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PRESEASON WEEK 4 GAME RELEASE #AZvsDEN Mark Dal ton - Senior Vice Presid ent, Med ia Re l ations Ch ris Mel vin - Director, Med i a Rel ations Mik e He l m - Manag e r, Me d ia Rel ations I mani Sub e r - Me dia R e latio n s Coo rdinato r C hase Russe l l - M e dia Re latio ns Coor dinat or ARIZONA CARDINALS VS. DENVER BRONCOS Broncos Stadium at Mile High | August 29, 2019 | 6:00 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2019 SCHEDULE The Cardinals wrap up preseason Preseason play this week when they travel to Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time Denver to face the Broncos. Aug. 8 L.A. CHARGERS State Farm Stadium W, 17-13 This is the fi h consecu ve season Aug. 15 OAKLAND+ State Farm Stadium L, 26-33 - and the 14th me in the last 16 Aug. 24 @ Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium L, 9-20 seasons - the Cardinals and Bron- Aug. 29 @ Denver Broncos Stadium at Mile High 6:00 PM cos will face off in the fi nal game of the preseason. This week's game Regular Season will also mark the 17th me in the last 21 years that the two teams will square Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time off in preseason play. Sep. 8 DETROIT State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM This week’s game will mark the 28th preseason matchup between the two Sep. 15 @ Bal more M&T Bank Stadium 10:00 AM teams da ng back to their ini al mee ng in 1970. In that span, the only team Sep. 22 CAROLINA State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM the Cardinals have faced more mes in the preseason is the Chicago Bears (29 Sep. 29 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM mes). Oct. 6 @ Cincinna * Paul Brown Stadium 10:00 AM A er facing the Broncos in this week’s preseason fi nale, the Cardinals open Oct. 13 ATLANTA* State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM the regular season by hos ng the Detroit Lions. Arizona will be playing at Oct. 20 @ N.Y. Giants* MetLife Stadium 10:00 AM home in Week 1 for the ninth me in 14 years since the opening of State Farm Oct. 27 @ New Orleans* Mercedes-Benz Superdome 10:00 AM Stadium and will look to improve to 10-4 in regular season home openers at Oct. 31 SAN FRANCISCO# State Farm Stadium 5:20 PM the venue. Nov. 10 @ Tampa Bay* Raymond James Stadium 11:00 AM Denver opens the regular season with a trip to Oakland to face the Raiders Nov. 17 @ San Francisco* Levi's Stadium 2:05 PM on Monday Night Football. -BYE- Last week in Minnesota, the Cardinals starters played the majority of the fi rst Dec. 1 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM half and entered hal ime with a 9-7 lead over the Vikings. Led by rookie QB Dec. 8 PITTSBURGH* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM Kyler Murray, Arizona piled up 248 total net yards and 10 fi rst downs in the Dec. 15 CLEVELAND* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM fi rst half and the team got three FGs from K Zane Gonzalez. Murray le the Dec. 22 @ Sea le* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM game having completed 14-of-21 pass a empts for 137 yards. Rookie WR KeeSean Johnson posted four recep ons for 60 yards in the fi rst half and fi n- Dec. 29 @ L.A. Rams* L.A. Memorial Coliseum 2:25 PM ished the day with seven catches for 85 yards. + ESPN The Cardinals defense shut down Vikings QB Kirk Cousins in the fi rst half, as # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football the Pro Bowl signal caller completed just three of 13 pass a empts for 35 * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions yards. Arizona's defense forced four punts on the Vikings six possessions in the fi rst two quarters. Minnesota emerged with a 20-9 victory, however, a er scoring a pair of fourth quarter TDs. Following the NFL’s full slate of Thursday games in the fi nal week of the pre- T HIS WEEK'S HIG HLIG HTS season, all teams are required to reduce their 90-man rosters to 53 in prepa- ra on for the regular season. Roster cuts must be made by 1:00 PM (MST) on Saturday, August 31. The following day teams are permi ed to build a • For the fi h consecu ve year, the Cardinals and Broncos will square off in prac ce squad consis ng of 10 players. the preseason fi nale. This week's contest marks the 28th all- me preseason matchup between the two teams in a series that dates back to 1970. G AME RELEASE INDEX • As of Monday (8/26), the Cardinals have (87) players on the roster. All NFL teams have to trim their to 53 players by 1:00 PM (MST) Saturday. • Rookie WR KeeSean Johnson - selected by Arizona in the sixth round (174th Page Contents overall) - con nued his standout preseason with game-highs in recep ons (7) 2 Cardinals-Broncos Preseason Series Info and receiving yards (85) last week in Minnesota. Johnson leads the Cardinals 3 New Faces / Michael Crabtree / Pronuncia on Guide 4 By The Numbers / State Farm Stadium with 12 recep ons and 137 receiving yards so far this preseason. 5 Arizona Na ves / Kyler Murray #1 Overall Pick • A pair of rookie defenders stood out last week. DL Michael Dogbe had a pair 6 NFL 100 / Cardinals History in NFL of tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss and a QB hit. DL Zach Allen had two tackles, 7 Kliff Kingsbury Highlights a half sack, two QB hits, a forced fumble and a pass defensed. 8 The Coordinators (Vance Joseph, Jeff Rodgers, Tom Clements) • Some new faces join the Cardinals this week in WR Michael Crabtree, DL 9 Assistant Coach Breakdown & Headshots Bruce Hector and DL Clinton McDonald. Crabtree and McDonald recently 10 Cardinals Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim signed with the team as free agents, while Hector was acquired late last week 11-16 Fitzgerald / D. Johnson / O-Line / Kirk in a trade with the Eagles that sent S Rudy Ford to Philadelphia. 17-19 Defensive Highlights / Peterson / Jones / Suggs / Baker / Swearinger 20 Special Teams Highlights / Lee / Gonzalez • A er connec ng on all three FG a empts in Minnesota last week, K Zane 21-23 Individual Player Notes / Transac ons Gonzalez has been perfect on all six FG a empts this preseason. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: NBC-12 / Play-By-Play: Paul Calvisi Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Lisa Ma hews Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Craig Grialou Analyst: Bertrand Berry Sideline: Darren Urban Cardinals Spanish Radio: La no Mix KQMR 100.3 FM / Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 C ARDS-BRO N COS CONNEC TIO NS CARDS VS. BRONCOS PRESEASON SERIES For the fi h consecu ve season - and the 14th me in the last 16 seasons - Broncos Connec ons the Cardinals and Broncos will face off in the fi nal game of the preseason. Cardinals Defensive Coordinator Vance Joseph spent the last two seasons th (2017-18) as the Broncos head coach, and Cardinals Defensive Quality This Thursday’s game will also mark the 17 me in the last 21 years that the Control coach Rob Grosso was the assistant to the head coach in Denver two teams will square off in preseason play. in 2018. Cardinals O-Line coach Sean Kugler (2018), DBs coach Marcus This week’s mee ng will mark the 28th preseason matchup between the two Robertson (2017-18) and CBs coach Greg Williams (2018) also served on teams da ng back to their ini al mee ng in 1970. In that span, the only Joseph’s staff before joining the Cardinals. team the Cardinals have faced more mes in the preseason is the Chicago Cardinals CB Tramaine Brock played 10 games (fi ve starts) for the Broncos Bears (29 mes). in 2018. The Broncos hold a 18-9 edge in the series but the Cardinals have won two Cardinals OL Max Garcia was dra ed by the Broncos in the fourth round of of the last three mee ngs in Denver. Including regular season, this Thurs- the 2015 NFL Dra and played in 57 games over four seasons (2015-18) for day's game will represent the Cardinals fi h visit to Denver in the last seven the team. seasons. th Cardinals LS Aaron Brewer entered the league as a rookie free agent with Including regular season, this week’s game marks the 39 all- me mee ng the Broncos and played 64 games in four years (2012-15) with Denver. between the Cardinals and Broncos. Cardinals LB Vontarrius Dora signed with the Broncos as an undra ed free CARDS-BRONCOS PRESEASON SERIES agent in 2016 and played one game for the team as a rookie. Overall Preseason Series: 9-18 Cardinals on the road at DEN: 5-9 Cardinals Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Jeff Rodgers Cardinals at home vs. DEN: 4-9 served as the Broncos special teams coordinator from 2011-14. First Preseason Mee ng: 8/15/70 @ Denver, L, 16-26 Cardinals Director of Player Personnel Quen n Harris played in six games Last Cardinals Win: 9/1/16 vs. Denver, W, 38-17 for the Broncos in 2006. Last Preseason Game vs.