NFC West · 2002
Arizona Cardinals
Record
5-11
Net EPA
-0.172est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.092
- Success rate38.4%
- EPA / dropback-0.052
- EPA / rush-0.160
- Explosive rate7.2%
- Third-down rate43.6%
- Red-zone TD rate55.4%
- Points / drive1.06
- Turnover rate3.4%
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Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.083
- Success rate allowed45.3%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.164
- EPA / rush allowed-0.018
- Explosive rate allowed9.2%
- Pressure rate (proxy)6.9%
- Sack rate3.5%
- Points / drive allowed1.90
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Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.092 · 22th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.083 · 95th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
ATS
6-10
-4.3 vs line
Home
3-5
Away
3-5
As favorite
0-2
As dog
6-8
O/U
8-8
+1.9 vs total
Roster
Roster
No roster published for 2002
Roster files begin in 1999 and are published weekly from 2002.
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Commanders | L 23-31 | +6 | +0.020 |
| 2 | @ Seahawks | W 24-13 | +4 | +0.096 |
| 3 | vs Chargers | L 15-23 | +2.5 | -0.222 |
| 4 | vs Giants | W 21-7 | +3 | -0.040 |
| 5 | @ Panthers | W 16-13 | +5 | -0.127 |
| 7 | vs Cowboys | W 9-6 | -3.5 | -0.106 |
| 8 | @ 49ers | L 28-38 | +8.5 | +0.143 |
| 9 | vs Rams | L 14-27 | +5 | -0.229 |
| 10 | vs Seahawks | L 6-27 | -3 | -0.119 |
| 11 | @ Eagles | L 14-38 | +12 | -0.111 |
| 12 | vs Raiders | L 20-41 | +9.5 | -0.150 |
| 13 | @ Chiefs | L 0-49 | +9 | -0.454 |
| 14 | vs Lions | W 23-20 | +1 | -0.090 |
| 15 | @ Rams | L 28-30 | +11 | +0.164 |
| 16 | vs 49ers | L 14-17 | +3.5 | -0.115 |
| 17 | @ Broncos | L 7-37 | +13.5 | -0.149 |