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PRESEASON WEEK 3 GAME RELEASE #AZVSOAK Mark Dalton - Vice President, Media Relations Chris Melvin - Director, Media Relations Mike Helm - Manag er, Media Relations Matt Storey - Media Relations Coordinator Morgan Tholen - Media Relations Assistant ARIZONA CARDINALS VS. OAKLAND RAIDERS O.co Coliseum | August 30, 2015 | 5:00 PM THIS WEEK’S GAME ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2015 SCHEDULE The Cardinals embark on their fi rst road trip of the 2015 season this week Preseason when they travel to Oakland to face the Raiders in a prime me matchup on Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time NBC’s Sunday Night Football. It marks the second consecu ve season the Aug. 15 KANSAS CITY Univ. of Phoenix Stadium L, 34-19 Cardinals will play on Sunday Night Football during the preseason. Aug. 22 SAN DIEGO Univ. of Phoenix Stadium L, 22-19 Just like in last year’s preseason prime me matchup vs. Cincinna , Cardi- Aug. 30 @ Oakland+ O.co Coliseum 5:00 PM nals QB Carson Palmer will face a former team when the Cardinals square Sept. 3 @ Denver Sports Authority Field 6:00 PM off against the Raiders on Sunday. Regular Season Last week the Cardinals fell short when a Chargers FG as me expired gave Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time San Diego a 22-19 victory. For the second consecu ve week, Arizona got off Sep. 13 NEW ORLEANS Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 1:05 PM to a fast start behind its fi rst team off ense. QB Carson Palmer connected Sep. 20 @ Chicago Soldier Field 10:00 AM with his two young WRs - a 57-yard comple on to rookie J.J. Nelson and Sep. 27 SAN FRANCISCO Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 1:05 PM a 17-yard TD pass to second-year pro John Brown - for an early TD as the Oct. 4 ST. LOUIS Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 1:25 PM Cardinals built a 9-0 lead. Oct. 11 @ Detroit * Ford Field 1:05 PM Oct. 18 @ Pi sburgh* Heinz Field 10:00 AM Arizona’s star ng defense was also solid for a second straight week as the Oct. 26 BALTIMORE^ Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 5:30 PM unit forced four straight San Diego punts to open the game. Nov. 1 @ Cleveland* FirstEnergy Stadium 11:00 AM Rookie RB David Johnson was another bright spot for the Arizona off ense. Nov. 8 BYE The 2015 third-round dra pick made his fi rst appearance of the preseason Nov. 15 @ Sea le +* CenturyLink Field 6:30 PM and gained 66 yards on 13 carries. Nov. 22 CINCINNATI* Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 2:05 PM Nov. 29 @ San Francisco* Levi’s Stadium 2:05 PM San Diego scored 19 straight points and was up 19-9 early in the fourth Dec. 6 @ St. Louis* Edward Jones Dome 11:00 AM quarter before Cardinals rookie QB Phillip Sims led Arizona on a pair of Dec. 10 MINNESOTA# Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 6:25 PM scoring drives to e the game with just under three minutes remaining. Dec. 20 @ Philadelphia* Lincoln Financial Field 11:00 AM Locked in a ba le for the third QB spot, Sims completed 8 of 13 pass at- Dec. 27 GREEN BAY* Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 2:25 PM tempts for 82 yards in helping the Cardinals e the game. Jan. 3 SEATTLE* Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 2:25 PM Following this week’s game Arizona wraps up the preseason by traveling to + NBC Sunday Night Football ^ ESPN Monday Night Football Denver to play the Broncos in the preseason fi nale for the 10th me in the # Thursday Night on NFL Network past 12 seasons. The Cardinals will then open the 2015 regular season by * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions hos ng the New Orleans Saints at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sep- tember 13. C ARDS-RAIDERS IN PRIMETIME THIS WEEK’S MEDIA SCHEDULE Below is the Cardinals prac ce and media schedule for the upcoming week. The Cardinals and Raiders meet this week in front Following walk-thru, head coach Bruce Arians and Carson Palmer will be of a na onal audience on NBC’s Sunday Night Foot- available in the Cardinals press conference room on specifi ed days. Following ball. This week’s game is the fi rst of four prime me a ernoon prac ce, players are available coming off the fi eld. matchups for Arizona during the 2015 season. The Cards will be back on Sunday Night Football in Week Tuesday, August 25 10 when they play the defending NFC Champion Se- Players Day Off a le Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. Wednesday, August 26 This is the second consecu ve year that the Cardi- Media availability following walk through at approx. 11:00 AM nals are on Sunday Night Football in the preseason. In 2014, Arizona Players, head coach Bruce Arians and QB Carson Palmer will be available hosted Cincinna at University of Phoenix Stadium in its third preseason A ernoon Prac ce: 2:00-4:30 PM game. Thursday, August 27 Calling the ac on this week will be the team of Al Michaels (play-by- Media availability following walk through at approx. 11:00 AM play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst) and Michele Tafoya (sideline). Players and head coach Bruce Arians will be available A ernoon Prac ce: 2:00-4:30 PM Sunday Night Football has ranked as prime me television’s No. 1 show for the last fi ve fall TV seasons and was ranked as the No. 1 show for the Friday, August 28 en re prime me television season for the fourth consecu ve year. No Players and head coach Bruce Arians will be available following prac ce other sports program has achieved either milestone. Prac ce: 9:30-11:45 AM -BREAK CAMP- BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: NBC / Play-By-Play: Al Michaels Analyst: Cris Collinsworth Sideline: Michele Tafoya Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Paul Calvisi Cardinals Spanish Radio: Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu C ARDS-RAIDERS CONNEC TIO NS C ARDS vs. RAIDERS - THE SERIES Raiders Connec ons This week’s matchup between the Cardinals and Raiders marks the 14th Cardinals QB Carson Palmer played for the Raiders from 2011-12. He was traded me the two teams have met in the preseason. The preseason series be- to Oakland from Cincinna in 2011 and went on to play in 25 games (24 starts) tween the Cards and Raiders dates back to 1976, a game that was played with the Raiders, and he became just the second QB in team history to top 4,000 in Tempe, AZ while the Cards were s ll based in St. Louis. This week’s game yards in a season when he threw for 4,018 yards in 2012. marks the seventh mee ng between the teams da ng back to 2004. Cardinals T Jared Veldheer played with Oakland from 2010-13. He was a third- The Raiders hold a 7-6 advantage in preseason ac on between the two round pick of the Raiders in the 2010 dra and played in 53 games (48 starts) in teams but the Cardinals have won four of the last fi ve, including each of the four seasons. last three games. This week marks the fi h me in the last six preseason mee ngs that the teams will square off in Oakland. Cardinals DE Ma Shaughnessy spent four seasons with the Raiders from 2009- 12. A third-round pick in 2009, he played in 51 games and totaled 15.5 sacks with The Cardinals and Raiders last met in the Week 7 of the 2014 regular season Oakland, including a career-best 7.0 sacks in 2010. when Arizona traveled to O.co Coliseum and came away with a 24-13 win. Cardinals LB LaMarr Woodley played with Oakland in 2014, appearing in six Including regular season, this week’s matchup marks the seventh mee ng games before suff ering a season-ending injury. between the two teams in the last nine years. Cardinals G Antoine McClain spent part of the 2013 season with the Raiders but CARDS-RAIDERS PRESEASON SERIES did not see game ac on. • Overall Preseason Series: 6-7 • Cardinals on the road at Oak: 3-3 Cardinals CBs coach Kevin Ross coached safe es for the Raiders from 2010-11. • First Preseason Mee ng: 8/7/76 vs. Oak, L, 20-9 (Tempe, AZ) Cardinals LBs coach Bob Sanders served in the same posi on with Oakland from • Last Preseason Mee ng: 8/17/12 vs. Oak, W, 31-27 2013-14. • Last Cardinals Win: 8/17/12 vs. Oak, W, 31-27 Cardinals Connec ons Raiders DT Dan Williams played for the Cardinals from 2010-14. Arizona’s fi rst- round pick (26th overall) in 2010, Williams played in 70 games (40 starts) in fi ve 2014 SEASON STATISTICS seasons and totaled 179 tackles, 2.0 sacks, one INT, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery with the Cardinals. Statistic Cards Rank Raiders Rank Raiders DT Ricky Lumpkin spent parts of 2011-13 with the Cardinals, mostly on Points Scored 310 24 253 31 the prac ce squad before making his NFL debut late in the 2012 season. Lumpkin Points Allowed 299 5 452 32 and Cardinals DT Corey Peters were college teammates at Kentucky from 2006- TDs Scored 32 26t 28 29t 09. TDs Allowed 32 5t 51 32 Raiders WRs coach Rob Moore played with the Cardinals from 1995-2001, re- Rushing TDs 6 29t 4 32 cording 322 recep ons for 5,110 yards and 27 TDs with Arizona.