Arizona Cardinals blitz rate, 2026
23.6%
25th of 32 in the NFL
- 29.8%
- On 123 dropbacks faced through Week 4
How often do the Cardinals blitz?
The Cardinals have sent five or more pass rushers on 23.6% of the dropbacks they faced through Week 4, 25th in the NFL.
Week by week
| Through | Blitz% | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 17.1% | 23rd |
| Week 2 | 21.0% | 27th |
| Week 3 | 22.2% | 26th |
| Week 4 | 23.6% | 25th |
Last season
Down from 27.6% in 2025, which ranked 14th of 32.
From the Cardinals weekly
Fourth and four at the Giants four, eleven seconds left, Arizona down thirty to twenty-four with its last timeout just spent. A touchdown and the kick would have won it. The Cardinals had driven sixty-three yards in under two minutes to get there, the last eighteen on a pass interference flag against Banks on third and six, and then Jacoby Brissett threw three straight incompletions from the four. On fourth down he threw short left for Michael Wilson, and Banks intercepted at the two and ran ninety-eight yards the other way for a touchdown. By win probability, the model's read on each team's chance of winning at that moment, Arizona was at twenty-two percent before the snap. By expected points added, what a snap was worth given the down, the distance and the field position against what that situation was already worth, it was minus nine and a half, the costliest snap of the game. The Cardinals lost thirty-six to twenty-four in New York.
Read the Week 4 note →Which defenses blitz the most in 2026?
Minnesota Vikings (72.5%), Washington Commanders (47.4%), then Tampa Bay Buccaneers (41.9%) lead the league. All 32 teams on the Defensive Blitz Rate board.
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