Arizona Cardinals: Interesting preseason schedule

The Arizona Cardinals had their preseason schedule released by the NFL on Wednesday

So much for no national attention, even if it is preseason.  The Arizona Cardinals saw their 2018 preseason schedule released on Wednesday, which includes a national television game.

The Cardinals start the preseason the week of August 9th.  In week one they will face the Los Angeles Chargers at home.

The Chargers game in August will not be the last time the Cardinals see them in 2018.  They are scheduled to go to Los Angeles to face them during the regular season.

In week two, they are on the road at the New Orleans Saints.  That game will take place sometime between August 16-20.

Week three is the big one.  That is the nationally televised game on Sunday Night Football on NBC against the Dallas Cowboys.  The game will be in Dallas on Sunday August 26th.

Week four of the preseason brings much familiarity.  They will host the Denver Broncos on either August 30th or 31st.

So not much excitement on the home schedule front during the preseason.  However the two road games do being a lot of intrigue.  They should also tell us a lot of what we need to know looking ahead to the regular season.

New head coach Steve Wilks is going to get a quick look at how his team will respond in the national spotlight.  They likely will not get any Sunday Night Football games in the regular season unless their game were to be flexed.

The NFL usually likes to schedule games close to home for road teams in the final week of the preseason, so scheduling Denver is nothing new. Don’t expect any starters to be available for that one.

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The only issue with that fourth game is fans will still have to pay the same price to watch second and third string guys trying to make the final 53-man roster as they would in any other game. The game is a necessary evil however.