RBs vs Arizona Cardinals
As of Week 18 · through 2 games · PPR
RB1 = the highest-scoring RB against Cardinals in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LAC | Omarion Hampton | 12 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2 |  SEA | Emanuel Wilson | 21 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 |
| Average | 16.5 | 67.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | ||
| Median | 16.5 | 67.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | ||
| High | 21 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | ||
| Low | 12 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
Prediction for Kaelon Black
Nobody knows which slot Kaelon Black will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Cardinals.
I predict about 4.2 points for Kaelon Black if playing as a RB2. Kaelon Black has averaged 5.3 over 2 games, and the Cardinals have given up 3.0 to RB2s (-38% vs the league average of 4.8).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Kaelon Black scored: Wk 1 8.0, Wk 2 2.5. Average 5.3; weighted toward recent games it is 4.9.
2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Cardinals allowed 3.0 points to their opponent's RB2. The league average for that slot is 4.8, so that is -38%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -15% adjustment (x0.85).
4. Result. 4.9 x 0.85 = 4.2. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Kaelon Black is to reach it as a RB2.
Why this percentage?
The projection (4.2) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 2.5 points, leaning on Kaelon Black's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical RB swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 4.
With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
Insights
- RB1s have averaged 16.5 carries, 67.5 rushing yards and 0.0 receptions against the Cardinals across 2 games.
- The Cardinals allow 8.8 PPR points to RB1s, -44% versus the league average of 15.7 (ranked 28 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- 0 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 8.3 to 9.2 (median 8.8).
- Every RB1 in the sample cleared 40 rushing yards.
- RB1s scored a touchdown in 1 of 2 games (50%).
- Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.
What do these columns mean?
- Wk
- Week of the season
- Tgt
- Targets (passes thrown to the player)
- Rec
- Receptions
- ReYd
- Receiving yards
- ReTD
- Receiving touchdowns
- Car
- Carries (rushing attempts)
- RuYd
- Rushing yards
- RuTD
- Rushing touchdowns
- Cmp / Att
- Completions and pass attempts
- PaYd / PaTD
- Passing yards and touchdowns
- INT
- Interceptions thrown
- FGM / FGA
- Field goals made and attempted
- FPts
- Fantasy points in your scoring format
- Sck / TO
- Defense: sacks and takeaways
- PA
- Points allowed by a defense
- G
- Games in the sample
- vs Lg
- Percent above or below the league average
Kaelon Black usually plays as the team's RB2, so the verdict uses the RB2 numbers, not the slot selected above.
- Kaelon Black averages 5.3 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 4.9) and has played as the team's RB2.
- The Cardinals have allowed 3.0 points to RB2s over 2 games (-38% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -15% adjustment.
- Game environment +12%: Vegas total 47.5, implied 28.0 points for SF (league avg 22.5); Favored by 8.5: leaning run-heavy late; Wind about 12 mph: hurts passing and kicking.
- Opposing-defense injuries (+1%): Opposing starter Will Johnson (CB) is questionable, which helps the passing game. Opposing starter Max Melton (CB) is questionable, which helps the passing game.
- Projection: 4.8 points.
- For reference, a typical weekly starter-level RB scores about 12.2 and a top-tier one about 20.0.
- A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Kaelon Black's stats vs the Cardinals
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Cardinals, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Kaelon Black has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Cardinals opponents to line them up with: the best RB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Kaelon Black will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Cardinals avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Kaelon Black's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Kaelon Black usually produces.
Projected is Kaelon Black's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Cardinals were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA | 14 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8.0 |
| 2 | MIA | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Black avg | 10.5 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5.3 | |
| Cardinals RB1 avg | 16.5 | 67.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | |
| Difference | +6.0 | +22.5 | +0.5 | +0.0 | -0.5 | -2.5 | +0.0 | +3.5 | |
| Projected as RB1 | 8.6 | 37.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 4.1 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Black averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.