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WEEK 7 GAME RELEASE #SEAvsAZ 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 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (5-0) VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-2) State Farm Stadium | October 25, 2020 | 5:20 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2020 SCHEDULE A er a three-game road swing, the Cardinals begin a month-long homestand Regular Season (3 homes games and a bye) with an NFC West showdown against the unde- Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time feated Seahawks. While Arizona has a short week to prepare aer a 38-10 vic- Sep. 13 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium W, 24-20 tory over Dallas on Monday Night Football, Seale is coming off its bye week. Sep. 20 WASHINGTON State Farm Stadium W, 30-15 rd Sep. 27 DETROIT State Farm Stadium L, 23-26 The matchup represents the 43 all- me mee ng between the division rivals Oct. 4 @ Carolina Bank of America Stadium L 21-31 and the Seahawks currently hold a one-game advantage (21-20-1) in the all- Oct. 11 @ N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium W, 30-10 me series. The Cardinals claimed the most recent meeng, a 27-13 decision Oct. 19 @ Dallas+ AT&T Stadium W, 38-10 at CenturyLink Field in Week 16 last season. Oct. 25 SEATTLE~ State Farm Stadium 5:20 PM It will be just the second divisional game for the Cardinals and the fi rst for the - BYE- Seahawks. Widely regarded as the toughest division in football, the NFC West Nov. 8 MIAMI State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM leads the NFL in wins (16), points scored (635) and fewest points allowed (491). Nov. 15 BUFFALO* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM It remains the only division in which every team has a record of .500 or be er Nov. 19 @ Sea le# CenturyLink Field 6:20 PM and in which every team has a posive point diff eren al. Nov. 29 @ New England* Gille e Stadium 11:00 AM The Seahawks enter the contest leading the league in scoring at 33.8 points per Dec. 6 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM game and they meet a Cardinals defense that ranks #2 in the NFL in scoring de- Dec. 13 @ N.Y. Giants* MetLife Stadium 11:00 AM fense (18.7 ppg). Arizona is coming off back-to-back games in which it held op- Dec. 20 PHILADELPHIA* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM ponents to 10 points, including last week in Dallas against the NFL's #3 ranked Dec. 26/27 SAN FRANCISCO^ State Farm Stadium TBD scoring off ense. On the other side of the ball, Arizona has scored 21 or more Jan. 3 @ L.A. Rams* SoFi Stadium 2:25 PM points in nine consecuve games and ranks fih in total yards per game (402.5) + ESPN Monday Night Football Arizona has benefi ted from several standout performances from star players ~ NBC Sunday Night Football this year, including from recently minted defensive captain Budda Baker, who # FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Thursday Night Football will take the fi eld against his hometown team for the seventh me in his career. ^ Date and Time TBD Baker - who is ed for fih among NFL DBs with 45 tackles this season - is com- * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions ing off one of the best games of his career with seven tackles, a sack, his fi rst career INT, a tackle for loss, two QB hits, a pass defensed and a forced fumble against the Cowboys. Also coming off a strong performance against Dallas (164 yards and two TDs #SEAvsAZ - WEEK 7 HIG HLIG HTS on 20 carries), RB Kenyan Drake totaled a career-high 166 rushing yards and two scoring runs, including a career-long 80-yarder, the last me he lined up against the Seahawks. • When the Cardinals and Seahawks square off at State Farm Stadium on Sunday, it will be a matchup of Arizona's #2 ranked scoring defense (18.7 ppg) Someone more familiar to the Seahawks, WR Larry Fitzgerald, enters the nd vs. Seattle's #1 ranked scoring offense (33.8 ppg). Despite already having game just one recepon shy of 1,400 for his career. Making his 32 appear- played six games, the Cardinals have allowed the fewest points among teams ance against Sea le, Fitzgerald has more recep ons (179) and receiving yards in the NFC (112). (2,117) against the Seahawks than any other player in NFL history. • Arizona’s defense collected a season-high four takeaways (2 INT, 2 FR), 3.0 The Cardinals have a bye in Week 8 before hos ng the Dolphins in Week 9 sacks, 7 tackles for loss, 8 QB hits and a season-high 7 passes defensed against while the Seahawks return to CenturyLink Field to host the 49ers next week. the Cowboys last week. The Cardinals scored 24 points (3 TD, 1 FG) off the Cowboys four turnovers. G AME RELEASE INDEX • In the three Week 7 games that will feature the teams with the most com- bined wins - Seahawks/Cardinals (9); Rams/Bears (9); Steelers/Titans (10) Page Contents - three NFC West teams are involved. 2-3 Cardinals-Seahawks Series / Crucial Catch Ini a ve • RB Kenyan Drake rushed for 164 yards and two TDs (1 and 69 yards) 4-6 2020 Season Highlights on 20 carries last week in Dallas. It was the second-highest single-game 7 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Media Guide-Twi er Info rushing total of his career, behind only the 166 yards he ran for in Sea le 8-9 Kyler Murray Highlights in Week 16 last season. 10 Fitz & Hopkins Duo / AZ Na ves on Roster / Passing of Larry Wilson 11 Cards Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim / Social Justice Initiatives •A er rushing for 261 yards and three TDs on 35 carries (7.5 avg.) last 12-15 Larry Fitzgerald Highlights week in Dallas, the Cardinals rank fourth in the NFL averaging 161.0 rush- 16-17 DeAndre Hopkins Highlights ing yards per game in 2020. Arizona's 11 rushing TDs - including six in the 18 Kenyan Drake / Chase Edmonds Highlights last two games - lead the NFL. 19-20 Defensive Highlights / Peterson / Hicks / Special Teams • S Budda Baker had one of the best games of his career in the Cardinals 21 2019 Highlights win over Dallas, recording seven tackles, a sack, his fi rst career INT, a tack- 22-23 Cardinals COVID-19 Relief Eff orts le for loss, two QB hits, a pass defensed and a forced fumble. He became 24-25 Individual Player Notes the fi rst Cardinals player since 2003 (Renaldo Hill on 11/2 vs. Cincinna ) 26-60 Rosters / Depth Chart / Transac ons / 2020 Sta s cs to record a sack, an INT and a forced fumble in the same game. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: NBC / Play-By-Play: Al Michaels Analyst: Cris Collinsworth Sideline: Michele Tafoya 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-SEAHAWKS CONNECTIONS ALL-TIME SERIES Seahawks Connec ons The matchup between the Cardinals and Seahawks this week represents the Cardinals QB Bre Hundley was with the Seahawks during the 2018 season. 43rd all- me mee ng between the division rivals. Sea le holds a one-game advantage (21-20-1) in the all- me series. Cardinals TE Darrell Daniels played in nine games (two starts) with the Se- ahawks in 2018. Daniels a ended the University of Washington where he In the fi rst 18 seasons (2002-19) as division rivals, the Cardinals and Seahawks appeared in 47 games over four seasons (2013-16) with the Huskies. split the season series nine mes, including in six of the last nine seasons. Cardinals DBs coach Marcus Robertson played for the Seahawks from 2001-02. Arizona has won the season series three mes (most recently in 2016) and Sea le four mes (most recently in 2018). Cardinals PS TE Jus n Johnson entered the NFL as an undra ed free agent with Sea le in 2019 and spent the year on injured reserve. Arizona has a 6-7-1 record at home against the Seahawks since the team be- Cardinals Western Regional Scout Josh Scobey played for the Seahawks gan play at State Farm Stadium in 2006. Although both teams have tradi on- from 2005-07 and helped Sea le advance to Super Bowl XL. ally enjoyed a signifi cant home fi eld advantage, the Cardinals and Seahawks have seen a reversal in fortunes when playing each other. Da ng back to Cardinals Director of College Scou ng Chris Culmer is from West Richland, 2013, Arizona is 5-2 playing at Sea le and 0-6-1 at home vs. the Seahawks. WA, graduated from Washington State University and resides in Sea le. He The Cardinals enter this week's game looking for their fi rst home win vs. Se- worked for the Seahawks for nine seasons prior to joining the Cardinals, fi rst a le since 2012. as a scou ng assistant (2000-03) and then as a pro scout (2004-08). CARDS-SEAHAWKS REGULAR SEASON SERIES Cardinals Connec ons Overall Regular Season Series: 20-21-1 Seahawks DE Jonathan Bullard spent the 2019-20 seasons with the Cardi- Cardinals at home vs.