Arizona Cardinals game-by-game 2026 predictions

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The Arizona Cardinals know their 2026 regular-season schedule, so now we can look at how potentially those games can play out. It is a tough schedule. They play three of their first four games on the road. They have the latest possible bye week and are underdogs in every single game.

How will this season play out?

Below are my game-by-game predictions for the Cardinals in 2026.

Week-by-week predictions for Cardinals' 2026 schedule​

• Week 1, at Los Angeles Chargers: Loss
• Week 2, home vs. Seattle Seahawks: Loss
• Week 3, at San Francisco 49ers: Loss
• Week 4, at New York Giants: Loss
• Week 5, home vs. Detroit Lions: Loss
• Week 6, at Los Angeles Rams: Loss
• Week 7, home vs. Denver Broncos: Loss
• Week 8, at Dallas Cowboys: Win
• Week 9, at Seattle Seahawks: Loss
• Week 10, home vs. Los Angeles Rams: Loss
• Week 11, at Kansas City Chiefs: Loss
• Week 12, home vs. Washington Commanders: Win
• Week 13, home vs. Philadelphia Eagles: Loss
• Week 14: BYE
• Week 15: home vs. New York Jets: Win
• Week 16: at New Orleans Saints: Loss
• Week 17: home vs. Las Vegas Raiders: Win
• Week 18: home vs. San Francisco 49ers: Loss

Final record: 4-13

Things of note​

• As of now, the way the rest of the NFC West looks, it is hard to predict any wins in the division.
• If the Cardinals start 0-7, moving off Jacoby Brissett to Gardner Minshew or rookie Carson Beck is a real possibility.
• I project the Cardinals will see all three quarterbacks starting games.
• I predict that the Cardinals will transition to Beck on the bye week and that he will do enough to give people some excitement and create the same debate Cardinals fans had in 2019 after Josh Rosen's rookie year.
• We can almost always count on the Cardinals winning one game they have not business winning and losing one they should win. Beating the Cowboys or Commanders would be the surprise win. Losing to the Giants or Saints might be seen as the ones they shouldn't lose, although they are underdogs in both games and both are on the road.

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