Sam Darnold Week 13 Preview vs. the Cardinals

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Sam Darnold will be up against the 20th-ranked passing defense in the NFL when his Minnesota Vikings play the Arizona Cardinals in Week 13, on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

Darnold has piled up 2,717 passing yards (247 per game) and a 67.6% completion percentage this season, throwing for 21 TDs with 10 INTs. With his legs, Darnold has 165 rushing yards (plus one TD) on 48 totes, producing 15 rushing yards per game.

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Darnold vs. the Cardinals

  • Darnold vs the Cardinals (since 2021): 2 GP / 10 PASS YPG / PASS TD
  • Arizona has allowed one opposing player to amass 300 or more passing yards in an outing this year.
  • Seven players have tossed one or more touchdowns in a game against the Cardinals this season.
  • Arizona has given up two or more passing touchdowns to three quarterbacks in 2024.
  • The Cardinals have allowed one opposing player to throw for three or more TD passes in an outing this season.
  • The 218.6 passing yards the Cardinals yield per game makes them the 20th-ranked pass defense in the NFL this year.
  • The Cardinals' defense ranks seventh in the league with 12 passing TDs allowed so far this year.

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Darnold Passing Insights

  • Darnold has gone over his passing yards prop total in five of 11 opportunities this season.
  • The Vikings have passed 50.8% of the time and run 49.2% this season. They rank 11th in the NFL in scoring.
  • Darnold is No. 4 in the league averaging 8.3 yards per attempt (2,717 total yards passing).
  • In nine of 11 games this year, Darnold completed a touchdown pass -- including multiple TDs eight times.
  • He has scored 22 of his team's 27 offensive touchdowns this season (81.5%).
  • Darnold has passed 48 times out of his 327 total attempts while in the red zone (48.0% of his team's red zone plays).

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Darnold's Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Passing Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Bears 11/24/2024 Week 12 22-for-34 / 330 YDS / 2 TDs / 0 INTs 2 ATT / -1 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Titans 11/17/2024 Week 11 20-for-32 / 246 YDS / 2 TDs / 0 INTs 8 ATT / 18 YDS / 1 TD
vs. Jaguars 11/10/2024 Week 10 24-for-38 / 241 YDS / 0 TDs / 3 INTs 7 ATT / 28 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Colts 11/3/2024 Week 9 28-for-34 / 290 YDS / 3 TDs / 2 INTs 4 ATT / 14 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Rams 10/24/2024 Week 8 18-for-25 / 240 YDS / 2 TDs / 0 INTs 3 ATT / 6 YDS / 0 TDs

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