The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 9 Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers Sunday afternoon game.
| Arizona | Rank | @ | San Francisco | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | Spread | 2.5 | ||
| 24.5 | Implied Total | 22 | ||
| 30.8 | 4 | Points/Gm | 24 | 16 |
| 17.2 | 3 | Points All./Gm | 24.4 | 22 |
| 64.9 | 11 | Plays/Gm | 60.9 | 26 |
| 61.1 | 10 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 62.7 | 15 |
| 6.1 | 7 | Off. Yards/Play | 6.1 | 6 |
| 5.2 | 7 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.2 | 5 |
| 47.21% | 5 | Rush% | 45.54% | 6 |
| 52.79% | 28 | Pass% | 54.46% | 27 |
| 40.29% | 13 | Opp. Rush % | 46.01% | 27 |
| 59.71% | 20 | Opp. Pass % | 53.99% | 6 |
- 18.5% of Elijah Mitchell's carries have gained 10 or more yards, the highest rate among running backs with 30 or more carries on the season.
- 62.6% of Mitchell's rushing yardage has come on those carries, the highest rate of yardage gained on those carries among backs.
- 16.2% of the rushing attempts against Arizona have gained 10 or more yards, the highest rate in the league.
- Opponents are converting 30.9% of their third down plays against Arizona, the lowest rate in the league.
- San Francisco is converting 32.5% of their third down plays, 30th in the NFL. The league average is 40.4%.
- The 49ers lead the league in red zone conversion rate into touchdowns at 78.9% (15-of-19).
Trust = spike production for that player
Bust = down-week production for that player’s standards
Quarterback
Kyler Murray: Murray suffered an ankle injury at the end of the game last Thursday that is expected to keep him from practicing most of this week and leave him as a game-time decision on Sunday. If Murray cannot play, then Arizona would turn to Colt McCoy to helm the offense.
We will keep tabs on Murray throughout the week, but we cannot count on any rushing production from him if he does play. That is what we were already getting as Murray has just 7.7 rushing points over the past five games. That has made Murray reliant more on passing stats, which has also resulted in being the QB16 or lower in three of his past six games. One of those was in Week 5 against this 49ers defense that held him to 239 passing yards (7.7 Y/A), one passing touchdown, and one rushing yard. Even if Murray does suit up, he will be a high-risk option.