Raiders at Cardinals: Week 17 preview, odds and injuries

Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3 · State Farm Stadium4:05 PM ET

at4:05 PMET · CBS

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 7:31 PM ET

The Las Vegas Raiders (4-5) visit the Arizona Cardinals (3-6) on Sun, Jan 3, 4:05 PM ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ (Week 17, 2026 season), on CBS.

When and where is Raiders vs Cardinals?

Sun, Jan 3, 4:05 PM ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ. TV: CBS.

Who is injured for Raiders vs Cardinals?

Raiders: Thomas Booker IV (DT, questionable, ankle) and Trey Zuhn III (C, questionable, concussion). Cardinals: Bam Knight (RB, questionable, concussion), Hjalte Froholdt (C, questionable, concussion), Jayden Williams (OT, questionable, knee), Jon Gaines II (G, questionable, ankle) and Roy Lopez (DT, questionable, toe).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Raiders at Cardinals: Week 17 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2027-01-03-lv-at-ari (updated 2026-11-11).

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Regular season through week 16 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Raiders dropback offense vs Cardinals pass defense
The Raiders' dropback offense ranks 11th in EPA per dropback (+0.11, 343 dropbacks) against a Cardinals pass defense ranked 31st (+0.25 allowed, 292 dropbacks faced).
11thLV offense20 spots apart31stARI defense
2Cardinals run defense vs Raiders run game
The Cardinals' run defense ranks 7th in EPA per rush (-0.14 allowed, 243 rushes faced) and faces a Raiders run game ranked 28th (-0.22, 206 rushes).
28thLV offense21 spots apart7thARI defense
3Raiders third-down offense vs Cardinals third-down defense
The Raiders' third-down offense ranks 6th in third-down conversion rate (45.5%, 110 third downs) against a Cardinals third-down defense ranked 22nd (43.0% allowed, 107 third downs faced).
6thLV offense16 spots apart22ndARI defense

When the Raiders have the ballEdge ARI · +21 ranks

LV dropback offenseEPA per dropbackARI pass defense

11th+0.11343 dropbacks

LV +20

+0.25 allowed292 dropbacks faced31st

LV run gameEPA per rushARI run defense

28th-0.22206 rushes

ARI +21

-0.14 allowed243 rushes faced7th

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Cardinals have the ballEdge ARI · +12 ranks

ARI dropback offenseEPA per dropbackLV pass defense

24th-0.02386 dropbacks

+0.19 allowed316 dropbacks faced30th

ARI run gameEPA per rushLV run defense

14th-0.06214 rushes

ARI +12

-0.03 allowed242 rushes faced26th

Third downEdge LV · +16 ranks

LV third-down offensethird-down conversion rateARI third-down defense

6th45.5%110 third downs

LV +16

43.0% allowed107 third downs faced22nd

ARI third-down offensethird-down conversion rateLV third-down defense

16th39.0%136 third downs

ARI +11

46.7% allowed105 third downs faced27th

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneNo big edge

LV red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateARI red-zone defense

24th51%37 trips

69% allowed32 trips faced26th

ARI red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateLV red-zone defense

30th44%34 trips

71% allowed38 trips faced28th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge ARI · +13 ranks

LV big-play offenseexplosive-play rateARI defense against big plays

27th7.8%549 plays

ARI +13

9.2% allowed535 plays faced14th

ARI big-play offenseexplosive-play rateLV defense against big plays

31st5.8%600 plays

11.6% allowed558 plays faced32nd

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge LV · +13 ranks

LV pass protectionsack rateARI pass rush

2nd3.2% sacked343 dropbacks

LV +13

6.5% of dropbacks292 dropbacks faced15th

ARI pass protectionsack rateLV pass rush

15th6.0% sacked386 dropbacks

6.0% of dropbacks316 dropbacks faced17th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge LV · +12 ranks

LV ball securityturnovers per gameARI takeaway defense

18th1.2 giveaways a game9 games

LV +12

0.8 takeaways a game9 games30th

ARI ball securityturnovers per gameLV takeaway defense

8th0.9 giveaways a game9 games

1.6 takeaways a game9 games4th

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesLV 0 · ARI 0 regulars out or doubtful

Raiders2 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QThomas Booker IVDT38% defense · 7 wk
QTrey Zuhn IIIC27% offense · 8 wk

Cardinals5 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QHjalte FroholdtC100% offense · 9 wk
QJon Gaines IIG90% offense · 6 wk
QJayden WilliamsOT48% offense · 8 wk
QRoy LopezDT45% defense · 9 wk
QBam KnightRB23% offense · 8 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelSame rest · LV travels 243 mi

AwayRaiders

7days since last game

243miles to get here

1time zones

Last: Sun wk 16 vs TEN · 13,441 mi flown this season

Normal week

Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 243 mi

HomeCardinals

7days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 16 at NO · New Orleans · 10,871 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: LV 9 games, 549 offensive and 558 defensive plays · ARI 9 games, 600 offensive and 535 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32