Cardinals clinch 3rd place in NFC West, learn opponents for the 2025-26 season

TEMPE, Ariz.

The Monday Night Football matchup in Week 17 may not have featured the Arizona Cardinals , but the result of the game made a major impact on the Cardinals' future.

The San Francisco 49ers lost to the Detroit Lions, 40-34, on Monday night, which clinched third place in the NFC West for the Cardinals.

The 49ers' loss, which clinched last place in the NFC West for the defending NFC champions, also means the Cardinals now know the teams they will face next season.

Some highlights include Kyler Murray going back to AT&T Stadium (where he has an 8-0 record) to play the Cowboys, the Cardinals welcoming Michael Penix Jr.

and the Falcons and Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars to State Farm Stadium, plus they will face two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL in Houston's CJ Stroud and Cincinnati's Joe Burrow (both of those games will be on the road).

Here's a look at everyone the Cardinals will play next season.

The full schedule is expected to be released by the NFL in May.

Arizona Cardinals 2025-26 Home Opponents Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans Green Bay Packers Arizona Cardinals 2025-26 Road Opponents Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Tampa Bay Buccaneers New Orleans Saints Dallas Cowboys Cincinnati Bengals The Cardinals will wrap up the 2024-25 season on Sunday when they take on the 49ers at State Farm Stadium.

Kickoff will be at 2:25 p.m.

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Arizona sports The city of Phoenix is home to four major professional sports league teams; The NFL's Arizona Cardinals, NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBAs Phoenix Mercury and MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Cardinals have made State Farm Stadium in Glendale their home turf and the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix is home to both the Suns and the Mercury.

The Indoor Football Leagues Arizona Rattlers play at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.

Phoenix also has a soccer team with the USL's Phoenix Rising FC, who play at Phoenix Rising FC Stadium in Phoenix.

The Valley hosts multiple major sporting events every year, including college football's Fiesta Bowl and Guaranteed Rate Bowl; the PGA Tours highest-attended event, the WM Phoenix Open; NASCAR events each spring and fall, including Championship Weekend in November; and Cactus League Spring Training for 15 Major League Baseball franchises.

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