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WEEK 11 GAME RELEASE #AZvsSF 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 (3-6-1) VS. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (8-1) Levi's Stadium | November 17, 2019 | 2:05 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2019 SCHEDULE Looking for their third road win of the season, the Cardinals travel to San Fran- Regular Season cisco this week for the second of two matchups against the 49ers in a span of Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time 18 days. Beginning with this Sunday's contest in San Francisco, Arizona will face Sep. 8 DETROIT State Farm Stadium T, 27-27 division opponents in four of the fi nal six regular season contests. Sep. 15 @ Bal more M&T Bank Stadium L, 23-17 The Cardinals are looking for their ninth win in the last 10 games against San Sep. 22 CAROLINA State Farm Stadium L, 38-20 Francisco, who snapped Arizona's eight-game winning streak in the series Sep. 29 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium L, 27-10 when they defeated the Cards 28-25 on Thursday Night Football in Week 9. Oct. 6 @ Cincinna Paul Brown Stadium W, 26-23 Arizona travels to Levi's Stadium on Sunday looking to extend their four-game winning streak on the 49ers home fi eld. Arizona has a 4-1 record at Levi's Sta- Oct. 13 ATLANTA State Farm Stadium W, 34-33 dium, which opened in 2014. Oct. 20 @ N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium W, 27-21 Oct. 27 @ New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome L, 31-9 Having won the season series each of the last four years (2015-18), the Cardi- Oct. 31 SAN FRANCISCO# State Farm Stadium L, 28-25 nals need a win this week to avoid dropping both games to the 49ers for the fi rst me since 2010. Nov. 10 @ Tampa Bay Raymond James Stadium L, 30-27 Nov. 17 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium 2:05 PM Facing the league's #1 ranked defense the last me these two teams met, the -BYE- Cardinals off ense gave the 49ers all they could handle in the narrow loss. Arizo- Dec. 1 L.A. RAMS State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM na had more yards in the second half (275) than any of San Francisco's previous five opponents had in an entire game. The Cardinals had three scoring drives in Dec. 8 PITTSBURGH* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM the second half that covered at least 80 yards (85, 88 and 90). Dec. 15 CLEVELAND* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM Dec. 22 @ Sea le* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM All three of Arizona's TDs in that game were scored by players who had nev- Dec. 29 @ L.A. Rams* L.A. Memorial Coliseum 2:25 PM er scored for the Cardinals before. Rookie WRs Andy Isabella and KeeSean Johnson each had their first career TD catch and RB Kenyan Drake - who was # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football acquired just 72 hours prior to the contest - had 162 scrimmage yards and a * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions rushing TD. Isabella's TD reception covered 88 yards, the longest play allowed by San Francisco this season and the fourth-longest offensive TD in the NFL in 2019. QB Kyler Murray had a career outing against San Francisco's top-ranked pass defense. He completed 17-of-24 pass attempts (70.8%) for 241 yards, 2 TDs, 0 THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS INTs and a career-high 130.7 passer rating. He also rushed for 34 yards on five attempts. Murray's 130.7 passer rating was the highest of any player in a game against the 49ers this season and is the highest for any Cardinals QB in 56 all- In the last mee ng between the Cardinals and 49ers, San Francisco's #1 time meetings against San Francisco. ranked defense allowed season-high totals for total TDs (3), total net yards (357), yards/play (7.1), rushing yards (153) and yards/pass att (7.6). No player on the fi eld on Sunday will have played in more games in this series than WR Larry Fitzgerald, who will be facing the Niners for the 32nd me. Fitz LB Chandler Jones is ed for the NFL lead with 11.5 sacks in 2019 and leads had 177 recep ons for 2,344 yards and 18 TDs in the previous 31 mee ngs. the NFL in both forced fumbles (5) and strip-sacks (5). Since being acquired by His 11 career 100-yard receiving performances against the Niners are ed with Arizona prior to the 2016 season, Jones leads the NFL in sacks (52.5). Jerry Rice (11 vs. Atlanta) for the most in NFL history vs. a single opponent. In addition to his franchise rookie record 2,553 passing yards, QB Kyler Murray Following this week's game the Cardinals have a bye while the 49ers remain also has 351 rushing yards in 2019. Murray joins Cam Newton (2011) as the only home to host the NFC North-leading Packers. players in NFL history with 2,500+ passing yards and 350+ rushing yards in their first 10 career games. C A.Q. Shipley will be appearing in his 100th career game this week. A sev- G AME RELEASE INDEX enth round pick by Pi sburgh in the 2009 dra , Shipley spent his fi rst two NFL seasons on prac ce squads (Steelers, Eagles) and was out of football in 2011 Page Contents before signing with Indianapolis in 2012. 2 Celebra ng the life and legacy of William V. Bidwill A er not being targeted at all in the fi rst seven games this season, rookie 3-4 Cardinals-49ers Series Info / Highlights From the Last Mee ng WR Andy Isabella has been targeted six mes in the last three games and has 5 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Week 11 Schedules 6-7 Kyler Murray's Record-Breaking Rookie Season six recep ons for 174 yards (29.0 avg.) and a TD in that span. 8 Chandler Jones NFL Sack Leader In the last three games, S Budda Baker has 38 tackles, three TFL, fi ve passes 9-10 Season Highlights / Off ensive Improvement / Special Teams defensed and a fumble recovery. He is fourth in the NFL with 86 tackles in '19. 11-14 Larry Fitzgerald Career Highlights & All-Time Rankings 15 David Johnson / Chase Edmonds Highlights WR Chris an Kirk totaled 138 yards and three TDs on six recep ons last 16 Terrell Suggs Climbs The All-Time Sacks List week in Tampa Bay. He became one of fi ve players in the NFL to put up 130+ 17 Patrick Peterson / Budda Baker / Byron Murphy receiving yards and three or more receiving TDs in a game this season. 18 NFL 100 / Cardinals History in NFL Cardinals P Andy Lee - a former 49er - is averaging an NFL-high 48.6 yards 19 Michael Bidwill Highlights / State Farm Stadium / Palmer ROH per punt in 2019. That is iden cal to his average in 2018 when he led the NFL 20-22 Coaching Staff Highlights / Kingsbury Highlights 23 Cardinals in the Community and established a new franchise single-season record for pun ng average. 24-68 Transac ons / 2019 Stats / Rosters / Depth Chart / Standings K Zane Gonzalez leads the NFL in FGs (24) and is second in points (90) in '19. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Chris Myers Analyst: Daryl Johnston 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: 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.