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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

ARIvsNYJ

Cardinals offensevsJets defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Cardinals, 8 for Jets. 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

Tight ends feast

Jets give up 60 yards a game to tight ends (24th), against a league average of 55. Cardinals' tight ends produce 91 (2nd).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Jets are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.53 EPA per attempt. Cardinals send 6% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Wideouts get blanketed

Jets give up 121 yards a game to wide receivers (5th), against a league average of 147. Cardinals' wide receivers produce 123 (26th).

04
Wash

EPA per play

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

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 · Cardinals offense against the Jets defenseDepth charts
Jets defense · 4-3 DCardinals offense · 3WR 1TE66Williams73Seumalo72Froholdt71Gaines65Wilkinson85McBride7Brissett4Love14Wilson82Virgil17Bourne52Enagbare91Briggs95Jackson31Bailey56Davis44Sherwood49Wallace21Stephens1Thomas2Brownlee6Belton29Fitzpatrick

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

Jets defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEKingsley Enagbare#52 · 25 tackles · 2.5 sacks
  • RDTJowon Briggs#91 · 28 tackles · 2 sacks
  • LDTDarrell Jackson Jr.#95 · 23 tackles · 1 sack · 2 PD
  • LDEDavid Bailey#31 · 34 tackles · 5.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBDemario Davis#56 · 52 tackles · 2 sacks · 4 PD
  • MLBJamien Sherwood#44 · 65 tackles · 5 PD
  • SLBTrevin Wallace#49 · 4 tackles
  • RCBBrandon Stephens#21 · 22 tackles · 5 PD
  • LCBAzareye'h Thomas#1 · 37 tackles · 5 PD
  • NBJarvis Brownlee Jr.#2 · 15 tackles · 1 sack
  • SSDane Belton#6 · 67 tackles · 1 sack · 4 PD
  • FSMinkah Fitzpatrick#29 · 45 tackles · 1 INT · 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 NYJ defense
StatARI ARI offFavors ARI · Favors NYJNYJ NYJ def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.02#19
+0.02#19+0.00
Success rate
44%#13
45%#2444%
Yards per play
4.9#27
5.1#95.4
Explosive play rate
6%#31
9%#119%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.02#21
+0.12#25+0.03
Sack rate
6%#12
8%#87%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.05#12
-0.14#8-0.08
Yards per carry
4.2#14
3.9#154.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
40%#17
41%#1641%
Red zone TD rate
50%#30
64%#1961%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
123#26
121#5147
TE yards per game
91#2
60#2455
TE targets per game
13.5#2
7.8#177.6
RB receiving yards per game
25#23
27#1132
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

Jets: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.5312 throws
+0.0510 throws
+0.1215 throws
Short
+0.1273 throws
+0.3847 throws
+0.2982 throws

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