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NE D/ST

DST · NE vs CHI

FinalCHI 30 – 24 NE

Final points2.0pts

projected 4.0

ARI D/ST

DST · ARI vs DEN

Kickoff Sun 4:05 PM ET

Projected points3.6ptsUsage estimate

New England Patriots D/ST or Arizona Cardinals D/ST: who should I start in Week 7?

New England Patriots D/ST already played (2.0 pts, final). If he's in your lineup, those points are banked; if not, he can't help you this week. Compare Arizona Cardinals D/ST with your other options.

Stat comparison

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Stat
Scoring
ProjectionNE D/ST: 4.0 (best)ARI D/ST: 3.6
Projected team pointsNE D/ST: 23.8 (best)ARI D/ST: 19.5
Opp implied totalNE D/ST: 26.8ARI D/ST: 24.0 (best)
Role
Sacks / gameNE D/ST: 2.3 (best)ARI D/ST: 2.2
Takeaways / gameNE D/ST: 1.2ARI D/ST: 1.3 (best)
Pressure rateNE D/ST: 21% (best)ARI D/ST: 19%
Range
FloorNE D/ST: 3.5 (best)ARI D/ST: 0.5
CeilingNE D/ST: 8.2 (best)ARI D/ST: 6.5
Steadiness6 gamesNE D/ST: ±5.1 pts (best)ARI D/ST: ±4.0 pts
Matchup
Game scriptNE D/ST: Expected to trail (best)ARI D/ST: Expected to trail
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterNE D/ST: 1.5 (best)ARI D/ST: 1.7
Opp giveaways / gameNE D/ST: 1.8 (best)ARI D/ST: 0.8
Opp sacks allowed per dropbackNE D/ST: 6% (best)ARI D/ST: 4%
Opposing QBNE D/ST: Williams (Active)ARI D/ST: Nix (Active)
Home / awayNE D/ST: AwayARI D/ST: Home
Roof / surfaceNE D/ST: OpenARI D/ST: Retractable roofgrass
Rest / scheduleNE D/ST: Short week (4d)ARI D/ST: Normal
Form
Last 3 avgNE D/ST: 5.7 (best)ARI D/ST: 3.3
Last 5 avgNE D/ST: 6.2 (best)ARI D/ST: 2.0
vs seasonNE D/ST: −0.5 (Cooling)ARI D/ST: +0.3 (Rising) (best)
Crowd
Nuvela position ranklower is betterNE D/ST: DST22 (best)ARI D/ST: DST23

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