State Farm Stadium has not been much of a nightmare for visiting teams.
That’s the takeaway from Casino Guru’s NFL Stadium Scare Index, which looked at 1,333 home games from 2021 to 2025 to see which venues gave road teams the most trouble. The timing fits the Halloween season, but the numbers paint a blunt picture of the Cardinals’ home turf: Arizona ranked last in the league.
The Scare Index weighed several factors that can turn a road trip into a grind - visiting-team losses, points scored, turnovers, sacks and penalties. On those fronts, State Farm Stadium did not bother opponents nearly enough. Visiting teams won 68.3% of their games in Arizona over the five-year sample, which means nearly seven out of every 10 road clubs walked out with a win.
The offensive numbers were just as rough for Arizona’s home-field case. Opposing offenses averaged 25.9 points per game in Glendale, the highest mark in the NFL. And quarterbacks weren’t getting rattled much either, with visiting passers sacked just 1.80 times per game, the lowest rate in the league.
Put it all together, and Arizona landed a Scare Index score of 27.8, dead last among the NFL’s 32 teams.
The ranking lines up with what has been happening on the field this season. The Cardinals have lost at home to the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 20, the Detroit Lions on Oct. 11 and the Denver Broncos on Sunday, leaving them winless at State Farm Stadium and dragging their home losing streak there to 10 games dating back to last year.
That’s not exactly the kind of home field edge teams build around.
For now, State Farm Stadium still looks the part of an NFL venue. But the numbers say it’s missing the ingredient that gives a building real bite.
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