The Washington Redskins will play their first game of the regular season on Sunday when they face the Arizona Cardinals. Kickoff at State Farm Stadium is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET.

With a win, the Redskins would secure their first opening day game under fifth-year Coach Jay Gruden. Under Gruden, the Redskins have come out of the gates flat in their previous four opening day games.

During training camp and the preseason, there has been plenty of optimism about the Redskins and several of their new arrivals both on offense and defense.

Washington and Arizona last played on December 17, 2017, in a game the Redskins won 20-15.

The Redskins lead the all-time series, 75-46-2.

With a new season underway, both teams are looking to improve statistically in several areas of weakness from last season.

Here is a look at how both teams stack up against each other statistically (based on final 2017 stats) heading into Week 1 of the NFL season.

OVERALL OFFENSIVE NFL RANKINGS

WASHINGTON VS ARIZONA
13th Overall Rank (NFL Yds/G) 31st
13th Passing Yards 15th
27th Rushing Yards 30th
19th Time of Possession 7th
26th Number of Plays Per Game 7th
14th Yards Per Play 29th

OVERALL OFFENSIVE STATS

WASHINGTON VS ARIZONA
21.38 Points Per Game 18.44
234.44 Passing Yards 227.81
90.50 Rushing Yards 86.62
29:44 Time of Possession 31:09
61.38 Number of Plays Per Game 66.19
5.29 Yards Per Play 4.75

OVERALL DEFENSIVE NFL RANKINGS

WASHINGTON VS ARIZONA
12th Overall Rank (NFL Yds/G Allowed) 27th
11th Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 15th
32nd Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 6th
20th Time of Possession 8th
25th Number of Plays Per Game 13th
19th Yards Per Play 4th

OVERALL DEFENSIVE STATS

WASHINGTON VS ARIZONA
24.25 Points Allowed Per Game 22.56
214.06 Passing Yards 221.44
133.81 Rushing Yards 89.50
30:24 Time of Possession 29:33
65.31 Number of Plays 62.94
5.33 Yards Per Play 4.94

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