San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals: Week 18 preview

The San Francisco 49ers (6-1) visit the Arizona Cardinals (2-5) on Sun, Jan 10 · 1:00 PM ET.
The 49ers offense ranks 2nd in EPA per play (+0.15); the Cardinals defense ranks 28th (+0.11 allowed). Biggest 49ers edges: yards per dropback, explosive pass rate, EPA per dropback.
The Cardinals offense ranks 19th in EPA per play (−0.02); the 49ers defense ranks 8th (−0.04 allowed). Biggest Cardinals edges: sack rate, rushing success rate, non-explosive EPA per play. The 49ers defense holds the edge in explosive play rate, explosive pass rate, explosive run rate.
Luck check: the 49ers have been unlucky (−2.6 points per game from kicking and fumble luck).
Pace: projected for about 128 total snaps, close to a typical game.