WEEK 1 GAME RELEASE #AZvsTEN Mark Dal ton - Sr. Vice Presid ent, Med ia Rel ations Ch ris Mel vin - Sr. Director, Med ia Rel ations Mike Hel m - Sr. Manag er, Med ia Rel ations Chase Russell - Manager, Corporate Communications Imani Suber - Media Relations Coordinator ARIZONA CARDINALS VS. TENNESSEE TITANS Nissan Stadium | September 12, 2021 | 10:00 AM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2021 SCHEDULE The Cardinals begin Regular Season the 2021 campaign Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time with a rare Week 1 Sep. 12 @ Tennessee Nissan Stadium 10:00 AM road game against an Sep. 19 MINNESOTA State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM AFC opponent. Sep. 26 @ Jacksonville TIAA Bank Field 10:00 AM Arizona's trip to Ten- Oct. 3 @ L.A. Rams SoFi Stadium 1:05 PM nessee this week marks the team's fi rst Week 1 road game against an AFC op- Oct. 10 SAN FRANCISCO* State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM ponent in 24 years (1997 @ Cincinna ). It also marks just the second me in the Oct. 17 @ Cleveland* FirstEnergy Stadium 1:05 PM last 16 years (2006-21) the Cardinals opened a season playing on the road against a non-division opponent (2017 @ Detroit). Oct. 24 HOUSTON* State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM Oct. 28 GREEN BAY# State Farm Stadium 5:20 PM Sunday's opener will mark the 12th mee ng in the series between Arizona and Nov. 7 @ San Francisco* Levi's Stadium 2:25 PM Tennessee, which dates back to 1970 when the Cardinals were based in St. Nov. 14 CAROLINA* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM Louis and the Titans were known as the Houston Oilers. Nov. 21 @ Sea le* Lumen Field 2:25 PM Arizona enters this week's game holding a 7-4 advantage in the all- me series, -BYE- having won two straight and three of the last four contests. Of the Cardinals Dec. 5 @ Chicago* Soldier Field 11:00 AM seven wins in the series, four have come on the road. Dec. 13 L.A. RAMS+ State Farm Stadium 6:15 PM A er falling just one win shy of a playoff berth in 2020, the Cardinals begin Dec. 19 @ Detroit* Ford Field 11:00 AM their 2021 campaign against a Titans team coming off back-to-back seasons in Dec. 25 INDIANAPOLIS^ State Farm Stadium 6:15 PM which they earned a spot in the postseason. Although Arizona and Tennessee Jan. 2 @ Dallas* AT&T Stadium 11:00 AM are infrequent opponents, two of the Cardinals biggest names - WR DeAndre Jan. 9 SEATTLE* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM Hopkins and DL J.J. Wa - have long rivalries with the Titans da ng back to their me in Houston. Hopkins faced the Titans 13 mes in his seven seasons + ESPN (2013-19) with the Texans while Wa played against them 15 mes in 10 sea- # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football sons (2011-20). ^ NFL Network Sunday's game will be the debut of the Cardinals pass-rushing duo of Wa * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions and LB Chandler Jones, who have combined for 198.0 sacks and 451 QB hits. The duo leads an Arizona defense that blends veteran All-Pros (Wa , Jones, S Budda Baker) with a host of young talent including the linebacker tandem of Isaiah Simmons and Zaven Collins - the Cardinals most recent two fi rst round picks. Collins, taken #16 overall in the 2021 NFL Dra , makes his NFL debut on THIS WEEK'S HIG HLIG HTS Sunday alongside fellow rookie defender CB Marco Wilson (4th round in 2021). On off ense, the Cardinals have past Pro Bowl slec ons in nearly every po- The 2021 regular season begins this week as the Cardinals face the Titans at si on group, including at WR (Hopkins and A.J. Green), QB (Kyler Murray), Nissan Stadium in Nashville on Sunday. This marks Arizona's fi rst Week 1 road OL (Rodney Hudson) and RB (James Conner). Added to that mix is dynamic game against an AFC opponent in 24 years (1997 @ Cincinna ). rookie WR Rondale Moore, Arizona's second round pick who is also set to Arizona travels to Tennessee this week looking to improve to 8-4 all- me vs. make his NFL debut in Tennessee. the Titans and 5-2 on the road in the series. Sunday's game marks just the 12th all- me matchup between the Cardinals GAME RELEASE INDEX and Titans. However, two of the Cardinals biggest names have signifi cantly more experience vs. Tennessee. DL J.J. Wa will be playing his 16th game vs. th Page Contents the Titans and WR DeAndre Hopkins will be playing his 14 . 2-3 Cardinals-Titans Matchup Notes Wa has been nearly unstoppable vs. the Titans. In 15 games vs. his 4 By The Numbers / What To Look For / NFL Schedule in Week 1 former divisional rival, he has 64 tackles, 18.0 sacks, 25 tackles for loss, 5 New Faces in 2021 / Wa & Jones Pairing 38 QB hits, 9 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 9 passes defensed. 6 New Jersey #s / Schedule Notes / NFL Top 100 When they take the fi eld together on Sunday, Hopkins (10,009) and A.J. 7 2021 Dra Class Breakdown / Stadium Info Green (9,430) will become just the eighth WR duo in NFL history – and fi rst 8 Cardinals Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim since Andre Johnson and Derrick Mason with Houston in 2011 – to enter a 9 2020 Season Highlights season each having 9,000+ career receiving yards. 10-11 Kyler Murray Highlights 12-13 DeAndre Hopkins Highlights LB Chandler Jones has 4.0 sacks in three career games against the Titans. 14 A.J. Green Highlights He has at least one sack in all three games, including one in Week 1 of the 2012 season at Tennessee in his NFL debut. 15 Chase Edmonds / James Conner / Chris an Kirk / O-Line 16-17 J.J. Wa Highlights Jones has at least one sack in all fi ve season-openers he has played with 18 Chandler Jones Highlights the Cardinals. 19 Budda Baker / Robert Alford / Simmons & Collins at LB Cardinals RB Chase Edmonds (5) and Titans RB Derrick Henry (7) are the 20 Special Teams Highlights / Prater / Lee / Gardeck only two RBs in the NFL with at least fi ve TD runs of 20+ yards over the last 21-32 2020 Stats / 2021 Preseason Stats / Rosters / Depth Chart two seasons (2019-20). BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: CBS / Play-By-Play: Tom McCarthy Analyst: Aaron Taylor Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Paul Calvisi Cardinals Spanish Radio: KQMR 100.3 FM / Play-By-Play: Luis Hernandez Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 CARDINALS-TITANS CONNECTIONS CARDINALS-TITANS ALL-TIME SERIES TITANS CONNECTIONS The Cardinals and the Titans meet this week for the Cardinals DBs coach Marcus Robertson played S for the Titans from 1991- 12th me in the history of the series, which dates back 00 a er beging selected by the franchise in the fourth round (102nd overall) to 1970 when the Cardinals were based in St. Louis of the 1991 NFL Dra . He played 135 games (117 starts) adn posted 24 INTs and the Titans were known as the Houston Oilers. while twice earning All-Pro honors (1993, '97). He returned to the team to coach the secondary from 2007-11. Arizona enters this week's game holding a 7-4 advan- tage in the all- me series, having won two straight and Cardinals WRs coach Shawn Jeff erson held the same post in Tennessee three of the last four contests. Of the Cardinals seven from 2013-15. wins in the series, four have come on the road. That Cardinals Asst. O-line coach Brian Natkin played TE for the Titans during the includes Arizona's last visit to Tennessee in 2013 when 2001 season, appearing in three games. the Cardinals defeated the Titans 37-34 in an over me thriller. The last me the teams met - in Week 14 of the 2017 season at State Farm CARDINALS CONNECTIONS Stadium - the Cardinals earned a 12-7 victory. That con nued a trend of close Titans WRs coach Rob Moore spent the fi nal seven seasons (1995-01) of his games when these two teams meet. The last three games were decided by a played career with the Cardinals and earned 1 team All-Pro honors in 1997 combined 11 points and none were decided by more than fi ve points. when he led the NFL with 1,584 receiving yards. Sunday's season-opener marks just the sixth mee ng between the two Titans S Ma hias Farley originally signed with Arizona as an undra ed rook- teams da ng back to 1997. It also represents just the Cardinals third-ever ie free agent in 2016. regular season visit to Nashville. Titans C Daniel Munyer played for the Cardinals from 2016-18. CARDS-TITANS REGULAR SEASON SERIES Overall Regular Season Series: 7-4 TENNESSEE CONNECTIONS Cardinals on the road at Tennessee: 4-2 Area Scout Alfonza Knight is a Nashville na ve and played ball collegiately at Se- wanee (TN): The University of the South. First Mee ng: 11/1/70 vs. Houston, W, 44-0 Last Mee ng: 12/10/17 vs. Tennessee, W, 12-7 Cardinals Area Scout Keegan Leyrer is a Nashville na ve and a ended the Univer- Last Cardinals Road Win: 12/15/13 at Tennessee, W, 37-34 (OT) sity of Tennessee.