VS AUGUST 12, 2016 7:00 P.M. PT | UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE 1220 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY | ALAMEDA, CA 94502 | RAIDERS.COM PRESEASON WEEK 1 | AUGUST 12, 2016 | 7:00 P.M. PT | UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM VS. 0-0 0-0 GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders will open the 2016 preseason with a Date: Friday, August 12, 2016 road game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoe- Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. PT nix Stadium on Friday, Aug. 12 at 7:00 p.m. PT. Following the first Site: University of Phoenix Stadium (2006) two weeks at the team’s summer home in Napa, Head Coach Jack Capacity/Surface: 63,400/Natural Grass Del Rio will begin his second season at the helm of the Silver and Preseason: Series tied, 7-7 Black. Oakland’s preseason slate in 2016 features two road con- Regular Season: Raiders lead, 5-4 tests (Arizona, Green Bay) followed by two games at home (Ten- Postseason: N/A nessee, Seattle). Friday’s contest will mark the Raider debut for several signifi- cant offseason additions, as free agents LB Bruce Irvin, S Reggie Nelson, G/T Kelechi Osemele and CB Sean Smith don the Silver and Black for the first time. A number of Raider rookies will make their first appearance for Oakland, including 2016 draft picks S Karl Joseph (first round), DL Jihad Ward (second round), LB Shi- lique Calhoun (third round), QB Connor Cook (fourth round) and RB DeAndré Washington (fifth round). Five of the team’s six Pro Bowlers from last year return to action for the Raiders, asQB Der- ek Carr, WR Amari Cooper, DE Khalil Mack, RB Latavius Murray and FB Marcel Reece will all play in their first preseason game of 2016. Following Friday’s game, the Raiders will return to Napa, PRESEASON OPENER breaking camp on Aug. 16 before the next road contest against The Raiders willl open the preseason on the road for just the sec- the Packers on Aug. 18. The Cardinals will travel to San Diego to ond time in the last six seasons, as they also opened the 2014 play the Chargers in their second preseason game. preseason campaign on the road in Minnesota against the Vikings. It also marks the fourth time in the last six years that the Silver and Black have played the Cardinals, but the first trip to Arizona since 2016 SCHEDULE 2012. Oakland’s last trip to Arizona in the regular season came in 2010, with the Cardinals winning, 24-23. The Raiders will look to PRESEASON stop a four-game skid against the Cardinals in the preseason. Fri., Aug. 12 at Arizona Cardinals 7:00 p.m. KTVU/KICU Thu., Aug. 18 at Green Bay Packers 5:00 p.m. KTVU/KICU Sat., Aug. 27 TENNESSEE TITANS 5:00 p.m. CBS Thu., Sept. 1 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 7:00 p.m. KTVU/KICU BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION REGULAR SEASON KTVU/KICU Sun., Sept. 11 at New Orleans Saints 10:00 a.m. FOX Play-by-play: Beth Mowins Sun., Sept. 18 ATLANTA FALCONS 1:25 p.m. CBS Color Analyst: Matt Millen Sun., Sept. 25 at Tennessee Titans 10:00 a.m. CBS Sideline: Nicole Zaloumis, Sun., Oct. 2 at Baltimore Ravens 10:00 a.m. CBS John Tournour “JT The Brick” Sun., Oct. 9 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:25 p.m. CBS Executive Producers: Vittorio DeBartolo, Sun., Oct. 16 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 1:05 p.m. CBS Brad Phinney Sun., Oct. 23 at Jacksonville Jaguars 10:00 a.m. CBS Producer: Mark Shah Sun., Oct. 30 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10:00 a.m. CBS Director: Paul Davis Sun., Nov. 6 DENVER BRONCOS 5:30 p.m. NBC BYE WEEK Mon., Nov. 21 HOUSTON TEXANS# 5:30 p.m. ESPN RADIO Sun., Nov. 27 CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:25 p.m. CBS Raiders Radio Network (33 stations) Sun., Dec. 4 BUFFALO BILLS 1:05 p.m. CBS Flagship: 95.7 The GAME/98.5 KFOX Thu., Dec. 8 at Kansas City Chiefs 5:25 p.m. NBC (Friday’s game will be on Sun., Dec. 18 at San Diego Chargers 1:25 p.m. CBS KFOX 102.1/98.5) Sat., Dec. 24 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:05 p.m. CBS Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Jan. 1 at Denver Broncos 1:25 p.m. CBS Color Analyst: Tom Flores # - in Mexico City Sideline: Lincoln Kennedy Will Kiss, Senior Director of Media Relations - (510) 780-3020 | Erin Exum, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3219 | Billy Jones, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3028 Katie Agostin, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3038 | Evert Geerlings, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3014 RAIDERS VS. CARDINALS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2015 TEAM RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE • Raiders General Manager Reggie McKenzie was a linebacker with RAIDERS CARDINALS the Phoenix Cardinals from 1989-90, where he played with Cardinals Category Stats Rank Stats Rank running backs coach Stump Mitchell (running back/return specialist) in 1989. Total Offense 333.5 24 408.3 1 Rush Offense 91.1 28 119.8 8 • Raiders wide receivers coach Rob Moore finished his playing ca- Pass Offense 242.4 16 288.5 2 reer with seven seasons (1995-2001) as an Arizona Cardinal. Points Per Game 22.4 17 30.6 2 Third-Down Off. % 39.1 16 47.0 3 • Raiders DT Dan Williams spent five seasons (2010-14) with the Fourth-Down Off. % 38.5 27 44.4 23 Cardinals after being drafted by Arizona in the 2010 NFL Draft. Red Zone Off. (TD%) 61.0 9 60.3 12 • Raiders CB Sean Smith and Cardinals S Tyvon Branch spent one DEFENSE season together in the secondary of the Kansas City Chiefs (2015), RAIDERS CARDINALS before departing to their respected teams. Branch was also originally drafted by the Raiders in 2008 as a fourth-round pick. He spent seven Category Stats Rank Stats Rank years with the Raiders from 2008-14. Total Defense 363.6 22 321.7 5 Rush Defense 104.9 13 91.3 6 • Cardinals QB Carson Palmer played two seasons (2011-12) with Pass Defense 258.8 26 230.4 8 the Raiders, appearing in 25 games with 24 starts and totaling 6,771 Points Per Game 24.9 22 19.6 7t passing yards with 35 TDs and 30 INTs. Palmer also played with Raid- Third-Down Def. % 37.5 11 35.7 8 ers S Reggie Nelson during his final season for the Cincinnati Bengals, Fourth-Down Def. % 52.9 19 47.1 13 Nelson’s first (2010). Red Zone Def. (TD%) 51.7 9 55.3 14 • Cardinals T Jared Veldheer was originally a third-round pick (69th TEAM overall) of the Raiders in the 2010 NFL Draft and went on to start 48 games for Oakland from 2010-13. RAIDERS CARDINALS Category Stats Rank Stats Rank • Cardinals linebackers coach Bob Sanders held the same position Turnover Ratio +1 17 +9 4 with the Raiders from 2013-14. Penalties 139 30 94 3t Penalty Yards 1,102 28 758 1 • Cardinals cornerbacks coach Kevin Ross coached safeties with the Raiders from 2010-11. WEEKLY SCHEDULE • Cardinals T John Wetzel was originally signed by the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2013 before being waived in training camp Tuesday, Aug. 9 (Napa) that same year. 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ...................... Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited • Raiders Head Coach Jack Del Rio (linebacker) and offensive line 1:30 p.m. (approx.) ............................ Head Coach Jack Del Rio and coach Mike Tice (tight end) played under Cardinals assistant head most players available upon coach/offense Tom Moore with the Minnesota Vikings from 1992- request 93, where Moore was the assistant head coach/offensive coordina- tor/quarterbacks/wide receivers. Moore also coached assistant DBs coach Rod Woodson with the Steelers from 1987-89. Wednesday, Aug. 10 (Napa) 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ...................... Practice, open to media; College Connections Videography/photography limited • Raiders WR Andre Holmes and Cardinals T Jared Veldheer are two 1:30 p.m. (approx.) ............................ QB Derek Carr and of only six players in NFL history from Division II Hillsdale College, and their meeting in Week 7 of 2014 marked the second ever meeting most players available upon between two players from Hillsdale. request • Raiders WR Amari Cooper played for the University of Alabama when Cardinals offensive assistant Kevin Garver served as an offen- Thursday, Aug. 11 ............................. No availability sive analyst during the 2012 Crimson Tide National Championship season. Cooper also spent the 2014 season receiving passes from Cardinals QB Jake Coker. Friday, Aug. 12 7:00 p.m. ............................................ Raiders at Arizona Cardinals • Raiders DE Khalil Mack played for the University of Buffalo in 2013 when Cardinals strength and conditioning coach Buddy Morris served as the Director of Sports Performance there. Saturday, Aug. 13 ............................. No availability • Cardinals RB Stepfan Taylor attended Stanford from 2009-12 and rushed for 40 touchdowns in his career, while Cardinals DE Josh Mau- Sunday, Aug. 14 ................................ No availability ro played at Stanford from 2010-13. Raiders offensive quality control coach Nick Holz (offensive assistant/quarterbacks, 2008-11) was at Stanford with Taylor and Mauro. Monday, Aug. 15 (Napa) Hometown/Family Connections 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ...................... Practice, open to media; • Raiders team travel and logistics coordinator Pete Caracciolo’s Videography/photography limited brother, Matt Caracciolo, works as football operations coordinator for 1:30 p.m. (approx.) ............................ Head Coach Jack Del Rio and the Cardinals. most players available upon request • Cardinals LB Tristan Okpalaugo is a Livermore, Calif., native and attended Granada High School.