Jets at Cardinals: Week 15 preview, odds and injuries

Week 15 · Sun, Dec 20 · State Farm Stadium4:05 PM ET

at4:05 PMET · Fox

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 11:42 PM ET

The New York Jets (2-7) visit the Arizona Cardinals (3-6) on Sun, Dec 20, 4:05 PM ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ (Week 15, 2026 season), on Fox.

When and where is Jets vs Cardinals?

Sun, Dec 20, 4:05 PM ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ. TV: Fox.

Who is injured for Jets vs Cardinals?

Jets: Garrett Wilson (WR, questionable, concussion), Joseph Ossai (DE, questionable, ankle), Nahshon Wright (CB, questionable, back) and Trevin Wallace (LB, questionable, groin). Cardinals: Bam Knight (RB, questionable, concussion), Hjalte Froholdt (C, questionable, concussion), Jayden Williams (OT, questionable, knee), Jon Gaines II (G, questionable, ankle) and Roy Lopez (DT, questionable, toe).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Jets at Cardinals: Week 15 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-12-20-nyj-at-ari (updated 2026-11-11).

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Regular season through week 14 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Jets dropback offense vs Cardinals pass defense
The Jets' dropback offense ranks 14th in EPA per dropback (+0.08, 313 dropbacks) against a Cardinals pass defense ranked 31st (+0.25 allowed, 292 dropbacks faced).
14thNYJ offense17 spots apart31stARI defense
2Jets ball security vs Cardinals takeaway defense
The Jets' ball security ranks 7th in turnovers per game (0.8 giveaways a game, 9 games) against a Cardinals takeaway defense ranked 30th (0.8 takeaways a game, 9 games).
7thNYJ offense23 spots apart30thARI defenseSmall sample, read with care Why sample size matters
3Jets defense against big plays vs Cardinals big-play offense
The Jets' defense against big plays ranks 15th in explosive-play rate (9.2% allowed, 563 plays faced) and faces a Cardinals big-play offense ranked 31st (5.8%, 600 plays).
31stARI offense16 spots apart15thNYJ defense

When the Jets have the ballEdge NYJ · +17 ranks

NYJ dropback offenseEPA per dropbackARI pass defense

14th+0.08313 dropbacks

NYJ +17

+0.25 allowed292 dropbacks faced31st

NYJ run gameEPA per rushARI run defense

20th-0.12212 rushes

ARI +13

-0.14 allowed243 rushes faced7th

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Cardinals have the ballNo big edge

ARI dropback offenseEPA per dropbackNYJ pass defense

24th-0.02386 dropbacks

+0.16 allowed312 dropbacks faced26th

ARI run gameEPA per rushNYJ run defense

14th-0.06214 rushes

-0.11 allowed251 rushes faced9th

Third downNo big edge

NYJ third-down offensethird-down conversion rateARI third-down defense

24th36.6%112 third downs

43.0% allowed107 third downs faced22nd

ARI third-down offensethird-down conversion rateNYJ third-down defense

16th39.0%136 third downs

42.7% allowed110 third downs faced21st

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneNo big edge

NYJ red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateARI red-zone defense

32nd38%26 trips

69% allowed32 trips faced26th

ARI red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateNYJ red-zone defense

30th44%34 trips

69% allowed32 trips faced26th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge NYJ · +16 ranks

NYJ big-play offenseexplosive-play rateARI defense against big plays

10th9.9%525 plays

9.2% allowed535 plays faced14th

ARI big-play offenseexplosive-play rateNYJ defense against big plays

31st5.8%600 plays

NYJ +16

9.2% allowed563 plays faced15th

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge ARI · +13 ranks

NYJ pass protectionsack rateARI pass rush

28th8.9% sacked313 dropbacks

ARI +13

6.5% of dropbacks292 dropbacks faced15th

ARI pass protectionsack rateNYJ pass rush

15th6.0% sacked386 dropbacks

7.1% of dropbacks312 dropbacks faced10th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge NYJ · +23 ranks

NYJ ball securityturnovers per gameARI takeaway defense

7th0.8 giveaways a game9 games

NYJ +23

0.8 takeaways a game9 games30th

ARI ball securityturnovers per gameNYJ takeaway defense

8th0.9 giveaways a game9 games

ARI +14

1.0 takeaways a game9 games22nd

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesNYJ 0 · ARI 0 regulars out or doubtful

Jets4 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QGarrett WilsonWR89% offense · 8 wk
QJoseph OssaiDE45% defense · 3 wk
QNahshon WrightCBno snaps
QTrevin WallaceLBno snaps

Cardinals5 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QHjalte FroholdtC100% offense · 9 wk
QJon Gaines IIG90% offense · 6 wk
QJayden WilliamsOT48% offense · 8 wk
QRoy LopezDT45% defense · 9 wk
QBam KnightRB23% offense · 8 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelARI +7 days of rest · NYJ travels 2,144 mi

AwayJets

7days since last game

2,144miles to get here

2time zones

Last: Sun wk 14 vs DEN · 6,387 mi flown this season

Long trip2 time zones

Rest edge+7ARI daysTravel gap 2,144 mi

HomeCardinals

14days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 13 vs PHI · 10,871 mi flown this season

Off a bye

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: NYJ 9 games, 525 offensive and 563 defensive plays · ARI 9 games, 600 offensive and 535 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32

Tale of the tape

NYJARI

14th+0.003Offense EPA / play-0.03621st

14th+0.084Dropback EPA-0.02324th

20th-0.116Rush EPA-0.05814th

11th45.0%Offense success rate43.3%14th

21st-3.2%Pass rate over expected-0.7%10th

22nd+0.039Defense EPA allowed+0.07326th

26th+0.161Pass defense EPA+0.24831st

9th-0.112Run defense EPA-0.1367th

29th46.7%Defense success allowed43.0%13th

Fantasy pts allowed / game

19th18.0To QBs21.33rd

9th25.3To RBs21.117th

25th28.5To WRs32.915th

14th14.4To TEs15.49th

Form

Last six results

Jets2-7

Cardinals3-6

Injury report

League report

Jets4 listed

QGarrett WilsonWR · Concussion
QJoseph OssaiDE · Ankle
QNahshon WrightCB · Back
QTrevin WallaceLB · Groin

Cardinals5 listed

QBam KnightRB · Concussion
QHjalte FroholdtC · Concussion
QJayden WilliamsOT · Knee
QJon Gaines IIG · Ankle
QRoy LopezDT · Toe

Expected starters

ExpectedEvery game →

Depth chart rank 1, adjusted for the injury report. Kickoff Sun, Dec 20, 4:05 PM ET.

Context

Rest & travel, all 32 →

WeatherIndoorsDome, no weather

VenueState Farm StadiumGlendale, AZ

BroadcastFox4:05 PM ET · Sun, Dec 20

Travel & rest

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