Wk 17 · 2026
Las Vegas Raiders at Arizona Cardinals — Sun, Jan 3
Sun, Jan 3 ·
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
· CBS
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
AFC West · 3-2
at
4:05pET
LV -1.5 · total 42.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential LV by 2.3
NFC West · 1-4
What is at stake
An interconference game, AFC against NFC. It counts in both overall records — which is what seeding is settled on first — and in neither team’s division or conference record.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Raiders form
L 17-45at NEL 27-30vs KCW 35-27at NOW 26-14at LACW 27-13vs MIA
2026 season
Cardinals form
L 21-45vs DETL 24-36at NYGL 30-36at SFL 7-31vs SEAW 26-14at LAC
2026 season
Raiders this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Cardinals this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 8
| Opponent | Raiders | Cardinals |
|---|---|---|
| Chargers AFC | at W 26-14 preview | at W 26-14 preview |
| Saints NFC | at W 35-27 preview | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Chiefs AFC | vs L 27-30 preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Rams NFC | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Jets AFC | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview |
| 49ers NFC | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at L 30-36 preview |
| Seahawks NFC | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs L 7-31 preview |
| Broncos AFC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Cardinals leads 3–2 · Cardinals won the last one
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
0.6 points toward Cardinals
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022-09-18 | Cardinals 29 — 23 Raiders | at LV | Cardinals |
| 2018 | 2018-11-18 | Raiders 23 — 21 Cardinals | at ARI | Raiders |
| 2014 | 2014-10-19 | Cardinals 24 — 13 Raiders | at LV | Cardinals |
| 2010 | 2010-09-26 | Raiders 23 — 24 Cardinals | at ARI | Cardinals |
| 2006 | 2006-10-22 | Cardinals 9 — 22 Raiders | at LV | Raiders |
Raiders leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Kirk Cousins QB #8 | 93/144, 1026 YDS, 11 TD, 4 INT |
| Rushing | Ashton Jeanty RB #2 | 78 CAR, 264 YDS |
| Mike Washington Jr. RB #30 | 24 CAR, 120 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Kirk Cousins QB #8 | 12 CAR, -2 YDS | |
| Receiving | Tre Tucker WR #1 | 15 REC, 233 YDS, 1 TD |
| Brock Bowers TE #89 | 16 REC, 202 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Michael Mayer TE #87 | 20 REC, 169 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Ashton Jeanty RB #2 | 19 REC, 165 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Nakobe Dean LB #17 | 32 |
| Quay Walker LB #7 | 30 | |
| Jeremy Chinn S #11 | 22 | |
| Sacks | Malcolm Koonce DE #51 | 2.5 |
| Maxx Crosby DE #98 | 2 | |
| Kwity Paye DE #95 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Hezekiah Masses CB #35 | 3 |
| Treydan Stukes S #31 | 1 |
Cardinals leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jacoby Brissett QB #7 | 103/152, 818 YDS, 6 TD, 4 INT |
| Rushing | Jeremiyah Love RB #4 | 55 CAR, 223 YDS, 1 TD |
| Tyler Allgeier RB #22 | 32 CAR, 112 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jacoby Brissett QB #7 | 15 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Michael Wilson WR #14 | 25 REC, 258 YDS, 1 TD |
| Trey McBride TE #85 | 33 REC, 242 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Kendrick Bourne WR #17 | 12 REC, 108 YDS | |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. WR #18 | 5 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jack Gibbens LB #50 | 32 |
| Mack Wilson Sr. LB #1 | 28 | |
| Budda Baker S #3 | 25 | |
| Sacks | Budda Baker S #3 | 1.5 |
| Josh Sweat LB #10 | 1 | |
| Zaven Collins LB #25 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Budda Baker S #3 | 1 |
| Andrew Wingard S #27 | 1 | |
| Denzel Burke CB #29 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.