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WEEK 16 GAME RELEASE #LARvsAZ 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 LOS ANGELES RAMS VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS State Farm Stadium | December 23, 2018 | 2:05 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2018 SCHEDULE The Cardinals and Rams square off for the 80th me as Arizona plays host to its Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time/Result division rival at State Farm Stadium on Sunday. The game marks the Cardinals Sep. 9 WASHINGTON State Farm Stadium L, 6-24 2018 home fi nale as the team wraps up its 13th season at State Farm Stadium. Sep. 16 @ L.A. Rams LA Memorial Coliseum L, 0-34 Should this week's game sell out, it would mark the 134th consecu ve sell- Sep. 23 CHICAGO State Farm Stadium L, 14-16 Sep. 30 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium L, 17-20 out at State Farm Stadium (regular season and postseason included) which Oct. 7 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium W, 28-18 opened in 2006. Oct. 14 @ Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium L, 17-27 A er winning the last three mee ngs, the Rams enter this week's matchup Oct. 18 DENVER# State Farm Stadium L, 10-45 with a one-game lead (39-38-2) in the all- me series. Since division realign- Oct. 28 SAN FRANCISCO State Farm Stadium W, 18-15 ment in 2002, the Cards hold a 17-16 advantage against the Rams. - BYE - Nov. 11 @ Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium L, 14-26 WR Larry Fitzgerald brings record-breaking receiving numbers against the Nov. 18 OAKLAND State Farm Stadium L, 21-23 Rams into this week's contest. The 15-year veteran has accumulated 179 Nov. 25 @ L.A. Chargers StubHub Center L, 10-45 recep ons for 2,045 yards and 18 TDs in 29 career games against the Rams. Dec. 2 @ Green Bay Lambeau Field W, 20-17 He has 10 TD recep ons in 14 career home games against the Rams, includ- Dec. 9 DETROIT State Farm Stadium L, 3-17 ing one in the team's last visit to State Farm Stadium in 2017. Dec. 16 @ Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium L, 14-40 Defensively, DE Chandler Jones and CB Patrick Peterson have also had a Dec. 23 L.A. RAMS State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM high level of success against the division rival. Jones has 5.5 sacks in six Dec. 30 @ Sea le CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM career games against the Rams and has sacked QB Jared Goff 3.5 mes. No player in the NFL has more INTs against a single opponent than Peterson # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football has against the Rams in his career (7). Last week in Atlanta the Cardinals dropped their second consecu ve game when they fell to the Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. A er Arizona jumped out to an early 7-0 lead on a one-yard TD run by RB David Johnson, TAKING DOWN QBS FOR A GOOD CAUSE the Falcons took over the game with the aid of three Arizona turnovers in the fi rst half that led directly to 21 points for Atlanta. Rookie free agent WR Arizona DE Chandler Jones - who leads Trent Sherfi eld scored his fi rst career TD when he caught a seven-yard TD the NFL in sacks (40.0) since joining the pass from QB Mike Glennon in the fourth quarter. Cardinals in 2016 - has pledged to do- nate $20,000 to Phoenix Children's Hos- The Cardinals started six rookies on off ense last week in Atlanta. It marked pital for every sack he records in each of the fi rst me since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger that Arizona started at least six the team's remaining two games. rookies on off ense in a game (excludes 1987 strike season). The Cardinals be- came the fi rst NFL team since Jacksonville in 2014 to start at least six rookies “We are going through a tough stretch on off ense in a game. right now but we all know there are Following this week's game, the Cardinals fi nish the season at Sea le for the people who are dealing with much tougher situa ons,” Jones said. “I’m second consecu ve year and for the third me in the last four seasons. Arizona happy to do this and it will give me even more incen ve to fi nish the season will enter the game having won three in a row - and four of the last fi ve - at strong.” CenturyLink Field. Jones has had plenty of success against Arizona's fi nal two opponents. He The Rams return home to Los Angeles to host the 49ers next week. has 5.5 sacks in six career games vs. the Rams and 8.5 sacks in six career games against the Seahawks. G AME RELEASE INDEX THE HIGHLIGHTS Page Contents --Arizona wraps up its 13th season at State Farm Stadium on Sunday. The 2 Cardinals-Rams Series Info Cardinals enter the home fi nale having sold out all 133 games played at the 3 By The Numbers / Poten al Milestones / Schedules venue since it opened in 2006 (preseason and postseason included). 4-6 Larry Fitzgerald Milestones / NFL Record for Recep ons with a Team --This week's game is the 80th all- me mee ng between the Cardinals and 7 Season Info / O-Line Injuries / Shuffl ing the O-Line / Bethea MOY Rams in a series that dates back to 1937. Arizona enters the game looking to 8 Rookies Producing for Arizona in 2018 snap a three-game winless streak against the Rams. 9 State Farm Stadium Info / Winning in Green Bay 10 Cardinals in the Community --Following last week's game in Atlanta, WR Larry Fitzgerald now has a re- 11 Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim cep on from 20 diff erent QBs in his career. He has at least one catch in 42 12 Steve Wilks Highlights / Coordinators (Rodgers, Le wich and Holcomb) NFL stadiums, located in 22 diff erent states and three diff erent countries. 13 RB David Johnson Highlights / Coleman Makes a Diff erence --CB Patrick Peterson has recorded seven career INTs against the Rams and 14 DE Chandler Jones with the Cardinals three of his fi ve NFL TDs have come against the division rival (2 punt return, 15 CB Patrick Peterson Highlights 1 INT return). 16-17 Defensive & Special Teams Highlights Bethea / Baker / Boston / Lee 18-21 Individual Player Notes / Transac ons --With his one-yard TD run last week vs. the Falcons, RB David Johnson 22-41 Rosters / Depth Chart / Game Summaries / 2018 Stats now has 42 TDs in 47 career games. Despite being in just his fourth sea- 42 NFL Standings son, Johnson is now ed for 10th in franchise history in career TDs. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Kevin Burkhardt Analyst: Charles Davis Sideline: Pam Oliver Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Paul Calvisi Cardinals Spanish Radio: Univision KHOV 105.1 FM / Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 C ARDS-RAMS CONNEC TIO N S SERIES BREAKDOWN Rams Connec ons This week’s matchup between the Cardinals and Rams marks the 80th all- Cardinals OL Joe Barksdale played for the Rams from 2012-14 and started me mee ng between the two teams during the regular season. The Rams 31 of 38 games played. hold a one-game lead (39-38-2) in the all- me series. Cardinals TE Ricky Seals-Jones is a cousin of Rams Hall of Fame RB Eric The rivalry between the Cardinals and Rams dates back to 1937 when the Dickerson. Cardinals were located in Chicago and the Rams were based in Cleveland. Since the division realignment in 2002, the Cards hold a 17-16 advantage Cardinals Area Scout John Mancini is in his sixth year with the team a er against the Rams. spending the previous 18 seasons with the Rams, including from 1997-2012 in the team’s personnel department. Arizona has an 18-18-2 record when playing at home in the series, but the Cardinals Media Rela ons Coordinator Imani Suber interned in the Rams Rams have won the last three games at State Farm Stadium. public rela ons department in 2014. In the last fi ve years (2013-17), the teams have split the season series three mes, with the Cardinals winning both games in 2014 and the Rams taking Cardinals Connec ons both games in 2017. With an Arizona victory this week, the teams would Rams S Marqui Chris an entered the NFL as Arizona’s fi h-round dra pick split the season series for the third me in the last four years. The Rams de- (167th overall) in the 2016 NFL Dra . feated the Cardinals in Week 2 earlier this season at the Memorial Coliseum Rams Special Teams Coordinator John Fassel is the son of former NFL head in Los Angeles. coach Jim Fassel, who served as Cardinals off ensive coordinator in 1996. CARDS-RAMS REGULAR SEASON SERIES California/Los Angeles Area Connec ons • Overall Regular Season Series: 38-39-2 Cardinals LS Aaron Brewer (Fullerton), $LB Deone Bucannon (Fairfi eld), • Cardinals at home vs.