NFL Schedule Released: See Key Arizona Cardinals Games In 2021

ARIZONA — Football fans everywhere can start circling the wins and losses, and begin making fall plans, now that the 2021 NFL regular season schedule has been revealed.

The 2021 Arizona Cardinals schedule features eight home games and nine away games, including six divisional contests and other intriguing matchups.

The Cardinals are scheduled to play the Tennessee Titans in Nashville in Week One, kicking off at 10 a.m. Arizona time on Sept. 12. Three prime-time games are on the slate for the Cardinals in 2021.

Arizona's budding rivalry with the Los Angeles Rams will be on display twice in 2021, with the Cardinals heading to L.A. on Oct. 3, before hosting the Rams at State Farm Stadium on Monday Night Football, Dec. 13, at State Farm Stadium.

The 2021 season will be the longest in the history of the NFL, as the league approved an expansion from 16 to 17 games earlier in the offseason. In the new scheduling format, all American Football Conference teams will host an additional game in odd years, and all National Football Conference teams get an extra home game in even years.

The NFL will kick off the 2021 regular season on Thursday, Sept. 9, when the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Dallas Cowboys.

Three games are scheduled for Thanksgiving, which falls on Nov. 25 this year. The Chicago Bears will visit the Detroit Lions before the Las Vegas Raiders play at the Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills go to New Orleans to play the Saints in the holiday nightcap.

With the regular season extended an extra week, the traditional Week 17 division rivalry matchups will be held in Week 18.

The Cardinals will play their final regular season game of the season on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, against the Seattle Seahawks in Glendale.

Here’s the full Arizona Cardinals 2021 schedule:

• Sept. 12, Tennessee Titans, Away, 10 a.m. MST, CBS
• Sept. 19, Minnesota Vikings, Home, 1:05 p.m. MST, FOX
• Sept. 26, Jacksonville Jaguars, Away, 10:00 a.m. MST, FOX
• Oct. 3, Los Angeles Rams, Away, 1:05 p.m. MST, FOX
• Oct. 10, San Francisco 49ers, Home, 1:25 p.m. MST, FOX
• Oct. 17, Cleveland Browns, Away, 1:05 p.m. MST, FOX
• Oct. 24: Houston Texans, Home, 1:25 p.m. MST, CBS
• Oct. 28: Green Bay Packers, Home, 5:20 p.m. MST, FOX/NFL Network
• Nov. 7: San Francisco 49ers, Away, 2:25 p.m. MST, FOX
• Nov. 14: Carolina Panthers, Home, 2:05 p.m. MST, FOX
• Nov. 21: Seattle Seahawks, Away, 2:25 p.m. MST, FOX
• Bye Week
• Dec. 5: Chicago Bears, Away, 11:00 a.m. MST, FOX
• Dec. 13: Los Angeles Rams, Home, 6:15 p.m. MST, ESPN
• Dec. 19: Detroit Lions, Away, 11:00 a.m. MST, FOX
• Dec. 25: Indianapolis Colts, Home, 6:15 p.m. MST, NFL Network
• Jan. 2: Dallas Cowboys, Away, 11:00 a.m. MST, FOX
• Jan. 9: Seattle Seahawks, Home, 2:25 p.m. MST, FOX