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PRESEASON WEEK 3 GAME RELEASE #AZvsNO 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. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Caesars Superdome | August 28, 2021 | 5:00 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2021 SCHEDULE The Cardinals wrap up their three-game preseason slate this week when they Preseason travel to New Orleans for a matchup with the Saints on Saturday at Caesars Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time Superdome. Aug. 13 DALLAS State Farm Stadium W, 19-16 This will be the seventh all- me preseason mee ng between the Cardinals and Aug. 20 KANSAS CITY+ State Farm Stadium L, 10-17 Saints and the second in the last four seasons. Including the regular season, Aug. 28 @ New Orleans Caesars Superdome 5:00 PM this will mark Arizona's third visit to New Orleans in the last four years. The Cardinals faced the Saints on the road during the '18 preseason and during the Regular Season regular season in 2019. Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time Sep. 12 @ Tennessee Nissan Stadium 10:00 AM Da ng back to 2004, this marks just the third me the Cardinals faced an op- ponent other than Denver in the preseason fi nale (2010 vs. Washington; 2014 Sep. 19 MINNESOTA State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM at San Diego). Sep. 26 @ Jacksonville TIAA Bank Field 10:00 AM Following this week's games all teams will reduce their rosters to 53 in prepa- Oct. 3 @ L.A. Rams SoFi Stadium 1:05 PM Oct. 10 SAN FRANCISCO* State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM ra on for the regular season. Roster cuts must be made by 1:00 PM (MST) on Tuesday, August 31. The following day teams are permi ed to build a prac ce Oct. 17 @ Cleveland* FirstEnergy Stadium 1:05 PM squad consis ng of 16 players. Oct. 24 HOUSTON* State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM Oct. 28 GREEN BAY# State Farm Stadium 5:20 PM A er facing the Saints in this week’s preseason fi nale, the Cardinals will open the regular season on Sept. 12 vs. the Titans at Nissan Stadium. Arizona has Nov. 7 @ San Francisco* Levi's Stadium 2:25 PM opened a regular season on the road vs. an AFC opponent just six mes and the Nov. 14 CAROLINA* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM game at Tennessee will mark the fi rst such matchup since 1997 at Cincinna . Nov. 21 @ Sea le* Lumen Field 2:25 PM -BYE- Dec. 5 @ Chicago* Soldier Field 11:00 AM MURPHY AND THE DEFENSE STOP KC Dec. 13 L.A. RAMS+ State Farm Stadium 6:15 PM Dec. 19 @ Detroit* Ford Field 11:00 AM In the Cardinals preseason matchup vs. Dec. 25 INDIANAPOLIS^ State Farm Stadium 6:15 PM Kansas City last week at State Farm Sta- Jan. 2 @ Dallas* AT&T Stadium 11:00 AM dium, Arizona's defense held Patrick Ma- Jan. 9 SEATTLE* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM homes and the Chiefs fi rst-team off ense to just three points on three possessions. + ESPN In three series, Mahomes completed just # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football 10-of-18 pass a empts for 78 yards, an ^ NFL Network INT and a passer ra ng of 43.3. * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions A highlight for the Cardinals star ng de- fense was the athle c INT by CB Byron Murphy Jr. on Mahomes' fi nal pass at- tempt of the game. On 3rd-n-5 from the G AME RELEASE INDEX AZ 5-yard line early in the second quarter, Mahomes was fl ushed out of the pocket by LB Devon Kennard and threw a pass in Page Contents the end zone intended for WR Demarcus 2 Cardinals-Saints Matchup Notes Robinson. Murphy jumped in front of the 3 By The Numbers / Cards in NFL Top 100 / State Farm Stadium Info play and completed a p-toe INT in the corner of Cardinals end zone. 4 New Faces in 2021 / Wa & Jones Pairing The performance was the con nua on of a strong showing for Murphy, 5-6 Schedule Notes / Roster Highlights whom defensive coordinator Vance Joseph called the team's best corner 7 2021 Dra Class Breakdown earlier this off season. Through two preseason games, Murphy has three 8 Cardinals Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim tackles, an INT and two passes defensed. 9 2020 Season Highlights MOORE DOING IT ALL THIS PRESEASON 10-11 Kyler Murray Highlights Rookie WR Rondale Moore has been all over the fi eld in the fi rst two pre- 12-13 DeAndre Hopkins Highlights season games. Last week vs. KC, Moore had a rush a empt, caught three 14 A.J. Green Highlights passes, returned a kickoff and also had two fair catches on punt returns. 15 Chase Edmonds / James Conner / Chris an Kirk STREVELER LEADS ANOTHER SCORING DRIVE 16-17 J.J. Wa Highlights QB Chris Streveler led the Cardinals to their only TD of the game in his lone series vs. the Chiefs, a drive that was capped by a 20-yard TD pass to TE Ross 18 Chandler Jones Highlights Travis in the fourth quarter. 19 Budda Baker / Robert Alford / Malcolm Butler 20 Special Teams Highlights / Prater / Lee / Gardeck Of Streveler's eight drives this preseason, fi ve have resulted in points. That includes three of the four drives he has led in the fourth quarter. 21-31 2020 Stats / 2021 Preseason Stats / Rosters / Depth Chart BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: KPNX 12 News (NBC) / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Paul Calvisi Analyst: Rob Fredrickson Cardinals Spanish Radio: KQMR 100.3 FM / Play-By-Play: Luis Hernandez Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 CARDINALS-SAINTS CONNECTIONS CARDINALS-SAINTS PRESEASON SERIES SAINTS CONNECTIONS This week’s matchup marks the seventh all- me pre- Cardinals S Chris Banjo played 46 games for the Saints from 2016-19. season mee ng between the Cardinals and Saints, Cardinals OL Jus n Murray had a brief prac ce squad s nt with the Saints and the second in the last four seasons. The teams last in 2017. squared off at New Orleans in 2018. Cardinals DT David Parry spent one game on the Saints ac ve roster during The most signifi cant preseason matchup between the the 2017 season. Cardinals and Saints occurred in 1988. On August 12 the teams met in what was the Cards fi rst-ever game in Cardinals LB Devon Kennard’s father, Derek Sr., played on the New Orleans Arizona as the Phoenix Cardinals. O-line from 1991-93. Da ng back to 2018, this will mark the Cardinals third Cardinals CB Robert Alford’s brother, Fred Booker, appeared in 12 games trip to New Orleans in the last four years. Arizona faced for the Saints in 2005. the Saints on the road during the '18 preseason and during the regular sea- CARDINALS CONNECTIONS son in 2019. Saints Director of Player Engagement Fred McAfee played seven games for This week's game marks the 11 overall mee ng between Arizona and New the Cardinals in 1994. Orleans in the last 16 seasons. In that span, the franchises have met seven Saints OL J.R. Sweezy played in 29 games (26 starts) for Arizona during the mes in the regular season, four mes in the preseason and once in the 2019-20 seasons. postseason. Saints WR Jalen McCleskey’s father, J.J., played cornerback for the Cardinals CARDS-SAINTS PRESEASON SERIES from 1996-99. Overall Preseason Series: 1-5 Saints T Jordan Mills appeared in three games (two starts) for the Cardinals Cardinals on the road @ New Orleans: 1-2 in 2019. First Preseason Mee ng: 8/12/67 @ NO, L, 23-14 Last Preseason Mee ng: 8/17/18 @ NO, W, 20-15 Saints WR Kevin White spent the 2019 off season and training camp with the Cardinals. LOUISIANA CONNECTIONS A FORMER QB IN THE BIG EASY Cardinals DL Rashard Lawrence is a Monroe, LA na ve, a ended Neville (LA) High School and played collegiately at LSU. A three- me permanent Following his record-breaking tenure as a QB at Texas team captain at LSU, Lawrence won the 2019 BCS Na onal Championship with the Tigers. Tech, Kliff Kingsbury was dra ed by New England in the sixth round (201 overall) of the 2003 NFL Dra . Cardinals Defensive Coordinator Vance Joseph is a na ve of Marrero, LA and a ended Archbishop Shaw High School, which is located about nine Following a rookie season spent on injured reserve, miles from the Caesars Superdome. His brother, Mickey, is currently the Kingsbury went on to sign with the Saints in 2004 and wide receivers coach at LSU. spent the year on the team's prac ce squad. Cardinals O ensive Assistant Jerry Sullivan had two coaching s nts at LSU, In 2005 with New Orleans, Kingsbury completed 10-of- ff 21 pass a empts during preseason ac on before being most recently serving as a consultant, Senior Off ensive Assistant and Pass Game Coordinator from 2017-18. released and signing with the Jets. Cardinals CB Robert Alford is a Hammond, LA na ve, a ended Hammond (LA) High School and played collegiately at Southeastern Louisiana. 2020 SEASON STATISTICS Cardinals LB Reggie Walker is a Ponchatoula, LA na ve and a ended Pon- chatoula (LA) High School.