The Arizona Cardinals finished with an 8-9 record in Jonathan Gannon's second season in charge in 2024. In 2025, the team will aim to qualify for the NFC playoffs for the first time since 2021.Expectations are high for Kyler Murray and his teammates this season since everyone will want to see whether they can contend for a postseason berth and possibly an NFC West win. If the Cardinals can start the season strongly, they will be well-positioned to handle the challenges their demanding end-of-season schedule presents.The 2025 schedule for the Cardinals is shown below. Also, we have used the Sportskeeda Playoff Predictor to analyze predictions for every game the team will play this season.Arizona Cardinals 2025 ScheduleWeek 1 (September 7): at New Orleans Saints, 1:00 p.m. ETWeek 2 (September 14): vs. Carolina Panthers at home, 4:05 p.m. ETWeek 3 (September 21): at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m. ETWeek 4 (September 25): vs. Seattle Seahawks at home, 8:15 p.m. ET (TNF)Week 5 (October 5): vs. Tennessee Titans at home, 4:05 p.m. ETWeek 6 (October 12): at Indianapolis Colts, 1:00 p.m. ETWeek 7 (October 19): vs. Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m. ETWeek 8: BYEWeek 9 (November 3): at Dallas Cowboys, 9:15 p.m. ET (MNF)Week 10 (November 9): at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m. ETWeek 11 (November 16): vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m. ETWeek 12 (November 23): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars at home, 4:05 p.m. ETWeek 13 (November 30): at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1:00 p.m. ETWeek 14 (December 7): vs. Los Angeles Rams at home, 4:25 p.m. ETWeek 15 (December 14): at Houston Texans, 1:00 p.m. ETWeek 16 (December 21): vs. Atlanta Falcons at home, 4:05 p.m. ETWeek 17 (TBD): at Cincinnati Bengals, TBDWeek 18 (TBD): at Los Angeles Rams, TBDArizona Cardinals: Game-by-game predictionWeek 1: Cardinals vs. SaintsPrediction: 24–21 (Cardinals W)Week 2: Cardinals vs. PanthersPrediction: 32–18 (Cardinals W)Week 3: Cardinals vs. 49ersPrediction: 38–31 (49ers W)Week 4: Cardinals vs. SeahawksPrediction: 20–17 (Cardinals W)Week 5: Cardinals vs. TitansPrediction: 30–19 (Cardinals W)Week 6: Cardinals vs. ColtsPrediction: 33–19 (Cardinals W)Week 7: Cardinals vs. PackersPrediction: 24–16 (Packers W)Week 8: BYEWeek 9: Cardinals vs. CowboysPrediction: 39–19 (Cardinals W)Week 10: Cardinals vs. SeahawksPrediction: 21–16 (Cardinals W)Week 11: Cardinals vs. 49ersPrediction: 15–14 (49ers W)Week 12: Cardinals vs. JaguarsPrediction: 31–21 (Jaguars W)Week 13: Cardinals vs. BuccaneersPrediction: 26–14 (Bucs W)Week 14: Cardinals vs. RamsPrediction: 27–15 (Rams W)Week 15: Cardinals vs. TexansPrediction: 18–15 (Texans W)Week 16: Cardinals vs. FalconsPrediction: 24–22 (Falcons W)Week 17: Cardinals vs. BengalsPrediction: 32–30 (Cardinals W)Week 18: Cardinals vs. RamsPrediction: 27–24 (Cardinals W)Sportkeeda's Playoff PredictorArizona Cardinals' projected 2025 regular-season recordAccording to the Sportskeeda Playoff Predictor, the Arizona Cardinals will finish third in the NFC West, behind the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams, with a 9-8 record. This will represent a slight improvement over their 8-9 performance from the previous season.However, according to the tool, Arizona is predicted to extend its postseason drought this season.