These two division rivals have already faced off this season, just three weeks ago, a game that the Seattle Seahawks won 19-9 as the Arizona Cardinals offense managed only a field goal all day.
Looking forward to this second battle, the Cardinals will need to figure out those offensive woes in order to have a shot, but Kliff Kingsbury hasn’t shown a propensity to adjust his game plans in his time as an NFL coach. If he fails to adjust yet again this weekend, the same problems that Arizona faced on offense in Week 6 will pop back up again, leading to another tough day for the Cardinals offense.
In the first battle of these two teams, the Cardinals were completely shut down on offense. They were held to a 32% success rate on offense for -0.20 EPA per play. Kyler was held to -0.26 EPA per play and wasn’t able to get anything going all day.
The key component in that game was the success of Seattle’s defense on early downs. Arizona ran the ball 19% more than expected on first down in this game based on the game situation.
Not only was their play selection bad on first down, but they were also highly ineffective when they did run. Arizona averaged a 29% success rate when running the ball on early downs for -0.32 EPA per play.
These issues have plagued the Cardinals all season. Arizona is ranked 31st in PFF run blocking grade with a 45.2 grade. In this game specifically, left tackle D.J. Humphries struggled with a 28.9 run blocking grade, while left guard Max Garcia, who came into the game in relief, also had an abysmal 29.4 run blocking grade. The whole left side of the line was getting blown up in the run game in this one.
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Looking forward to this second battle, the Cardinals will need to figure out those offensive woes in order to have a shot, but Kliff Kingsbury hasn’t shown a propensity to adjust his game plans in his time as an NFL coach. If he fails to adjust yet again this weekend, the same problems that Arizona faced on offense in Week 6 will pop back up again, leading to another tough day for the Cardinals offense.
In the first battle of these two teams, the Cardinals were completely shut down on offense. They were held to a 32% success rate on offense for -0.20 EPA per play. Kyler was held to -0.26 EPA per play and wasn’t able to get anything going all day.
The key component in that game was the success of Seattle’s defense on early downs. Arizona ran the ball 19% more than expected on first down in this game based on the game situation.
Not only was their play selection bad on first down, but they were also highly ineffective when they did run. Arizona averaged a 29% success rate when running the ball on early downs for -0.32 EPA per play.
These issues have plagued the Cardinals all season. Arizona is ranked 31st in PFF run blocking grade with a 45.2 grade. In this game specifically, left tackle D.J. Humphries struggled with a 28.9 run blocking grade, while left guard Max Garcia, who came into the game in relief, also had an abysmal 29.4 run blocking grade. The whole left side of the line was getting blown up in the run game in this one.
Cardinals vs Seahawks NFL Week 9 Odds & Picks
Cody Goggin of Action Network previews the Week 9 NFC West game between the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals.
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