NFC West · 2005
Arizona Cardinals
Record
5-11
Net EPA
+0.037est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.074
- Success rate40.7%
- EPA / dropback+0.031
- EPA / rush-0.308
- Explosive rate8.0%
- Third-down rate38.3%
- Red-zone TD rate42.5%
- Points / drive1.36
- Turnover rate3.1%
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Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.050
- Success rate allowed42.2%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.034
- EPA / rush allowed-0.075
- Explosive rate allowed8.3%
- Pressure rate (proxy)6.4%
- Sack rate6.4%
- Points / drive allowed1.82
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Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.074 · 40th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.050 · 36th %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
-2.4 vs line
Home
3-5
Away
3-5
As favorite
4-1
As dog
2-9
O/U
10-6
+1.2 vs total
Roster
Roster
No roster published for 2005
Roster files begin in 1999 and are published weekly from 2002.
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Giants | L 19-42 | +1.5 | -0.156 |
| 2 | vs Rams | L 12-17 | +1 | -0.143 |
| 3 | @ Seahawks | L 12-37 | +6.5 | -0.140 |
| 4 | vs 49ers | W 31-14 | -3 | -0.080 |
| 5 | vs Panthers | L 20-24 | +3 | -0.145 |
| 7 | vs Titans | W 20-10 | -3 | -0.355 |
| 8 | @ Cowboys | L 13-34 | +7 | -0.221 |
| 9 | vs Seahawks | L 19-33 | +4.5 | -0.079 |
| 10 | @ Lions | L 21-29 | +4 | +0.117 |
| 11 | @ Rams | W 38-28 | +9 | +0.248 |
| 12 | vs Jaguars | L 17-24 | +3.5 | -0.014 |
| 13 | @ 49ers | W 17-10 | -3 | +0.051 |
| 14 | vs Commanders | L 13-17 | +3 | -0.207 |
| 15 | @ Texans | L 19-30 | -1 | -0.177 |
| 16 | vs Eagles | W 27-21 | -1 | +0.016 |
| 17 | @ Colts | L 13-17 | +6 | +0.009 |

