The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 17 Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons Sunday afternoon game.
| Arizona | Rank | @ | Atlanta | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | Spread | -3.5 | ||
| 18.75 | Implied Total | 22.25 | ||
| 20.5 | 21 | Points/Gm | 21 | 17 |
| 26.1 | 30 | Points All./Gm | 23.3 | 23 |
| 68.3 | 2 | Plays/Gm | 58.9 | 29 |
| 63.5 | 15 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 63.9 | 18 |
| 4.8 | 29 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.4 | 17 |
| 5.6 | 21 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.8 | 29 |
| 37.76% | 29 | Rush% | 55.49% | 2 |
| 62.24% | 4 | Pass% | 44.51% | 31 |
| 39.35% | 7 | Opp. Rush % | 47.24% | 28 |
| 60.65% | 26 | Opp. Pass % | 52.76% | 5 |
- Arizona is one of three remaining teams (Chicago and Houston being the others) that has trailed in every game this season.
- The Falcons have led in eight games this season, the fewest in the league.
- Atlanta has not led at halftime in a game since Week 8.
- The Cardinals are averaging 5.0 yards per passing play, the fewest in the league. League average is 6.2 yards.
- 35.2% of the Arizona completions have gained 10 or more yards, the lowest rate in the league.
- 49.8% of the Atlanta completions have gained 10 or more yards, third in the league.
- Arizona players have run 3,394 pass routes this season (second) while Atlanta players have run 1,958 routes, the fewest in the league.
Trust = spike production for that player
Quarterback
Desmond Ridder: Ridder showed some improvement in his second start, completing 22-of-33 passes (66.7%) for 218 yards (6.6 Y/A) while failing to throw a touchdown or interception. After rushing for 38 yards in his first career start, Ridder only rushed for eight yards against the Ravens, which left him as the QB27 on the week.
Ridder is stuck as a back-end QB2, but if you do have to push your chips in with him, Arizona has allowed 15.7 passing points per game (27th).