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Wk 15 · 2026

New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals — Sun, Dec 20

Sun, Dec 20 · State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ · FOX

Weather

This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
AFC East · no games yet
at
4:05pET
ARI -1.5 · total 41.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential ARI by 0.6
NFC West · no games yet

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

Jets: -5.7#30
Efficiency margin
Cardinals: -6.8#32
Jets: -4.5#31
Offense
Cardinals: -3.5#29
Jets: -1.2#25
Defense
Cardinals: -3.4#32
Jets: 17.6
Points / game
Cardinals: 20.9
Jets: 29.6
Points allowed / game
Cardinals: 28.7
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

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Jets form

No completed games on record.

Cardinals form

No completed games on record.

Jets this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Cardinals this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
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 · 5

OpponentJetsCardinals
Lions
NFC
at Wk 3 · scheduled previewvs Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Raiders
AFC
vs Wk 8 · scheduled previewvs Wk 17 · scheduled preview
Chiefs
AFC
at Wk 9 · scheduled previewat Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Chargers
AFC
at Wk 11 · scheduled previewat Wk 1 · scheduled preview
Broncos
AFC
vs Wk 14 · scheduled previewvs 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 has won the last 3
5 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 9.6 points toward Cardinals
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20242024-11-10Jets 631 Cardinalsat ARICardinals
20202020-10-11Cardinals 3010 Jetsat NYJCardinals
20162016-10-17Jets 328 Cardinalsat ARICardinals
20122012-12-02Cardinals 67 Jetsat NYJJets
20082008-09-28Cardinals 3556 Jetsat NYJJets

Jets leaders 2025 regular season

PassingJustin Fields QB #6128/204, 1259 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT
Tyrod Taylor QB #680/134, 779 YDS, 5 TD, 5 INT
RushingBreece Hall RB #20243 CAR, 1065 YDS, 4 TD
Justin Fields QB #671 CAR, 383 YDS, 4 TD
Isaiah Davis RB #3243 CAR, 236 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingGarrett Wilson WR #536 REC, 395 YDS, 4 TD
Mason Taylor TE #8544 REC, 369 YDS, 1 TD
Breece Hall RB #2036 REC, 350 YDS, 1 TD
Adonai Mitchell WR #1524 REC, 301 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesJamien Sherwood LB #44154
Malachi Moore S #27101
Quincy Williams LB #583
SacksWill McDonald IV DE #98
Jowon Briggs DT #914
Quincy Williams LB #53.5

Cardinals leaders 2025 regular season

PassingJacoby Brissett QB #7315/485, 3366 YDS, 23 TD, 8 INT
Kyler Murray QB #1110/161, 962 YDS, 6 TD, 3 INT
RushingMichael Carter RB #3592 CAR, 333 YDS, 1 TD
Emari Demercado RB #2544 CAR, 312 YDS
Bam Knight RB #2082 CAR, 269 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingTrey McBride TE #85126 REC, 1239 YDS, 11 TD
Michael Wilson WR #1478 REC, 1006 YDS, 7 TD
Marvin Harrison Jr. WR #1841 REC, 608 YDS, 4 TD
Elijah Higgins TE #8430 REC, 301 YDS
Defense
TacklesBudda Baker S #3120
Akeem Davis-Gaither LB #51117
Jalen Thompson S #3495
SacksJosh Sweat LB #1012
Calais Campbell DE #936.5
Baron Browning LB #52
InterceptionsDenzel Burke CB #293
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson S #422
Budda Baker S #31
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.