Arizona Cardinals 2026 Travel Schedule
The Arizona Cardinals travel 15,620 round-trip miles in 2026, 23rd most of the 32 teams, with no short weeks, 1 kickoff before 11 a.m. on the body clock, and a bye in Week 14. Week 18's kickoff time is not set yet, so its rest and body-clock cells read TBD.
Full Arizona Cardinals 2027 opponents and schedule history
Arizona Cardinals travel miles 2026 by week
Home: State Farm Stadium, Glendale. Miles are round trips from home. Body clock is the kickoff in Cardinals home time.
| Week | Opponent | Venue | Rest days | Miles | Time zones | Body clock | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | @ LAC | Inglewood | — | 700 | 0 | 1:25 PM | |
| W2 | vs SEA | Glendale | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:25 PM | |
| W3 | @ SF | Santa Clara | 7 | 1,220 | 0 | 1:05 PM | |
| W4 | @ NYG | East Rutherford | 7 | 4,280 | 3 | 10:00 AM | Early · B2B road |
| W5 | vs DET | Glendale | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:25 PM | |
| W6 | @ LAR | Inglewood | 7 | 700 | 0 | 1:05 PM | |
| W7 | vs DEN | Glendale | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:05 PM | |
| W8 | @ DAL | Arlington | 7 | 1,760 | 1 | 11:00 AM | |
| W9 | @ SEA | Seattle | 7 | 2,200 | 1 | 2:25 PM | B2B road |
| W10 | vs LAR | Glendale | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2:05 PM | |
| W11 | @ KC | Kansas City | 7 | 2,120 | 1 | 11:00 AM | |
| W12 | vs WAS | Glendale | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2:25 PM | |
| W13 | vs PHI | Glendale | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2:05 PM | |
| W14 | BYE | ||||||
| W15 | vs NYJ | Glendale | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2:05 PM | Long rest |
| W16 | @ NO | New Orleans | 7 | 2,640 | 1 | 11:00 AM | |
| W17 | vs LV | Glendale | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2:05 PM | |
| W18 | vs SF | Glendale | TBD | 0 | 0 | TBD |
- Miles (round trip):
- 15,620
- Short weeks (under 7 days rest):
- 0
- Early kickoffs (before 11 a.m. body clock):
- 1
- Longest road trip (games):
- 2
- Longest home gap (days):
- 21
- Time zones crossed:
- 7
- International games:
- 0
Arizona Cardinals short weeks 2026
No 2026 game on fewer than seven days’ rest through the scheduled weeks.
Arizona Cardinals 1 p.m. Eastern kickoffs 2026
- Week 4, at New York Giants: 10:00 AM on the Cardinals body clock.
- Week 8, at Dallas Cowboys: 11:00 AM on the Cardinals body clock.
- Week 11, at Kansas City Chiefs: 11:00 AM on the Cardinals body clock.
- Week 16, at New Orleans Saints: 11:00 AM on the Cardinals body clock.
How MockSlate counts travel miles
Every game is a round trip from State Farm Stadium to the game venue, as the crow flies, rounded to ten miles. A home game counts zero; a neutral or international site counts from home even when the Cardinals are the designated home team. Rest days are the days since the previous game, a short week is fewer than seven, and the body clock is the kickoff in Cardinals home time. Back-to-back road games are flagged rather than modeled as one trip. All 32 teams ranked →
Arizona Cardinals rest advantage 2026 by week
Since 2002, home teams win 56% of games with even rest. With a rest edge of three days or more that rises to 58%. On the short side of three days or more it drops to 53%.
| Week | Opponent | Own rest | Opp rest | Edge | Situation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | @ LAC | — | — | ||
| W2 | vs SEA | 7 | 11 | -4 | |
| W3 | @ SF | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W4 | @ NYG | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W5 | vs DET | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W6 | @ LAR | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
| W7 | vs DEN | 7 | 10 | -3 | |
| W8 | @ DAL | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
| W9 | @ SEA | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
| W10 | vs LAR | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W11 | @ KC | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W12 | vs WAS | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
| W13 | vs PHI | 7 | 10 | -3 | |
| W14 | BYE | ||||
| W15 | vs NYJ | 14 | 7 | +7 | Off bye |
| W16 | @ NO | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W17 | vs LV | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W18 | vs SF | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Edge is the Cardinals’ rest days minus the opponent’s. Green is an edge, red a deficit, white even. Week 1 has no edge.
Cardinals’ season rest edge is +1, 15th in the league, through the scheduled weeks.
Arizona Cardinals games off a bye 2026
- Week 15, vs New York Jets: 14 days of rest against the opponent’s 7, an edge of +7.
NFL win rate by rest advantage since 2002
Every regular-season game from 2002 to 2025 after Week 1, bucketed by the home team’s rest edge over the visitor. The win rate is the home team’s, so the Even row is the plain home-field baseline to read the others against.
| Home rest edge | Games | Home record | Home win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| −3 or worse | 650 | 345-303-2 | 53.2% |
| −2 to −1 | 469 | 269-198-2 | 57.6% |
| Even | 3,790 | 2131-1653-6 | 56.3% |
| +1 to +2 | 364 | 199-165 | 54.7% |
| +3 or more | 565 | 326-237-2 | 57.9% |
5,838 games bucketed: 6,223 in the file minus 383 Week 1 games and 2 later games where a team had no earlier game that season. Ties count as half a win.
Arizona Cardinals hardest stretch of the 2026 schedule
The Cardinals’ hardest three-game stretch is Weeks 8 to 10: @DAL, @SEA, LAR, at an average model win chance of 17%, 1st hardest three-game run in the league. Difficulty is 100 minus each game’s win chance, so home field and rest are already counted.
Hardest 3-game stretch: Weeks 8 to 10, @DAL, @SEA, LAR. Average win chance 17%.
Easiest 3-game stretch: Weeks 15 to 17, NYJ, @NO, LV. Average win chance 41%.
These are MockSlate model numbers, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams ranked by hardest stretch →
Arizona Cardinals primetime games 2026 and since 2002
The Cardinals have 0 primetime games in 2026, tied for the fewest in the league, and have averaged 1.8 per season since 2002. The Cardinals have no primetime game on the slotted 2026 schedule. Their primetime record since 2002 is 18-25-1 (42.0%). Week 18 has no slots yet.
No primetime game on the slotted 2026 schedule.
Windows: Thursday night, Sunday night, Monday night, and other night windows (the opener, holiday nights, Saturday night). Lines are MockSlate model numbers from the current ratings snapshot, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams by primetime games →
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Updated: September 6, 2026