The Arizona Cardinals were riding high off a three-game winning streak before running into a tough matchup against the Saints. New Orleans presented a difficult matchup for Arizona. San Francisco presents an even tougher matchup for the Cardinals once you start to dig more into Thursday night’s matchup. Here are four mismatches.
The Cardinals have allowed a league-worst eight touchdowns to tight ends this season. Arizona is 32nd in DVOA against tight ends this season. They are allowing 89 yards per game, which is the second most. Arizona allows the third-most passes completed per game to tight ends, at 8.