NFC West · 2008
Arizona Cardinals
Record
9-7
Seed
#4
Net EPA
-0.049est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.052
- Success rate45.0%
- EPA / dropback+0.144
- EPA / rush-0.140
- Explosive rate8.6%
- CPOE+5.02
- Third-down rate43.3%
- Red-zone TD rate58.6%
- Points / drive2.12
- Turnover rate2.8%
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Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.028
- Success rate allowed43.6%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.106
- EPA / rush allowed-0.081
- Explosive rate allowed7.9%
- Pressure rate (proxy)16.6%
- Sack rate5.2%
- Points / drive allowed2.15
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Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.052 · 71th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.028 · 71th %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
9-7
-1.3 vs line
Home
5-3
Away
4-4
As favorite
7-2
As dog
2-5
O/U
11-5
+7.4 vs total
Roster
Roster
No roster published for 2008
Roster files begin in 1999 and are published weekly from 2002.
Schedule
20 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ 49ers | W 23-13 | -2.5 | +0.070 |
| 2 | vs Dolphins | W 31-10 | -6.5 | +0.380 |
| 3 | @ Commanders | L 17-24 | +3 | +0.045 |
| 4 | @ Jets | L 35-56 | +1.5 | +0.033 |
| 5 | vs Bills | W 41-17 | -1 | +0.186 |
| 6 | vs Cowboys | W 30-24 | +4.5 | -0.050 |
| 8 | @ Panthers | L 23-27 | +5 | +0.102 |
| 9 | @ Rams | W 34-13 | -3 | +0.156 |
| 10 | vs 49ers | W 29-24 | -9.5 | +0.136 |
| 11 | @ Seahawks | W 26-20 | -3 | +0.133 |
| 12 | vs Giants | L 29-37 | +3 | +0.055 |
| 13 | @ Eagles | L 20-48 | +3 | -0.210 |
| 14 | vs Rams | W 34-10 | -14 | +0.075 |
| 15 | vs Vikings | L 14-35 | -4 | -0.257 |
| 16 | @ Patriots | L 7-47 | +9 | -0.391 |
| 17 | vs Seahawks | W 34-21 | -7 | +0.201 |
| WC | vs Falcons | W 30-24 | -2 | +0.044 |
| DIV | @ Panthers | W 33-13 | +10 | +0.070 |
| CON | vs Eagles | W 32-25 | +3.5 | +0.242 |
| SB | vs Steelers | L 23-27 | +6.5 | +0.027 |