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WEEK 17 GAME RELEASE #AZvsLAR 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 VS. LOS ANGELES RAMS L.A. Memorial Coliseum | December 29, 2019 | 2:25 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2019 SCHEDULE The Cardinals wrap up the 2019 season this week with a trip to Los Angeles Regular Season to face the Rams in their fi nal game at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. It marks Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time the fourth consecu ve year Arizona plays its season fi nale on the road and Sep. 8 DETROIT State Farm Stadium T, 27-27 the second me the Cardinals fi nish the year against the Rams in Los Angeles. Sep. 15 @ Bal more M&T Bank Stadium L, 23-17 Sep. 22 CAROLINA State Farm Stadium L, 38-20 Arizona enters Sunday's fi nale on a two-game winning streak a er defeat- ing a pair of teams who were gh ng for either a postseason berth or home Sep. 29 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium L, 27-10 fi Oct. 6 @ Cincinna Paul Brown Stadium W, 26-23 fi eld advantage in the playoff s. In Week 15, Arizona defeated a 6-7 Browns team that had won four of its last fi ve and was playing for a spot in the Oct. 13 ATLANTA State Farm Stadium W, 34-33 posteason. Oct. 20 @ N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium W, 27-21 Oct. 27 @ New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome L, 31-9 Last week in Sea le, the Cardinals knocked off an 11-3 Seahawks team that Oct. 31 SAN FRANCISCO# State Farm Stadium L, 28-25 had won six of their previous seven games and needed a win to enter the Nov. 10 @ Tampa Bay Raymond James Stadium L, 30-27 regular season fi nale controlling their own path for home fi eld advantage Nov. 17 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium L, 36-26 throughout the playoff s. -BYE- On Sunday the Cardinals will play their 15th - and fi nal - game at the Los An- Dec. 1 L.A. RAMS State Farm Stadium L, 34-7 geles Memorial Coliseum when they take on the Rams in the season fi nale. Dec. 8 PITTSBURGH State Farm Stadium L, 23-17 Both the Rams and Chargers will play their home games at the new SoFi Dec. 15 CLEVELAND State Farm Stadium W, 38-24 Stadium beginning in 2020. Dec. 22 @ Sea le CenturyLink Field W, 27-13 The Cardinals fi rst played at the Coliseum on 11/17/46 vs. the Rams in Dec. 29 @ L.A. Rams L.A. Memorial Coliseum 2:25 PM what was the team's fi rst year (1946) in Los Angeles a er reloca ng from # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football Cleveland. This week's game marks the 13th all- me mee ng between the Cardinals and Rams at the Memorial Coliseum. Arizona has also faced the Raiders twice at the venue. Overall, the Cardinals are 6-8 playing in the Coliseum. Arizona has a 1-1 record against the Raiders and a 5-7 record against the Rams at the venue. THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS Arizona LB Chandler Jones - who leads the NFL in sacks (19.0), forced fum- bles (8) and strip-sacks (7) in 2019 - enters the game looking to con nue his LB Chandler Jones recorded his second 4.0-sack ou ng of 2019 last week record-breaking season and bolster his case for NFL Defensive Player of the in Sea le, becoming just the third player in NFL history - and the fi rst since Year. Jones needs just one sack to post the 13th all- me 20-sack campaign Reggie White (2) in 1986 - with mul ple games of 4.0 sacks in a single season. in NFL history. Jones enters Week 17 leading the NFL in sacks (19.0), forced fumbles (8) WR Larry Fitzgerald - who will be playing his 250th career game on Sunday - and strip-sacks (7). Having already led the NFL in sacks in 2017 (17.0), Jones will also be playing in his 32nd career game against the Rams. In the previous is looking to become just the eighth player in NFL history to lead the league 31 matchups, he had more recep ons (191) than any other player in NFL in sacks mul ple mes. history has against any single opponent. He also has 2,154 receiving yards WR Larry Fitzgerald will appear in his 250th career regular season game in and 18 TD recep ons against the Rams. the Cardinals season fi nale at Los Angeles on Sunday. He will become just the th Coming off three consecu ve solid ou ngs - including a season-best pefor- 13 player in NFL history to appear in at least 250 games with a single team mance last week in Sea le - the Cardinals defense will look to slow down a and his 250 games played with Arizona will be the most by a WR in NFL his- Rams off ense that put up 34 points in the mee ng between the two teams tory with a single team. four weeks ago in Arizona. Arizona’s defense allowed season-lows in points (13), TDs (1), fi rst downs (13), fi rst downs passing (8), third conversions (1), total net yards (224), net passing yards (133) and comple on percentage (51.6%) in the win over Se- G AME RELEASE INDEX a le on Sunday. RB Kenyan Drake rushed for a career-high 166 yards and added a pair of Page Contents rushing TDs on 24 carries (6.9 avg.) against the Seahawks. He now has more 2 Celebra ng the life and legacy of William V. Bidwill 100-yard performances in seven games with the Cardinals (3) than he had in 3 Week 17 - Jones and Fitzgerald Approaching Milestones 54 games with Miami (2). Combined with his four TD peformance in Week 15 4 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Week 17 Schedules 5-6 Chandler Jones Highlights vs. Cleveland, Drake has six TDs in his last two games. 7-8 Kyler Murray's Record-Breaking Rookie Season Arizona’s 479 rushing yards in the last two games is the most for the team 9 Award Winning Cardinals / Fitz on NFL 100 Team / Pro Bowl Info in any two-game stretch in 38 years. The last me the Cards had more rush- 10 Running Game Highlights in 2019 / Kenyan Drake ing yards in a two-game span was in Games 11-12 of the 1981 season (499). 11 Off ensive Highlights / Special Teams / Z. Gonzalez / A. Lee 12 Defense Highlights / P. Peterson / J. Hicks / B. Baker Entering Week 17, the Cardinals are averaging 5.06 yards per rush a empt 13 Cardinals in the Community in 2019 (1,919 yards on 379 carries), which would be a franchise record. The 14-17 Larry Fitzgerald Career Highlights & All-Time Rankings previous record 4.87 yards per a empt was established in 1960. 18 D. Johnson / C. Edmonds / C. Kirk 19 NFL 100 / Cardinals History in NFL Following the win last week, Arizona has a 4-1 record in its last fi ve visits to 20 Michael Bidwill Highlights / State Farm Stadium / Palmer ROH CenturyLink Field, where they have twice as many wins (8) as any other team 21-23 Coaching Staff Highlights / Kingsbury Highlights since the venue opened in 2002. 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.