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Washington Commanders at Arizona Cardinals

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 12 · State Farm Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Washington Commanders—Away
Arizona Cardinals—Home

Game details

Venue address
1 Cardinals Drive, Glendale, AZ 85305, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Washington Commanders 1–3 · Road 0–2 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 29 · 6 days of rest
Arizona Cardinals 1–3 · Home 0–1 · Streak L3 · Power Index No. 27 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · WAS 4 games, ARI 4 games
MetricWASARI
Points per game22.016th21.817th
Points allowed per game30.530th29.329th
Total yards per game314.819th294.822nd
Passing yards per game196.524th204.522nd
Rushing yards per game124.08th100.521st
Turnovers per game0.53rd1.011th
Sacks allowed per game1.32nd1.810th
Penalty yards per game56.013th75.028th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Washington Commanders: recent results

  1. L 13–30 vs IND Week 4
  2. W 33–31 vs SEA Week 3
  3. L 20–37 @ DAL Week 2
  4. L 22–24 @ PHI Week 1

Arizona Cardinals: recent results

  1. L 24–36 @ NYG Week 4
  2. L 30–36 @ SF Week 3
  3. L 7–31 vs SEA Week 2
  4. W 26–14 @ LAC Week 1

Washington Commanders: season leaders

Passing
Marcus Mariota 340 yds
Rushing
Jacory Croskey-Merritt 157 yds
Receiving
Stefon Diggs 170 yds
Sacks
Odafe Oweh 2.0

Arizona Cardinals: season leaders

Passing
Jacoby Brissett 818 yds
Rushing
Jeremiyah Love 223 yds
Receiving
Michael Wilson 258 yds
Sacks
Budda Baker 1.5

Washington Commanders: injury report

  • Out Charles Omenihu RDE
  • Out Marcus Mariota QB
  • Out Nick Cross SS
  • Out Percy Butler FS
  • Out Stefon Diggs WR
  • Out Tyler Owens SS
  • Questionable Terry McLaurin WR

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Arizona Cardinals: injury report

  • Out Andrew Wingard FS
  • Out Marvin Harrison Jr. WR
  • Out Tip Reiman TE
  • Questionable Josh Minkins
  • Questionable Karson Sharar WLB
  • Questionable Walter Nolen III RDT
  • Questionable Xavier Weaver

12 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

WAS 14 · ARI 4 in 18 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2024 · Week 4 WAS 42, ARI 14
  2. 2023 · Week 1 ARI 16, WAS 20
  3. 2020 · Week 2 WAS 15, ARI 30
  4. 2018 · Week 1 WAS 24, ARI 6
  5. 2017 · Week 15 ARI 15, WAS 20

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

WAS 58.7% · ARI 41.0%

Matchup quality 24.0 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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