2026 Arizona Cardinals Strength of Schedule
How tough the Cardinals’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 4:30 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Weeks 7–10
- Wk 7DEN#5
- Wk 8@ DAL#22
- Wk 9@ SEA#2
- Wk 10LAR#10
Average opponent rank 9.8
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 1-2
- 5 left · 2 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 0-2
- 2 left · 1 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 1-0
- 4 left · 1 on road
3 of the Cardinals’ 5 remaining games against the top third are at home.
NFC West division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Seahawks3-3 | tied for 14 | 16.0 | tied for 12 | 15.7 |
 Cardinals2-4 | tied for 3 | 12.2 | 14 | 15.9 |
 Rams2-4 | tied for 5 | 12.8 | 19 | 16.7 |
 49ers6-0 | tied for 21 | 17.5 | tied for 20 | 17.0 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank