WEEK 17 GAME RELEASE #AZvsLA Mark Dalton - Vice President, Media Relations Chris Melvin - Director, Media Relations Mike Helm - Manag er, Media Relations Matt Storey - Media Relations Coordinator Morgan Tholen - Media Relations Assistant ARIZONA CARDINALS (6-8-1) VS. LOS ANGELES RAMS (4-11) L.A. Memorial Coliseum | Jan. 1, 2017 | 2:25 PM THIS WEEK’S GAME ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2016 SCHEDULE The Cardinals conclude the 2016 season this week with a trip to Los Ange- Regular Season les to face the Rams at the LA Memorial Coliseum. It will be the Cardinals Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time fi rst road game against the Los Angeles Rams since 1994, when they met in Sep. 11 NEW ENGLAND+ Univ. of Phoenix Stadium L, 21-23 Anaheim in the season opener. Sep. 18 TAMPA BAY Univ. of Phoenix Stadium W, 40-7 Last week, Arizona defeated the Seahawks 34-31 at CenturyLink Field to im- Sep. 25 @ Buff alo New Era Field L, 18-33 prove its record to 6-8-1. The victory marked the Cardinals second straight Oct. 2 LOS ANGELES Univ. of Phoenix Stadium L, 13-17 win at Sea le and third in the last four years. QB Carson Palmer improved to 3-0 as Arizona’s star ng QB in Sea le. Oct. 6 @ San Francisco# Levi’s Stadium W, 33-21 Oct. 17 NY JETS^ Univ. of Phoenix Stadium W, 28-3 The Cardinals jumped out to a 14-0 lead a er Palmer connected with J.J. Oct. 23 SEATTLE+ Univ. of Phoenix Stadium T, 6-6 Nelson on an 80-yard TD pass in the second quarter and they held a 14-3 lead at the half. The Seahawks off ense found its stride in the second half, Oct. 30 @ Carolina Bank of America Stadium L, 20-30 but the Cardinals con nued to answer and held a 31-18 lead with 4:10 re- Nov. 6 BYE maining. However, Sea le stormed back to e the game at 31 with one Nov. 13 SAN FRANCISCO Univ. of Phoenix Stadium W, 23-20 minute le , missing an extra point that would have given them the lead. Nov. 20 @ Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium L, 24-30 Palmer then led Arizona down the fi eld, connec ng with RB David Johnson Nov. 27 @ Atlanta Georgia Dome L, 19-38 on two passes for a total of 42 yards and K Chandler Catanzaro drilled a 43- Dec. 4 WASHINGTON Univ. of Phoenix Stadium W, 31-23 yard FG as me expired to deliver the victory. Dec. 11 @ Miami Hard Rock Stadium L, 23-26 Johnson totaled 136 yards from scrimmage (95 rushing, 41 receiving), giv- Dec. 18 NEW ORLEANS Univ. of Phoenix Stadium L, 41-48 ing him 100+ scrimmage yards for the 15th consecu ve game, which es Dec. 24 @ Sea le CenturyLink Field W, 34-31 Barry Sanders (1997) for the longest streak in NFL history in a single season. Jan. 1 @ Los Angeles L.A. Memorial Coliseum 2:25 PM He also ran for three TDs, se ng new single-season franchise records with 20 total TDs and 16 rushing TDs. + NBC Sunday Night Football ^ ESPN Monday Night Football # Thursday Night Football on NFL Network The Cardinals defense sacked Seahawks QB Russell Wilson six mes. LB Markus Golden led the way with two to give him 10.0 sacks on the season, while DT Rodney Gunter had a sack on a fourth-and-goal in the second quarter and also blocked a FG a empt in the fi rst quarter. UPCOMING MEDIA SC HEDULE Los Angeles (4-11) lost its sixth straight game last week, falling 22-21 to the 49ers. The Rams held a 21-7 lead in the fourth quarter before San Francisco rallied, scoring a TD and a go-ahead two-point conversion with 31 seconds The Cardinals prac ce and media schedule for remaining. this week is listed below. Prac ce is open each day for approximately the fi rst 20 minutes and G AME RELEASE INDEX the locker room will be open for 45 minutes. All requests for assistant coach availability need Page # Descrip on to be made in advance through the Cardinals 2-3 Cardinals-Rams Series Info Media Rela ons staff . 4 By The Numbers, What To Look For, NFL Schedule 5 AZ Pro Bowlers, Cards-Rams London Info, Injury Breakdown Wed, 12/28 11:20 AM - Prac ce 6 Highlights from Week 16 win at Sea le Rams Conference Calls 7-8 RB David Johnson's record-breaking 2016 campaign 11:00 AM - John Fassel 8-12 WR Larry Fitzgerald highlights (career and season) 2:00 PM - QB Jared Goff 12 WR J.J. Nelson and TE Jermaine Gresham stepping up Head coach Bruce Arians and QB Carson Palmer available at approx. 13 QB Carson Palmer highlights (NFL all- me passing stats) 1:20 PM and players available in locker room 14 Michael Bidwill/Steve Keim/University of Phoenix Stadium 15 Bruce Arians highlights Thurs, 12/29 11:10 AM - Prac ce 16-17 Defensive highlights (Peterson, Jones, Golden, Campbell and more) 18 K Chandler Catanzaro's game-winning FG / Miscellaneous highlights Coordinators James Be cher (Defense), Harold Goodwin (Off ense) and Amos Jones (Special Teams) available following Highlight From From This Week's Release prac ce at approx. 1:00 PM and players available in locker room Two members of the Cardinals coaching staff - Strength & Condi oning coach Roger Kingdom and Pass Rush Specialist Tom Pra - have taken part in histori- Fri, 12/30 11:00 AM - Prac ce cal events at L.A. Memorial Coliseum. Head coach Bruce Arians available at approx. 12:30 PM and Kingdom was an Olympic Gold Medalist in the 110-meter hurdles at the 1984 players available in locker room Summer Olympics. Pra served as the defensive line coach with the Kansas Sun, 1/1 Cardinals at Rams, 2:25 PM - L.A. Memorial Coliseum City Chiefs when they played the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Chris Myers Analyst: Ronde Barber 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: KQMR 100.3 FM & KHOV 105.3 FM / Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu C ARDS-RAMS CONNEC TIO N S S ERIES BREAKDO WN This week’s matchup between the Cardinals and Rams marks the 76th all- Rams Connec ons Cardinals College Scou ng Coordinator Debbie Pollom spent 21 seasons me mee ng between the two teams during the regular season. The Car- (1992-2012) with the Rams organiza on, including the fi nal 12 years as dinals hold a 37-36-2 advantage in the series and have won 14 of the last Director of Scou ng Administra on. 20 matchups. Cardinals Area Scout John Mancini is in his fourth year with the Cardi- The rivalry between the Cardinals and Rams dates back to 1937 when the nals a er spending the previous 18 seasons with the Rams, including Cardinals were located in Chicago and the Rams were based in Cleveland. from 1997-2012 in the team’s personnel department. Since the division realignment in 2002, the Cards hold a 16-13 advantage Cardinals Scout Darius Vinne signed with the Rams as a rookie free against the Rams. agent in 2007 and played in eight games that season. Arizona has a 19-19 record when playing on the road in the series, and has Cardinals Connec ons won nine of its last 11 away from home. This week, the Cardinals play at Rams Interim Head Coach John Fassel is the son of former NFL head L.A. Memorial Coliseum for the fi rst me since 1989 (vs. the Raiders) and coach Jim Fassel, who was the Cards off ensive coordinator in 1996. for the fi rst me against the Rams since 1979. The Cardinals last win against Rams Asst. Head Coach Dave McGinnis was the Cardinals head coach the Rams at Memorial Coliseum came in 1976. from 2000-03 a er serving as defensive coordinator from 1996-2000. CARDS-RAMS REGULAR SEASON SERIES Rams LBs coach Frank Bush served as LBs coach with the Cardinals from • Overall Regular Season Series: 37-36-2 2004-06 and added the tle of assistant head coach in 2006. • Cardinals on the road vs. the Rams: 19-19 Rams Senior Defensive Assistant Chuck Cecil spent the 1993 season with • First Mee ng: 10/3/37 @ Cleveland, W, 6-0 the Cardinals and played his college football at the University of Arizona. • Last Mee ng: 10/2/16 vs. Los Angeles, L, 17-13 A er beginning his career as a walk-on at Arizona, he went on to earn All-American honors and was named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year • Last Cardinals Road Win vs. Rams: 12/6/15 @ St. Louis, W, 27-3 in 1987. He was inducted into the Wildcats Hall of Fame in 1993. Rams Assistant D-Line coach Clyde Simmons played for the Cardinals 2016 SEASON STATISTICS from 1994-95, star ng all 32 games in two seasons and collec ng 17.0 sacks. His 11.0 sacks in 1995 are ed for the 10th-highest single-season total in Cardinals history. Statistic Cards Rank Rams Rank Rams SS T.J. McDonald is the son of former Cardinal safety Tim McDon- Points Scored/Game 24.9 11 14.5 32 ald, who played for the team from 1987-92.