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WEEK 1 GAME RELEASE #DETvsAZ Mark Dal ton - Senior Vice Presid ent, Med ia Re l ations Ch ris Mel vin - Director, Med i a Rel ations Mik e He l m - Manag e r, Me d ia Rel ations I mani Sub e r - Me dia R e latio n s Coo rdinato r C hase Russe l l - M e dia Re latio ns Coor dinat or DETROIT LIONS VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS State Farm Stadium | September 8, 2019 | 1:25 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2019 SCHEDULE A new era begins in Arizona this Regular Season Sunday when the Cardinals host Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time the Detroit Lions at State Farm Sep. 8 DETROIT State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM Stadium. Sep. 15 @ Bal more M&T Bank Stadium 10:00 AM Including both 2019 preseason Sep. 22 CAROLINA State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM games, Arizona has sold out all Sep. 29 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM 136 games played at State Farm Oct. 6 @ Cincinna * Paul Brown Stadium 10:00 AM Stadium since it opened in 2006. Oct. 13 ATLANTA* State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM With a sellout of this week's regular season opener vs. Detroit, that total would reach 137 straight. Oct. 20 @ N.Y. Giants* MetLife Stadium 10:00 AM Oct. 27 @ New Orleans* Mercedes-Benz Superdome 10:00 AM Arizona is playing at State Farm Stadium in Week 1 for the ninth me in 14 Oct. 31 SAN FRANCISCO# State Farm Stadium 5:20 PM years since the opening of the venue in 2006 a er never opening the season at home in 18 seasons at Sun Devil Stadium. The Cardinals will look to improve Nov. 10 @ Tampa Bay* Raymond James Stadium 11:00 AM to 10-4 in regular season home openers at State Farm Stadium. Nov. 17 @ San Francisco* Levi's Stadium 2:05 PM -BYE- Sunday's game represents the 67th all- me regular season mee ng between the Cardinals and Lions in a rivalry that dates back to 1930 - when the Car- Dec. 1 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM dinals were based in Chicago and the Lions were known as the Portsmouth Dec. 8 PITTSBURGH* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM (OH) Spartans. It was the Lions fi rst season as an NFL franchise. Dec. 15 CLEVELAND* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM The Cardinals are hos ng the Lions at State Farm Stadium for the fi h me Dec. 22 @ Sea le* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM in the last eight seasons. This week's matchup is the 16th mee ng between Dec. 29 @ L.A. Rams* L.A. Memorial Coliseum 2:25 PM the two teams in the last 21 years (1999-2019) and the sixth in the last eight # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football years. The 2019 season also marks the second me in three seasons (2017) that the Cardinals and Lions are squaring off in Week 1. * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions This week's game represents the start of a new chapter in Arizona. A er spending the last six seasons (2013-18) as the head coach at Texas Tech, Kliff Kingsbury was hired by the Cardinals in January. Well-known for his work with QBs while coaching at the college level, Kingsbury has 2018 Heisman Trophy winning QB Kyler Murray - selected #1 overall by the Cardinals in the T HIS WEEK'S HIG HLIG HTS 2019 NFL Dra - running his off ense in Arizona. Back in Arizona for his 16th season with the Cardinals, WR Larry Fitzgerald • The Cardinals welcome the Detroit is set to make history on Sunday when he appears in his 235th career game Lions to town for the regular season with the Cardinals. That will establish a new franchise record for career games opener in Kliff Kingsbury's debut as played. New to the Cardinals in 2019 is Chandler, AZ na ve LB Terrell Suggs, head coach in Arizona. th who is beginning his 17 NFL season. He has played in more games (229) than • If sold out, it would mark the 137th any other ac ve NFL defender. consecu ve sellout at State Farm Sta- Next week the Cardinals travel to Bal more to face the Ravens, who won the dium (every game since the venue AFC North in 2018. That matchup will feature two young former Heisman- opened in 2006). Arizona is beginning winning QBs in Murray and Bal more's Lamar Jackson. its 14th season at State Farm Stadium in '19. • Rookie QB Kyler Murray - selected #1 overall by the Cardinals in the 2019 G AME RELEASE INDEX NFL Dra - will make his NFL debut this week. He will become the fi rst rookie QB to start a season opener for the Cardinals since Lamar McHan in 1954. Page Contents • Murray and Lions QB Ma hew Staff ord are two of the eight ac ve QBs who 2 Cardinals-Lions Series Info were selected with the fi rst pick in the NFL Dra . 3 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Week 1 Schedules 4 State Farm Stadium / Palmer Ring of Honor / Best of Week 1 • WR Larry Fitzgerald will establish a new franchise record on Sunday when 5 New Faces / Cardinals Get Talent From AZ High Schools he appears in his 235th career game. He enters the opener ed with K Jim Bak- 6 Kyler Murray #1 Overall Pick ken (234) for most games played in Cardinals history. 7 NFL 100 / Cardinals History in NFL • A na ve of Chandler, AZ, LB begins his 17th NFL season - and 8 Kliff Kingsbury Highlights Terrell Suggs 9 The Coordinators (Vance Joseph, Jeff Rodgers, Tom Clements) fi rst as a member of the Cardinals - a er spending his fi rst 16 seasons in 10 Assistant Coach Breakdown & Headshots Bal more. Suggs is one of six Arizona na ves (QB Bre Hundley, WR Chris- 11 Cardinals Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim an Kirk, RB D.J. Foster, LB Brooks Reed and CB Byron Murphy) on the 12-17 Off ensive Highlights / Fitzgerald / D. Johnson / Crabtree / Kirk Cardinals roster. 18-20 Defensive Highlights / Jones / Suggs / Baker / Swearinger / Allen • Two of AZ's 2019 dra picks - DL Zach Allen (3rd round) and CB Byron Murphy 21 Special Teams Highlights / Lee / Gonzalez / Gardeck / Turner (2nd round) - are listed as starters entering the season. If both start on Sunday, 22-25 Individual Player Notes / Transac ons it would mark the fi rst me since 1985 (LB Freddie Joe Nunn; S Lonnie Young) 26-33 Depth Chart / Rosters / 2018 Final Stats that mul ple rookie defenders started a season opener for the Cardinals. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Dick Stockton Analyst: Mark Schlereth Sideline: Jennifer Hale Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Paul Calvisi Cardinals Spanish Radio: La no Mix KQMR 100.3 FM / Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 C ARDS-LIO NS CONNEC TIO N S CARDS VS. LIONS - SERIES BREAKDOWN For the second me in three seasons, the Cardinals and Lions will square Lions Connec ons off in the fi rst week of the NFL regular season. Arizona traveled to Detroit Cardinals S Charles Washington was claimed off waivers from Detroit last to open the 2017 season. This week’s matchup between the Cardinals and week. Washington spent his fi rst three NFL seasons (2016-18) with the Li- Lions represents the 67th all- me regular season mee ng in a rivalry that ons, and played in 29 games over the last two seasons. Washington entered dates back to 1930. The Lions hold a 33-28-5 advantage in the all- me se- the NFL as a rookie free agent with Detroit in 2016. ries but the Cardinals have won seven of the last nine - and 12 of the last Cardinals O-Line coach Sean Kugler served as the Lions TEs (2001-03) and 17 - mee ngs between the two teams. O-line/TEs (2004-05) coach. The Cardinals are hos ng the Lions at State Farm Stadium for the fi h me Cardinals DBs coach Marcus Robertson was Detroit’s assistant secondary in the last eight seasons. coach and secondary coach in 2012 and 2013, respec vely. Arizona and Detroit have been frequent opponents in the regular season. Cardinals Director of Football Administra on Ma Harriss joined Arizona th a er three seasons (2016-18) with the Lions. This week's matchup is the 16 mee ng between the two teams in the last 21 years (1999-2019) and the sixth in the last eight years. Cardinals Connec ons Lions OL Oday Aboushi played eight games for the Cardinals in 2018. The series dates back to the days of the Chicago Cardinals and the Ports- mouth (OH) Spartans. They fi rst squared off in October of 1930, playing Lions TE Logan Thomas entered the NFL as a QB with the Cardinals in 2014 to a 0-0 e in front of 6,500 fans at Universal Stadium in Portsmouth, OH. and played two games for Arizona as a rookie. Lions VP of Football Administra on Mike Disner spent six seasons (2013-18) CARDS-LIONS REGULAR SEASON SERIES with the Cardinals as Director of Football Administra on. • Overall Regular Season Series: 28-33-5 • Cardinals at home vs. DET: 17-14-3 Michigan Connec ons Cardinals OL Mason Cole played for the University of Michigan (2014-17). • First Mee ng: 10/5/30 at Portsmouth, T, 0-0 While playing in Ann Arbor, he started all 51 games and set a school record • Last Mee ng: 12/9/18 vs.