How the Cardinals stack up against the Pack
All eyes around the NFL will be on our Arizona Cardinals tonight as they take on the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football. And it's not just because it's the only game onIt would surprise absolutely no one if Rodgers was able to put up 300 yards and 3 TDs even without Adams. The Cardinals defense will have a tough task no matter who suits up for the Pack tonight. Defensive ComparisonI ran a complicated algorithm to give a visual result of the comparison between these two defenses. Here is what it came up with: Seriously, the numbers are freaky similar. Both teams field a stingy pass defense and a generous run defense but are tough to score on. The teams even have similar numbers in stats like YPA against, YPC against, sacks, and turnovers. For those enjoying legalized sports betting in Arizona, you might want to think long and hard about taking the under in this one. But just like the Packers schedule has to be taken into account for their offensive numbers above, you also have to take it into account here. Again, they have faced the fourth-easiest schedule in the league, and the best QB they have faced so far is… Joe Burrow. The young Bengals QB is having a solid second season, but he's in the same tier of QBs as guys like Ryan Tannehill, Kirk Cousins, and Baker Mayfield, all of whom the Cardinals have beaten. And he's certainly no Matthew Stafford. None of the other QBs the Packers have faced is any better than league average Jeff Gladney Jersey. So this defense looks better on paper than it probably is on the field. And it will be without standouts Jaire Alexander and Za'Darius Smith. And now we'll be without J. J. Watt ourselves. So maybe don't bet the under? Who knows James Wiggins Jersey. That's why they call it gambling! Either way, these are two solid defenses, even if they are missing some key pieces. So I guess it's time to answer the question in the title of the article. How do the Cardinals stack up against the Packers? Pretty well, actually. Look at that table again everything the Packers do well, the Cardinals do even better. The Cardinals have a better offense, although the Packers offense is probably a little underrated. But they might be without Davante Adams, so it might be a wash. And while the defenses look fairly evenly matched, the Packers have feasted on a much easier schedule and lesser QBs than the Cardinals. The Cardinals are, rightly, favored by 6. 5 points at the time of the writing of this article. I don't know how confident I feel that we'll win this game by a touchdown, but I would be surprised if we lost outright tonight. The Packers are a compromised team on the road on a short week. Not ideal conditions for an upset although you can never count Aaron Rodgers out. How are you feeling about this matchup, Birdgang? Feeling confident or a little nervous? Let us know in the comments.
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