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Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers: 2026 Preseason Week 3

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Uploaded: 2026-08-29
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Green Bay Packers defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 38–42. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Cardinals vs. Packers Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Arizona Cardinals

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Home team

Green Bay Packers

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Date: Friday, August 28, 2026
Kickoff: 8:00 PM ET8:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: Packers TV Network
Venue: Lambeau FieldGreen Bay, WI

Postgame video

Cardinals vs. Packers 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Cardinals vs. Packers Final Score and Game Result

Green Bay Packers defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 38–42.

Winner

Green Bay Packers

38–42

ARI record

Arizona Cardinals

1-3

GB record

Green Bay Packers

2-1

Quarter-by-quarter result

Cardinals vs. Packers Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Preseason Week 3

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 38–42 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
ARI Arizona Cardinals	3	17	11	7	38
GB Green Bay Packers	3	21	0	18	42

Top performers

Cardinals vs. Packers Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

ARI

Kedon Slovis

21/35, 223 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT

Kyle McCord

22/35, 226 YDS, 4 TD

Rushing Yards

ARI

Evan Hull

16 CAR, 107 YDS, 2 TD

Jaden Nixon

9 CAR, 44 YDS

Receiving Yards

ARI

Simi Fehoko

5 REC, 94 YDS, 2 TD

J. Michael Sturdivant

6 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

ARI

BJ Ojulari

1.5

Dani Dennis-Sutton

Tackles

ARI

Elijah Jones

TJ Quinn

Game statistics

Cardinals vs. Packers Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

ARIStatisticGB

271st Downs20

9-153rd down efficiency5-12

1-14th down efficiency0-0

492Total Yards282

326Passing199

166Rushing83

2Turnovers1

6-60Penalties5-35

2-5Red Zone (Made-Att)2-4

37:31Possession22:29

Every scoring play

Cardinals vs. Packers Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q18:00

ARI
Chad Ryland 35 Yd Field Goal
3–0
Q12:16

GB
Trey Smack 36 Yd Field Goal
3–3
Q214:54

ARI
Simi Fehoko 41 Yd pass from Gardner Minshew II (Chad Ryland Kick)
10–3
Q214:06

GB
J. Michael Sturdivant 29 Yd pass from Kyle McCord (Trey Smack Kick)
10–10
Q210:48

ARI
Evan Hull 47 Yd Rush (Chad Ryland Kick)
17–10
Q27:44

GB
Will Sheppard 12 Yd pass from Kyle McCord (Trey Smack Kick)
17–17
Q24:06

GB
Will Sheppard 81 Yd Punt Return (Trey Smack Kick)
17–24
Q20:00

ARI
Chad Ryland 25 Yd Field Goal
20–24
Q39:30

ARI
Chad Ryland 27 Yd Field Goal
23–24
Q31:47

ARI
Evan Hull 1 Yd Rush (Evan Hull Run for Two-Point Conversion)
31–24
Q411:49

GB
Trey Smack 37 Yd Field Goal
31–27
Q44:55

ARI
Simi Fehoko 9 Yd pass from Kedon Slovis (Chad Ryland Kick)
38–27
Q43:19

GB
Kisean Johnson 28 Yd pass from Kyle McCord (Damien Martinez Run for Two-Point Conversion)
38–35
Q40:20

GB
Kisean Johnson 10 Yd pass from Kyle McCord (Trey Smack Kick)
38–42

Individual statistics

Cardinals vs. Packers Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Arizona Cardinals Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Kedon Slovis	21/35	223	6.4	1	2	2-13	64.3
Gardner Minshew II	7/9	126	14.0	1	0	1-10	155.8

Green Bay Packers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Kyle McCord	22/35	226	6.5	4	0	3-27	119.5

Rushing Stats

Arizona Cardinals Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Evan Hull	16	107	6.7	2	47
Corey Kiner	5	35	7.0	0	16
Kedon Slovis	2	12	6.0	0	9
Tre Stewart	9	12	1.3	0	7

Green Bay Packers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jaden Nixon	9	44	4.9	12
Damien Martinez	3	23	7.7	15
Pierre Strong Jr.	4	12	3.0	6
Kyle McCord	1	4	4.0	4

Receiving Stats

Arizona Cardinals Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Simi Fehoko	5	94	18.8	2	41	8
Rivaldo Fairweather	8	89	11.1	0	33	12
Jalen Brooks	4	57	14.3	0	20	4
Ihmir Smith-Marsette	2	41	20.5	0	22	4
Reggie Virgil	3	23	7.7	0	13	6
Elijah Higgins	2	15	7.5	0	9	3
Evan Hull	1	11	11.0	0	11	1
Harrison Wallace III	2	11	5.5	0	8	2
Tre Stewart	1	8	8.0	0	8	2

Green Bay Packers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
J. Michael Sturdivant	6	112	18.7	1	36	7
Kisean Johnson	4	52	13.0	2	28	4
Will Sheppard	3	26	8.7	1	12	6
Isaiah Neyor	3	19	6.3	0	9	5
Kaden Prather	2	17	8.5	0	10	3
Drake Dabney	1	4	4.0	0	4	2
Bo Melton	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Messiah Swinson	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Chris Hilton Jr.	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Jaden Nixon	2	0	0.0	0	3	2
Pierre Strong Jr.	1	-4	-4.0	0	-4	1

Defensive Stats

Arizona Cardinals Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Elijah Jones	5	4	0	0	0	0
Karson Sharar	5	3	0	1	0	0
Eugene Asante	4	4	0	0	0	0
Owen Pappoe	4	3	0	0	1	0
BJ Ojulari	4	2	1.5	1	0	2
Elijah Culp	3	3	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Oliver	3	2	0	0	0	0
Cameron Robertson	3	2	0	0	0	1
Starling Thomas V	2	2	0	0	1	0
Keveion'ta Spears	2	2	0	1	0	0
Eku Leota	2	1	0.5	0	0	2
Josh Minkins	2	1	0	0	0	0
Elliott Brown	1	1	1	1	1	1
Jonah Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kei'Trel Clark	1	1	0	0	0	0
Hudson Clark	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rivaldo Fairweather	1	1	0	0	0	0
Devyn Bobby	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tre Stewart	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cam Horsley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Green Bay Packers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
TJ Quinn	10	7	0	2	0	0
Kristian Welch	8	3	0	0	0	0
Nyjalik Kelly	6	5	1	3	1	2
Jaylin Simpson	6	4	0	0	2	0
Nick Niemann	5	3	0	0	0	0
Kitan Oladapo	5	2	0	0	0	0
MJ Devonshire Jr.	4	1	0	0	0	0
Shemar Bartholomew	3	3	0	0	0	0
Mark Perry	3	3	0	0	0	0
Murvin Kenion III	3	3	0	0	1	0
Trey Dean III	3	2	0	0	0	0
Tra Fluellen	3	2	0	0	0	0
Arron Mosby	3	1	0	0	2	1
Dani Dennis-Sutton	2	2	1	1	0	2
Chris Hilton Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Ford	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jaden Crumedy	2	1	0	0	2	1
Nazir Stackhouse	2	1	0	0	1	1
Ty'Ron Hopper	2	0	0	0	0	0
Arden Walker	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chris McClellan	2	0	0	0	0	1
Anthony Campbell	1	1	1	1	0	2
Cal Adomitis	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kamal Hadden	1	1	0	0	0	0
Drake Dabney	1	0	0	0	0	0
Domani Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Arizona Cardinals Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chad Ryland	3/3	100.0	35	3/3	12

Green Bay Packers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Trey Smack	2/2	100.0	37	4/4	10

Game flow

Cardinals vs. Packers Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

ARI 0%Home win probabilityGB 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Cardinals vs. Packers Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 24 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
GB	Punt3 plays, 1 yard, 0:51	3	1	0:51	GB 35	GB 36
ARI	Field Goal11 plays, 71 yards, 6:09	11	71	6:09	ARI 12	GB 17
GB	Field Goal11 plays, 47 yards, 5:44	11	47	5:44	GB 35	ARI 18
ARI	Touchdown5 plays, 85 yards, 2:22	5	85	2:22	ARI 15	GB 0
GB	Touchdown2 plays, 65 yards, 0:48	2	65	0:48	GB 35	ARI 0
ARI	Touchdown7 plays, 76 yards, 3:18	7	76	3:18	ARI 24	GB 0
GB	Punt3 plays, -3 yards, 1:31	3	-3	1:31	GB 35	GB 32
ARI	Interception2 plays, 4 yards, 0:52	2	4	0:52	ARI 16	ARI 20
GB	Touchdown2 plays, 27 yards, 0:41	2	27	0:41	ARI 27	ARI 0
ARI	Punt Touchdown6 plays, 6 yards, 3:38	6	6	3:38	ARI 25	ARI 31
ARI	Punt6 plays, 20 yards, 2:53	6	20	2:53	ARI 35	GB 45
GB	Punt3 plays, 3 yards, 0:24	3	3	0:24	GB 9	GB 12
ARI	Field Goal7 plays, 56 yards, 0:49	7	56	0:49	ARI 37	GB 7
ARI	Field Goal11 plays, 56 yards, 5:30	11	56	5:30	ARI 35	GB 9
GB	Punt6 plays, 0 yards, 3:04	6	0	3:04	GB 35	GB 35
ARI	Punt3 plays, -6 yards, 1:34	3	-6	1:34	ARI 33	ARI 27
GB	Fumble4 plays, 12 yards, 1:18	4	12	1:18	GB 11	GB 21
ARI	Touchdown4 plays, 27 yards, 1:47	4	27	1:47	GB 27	GB 0
GB	Field Goal11 plays, 46 yards, 4:58	11	46	4:58	GB 35	ARI 19
ARI	Touchdown13 plays, 68 yards, 6:54	13	68	6:54	ARI 32	GB 0
GB	Touchdown6 plays, 65 yards, 1:36	6	65	1:36	GB 35	ARI 0
ARI	Interception3 plays, 12 yards, 1:25	3	12	1:25	ARI 31	ARI 43
GB	Touchdown6 plays, 44 yards, 1:34	6	44	1:34	ARI 44	ARI 0
ARI	End of Game4 plays, 17 yards, 0:20	4	17	0:20	ARI 35	GB 48

Official game information

Cardinals vs. Packers Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance71,678

Reported crowd at Lambeau Field.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Lambeau Field.

Game officials

Dino Paganelli — Back Judge
Dyrol Prioleau — Field Judge
Jeff Seeman — Line Judge
Keith Parham — Referee
Tra Blake — Umpire
Jay Bilbo — Down Judge
Scott Walker — Umpire

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 8:00 PM ET on Friday, August 28, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Cardinals vs. Packers Being Played?

Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI.

Why this game matters

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When is Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers?

The game is scheduled for Friday, August 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET.

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Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI.

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