— The Cardinals’ final 2026 draft position and 2026 opponents slate still need to be finalized. The last two opponents are a home game with either the Lions or Vikings, and a road game against either the Falcons or Saints. A look at how this weekend impacts the Cardinals:

Falcons play the Saints. Cardinals travel next season to whomever loses that game.
Vikings play the Packers, Lions play the Bears. Lions and Vikings are tied; if they end up tied, Lions visit Arizona. Otherwise, if one team wins and the other loses, it’s the team that loses that comes to Arizona.

— As for the potential draft pick, the worst pick the Cardinals could end up with – and they would have to win to make it possible – is seventh overall. In theory, they could jump all the way up to No. 2, but they would have to lose and the Giants, Jets and Titans would all have to win.

— The Cardinals have used an NFL-high 80 players this season in games. Would I be surprised if they added one or two to that number come Sunday? I would not.

— If Calais Campbell can get one more sack, and reach 7½ this season, he would earn another $500,000 incentive. He already earned one when he reached 5½ sacks.

— When Baron Browning and Darren Hall came back from their concussions, they became the first Cardinals to wear a Guardian Cap in a game. Budda Baker is coming back after missing a game with a concussion, but he will not be donning the GC. Not a surprise, after Baker made it a point when the Guardian Caps first came out that it wasn’t for him. Not that look.

“No, no,” Baker said this week. “I’m not considering it not by any means. Even if they wanted me to wear it, I’m not wearing that.”

— Larry Fitzgerald continues to barrel toward a spot in the Hall of Fame. He’s in the final 15. The list will be pared to 10 and then 7, but the public won’t know about those cuts. The next news will come out the week of the Super Bowl, when the Class of 2026 is officially announced. You’d think Fitz will be there. I’m sure this isn’t the last time I pontificate on it before then.

— Despite the fact he still won’t comment, happy birthday to assistant equipment guru Marcus “DoodleBob” Lukes on his 30th. He doesn’t look a day over 29.

— Walter Nolen III – who posted pictures on social media this week after he had left knee surgery, wearing a big brace – only played in six games this season, but made an impact and looked every bit of the first-round defensive lineman that he was. He finished with 11 tackles, five tackles for loss, two sacks, and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.

“You’ve seen what he can do on the field, but more importantly you see what kind of person he is, you see him out there having fun,” defensive line coach Winston DeLattiboudere said. “He loves this game, he loves being here, and I think he has really big things coming up in the future.

“We know we’ve got a guy who has a fire in his behind who loves playing ball. I think that’ll go a long way.”

— The last word goes to Cardinals quarterbacks coach Israel Woolfork, on dealing with the injury-riddled roster:

“It’s forced us to be better coaches truthfully. I don’t think anyone in that building has had a ‘woe is me’ attitude. Everyone comes in, we understand who we have, who is healthy, and who is the opponent. What’s the best plan we can (use), the best plan to have success. Obviously, I would love to have the Monstars out there playing, but that’s not the case.”

See you Sunday. One last time this season.