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WEEKLY RELEASE VS NOVEMBER 18, 2018 | 1:05 P.M. PT | STATE FARM STADIUM WEEK 11 OAKLAND RAIDERS VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS 1-8 WEEK 11 • SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2018 • 1:05 P.M. PT • STATE FARM STADIUM 2-7 1220 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY | ALAMEDA, CA | 94502 | RAIDERS.COM GAME PREVIEW THE SEttING The Oakland Raiders will leave the Bay Area for a road contest in Date: Sunday, November 18, 2018 Arizona against the Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on Sunday, Kickoff: 1:05 p.m. PT November 18. The clash between the two clubs will mark their Site: State Farm Stadium (2006) 10th regular season meeting all-time, with the last contest coming Capacity/Surface: 63,400/Natural Grass at home in Oakland in 2014. The Silver and Black have traveled Regular Season: Raiders lead, 5-4 to Arizona two times in preseason action since 2016, but last Postseason: N/A visited the desert in a regular season contest in 2010, a game the Cardinals took by a score of 24-23. The Raiders currently lead the all-time series, 5-4, ahead of Sunday's matchup. Kickoff is set for 1:05 p.m. PT, as it will conclude the club's 2018 slate against NFC West opponents. The Raiders prepare for Arizona this week after concluding their season series with the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 10. In the contest, QB Derek Carr tallied 243 passing yards on 24-of-37 attempts, and in doing so, surpassed 17,000 passing yards for his career. Carr is just the third quarterback in franchise history to pass the 17,000-yard mark. RB Jalen Richard led the team in receptions (five) for the fifth consecutive game and has now totaled 48 on the year. On the defensive side of the ball, S Marcus Gilchrist recorded his first INT in a Raiders uniform, while DT RODNEY HUDSON Maurice Hurst notched his third sack of the season. Hurst's three sacks on the campaign are tied for fifth-most among all rookie Anchoring the line in 2018 is C Rodney Hudson, who has sur- rendered just one sack since Week 1 of 2015 (2,290 pass snaps), defenders in 2018. per Pro Football Focus. Hudson, now in his fourth year with the Raiders, is currently the No. 1 ranked center in the NFL by PFF's The Cardinals fell in their Week 10 contest at Arrowhead Stadium scale. Hudson has played 586 snaps along the offensive line this to the AFC West Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 14-26. The season and has surrendered just one quarterback hurry and one Cardinals enter this week's matchup with a two-game winning quarterback hit, while not allowing a single sack. Through Week streak over the Raiders. Following their Week 11 tilt, the Raiders 10, Hudson is the only center in the NFL that has one-or-less sack will head to the East Coast over Thanksgiving Weekend to face allowed, quarterback pressure and quarterback hurry. the AFC North Baltimore Ravens, marking the fourth consecutive ----- Sacks Allowed Since Hudson's Arrival ----- season in which the two teams will square off. The Cardinals will Rank Team Sacks hit the road for two consecutive weeks to face the Los Angeles 1. New Orleans Saints 88 Chargers and Green Bay Packers in Week 13. 2. Pittsburgh Steelers 90 3. Baltimore Ravens 101 4. Oakland Raiders 104 2018 SCHEDULE REGULAR SEASON (1-8) BROADCAst INFORMATION Mon., Sept. 10 LOS ANGELES RAMS L, 13-33 0-1 Sun., Sept. 16 at Denver Broncos L, 19-20 0-2 TELEVISION Sun., Sept. 23 at Miami Dolphins L, 20-28 0-3 CBS Sun., Sept. 30 CLEVELAND BROWNS W, 45-42 1-3 Play-by-play: Spero Dedes Sun., Oct. 7 at Los Angeles Chargers L, 10-26 1-4 Color Analyst: Adam Archuleta Sun., Oct. 14 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS# L, 3-27 1-5 Producer: Sellers Shy BYE WEEK Director: Jim Cornell Sun., Oct. 28 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS L, 28-42 1-6 Thu., Nov. 1 at San Francisco 49ers L, 3-34 1-7 RADIO Sun., Nov. 11 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS L, 6-20 1-8 Raiders Radio Network Sun., Nov. 18 at Arizona Cardinals 1:05 p.m. CBS Flagship: 740 KCBS Sun., Nov. 25 at Baltimore Ravens 10:00 a.m. CBS Play-by-play: Brent Musburger Sun., Dec. 2 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 1:05 p.m. CBS Color Analyst: Lincoln Kennedy Sun., Dec. 9 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 5:20 p.m. NBC Sideline: Chris Townsend Sun., Dec. 16 at Cincinnati Bengals 10:00 a.m. CBS Mon., Dec. 24 DENVER BRONCOS 5:15 p.m. ESPN SPANISH RADIO Sun., Dec. 30 at Kansas City Chiefs 10:00 a.m. CBS Spanish Flagship: La Z 1490-AM/107.5-FM # - in London * - Sunday night games in Weeks 5-16 subject to change; Week 17 Play-by-play: Fernando Arias game TBD Color Analyst: Ambrosio Rico Will Kiss, Senior Director of Media Relations - (510) 780-3020 | Erin Exum, Media Relations Manager - (510) 780-3219 Katie Agostin, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3038 | Evert Geerlings, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3014 | Cam Russo, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3247 RAIDERS VS. CARDINALS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2018 TEAM RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE RAIDERS CARDINALS • Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie was a linebacker with the Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Phoenix Cardinals from 1989-90. Total Offense 349.7 22 236.2 32 Rush Offense 97.1 24 70.4 32 • Raiders strength and conditioning assistant D’Anthony Batiste made 10 starts on the offensive line for the Cardinals in 2012. Pass Offense 252.6 16 165.8 31 Points Per Game 16.3 30 13.8 31 • Raiders director of football research Dave Razzano served as a re- Third-Down Off. % 37.0 22t 29.2 31 gional scout for the Cardinals from 2006-09. Fourth-Down Off. % 27.3 31 25.0 32 Red Zone Off. (TD%) 42.3 29 68.8 8 • Raiders DE Frostee Rucker played for the Cardinals from 2013-17. He recorded 110 tackles, 10.5 sacks and 4 forced fumbles, helping DEFENSE Arizona reach the NFC Championship Game in 2015. RAIDERS CARDINALS Category Stats Rank Stats Rank • Cardinals K Phil Dawson was originally signed by the Oakland Raid- Total Defense 399.1 27 363.6 20 ers as an undrafted rookie free agent in 1998. Rush Defense 141.0 30 140.3 29 Pass Defense 258.1 21 223.2 4 • Cardinals DE Benson Mayowa appeared in 28 games with the Raid- Points Per Game 30.2 30 25.0 18 ers from 2014-15. Third-Down Def. % 45.9 30 39.7 17t Fourth-Down Def. % 100.0 31t 50.0 9t • Cardinals senior assistant/defensive line coach Don Johnson served Red Zone Def. (TD%) 51.4 9 58.6 17t as the defensive tackles coach for the Raiders from 2007-08. • Cardinals tight ends coach Jason Michael entered the NFL coaching TEAM ranks as the Raiders quality control coach in 2005. RAIDERS CARDINALS Category Stats Rank Stats Rank • Cardinals defensive quality control coach Alonso Escalante worked Turnover Ratio -6 24t -7 27t as a defensive coaching intern with the Raiders in 2011. Penalties 63 19t 58 14 Penalty Yards 555 25 408 3 • Cardinals assistant strength and conditioning coach Vernon Ste- phens held the same position with the Raiders in 2014 and served as the head strength and condition coach for Dublin (Calif.) High School athletic department from 2016-17. WEEKLY SCHEDULE Wednesday, Nov. 14 • Cardinals G Oday Aboushi spent time with the Raiders during train- 11:30 a.m. (approx.) .............................. Head Coach Jon Gruden and ing camp this past offseason. QB Derek Carr available in media area 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (approx.) ...... Locker room open to media • Raiders DE Jacquies Smith appeared in three games for the Cardi- 12:55 p.m. (approx.) .............................. Cardinals Head Coach Steve Wilks nals in 2018 before signing as a free agent with the Raiders ahead of opponent conference call Week 10. 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. (approx.) .................... Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited • Raiders DE Kony Ealy and Cardinals S Tre Boston spent three sea- sons together with the Carolina Panthers from 2014-16, appearing in Thursday, Nov. 15 Super Bowl 50 together in 2015. 11:30 a.m. (approx.) .............................. Offensive Coordinator Greg Olson and Defensive Coordinator Paul College Connections Guenther available in media area 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (approx.) ...... Locker room open to media • Cardinals QB Josh Rosen played with Raiders T Kolton Miller at 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. (approx.) .................... Practice, open to media; UCLA from 2015-17. Both players were taken in the first round of Videography/photography limited the 2018 NFL Draft, selected 10th and 15th overall, respectively. Friday, Nov. 16 • Raiders WR Brandon LaFell played with Cardinals DB Patrick Peter- 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. (approx.) ............... Practice, open to media; son at LSU from 2008-09. Videography/photography limited 12:30 p.m. (approx.) .............................. Head Coach Jon Gruden available • Cardinals wide receivers coach Kevin Garver was on the same staff in media area as Raiders defensive backs coach Derrick Ansley at the University of 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. (approx.) ................. Locker room open to media Alabama from 2010-11. Garver served as offensive analyst/gradu- ate assistant and coached Raiders QB A.J. McCarron to a National Saturday, Nov. 17 ................................. No availability Championship in 2011. Sunday, Nov. 18 .................................... Raiders vs. Cardinals at 1:05 p.m. PT • Cardinals CB Bene Benwikere and Raiders FB Keith Smith played together at San Jose State University from 2010-13.