WEEK 17
ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-11) @ ATLANTA FALCONS (5-10)
DATE: Sunday (1/1/23)
STADIUM: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Alex Kemp
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Cardinals lead all-time series, 16-15
STREAKS Falcons have won 3 of last 4
LAST GAME 10/13/19: Falcons 33 at Cardinals 34
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/16/18: Falcons 40, Cardinals 14
ARIZONA CARDINALS
LAST WEEK L 19-16 vs. Tampa Bay (OT)
COACH VS. OPP. Kliff Kingsbury: 1-0
PTS. FOR 20.5
OFFENSE 327.0
PASSING Colt McCoy: 90-132-780-1-3-76.6
RUSHING James Conner: 167-703-4.2-7
RECEIVING DeAndre Hopkins: 64-717-11.2-3
PTS. AGAINST 26.1
DEFENSE 354.8
SACKS J.J. Watt: 9.5
INTs Marco Wilson: 2
TAKE/GIVE -2 (19/21)
PUNTING (NET) Andy Lee: 47.1 (40.9)
KICKING Matt Prater: 69 (15/15 PAT; 18/20 FG)
CARDINALS NOTES
• QB COLT MCCOY has TD pass vs. 0 INTs & 95+ rating in 3 of his past 4 road starts.
• QB TRACE MCSORLEY passed for 217 yards in his 1st career start last week.
• RB JAMES CONNER had season-high 7 catches, 120 scrimmage yards (79 rush, 41 rec.) & 7th rush TD of season in Week 16. Aims for his 5th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards & 7th in row with TD. Needs 28 scrimmage yards for 3rd-career season with 1,000+ scrimmage yards. Since 2018, ranks 5th in NFL with 44 rush TDs. Had 185 scrimmage yards (110 rush, 75 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in his only career game vs. Atl. (10/7/18 w/ Pit.).
• WR DEANDRE HOPKINS has 29 receptions for 317 yards (105.7 per game) & rec. TD in 3 road games this season & aims for his 4th in row on road with 7+ catches. Has 853 career receptions & is 1 of 4 ever with 850+ catches in 1st 10 seasons. Had 9 catches for 157 yards in his only career game at Atl. (10/4/15 w/ Hou.).
• WR MARQUISE BROWN had 57 rec. yards last week. Has 60 catches in 2022, his 2nd-career 60-catch season. Has 5+ catches in 3 of his 4 road games this season.
• WR GREG DORTCH had career highs in catches (10) & scrimmage yards (123) last week.
• DE J.J. WATT had 2 TFL last week. Aims for his 5th in row overall with TFL. Leads all active players with 191 career TFL. Aims for his 4th in row on road with sack & 5th in row on road with TFL. Had 3 TFL, 2 PD & sack in his only career game at Atl. (10/4/15 w/ Hou.) & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with sack.
• LB ISAIAH SIMMONS had 11 tackles in Week 16, his 3rd-career 10+ tackle game.
• CB MARCO WILSON had 1st-career game with 2 INTs last week. Has 5 PD in his past 4.
• S JALEN THOMPSON had 10 tackles & career-high 8th PD of season last week. Needs 9 tackles for 2nd-straight 100+ tackle season.
ATLANTA FALCONS
LAST WEEK L 17-9 at Baltimore (Sat.)
COACH VS. OPP. Arthur Smith: 0-0
PTS. FOR 21.0
OFFENSE 315.8
PASSING Desmond Ridder (R): 35-59-315-0-0-73.8
RUSHING Tyler Allgeier (R): 166-817-4.9-2
RECEIVING Drake London (R): 61-699-11.5-4
PTS. AGAINST 23.3
DEFENSE 373.0
SACKS Grady Jarrett: 6
INTs Many tied: 2
TAKE/GIVE -3 (16/19)
PUNTING (NET) Bradley Pinion: 45.4 (40.7)
KICKING Younghoe Koo: 109 (28/30 PAT; 27/32 FG)
FALCONS NOTES
• QB DESMOND RIDDER (rookie) completed 22 of 33 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 218 yards & 85.2 rating last week.
• RB CORDARRELLE PATTERSON has career-high 635 rush yards in 2022. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5. Has 4 rush TDs in 5 home games this season.
• RB TYLER ALLGEIER (rookie) had 117 scrimmage yards (74 rush, 43 rec.) in Week 16 & aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 4 games with 100+ scrimmage yards, tied 2nd-most among rookies. Ranks 2nd among rookies in rush yards (817) & 4th in scrimmage yards (944).
• WR DRAKE LONDON (rookie) led team with 7 receptions & 96 rec. yards last week & aims for his 4th in row with 6+ catches & 70+ rec. yards. Ranks 3rd among rookies with 61 receptions & is 3rd Atl. rookie ever with 60+ catches.
• DL GRADY JARRETT leads team with 6 sacks, his 3rd-career 6+ sack season. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 at home. Had 2 sacks & FF in last home meeting.
• LB RASHAAN EVANS ranks 4th in NFL with career-high 150 tackles. Has 10+ tackles in 5 of his past 6 at home & aims for his 4th in row at home with 11+ tackles.
• LB MYKAL WALKER has career-high 105 tackles in 2022 & aims for his 9th in row at home with 5+ tackles.
• LB TROY ANDERSEN (rookie) had 1st-career FF last week.
• CB A.J. TERRELL had 1st TFL of season last week. Has 3 PD in his past 3 at home.
• S RICHIE GRANT led team with 10 tackles in Week 16. Has career-high 106 tackles in 2022, his 1st-career 100-tackle season. Aims for his 8th in row at home with 5+ tackles.
• S JAYLINN HAWKINS has career high 75 tackles this season.
