2026 · Week 18 · Division

Scheduled

49ers

San Francisco

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Cardinals

Arizona

State Farm Stadium · grass

Closing spread

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Total

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Model margin

-1.9est.

ARI perspective

Push chance

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Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

49ersedge mapCardinals
  • +0.153EPA / play-0.024
  • 52.5%Success rate44.6%
  • +0.265EPA / dropback+0.021
  • -0.001EPA / rush-0.105
  • 10.8%Explosive rate4.4%
  • +4.63CPOE+0.50
  • 51.0%Third-down rate38.2%
  • 88.6%Red-zone TD rate50.1%
  • 2.81Points / drive1.84
  • 1.9%Turnover rate1.2%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

SF lead 29–22 since 1999

SF have won 3 straight. Meetings average 45.3 points. ARI are 24-26-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W3ARI @ SF30–36SF
2025 · W11SF @ ARI41–22SF
2025 · W3ARI @ SF15–16SF
2024 · W18SF @ ARI24–47ARI
2024 · W5ARI @ SF24–23ARI
2023 · W15SF @ ARI45–29SF
2023 · W4ARI @ SF16–35SF
2022 · W18ARI @ SF13–38SF

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.08
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-1.86