Cardinals schedule leaks: Rumored and confirmed games on Arizona's 2025 NFL slate

Shane Shoemaker

Cardinals schedule leaks: Rumored and confirmed games on Arizona's 2025 NFL slate image

The NFL is set to drop the full 2025 regular season schedule tonight, giving Cardinals fans their first look at how Arizona’s season will stack up week by week — including when the toughest matchups will hit and whether the national spotlight will follow.

After a rebuilding 2024 campaign that saw flashes of promise under quarterback Kyler Murray, Arizona enters the new season with renewed expectations and a roster full of young talent. The opponents have been locked in since the end of last year, but now it’s about timing — and how the Cardinals navigate one of the more difficult schedules in the league.

Arizona Cardinals’ 2025 opponents

Home games: Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers

Road games: Rams, 49ers, Seahawks, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals

Arizona Cardinals 2025 full schedule

  • Week 1: at New Orleans Saints — Sunday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. (CBS)

  • Week 2: vs. Carolina Panthers — Sunday, Sept. 14 at 4:05 p.m. (CBS)

  • Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers — Sunday, Sept. 21 at 4:25 p.m. (Fox)

  • Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks (Thursday Night Football) — Thursday, Sept. 25 at 8:15 p.m. (Prime Video)

  • Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans — Sunday, Oct. 5 at 4:05 p.m. (CBS)

  • Week 6: at Indianapolis Colts — Sunday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. (Fox)

  • Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers — Sunday, Oct. 19 at 4:25 p.m. (Fox)

  • Week 8: BYE

  • Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys (Monday Night Football) — Monday, Nov. 3 at 9:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)

  • Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks — Sunday, Nov. 9 at 4:05 p.m. (CBS)

  • Week 11: vs. San Francisco 49ers — Sunday, Nov. 16 at 4:05 p.m. (Fox)

  • Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars — Sunday, Nov. 23 at 4:05 p.m. (Fox)

  • Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Sunday, Nov. 30 at 1 p.m. (Fox)

  • Week 14: vs. Los Angeles Rams — Sunday, Dec. 7 at 4:25 p.m. (Fox)

  • Week 15: at Houston Texans — Sunday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. (Fox)

  • Week 16: vs. Atlanta Falcons — Sunday, Dec. 21 at 4:05 p.m. (Fox)

  • Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals — TBD

  • Week 18: at Los Angeles Rams — TBD

Cardinals 2025 strength of schedule

According to Sharp Football Analysis, the Cardinals face the 11th-toughest schedule in the NFL based on projected win totals — the hardest slate among any team in the NFC West. With road games against contenders like the Bengals, Cowboys, and 49ers, Arizona will be tested early and often.

Shane Shoemaker

Shane Shoemaker began his career as an editorial writer for ClutchPoints, covering college football, the NFL and MLB. His love for sports took off at age 5, when his dad began taking him all over the country to watch the Atlanta Braves and later, the Miami Hurricanes football team — fueling his passion for experiencing new stadiums. Although a lifelong Tennessean, he remains unaffiliated with local teams, even after writing for Vols Wire. Shane holds a BA in Communications/Journalism from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and never misses a chance to mention the Atlanta Braves’ 2021 World Series win.