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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
2021 Arizona Cardinals
8-2 233.3
225.22
 
VS
proj
Gardner Minshew
189.95 2-8
190.93

2021 Arizona Cardinals beat Gardner Minshew for third straight win, 233.30-189.95

2021 Arizona Cardinals extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Gardner Minshew, coming out on top with a 233.30-189.95 win. 2021 Arizona Cardinals grabbed an early 8.90-point lead on Thursday. Gardner Minshew came back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Daniel Jones (20.25 points) and Kadarius Toney (19). Unphased, 2021 Arizona Cardinals made a run later that afternoon, as CeeDee Lamb (38 points) and Davante Adams (27.6) put them back on top once and for all. This marks the second time this season 2021 Arizona Cardinals have knocked off Gardner Minshew, after winning 211.65-181.55 in their last matchup. 2021 Arizona Cardinals (8-2) will look to sustain their winning ways against Two QB's One Kupp, while Gardner Minshew (2-8) try to get back in the win column against RSDAK.

Matchup Timeline

  2021 Arizona Cardinals   Gardner Minshew

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 130 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons, Foreman put up 19 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 10.14-point projection and was much higher than his 7.51-point season scoring average. Foreman will face the Ravens next week.
D'Onta Foreman

Top Player Comparison

2021 Arizona Cardinals
Points
% of total points 233.3
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
38
17.32
16.3%
2
Davante Adams
WR
27.6
21.86
11.8%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
23.55
24.77
10.1%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
23
20.14
9.9%
Gardner Minshew
Points
% of total points 189.95
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
24.3
13.86
12.8%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
20.8
11.78
11%
3
Daniel Jones
QB
20.25
19.53
10.7%
4
Kadarius Toney
WR
19
7.86
10%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Terrace Marshall Jr. had a 43-yard catch for Gardner Minshew for the team, who trailed 19.00-10.10 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Early
Daniel Jones had a 54-yard touchdown pass for Gardner Minshew to contribute to an 84.15-66.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was 2021 Arizona Cardinals who emerged with the lead, 156.35-135.25. CeeDee Lamb had a 35-yard touchdown catch for 2021 Arizona Cardinals, while Davante Adams had a 48-yard touchdown catch. Jonathan Taylor made the highlight reel for Gardner Minshew with a 66-yard touchdown run.
Monday
Terry McLaurin had a 41-yard catch for Gardner Minshew.

Points By Position

  2021 Arizona Cardinals   Gardner Minshew

StatSmack

Get on their level! Gardner Minshew have lost their last four weeks, while 2021 Arizona Cardinals have won three straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. Gardner Minshew need some help then, averaging just 178.42 versus 2021 Arizona Cardinals's 215.38.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. 2021 Arizona Cardinals (8-2) have a better record than Gardner Minshew (2-8).
Even the machines think 2021 Arizona Cardinals have better players. Their projected average points is higher (217.02) than Gardner Minshew (197.49).
2021 Arizona Cardinals should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Gardner Minshew (4 vs 3).
2021 Arizona Cardinals have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Gardner Minshew (70 vs 57).
Gardner Minshew have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than 2021 Arizona Cardinals (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, 2021 Arizona Cardinals have outscored Gardner Minshew at QB, RB, and TE this season.
2021 Arizona Cardinals don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 23 points, third-highest in the league.
There's not much good to say about Gardner Minshew this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

2021 Arizona Cardinals
Hey, we admire the confidence, 2021 Arizona Cardinals. It takes real moxie to roll out a player with zero points (Clyde Edwards-Helaire), while still earning the W! All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Do it when the playoffs roll around, and we're done.
Gardner Minshew
Talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for Gardner Minshew collectively logged only a couple of targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 11!