The Arizona Cardinals will have a last-place schedule in 2020 following a 5-10-1 season. We know who their opponents will be and how they did in 2019. However, that last-place schedule doesn’t mean it will be an easy schedule.
According to Bills Wire managing editor Nick Wojton, the Cardinals will have one of the toughest schedules in the league this coming season.
Their strength of schedule is tied for eighth in the NFL with a combined record of 132-123-1.
Of course, they play their NFC West rivals each twice and that accounts for most of the Cardinals’ opponents with winning records. The 49ers were 13-3, the Seahawks were 12-5 and the Rams were 9-7, a combined 19 games over .500. The rest of the Cardinals’ schedule is much less daunting.
In any case, at least for now, the Cardinals have a tough schedule on paper. The key to their success next year appears to be how well they play in the division. A 1-5 record against the NFC West is not really the path to competing for the postseason.
Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Stitcher Radio.
Ep. 255
Ep. 254
