The Arizona Cardinals have a tough schedule in 2026. They are expected to struggle. While there is some optimism about what their offense could be, in NFL.com's rankings of the top 10 projected offenses, they don't appear.
That is fair. While Jacoby Brissett did put up numbers over his 12 starts last season, points were not plentiful, averaging 18.7 points per game in their nine-game losing streak to end last season and having zero threat in the run game.
But the Cardinals will face several of the top-10 offenses. Two are in the NFC West.
These are the top 10 offenses, per NFL.com:
- LA Rams
- Buffalo Bills
- Chicago Bears
- Detroit Lions
- Dallas Cowboys
- Cincinnati Bengals
- New England Patriots
- Denver Broncos
- San Francisco 49ers
- Baltimore Ravens
The Cardinals will face the Rams and 49ers twice. Additionally, they also will take on the Lions, Cowboys and Broncos this season. So they will have seven games against
the 10 top-rated offenses, at least based on this list.
Considering the struggles the Cardinals are expected to have on defense, this will be an interesting season.
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