WEEK 15 GAME RELEASE #CLEvsAZ 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 CLEVELAND BROWNS VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS State Farm Stadium | December 15, 2019 | 2:05 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2019 SCHEDULE Playing their fi nal home game of the 2019 campaign, Regular Season the Cardinals host the Cleveland Browns at State Farm Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time Stadium on Sunday. Following this week's game, Arizo- Sep. 8 DETROIT State Farm Stadium T, 27-27 na will wrap up the regular season with road contests Sep. 15 @ Bal more M&T Bank Stadium L, 23-17 against the Seahawks (Week 16) and Rams (Week 17). Sep. 22 CAROLINA State Farm Stadium L, 38-20 A sellout this week would mark the 144th consecu ve Sep. 29 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium L, 27-10 at State Farm Stadium (regular season and postseason Oct. 6 @ Cincinna Paul Brown Stadium W, 26-23 included) which opened in 2006. Oct. 13 ATLANTA State Farm Stadium W, 34-33 st Oct. 20 @ N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium W, 27-21 The Cardinals and Browns are squaring off for the 51 Oct. 27 @ New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome L, 31-9 me in a series that dates back to 1950. Cleveland Oct. 31 SAN FRANCISCO# State Farm Stadium L, 28-25 holds a 33-14-3 advantage iall- me, but Arizona has won three in a row - and four of the last fi ve - against Nov. 10 @ Tampa Bay Raymond James Stadium L, 30-27 the Browns. Nov. 17 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium L, 36-26 -BYE- This week, Cleveland is making just its third-ever visit to State Farm Stadium, Dec. 1 L.A. RAMS State Farm Stadium L, 34-7 and fi rst since 2011. The Browns have not won on the road in the series since Dec. 8 PITTSBURGH State Farm Stadium L, 23-17 1988, the Cardinals fi rst season in Arizona a er reloca ng from St. Louis. Dec. 15 CLEVELAND State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM A er going head-to-head 40 mes between 1950-69 as rivals in the NFL East Dec. 22 @ Sea le CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM and then NFL Century divisions, the teams have played each other just 10 mes Dec. 29 @ L.A. Rams L.A. Memorial Coliseum 2:25 PM since 1970, with Arizona holding a 6-4 advantage in that span. The last mee ng came in 2015 when the Cardinals earned a 34-20 win at Cleveland. # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football Although the Cardinals and Browns are infrequent opponents, there is plenty that connects the players and staff s of the franchises. On the fi eld, this week's game features the fi rst-ever head-to-head matchup between the last two Heis- CARDINALS TO HOST TOY DRIVE ON SUNDAY man Trophy winners and two most-recent #1 overall picks in QBs Kyler Murray The Cardinals are hos ng a toy drive presented by and Baker Mayfi eld. Teammates at the University of Oklahoma from 2016-17, Desert Financial prior to Sunday’s game at State Murray and Mayfi eld became the fi rst QBs from the same school ever to be dra ed #1 overall in consecu ve years. Farm Stadium to benefi t Helping Hands of Freedom and the Firefi ghter Angel Founda on of Presco . Making his return to State Farm Stadium this week is Browns head coach Fred- Volunteers from Desert Financial and Helping Hands die Kitchens, who served as an assistant in Arizona for 11 years through the of Freedom will team with Cardinals Cheerleaders head coaching tenures of Ken Whisenhunt and Bruce Arians. On Kitchens' staff to collect new unwrapped toys and dona ons out- in Cleveland are six coaches who either coached or played for the Cardinals. side of each stadium entrance. A player many with the Browns know well is Cardinals LB Terrell Suggs, who spent 16 seasons in the AFC North with the Ravens. This marks the 16th me in 17 NFL seasons that Suggs will have faced the Browns at least once. The only THIS WEEK'S HIG HLIG HTS excep on was in 2015, when Suggs spent the majority of the year on IR. Suggs has been making life diffi cult for Cleveland QBs for nearly two decades, having The two QBs who will face off at State Farm Stadium on Sunday - AZ's Kyler piled up 19.0 sacks in 29 career games against the Browns. He has sacked 14 Murray and CLE's Baker Mayfield - were both Heisman Trophy winners at the diff erent Browns QBs in his career - including one sack of Mayfi eld last year in University of Oklahoma who were taken #1 overall in the NFL Draft. what was the young QB's second-ever NFL start. • Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens spent more seasons with the Cardi- nals (11) than any other assistant coach in franchise history. G AME RELEASE INDEX • Kyler Murray owns the franchise rookie records for passing yards (3,060), TD passes (16), completions (293) and attempts (457). His 448 rushing yards and four rushing TDs are also franchise rookie records for a QB. Page Contents 2 Celebra ng the life and legacy of William V. Bidwill • LB Chandler Jones will face the Browns for just the second me in his cca-a- 3 Cardinals-Browns Series Info reer. Cleveland joins Bal moremore and Houston as the only teams Jones does 4 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Week 15 Schedules not have at least a half sack against during his career. 5-6 Kyler Murray's Record-Breaking Rookie Season 7 Chandler Jones Highlights • Jones has 14.0 sacks and six forced fumbles this season. His 14.0 sacks are 8 Season Highlights / J. Hicks / A. Lee / Z. Gonzalez just one off the NFL lead and his six forced fumbles are ed for the lead. 9 Cardinals in the Community In 29 career games against Cleveland, LB Terrell Suggs has totaled 116 tack- 10-13 Larry Fitzgerald Career Highlights & All-Time Rankings les, 19.0 sacks, 23 tackles for loss, 23 QB hits, an INT (returned for a TD), nine 14 D. Johnson / K. Drake / C. Edmonds / C. Kirk forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. 15 T. Suggs / B. Baker / P. Peterson 16 NFL 100 / Cardinals History in NFL LB Dennis Gardeck had a fumble recovery on a fake punt last week. In ad- 17 Michael Bidwill Highlights / State Farm Stadium / Palmer ROH di on to that recovery, the 2nd-year special teams standout has 16 tackles, 18-20 Coaching Staff Highlights / Kingsbury Highlights three punt defl ec ons and has recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for 21-71 Season Stats / Rosters / Depth Chart a TD since signing with AZ as a rookie free agent out of Sioux Falls in 2018. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: CBS / Play-By-Play: Tom McCarthy Analyst: Jay Feely Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Paul Calvisi Cardinals Spanish Radio: TUDN Phoenix 105.1 FM / Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 WILLIAM V. BIDWILL ( 1931-2019) THE LIFE O F MR. B STATEMENTS REGARDING THE PASSING OF ARIZONA CARDINALS OWNER BILL BIDWILL William V. (Bill) Bidwill passed away on October 2 at the age of 88. “Our dad passed away the same way he lived his life: peacefully, CARDINALS WIDE RECEIVER LARRY with grace, dignity and surrounded by family and loved ones,” FITZGERALD: “The NFL family lost a pioneer said Cardinals Chairman and President Michael Bidwill. “Above today. Bill Bidwill loved the Arizona Cardinals all else, we will remember him as a man devoted to the three and the great State of Arizona. He paved the central pillars of his life – his immense faith, his love for his family way for so many by being on the forefront of and his life-long passion for the Cardinals and the sport of foot- giving minori es the opportunity to thrive as ball.” coaches and execu ves in the NFL. He was Born on July 31, 1931 in Chicago, he is the son of Charles and Vio- also a man of quiet generosity giving of his let Bidwill. His father purchased the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL me and resources to make lives be er.” in 1932, star ng Bill's life-long associa on with the team which spanned eight decades and started as a ball boy when he was NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL: “Bill Bidwill was part a child. A two-sport athlete playing football and baseball at Georgetown Prep outside of of the NFL family his en re life, star ng from his days as a ball boy Washington, DC, Bidwill received the school’s highest honor, the Insignis Medal, in 1990 through his me as an owner. Although never one to seek the spot- and was selected to the school’s Athle c Hall of Fame in 2017. light, Bill had an incredible sense of humor and he made extraor- A er earning his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, Bidwill proudly served dinary contribu ons to the NFL. Bill’s vision brought the Cardinals, in the United States Navy before taking on a full- me role with the team in 1960.