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ARI@DAL DAL -6.5 · O/U 51.5
ARI
Sunday 2026-11-01
1:00pm
FOX
Indoors
DAL
How to attack
ARI offense vs DAL defense
  • Run outside, not insideMixedDAL allows 5.8 per carry outside the tackles (29th) but 3.2 between the guards (7th). Tyler Allgeier has 44% of the backs' carries lately (10 a game).
    • Without CB Reddy Steward (wk 6): 3.2 per carry on 15 carries; with him 8.7 on 23; expected back
    • Tyler Allgeier: 22 carries here, 3.7 per carry, 50% successful (league 4.5, 41%)
    • Mostly one game: wk 5 vs TB, 10.7 per carry on 17
    • DAL allowed more than league average per carry in 3 of 6 games
    AngleTyler Allgeier over 28.5 rush yds (-116 DK); Tyler Allgeier over 9.5 carries (-101 DK).
  • Get the tight end involvedShakyDAL ranks 31st vs tight ends in EPA per target: 84% caught, 8.0 yds per target, 50 per game. Best fits: Trey McBride (26% of targets, 5 in the red zone).
    • Without S Markquese Bell (wk 4): 12.4 yds per target on 5 targets; with him 6.6 on 18; expected back
    • Trey McBride on these targets: 65, 75% caught, 5.6 yds each (league 72%, 7.0)
    • DAL allowed more than league average per target in 3 of 5 games
    • Last 2 games DAL allowed 5.2 per target; 9.5 before
    AngleTrey McBride over 63.5 rec yds (-114 FD); Trey McBride over 7.5 catches (+116 FD). Weak case: the read is Shaky.
  • Time to throw for Jacoby BrissettSolidDAL hits or sacks the QB on only 11.5% of dropbacks (30th-most).
    • DAL below the league hit-and-sack rate in 4 of 6 games
    AngleJacoby Brissett over 225.5 pass yds (-114 FD).
DAL offense vs ARI defense
  • Throw to the wide receiversShakyARI ranks 31st vs wide receivers in EPA per target: 60% caught, 9.9 yds per target, 153 per game. Best fits: CeeDee Lamb (29% of targets, 7 in the red zone) and George Pickens (21% of targets, 3 in the red zone).
    • Without CB Will Johnson (wk 3, 4, 5, 6): 10.9 yds per target on 54 targets; with him 8.4 on 39; expected back
    • CeeDee Lamb on these targets: 69, 70% caught, 8.4 yds each (league 62%, 8.1)
    • Two big plays make it (82 yds wk 2 vs SEA, 82 wk 3 vs SF); without them 8.3 (league 8.1)
    • ARI allowed more than league average per target in 4 of 6 games
    Angleno rec yds line posted yet for CeeDee Lamb (the data leans over). Weak case: the read is Shaky.
  • Finish in the red zoneARI allows touchdowns on 72.7% of red-zone trips (27th); DAL scores them on 73.9% (4th).
    • ARI allowed TDs on 16 of 22 trips (2/3, 3/5, 3/3, 2/3, 4/4, 2/4 by game)
    • DAL scored TDs on 17 of 23 trips (3/3, 3/4, 3/6, 4/4, 2/2, 2/4 by game)
  • Attack the short leftShakyARI gives up 7.4 yds per target to the short left (29th, 53 targets). CeeDee Lamb has 24 targets there this season.
    • Without S Andrew Wingard (wk 4, 5, 6): 5.9 yds per target on 30 targets; with him 9.3 on 23; expected back
    • CeeDee Lamb on these targets: 24, 79% caught, 6.9 yds each (league 70%, 5.8)
    • Two big plays make it (82 yds wk 3 vs SF, 26 wk 1 vs LAC); without them 5.6 (league 5.8)
    • Mostly one game: wk 3 vs SF, 12.1 yds per target on 10
    Angleno rec yds line posted yet for CeeDee Lamb (the data leans over). Weak case: the read is Shaky.
Motivation & storylines
  • StakesARI 2-4, 4th in the NFC West (4 back); DAL 2-4, 2nd in the NFC East (1.5 back).
  • HistoryLast met 2025 wk 9: ARI 27-17 at DAL.
  • SpotARI won 18-16 at LA as a 12.5-point underdog last week.
vs DENLast week@ PHI
@ SEANext week@ IND
–OFF plays last game–
–DEF plays last game–
Miles flown, last 21 days
1,579 mi14th25th4,517 mi
EPA rank · adjusted
16thOffense6th
29thDefense32nd
Schedule-adjusted matchup edges
+6.5 ARI vs DAL −6.5
protection vs no blitz6th31stpass rush w/o blitz
11-personnel OFF*11 rate 21st11th32ndDEF vs 11 personnel*
pass protection*1st21stpass rush*
early-down OFF10th30thearly-down DEF
OFF vs zone*12th32ndzone coverage*zone rate 24th
pass OFF15th32ndpass DEF
third-down OFF15th32ndthird-down DEF
zone coverage*zone rate 3rd28th5thOFF vs zone*
blitzing DEFblitz rate 18th31st12thOFF vs the blitz
DEF vs 11 personnel*19th1st11-personnel OFF*11 rate 3rd
third-down DEF21st4ththird-down OFF
play-action DEF30th13thplay-action OFFPA rate 23rd
run DEF24th8thrun OFF
early-down DEF19th4thearly-down OFF
More schedule-adjusted matchup stats
Every matchup area, ranked 1-32, adjusted for opponents. Coloured when the two ranks are more than 5 apart. Pace & tendencies are plain. * Sharp Football Analysis.
+6.5 ARI vs DAL −6.5
ARI OFF vs DAL DEF
run OFF13th26thrun DEF
OFF vs man*31st18thman coverage*man rate 9th
big-play OFF32nd25thbig-play DEF
run blocking*22nd20thrun DEF up front*
OFF vs the blitz26th23rdblitzing DEFblitz rate 19th
play-action OFFPA rate 32nd19th22ndplay-action DEF
12-personnel OFF*12 rate 30th27th23rdDEF vs 12 personnel*
ARI DEF vs DAL OFF
pass DEF24th10thpass OFF
pass rush*26th12thpass protection*
man coverage*man rate 30th31st17thOFF vs man*
DEF vs 12 personnel*32nd19th12-personnel OFF*12 rate 27th
pass rush w/o blitz23rd12thprotection vs no blitz
big-play DEF26th26thbig-play OFF
run DEF up front*19th16thrun blocking*
Pace & tendencies
31.0s22ndSeconds between snaps2nd28.4s
69.55thPlays per game9th67.2
-1.1%20thPass rate over expected5th+2.9%
11%5thNo-huddle rate6th10%
56%23rdShotgun rate6th69%
61%11thMotion rate29th47%
16%32ndPlay-action rate23rd21%
2.54s31stTime to throw*22nd2.75s
59%21st11 personnel*3rd75%
12%30th12 personnel*27th16%
28%18thDEF blitz rate19th28%
10%30thDEF man rate*9th27%
61.527thPlays faced per game12th66.2
ARI away 3 ATS trends
Over / Under
2 trends

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