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Washington Commanders vs Arizona Cardinals

All-time regular-season series · through 2024

Occasional rivalry · 55 intensity44% competitive
18 games played
Washington Commanders leads by 10

Win %

78%
22%
Washington Commanders
Landover, Maryland · NFC East
In this series: 14W
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Arizona Cardinals
Glendale, Arizona · NFC West
In this series: 4W
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Home / Away Split

Washington Commanders
Home 4-0Away 0-4
Wins at home: 100%
Arizona Cardinals
Home 9-5Away 5-9
Wins at home: 64%

Recent Meetings

SeasonLocationResult
2024 Wk 4@ ARIWAS 42–14 ARI
2023 Wk 1WAS hostWAS 20–16 ARI
2020 Wk 2@ ARIWAS 15–30 ARI
2018 Wk 1@ ARIWAS 24–6 ARI
2017 Wk 15WAS hostWAS 20–15 ARI

Dynasty Context

Washington Commanders
  • 1982–1987 · 6 seasons · 2🏆 · 76% win
  • 1942–1945 · 4 seasons · 1🏆 · 73% win
  • 1989–1991 · 3 seasons · 1🏆 · 71% win
  • 1971–1974 · 4 seasons · 0🏆 · 71% win
Arizona Cardinals
  • 1974–1976 · 3 seasons · 0🏆 · 74% win
  • 2013–2015 · 3 seasons · 0🏆 · 71% win

Simultaneous Dynasty Overlap

1974–1974 (1 seasons): both franchises were in dynasty form. This is an elite-vs-elite period — games in this window carry extra historical weight.

Era Breakdown

Each franchise's overall win% per decade — who was stronger in each era.

DecadeWashington CommandersvsArizona CardinalsEdge
1970s64%—50%WAS +14pp
1980s64%—42%WAS +22pp
1990s50%—36%WAS +14pp
2000s44%—39%WAS +5pp
2010s39%—48%ARI +9pp
2020s43%—38%WAS +6pp
Source: nflverse games.csv (CC-BY 4.0) + dynasty data from StatVault encyclopedia · Regular season only · Data through 2024