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WEEK 3 GAME RELEASE #DETvsAZ 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 DETROIT LIONS (0-2) VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS (2-0) State Farm Stadium | September 27, 2020 | 1:25 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2020 SCHEDULE A er defea ng Washington 30-15 in the home-opener last Sunday, the Cardi- Regular Season nals will try to improve to 3-0 on the year when they host the Detroit Lions at Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time State Farm Stadium this week. Sep. 13 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium W, 24-20 Sep. 20 WASHINGTON State Farm Stadium W, 30-15 Familiar opponents over the last two decades, the Cardinals and Lions are th Sep. 27 DETROIT State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM squaring off for the 17 me in the last 22 years (1999-2020) and for the eighth Oct. 4 @ Carolina Bank of America Stadium 10:00 AM me in the last nine years. Sunday's game will mark the third me the Cardinals have hosted the Lions at State Farm Stadium in the last three seasons. Arizona Oct. 11 @ N.Y. Jets* MetLife Stadium 10:00 AM is also hos ng Detroit for the sixth me in the last nine seasons. Oct. 19 @ Dallas+ AT&T Stadium 5:15 PM Oct. 25 SEATTLE* State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM The Lions hold a 33-28-6 advantage in the all- me series but the Cardinals have - BYE- won seven of the last 10 mee ngs. They last faced each other in Week 1 last Nov. 8 MIAMI* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM season, when Arizona came back from an 18-point fourth quarter defi cit to e Nov. 15 BUFFALO* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM the game at 24 with under a minute remaining before the teams traded FGs in Nov. 19 @ Sea le# CenturyLink Field 6:20 PM OT as the game ended in a 27-27 e. Nov. 29 @ New England* Gille e Stadium 11:00 AM Sunday's game at State Farm Stadium features quarterbacks who were #1 Dec. 6 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM overall picks. Arizona QB Kyler Murray and Detroit QB Ma hew Staff ord - Dec. 13 @ N.Y. Giants* MetLife Stadium 11:00 AM two of the eight ac ve QBs taken #1 overall in the NFL Dra - square off for Dec. 20 PHILADELPHIA* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM the second me. The Cardinals made Murray the #1 overall pick in 2019 Dec. 26/27 SAN FRANCISCO^ State Farm Stadium TBD while Staff ord was taken #1 overall by the Lions in 2009. Jan. 3 @ L.A. Rams* SoFi Stadium 2:25 PM WR Larry Fitzgerald will be playing his 112th career game at State Farm Sta- + ESPN Monday Night Football dium on Sunday when he faces the Lions for the 13th me in his 17 NFL sea- # FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Thursday Night Football sons. The Cardinals All-Pro wideout enters Sunday's game with 57 recep ons ^ Date and Time TBD for 681 yards and six TDs against the Lions. * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions Far less experienced against Detroit is fellow All-Pro WR DeAndre Hopkins. Following a record-se ng start to his Arizona career, Hopkins will be facing the Lions for just the second me (2016). MURRAY'S FIRST-OF-A-KIND START IN 2020 Facing his former team will be Cardinals LB and Phoenix na ve Devon Ken- nard, who played the last two seasons (2018-19) with the Lions before sign- QB Kyler Murray has led the Cardinals to a 2-0 ing with his hometown team in the off season. With 4.0 sacks in his last two record to start the 2020 season while throwing games played at State Farm Stadium (3.0 last season with the Lions; 1.0 last for 516 yards and two TDs and adding 158 rush- week vs. Washington), Kennard will look to keep his sack streak going against ing yards and three TDs. former teammate Ma hew Staff ord. He is the fi rst QB in the Super Bowl era to pass Following this week's game the Cardinals face a three-game road stretch that for 500+ yards and rush for 150+ yards through will feature consecu ve games on the East Coast (Week 4 @ Carolina; Week the fi rst two games of a season. 5 @ NY Jets) before a Monday Night matchup in Dallas in Week 6. Detroit will Murray is also the fi rst QB in NFL history with 150+ rushing yards and 3+ return home to face New Orleans at Ford Field. rushing TDs in the fi rst two games of a season. G AME RELEASE INDEX # DETvsAZ - WEEK 3 HIG HLIG HTS Page Contents 2-3 Cardinals-Lions Series Info / State Farm Stadium This week's game marks the 68th all- me matchup between the Cardinals 4 Highlights from Cardinals 2-0 Start in 2020 and Lions, including the eighth mee ng in the last nine seasons. 5 Kyler Murray Highlights With a win this week, Arizona would improve to 4-1 in its last fi ve games. 6 DeAndre Hopkins' Fast Start / Passing of Larry Wilson 7 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Media Guide-Twi er Info With 22 catches in two games, WR DeAndre Hopkins established an NFL 8 Fitz & Hopkins Duo / Captains / Zoom Info record for most recep ons in a player’s fi rst two games with a team. Hopkins' 9 2020 Rookie Class Highlights 22 recep ons lead the NFL and represent the highest total in franchise his- 10 Cards Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim / Social Justice Initiatives tory through the fi rst two games of a season. 11 Chandler Jones Highlights 12-15 Larry Fitzgerald Highlights The fi rst three players signed by the Cardinals in free agency this off season 16-17 DeAndre Hopkins Highlights were LBs Devon Kennard and De’Vondre Campbell and DL Jordan Phillips. 18 Kenyan Drake / Chris an Kirk / Chase Edmonds Highlights Through the fi rst two games, the trio has combined for 19 tackles, 3 TFL, 2.0 19 Cardinals Highlights Under Kliff Kingsbury in 2019 sacks, 2 QB hits, 2 passes defensed and a forced fumble. 20-21 Defensive Highlights / Peterson / Hicks / Baker / Special Teams 22-23 Cardinals COVID-19 Relief Eff orts The 2020 season marks just the second me in franchise history (1976) 24-25 Individual Player Notes / Transac ons Arizona posted 400+ net yards and 20+ fi rst downs in each of the fi rst two #-# Rosters / Depth Chart / 2020 Sta s cs games of a season. The team has never done it in the fi rst three games. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Dick Stockton Analyst: Brady Quinn Sideline: Sara Walsh 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: Luis Hernandez Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 #DETvsAZ - CONNEC TIO N S ALL-TIME SERIES This week’s matchup between the Cardinals and Lions represents the 68th all- Lions Connec ons Cardinals LB Devon Kennard played for Detroit from 2018-19 and was me regular season mee ng in a rivalry that dates back to 1930. The Lions hold named the Lions’ Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2019. a 33-28-6 advantage in the all- me series but the Cardinals have won seven of the last 10 mee ngs between the two teams. Cardinals S Charles Washington was on the Lions roster during his fi rst two Arizona and Detroit have been frequent opponents in the regular season over seasons 2017-18. the last two decades. This week's matchup is the 17th mee ng between the Cardinals O-Line coach Sean Kugler previously served as the Lions TEs two teams in the last 22 years (1999-2020) and the eighth in the last nine years. (2001-03) and O-line/TEs (2004-05) coach. This Sunday's game will mark the third me the Cardinals have hosted the Lions Cardinals DBs coach Marcus Robertson was Detroit’s Asst. Secondary coach at State Farm Stadium in the last three seasons. Arizona is also hos ng Detroit and Secondary coach in 2012 and 2013, respec vely. for the sixth me in the last nine seasons. Cardinals Director of Football Administra on Ma Harriss came to Arizona The series dates back to the days of the Chicago Cardinals and the Portsmouth a er three seasons (2016-18) with the Lions. (OH) Spartans. They fi rst squared off in October of 1930, playing to a 0-0 e in at Universal Stadium in Portsmouth, OH. Coincidentally, the last game they Cardinals Off ensive Assistant Jerry Sullivan coached WRs for the Lions from played against each other was also a e (27-27) in the 2019 season-opener. 1997-00. CARDS-LIONS REGULAR SEASON SERIES Cardinals Special Teams Assistant Derius Swinton II served as an Off ensive Overall Regular Season Series: 28-33-6 Assistant for the Lions in 2018. Cardinals at home vs. DET: 17-14-4 Cardinals Connec ons First Mee ng: 10/5/30 at Portsmouth, T, 0-0 Lions OL Oday Aboushi played eight games for the Cardinals in 2018.