NFL Schedule Leaks: Arizona Cardinals to Face Buccaneers, Chiefs, Raiders, Saints in 2023
Regular Season Slate Features Matchups Against Two Super Bowl Contenders
The Arizona Cardinals' 2023 NFL schedule has been leaked, revealing a challenging slate of games that includes matchups against two Super Bowl contenders.
The Cardinals will open the season on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, led by seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady. They will then host the Kansas City Chiefs, the defending AFC champions, in Week 2.
Other notable matchups on the Cardinals' schedule include a Week 10 home game against the New Orleans Saints and a Week 15 road game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Key Matchups
- Week 1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
- Week 10: vs. New Orleans Saints
- Week 15: at Las Vegas Raiders
The Cardinals will also face the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and San Francisco 49ers twice each within the NFC West division.
Tough Schedule Ahead
The Cardinals face a tough schedule in 2023, with several games against teams that are expected to be playoff contenders.
The Buccaneers, Chiefs, and Saints all finished with winning records in 2022, and the Raiders made the playoffs as a wild card team.
The Cardinals will need to play well in these key matchups if they want to make a run at the playoffs in 2023.
Full Schedule
The Cardinals' full 2023 schedule is as follows:
- Week 1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
- Week 3: at Carolina Panthers
- Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
- Week 5: at Philadelphia Eagles
- Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns
- Week 7: at Seattle Seahawks
- Week 8: vs. New Orleans Saints
- Week 9: at Los Angeles Rams
- Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos
- Week 11: BYE
- Week 12: at Las Vegas Raiders
- Week 13: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
- Week 14: at Los Angeles Rams
- Week 15: at San Francisco 49ers
- Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts
- Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons
- Week 18: vs. Seattle Seahawks