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WEEK 4 GAME RELEASE #AZvsCAR 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 (2-1) VS. CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-2) Bank of America Stadium | October 4, 2020 | 10:00 AM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2020 SCHEDULE Off to a 2-1 start in 2020, the Car- Regular Season dinals look to rebound from their Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time first loss of the season when they Sep. 13 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium W, 24-20 travel to Carolina this week to begin Sep. 20 WASHINGTON State Farm Stadium W, 30-15 a stretch of three consecu ve road Sep. 27 DETROIT State Farm Stadium L, 23-26 games. Oct. 4 @ Carolina Bank of America Stadium 10:00 AM Following this week's game, Arizona Oct. 11 @ N.Y. Jets* MetLife Stadium 10:00 AM will face the Jets at MetLife Stadium Oct. 19 @ Dallas+ AT&T Stadium 5:15 PM in Week 5 and the Cowboys in Dal- Oct. 25 SEATTLE* State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM las on Monday Night Football in - BYE- Week 6. Nov. 8 MIAMI* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM Having defeated the division-rival 49ers in San Francisco in Week 1, the Car- Nov. 15 BUFFALO* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM dinals are looking to begin a season with a pair of road wins for the fi rst me Nov. 19 @ Sea le# CenturyLink Field 6:20 PM since 2015 and just the third me in the last 29 years (2015, 2009). To do Nov. 29 @ New England* Gille e Stadium 11:00 AM so, they must snap a four-game regular season winless streak on the road Dec. 6 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM at Carolina. Arizona travels to Charloe this week looking for its fi rst regular Dec. 13 @ N.Y. Giants* MetLife Stadium 11:00 AM season road win at Carolina since 2002. Dec. 20 PHILADELPHIA* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM Like Detroit last week, Carolina is a familiar out-of-divison foe for the Cardi- Dec. 26/27 SAN FRANCISCO^ State Farm Stadium TBD nals. Over the last 20 seasons the only non-division opponent the Cardinals Jan. 3 @ L.A. Rams* SoFi Stadium 2:25 PM have faced more mes in the regular season than the Panthers (13 mes) + ESPN Monday Night Football is the Lions (16 mes). Including postseason, this week's contest between th # FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Thursday Night Football Arizona and Carolina is the 11 meeng in the past 13 years. ^ Date and Time TBD Sunday's game marks the third me in four years that Kliff Kingsbury and * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions Ma Rhule will face off as head coaches - although in en rely diff erent cir- cumstances. The previous two mee ngs occurred during their days as col- lege head coaches in the Big 12. Kingsbury (Texas Tech) and Rhule (Baylor) squared off twice between 2017-18 with each team earning a victory playing at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Texas Tech earned a 38-24 win in 2017 and # AZvsC AR - WEEK 4 HIG HLIG HTS Baylor took the second meeng 35-24 in 2018. WR Larry Fitzgerald will be facing the Panthers for the 11th me in the regular • This week's game marks the 15th all- me mee ng season. In his previous 10 games vs. Carolina, he totaled 65 recep ons for between the Cardinals and Panthers. Arizona travels 846 yards and three TDs. The 11-me Pro Bowler has more recep ons and to Carolina this week looking for its first regular season receiving yards vs. Panthers than he does against any other opponent outside road win against the Panthers since 2002. the NFC West. Last week the Cardinals unveiled the #8 jersey patch Arizona will return to the East Coast next week to take on the Jets in the fi rst the team will wear the rest of the season in honor of of two games at MetLife Stadium for the Cardinals in 2020 (Week 14 @ NYG). Hall of Fame S Larry Wilson, who passed away on Sept. Carolina travels to Atlanta to play the Falcons. 17 at age 82. Arizona (#10 off ense; #7 defense) is the only team in the NFC that ranks in G AME RELEASE INDEX the top-10 in both total off ense and total defense this season. The Cardinals and Chargers are the only teams in the NFL that rank in the top-10 in total o ense and total defense. Page Contents ff 2 Cardinals-Panthers Series Info / State Farm Stadium Following another big performance last week against the Lions (10 catch- 3-4 2020 Season Highlights es, 137 receiving yards), WR DeAndre Hopkins leads the NFL in recep ons 5 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Media Guide-Twi er Info (32), receiving yards (356) and 1st down recep ons (21) in 2020. 6 Kyler Murray Highlights 7 Fitz & Hopkins Duo / Captains / Zoom Info WR Larry Fitzgerald has more recepons (65) and receiving yards (846) 8 Cards Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim / Social Justice Initiatives vs. Carolina than he does against any other opponent outside the NFC West. 9 State Farm Stadium / Remembering Life of Larry Wilson • QB Kyler Murray joins New England's Cam Newton as the only players in 10 Chandler Jones Highlights 11-14 Larry Fitzgerald Highlights the NFL with 700+ passing yards and 100+ rushing yards in 2020. 15-16 DeAndre Hopkins Highlights Of the Lions 26 points last week, 13 came on three drives that covered 27, 16 17 Kenyan Drake / Chris an Kirk / Chase Edmonds Highlights and 19 total yards. None of those drives consisted of more than two fi rst downs. 18-19 Defensive Highlights / Peterson / Hicks / Baker / Special Teams 20 2020 Rookie Class Highlights • Arizona's defensive line has nearly the same number of sacks through 21 Cardinals Highlights Under Kliff Kingsbury in 2019 three games in 2020 (6.0) as it had all of last season (7.0). 22-23 Cardinals COVID-19 Relief Eff orts 24-25 Individual Player Notes The Cardinals rank fifth in the NFL with 11.0 sacks in 2020. Seven different 26-54 Rosters / Depth Chart / Transac ons / 2020 Sta s cs players have posted at least one sack for Arizona so far this season. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Kevin Kugler Analyst: Chris Spielman Sideline: Laura Okmin 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 #AZvsC AR - CONNEC TIO NS ALL-TIME SERIES The matchup between the Cardinals and Panthers this week represents the Panthers Connec ons 15th all- me regular season mee ng between the two teams da ng back to Cardinals Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Jeff Rodgers served as a special teams assistant for the Panthers in 2009 and special teams co- 1995. Arizona and Carolina have also met three mes in the postseason. ordinator in 2010. The Panthers hold a 10-4 advantage in the regular season series but the Cardinals D-Line coach Brentson Buckner played his fi nal fi ve NFL seasons teams have split the last four mee ngs. (2001-05) as a DT for the Panthers. In 2003, he was part of one of the league's The Cardinals and Panthers met just once in the fi rst six seasons (1995-2000) top D-Lines that helped Carolina reach Super Bowl XXXVIII. a er Carolina became an NFL franchise in 1995. Over the next 19 seasons Cardinals LBs coach Bill Davis served as the OLBs coach for the Panthers (2001-19) the only non-division opponent the Cardinals faced more mes in from 1995-98. the regular season than the Panthers (13 mes) is the Lions (16 mes). In an 11-year span between 2001-2011, Arizona and Carolina squared off 10 mes Cardinals Off ensive Asst./Asst. QBs coach Cam Turner was an Asst. WRs during the regular season (only excep on was 2006). (2015-16) and Asst. QBs (2017) coach for Carolina before coming to Arizona. Arizona is making its fi rst regular season visit to Bank of America Stadium Cardinals P Andy Lee played nine games for the Panthers in 2016. since 2016. Including postseason, this marks the Cardinals fourth trip to Caro- Cardinals Connec ons lina in the last seven seasons. Panthers DT Zach Kerr played 12 games for the Cardinals in 2019. CARDS-PANTHERS REGULAR SEASON SERIES Panthers Defensive Run Game Coordinator Al Holcomb was the Cardinals Regular Season Series: 4-10 Defensive Coordinator in 2018. Cardinals on the Road vs. CAR: 2-5 Panthers O-Line coach Pat Meyer played O-Line for the Cardinals in 1995. First Mee ng: 11/19/95 @ Carolina, L, 27-7 Panthers S Tre Boston played 14 games (13 starts) for the Cardinals in 2018. Last Mee ng: 9/22/19 vs. Carolina, L, 38-20 Panthers WR Pharoh Cooper (2018-19) played two seasons for the Cardinals. Last Cardinals Win: 10/6/13 vs. Carolina, W, 22-6 North/South Carolina Connec ons Just 137 miles southwest of Bank of America Stadium is Clemson's Memori- FORMER MEMBERS OF THE PACK al Stadium - where Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins and LB Isaiah Simmons became stars before entering the NFL.