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Pro Football Network ranked all 32 NFL offensive playcallers. See where the Cardinals’ opponents fall.
More rankings? Yes, of course. You know you want them and that you like to read them. These come from Pro Football Network, ranking all 32 teams’ primary offensive playcaller.
Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing, the playcaller for the Cardinals, is in the middle of the league, coming in 15th in the league.
The Cardinals revamped their defense this offseason. How challenging will their job be against opposing playcallers?
Let’s have a look at where their opponents rank in 2025.
NFL offensive playcaller rankings: Arizona Cardinals’ opponents
- (Week 1) Kellen Moore, New Orleans Saints: No. 14
- (Week 2) Dave Canales, Carolina Panthers: No. 13
- (Week 3) Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers: No. 1
- (Week 4) Klint Kubiak, Seattle Seahawks: No. 24
- (Week 5) Brian Callahan, Tennessee Titans: No. 25
- (Week 6) Shane Steichen, Indianapolis Colts: No. 19
- (Week 7) Matt LaFleur, Green Bay Packers: No. 5
- (Week 8) BYE
- (Week 9) Brian Schottenheimer, Dallas Cowboys: No. 27
- (Week 10) Klint Kubiak, Seattle Seahawks: No. 24
- (Week 11) Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers: No. 1
- (Week 12) Liam Coen, Jacksonville Jaguars: No. 12
- (Week 13) Josh Grizzard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: No. 30
- (Week 14) Sean McVay, LA Rams: No. 2
- (Week 15) Nick Caley, Houston Texans: No. 32
- (Week 16) Zac Robinson, Atlanta Falcons: No. 20
- (Week 17) Zac Taylor, Cincinnati Bengals: No. 18
- (Week 18) Sean McVay, LA Rams: No. 2
Analysis
The Cardinals will have their work cut out for them in the division, as they have four games against McVay and Shanahan, the two top playcallers on this list.
They do have six games against bottom-10 playcallers. Nine of their games are against playcallers ranked below Petzing.
Factoring all their rankings, the average ranking the Cardinals face is 15.8, meaning, between the good and the less proven, their opposing playcallers are the very definition of league average.
With a (hopefully) improved defense, they will be up to the task.
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