Arizona Cardinals Football Club Game Release
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Arizona Cardinals Football Club Game Release Preseason # 1 Sunday, August 5, 2012 – 5:00 PM (MST) THIS WEEK’S GAME The Cardinals begin the 2012 season this week when they take on the New Orleans Saints in the team’s first appearance in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game since ARIZONA CARDINALS (8-8 in 2011) 1986. Arizona will serve as the visiting team in this week’s game, wearing red jerseys. Arizona will look to pick up where they left off following a red- vs. hot finish to the 2011 season, when they won seven of their final nine games following a 1-6 start. Arizona’s 7-2 record over the final nine games trailed only Green Bay, New England and New Orleans (all 8-1) for the best record in NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (13-3 in 2011) football over that span. The wins didn’t always come easy for the Cardinals, who Fawcett Stadium (Canton, OH) often had to work overtime as they brought back memories of the 1976 Cardiac Cards, winning an NFL record four games in overtime. All four wins came at University of Phoenix THE PRESEASON SERIES Stadium, where Arizona finished with a 6-2 record. This week’s Hall of Fame matchup marks the fourth all-time In a season filled with records, head coach Ken Whisenhunt preseason meeting between the Cardinals and Saints, and the reached 44 career victories and surpassed 2012 Hall of first since 2008. Fame finalist Don Coryell for the most wins by a coach in franchise history. The two teams first met in the preseason during the 1980 season when the Cardinals traveled to New Orleans. The second meeting Perennial Pro Bowl WR Larry Fitzgerald, who became the was a significant one as the Cardinals hosted the Saints during franchise all-time leader in receiving yards, receiving TDs, the 1988 preseason in the Cards first game in Arizona as the total TDs and 100-yard games. Rookie CB Patrick Peterson Phoenix Cardinals. The third meeting took place in Arizona in electrified the NFL by becoming the first player in NFL history 2008. to return four punts 80+ yards for TDs. SS Adrian Wilson, who tore a biceps muscle in training camp, still managed to The Cardinals are making their fourth appearance in the Hall of start all 16 games and earned his fifth career Pro Bowl nod Fame Game (1962, ’74, ’86), while the Saints will make their fifth (fourth consecutive). appearance (1970, ’83, ’96, ’07). CARDS-SAINTS PRESEASON SERIES Overall Preseason Series: 0-3 THE COACHES Ken Whisenhunt Joe Vitt First Meeting: Aug. 09, 1980, @ New Orleans, L, 13-17 44-42 Overall Record 0-0 Last Meeting: Aug. 07, 2008, vs. New Orleans, L, 10-24 40-40 Regular Season Record 0-0 4-2 Playoff Record 0-0 6th Years as Head Coach in NFL 2nd 2012 PRESEASON SCHEDULE th th 6 Years with team 7 For the first time since 1986, the Cardinals will appear in the Hall of Fame Game, giving the team five preseason matchups before BROADCAST INFORMATION the regular season opener vs. Seattle on 9/9. Following this week’s matchup vs. New Orleans, the Cardinals TELEVISION CARDINALS RADIO travel to Kansas City for a meeting with the Chiefs on 8/10 before Network: NFL Network Flagship: Arizona Sports 620 returning home to face the Oakland Raiders (8/17). Play-by-Play: Brad Nessler Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Mike Mayock Analyst: Ron Wolfley Date Opponent Location Time Sideline: Stacey Dales Sideline: Paul Calvisi Aug. 5 New Orleans Saints Fawcett Stadium 5:00 PM Aug. 10 @ Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 5:00 PM CARDINALS SPANISH RADIO Aug. 17 Oakland Raiders U. of Phoenix Stadium 7:00 PM Flagship: KMIA 710 AM Aug. 23 @ Tennessee Titans LP Field 5:00 PM Play-by-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Aug. 30 Denver Broncos U. of Phoenix Stadium 8:00 PM Analyst: Rolando Cantu Mark Dalton – Vice President, Media Relations Mike Helm – Media Relations Coordinator [email protected] 602/379-1720 [email protected] 602/379-1647 Chris Melvin – Media Relations Manager Matt Storey – Media Relations Coordinator [email protected] 602/379-1882 [email protected] 602/379-1620 8701 S. Hardy Drive, Tempe, AZ 85284 Phone: 602-379-0101 Fax: 602-379-1821 www.azcardinals.com CARDINALS & SAINTS IN 2011 REGULAR SEASON A HISTORICAL TRIP CARDINALS CATEGORY SAINTS The oldest continually owned football franchise in 8-8 Record 13-3 the United States makes a trip to the birthplace of 312 Points Scored 547 the NFL this week when the Cardinals travel to 348 Points Allowed 339 Canton, OH to appear in the Hall of Fame Game. 37 Touchdowns Scored 66 The Cardinals were founded in 1898 and in 1920 34 Touchdowns Allowed 37 became a charter member of the NFL, then 12 Rushing TDs 16 known as the American Professional Football 21 Passing TDs 46 Association (AFPA). 4 Return TDs 4 The NFL was born in Canton on September 17, 15 Rushing TDs Allowed 11 1920 when a group gathered at the Hupmobile 17 Passing TDs Allowed 24 showroom of Ralph Hay, owner of the hometown 2 Return TDs Allowed 2 Bulldogs. The result of that meeting was the 54/387 Sacked/Yards Lost 24/158 AFPA, which was renamed the NFL in 1922. 24/9 Fumbles/Lost 6/5 The Cardinals and Chicago Bears are the only 23 Had Intercepted 14 two charter members of the NFL still in existence. 19/24 Field Goals Made/Attempted 28/34 324.5 Total Yards Per Game 467.1 355.1 Opp. Total Yards Per Game 368.4 UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE 101.6 Rushing Yards Per Game 132.9 Below is a look at the schedule for the remainder 124.1 Opp. Rushing Yards Per Game 108.6 of this week. 222.9 Passing Yards Per Game 334.2 Tuesday, 7/31 3:15 – 5:15 PM 231.0 Opp. Passing Yards Per Game 259.8 Wednesday, 8/1 9:00 – 10:15 AM (Walk-Thru) -13 Turnover Ratio -3 7:15 – 9:15 PM 28:11 Average Time of Possession 31:46 Thursday, 8/2 3:15 – 5:15 PM 19/24/17 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 1/6/1 18t/21/17 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 24/12/30 Friday, 8/3 9:00 – 11:00 AM 0/2 2-Point Conversions 2/3 Sunday, 8/5 Cardinals vs. Saints, 5:00 PM @ KC Next Week @ NE CARDINALS & SAINTS - THE LAST TIME CARDINALS 30, Saints 20 STATISTICS October 10, 2010 – University of Phoenix Stadium (62,621) NO AZ In a week 5 home game against the Super Bowl champs, few gave the Cardinals a chance at First Downs 19 12 victory with undrafted rookie Max Hall making his first career start at QB. But with a gritty effort from 3rd Down Eff. (Pct) 5-11 (45) 4-15 (27) Hall and a superb performance from the defense and special teams Arizona earned a 10-point win Total Plays 62 57 that moved them to 3-2 heading into the bye. The defense forced 4 turnovers - 2 of which were Avg. Gain 5.8 3.4 returned for TDs – and allowed the Saints just one TD in 4 red zone trips. The Cards became just the 2nd NFL team (Bears ’93) to score 30 points without a rushing or passing TD. Rushes-Yards 22-85 24-41 The game did not begin well for Hall, who was picked off by CB Jabari Greer on the 3rd play from Net Passing Yards 253 153 scrimmage. The Saints capitalized on the takeaway with a 31-yard John Carney FG and on their next Total Net Yards 358 194 series went up 10-0 when Drew Brees’ 1-yard TD pass to Jeremy Shockey capped an 11-play drive. Passing (A-C-I) 39-24-3 29-18-1 LaRod Stephens-Howling returned the ensuing kickoff 48 yards to midfield which led to a 37-yard Sacked by Opp. 1-6 4-21 Feely FG. The next AZ drive ended with a punt from Ben Graham that Michael Adams downed at the Punts-Average 3-46.0 5-36.9 1, backing the Saints up to their own goal line. On the next play, Brees’ pass glanced off the hands of rd Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-0 RB Ladell Betts and into the hands of LB Paris Lenon at the 4. On 3 -n-goal at the 1, Hall scrambled Penalties 7-60 3-20 and dove toward the end zone but was separated from the ball (and his helmet) on a hard hit from Anthony Hargrove. Fortuitously, LT Levi Brown scooped it up and lunged into the end zone for his Time of Possession 30:01 29:59 first career TD at any level. The Saints went up 16-13 just before the half on a 32-yard Carney FG. After sending the Saints 3-n-out to start the 3rd quarter, the Cards tied the game at 16 on Feely’s Weather: Indoors. 44-yard FG. New Orleans then marched deep into AZ territory and had it 1st-n-goal at the 5 but was forced to settle for a 29-yard FG try that Carney missed wide left. The Cards responded with another th nd RUSHING sustained drive and took their first lead of the day with Feely’s 29-yard FG early in the 4 . On the 2 play of the next drive, Darnell Dockett hit Betts in the backfield, forcing a fumble that Kerry Rhodes Saints: Betts 10-44; Ivory 10-39; Brees 2-2.