The Arizona Cardinals don’t play until Monday night in Week 7. They face the Los Angeles Chargers at home in the final game of the week. The Cardinals are 2-4 and have lost three of their last four games. They are coming off a 34-13 loss last week to the Green Bay Packers.
The Chargers are 3-2 and coming off a 23-16 win over the Denver Broncos.
The Chargers allow the fewest points in the league.
The Cardinals will have rookie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. back in the lineup after coming out of concussion protocol.
Who will win? How will the game go?
Below we have predictions from the staff here at Cards Wire.
Jess Root
The Chargers’ two biggest strengths — running the ball and playing defense — are problems for the Cardinals. The Cardinals will find a little success with the passing game but the Chargers will grind out an ugly win.
Chargers 20, Cardinals 16
Howards Balzer
Will Marvin Harrison Jr. make an impact after suffering a concussion on his eighth snap of the game last Sunday? Can Zay Jones help the offense in his first game with the Cardinals after serving a five-game suspension? Can the offense and defense even be average on third-down plays? Those are only a few of the myriad of questions facing this team as it tries to move one game from .500 after losing three of its last four games and scoring a total of only 40 points in the three losses and 64 in the last four games after scoring 69 in the first two of the season. This obviously has the feel of a critical game where a loss would put them at 2-5 with the roof at State Farm Stadium expected to be open. Make your appropriate joke here. Somehow, there is faith. We’ll know soon enough whether that is misguided.
Cardinals 24, Chargers 20
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