The Arizona Cardinals have a tough but certainly competitive schedule in 2019
There has been one prediction piece put together here for the 2019 Arizona Cardinals and another to come later this summer. However, how do the opponents stack up interest and talent wise compared to one another?
The Cardinals as we all know kick off the 2019 season at home on Sunday September 8th against the Detroit Lions. While opening day is always exciting this is not the best game or even the best home game on the schedule.
Ranking the Cardinals 13 opponents:
1. Cleveland Browns
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4. Seattle Seahawks
5. New Orleans Saints
6. Los Angeles Rams
7. Atlanta Falcons
8. Detroit Lions
9. Baltimore Ravens
10. Carolina Panthers
11. New York Giants
12. San Francisco 49ers
13. Cincinnati Bengals
The Browns game isn’t until December. That’s unfortunate for fans who want to see Baker Mayfield against Kyler Murray, the last two Oklahoma quarterbacks.
It may be a good thing for the Cardinals however. The week 15 matchup may prove to show Murray is no longer being considered a rookie.
The Steelers are the Steelers. They are popular everywhere, Arizona is no exception to that. Their last visit was in 2011. Expect a lot of Black and Yellow in the stands.
The Buccaneers game is certainly the most intriguing on the road schedule. This will have the Cardinals facing former team head coach Bruce Arians.
The Seahawks always seem to play close games but win in Arizona. Arizona usually plays tough in Seattle, a place they’ve won three of the last four years.
It is too bad the Saints game is in New Orleans. It may not be close but it will be possibly a final chance for Cardinals fans see their team play against Drew Brees.
As for the bottom of the list, the Bengals get the number 13 rank. It really could be a good game but it just doesn’t rank high on the excitement scale compared to other games.
The 49ers don’t finish last on the list because these are two game the Cardinals may be given a decent chance by oddsmakers at winning or at least keeping it close. They swept the 49ers in 2018.