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Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 7 · State Farm Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

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

Denver Broncos—Away
Arizona Cardinals—Home

Game details

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

Matchup preview

Denver Broncos 2–2 · Road 0–2 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 19 · 10 days of rest
Arizona Cardinals 1–3 · Home 0–1 · Streak L3 · Power Index No. 26 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · DEN 4 games, ARI 4 games
MetricDENARI
Points per game18.528th21.820th
Points allowed per game23.520th29.329th
Total yards per game280.328th294.824th
Passing yards per game204.821st204.522nd
Rushing yards per game81.330th100.521st
Turnovers per game1.317th1.010th
Sacks allowed per game1.33rd1.88th
Penalty yards per game46.86th75.028th

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.

Denver Broncos: recent results

  1. L 14–24 @ SF Week 4
  2. W 30–26 vs LAR Week 3
  3. W 20–13 vs JAX Week 2
  4. L 10–31 @ KC 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

Denver Broncos: season leaders

Passing
Bo Nix 819 yds · 4 g
Rushing
J.K. Dobbins 161 yds · 4 g
Receiving
Jaylen Waddle 185 yds · 4 g
Sacks
Zach Allen 3.0 · 3 g

Arizona Cardinals: season leaders

Passing
Jacoby Brissett 818 yds · 4 g
Rushing
Jeremiyah Love 223 yds · 4 g
Receiving
Michael Wilson 258 yds · 4 g
Sacks
Budda Baker 1.5 · 4 g

Denver Broncos: injury report

  • Out Dallen Bentley TE
  • Out Jonathon Cooper WLB
  • Out Jordan Jackson LDE
  • Out Kage Casey
  • Out Nick Gargiulo LG
  • Out Pat Surtain II LCB
  • Out Riley Moss
  • Out Sam Ehlinger QB

2 more listed.

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

Arizona Cardinals: injury report

  • Out Andrew Billings LDT
  • Out Andrew Wingard FS
  • Out Carson Beck QB
  • Out Starling Thomas V LCB
  • Out Tip Reiman TE
  • Questionable Josh Minkins
  • Questionable Wydett Williams Jr. FS
  • Questionable Xavier Weaver

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

Head-to-head since 1999

DEN 6 · ARI 1 in 7 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2022 · Week 15 ARI 15, DEN 24
  2. 2018 · Week 7 DEN 45, ARI 10
  3. 2014 · Week 5 ARI 20, DEN 41
  4. 2010 · Week 14 DEN 13, ARI 43
  5. 2006 · Week 15 DEN 37, ARI 20

Full series history

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

Game notes

Win probability

DEN 65.0% · ARI 34.7%

Matchup quality 34.6 / 100

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

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