Home Oppenets VS. Arizona Cardinals: How Will It Stack Up?

The 2009 home opponents were recently announced for the Arizona Cardinals, the only question left is how the reining NFC Champions will deal with each of them. Starting Sept. 13 with a home-opener against the San Fransisco 49ers, the Cardinals will face off at the University of Phoenix Stadium against the Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, and Green Bay Packers. So, what can we expect? Of course there will be obvious challenges for the Cards when facing the Colts and Panthers, but teams like the Seahawks and the Packers should not be counted out. Coming off of hard seasons last year, both the Seahawks and the Packers could jam a steel rod in the finely tuned offensive heavy Cardinals. Away games of note include the Giants in week seven, the Chicago Bears in week nine, and the Tennessee Titans in week 12. The Seahawks were able to grab No. 4 overall pick Aaron Curry from Wake Forest and the Packers grabbed ... (link)