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PRESEASON WEEK 2 GAME RELEASE #KCvsAZ Mark Dal ton - Sr. Vice Presid ent, Med ia Rel ations Ch ris Mel vin - Sr. Director, Med ia Rel ations Mike Hel m - Sr. Manag er, Med ia Rel ations Chase Russell - Manager, Corporate Communications Imani Suber - Media Relations Coordinator KANSAS CITY CHIEFS VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS State Farm Stadium | August 20, 2021 | 5:00 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2021 SCHEDULE The Cardinals welcome the defending AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs to State Preseason Farm Stadium on Friday for a matchup that will air na onally on ESPN. Follow- Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time ing this game Arizona is next in front of its home fans in Week 2 of the regular season vs. Minnesota on Sept. 19. Aug. 13 DALLAS State Farm Stadium W, 19-16 Aug. 20 KANSAS CITY+ State Farm Stadium 5:00 PM Highligh ng Friday's game will be the reunion of Cardinals head coach Kliff Aug. 28 @ New Orleans Caesars Superdome 5:00 PM Kingsbury and Chiefs All-Pro QB Patrick Mahomes. Before he was a fi rst-round dra pick, NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP, Mahomes played three seasons at Regular Season Texas Tech during Kingsbury's me as head coach. In 2016, Texas Tech led the Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time na on in total off ense and Mahomes led the na on in passing yards. Sep. 12 @ Tennessee Nissan Stadium 10:00 AM While the Cardinals and Chiefs have met just 13 mes during the regular sea- Sep. 19 MINNESOTA State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM son, they have had twice as many matchups (26) during preseason. The vast Sep. 26 @ Jacksonville TIAA Bank Field 10:00 AM majority of those occurred when both teams were based in Missouri. Between Oct. 3 @ L.A. Rams SoFi Stadium 1:05 PM 1968 and 1987, mee ngs (both preseason and regular season) between the Oct. 10 SAN FRANCISCO* State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM Cardinals and Chiefs were known as the Missouri Governor's Cup. The two Oct. 17 @ Cleveland* FirstEnergy Stadium 1:05 PM teams squared off during the preseason in all 20 years during that span and Oct. 24 HOUSTON* State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM they also met fi ve mes during the regular season. Oct. 28 GREEN BAY# State Farm Stadium 5:20 PM Following this week's game the Cardinals make their fi rst road trip of the season Nov. 7 @ San Francisco* Levi's Stadium 2:25 PM when they travel to New Orleans for the preseason fi nale against the Saints. Nov. 14 CAROLINA* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM Nov. 21 @ Sea le* Lumen Field 2:25 PM ENO & THE ROOKIES SHINE VS. DALLAS -BYE- Dec. 5 @ Chicago* Soldier Field 11:00 AM The Cardinals opened preseason play with a 19-16 Dec. 13 L.A. RAMS+ State Farm Stadium 6:15 PM victory over the Dallas Cowboys last Friday. With Dec. 19 @ Detroit* Ford Field 11:00 AM many of Arizona's starters not in ac on, it was a host Dec. 25 INDIANAPOLIS^ State Farm Stadium 6:15 PM of younger players who made an impression - in par- Jan. 2 @ Dallas* AT&T Stadium 11:00 AM cular second-year RB Eno Benjamin and numerous Jan. 9 SEATTLE* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM players from of the 2021 dra class. + ESPN BENJAMIN STANDS OUT IN 1ST GAME WITH CARDS # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football A 7 round selec on (222ⁿ overall) in the 2020 NFL ^ NFL Network Dra out of Arizona State, Benjamin played in his * Subject to exible scheduling decisions fi rst game as a Cardinal last week. Following a rookie fl campaign that featured a cancelled preseason and in which he was inac ve in all 16 regular season games - it was Benjamin's fi rst game ac on since Nov. 30, 2019 with the Sun Devils. Following a strong showing early in training camp, the second-year back had G AME RELEASE INDEX a big game in the midst of his fi ght for a roster spot. Benjamin rushed for 50 yards and a TD on just fi ve carries while also totaling 84 yards on three Page Contents kickoff returns. 2 Cardinals-Chiefs Matchup Notes ARIZONA'S DRAFT CLASS HAS IMPRESSIVE SHOWING 3 By The Numbers / State Farm Stadium Info The Cardinals top fi ve picks in the 2021 NFL Dra - LB Zaven Collins (1 Rnd, 4 New Faces in 2021 / Wa & Jones Pairing 16 overall), WR Rondale Moore (2ⁿ Rnd, 49 overall), CB Marco Wilson 5-6 Schedule Notes / Roster Highlights (4 Rnd, 136 overall), LB Victor Dimukeje (6 Rnd, 210 overall) and CB 7 2021 Dra Class Breakdown Tay Gowan (6 Rnd, 223 overall) - all put together strong performances. 8 Cardinals Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim COLLINS: Started in his NFL debut and fi nished with two tackles, a tackle for loss and a QB hit. Took down Cowboys RB Tony Pollard in the backfi eld for a 9 2020 Season Highlights two-yard loss on the game's second play. 10-11 Kyler Murray Highlights 12-13 DeAndre Hopkins Highlights MOORE: Did a li le of everything in his 23 off ensive snaps. Had three recep- ons for 23 yards while also rushing twice for 16 yards. 14 A.J. Green Highlights WILSON: Played 35 snaps and fi nished with three forced incomple ons (in- 15 Chase Edmonds / James Conner / Chris an Kirk cluding two passes defensed) on six targets. 16-17 J.J. Wa Highlights DIMUKEJE: Accounted for the Cardinals only takeaway with a fumble recov- 18 Chandler Jones Highlights ery early in the second quarter. 19 Budda Baker / Robert Alford / Malcolm Butler 20 Special Teams Highlights / Prater / Lee / Gardeck GOWAN: A er missing the 2020 college season, returned to the fi eld and posted a tackle and a pass defensed in 34 snaps. 21-31 2020 Sta s cs / Rosters / Depth Chart BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: ESPN / Play-By-Play: Steve Levy Analyst: Louis Riddick Analyst: Brian Griese Sideline: Lisa Salters Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Paul Calvisi Cardinals Spanish Radio: KQMR 100.3 FM / Play-By-Play: Luis Hernandez Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 CARDINALS-CHIEFS CONNECTIONS CARDINALS-CHIEFS PRESEASON SERIES CHIEFS CONNECTIONS Cardinals OL Rodney Hudson was selected by the Chiefs in the second- Friday's prime me matchup on ESPN will be round (55 overall) of the 2011 NFL Dra . He played four seasons (2011-14) the 27 all- me preseason mee ng between the Cardinals and Chiefs da ng back to 1968. in Kansas City and appeared in 51 games (35 starts). He started 34 of the The only NFL teams the Cardinals have faced fi nal 35 games he played with the Chiefs. more in the preseason than Kansas City are Cardinals RBs coach James Saxon held the same role for Kansas City from Chicago (29x) and Denver (28x). The Cardinals 2001-07 and was dra ed by the Chiefs in 1988, playing RB for the team are 10-15-1 in the preseason vs. Kansas City. through the 1991 season. The vast majority of those contests occurred Cardinals Off ensive Assistant Don Shumpert spent part of the 2014 season when both teams were based in Missouri. on the Chiefs roster as a wide receiver. Between 1968 and 1987, mee ngs (both CARDINALS CONNECTIONS preseason and regular season) between the Chiefs DE Alex Okafor was selected in the fourth-round (103rd overall) of Cardinals and Chiefs were known as the Missouri Governor's Cup. The two the 2013 NFL Dra by the Cardinals and he went on to play four seasons teams squared off during the preseason in all 20 years during that span and (2013-16) with Arizona. they also met fi ve mes during the regular season. th The Cards and Chiefs have met in the preseason just fi ve mes in the 32 Chiefs WR Chad Williams was selected in the third-round (98 overall) of years since. the 2017 NFL Dra by Arizona. Chiefs TE Evan Baylis spent fi ve games on the Cardinals roster during the CCARDS-CHIEFARDS-CHIEFS PPRESEASONRESEASON SSERIESERIES 2020 season. • OOvveerallrall PPreseasonreseason Series:Series: 110-15-10-15-1 • CCararddinalsinals atat hhomeome vvs.s. KKC:C: 44-7-7 Chiefs DBs coach Dave Merri held the same post with the Cardinals during the 2018 season. Merri played linebacker for the Cardinals from 1993-95, • FFirirsstt PPreseasonreseason MeeMee nng:g: 88/17/68/17/68 @ KC, L, 10-13C, L, 10-13 appearing in 35 games. • LLasast PPreseasonreseason MMeeee ng:ng: 88/15/15/15/15 vs.vs. KC, L, 19-3C,4 L, 19-34 • LLasast CCardinalsardinals PPreseasonreseason WWin:in: 88/16/08/16/08 @ KC, W, 27-17C, W, 27-17 MISSOURI/KANSAS CITY CONNECTIONS Cardinals Owner Michael Bidwill was born in St. Louis and earned a Bach- elor of Science degree in Finance from St. Louis University in 1987. A COACH FACES HIS FORMER PUPIL Cardinals DE Markus Golden is a na ve of St. Louis and was a record-break- ing RB at A on High School before going on to star at the University of Missouri from 2012-14. When he was hired as the Cardinals head coach in 2019, Kliff Kingsbury was recog- Cardinals LB Isaiah Simmons hails from Olathe, KS, which is a suburb of Kan- nized as one of the profession’s brightest sas City. His high school is located just 26 miles southwest of Arrowhead and most-innova ve off ensive minds Stadium.