The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 15 matchup between the 49ers and Cardinals.
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| San Francisco | Rank | @ | Arizona | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | Spread | 13.5 | ||
| 30.75 | Implied Total | 17.25 | ||
| 29.2 | 3 | Points/Gm | 17.7 | 26 |
| 15.8 | 1 | Points All./Gm | 25.5 | 30 |
| 59.7 | 28 | Plays/Gm | 61.2 | 24 |
| 61.4 | 8 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 64.5 | 22 |
| 6.7 | 1 | Off. Yards/Play | 4.8 | 26 |
| 4.9 | 5 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.5 | 25 |
| 49.87% | 2 | Rush% | 43.14% | 13 |
| 50.13% | 31 | Pass% | 56.86% | 20 |
| 32.96% | 1 | Opp. Rush % | 48.63% | 30 |
| 67.04% | 32 | Opp. Pass % | 51.37% | 3 |
- Games in Arizona are 5-0-1 towards the over this season, the highest rate in the league.
- San Francisco is averaging a league-high 28.7 points per game on the road.
- The 49ers are allowing a league-low 15.1 points per game on the road.
- 26.1% of the drives against San Francisco have reached the red zone or scored prior, second in the league.
- 40.3% of the drives against Arizona have reached the red zone or scored prior, the highest rate in the league.
- Arizona games are averaging a league-high 263.2 combined rushing yards per game.
- Arizona is allowing a league-high 157.8 rushing yards per game at home this season.
- San Francisco is averaging 139.9 rushing yards per game on the road, third in the league.
- The Cardinals have turned the ball over on 4.9% of their drives since Kyler Murray returned, second in the league. That rate was 12.0% before, 17th in the league.
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Quarterback
Brock Purdy (TRUST): Purdy continued to stay in MVP contention on Sunday, throwing for a career-high 368 yards with two touchdowns. He now has multiple touchdown passes in four of his past five games.
Purdy threw for a season-high 13.6 yards per pass attempt. He is averaging 314.7 passing yards per game over his past six games, hitting 300 yards in four of those games.
Purdy was operating as a back-end QB1 early in the season, but he has rattled off four top-six scoring weeks over his past six starts.
This week he draws a passive Arizona defense that he dissected earlier this season.
When these teams played in Week 4, Purdy was 20-of-21 passing 283 yards and a touchdown.
Arizona is 31st in terms of pressure rate (30.6%).
When Purdy has not been pressured, he has completed a league-high 79.0% of his passes for 11.1 yards per pass attempt with 17 touchdowns and three interceptions (131.8 rating).
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