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New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 15 · State Farm Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

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

New York Jets—Away
Arizona Cardinals—Home

Game details

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

Matchup preview

New York Jets 1–3 · Road 1–2 · Streak L3 · Power Index No. 21 · 7 days of rest
Arizona Cardinals 1–3 · Home 0–1 · Streak L3 · Power Index No. 27 · 14 days of rest (off a bye)
2026 regular season, per game · NYJ 4 games, ARI 4 games
MetricNYJARI
Points per game19.025th21.817th
Points allowed per game21.011th29.329th
Total yards per game286.024th294.822nd
Passing yards per game225.517th204.522nd
Rushing yards per game84.028th100.521st
Turnovers per game0.31st1.011th
Sacks allowed per game3.025th1.810th
Penalty yards per game77.529th75.028th

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.

New York Jets: recent results

  1. L 12–23 @ CHI Week 4
  2. L 24–31 @ DET Week 3
  3. L 17–20 (OT) vs GB Week 2
  4. W 23–10 @ TEN 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

New York Jets: season leaders

Passing
Geno Smith 902 yds
Rushing
Breece Hall 163 yds
Receiving
Garrett Wilson 270 yds
Sacks
Demario Davis 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

New York Jets: injury report

  • Out Adonai Mitchell WR
  • Out Breece Hall RB
  • Out Dylan Parham LG
  • Out Kiko Mauigoa SLB
  • Out Tyler Baron RDE
  • Questionable Caullin Lacy
  • Questionable Kingsley Enagbare LDE
  • Questionable Will McDonald IV RDE

10 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. 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

NYJ 4 · ARI 3 in 7 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2024 · Week 10 NYJ 6, ARI 31
  2. 2020 · Week 5 ARI 30, NYJ 10
  3. 2016 · Week 6 NYJ 3, ARI 28
  4. 2012 · Week 13 ARI 6, NYJ 7
  5. 2008 · Week 4 ARI 35, NYJ 56

Full series history

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

Game notes

Win probability

NYJ 48.2% · ARI 51.4%

Matchup quality 12.9 / 100

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

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