Arizona Cardinals release 2020 NFL schedule, open at NFC Champion 49ers

May 7, 2020, 4:46 PM | Updated: 5:06 pm

BY ARIZONA SPORTS

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo hopes to rebound from a Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs and faces the Cardinals in Weeks 1 and 16. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2020, file photo, Washington Redskins new head coach Ron Rivera holds up a helmet during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility in Ashburn, Va. The NFL Draft is April 23-25. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia takes the field prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis The 2020 NFL Draft is April 23-25.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2019, file photo, New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14) throws a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y. Darnold was mostly pleased with how he finished last year with the New York Jets. The young quarterback enters his third NFL season knowing he needs to be even better. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, Dallas Cowboys NFL football head coach Mike McCarthy is introduced during a press conference at the Dallas Cowboys headquarters in Frisco, Texas. The NFL Draft is April 23-25. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade, File)

Quarterback Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks fell to Arizona on Dec. 22, 2019, in arguably the Cardinals' best win of 2019. Seattle can exact revenge in Weeks 7 and 11. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

The Cardinals' 2018 first-round pick, Josh Rosen, again looks to have lost a chance to start with the Dolphins, who visit Arizona in Week 9, drafting Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa this offseason. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 file photo, Buffalo Bills cornerback Kevin Johnson (29) defends a pass to New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson (11) during the first half of an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Browns found their nickel back, agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with free agent cornerback Kevin Johnson, Thursday, March 19, 2020.(AP Photo/David Dermer, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2020, file photo, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick takes notes on the sideline in the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Tennessee Titans in Foxborough, Mass. The NFL Draft is April 23-25, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams' Sean McVay looks up at the scoreboard during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Houston. A year ago at this time, the Los Angeles Rams were fresh off a Super Bowl trip and back-to-back NFC West titles. Now they seem to be looking up at the competition in the NFL's toughest division. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2020, file photo, Joe Judge, the new coach of the New York Giants NFL football team, speaks during a news conference in East Rutherford, N.J. The 38-year-old rose to the top quickly by being prepared. It is how he is approaching this time of isolation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It's something no other coach has gone through, so Judge does not see himself at a disadvantage in starting to rebuild a team that has won 12 games in three seasons. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. Hurts was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the NFL football draft Friday, April 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

The Arizona Cardinals will start off the season with quite a test, opening on the road in Week 1 against the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers.

Arizona’s slate includes two primetime games, in Week 6 at Dallas on Monday Night Football and on the road against Seattle in Week 11 for Thursday Night Football.

The Cardinals’ opponents were known in mid-December as the NFL standings were locked in.

In 2020, Arizona will face every team from each of the NFC East and AFC East. As usual, the Cardinals will also take on the NFC West’s Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams, each once at home and once away.

Because Arizona finished last in its division, it will also play two teams that fared similarly. The Cardinals face the NFC North’s Detroit Lions at home and the NFC South’s Carolina Panthers on the road next year.

The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins will visit State Farm Stadium in their first trips to Glendale since 2012. The Eagles’ last trip to Arizona came in 2014.

The Cardinals will also travel to New Jersey twice to take on the New York Giants and New York Jets.

It’s the first time since 2012 that Arizona will travel to New England to clash with the Patriots, who enter their first year of the post-Tom Brady era. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury’s team will also make its first trip to Dallas since 2014.

2020 Arizona Cardinals regular season schedule

Week 1 – Sept. 13, at 49ers, 1:25 p.m., FOX

Week 2 – Sept. 20, vs. Redskins, 1:05 p.m., FOX

Week 3 – Sept. 27, vs. Lions, 1:25 p.m., FOX

Week 4 – Oct. 4, at Panthers, 10:00 a.m., FOX

Week 5 – Oct. 11, at Jets, 10:00 a.m., FOX

Week 6 – Oct. 19, at Cowboys, 5:15 p.m., ESPN (Monday Night Football)

Week 7 – Oct. 25, vs. Seahawks, 1:05 p.m., FOX

Week 8 – BYE

Week 9 – Nov. 8, vs. Dolphins, 2:25 p.m., CBS

Week 10 – Nov. 15, vs. Bills, 2:05 p.m., CBS

Week 11 – Nov. 19, at Seahawks, 6:20 p.m., FOX/NFL Network/Amazon (Thursday Night Football)

Week 12 – Nov. 29, at Patriots, 11:00 a.m., FOX

Week 13 – Dec. 6, vs. Rams, 2:05 p.m., FOX

Week 14 – Dec. 13, at Giants, 11:00 a.m., FOX

Week 15 – Dec. 20, vs. Eagles, 2:05 p.m., FOX

Week 16 – TBD, vs. 49ers, TBD, TBD

Week 17 – Jan. 3, at Rams, 2:25 p.m., FOX

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