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Arizona Cardinals: 4 games that will make or break their NFL season

By Steve Rivera

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 29: Running back Kenyan Drake #41 of the Arizona Cardinals carries the ball before he is stopped by linebacker Troy Reeder #51 of the Los Angeles Rams in the first quarter of the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 29: Running back Kenyan Drake #41 of the Arizona Cardinals carries the ball before he is stopped by linebacker Troy Reeder #51 of the Los Angeles Rams in the first quarter of the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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ORCHARD PARK, NY – DECEMBER 29: Sam Darnold #14 of the New York Jets pauses on the field during the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field on December 29, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. New York defeats Buffalo 13-6. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NY – DECEMBER 29: Sam Darnold #14 of the New York Jets pauses on the field during the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field on December 29, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. New York defeats Buffalo 13-6. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

Week 5 of the NFL season has the Arizona Cardinals traveling to the East Coast for a matchup against the New York Jets. The Jets, who finished the 2019 season with a record of 7-9, will be a great test for Kyler Murray & Co. For one thing, it’s the second of back to back trips to the eastern time zone, and second, they will be playing a team who has been living on “potential” for a few seasons now.

Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, who will be entering his third season in New York, remains a story evolving. He’s also a QB the collective NFL jury is still out on. The Cardinals, who are likely coming off of a tough Week 4 game against Teddy Bridgewater and the Carolina Panthers, will find a team in New York that has a ton to prove, and a quarterback needing to do the same.

It is also the third of the first five games on the schedule where the Cardinals have a more dynamic offense, and not just at quarterback. It’s also the third road game of what could be described as a tough opening to the season, seeing as they open at the San Francisco 49ers, and will also play at what could be a very good Panthers team. The bottom line is that Week 5 in Gotham needs to be a win.

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