Category: Cardinals vs. Commanders

Cardinals to face 5 of NFL’s top interior defensive linemen in 2023

They have seven games against five of the league’s best interior defensive linemen in 2023.

The Arizona Cardinals’ defensive line enters the 2023 season with many question marks. They do not have any premier players or even any players who project to maybe be premier players.

But they do face many of the top defensive linemen in the league.

Based on the rankings of the top 11 interior defensive linemen in the NFL, the Cardinals will face five of them, and two of them will be opponents twice.

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Where the Cardinals’ opposing starting QBs are ranked in the NFL

See where every projected opposing starting quarterback the Cardinals will face in 2023 is ranked in the NFL.

We are still in the offseason of rankings and lists. Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar ranked the 32 projected Week 1 starting quarterbacks in the NFL entering 2023.

Since Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is not expected to start the season healthy, as he is recovering from a torn ACL suffered in December, Colt McCoy is the one who is ranked. He comes in at No. 30 out of 32.

But what about the quarterbacks the Cardinals will see throughout the season?

Where do they rank?

Below you can find where each of the Cardinals’ projected opposing starters are ranked by Touchdown Wire, going week by week on their schedule.

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Where the Cardinals’ 2023 opponent LB corps rank in NFL

The Cardinals will face the league’s three best LB corps and five of the top seven.

The Arizona Cardinals have the 23rd-ranked linebacking corps in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus.

They will face some quality linebacker groups in the coming season.

Based on PFF’s rankings, let’s see where the Cardinals’ opponents are for 2023.

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Cardinals face 14 of PFF’s top-32 tackles in 2023

These are the many quality tackles the Cardinals will face in 2023.

Arizona Cardinals left tackle D.J. Humphries was snubbed from PFF’s rankings of the top 32 tackles in the league, and only one of the tackles in the NFC made the cut, but Arizona will face plenty of them.

In fact, they are scheduled to face 14 of them this coming season, including the top four overall.

They are listed below.

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Cardinals set to face 6 of PFF’s top-10 WRs in 2023

With questions at cornerback, the Cardinals will have their hands full in 2023 with some top receivers.

The Arizona Cardinals have a tough schedule coming in 2023. They are not expected to be good and have questions on defense.

With questions at cornerback, opposing receivers potentially will have some good games.

It won’t help that the Cardinals will face some very good receivers.

Based on Pro Football Focus’ rankings of the top 32 receivers in the NFL, the Cardinals will face 6 of the top 10.

Let’s see who they are below.

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