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WEEK 14 GAME RELEASE #DETvsAZ 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 DETROIT LIONS VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS State Farm Stadium | December 9, 2018 | 2:25 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2018 SCHEDULE The Cardinals host the Detroit Lions in Arizona's penul mate home game of Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time/Result the 2018 season. Sep. 9 WASHINGTON State Farm Stadium L, 6-24 This week Arizona and Detroit - who fi rst met when the Chicago Cardinals and Sep. 16 @ L.A. Rams LA Memorial Coliseum L, 0-34 Portsmouth Spartans played to a 0-0 e during the 1930 season - square off Sep. 23 CHICAGO State Farm Stadium L, 14-16 for the 66th me during the regular season. The Cardinals have won seven of Sep. 30 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium L, 17-20 the last eight mee ngs between the two teams and have won eight in a row at Oct. 7 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium W, 28-18 home in the series. Oct. 14 @ Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium L, 17-27 Oct. 18 DENVER# State Farm Stadium L, 10-45 The Lions are frequent opponents of the Cardinals, as the two teams are meet- Oct. 28 SAN FRANCISCO State Farm Stadium W, 18-15 ing for the 15th me in the last 20 seasons and for the sixth me in the last - BYE - seven years. Nov. 11 @ Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium L, 14-26 WR Larry Fitzgerald enters Sunday's game needing just one recep on to make Nov. 18 OAKLAND State Farm Stadium L, 21-23 NFL history. A er pos ng three recep ons last week in Green Bay, Fitzgerald Nov. 25 @ L.A. Chargers StubHub Center L, 10-45 (1,281 with Arizona) and Jerry Rice (1,281 with San Francisco) are ed for the Dec. 2 @ Green Bay Lambeau Field W, 20-17 most recep ons in NFL history with a single team. Dec. 9 DETROIT State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM Dec. 16 @ Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium 11:00 AM A er a rash of injuries along the off ensive line the last few weeks (G Mike Iupa Dec. 23 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM was the latest to land on IR) the Cardinals could start three rookies along the Dec. 30 @ Sea le* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM O-line when they host the Lions on Sunday. # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football The Cardinals earned their third win of the season - and their fi rst road win against the Packers since 1949 - with their 20-17 victory over Green Bay at Lam- * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions beau Field last week. On a cold, windy and snowy day in Wisconsin, Arizona came back from a 10-7 defi cit by scoring 13 of the game's fi nal 20 points to defeat the Packers. Rookie RB Chase Edmonds scored the fi rst two TDs of his NFL career and K Zane Gonzalez - a former ASU standout playing his fi rst game ONE CATCH FOR THE RECORD for the Cardinals - made both FGs he a empted, including the game-winner WR Larry Fitzgerald enters this week's game vs. the Lions from 44 yards out with 1:41 remaining. with 1,281 recep ons as a member of the Cardinals. That The NFL's third annual My Cause, My Cleats campaign is also taking place in is ed with Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice (1,281 with 49ers) Week 14, giving players a chance to highlight issues signifi cant to them. Across for the most recep ons in NFL history with one team. the NFL, players had custom cleats made that were designed to promote and -- See page 7 for more info on Fitzgerald's move up the support their favorite causes (for more details see page 3). all- me receiving lists -- Next week the Cardinals travel to Atlanta in Arizona's fi rst-ever regular season appearance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Falcons home venue is the only current NFL stadium the Cardinals have not played in during the regular sea- THE HIGHLIGHTS son. Arizona played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium during the 2017 preseason --The Cardinals enter this week game against the Lions, the 66th all- me in what was the fi rst event ever held at the venue. mee ng in the regular season, looking for their ninth consecu ve home win The Lions will travel to Buff alo to face the Bills next week. vs. Detroit. The Lions haven't won in Arizona since 1993. --Last week in Green Bay, the Cardinals handed Packers QB Aaron Rodgers just the second December home loss of his career and the fi rst loss at Lam- G AME RELEASE INDEX beau Field in December in nearly 10 years. --Da ng back to 2016 when he was acquired in a trade by the Cardinals, Page Contents DE Chandler Jones leads the NFL in sacks (40.0) and tackles for loss (55). 2 Cardinals-Lions Series Info 3 3rd Annual My Cause/My Cleats Ini a ve --In last week's victory over the Packers, the Cardinals played 10 rookies, 4 Highlights From Last Week's Win at Green Bay including four who started on off ense. 5 Rookies Producing for Arizona in 2018 --All 20 points scored by the Cardinals last Sunday came via players who 6 Season Info / O-Line Injuries / Andy Lee and Zane Gonzalez Highlights had never scored for the team before: RB Chase Edmonds (12) and K Zane 7 Larry Fitzgerald Moving Up All-Time Lists / Approaching Milestones Gonzalez (8). Gonzalez, who entered the NFL with Cleveland in 2017 and 8 Chandler Jones with the Cardinals played in two games with them this season, earned the fi rst victory of his 9 By The Numbers / Poten al Milestones / Schedules career by kicking Arizona’s game-winning FG in Green Bay. The Browns 10 Cardinals in the Community were 0-17-1 in Gonzalez’s tenure with the team. 11 State Farm Stadium Info --The off ensive line that led the way for Arizona’s comeback victory last 12 Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim week consisted of two rookie dra picks (C Mason Cole and LT Korey Cun- 13 Steve Wilks Highlights / Coordinators (Rodgers, Le wich and Holcomb) ningham) and three players that were acquired in the previous 40 days 14-17 Off ensive Highlights / Johnson / Fitzgerald (Colby Gosse , Oday Aboushi and Will Holden). 18-19 Defensive Highlights / Peterson / Bethea / Baker / Boston 20-23 Individual Player Notes / Transac ons --The Cardinals placed three more players on injured reserve this week, 24-42 Rosters / Depth Chart / How They Were Built / 2018 Stats / Standings including two who started on off ense: G Mike Iupa (knee) and WR Chris- 43 NFL Standings an Kirk (foot). BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Tim Brando Analyst: Brady Quinn Sideline: Shane Bacon Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Paul Calvisi Cardinals Spanish Radio: Univision KHOV 105.1 FM / Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 C ARDS-LIO NS CONNEC TIO N S SERIES BREAKDOWN Lions Connec ons This week’s matchup between the Cardinals and Lions represents the 66th Cardinals LBs coach Larry Foote, a Detroit na ve and Pershing High School all- me mee ng in the regular season in a rivalry that dates back to 1930. graduate, played for the University of Michigan (1998-2001) and then with The Lions hold a 32-28-5 advantage in the all- me series but the Cardinals the Lions in 2009. have won seven of the last eight - and 12 of the last 16 - mee ngs between the two teams. Cardinals LB Thurston Armbrister appeared in 14 games with the Lions in 2016 and spent me on Detroit's prac ce squad in 2017. The Cardinals enter this week having won eight in a row at home against Detroit, who hasn't won in Arizona since 1993. The Cardinals are hos ng the Cardinals O-Line coach Ray Brown played for the Lions from 2002-03. Lions at State Farm Stadium for the fourth me in the last seven seasons. Cardinals Media Rela ons Coordinator Imani Suber was an intern with the Arizona and Detroit have been frequent opponents in the regular season. Lions media rela ons department in 2015. This week's matchup is the 15th mee ng between the two teams in the last Cardinals Connec ons 20 years (1999-2018) and the sixth in the last seven years. Lions CB Marcus Cooper played for the Cardinals in 2016, star ng 13 of 15 The series dates back to the days of the Chicago Cardinals and the Ports- games played and recording a career-high four INTs (one returned 60 yards mouth (OH) Spartans. They fi rst squared off in October of 1930, playing to for a TD). Cooper was selected as a Pro Bowl alternate during his lone season a 0-0 e in front of 6,500 fans at Universal Stadium in Portsmouth, OH. The with Arizona. Portsmouth franchise moved to Detroit in 1934 and were re-named the Li- Michigan Connec ons ons that year.