One of the things that makes Arizona so deadly – and entertaining – is how they are distributing the ball. This “balance” is very Air Raid in the purest sense: right now they are getting great contributions from 2 RBs, 4 WRs, and their TE (plus their mobile QB). Tough to defend pic.twitter.com/SeHpgXPhiv
— Chris B. Brown (@smartfootball) October 4, 2021
Defensive Stats:
- Isaiah Simmons —- 30 tackles, 2 pass breakups, 1 interception, 2 forced fumbles, 3 QB pressures
- Budda Baker —-30 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 pass breakup, 1 fumble recovery
- Jordan Hicks —- 30 tackles, 1 pass breakup, 1 forced fumble, 1 sack, 3 QB pressures
- Jalen Thompson —- 27 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 QB pressure
- Marco Wilson —- 18 tackles, 1 pass breakup, 1 forced fumble
- Robert Alford —- 17 tackles, 1 pass breakup
- Byron Murphy —- 13 tackles, 6 pass breakups, 3 interceptions, 1 TD
- Chandler Jones —- 9 tackles, 5 sacks, 14 QB hits, 1 fumble recovery, 15 QB pressures
- Markus Golden —- 8 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 QB hits, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 12 QB pressures
- Antonio Hamilton —- 7 tackles, 2 pass breakups
- J.J. Watt —- 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 3 QB hits, 17 QB pressures
- Corey Peters —- 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 fumble recovery, 2 QB pressures
- Zaven Collins —- 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 pass breakups
- Michael Dogbe —- 5 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack, 1 QB hit
- Zach Allen —- 5 tackles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 QB hit, 4 QB pressures
- Devon Kennard —- 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 2 QB pressures, 1 QB hit
- Rashard Lawrence —- 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 3 QB pressures
- Leki Fotu —- 1 tackle, 1 QB pressure
Special Teams Stats:
- Matt Prater —- 3rd in NFL scoring with 38 points, 7/8 FGs, 17/17 XPTS
- Andy Lee —- 3rd in NFL punting average at 50.4, 2nd in NFL net average at 45.1
- Rondale Moore —- tied for 5th in NFL punt return average at 10.0
- Special Teams Tackles:—- Demetrius Harris 3; Darrell Daniels 2, Chris Banjo 1, Zeke Turner 1, Andy Isabella 1, Antonio Hamilton 1
While there is plenty of room for improvements, the balance of the team’s efforts in all three phases is very impressive.
Which of these numbers stand out to you?