The Arizona Cardinals‘ 2026 regular-season schedule will be released on Thursday as part of the full league schedule reveal. Some games have been announced — big matchups for broadcast partners and the international games. None involves the Cardinals, but there is another game announced that eliminates one opponent in one particular week.
Netflix will broadcast a game on the day before Thanksgiving in Week 12, a Wednesday night game. That game will have the Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers. The Cardinals play the Rams twice yearly.
While the Cardinals and Rams will play twice, we now know two weeks they will not face them. They will not open the season against the Rams, who play a game in Melbourne, Australia in Week 1 against the San Francisco 49ers. And now Week 12 is eliminated for a game against the Rams.
The full schedule release will come Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.
The Cardinals’ 2026 home and away opponents are listed below.
Arizona Cardinals’ 2026 home opponents
- LA Rams
- San Francisco 49ers
- Seattle Seahawks
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Washington Commanders
- Denver Broncos
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Detroit Lions
- New York Jets
Arizona Cardinals’ 2026 away opponents
- LA Rams
- San Francisco 49ers
- Seattle Seahawks
- Dallas Cowboys
- New York Giants
- Kansas City Chiefs
- LA Chargers
- New Orleans Saints
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Thanksgiving Eve game eliminates potential Cardinals opponent in Week 12