WEEK 8 GAME RELEASE #AZvsNO 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 ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-3-1) VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (6-1) Mercedes-Benz Superdome | October 27, 2019 | 10:00 AM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2019 SCHEDULE Looking for their fourth consecu ve victory, the Cardinals are back on the road Regular Season this week as they head to New Orleans for a matchup against the Saints. Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time It will be the fi rst of two games in a fi ve-day span for Arizona, who follow up Sep. 8 DETROIT State Farm Stadium T, 27-27 Sunday's game with a showdown against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Sep. 15 @ Bal more M&T Bank Stadium L, 23-17 Night Football on Halloween night. Sep. 22 CAROLINA State Farm Stadium L, 38-20 Sunday's contest in New Orleans represents the 30th all- me regular season Sep. 29 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium L, 27-10 mee ng between the Cardinals and Saints, and Arizona holds the slight 15-14 Oct. 6 @ Cincinna Paul Brown Stadium W, 26-23 advantage in the series. This week's game marks the fourth matchup between Oct. 13 ATLANTA State Farm Stadium W, 34-33 the Cardinals and Saints in the last seven seasons. Oct. 20 @ N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium W, 27-21 The Cardinals won eight of the fi rst 10 games between the teams but recently Oct. 27 @ New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome 10:00 AM the series has been rela vely even. Over the last 23 seasons (1996-2018) nei- Oct. 31 SAN FRANCISCO# State Farm Stadium 5:20 PM ther team has won more than two consecu ve games. The home team has Nov. 10 @ Tampa Bay Raymond James Stadium 11:00 AM won eight of the last 10 games and Arizona travels to New Orleans this week Nov. 17 @ San Francisco* Levi's Stadium 2:05 PM looking for its fi rst road win in the series since 1996. -BYE- With Saints QB Drew Brees returning to prac ce for New Orleans this week Dec. 1 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM a er missing the last fi ve games, Sunday's game could feature two of the most Dec. 8 PITTSBURGH* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM prolifi c players in NFL history at their respec ve posi ons in Brees and Cardi- Dec. 15 CLEVELAND* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM nals WR Larry Fitzgerald. Brees ranks #1 in NFL history in career comple ons Dec. 22 @ Sea le* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM and passing yards, #2 in NFL history in pass a empts and #3 in league annals Dec. 29 @ L.A. Rams* L.A. Memorial Coliseum 2:25 PM in TD passes and passer ra ng. Fitzgerald ranks #2 in NFL history in both recep- ons and receiving yards and #6 all- me in TD recep ons. Fitzgerald (2016) and # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football Brees (2006) are also among the six ac ve players who have been named the * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. Whether it is Brees or Teddy Bridgewater under center for the Saints, they will face one of the league's top defenses when it comes to pressuring the QB. The LB duo of Chandler Jones and Terrell Suggs has combined for 13.5 sacks, 8 strip- sacks and 14 QB hits so far this season and anchor an Arizona pass rush that THIS WEEK'S HIG HLIG HTS ranks third in the NFL with 22 sacks on the year. Extra possessions could be tough to come by in Sunday's matchup, which fea- This week's game marks the 30th all- me mee ng between the Cardinals tures two of the NFL's best at protec ng the football. Arizona (4 turnovers) and and Saints and the fourth matchup in the last seven seasons. New Orleans (5 turnovers) rank #1 and #2 in the league, respec vely, in fewest turnovers this season. Incredibly, the teams have just eight INTs and one fum- Both the Saints and Cardinals enter the game undefeated in the month of ble lost between them despite a combined 906 off ensive plays to this point. October. Arizona has won three in a row while the Saints are riding a fi ve- Arizona enters Sunday's game having not commi ed a turnover in its last three game winning streak. games. New Orleans is turnover-free in its last two contests. The Cardinals and Saints have performed similarly on off ense so far this Arizona returns to State Farm Stadium next week for its only home game in season. Arizona has scored 161 points on 33 scoring drives, has scored 15 of- a six-week (or 48-day) span between Weeks 7 and 13. The Cardinals will wel- fensive TDs and has averaged 356.0 yards per game in 2019. New Orleans has come the undefeated division-rival 49ers in that matchup. 164 points on 30 scoring drives, has scored 15 off ensive TDs and has averaged 358.0 yards per game. G AME RELEASE INDEX The Cardinals leading rushers this season are RB David Johnson (300 yds), RB Chase Edmonds (287) and QB Kyler Murray (266). Arizona is the only NFL team this season with three diff erent 250+ yard rushers. Page Contents 2 Celebra ng the life and legacy of William V. Bidwill Through seven games, Cardinals RBs David Johnson (615 scrimmage 3 Cardinals-Saints Series Info yards, 5 TDs) and Chase Edmonds (387 scrimmage yards, 5 TDs) have com- 4 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Week 8 Schedules bined for 1,002 scrimmage yards and 10 total TDs. Edmonds fi nished last 5-6 Season Highlights and Rankings week's game with career highs in total scrimmage yards (150), rushing yards 7 Chandler Jones NFL Sack Leaders Since 2016 (126) and TDs (3). 8 Terrell Suggs Climbs The All-Time Sacks List 9-10 Kyler Murray Highlights Against the Giants last week, the Cards defense amassed a season-high 11 David Johnson Highlights eight sacks, three forced fumbles (two lost), and 12 total QB hits. It marked 12-15 Larry Fitzgerald Highlights just the second me in the last 32 seasons the Cards posted at least eight 16 Patrick Peterson / Rookie Defenders / Zane Gonzalez Scoring Big sacks in a game. The other was vs. Green Bay on 12/27/15 (9 sacks). 17 NFL 100 / Cardinals History in NFL A er se ng a career high with 4.0 sacks last week in New York, Jones 18 Michael Bidwill Highlights / State Farm Stadium / Palmer ROH now has 49.5 sacks in 55 games with the Cardinals. Since being acquired by 19-21 Coaching Staff Highlights / Kingsbury Highlights 22 Cardinals in the Community Arizona in 2016, Jones has six more sacks than any other player in the NFL 23-63 Transac ons / 2019 Stats / Rosters / Depth Chart / Standings and he has already reached the top-5 on the AZ career sacks list. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: CBS / Play-By-Play: Kevin Harlan Analyst: Rich Gannon Sideline: Jay Feely Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Paul Calvisi Cardinals Spanish Radio: TUDN Phoenix 105.1 FM / Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 WILLIAM V. BIDWILL ( 1931-2019) THE LIFE O F MR. B STATEMENTS REGARDING THE PASSING OF ARIZONA CARDINALS OWNER BILL BIDWILL William V. (Bill) Bidwill passed away on October 2 at the age of 88. “Our dad passed away the same way he lived his life: peacefully, CARDINALS WIDE RECEIVER LARRY with grace, dignity and surrounded by family and loved ones,” FITZGERALD: “The NFL family lost a pioneer said Cardinals Chairman and President Michael Bidwill. “Above today. Bill Bidwill loved the Arizona Cardinals all else, we will remember him as a man devoted to the three and the great State of Arizona. He paved the central pillars of his life – his immense faith, his love for his family way for so many by being on the forefront of and his life-long passion for the Cardinals and the sport of foot- giving minori es the opportunity to thrive as ball.” coaches and execu ves in the NFL. He was Born on July 31, 1931 in Chicago, he is the son of Charles and Vio- also a man of quiet generosity giving of his let Bidwill. His father purchased the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL me and resources to make lives be er.” in 1932, star ng Bill's life-long associa on with the team which spanned eight decades and started as a ball boy when he was NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL: “Bill Bidwill was part a child. A two-sport athlete playing football and baseball at Georgetown Prep outside of of the NFL family his en re life, star ng from his days as a ball boy Washington, DC, Bidwill received the school’s highest honor, the Insignis Medal, in 1990 through his me as an owner. Although never one to seek the spot- and was selected to the school’s Athle c Hall of Fame in 2017.