Cards Wire staff predictions for Cardinals-Commanders in Week 4

Check out what Jess Root and Howard Balzer predict for the Cardinals’ Week 4 game against the Commanders.

The Arizona Cardinals will take on the Washington Commanders Sunday afternoon at State Farm Stadium seeking to even their record at 2-2. The Commanders come in having won two straight games and have been great offensively. They have not punted or turned the ball over in their two wins.

Can the Cardinals knock off Washington and bounce back from a tough defeat to the Detroit Lions?

Cards Wire’s writers make their predictions for the game

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Jess Root

While the Lions were perhaps a perfect foil to what the Cardinals like to do offensively, the Commanders are not. They are bottom three in the league in yards per pass play (7.7) and yards per rush (5.1). That means the Cardinals should be able to more or less do anything they want offensively.

How the Cardinals do defensively is the question. Washington runs the ball well and Jayden Daniels looks fantastic. So I see this game being a track meet, but I also can see it going like the game the Cardinals had against the Rams. I won’t predict a Cardinals blowout win but think it could happen. Instead, it will be an exciting high-scoring game.

Cardinals 34, Commanders 30

Howard Balzer

This is a tough one and like many NFL games, a strong case can be made for either team. What we also know is how week-to-week the NFL is, meaning what happened the game before often has no bearing on what happens next. As impactful as quarterbacks Kyler Murray and rookie Jayden Daniels can be, my sense is the key will be how well each team’s running backs play. Austin Ekeler won’t play for the Commanders, and that could give the Cardinals the edge if James Conner is more productive than he was against the Lions. I’m counting on that be[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=2015]ing the case.

Cardinals 27, Commanders 23

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