The Cardinals three pre-season games this year are:
Week 1: DAL @ AZ date/time: TBA
Week 2: KC @ AZ August 20th, 8 pm EDT ESPN
Week 3: AZ @ NO August 26th, time TBA
With only three pre-season games, the customary “dress rehearsal” game would be during Week 2, when the Chiefs and Cardinals have the primetime game on ESPN.
Fans might be very excited to get a sneak peek of a pre-season showdown between QB Patrick Mahomes and QB Kyler Murray, but, with this being the first year that the NFLis hosting a 17 game regular season, is it likely for NFL teams to play their starters at any point during the abbreviated pre-season?