Cardinals coach Bruce Arians likes to say that a player’s talent can be judged only under the bright lights. In 2016, the same can be said of the entire Cardinals team because four of their first seven games will be played in prime time.
The NFL released the schedule for the upcoming season on Thursday evening, and the Cardinals are playing in one of the marquee games on the first weekend.
The Cardinals play host to the Patriots on NBC’s Sunday Night Football on Sept. 11. That means Cardinals outside linebacker Chandler Jones, obtained from New England in a trade, won’t have to wait long to face his old team.