{
  "id": 5789642,
  "title": "NFL Top 100: Arizona Cardinals have 3 NFC opponents in top 5",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/nfl-top-100-arizona-cardinals-have-3-nfc-opponents-in-top-5",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T15:17:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-top-100-arizona-cardinals-151715777.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The NFL Top 100 Players of 2026 list has been unveiled, with the NFC West well-represented by three of the top five players. The top five players are: No. 5 Seahawks Wide Receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, No. 4 Rams Quarterback Matthew Stafford, No. 3 Falcons Running Back Bijan Robinson, No. 2 Bills Quarterback Josh Allen, and No. 1 Rams EDGE Myles Garrett. The Arizona Cardinals will encounter Garrett, Stafford, and Smith-Njigba a total of six times, as they face them twice in the upcoming season. Garrett is the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Stafford is the league's MVP, and Smith-Njigba is the Offensive Player of the Year. The Cardinals faced Bijan Robinson during the previous season but will not be playing against him again. Additionally, they will not face Josh Allen, who plays in the AFC East, for the remainder of the season. Overall, the Cardinals will face 49 of the 100 highest-ranked players in the NFL Top 100 list.",
  "summary": "The top five players of the \"NFL Top 100 Players of 2026\" were revealed. The Cardinals face three of them twice.",
  "key_points": [
    "Arizona Cardinals face 3 NFC top 5 players six times in 2026 season",
    "Myles Garrett, Josh Allen, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are the top 5 opponents",
    "Cardinals won't face Bijan Robinson or Josh Allen again this season"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}