WEEK 7 · FINAL
THE READ
Sam Darnold and Brock Purdy trade blows
Two quarterbacks went to work and Cardinals came out ahead, 30-22. Sam Darnold did the damage for Cardinals — 18/29, 317 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Brock Purdy threw for 49ers — 25/40, 300 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Marvin Harrison Jr's high-water mark for the year. Total yards: Cardinals 410, 49ers 376.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | -0.6 | +2.8 | -3.4 | -10 |
| 49ers | -3.5 | +3.4 | -6.9 | +6 |
SRS is how many points a side beats an
average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good
team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20.
SOS is how hard that schedule has been.
Full table.
Cardinals —
in the hunt
· 8-7
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IN THE BOOTH
Charlie Kirkster
Analyst
Arizona was the better team today, and Marvin Harrison Jr made sure of it—173 yards and 2 touchdowns on 7 catches is a statement performance. But what really decided this was San Francisco's turnover margin: down 6 in that category, you're not winning, and Arizona's defense made the Niners uncomfortable in ways that mattered more than the final score suggests.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Sam Darnold
Cardinals
18/29, 317 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Brock Purdy
49ers
25/40, 300 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Marvin Harrison Jr
Cardinals
7 catches, 173 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Cardinals 410, 49ers 376
Cardinals
Through the air
Cardinals 317, 49ers 300
Cardinals
On the ground
Cardinals 93, 49ers 76
Cardinals
Pressure
49ers 2 sacks, Cardinals 5
Cardinals
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 64% · Rush 36% · 26.7 scored, 30.1 allowed
9.0 yds/att
56.2% completions
5.2 yds/carry
383.7 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
6.6% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 60 · Aggressive
Balance 86
Ball security 40
Back usage 31%
QB runs 2.3/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 90
WR 84
TE 99
RB 90
OL 84
DL 85
LB 77
DB 87
Best: Trey McBride TE 99
Fastest: Jeremiyah Love HB 94 SPD
4 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 57% · Rush 43% · 21.5 scored, 28.5 allowed
7.3 yds/att
57.8% completions
4.6 yds/carry
347.1 yds/game
1.3 giveaways/game
9.2% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 46 · Conservative
Balance 93
Ball security 63
Back usage 37%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.2% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 92
WR 87
TE 76
RB 88
OL 80
DL 87
LB 89
DB 86
Best: Fred Warner MIKE 99
Fastest: De'Zhaun Stribling WR 95 SPD
5 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
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Cardinals · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run66% / 34%
Points for / against27.5 — 31.8
Margin-4.2
Giveaways a game1.5
Sacks taken6.4% of dropbacks
Lead backJeremiyah Love · 11.9/g
Top targetMarvin Harrison Jr · 27%
QB carries2.5 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Cardinals receivers vs 49ers secondary
84 v 86
EVEN
49ers receivers vs Cardinals secondary
87 v 87
EVEN
Cardinals line vs 49ers front
84 v 87
49ERS
49ers line vs Cardinals front
80 v 85
CARDINALS
Cardinals backs vs 49ers run defence
90 v 89
EVEN
49ers backs vs Cardinals run defence
88 v 82
49ERS
Cardinals passer vs 49ers secondary
90 v 86
CARDINALS
49ers passer vs Cardinals secondary
92 v 87
49ERS
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BOX SCORE
CARDINALS
49ERS
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49ERS
CARDINALS
49ERS
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49ERS
CARDINALS
49ERS
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold QB | 18/29 | 317 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 119.4 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Purdy QB | 25/40 | 300 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 83.3 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 0 |
| Sam Darnold QB | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier HB | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tip Reiman TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Wilson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey McBride TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey HB | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Brock Purdy QB | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kaelon Black HB | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Wingo WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Edwards HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Zhaun Stribling WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Pearsall WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 7 | 173 | 24.7 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 77 |
| Michael Wilson WR | 5 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 25 |
| Trey McBride TE | 3 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| Tip Reiman TE | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Devin Duvernay WR | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Zhaun Stribling WR | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 29 |
| Ryan Wingo WR | 4 | 72 | 18 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| Ricky Pearsall WR | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| KeAndre Lambert-Smith WR | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| Jake Tonges TE | 3 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Kaelon Black HB | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Donovan Edwards HB | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Jeremiah Hasley TE | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Christian McCaffrey HB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Wilson Sr MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Andrew Wingard FS | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maxwell Hairston CB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cobie Durant CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Johnson CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Walter Nolen III DT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kaleb Proctor DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaven Collins LEDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Sweat REDG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Budda Baker SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cody Simon WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Burch LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Robinson DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephesians Prysock CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mory Bamba CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Bosa LEDG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gracen Halton DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deommodore Lenoir CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Fred Warner MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bray Hubbard SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miles Battle CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dre Greenlaw WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mykel Williams REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Mustapha FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Romello Height LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Martin WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Renardo Green CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Ryland K | 1/2 | 3/4 | 33 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Pineiro K | 3/3 | 1/1 | 39 |
RECENT FORM
Cardinals
L
21–24 vs Titans
WK 5
W
45–35 vs Commanders
WK 4
L
7–19 vs Rams
WK 3
49ers
L
6–49 vs Ravens
WK 6
W
27–17 vs Browns
WK 5
W
25–23 vs Bengals
WK 4
TEAM STATS
| Cardinals | 49ers | |
|---|---|---|
| 410 | TOTAL YARDS | 376 |
| 317 | PASSING YARDS | 300 |
| 93 | RUSHING YARDS | 76 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 5 |
| 5 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 1 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.