#70

Cardinals defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEDante Stills#55 · 21 tackles · 1 sack · 2 PD
  • RDTWalter Nolen III#97 · 13 tackles · 1 sack
  • LDTRoy Lopez#51 · 23 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • LDEJosh Sweat#10 · 21 tackles · 3 sacks
  • WLBJack Gibbens#50 · 60 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • MLBMack Wilson Sr.#1 · 54 tackles · 1 PD
  • SLBZaven Collins#25 · 23 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 PD
  • RCBDenzel Burke#29 · 24 tackles · 1 INT · 7 PD
  • LCBKei'Trel Clark#13 · 15 tackles · 3 PD
  • NBMax Melton#16 · 22 tackles · 4 PD
  • SSBudda Baker#3 · 51 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 1 INT · 4 PD
  • FSAndrew Wingard#28 · 30 tackles · 1 INT · 1 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 · NYJ offense against ARI defense
StatNYJ NYJ offFavors NYJ · Favors ARIARI ARI def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.04#11
+0.08#26+0.00
Success rate
46%#11
43%#1344%
Yards per play
5.6#11
5.8#245.4
Explosive play rate
11%#5
10%#199%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.13#10
+0.23#31+0.03
Sack rate
9%#26
8%#97%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.09#19
-0.14#7-0.08
Yards per carry
4.3#12
3.9#134.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
39%#23
41%#1741%
Red zone TD rate
46%#32
67%#2061%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
157#12
152#21147
TE yards per game
51#21
56#1955
TE targets per game
7.9#12
7.0#127.6
RB receiving yards per game
31#14
30#1332
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Jets: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.898% of throws
+1.864% of throws
+0.978% of throws
Short
+0.1131% of throws
+0.0110% of throws
+0.1940% of throws

Cardinals: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.5316 throws
+1.078 throws
+0.7523 throws
Short
+0.3171 throws
+0.3945 throws
+0.1767 throws

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