Arizona Cardinals

Updated Tue, Oct 13 · 6:05 PM CT

1–4, 4th in the NFC West; offense middle of the league, defense bottom 10.

The Cardinals are 1–4 in 2026, 0–2 against the NFC West.

By opponent-adjusted EPA per play the Cardinals' offense ranks 15th (0.00) and their defense 29th (+0.10 allowed); 27th of 32 by net (−0.10).

Data through Week 5's games (the last played Mon, Oct 12), from nflverse play-by-play; nflverse last published it Tue, Oct 13 · 11:56 AM CT.

Next game

at Los Angeles Rams

Week 6 · Sun, Oct 18 · 3:05 PM CT on Fox

Our call: Rams Strong

5 of 5 models favor the Rams. On average the models have the Rams by 9.9 points, a 79% win chance.

Every model, the quarterbacks and the matchup →

TV listings: ESPN

Latest news

Cardinals, Texans Complete Marvin Harrison Jr. Trade
OCTOBER 12, 3:22pm: In a statement announcing the trade, Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort said (via Josh Weinfuss of ESPN): “Decisions like this are never easy. Ultimately, we have to do what is best for our football team and that will always be the driving factor.

ProFootballRumors · Mon, Oct 12 · 3:22 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Cardinals Place G Isaiah Adams On IR
After finding out they were losing left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. for the year earlier this week, the Cardinals now see starting right guard Isaiah Adams join him on injured reserve. Arizona reportedly doesn’t believe Adams’ ankle injury will keep him out as long as Johnson, but…

ProFootballRumors · Sat, Oct 10 · 3:22 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Cardinals Finalizing WR Marvin Harrison Jr. Trade
12:45pm: The Texans have been in “deep negotiations” with the Cardinals regarding Harrison, Schultz confirms, with “significant draft capital” involved. Arizona is still holding out hope for a first-round pick, either from Houston or another team, though at least one other club…

ProFootballRumors · Sat, Oct 10 · 12:45 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors

Headlines and a line or two from each outlet's own feed, linked to the original; the stories are theirs, not ours. League-wide news →

NFC West

Team	Record	In the division
San Francisco 49ers	5–0	3–0
Seattle Seahawks	3–2	1–1
Los Angeles Rams	2–3	0–1
Arizona Cardinals	1–4	0–2

By winning percentage (a tie counts half), then the NFL's division tiebreakers as our standings apply them.

Full standings and playoff picture →

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result	Our call
Week 1Sun, Sep 13 · CBS	at Chargers	W 26–14	Chargers Lean · ✗	Game page
Week 2Sun, Sep 20 · Fox	vs Seahawks	L 7–31	Seahawks Toss-up · ✓	Game page
Week 3Sun, Sep 27 · Fox	at 49ers	L 30–36	49ers Strong · ✓	Game page
Week 4Sun, Oct 4 · CBS	at Giants	L 24–36	Giants Toss-up · ✓	Game page
Week 5Sun, Oct 11 · Fox	vs Lions	L 21–45	Lions Toss-up · ✓	Game page
Week 6Sun, Oct 18 · Fox	at Rams	—	Rams Strong	Game page
Week 7Sun, Oct 25 · CBS	vs Broncos	—	Broncos Lean	Game page
Week 8Sun, Nov 1 · Fox	at Cowboys	—	Cowboys Lean	Game page
Week 9Sun, Nov 8 · Fox	at Seahawks	—	Seahawks Strong	Game page
Week 10Sun, Nov 15 · CBS	vs Rams	—	Rams Lean	Game page
Week 11Sun, Nov 22 · CBS	at Chiefs	—	Chiefs Strong	Game page
Week 12Sun, Nov 29 · Fox	vs Commanders	—	Cardinals Toss-up	Game page
Week 13Sun, Dec 6 · Fox	vs Eagles	—	Eagles Toss-up	Game page
Week 14	Bye
Week 15Sun, Dec 20 · Fox	vs Jets	—	Cardinals Toss-up	Game page
Week 16Sun, Dec 27 · Fox	at Saints	—	Saints Toss-up	Game page
Week 17Sun, Jan 3 · CBS	vs Raiders	—	Raiders Toss-up	Game page
Week 18Sun, Jan 10	vs 49ers	—	49ers Strong	Game page

Our call is the team the consensus of our models favored before kickoff, never changed after it; ✓ when that team won, ✗ when it lost. Each game page shows every model.

TV listings: ESPN

Player stats

Jacoby Brissett 1,110 passing yards, Jeremiyah Love 245 rushing yards, Trey McBride 308 receiving yards

2026 regular season through Week 5, from nflverse's player stats: the Cardinals players above the leaders page's marks per team game.

Quarterbacks

Arizona Cardinals, Quarterbacks
Player	Yardspassing	Attempts	Completedof attempts	TD	INT	EPAper dropback
Jacoby BrissettQB	1,110	199	66%	9	5	−0.02

Running backs

Arizona Cardinals, Running backs
Player	Yardsrushing	Carries	Yardsper carry	TDrushing	Targets	Share ofteam targets
Jeremiyah LoveRB	245	67	3.7	1	14	7.2%
Tyler AllgeierRB	119	35	3.4	1	12	6.2%

Wide receivers

Arizona Cardinals, Wide receivers
Player	Yardsreceiving	Catches	Targets	Share ofteam targets	Air yards	TD
Michael WilsonWR	288	29	51	26%	519	1
Kendrick BourneWR	178	17	22	11%	128	0

Tight ends

Arizona Cardinals, Tight ends
Player	Yardsreceiving	Catches	Targets	Share ofteam targets	Air yards	TD
Trey McBrideTE	308	42	56	29%	327	3

Defense

Arizona Cardinals, Defense
Player	Tackles	For loss	Sacks	INT	Passesdefended	Fumblesforced
Budda BakerS	36	2	2.5	1	3	0
Jack GibbensLB	35	1	0.5	0	1	0
Mack WilsonLB	35	1	0	0	1	1
Andrew WingardSAF	23	3	0	1	1	1
Roy LopezDT	20	3	1	0	0	0
Zaven CollinsLB	16	2	1	0	2	1
Denzel BurkeCB	15	0	0	1	3	0
Max MeltonCB	15	1	0	0	4	0
Dante StillsDT	14	2	1	0	1	0
Darius RobinsonDL	14	2	1	0	0	0

Top 10 by tackles.

Kickers

Arizona Cardinals, Kickers
Player	FG made	FG tried	Longestyards	Extra pointsmade	Extra pointstried
Chad RylandK	8	10	60	12	12

Every team's leaders →

Offense

15th in EPA per play; passing 20th, rushing 16th

Opponent-adjusted, from nflverse play-by-play, 2026 regular season to date; league rank of 32 beside each.

	Cardinals	Rank
Offense, EPA per play	0.00	15th
Offense, success rate	45%	11th
Passing offense, EPA per dropback	+0.03	20th
Rushing offense, EPA per run	−0.07	16th

Every team's efficiency →

Defense

29th in EPA per play allowed; passing 31st, rushing 15th

What the defense allowed, opponent-adjusted, 2026 regular season to date; 1st allowed the least. Net is offense minus defense.

	Cardinals	Rank
Defense, EPA per play allowed	+0.10	29th
Defense, success rate allowed	44%	16th
Pass defense, EPA per dropback allowed	+0.25	31st
Run defense, EPA per run allowed	−0.10	15th
Net EPA per play (offense minus defense)	−0.10	27th

Every team's efficiency →

Injuries

2 out, 2 questionable

Week 5 report (last filed); Week 6 not filed yet

The official injury report, as of Tue, Oct 13 · 9:57 AM CT: players with a game status or a missed or limited practice.

Isaiah Adams G · Ankle · practice: Did not practiceOut
Andrew Wingard S · Knee · practice: Did not practiceOut
Walter Nolen DT · Calf · practice: LimitedQuestionable
Karson Sharar LB · Hamstring · practice: LimitedQuestionable

Full league injury report →

Our record on Cardinals games

Our call had the winner in 4 of 5

Our call had the winner in 4 of 5 Cardinals games (80%).

Model	Games	Winner right	Rate	Average miss
Consensus (our call)	5	4 of 5	80%	15.4
Our model Experimental	5	2 of 5	40%	16.2
Elo	5	4 of 5	80%	13.4
SRS	5	4 of 5	80%	14.8
ESPN FPI	5	2 of 5	40%	17.2
Record	5	3 of 5	60%	—

Winner right: games where the model favored the team that won (a tie counts half). Average miss: points between the model's margin and the final margin. Weeks 1–4 reconstructed: worked out afterwards from data before each week. Every game, every team →

Playoff chances

A long shot: the Cardinals reach the playoffs in 1% of our 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season and win the NFC West in <1%; their average finish is 5–12.

Playoffs 1%Win the NFC West <1%No. 1 seed <1%Average finish 5–12

In the race for the 2027 draft: the Cardinals get the #1 pick in 6% of the simulations and a top-5 pick in 51%. Draft order →

After Week 5's games; simulated Tue, Oct 13 · 6:05 PM CT. The rest of the season is played out 20,000 times, each game with our call's win chance; the NFL's tiebreakers are applied in simplified form (no points or touchdown steps). How the simulation works →