Arizona Cardinals schedule: Chiefs, Buccaneers, Patriots among 2022 NFL season opponents
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The NFL schedule for the 2022 season will be released on Thursday.
But we already know the Cardinals' opponents and game locations for the upcoming NFL season, which is set to begin on Thursday, Sept. 8.
Arizona will have home and away games against its three NFC West rivals, the Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, although the Cardinals' home game against the 49ers will be played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on Monday, Nov. 21 (Week 11).
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The Cardinals will also play the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots at home in 2022.
The team is scheduled to face the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Las Vegas Raiders, Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings on the road in addition to its three NFC West rivals.
The Cardinals' 2022 opponents went 157-132 in 2021, putting Arizona's strength of schedule as the second most difficult one in the NFL based on last year's win percentage for opponents (.543).
Only the Los Angeles Rams, whose opponents went 164-125 (.567) last season, have a more difficult schedule according to that metric.
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Seven of the Cardinals' 14 opponents in the upcoming season made the playoffs last year, including the rival Rams, who won the Super Bowl, and the 49ers.
The Chiefs, Buccaneers, Eagles, Patriots and Raiders also all made the postseason.
The Cardinals finished 11-6 in the regular season last season before falling to the Rams in the NFC Wild Card game.
Can Arizona make the playoffs with this schedule in 2022?
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Arizona Cardinals schedule, opponents for 2022 season:
Week 11: Home vs. San Francisco 49ers (Mexico City on Monday, Nov. 21)
Date TBA: Home vs. Seattle Seahawks
Date TBA: Home vs. Los Angeles Rams
Date TBA: Home vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Date TBA: Home vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Date TBA: Home vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Date TBA: Home vs. New Orleans Saints
Date TBA: Home vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Date TBA: Home vs. New England Patriots
Date TBA: Away vs. Seattle Seahawks
Date TBA: Away vs. Los Angeles Rams
Date TBA: Away vs. San Francisco 49ers
Date TBA: Away vs. Atlanta Falcons
Date TBA: Away vs. Carolina Panthers
Date TBA: Away vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Date TBA: Away vs. Denver Broncos
Date TBA: Away vs. Minnesota Vikings
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