The Arizona Cardinals' 44-6 win Sunday placed them second in the NFC West and helped finalize their 2017 home and away opponents. The dates of each game will be determined in the spring when the full regular-season schedule is released.

Home opponents (*playoff team): Dallas Cowboys*, New York Giants*, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks*

Away opponents (*playoff team): Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Houston Texans *, Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions*, San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks*

My take: Neither the Cardinals’ road nor home schedule is easier than the other next season. They’ll host both of the NFC East’s playoff teams and welcome two teams who made significant strides toward being playoff-caliber teams in 2016: Tennessee and Tampa Bay. The highlight of Arizona’s road slate will be Bruce Arians’ return to Indianapolis, where he was the interim coach for 12 games in 2012, which led to him being named the coach of the year that season.