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WEEK 4 GAME RELEASE #SEAvsAZ 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 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1-2) VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS (0-3) State Farm Stadium | September 30, 2018 | 1:05 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2018 SCHEDULE Arizona hosts the Sea le Seahawks at State Farm Stadium in the fi rst of Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time/Result two consecu ve games against NFC West opponents (at San Francisco in Sep. 9 WASHINGTON State Farm Stadium L, 6-24 Week 5). Sep. 16 @ L.A. Rams LA Memorial Coliseum L, 0-34 Sep. 23 CHICAGO State Farm Stadium L, 14-16 Should this week's game sell out, it would mark the 129th consecu ve Sep. 30 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM sellout at the venue (preseason season and postseason included) which Oct. 7 @ San Francisco* Levi's Stadium 1:25 PM opened in 2006. Oct. 14 @ Minnesota* U.S. Bank Stadium 10:00 AM In the 16 seasons they have been division rivals (2002-17), the Cardinals Oct. 18 DENVER# State Farm Stadium 5:20 PM and Seahawks have split the season series nine mes, including in fi ve Oct. 28 SAN FRANCISCO* State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM of the last seven seasons. Arizona has won the season series three mes - BYE - Nov. 11 @ Kansas City* Arrowhead Stadium 11:00 AM (most recently in 2016) and Sea le four mes (most recently in 2014). Nov. 18 OAKLAND* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM The Cardinals will be looking to snap a trend in this series that has seen the Nov. 25 @ L.A. Chargers* StubHub Center 2:05 PM home team go winless in seven consecu ve games. Dec. 2 @ Green Bay* Lambeau Field 11:00 AM Dec. 9 DETROIT* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM This week's game will mark the debut of Cardinals 2018 fi rst round dra Dec. 16 @ Atlanta* Mercedes-Benz Stadium 11:00 AM pick Josh Rosen as the team's star ng QB. A er this weekend, all four of the Dec. 23 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM QBs selected in the top-10 in this year's dra - Baker Mayfi eld (1st, Cle), Sam Dec. 30 @ Sea le* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM Darnold (3rd, NYJ), Josh Allen (7th, Buf) and Rosen (10th) - will have started at least one game for their respec ve team. Both Rosen and Mayfi eld are set # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football to start for the fi rst me on Sunday. * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions Snapping the ball to Rosen will be fellow 2018 dra pick C Mason Cole, who has started all three games for Arizona this season and has an ac ve streak of 107 consecu ve starts da ng back to his freshman year of high school. Rosen and Cole will join 2018 dra picks WR Chris an Kirk and RB Chase THE HIGHLIGHTS Edmonds as the four rookies who will have a signifi cant role on off ense --The Cardinals and Seahawks meet for the 39th me in a series the Cardinals against the Seahawks. lead 19-18-1 da ng back to their ini al mee ng in 1976. The Cardinals are coming off a 16-14 loss to the Chicago Bears that dropped --If sold out, Sunday's game would mark the 129th consecu ve sellout at Arizona's record to 0-3. The off ense and defense worked together to get State Farm Stadium (every game since the venue opened in 2006). the Cardinals out to a 14-0 fi rst quarter lead but Chicago scored the game's --Arizona is looking for its fi rst home win vs. Sea le since 2012. Arizona has fi nal 16 points to earn the victory. four wins AT Sea le since its last home win vs. the Seahawks. The last home Sea le - playing its third road game in four weeks to begin the season - is team to win a game in the series was Sea le in 2014. coming off a 24-13 victory over Dallas in the home opener for the Seahawks. --Cardinals rookie QB Josh Rosen will make his fi rst NFL start on Sunday. QB Russell Wilson threw two TD passes and RB Chris Carson rushed for 102 Rosen was selected by the Cardinals 10th overall in the 2018 NFL Dra . yards as Sea le got its fi rst win of the 2018 season. --Rosen was one of four QBs selected in the top-10 in the fi rst round of the Next week the Cardinals travel west to face the 49ers at Levi's Stadium. 2018 NFL Dra , joining Baker Mayfi eld (1st overall to Browns), Sam Darnold Arizona will take with it a six-game win streak vs. San Francisco, including a (3rd overall to Jets) and Josh Allen (7th overall to Bills). Darnold and Allen three-game winning streak at Levi's Stadium. have already started games while Rosen and Mayfi eld will make their fi rst career starts on Sunday. --WR Larry Fitzgerald has 163 recep ons for 1,958 yards and 11 TDs in his G AME RELEASE INDEX career vs. Sea le. He has more recep ons and receiving yards against the Seahawks than any other player in NFL history. Page Contents --DE Chandler Jones has faced the Seahawks fi ve mes in his career and 2-3 Cardinals-Seahawks Series Info has collected 7.5 sacks in those fi ve contests. He has at least one sack in all 4 Josh Rosen & the Rookies / Baker WA na ve / Dawson & Janikowski fi ve games and mul ple sacks (1.5 or more) in three contests. 5 By The Numbers / Poten al Milestones / Schedules --A er recording a sack of Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky last week, Jones now 6 State Farm Stadium Info has 30.0 sacks in 35 career games with the Cardinals. In franchise history, no 7 Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim / Super Bowl LVII player reached 30.0 career sacks in fewer games. 8 Season Info / Players Giving Back --DT Robert Nkemdiche recorded two tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, a 9 Steve Wilks Highlights tackle for loss, a QB hit and a QB pressure in last week's game vs. Chicago. 10 Coordinators (McCoy, Holcomb, Rodgers) / Coaching Highlights Da ng back to the fi nal two games of last season, Nkemdiche now has 13 11 Assistant Coach Breakdown & Headshots tackles, two sacks, three tackle for loss, six QB hits, two forced fumbles and 12-16 Larry Fitzgerald / David Johnson / Off ensive Highlights a fumble recovery (returned 21 yards for a TD) in his last fi ve games. 17-19 Defensive Highlights / Peterson / Jones / Bethea / Boston / Baker --Through three games, S Tre Boston has recorded 20 tackles, an INT (re- 20 Special Teams Highlights / Phil Dawson / Andy Lee corded last week vs. Chicago), three passes defensed, a forced fumble, a 21-24 Individual Player Notes / Transac ons fumble recovery, a QB pressure and a QB hit. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Dick Stockton Analyst: Mark Schlereth Sideline: Jennifer Hale 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-SEAHAWKS CONNEC TIO NS SERIES BREAKDOWN The matchup between the Cardinals and Seahawks this week represents Seahawks Connec ons the 39th all- me mee ng between the division rivals. Arizona leads the all- Cardinals Head Coach Steve Wilks a ended training camp as an undra - me series between the two teams 19-18-1. Since division realignment in ed rookie free agent with the Seahawks in 1992. 2002, the Seahawks hold a 17-14-1 advantage in the series. Cardinals FB Derrick Coleman played for Sea le from 2013-15. In 2013, In the 16 seasons they have been division rivals (2002-17), the Cardinals he appeared in 12 games and all three postseason contests, helping the and Seahawks have split the season series nine mes, including in fi ve Seahawks win Super Bowl XLVIII. of the last seven seasons. Arizona has won the season series three mes Cardinals TE Gabe Holmes spent part of the 2017 season on Sea le’s (most recently in 2016) and Sea le four mes (most recently in 2014). prac ce squad. Arizona has a 6-5-1 record at home against the Seahawks since the team Cardinals DE Benson Mayowa entered the NFL with the Seahawks as a began play at State Farm Stadium in 2006. However, with both teams rookie free agent in 2013 and played two games for Sea le that season. among the best in the NFL at home over the last half decade, the Cardinals and Seahawks have seen a reversal in fortunes when playing each other. Seahawks Sr. Football Consultant Ryan Grigson is the brother of Cardi- Da ng back to 2013, Arizona is 4-1 playing at Sea le and 0-4-1 at home vs. nals Director of College Scou ng Dru Grigson. the Seahawks. The Cardinals enter this week's game looking for their fi rst Cardinals Area Scout Josh Scobey played for the Seahawks from 2005-07 home win vs.