WEEK 6 GAME RELEASE #AZvsMIN 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 (1-4) VS. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (2-2-1) U.S. Bank Stadium | October 14, 2018 | 10:00 AM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2018 SCHEDULE Arizona heads to Minnesota this week to take on the Vikings at U.S. Bank Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time/Result Stadium. Sep. 9 WASHINGTON State Farm Stadium L, 6-24 Sep. 16 @ L.A. Rams LA Memorial Coliseum L, 0-34 This week’s contest marks the Cardinals second visit to U.S. Bank Stadium, Sep. 23 CHICAGO State Farm Stadium L, 14-16 which opened in 2016. It also marks Arizona's fi h regular season visit to Sep. 30 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium L, 17-20 Minnesota in the last nine years. The Cardinals are looking for their fi h- Oct. 7 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium W, 28-18 ever road win against the Vikings and fi rst since 1977. Arizona won its fi rst Oct. 14 @ Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium 10:00 AM four road games in the series vs. Minnesota. Oct. 18 DENVER# State Farm Stadium 5:20 PM Oct. 28 SAN FRANCISCO* State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM The Cardinals will be looking to snap a trend in this series that has seen the - BYE - home team win six consecu ve games da ng back to 2009. Nov. 11 @ Kansas City* Arrowhead Stadium 11:00 AM Nov. 18 OAKLAND* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM The 2018 season represents the eighth me the Cardinals and Vikings have Nov. 25 @ L.A. Chargers* StubHub Center 2:05 PM squared off in the last 11 years. They faced each other in fi ve consecu ve Dec. 2 @ Green Bay* Lambeau Field 11:00 AM seasons between 2008 and 2012 and this week's game represents the third Dec. 9 DETROIT* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM matchup in the past four seasons. Dec. 16 @ Atlanta* Mercedes-Benz Stadium 11:00 AM WR Larry Fitzgerald - a Vikings fan growing up who also served as a ballboy Dec. 23 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM for the team during the tenure of Dennis Green - will be playing his sixth Dec. 30 @ Sea le* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM NFL game in his hometown on Sunday. # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football Arizona is coming off its fi rst win of the 2018 season, and the inaugural win * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions for fi rst-year head coach Steve Wilks with their 28-18 victory over the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. Rookie QB Josh Rosen earned his fi rst win but it was the team's defense that stole the show, pos ng fi ve takeaways (2 INTs, 3 FR) that resulted in 21 points. Rosen and fellow rookie Chris an THE HIGHLIGHTS Kirk started the scoring early for Arizona as they connected on a 75-yard th TD pass on the Cardinals fi rst off ensive play of the game. RB David Johnson --The Cardinals and Vikings meet for the 26 me in the regular season in scored the 27th and 28th rushing TDs of his career and now has 38 total TDs a rivalry that dates back to 1963. Arizona travels to Minnesota this week in 38 career games. looking for its fi rst road win in the series since 1977. --Sunday's game will mark WR Larry Fitzgerald's sixth career NFL game in Minnesota improved to 2-2-1 with its 23-21 road win over the defending his hometown of Minneapolis, where he grew up seving as a Vikings ball Super Bowl Champion Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. The Vikings took a boy during the tenure of Dennis Green. 20-3 lead midway through the third quarter and held on for the win despite Philadelphia scoring 18 of the game's fi nal 21 points. Minnesota got three --Josh Rosen was among the four NFL rookie QBs – Baker Mayfi eld (Cle), FGs from K Dan Bailey while also scoring both off ensive and defensive TDs. Sam Darnold (NYJ) and Josh Allen (Buf) – to earn a win in Week 5. It marked the fi rst me in the Super Bowl era that at least four rookie QBs started with Following this week's matchup in Minnesota, Arizona returns home for a each of their teams winning the game. short week as the Cards host the Broncos on Thursday Night Football. Min- --DE Chandler Jones had one of his best games as a Cardinal in the victory nesota travels to New York to face the Jets. over San Francisco on Sunday, totaling six tackles, a sack, two tackles for loss, two QB hits, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed. G AME RELEASE INDEX --Rosen and rookie WR Chris an Kirk connected on a 75-yard TD pass on the Cards fi rst play from scrimmage last week. It was the third-longest rookie-to-rookie TD play in franchise history and the longest since 1958. Page Contents --Making his fi rst start in 2018 - and fi rst start since Week 3 of his rookie 2 Cardinals-Vikings Series Info season in 2017 - LB Haason Reddick fi nished last week's game with eight 3 Last Week's Game / Highlights from the win at San Francisco tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss, two passes defensed and a forced fumble 4 Season Highlights / Rookie Report Card (Rosen, Kirk, Turner) that was recovered a returned for a TD. 5 By The Numbers / Poten al Milestones / Schedules --RB David Johnson scored two rushing TDs in San Francisco, giving him 38 6 Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim / Super Bowl LVII career TDs in 38 career games. Only eight players in NFL history (including 7 Cardinals in the Community fi ve Hall of Famers) had more TDs in their fi rst 38 career games. 8 State Farm Stadium Info --P Andy Lee landed a season-high fi ve of his eight punts inside the 20-yard 9 Steve Wilks Highlights line last Sunday. It marked just the third me in 222 career games that Lee 10 Coordinators (McCoy, Holcomb, Rodgers) / Coaching Highlights landed at least fi ve punts inside the 20-yard line. 11 Assistant Coach Breakdown & Headshots --LB Josh Bynes scored his fi rst TD (at the high school, college or football 12-16 Larry Fitzgerald / David Johnson / Off ensive Highlights level) on a 23-yard fumble recovery return that gave the Cardinals a 21-12 17-20 Defensive Highlights / Peterson / Jones / Bethea / Boston / Baker lead late in the fourth quarter. 21 Special Teams Highlights / Phil Dawson / Andy Lee --Last week in SF, K Phil Dawson became just the 11th player in NFL history 22-25 Individual Player Notes / Transac ons appear in 300 career games. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Sam Rosen Analyst: Ronde Barber Sideline: Shane Bacon 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-VIKING S CONNEC TIO NS SERIES BREAKDOWN th Vikings Connec ons This week’s matchup between the Cardinals and Vikings marks the 26 all- Cardinals Bill Bidwill Fellowship / RBs coach Terry Allen was selected by me regular season mee ng between the two teams in a rivalry that dates the Vikings in the ninth round (241st overall) of the 1990 NFL Dra and back to 1963. The Vikings hold a 14-11 advantage in the all- me series played for the team from 1991-94. Sunday’s contest marks the Cardinals second visit to U.S. Bank Stadium, Cardinals WR Kendall Wright spent the 2018 off season with the Vikings be- which opened in 2016. It also marks Arizona's fi h regular season visit to fore being released in the fi nal roster cut. Minnesota in the last nine years. The Cardinals are looking for their fi h- Cardinals QB Sam Bradford spent two years (2016-17) in Minnesota. In ever road win against the Vikings and fi rst since 1977. Arizona won its fi rst 2016, he set the Vikings single-season comple on percentage record (71.6). four road games in the series vs. Minnesota but have dropped eight in a Cardinals FB Derrick Coleman signed with the Vikings as a rookie free row heading into this week. agent in 2012. The 2018 season represents the eighth me the Cardinals and Vikings have Cardinals LB Gerald Hodges was selected by the Vikings in the fourth squared off in the last 11 years. They faced each other in fi ve consecu ve round (120th overall) of the 2013 NFL Dra and played for the team seasons between 2008 and 2012 and this week's game represents the third from 2013-15. matchup in four seasons. The two teams met in Week 11 of the 2016 sea- Cardinals DE Zach Moore played for the Vikings in 2015. son when the Cardinals made their fi rst-ever visit to U.S. Bank Stadium. Cardinals DE Ifeadi Odenigbo was selected by Minnesota in the seventh CARDS-VIKINGS ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES round (220th overall) of the 2017 NFL Dra .