PFF ranked all 32 NFL teams’ LB units. See where the Cardinals’ 2025 opponents rank.<\/p>\n
The offseason of lists and rankings continues as we wait for training camps to begin. These rankings are from PFF, lining up the linebacker units for all 32 NFL teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n We know that the Arizona Cardinals<\/a>‘ group is not highly rated<\/a>, but what about their 2025 opponents?<\/p>\n Let’s have a look at the opposing linebacker units they will face.<\/p>\n NFL LB unit rankings: 2025 Arizona Cardinals opponentsWeek 1, New Orleans Saints<\/a>: No. 8Week 2, Carolina Panthers<\/a>: No. 30Week 3, San Francisco 49ers<\/a>: No. 7Week 4, Seattle Seahawks<\/a>: No. 24Week 5, Tennessee Titans<\/a>: No. 32Week 6, Indianapolis Colts<\/a>: No. 31Week 7, Green Bay Packers<\/a>: No. 18Week 8, BYEWeek 9, Dallas Cowboys<\/a>: No. 27Week 10, Seattle Seahawks: No. 24Week 11, San Francisco 49ers: No. 7Week 12, Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>: No. 6Week 13, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>: No. 25Week 14, Los Angeles Rams<\/a>: No. 26Week 15, Houston Texans<\/a>: No. 23Week 16, Atlanta Falcons<\/a>: No. 17Week 17, Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>: No. 15Week 18, Los Angeles Rams: No. 26Analysis<\/p>\n The Cardinals’ unit is No. 29 overall, but that won’t impact their performance against their opponents’ linebackers. That’s something for the offense to pay attention to.<\/p>\n They will face only three top-10 units in four games (49ers, Saints, Jags). They face eight bottom-10 units in 10 games (they have two games each against the Rams and Seahawks).<\/p>\n Considering the Cardinals’ run game and how good tight end Trey McBride is, they should see a good amount of success against these opponents, should these rankings hold true to form.<\/p>\n Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire’s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Apple podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PFF ranked all 32 NFL teams’ LB units. See where the Cardinals’ 2025 opponents rank. 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