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WEEK 10 GAME RELEASE #AZvsTB 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 (3-5-1) VS. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-6) Raymond James Stadium | November 10, 2019 | 11:00 AM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2019 SCHEDULE Looking for their fourth consecuti ve win over the Buccaneers, the Cardinals Regular Season head to Tampa Bay this week for a showdown with the Bucs and former head Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time coach Bruce Arians, who is in his fi rst season at the helm in Tampa. Sep. 8 DETROIT State Farm Stadium T, 27-27 This week's matchup between the Cardinals and Buccaneers is the 21st all-ti me Sep. 15 @ Balti more M&T Bank Stadium L, 23-17 meeti ng in a series that dates back to 1977. Arizona holds an 11-9 advantage Sep. 22 CAROLINA State Farm Stadium L, 38-20 over Tampa Bay and is looking for its sixth-ever road win over the Buccaneers. Sep. 29 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium L, 27-10 The Cardinals earned a victory in their last visit to Raymond James Stadium Oct. 6 @ Cincinna Paul Brown Stadium W, 26-23 when they took down the Bucs 13-10 in 2013. That game marked the fi rst road Oct. 13 ATLANTA State Farm Stadium W, 34-33 win of Arians' tenure with the Cardinals. Oct. 20 @ N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium W, 27-21 Sunday's game will mark the third meeti ng between Arizona and Tampa Bay in Oct. 27 @ New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome L, 31-9 the last four seasons. The teams last met at State Farm Stadium in 2017 when Oct. 31 SAN FRANCISCO# State Farm Stadium L, 28-25 the Cardinals earned a 38-33 victory. Nov. 10 @ Tampa Bay Raymond James Stadium 11:00 AM Cardinals QB Kyler Murray heads to Tampa looking for his fourth career victory Nov. 17 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium 2:05 PM and can become the fi rst rookie QB in franchise history with three road wins -BYE- in a season. Murray is coming off one of the best games of his young career Dec. 1 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM against the NFL's #1 ranked defense last week. He threw for 241 yards and a Dec. 8 PITTSBURGH* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM pair of TDs while posti ng a career-best 130.7 passer rati ng against a San Fran- Dec. 15 CLEVELAND* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM cisco defense that had held the previous four QBs it faced to a combined 48.6 Dec. 22 @ Seatt le* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM passer rati ng. Dec. 29 @ L.A. Rams* L.A. Memorial Coliseum 2:25 PM One of the weapons at Murray's disposal this week - 11-ti me Pro Bowl WR Larry Fitzgerald - has had signifi cant success against Tampa Bay during his Hall # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football of Fame bound career. In six career games against the Buccaneers, Fitzgerald has * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions 34 recepti ons for 486 yards and fi ve TDs. All fi ve of those TDs have come in the last four meeti ngs. Following a spectacular Arizona debut vs. San Francisco, recently acquired RB Kenyan Drake heads back to the Sunshine State this week. Drake joined the Car- THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS dinals on October 28 following a trade with Miami, and on Sunday will be playing his fi ft h game in the state of Florida this season. Further bolstering the Arizona backfi eld is the return of All-Pro RB David Johnson - who is expected to be back in The Cardinals travel to Tampa Bay this week as they square off against for- the lineup aft er missing the last two games due to injury. mer head coach Bruce Arians for the fi rst ti me. Arians left Arizona following the 2017 season with more wins (50) than any head coach in franchise history. Protecti ng the ball - a strength for the Cardinals off ense this season - will be an important factor on Sunday. Arizona has committ ed an NFL-low four turnovers Sunday's game marks the Cardinals third visit to Raymond James Stadium in this season and enters the contest with a streak of fi ve straight games without a the last 12 seasons. Arizona defeated Tampa at the venue in 2013 and prior to turnover. However, the Buccaneers defense - led by former Cards defensive coor- that faced the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium at the dinator Todd Bowles - ranks in the top-10 with 13 total takeaways so far this sea- conclusion of the 2008 season. son. In fact, nearly 30 percent of Tampa's 230 points this season have come as a WR Larry Fitzgerald has fi ve career TD catches against the Buccaneers, all of result of takeaways. Only three teams in the NFL have more points off takeaways which have come in his last four games against the team. Fitzgerald has had at than Tampa Bay (67) in 2019. least one TD catch in each of the last four games vs. Tampa Bay. QB Kyler Murray enters Sunday's game with an acti ve streak of 172 con- G AME RELEASE INDEX secuti ve pass att empts without an INT. That is the NFL's longest acti ve streak. Murray ('18 Heisman; 1st overall in '19) and Bucs QB Jameis Winston ('13 Page Contents Heisman; 1st overall in '15) are two of nine Heisman Trophy winners acti ve in 2 Celebrati ng the life and legacy of William V. Bidwill the NFL. They are among the 22 all-time players who won the Heisman Trophy 3 Cardinals-Buccaneers Series Info / AZ faces Arians for 1st Time and were selected #1 overall in the NFL Draft. 4 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Week 10 Schedules 5 Week 9 Highlights / Kenyan Drake debut / Off ense vs. SF Arizona has committed an NFL-low four turnovers in 2019, which also rep- 6-7 2019 Season Highlights / Off ensive Improvement / J. Hicks / B. Baker resents the lowest total in franchise history through the first nine games of a 8 Kyler Murray Highlights season. Dating back to 1940, the Cardinals are the only NFL team to not lose a 9 Chandler Jones NFL Sack Leaders Since 2016 fumble in their first nine games. 10 Terrell Suggs Climbs The All-Time Sacks List 11 David Johnson / Chase Edmonds Highlights Just 72 hours after being acquired by Arizona in a trade with Miami, RB Kenyan 12-15 Larry Fitzgerald Career Highlights & All-Time Rankings Drake had one of the most productive games of his career in the Cardinals TNF 16 Patrick Peterson / Rookie Defenders / Andy Lee matchup vs. San Francisco last week. Drake finished the game with 110 rushing 17 NFL 100 / Cardinals History in NFL yards and a TD on 15 carries (7.3-yard avg.) and 52 yards on four receptions. 18 Michael Bidwill Highlights / State Farm Stadium / Palmer ROH 19-21 Coaching Staff Highlights / Kingsbury Highlights The Cardinals had three scoring drives in the second half vs. SF last week 22 Cardinals in the Community that covered at least 80 yards (85, 88 and 90). In their first seven games, the 23-66 Transacti ons / 2019 Stats / Rosters / Depth Chart / Standings 49ers defense allowed just one scoring drive that covered 80+ yards. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Thom Brennaman Analyst: Chris Spielman 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: 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 minoriti es the opportunity to thrive as ball.” coaches and executi 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 ti me and resources to make lives bett er.” in 1932, starti ng Bill's life-long associati 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 enti re life, starti ng from his days as a ball boy Washington, DC, Bidwill received the school’s highest honor, the Insignis Medal, in 1990 through his ti me as an owner.