All 32 NFL teams (including the Arizona Cardinals) ranked by 2025 strength of schedule

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The Arizona Cardinals are in Phase 2 of their offseason program and eye an improvement over their 8-9 2024 season in which they faded after leading the division after 10 weeks. They have bolstered the defense in free agency and the draft, and they feel good about the offense moving forward.

The Cardinals and the rest of the NFL will find out their regular-season schedule next week on Wednesday, so we will see when they have all their games. We know the opponents.

How competitive will the Cardinals be? Part of that is determined by their strength of schedule. As a third-place team in the NFC West last season, they have three games against third-place teams in another division, while the Los Angeles Rams, as division winners, will face a first-place team.

How strong is their schedule?

Warren Sharp calculates it this year. Here is how each team ranks, from easiest schedule to hardest:

1. San Francisco 49ers​

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Non-divisional opponents: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants

2. New England Patriots​

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Non-divisional opponents: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans

3. New Orleans Saints​

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Non-divisional opponents: Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears

4. Atlanta Falcons​

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Non-divisional opponents: Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Commanders, Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings

5. Buffalo Bills​

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Non-divisional opponents: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans

6. Jacksonville Jaguars​

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Non-divisional opponents: Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals

7. Carolina Panthers​

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Non-divisional opponents: Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers

8. Tennessee Titans​

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Non-divisional opponents: Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns

9. Miami Dolphins​

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Non-divisional opponents: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Commanders, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts

10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers​

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Non-divisional opponents: Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Houston Texans, Detroit Lions

11. Arizona Cardinals​

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Non-divisional opponents: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys

12. Indianapolis Colts​

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Non-divisional opponents: Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers

13. Seattle Seahawks​

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Non-divisional opponents: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Commanders

14. Denver Broncos​

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Non-divisional opponents: Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, New York Jets

15. Los Angeles Chargers​

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Non-divisional opponents: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphins

16. New York Jets​

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Non-divisional opponents: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars

17. Cincinnati Bengals​

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Non-divisional opponents: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos

18. Las Vegas Raiders​

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Non-divisional opponents: Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, New England Patriots

19. Washington Commanders​

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Non-divisional opponents: Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Las Vegas Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons

20. Los Angeles Rams​

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Non-divisional opponents: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles

21. Baltimore Ravens​

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Non-divisional opponents: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs

22. Dallas Cowboys​

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Non-divisional opponents: Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Jets, Carolina Panthers

23. Green Bay Packers​

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Non-divisional opponents: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals

24. Pittsburgh Steelers​

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Non-divisional opponents: Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Los Angeles Chargers

25. Houston Texans​

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Non-divisional opponents: Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens

26. Chicago Bears​

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Non-divisional opponents: Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Las Vegas Raiders, San Francisco 49ers

27. Kansas City Chiefs​

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Non-divisional opponents: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills

28. Minnesota Vikings​

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Non-divisional opponents: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Chargers, Seattle Seahawks

29. Philadelphia Eagles​

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Non-divisional opponents: Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

30. Detroit Lions​

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Non-divisional opponents: Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams

31. Cleveland Browns​

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Non-divisional opponents: Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders

32. New York Giants​

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Non-divisional opponents: Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Las Vegas Raiders, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints

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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: NFL strength of schedule rankings for 2025 season

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