The Cardinals face seven former No. 1 picks and four Heisman winners.<\/p>\n
The Arizona Cardinals<\/a> released their 2025 regular-season schedule and we know when they face their 17 opponents. They open the season on the road against the New Orleans Saints<\/a> and close the season on the road against the Los Angeles Rams<\/a>.<\/p>\n They have a fairly light start to the season but have a very challenging final six games.<\/p>\n They also face a good number of players who were selected first overall in the draft and who were Heisman Trophy winners in college.<\/p>\n In all, the Cardinals will face seven former No. 1 picks and four Heisman winners.<\/p>\n Former No. 1 draft pick on the Cardinals’ 2025 schedule<\/p>\n The Cardinals have their own former No. 1 overall pick in quarterback Kyler Murray. These are the former No. 1 picks they will face this season.<\/p>\n Panthers<\/a> QB Bryce Young (Week 2)Titans<\/a> QB Cam Ward (Week 5)Jaguars<\/a> QB Trevor Lawrence (Week 12)Jaguars DE Travon Walker (Week 12)Buccaneers<\/a> QB Baker Mayfield (Week 13Rams QB Matthew Stafford (Weeks 14, 18)Bengals<\/a> QB Joe Burrow (Week 17)Heisman Trophy winners on Cardinals’ schedule<\/p>\n The Cardinals also have a former Heisman winner, as Murray was that guy at Oklahoma.<\/p>\n Jaguars WR\/CB Travis Hunter (Week 12Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (Week 13)Rams QB Matthew Stafford (Weeks 14, 18)Bengals QB Joe Burrow (Week 17)2025 Arizona Cardinals scheduleWeek 1:\u00a0(Away)\u00a0New Orleans Saints<\/a>, Sunday, Sept. 7, 1 p.m. ET (10 am. AZ time)Week 2:\u00a0(Home)\u00a0Carolina Panthers<\/a>, Sunday, Sept. 14, 4:05 p.m. ET (1:05 p.m. AZ time)Week 3:\u00a0(Away)\u00a0San Francisco 49ers<\/a>, Sunday, Sept. 21, 4:25 p.m. ET (1:25 p.m. AZ time)Week 4:\u00a0(Home)\u00a0Seattle Seahawks<\/a>, Thursday, Sept. 25, 8:15 p.m. ET (5:15 p.m. AZ time)Week 5:\u00a0(Home)\u00a0Tennessee Titans<\/a>, Sunday, Oct. 5, 4:05 p.m. ET (1:05 p.m. AZ time(Week 6:\u00a0(Away)\u00a0Indianapolis Colts<\/a>, Sunday, Oct. 12, 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. AZ time)Week 7:\u00a0(Home)\u00a0Green Bay Packers<\/a>, Sunday, Oct. 19, 4:25 p.m. ET (1:25 p.m. AZ time)Week 8:\u00a0BYE WEEKWeek 9:\u00a0(Away)\u00a0Dallas Cowboys<\/a>, Monday, Nov. 3, 8:15 p.m. ET (6:15 p.m. AZ time)Week 10:\u00a0(Away) Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Nov. 9, 4:05 p.m. ET (2:05 p.m. AZ time)Week 11:\u00a0(Home) San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Nov. 16, 4:05 p.m. ET (2:05 p.m. AZ time)Week 12:\u00a0(Home)\u00a0Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>, Sunday, Nov. 23, 4:05 p.m. ET (2:05 p.m. AZ time)Week 13:\u00a0(Away)\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>, Sunday, Nov. 30, 1 p.m. ET (11 a.m. AZ time)Week 14:\u00a0(Home)\u00a0Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, Sunday, Dec. 7, 4:25 p.m. ET (2:25 p.m. AZ time)Week 15:\u00a0(Away)\u00a0Houston Texans<\/a>, Sunday, Dec. 14, 1 p.m. ET (11 a.m. AZ time(Week 16:\u00a0(Home)\u00a0Atlanta Falcons<\/a>, Sunday, Dec. 21, 4:05 p.m. ET (2:05 p.m. AZ time)Week 17:\u00a0(Away)\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, Saturday, Dec. 27\/Sunday, Dec. 28, TBDWeek 18:\u00a0(Away) Los Angeles Rams, Date, time TBD<\/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. 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