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WEEK 14 GAME RELEASE #AZvsNYG Mark Dal ton - Senior Vice Presid ent, Med ia Rel ations Ch ris Mel vin - Director, Med ia Rel ations Mik e Hel m - Manag er, Med ia Rel ations Imani Sube r - Me dia Re latio ns Coordinato r C hase Russe ll - Me dia Re latio ns Coordinator ARIZONA CARDINALS (6-6) VS. NEW YORK GIANTS (5-7) MetLife Stadium | December 13, 2020 | 11:00 AM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2020 SCHEDULE In their fourth and fi nal regular season trip to the East Coast, Arizona travels to Regular Season New Jersey to face the Giants in the Cardinals second visit to MetLife Stadium Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time this season. Arizona defeated the Jets 30-10 at the venue in Week 5. Sep. 13 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium W, 24-20 Sep. 20 WASHINGTON State Farm Stadium W, 30-15 A victory this week would give the Cardinals road wins over the Giants and Sep. 27 DETROIT State Farm Stadium L, 23-26 Jets in a single season for just the second me (1975). That feat won't be easy, Oct. 4 @ Carolina Bank of America Stadium L 21-31 as Arizona squares off against a Giants team that has won four straight while Oct. 11 @ N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium W, 30-10 allowing just six off ensive TDs in that stretch. Their most recent win came last Oct. 19 @ Dallas+ AT&T Stadium W, 38-10 week when they knocked off the Seahawks 17-12 in Sea le. The 12 points rep- Oct. 25 SEATTLE~ State Farm Stadium W, 37-34 (OT) resented a season-low for Sea le. - BYE- Sunday's game between the Cardinals and Giants is the 128th all- me mee ng Nov. 8 MIAMI State Farm Stadium L, 31-34 between the teams in a series that dates back to 1926. It is Arizona's third- Nov. 15 BUFFALO State Farm Stadium W, 32-30 oldest rivalry (Chicago - 1920; Green Bay - 1921) and the Cardinals have faced Nov. 19 @ Sea le# CenturyLink Field L, 21-28 the Giants more mes than any other NFL franchise. Nov. 29 @ New England Gille e Stadium L, 17-20 Arizona has had success on the road against the Giants of late. The Cardinals Dec. 6 L.A. RAMS State Farm Stadium L, 28-38 have won three in a row da ng back to 2009 and have won both games against Dec. 13 @ N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium 11:00 AM the Giants at MetLife Stadium since the venue opened in 2010. In the 94-year Dec. 20 PHILADELPHIA State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM history of the series, the Cardinals have never won four consecu ve road Dec. 26 SAN FRANCISCO^ State Farm Stadium 2:30 PM games against the Giants. Jan. 3 @ L.A. Rams* SoFi Stadium 2:25 PM This weekend's game could represent the second mee ng between a pair of + ESPN Monday Night Football second-year signal-callers in Arizona QB Kyler Murray and Giants QB Daniel ~ NBC Sunday Night Football Jones. Murray - the #1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Dra - was selected by # FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Thursday Night Football Arizona just an hour before the Giants dra ed Jones with the #6 overall pick. ^ Airs na onally on Amazon and Twitch They were the fi rst two QBs dra ed in 2019 and they squared off as rookies * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions last season when the Cardinals defeated the Giants 27-21 at MetLife Stadium. Looking to put pressure on Jones this week will be a pair of former Giants: LBs Markus Golden and Devon Kennard. Just 52 days a er being traded from New York to Arizona, Golden will face his former team - and teammate - for the fi rst # AZvsNYG - WEEK 14 HIG HLIG HTS me. Kennard was dra ed by New York in the fi h round (174th overall) of the 2014 NFL Dra and spent his fi rst four seasons (2014-17) with the Giants. The Cardinals head to New York to face the Giants in Week 14 in the 128th all- A key factor for the Cardinals on Sunday will be the con nued success of WR time meeting between the teams dating back to 1926. It is the Cardinals third- DeAndre Hopkins and RB Chase Edmonds while playing at MetLife Stadium. oldest rivalry (Chicago, Green Bay) and Arizona has faced the Giants more Hopkins has 417 receiving yards and three TDs in three games at the venue mes than any other NFL franchise. and posted 100+ receiving yards in all three contests. Edmonds - a record- Last week Arizona scored three second-half TDs against a Rams team that setting RB at Fordham who played his home games at Jack Coffey Field in the hadn't allowed more than one second-half TD in their previous 11 games - and Bronx - has four of his seven career rushing TDs at MetLife Stadium. All four of just two all season. On Sunday, the Cardinals will face a Giants team that has those TDs covered 20+ yards. won four straight while allowing just six total offensive TDs in that stretch. Following this week's game against the Giants, the Cardinals return home to After throwing three TD passes last week against the Rams, QB Kyler Murray face another NFC East opponent in the Philadelphia Eagles. Arizona then plays now has 22 passing TDs and 10 rushing TDs in 2020. He is just the third different its final two regular season games against division foes (vs. 49ers in Week 16; at player in NFL history with 20+ passing TDs and 10+ rushing TDs in a season and Rams in Week 17). The Giants remain home as they host the Browns. first player in league history to have done so in the first 12 games of a season. TE Dan Arnold hauled in two TD catches last week, including a 59-yard TD re- G AME RELEASE INDEX ception in the first quarter. It was the longest TD catch by a Cardinals TE since Hall of Famer Jackie Smith had a 68-yarder from Gary Cuozzo on 11/12/72 at Dallas. WR DeAndre Hopkins has 85 receptions for 1,019 yards and five TDs in 2020. Page Contents It marks his sixth career 1,000-yard campaign and fourth in a row. Hopkins' 85 re- 2-3 Cardinals-Giants Series ceptions rank third in the NFL behind WRs Keenan Allen (90) and Stefon Diggs (90). 4 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Cardinals Media Info 5-10 2020 Season Highlights / Murray / Hopkins / Kirk / Baker LB Dennis Gardeck posted his third sack of the season last week when he 10 Season Award Winners - Baker, Hopkins and Murray took down Rams QB Jared Goff. Gardeck played just three defensive snaps in 11-14 Larry Fitzgerald Highlights the contest. The third-year special teams standout recorded his 3.0 sacks in two 15-16 DeAndre Hopkins Highlights games (2 @ NYJ; 1 vs. LAR) in which he played a combined 13 defensive snaps. 17 Cards Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim / Social Justice Initiatives RB Chase Edmonds has played two career games at MetLife Stadium and had 18-19 Defensive Highlights / Peterson / Hicks / Special Teams four TD runs of 20+ yards in those outings. Edmonds has four TDs in two games 20-21 Cardinals COVID-19 Relief Eff orts at MetLife Stadium and seven TDs in his other 39 career games. 23-24 Individual Player Notes After posting 12 tackles last week, S Budda Baker leads the Cardinals with 25-67 Rosters / Depth Chart / Transac ons / 2020 Sta s cs 94 tackles in 2020. That ranks second among NFL DBs (Bills S Jordan Poyer - 96). BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Kenny Albert Analyst: Jonathan Vilma Sideline: Shannon Spake Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Paul Calvisi Cardinals Spanish Radio: KHOV 105.1 FM / Play-By-Play: Luis Hernandez Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 CARDINALS-GIANTS CONNECTIONS CARDS VS. GIANTS - SERIES BREAKDOWN GIANTS CONNECTIONS Sunday's game between the Car- Cardinals LB Markus Golden played seven games for the Giants this season dinals and Giants is the 128th all- before being traded to the Cardinals in Week 7. me mee ng between the two Cardinals LB Devon Kennard was selected by the Giants in the fi h round teams in a series that dates back (174th overall) of the 2014 NFL Dra and played 52 games (35 starts) in four to 1926. It is the Cardinals third- years (2014-17) for New York. oldest rivalry (Chicago, Green Cardinals OL Jus n Pugh was dra ed by the Giants in the rst round (19th Bay) and the Cardinals have fi faced the Giants more mes overall) of the 2013 NFL Dra and started all 63 games played in fi ve seasons (2013-17) with the team. than any other NFL franchise. Cardinals LBs coach Bill Davis held the same posi on for the Giants in 2004. Between 1950 and 2001, the Cardinals and Giants played Cardinals Off ensive Assistant Don Shumpert spent the 2018 season with twice a year (except in 1968 and the Giants in the same role. 1982) as members of the NFC Cardinals CBs coach Greg Williams spent training camp with the Giants in 1999. East before the Cardinals joined the NFC West in the division realignment in 2002. Cardinals TE Maxx Williams’ father, Brian, played on the Giants off ensive line from 1989-99.