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WEEK 2 GAME RELEASE #AZvsBAL 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 (0-0-1) VS. BALTIMORE RAVENS (1-0-0) M&T Bank Stadium | September 15, 2019 | 10:00 AM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2019 SCHEDULE Arizona travels across the country Regular Season this week as the Cardinals make Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time their way to Bal more for a Week Sep. 8 DETROIT State Farm Stadium T, 27-27 2 matchup against the Ravens. This week's game will serve as Sep. 15 @ Bal more M&T Bank Stadium 10:00 AM Bal more's 2019 home opener. Sep. 22 CAROLINA State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM Sep. 29 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM Sunday's game marks the seventh Oct. 6 @ Cincinna * Paul Brown Stadium 10:00 AM all- me mee ng between the Cardinals and Ravens, who last met in Arizona during the 2015 season. This Oct. 13 ATLANTA* State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM week Arizona makes its fi rst trip to Bal more since 2011 and will be looking Oct. 20 @ N.Y. Giants* MetLife Stadium 10:00 AM for its fi rst road win against the Ravens since their fi rst-ever mee ng back Oct. 27 @ New Orleans* Mercedes-Benz Superdome 10:00 AM in 1997. Oct. 31 SAN FRANCISCO# State Farm Stadium 5:20 PM Nov. 10 @ Tampa Bay* Raymond James Stadium 11:00 AM Arizona and Bal more are infrequent opponents. Of the 31 other current NFL franchises, the Cards have played only the Texans (4) and Jaguars (5) Nov. 17 @ San Francisco* Levi's Stadium 2:05 PM fewer mes than they have the Ravens. -BYE- Dec. 1 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM The previous six matchups between the two teams have all been close. Dec. 8 PITTSBURGH* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM None of the contests were decided by more than eight points, including two of the last three mee ngs (2007 and 2011) that were decided by three Dec. 15 CLEVELAND* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM points. Dec. 22 @ Sea le* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM Dec. 29 @ L.A. Rams* L.A. Memorial Coliseum 2:25 PM One Cardinals player who will feel at home in M&T Bank Stadium is LB Terrell Suggs, who will be playing in his 125th career game at the venue # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football (includes regular season and postseason). A na ve of Chandler, AZ, Suggs * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions played his fi rst 16 NFL seasons with the Ravens and le this off season as the franchise's all- me leader in sacks and games played. Other Cardinals who spent me with the Ravens include WR Michael Crabtree, TE Maxx Williams and C A.Q. Shipley. th In their season-opener last week vs. Detroit, the Cardinals and 2019 #1 FITZGERALD APPEARS IN TEAM RECORD 235 CAREER GAME overall pick QB Kyler Murray rallied from an 18-point fourth quarter defi - Last week's season opener against the Lions cit to e the Lions 27-27 at State Farm Stadium. WR Larry Fitzgerald (113 marked WR Larry Fitzgerald’s 235th career game. yards, TD) and RB David Johnson (137 total yards, TD) also helped lead the He now holds the franchise record for career way on off ense. The Cardinals scored on fi ve of six possessions in the fourth games played. Fitzgerald entered last week’s quarter/OT in the comeback. game ed with K Jim Bakken (234) for most games played with the Cardinals. He fi nished the LBs Chandler Jones (sack, FF), Suggs (2.0 sacks, FF) and Jordan Hicks (NFL- game with 8 recep ons for 113 yards and a TD. high 14 tackles) led the eff ort on defense for Arizona. -- See pages 14-18 for more info on Fitzgerald's record-breaking career -- Following this week's game in Bal more, Arizona returns home for con- secu ve games as the team hosts Carolina (Week 3) and Sea le (Week 4). Bal more heads to Kansas City next week to face the Chiefs. THIS WEEK'S HIG HLIG HTS G AME RELEASE INDEX • The Cardinals embark upon their fi rst road trip of the regular season this week when they travel to Bal more to face the Ravens. This game marks the Page Contents seventh all- me mee ng between the two teams. 2-4 Cardinals-Ravens Info / Suggs / Heisman Winners / Murray & Brown • WR had two recep ons last week (41 and 45 yards) that 5 Kyler Murray Highlights Larry Fitzgerald 6 Week 1 Highlights / New Faces were longer than any catch he had over the previous three seasons (2016-18). 7 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Week 2 Schedules His 45-yard catch in the fourth quarter was his longest recep on since 2014. 8 State Farm Stadium / Palmer Ring of Honor / Online Media Guide • Last week’s game in Miami was the Ravens’ fi rst without either Ray Lewis 9 NFL 100 / Cardinals History in NFL or Terrell Suggs on the team since the fi nale of the 1995 regular season, their 10 Kliff Kingsbury Highlights last in Cleveland. Lewis (17 yrs/228 games) and Suggs (16 yrs/229 games) 11 The Coordinators (Vance Joseph, Jeff Rodgers, Tom Clements) combined to play 33 seasons and 457 games for the Ravens. Suggs will make 12 Assistant Coach Breakdown & Headshots his return to Bal more this week when he faces the Ravens for he fi rst me. 13 Cardinals Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim It will be his 125th career game at M&T Bank Stadium, including postseason. 14-19 Off ensive Highlights / Fitzgerald / D. Johnson / Crabtree / Kirk 20-21 Defensive Highlights / Jones / Baker / Swearinger / Allen / Murphy • Rookie QB Kyler Murray sparked the Cardinals comeback against the Lions 22 Special Teams Highlights / Lee / Gonzalez / Gardeck / Turner last week with his second half performance, completing 20-of-29 pass at- 23-24 Individual Player Notes tempts (68.9%) for 238 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs and a 116.7 passer rating in the 27-39 Depth Chart / Rosters / Transac ons / 2019 Stats fourth quarter/OT. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Brandon Gaudin Analyst: Cris Carter Sideline: Peter Schrager Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Paul Calvisi Cardinals Spanish Radio: La no Mix KQMR 100.3 FM / Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 C ARDS-RAVENS CONNEC TIO N S CARDS VS. RAVENS - SERIES BREAKDOWN Ravens Connec ons The Cardinals and Ravens meet for the seventh me in a series that dates Cardinals LB Terrell Suggs was dra ed 10th overall by the Ravens in the back to 1997. Of the 31 other current NFL franchises, the Cards have played 2003 NFL dra and played 16 seasons with the teams (2003-18). only the Texans (4) and Jaguars (5) fewer mes than they have the Ravens. Cardinals TE Maxx Williams was dra ed by the Ravens in the second round A er the Ravens won four consecu ve games in the series between 2000 of the 2015 NFL Dra and played four seasons with the team. and 2011, the Cardinals snapped that streak with a 26-18 victory in the last mee ng between the two teams in 2015 at State Farm Stadium. Cardinals WR Michael Crabtree started all 16 games for the Ravens in 2018. Matchups between the Cardinals and Ravens have been close aff airs. None Cardinals OL A.Q. Shipley played all 16 games for the Ravens in 2013 a er of the previous six contests were decided by more than eight points, includ- being acquired in a trade with Indianapolis. ing two of the last three mee ngs (2007 and 2011) that were decided by Cardinals OL D.J. Humphries’ father, also named D.J., signed as a rookie free three points. In both of those games the Ravens won on FGs in the fi nal agent with the Ravens in 2002. minute of regula on. That includes Arizona's last trip to Bal more in 2011, Cardinals Senior Personnel Execu ve Terry McDonough worked in the Ra- when the Ravens kicked a 25-yard FG with :52 remaining for a 30-27 win. vens scou ng department a er the franchise moved from Cleveland. Arizona heads to Bal more this week looking for its fi rst road win against Cardinals media rela ons coordinator Chase Russell spent the 2015 season the Ravens since the fi rst-ever mee ng between the two teams. In 1997, with the Ravens public rela ons department. the Cardinals took down the Ravens 16-13 on a 43-yard FG as me expired in regula on. Cardinals Connec ons Ravens CB Jus n Bethel was dra ed by the Cardinals in the sixth round of CARDS-RAVENS REGULAR SEASON SERIES the 2012 NFL dra , played with the team from 2012-17 and earned three • Overall Regular Season Series: 2-4 consecu ve Pro Bowl selec ons (2013-15) with Arizona. • Cardinals on the road at BAL: 1-2 Ravens S Tony Jeff erson played four seasons (2013-16) with the Cardinals • First Mee ng: 11/23/97 @ Bal, W, 16-13 a er signing with the team in 2013.