The official 2025 NFL schedule was released tonight, and it's full of intriguing matchups for the Arizona Cardinals. From two primetime games to a treacherous late-season stretch, this year should be captivating for Cardinals fans.
The NFL schedule release doesn't truly come with much new information. Each team's opponents have already been set for months, so all that's left to reveal is the order and timing of each matchup. Even then, schedules are often leaked before the official release.
Arizona Cardinals full 2025 schedule
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Week 1: @ New Orleans Saints
Week 2: vs Carolina Panthers
Week 3: @ San Francisco 49ers
**Week 4: vs Seattle Seahawks (Thursday Night Football)**
Week 5: vs Tennessee Titans
Week 6: @ Indianapolis Colts
Week 7: vs Green Bay Packers
Week 8: BYE WEEK
**Week 9: @ Dallas Cowboys (Monday Night Football)**
Week 10: @ Seattle Seahawks
Week 11: vs San Francisco 49ers
Week 12: vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 13: @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 14: vs Los Angeles Rams
Week 15: @ Houston Texans
Week 16: vs Atlanta Falcons
Week 17: @ Cincinnati Bengals
Week 18: @ Los Angeles Rams
While the Arizona Cardinals have one of the easiest sets of opponents in the NFL in 2025, the order of the games does create some challenges. The [final six games](https://raisingzona.com/the-nfl-just-doomed-the-arizona-cardinals-with-a-brutal-late-season-schedule-01jv8ket94rb) of the season are all against potential playoff teams. In all likelihood, the fate of the 2025 Cardinals will come down to how they perform in this stretch.
We can spend all the time we want digging into schedules and bye weeks, but at the end of the day, the best football teams will come out on top. With a full picture of the season ahead of them, it's time for the Arizona Cardinals to prove to the country that they belong among the NFL's elite teams.