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WEEK 15 GAME RELEASE #PHIvsAZ 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 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4-8-1) VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS (7-6) State Farm Stadium | December 20, 2020 | 2:05 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2020 SCHEDULE As the Cardinals con nue their push for a postseason berth they host the Phila- Regular Season delphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Week 15. It will be the fi nal non-divi- Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time sion game of 2020 for Arizona, who wraps up its regular season schedule with Sep. 13 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium W, 24-20 matchups against the 49ers (Week 16) and Rams (Week 17). Sep. 20 WASHINGTON State Farm Stadium W, 30-15 Sep. 27 DETROIT State Farm Stadium L, 23-26 The Cardinals enter Sunday's game with a 3-0 record against the NFC East in Oct. 4 @ Carolina Bank of America Stadium L 21-31 2020 following their 26-7 victory over the Giants at MetLife Stadium last week. Oct. 11 @ N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium W, 30-10 Arizona has outscored the NFC East 94-32 this season. With a win on Sunday Oct. 19 @ Dallas+ AT&T Stadium W, 38-10 the Cardinals would earn their second season sweep of the NFC East (2014) since Oct. 25 SEATTLE~ State Farm Stadium W, 37-34 (OT) leaving that division in 2002. - BYE- Sunday's game marks the con nua on of an old rivalry. The Cardinals and Ea- Nov. 8 MIAMI State Farm Stadium L, 31-34 gles are meeng for the 118th me in the regular season with Arizona holding Nov. 15 BUFFALO State Farm Stadium W, 32-30 a 57-55-5 lead in the all-me series which dates back to 1935. The Cardinals 57 Nov. 19 @ Sea le# CenturyLink Field L, 21-28 regular season wins vs. Philadelphia are more than they have against any other Nov. 29 @ New England Gille e Stadium L, 17-20 NFL franchise. Dec. 6 L.A. RAMS State Farm Stadium L, 28-38 The two teams have also been frequent opponents over the last decade. Sun- Dec. 13 @ N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium W, 26-7 day's matchup marks the seventh regular season meeng between the two Dec. 20 PHILADELPHIA State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM teams in the last 10 years. The Cardinals have won four of the last six vs. Phila- Dec. 26 SAN FRANCISCO^ State Farm Stadium 2:30 PM delphia and enter Sunday's contest having won three consecuve home games Jan. 3 @ L.A. Rams* SoFi Stadium 2:25 PM against the Eagles. + ESPN Monday Night Football Both the Cardinals and Eagles earned much-needed wins last week. Arizona's ~ NBC Sunday Night Football 19-point win over the Giants snapped a three-game losing streak. The Eagles # FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Thursday Night Football are coming off their biggest win of the season, a 24-21 victory over a Saints ^ Airs naonally on Amazon and Twitch team that was riding a nine-game winning streak. The Eagles win snapped a * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions four-game skid. This week's showdown between the Cardinals and Eagles features the intrigu- ing matchup of Arizona QB Kyler Murray and Philadelphia QB Jalen Hurts. A pair of former high-profi le prep stars from the state of Texas, both Murray REDDICK SETS TEAM RECORD WITH 5.0 SACKS IN WEEK 14 (2018) and Hurts (2019) had breakout campaigns at the University Oklaho- LB Haason Reddick - a nave of Camden, NJ who ma before entering the NFL dra in back-to-back seasons. Murray won the starred at Temple University in Philadelphia - es- Heisman Trophy with the Sooners in 2018 the year before Hurts fi nished as tablished a franchise record with 5.0 sacks against the runner-up in 2019. the Giants in Week 14. Including playoffs, Sunday's game will mark WR Larry Fitzgerald's 10th career For more on Reddick's record-breaking perfor- mee ng with the Eagles. In the previous nine he recorded 56 recep ons for mance and his connecons to the Philadelphia 896 yards and 11 TDs. In NFL history only Bobby Mitchell (14 TDs in 22 games) area, please see page 7 of the game release. and Charley Taylor (14 TDs in 20 games) had more receiving TDs vs. Philadel- phia. Fellow WR DeAndre Hopkins has also had success against the Eagles, pos ng 100+ receiving yards in each of his two career games vs. Philly. #PHIvsAZ - WEEK 15 HIG HLIG HTS Following this week's game the Cardinals host the 49ers in Arizona's regular season finale at State Farm Stadium (though the 49ers have played twice at • The Cardinals and Eagles square off for the 118th time in the regular season State Farm Stadium since the Cardinals last have). when Philadelphia visits State Farm Stadium in Week 15. With last Sunday's win over New York the Cardinals improved to 3-0 against G AME RELEASE INDEX the NFC East in 2020 with Philadelphia coming up in Week 15. Arizona has out- scored NFC East opponents 94-32 so far this season. Page Contents • Including postseason, WR Larry Fitzgerald has faced Philadelphia nine 2 Cardinals-Eagles Series mes. In those contests he totaled 56 recep ons for 896 yards and 11 TDs. 3 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Cardinals Media Info Combined with WR DeAndre Hopkins (15 catches for 219 yards and 1 TD in 2 games), the duo have 71 recep ons for 1,115 yards and 12 TDs in 11 total 4-10 2020 Season Highlights / Murray / Hopkins / Reddick / Baker games vs. the Eagles. 11-14 Larry Fitzgerald Highlights In their two seasons as starters at Oklahoma, QBs Kyler Murray (54 in 2018) 15-16 DeAndre Hopkins Highlights and Jalen Hurts (52 in 2019) combined for 106 total TDs (passing & rushing). 17 Cards Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim / Social Justice Initiatives Murray had 42 passing TDs and 12 rushing TDs in '18 while Hurts posted 32 18 Defensive Highlights / Gardeck / Hicks / Special Teams passing TDs and 20 rushing TDs in '19. 19-20 Cardinals COVID-19 Relief Eff orts In last week's win over the Giants, Arizona became the fi rst team to record at 21-22 Individual Player Notes least 8.0 sacks and five forced fumbles in a game since Tampa Bay had 8.0 sacks 23-68 Rosters / Depth Chart / Transac ons / 2020 Sta s cs / Playoff Standings and eight forced fumbles in a win vs. Green Bay on 12/7/98. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Brandon Gaudin Analyst: Aqib Talib 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: KHOV 105.1 FM / Play-By-Play: Luis Hernandez Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 CARDINALS-EAGLES CONNECTIONS CARDS VS. EAGLES - SERIES BREAKDOWN EAGLES CONNECTIONS This week’s game between the Cardinals and Eagles marks the 118th all- me Cardinals LB Jordan Hicks was the Eagles third-round pick (84th overall) in regular season mee ng between the two teams. The Cards lead the series the 2015 NFL Dra and played four seasons (2015-18) in Philadelphia before 57-55-5. signing with the Cardinals. The rivalry dates back to 1935 and as members of the NFC East, the Cardinals Cardinals LBs coach Bill Davis served as the Eagles defensive coordinator and the Eagles faced each other 63 mes between 1970 and 2001. The Cardi- from 2013-15. nals 57 regular season wins vs. Philadelphia are more than they have against Cardinals RBs coach James Saxon played FB for Philadelphia in 1995. any other NFL franchise. Cardinals Asst. Director of Player Personnel Dru Grigson was a volunteer Sunday's matchup marks the seventh regular season mee ng between the scout for the Eagles from 2005-06. two teams in the last 10 years. The Cardinals have won four of the last six vs. Philadelphia and enter Sunday's contest having won three consecu ve home Cardinals Senior VP of Media Rela ons Mark Dalton is a West Chester, PA games against the Eagles. na ve and Temple University graduate. He was a member of the Eagles pub- lic rela ons staff from 1991-94. CARDS-EAGLES ALL-TIME SERIES OVERVIEW Cardinals Senior VP of Business Development Steve Ryan was the Direc- Overall Regular Season Series: 57-55-5 tor of Corporate Sales for the Eagles for six seasons (1998-2003) before he Overall Postseason Series: 2-1 came to Arizona in 2004. Cardinals at home vs. PHI: 30-25-2 Cardinals Senior Director of Player Development Anthony Edwards began First Mee ng: 11/10/35 vs. PHI, W, 12-3 his NFL career as a WR and special teamer for the Eagles (1989-90). Last Mee ng: 10/8/17 @ PHI, L, 7-34 Mark Whipple, father of Cardinals Asst. WRs coach Spencer Whipple, Last Cardinals Win vs. PHI: 12/20/15 @ PHI, W, 40-17 served as an off ensive assistant for the Eagles in 2008. CARDINALS CONNECTIONS FITZGERALD'S SUCCESS VS. PHILLY Eagles S Rudy Ford was the Cardinals sixth-round pick (208th overall) in the 2017 NFL Dra and was traded to the Eagles during the 2019 preseason.