Who Should Cardinals Fans Root For in Week 4?
Playoff chance 2% · NFC West chance <1%
Root for a Cardinals win. Other games this week barely change their chances.
The Cardinals are 1-2, with a 2% chance to make the playoffs and less than a 1% chance to win the NFC West. This game matters most:
- A Cardinals win over the Giants raises their playoff chance to 3%. A loss drops it to under 1%.
Cardinals Week 4 Rooting Guide: Playoff Chance by Game
| Gamethis week | Root forthe result that helps | Impactsize of the swing | Changeplayoff chance | Whythe rival it hurts most |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals at Giants | Cardinals | Low | <1% → 3% | — |
| Chargers at Seahawks | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
| Rams at Eagles | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
| Lions at Panthers | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
| Jets at Bears | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
| Packers at Buccaneers | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
| Broncos at 49ers | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
| Cowboys at Texans | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
| Dolphins at Vikings | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
| Colts at Commanders | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
| Falcons at Saints | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
| Chiefs at Raiders | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
| Patriots at Bills | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
| Jaguars at Bengals | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
| Titans at Ravens | Either | Either | Under 1 point | — |
Cardinals Week 4 Games Already Played: Result and Effect
How Cardinals Week 4 Chances Are Calculated: 10,000 Seasons
MockSlate plays out the rest of the 2026 season 10,000 times from the current standings, using its team ratings for every game still to play. Each simulated season also varies every team’s rating to allow for uncertainty in team strength. For each game this week it does that twice, once with each team winning, and keeps every other result the same, so the only difference is that game. The change in the Cardinals’ chances between the two is the game’s impact. A change under 1 point shows as Either. Playoff spots and division titles follow the league’s tiebreaker procedure; ties are not played out, and a tie that comes down to a coin toss is split between the tied teams. In a backtest of this simulator on 11,776 team-weeks from 2003 to 2025, teams given under a 1% chance made the playoffs 0 times in 1,671.
Cardinals Playoff Chances in Week 4: Questions
- Who should Cardinals fans root for in Week 4?
- Root for a Cardinals win. Other games this week barely change their chances. A Cardinals win over the Giants raises their playoff chance to 3%. A loss drops it to under 1%.
- What are the Cardinals’ playoff chances?
- 2% to make the playoffs and under 1% to win the NFC West, before this week’s remaining games. MockSlate plays out the rest of the 2026 season 10,000 times from the current standings.
- How does the NFL Rooting Guide work?
- For each game this week, MockSlate plays out the rest of the season 10,000 times with the home team winning and 10,000 times with the away team winning, keeping every other result the same. The difference in a team’s chances is that game’s impact. A change under 1 point shows as Either.
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Updated: October 2, 2026 at 5:06 AM ET