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WEEK 5 GAME RELEASE #AZvsNYJ 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 (2-2) VS. NEW YORK JETS (0-4) MetLife Stadium | October 11, 2020 | 10:00 AM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2020 SCHEDULE A er playing in Carolina in Week 4, the Cardinals head back to the East Coast Regular Season this week for a matchup against the Jets at MetLife Stadium. Arizona will return Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time to MetLife Stadium in Week 14 to face the Giants, marking the Cardinals third Sep. 13 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium W, 24-20 game at the venue in the last two seasons. Sep. 20 WASHINGTON State Farm Stadium W, 30-15 Sunday's game marks just the 10th all- me matchup between the two teams Sep. 27 DETROIT State Farm Stadium L, 23-26 and Arizona is looking for its first road win against the Jets since 1975. A er tak- Oct. 4 @ Carolina Bank of America Stadium L 21-31 ing the first twp games in the series, the Cardinals dropped six in a row before Oct. 11 @ N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium 10:00 AM snapping that streak with a 28-3 victory on Monday Night Football in 2016. Oct. 19 @ Dallas+ AT&T Stadium 5:15 PM Oct. 25 SEATTLE* State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM Although they are winless in their last four road games against the Jets, the - BYE- Cardinals have had success at MetLife Stadium, earning a pair of wins over the Giants. Arizona's last win at the venue came last season, when the Cardinals Nov. 8 MIAMI* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM earned a 27-21 victory over the Giants. Nov. 15 BUFFALO* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM Nov. 19 @ Sea le# CenturyLink Field 6:20 PM One Cardinals player who has thrived against the Jets is WR DeAndre Hopkins. Nov. 29 @ New England* Gille e Stadium 11:00 AM During his me in Houston, Hopkins faced the Jets twice and put up a com- Dec. 6 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM bined 288 yards and four TDs on 15 recepons, averaging 19.2 yards per catch. Dec. 13 @ N.Y. Giants* MetLife Stadium 11:00 AM In his last game against New York - in 2018 - Hopkins had 10 recepons for 170 yards, including TD catches of 45 and 14 yards. The 14-yarder came with two Dec. 20 PHILADELPHIA* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM minutes remaining in the fourth quarter with the Jets leading 22-19, giving the Dec. 26/27 SAN FRANCISCO^ State Farm Stadium TBD Texans a come-from-behind victory. Jan. 3 @ L.A. Rams* SoFi Stadium 2:25 PM WR Larry Fitzgerald goes into Sunday's game looking for his first career TD + ESPN Monday Night Football recep on vs. the Jets, who are one of three NFL franchises (Steelers and Ra- # FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Thursday Night Football vens) who the 11-me Pro Bowler does not have a regular season TD recep on ^ Date and Time TBD against. Fitzgerald will be facing the Jets for the fi h me in his career. * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions A nave of upstate New York, LB Chandler Jones will face his former AFC East rival for the ninth me. He has had signifi cant success at MetLife Stadium, to- taling 7.0 sacks, 10 QB hits, three forced fumbles and five tackles for loss in his fi ve career games at the venue, including a career-best 4.0-sack performance vs. the Giants in his most recent trip (Week 7 last season). #AZvsNYJ - WEEK 5 HIG HLIG HTS Looking for another star turn at MetLife Stadium is another Arizona player with area connec ons: RB Chase Edmonds. Playing at the venue for the fi rst me • The series dates back nearly 50 years but this week's game between the in his career last season, Edmonds posted a career-high 126 rushing yards and Cardinals and Jets marks just the 10th all- me meeng between the two three TDs vs. the Giants. Prior to being draed by Arizona in 2018, Edmonds teams. The Cardinals travel to NY looking for their first road win against the was a record-breaking RB at Fordham and played his college games at Jack Cof- Jets since 1975. fey Stadium, just 18 miles from MetLife Stadium. This week's game vs. the Jets is the fi rst of two games Arizona will play at Following this week's game, the Cardinals travel to Dallas for a Monday Night MetLife Stadium this season (Week 14 - NYG). The last me the Cardinals matchup against the Cowboys in Week 6. The Jets will head to Los Angeles for played two road games at the same venue in a regular season was 1999 at a showdown against the Chargers. Giants Stadium, also against the Jets and Giants. • A na ve of upstate New York, LB Chandler Jones has played fi ve career G AME RELEASE INDEX games at Metlife Stadium. He has 7.0 sacks, 10 QB hits, three forced fumbles and five tackles for loss in those contests, including a career-best 4.0-sack performance vs. the Giants in his most recent trip (Week 7 last season). Page Contents 2 Cardinals-Jets Series Info In two career games against the Jets, WR DeAndre Hopkins put up a com- 3 2020 Season Highlights bined 288 yards and four TDs on 15 recep ons, averaging 19.2 yards per 4 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Media Guide-Twi er Info catch. In his last visit to MetLife Stadium (12/15/18 with Houston), Hopkins 5-6 Kyler Murray Highlights had 10 recepons for 170 yards and two TDs against the Jets. 7 Fitz & Hopkins Duo / Captains / Zoom Info 8 Cards Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim / Social Justice Initiatives • The Jets are one of just three teams (Ravens, Steelers) that WR Larry 9 State Farm Stadium / Remembering Life of Larry Wilson Fitzgerald does not have a TD recep on against during the regular season. 10 Chandler Jones Highlights • QB Kyler Murray has 919 passing yards and 7 TD passes to go along with 11-14 Larry Fitzgerald Highlights 265 rushing yards and 4 rushing TDs this season. He is the first player in NFL 15-16 DeAndre Hopkins Highlights history with 900+ passing yards and 250+ rushing yards in the first four 17 Kenyan Drake / Chris an Kirk / Chase Edmonds Highlights 18-19 Defensive Highlights / Peterson / Hicks / Baker / Special Teams games of a season. 20 Cardinals Highlights Under Kliff Kingsbury in 2019 Last week in Carolina, CB Patrick Peterson recorded his 26th career INT. In 21-22 Cardinals COVID-19 Relief Eff orts franchise history only six players - including four Hall of Famers - have more 23-24 Individual Player Notes INTs than the Cardinals eight-me Pro Bowler. 25-57 Rosters / Depth Chart / Transac ons / 2020 Sta s cs 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 #AZvsNYJ - CONNEC TIO N S WEEK 4 NOTABLES - AZvsNYJ Jets Connec ons On Sunday, WR DeAndre Hopkins will play his Cardinals Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury played for the Jets in 2005. third career game against the Jets. In the previous Cardinals Defensive Coordinator Vance Joseph signed with the Jets as an two, he put up a cominbed 288 yards and four TDs undra ed rookie free agent in 2005 and started six of 13 games his rookie on 15 recep ons, averaging 19.2 yards per catch. season. Hopkins Career vs. the Jets Date Rec Yds Avg. TD (Dist) Cardinals OL Kelvin Beachum played for the Jets from 2017-19 and was 12/15/18 @ NYJ 10 170 17.0 2 (45, 14) named the team’s Walter Payton Man of the Year and the United Way’s 11/22/15 vs. NYJ 5 118 23.6 2 (61, 20) “Hometown Hero” in 2018. Beachum started all 45 games played during his three-year tenure with the team. Sunday's game will be Hopkins third career ou ng at MetLife Stadium - and second against the Jets. Cardinals Connec ons He had 16 recep ons for 286 yards and two TDs in Jets Asst. Head Coach Defense/LBs coach Frank Bush served as the Cardi- his fi rst two games at the venue. nals LBs coach (2004-05) and Asst. Head Coach/LBs coach (2006). EDMONDS SHINES NEAR OLD STOMPING GROUNDS Jets S Marqui Chris an was selected by the Cardinals in the fi h round RB Chase Edmonds had a record-setting career at (167th overall) of the 2016 NFL Dra . Fordham, playing his home games at Jack Coffey Jets S Ma hias Farley originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent Field in the Bronx, just 18 miles from MetLife Stadium. In his first and only return to the area as a pro - in Week 7 of last season against the Giants - he with the Cardinals in 2016. posted career-highs in scrimmage yards (150), rushing yards (126) and TDs New York/New Jersey Connec ons (3).