Arizona Cardinals — Gridiron Core

Score is on a 20–80 scale: 50 is the average NFL team and every 10 points is one standard deviation. Percentile is the share of NFL teams it beats — 79th means better than 79 of every 100. 8 games this season · model gic-edge-1.2

Key People

Roster & staff

Players

Gardner Minshew IIStarting QB · QB

Tyler AllgeierLeading Rusher · RB323YDS

Trey McBrideLeading Receiver · TE544YDS

Jack GibbensLeading Tackler · LB60TOT

Coaching Staff

Mike LaFleurHead Coach

Nathaniel HackettOffensive Coordinator

Nick RallisDefensive Coordinator

Michael GhobrialSpecial Teams

Front Office

Michael J. BidwillOwner

Jeremy WallsPresident / CEO

Monti OssenfortGeneral Manager

Dave SearsAssistant GM

Club Social

NFC WestCurrent standings · division leader takes a seedAll Standings

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FinancialsForbes 2026 · cap via Over The Cap

Valuation$8.06B28th

Revenue$600Mlast season31st

Operating$119Mincome15th

Roster Spend77 players · 26th in spend

$231.4Mof $301.2M cap

Cap space $14.5MDead money $81.6M

Valuation, revenue and operating income are Forbes’s 2026 estimates. Cap figures are Over The Cap as of 2026-09-20 and move with every roster transaction.

Club NewsAll News

QB39th pct

Run40th pct

Pass27th pct

Trenches46th pct

Explosive13th pct

Resilience18th pct

Special Teams9th pct

Quarterback4739th pct

EPA per dropback: -0.02 EPA; 45; 31st
Dropback success: 40.8%; 46; 35th
Completion over expected: +0.3 CPOE; 50; 51st
Turnover avoidance: 2.4%; 53; 63rd
Sack avoidance: 6.3%

− Stuff avoidance (21.0%)

Rush EPA: -0.03 EPA; 54; 67th
Rush success: 38.8%; 45; 32nd
Stuff avoidance: 21.0%; 44; 28th
Explosive runs: 7.8%; 44; 28th
Short yardage: 64.3%; 51; 54th

Confidence: medium

− Explosive passes (10.0%)

Pass EPA: +0.07 EPA; 44; 28th
Pass success: 40.8%; 46; 35th
Explosive passes: 10.0%; 35; 7th
Protection: 6.3%; 50; 50th
Completion over expected: +0.3 CPOE; 50; 51st

Confidence: high

+ Pressure creation (7.6%)
+ Short-yardage defense (56.5%)
− Stuff creation (16.4%)

Run-line control: 21.0%; 44; 28th
Pass protection: 6.3%; 50; 50th
Short-yardage blocking: 64.3%; 51; 54th
Stuff creation: 16.4%; 42; 22nd
Pressure creation: 7.6%; 58; 78th
Short-yardage defense: 56.5%; 57; 76th

Confidence: medium

− Explosive play rate (9.2%)

Explosive play rate: 9.2%; 36; 8th
Explosive passes: 10.0%; 35; 7th
Explosive runs: 7.8%; 44; 28th
Breakaway magnitude: 0.129; 37; 11th
Explosive prevention: 12.1%; 50; 51st

Confidence: high

+ Mistake avoidance (65.1%)
− Defensive response (42.1%)

Offensive response: 34.5%; 47; 38th
Defensive response: 42.1%; 37; 9th
Momentum reversal: 20.9%; 43; 24th
Explosive prevention after shocks: 68.7%; 47; 38th
Mistake avoidance: 65.1%; 58; 78th

Confidence: low

+ Field goals vs expectation (+5 pts of make rate)
− Net punting (36.9 yds)

Field goals vs expectation: +5 pts of make rate; 56; 74th
Net punting: 36.9 yds; 21; 1st
Kick returns: 26.1 yds; 52; 56th
Punt returns: 6.5 yds; 40; 15th
Return touchdowns: 0.00 / game; 48; 40th

Confidence: low