J.J. McCarthy
QB
New York Giants
- Top target Malik Nabers is questionable, which can lower the passing game.
A hurt top target or lead back nudges the projection up a little, since their work tends to shift to teammates. QB and offensive-line flags are shown for context but do not change the number.
This is how QBs have played against the Cardinals in the 2026 season.
| Wk | Team | Player | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LAC | Justin Herbert | 17 | 27 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2 |  SEA | Drew Lock | 19 | 26 | 235 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 |
| 3 |  SF | Brock Purdy | 15 | 27 | 297 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 31.3 |
| Average | 17.0 | 26.7 | 247.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | ||
| Median | 17.0 | 27.0 | 235.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 29.0 | 0.0 | 21.4 | ||
| High | 19 | 27 | 297 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 31.3 | ||
| Low | 15 | 26 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How J.J. McCarthy should do vs the CardinalsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
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 J.J. McCarthy 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 QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot J.J. McCarthy 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 J.J. McCarthy's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than J.J. McCarthy usually produces.
Projected is J.J. McCarthy'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 | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | NO | 11 | 21 | 243 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 16.3 |
| 7 | HOU | 20 | 28 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.2 |
| McCarthy avg | 15.5 | 24.5 | 247.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 13.3 | |
| Cardinals QB1 avg | 17.0 | 26.7 | 247.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | |
| Difference | +1.5 | +2.2 | -0.5 | +2.2 | -0.2 | +0.8 | +7.5 | +0.0 | +8.7 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what McCarthy averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- QB1s have averaged 247.0 passing yards, 2.7 passing TDs and 21.0 rushing yards against the Cardinals across 3 games.
- The Cardinals allow 22.0 PPR points to QB1s, +28% versus the league average of 17.1 (ranked 3 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
- Outlier: Week 3, Brock Purdy (31.3 pts) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 22.0 vs 17.3. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 2 of 3 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 13.3 to 31.3 (median 21.4).
- Every QB1 in the sample cleared 200 passing yards.
- QB1s scored a touchdown in 3 of 3 games (100%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.