The 2026 season is the Arizona Cardinals' 107th in the National Football League (NFL), their 39th in Arizona, their 21st playing their homes games at State Farm Stadium, their fourth under general manager Monti Ossenfort and their first under head coach Mike LaFleur. They will attempt to improve on their NFC-worst 3–14 record from 2025, make the playoffs after a four-year absence, and end their 10-year NFC West title drought. This season will begin with the team's third head coach in five seasons.
For the first time since the 2018 season, quarterback Kyler Murray was not on the roster, having been released on March 11.
Offseason Coaching changes Following the end of the 2025 season, the Cardinals fired head coach Jonathan Gannon. Offensive coordinator Drew Petzing left the team to join the Detroit Lions. Nathaniel Hackett was hired to replace Petzing.
Draft
+ 2026 Arizona Cardinals draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 3 Jeremiyah Love RB Notre Dame 2 34 Chase Bisontis G Texas A&M 3 65 Carson Beck QB Miami (FL) 4 104 Kaleb Proctor DT Southeastern Louisiana 5 143 Reggie Virgil WR Texas Tech 6 183 Karson Sharar LB Iowa 7 217 Jayden Williams OT Ole Miss
+ 2026 Arizona Cardinals undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Elijah Culp CB James Madison Ka'ena De Cambra OL Arizona Jameson Geers TE Minnesota Cameron Robertson OLB SMU Harrison Wallace III WR Ole Miss Damonic Williams DL Oklahoma Wydett Williams Jr. S Ole Miss Stephen Dix Jr. LB Arkansas
Draft trades
Staff
Current roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap HOF vs. Carolina Panthers L 30–33 0–1 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Recap 1 at Las Vegas Raiders W 27–14 1–1 Allegiant Stadium Recap 2 Dallas Cowboys L 13–34 1–2 State Farm Stadium Recap 3 at Green Bay Packers L 38–42 1–3 Lambeau Field Recap
Regular season Schedule Note: The state of Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone; however, Daylight saving time is only observed within the Navajo Nation.As a result, all times prior to November 1 are aligned with Pacific Daylight Time, not Mountain Daylight Time.
Week Date Time () Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap 1 September 13 1:25p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers W 26–14 1–0 SoFi Stadium CBS Recap 2 September 20 1:25p.m. Seattle Seahawks L 7–31 1–1 State Farm Stadium Fox Recap 3 September 27 1:05p.m. at San Francisco 49ers L 30–36 1–2 Levi's Stadium Fox Recap 4 October 4 10:00a.m. at New York Giants L 24–36 1–3 MetLife Stadium CBS Recap 5 October 11 1:25p.m. Detroit Lions State Farm Stadium Fox 6 October 18 1:05p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Fox 7 October 25 1:05p.m. Denver Broncos State Farm Stadium CBS 8 November 1 11:00a.m. at Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Fox 9 November 8 2:25p.m. at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field Fox 10 November 15 2:05p.m. Los Angeles Rams State Farm Stadium CBS 11 November 22 11:00a.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium CBS 12 November 29 2:25p.m. Washington Commanders State Farm Stadium Fox 13 December 6 2:05p.m. Philadelphia Eagles State Farm Stadium Fox 14 Bye 15 December 20 2:05p.m. New York Jets State Farm Stadium Fox 16 December 27 11:00a.m. at New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome Fox 17 January 3 2:05p.m. Las Vegas Raiders State Farm Stadium CBS 18 January 9/10 San Francisco 49ers State Farm Stadium Notes Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling. The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Game summaries Week 1: at Los Angeles Chargers
With the upset win, the Cardinals started the season 1–0, and secured both their first road win over the Chargers since 2001, and their first overall win since Week 9 of 2025, snapping a nine game losing streak.
Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks
With their 10th consecutive loss against Seattle since 2021, the Cardinals fell to 1–1. This also marked both their eighth straight home loss and seventh consecutive divisional loss.
Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers
With their eighth consecutive divisional loss, the Cardinals fell to 1–2.
Week 4: at New York Giants
Week 5: vs. Detroit Lions
Standings Division
Conference
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