WEEK 8 GAME RELEASE #SFvsAZ 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 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS State Farm Stadium | October 28, 2018 | 1:25 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2018 SCHEDULE The Cardinals host the 49ers at State Farm Stadium in the second matchup Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time/Result between the two teams in a span of four weeks. Arizona earned a 28-18 vic- Sep. 9 WASHINGTON State Farm Stadium L, 6-24 tory over the 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Week 5. Sep. 16 @ L.A. Rams LA Memorial Coliseum L, 0-34 Sep. 23 CHICAGO State Farm Stadium L, 14-16 Arizona enters this Sunday’s contest having won seven in a row vs. San Fran- Sep. 30 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium L, 17-20 cisco and with a victory the Cardinals would earn their fourth consecu ve Oct. 7 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium W, 28-18 season sweep of the 49ers. Oct. 14 @ Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium L, 17-27 This week's game marks the fourth divisional matchup for Arizona this sea- Oct. 18 DENVER# State Farm Stadium L, 10-45 son. Including the bye in Week 9, the Cardinals won't face another NFC West Oct. 28 SAN FRANCISCO State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM opponent for eight weeks, when they fi nish the year with back-to-back - BYE - Nov. 11 @ Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 11:00 AM games against Rams (Week 16) and Seahawks (Week 17). Nov. 18 OAKLAND* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM The Cardinals have won eight of the last nine against San Francisco and enter Nov. 25 @ L.A. Chargers* StubHub Center 2:05 PM this week's contest having won four in a row at home. The 49ers last won at Dec. 2 @ Green Bay* Lambeau Field 11:00 AM State Farm Stadium in 2013. In the Niners last visit to State Farm Stadium Dec. 9 DETROIT* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM (Week 4 of '17) the Cardinals pulled out a thrilling 18-15 OT victory that saw Dec. 16 @ Atlanta* Mercedes-Benz Stadium 11:00 AM Larry Fitzgerald haul in a game-winning 19-yard TD catch with just 32 seconds Dec. 23 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM remaining in OT. Dec. 30 @ Sea le* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM Earlier this season, Arizona forced fi ve takeaways (2 INT, 3 FR) in their 28-18 # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football victory over the 49ers in Week 5. The Cardinals scored 21 of their 28 points * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions off those turnovers, including a 23-yard fumble return TD in the fourth quar- ter by LB Josh Bynes. This week's game will serve as the debut of Byron Le wich as the Cardinals off ensive coordinator. A former fi rst round dra pick who spent 10 seasons as a QB in the NFL, Le wich has served as the team's QBs coach since 2017 and THE HIGHLIGHTS has been with the AZ staff since 2016. --Sunday's game will mark the 34th mee ng between the Cardinals and 49ers since division realignment in 2002. San Francisco holds a 17-16 ad- Both the 49ers and Cardinals enter Week 8 coming off homes losses last vantage in the series during that span but Arizona enters this week's game week. Arizona fell to Denver on Thursday Night Football while San Francisco having won eight of the last nine overall. lost to the visi ng Rams. --With a win this week, Arizona would e the second-longest winning streak Following this week's game the Cardinals are off in Week 9 before heading to in team history against any opponent (8 vs. Rams, 2006-10). The longest Kansas City to face the AFC West-leading Chiefs on 11/11. Arizona will return winning streak vs. a single opponent is 9 vs. the Eagles between 1974-1978. from the bye with three road games in a four-week stretch. Following the trip --Arizona's Week 8 matchup vs. San Francisco will mark the debut of Byron to KC, the Cardinals host the Raiders before road games against the Chargers Le wich as the Cardinals new off ensive coordinator. Le wich was promot- and Packers. ed to the posi on last week. He began his coaching career as an intern with Arizona in 2016 and spent the last year-and-a-half (2017-18) as the team's The 49ers return home and face a short week as they will host Oakland on QBs coach. Thursday Night Football in Week 9. --WR Larry Fitzgerald has more receiving yards (2,204) against the 49ers than he does against any other opponent. In NFL history, only 49ers leg- G AME RELEASE INDEX end Jerry Rice (2,731 vs. Falcons; 2,551 vs. Rams) has more receiving yards against a single opponent. Page Contents --Fitzgerald (15,800) enters this week's game 135 yards shy of passing Terrell 2-4 Cardinals-49ers Series Info / Byron Le wich Named New OC Owens (15,934) for second place on the NFL's all- me list for career receiv- 4 State Farm Stadium / Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center ing yardage. 5 Chandler Jones Highlights --RB David Johnson has seven TDs (6 rushing, 1 receiving) in his last four 6 Season Highlights / Rookies Kirk, Rosen and Turner / Tre Boston games against San Francisco. 7 State Farm Stadium Highlights --In a span of 26 contests da ng back to fi nal three games of 2016, DE Chan- 8 By The Numbers / Poten al Milestones / Schedules dler Jones has not gone back-to-back games without a sack. He has at least 9 Cardinals Players in the Community one sack in 21 of those 26 games. 10 Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim --WR Chris an Kirk leads all NFL rookie WRs with 28 recep ons so far in 11 Steve Wilks Highlights / Coordinators (Rodgers and Holcomb) 2018. Kirk is on pace for 64 recep ons in 2018, which would represent the 12-16 Larry Fitzgerald / David Johnson / Off ensive Highlights second-highest recep on total by a rookie in franchise history (101, Anquan 17-18 Defensive Highlights / Peterson / Jones / Bethea / Baker Boldin, 2003). 19 Special Teams Highlights / Phil Dawson / Andy Lee --Undra ed rookie LB Zeke Turner leads the NFL with nine special teams 20-23 Individual Player Notes / Transac ons tackles in 2018. Turner and fellow undra ed rookie LB Dennis Gardeck (4) 24-41 Rosters / Depth Chart / How They Were Built / 2018 Stats / Standings have combined for 13 special teams tackles this season. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Dick Stockton Analyst: Mark Schlereth 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: Univision KHOV 105.1 FM / Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 C ARDS-49 ERS CONNEC TIO NS THE COA C HES 49ers Connec ons 1-6-0 Overall Record 7-16-0 Cardinals O-Line coach Ray Brown played for the 49ers (1996-2001) and was the 49ers assistant O-Line coach in 2010. 1-6-0 Regular Season Record 7-16-0 Cardinals Special Teams Coordinator Jeff Rodgers was the 49ers special 0-0 Playoff Record 0-0 teams quality control coach (2003-04) and assistant special teams coach 1st Years as NFL Head Coach 2nd (2005-07). 1st Years with Team 2nd Cardinals TEs coach Jason Michael was an off ensive assistant with the Steve Wilks Kyle Shanahan 49ers in 2009 and a QB coach/off ensive assistant in 2010. Hired as the head coach in Arizona on January 22, 2018, Steve Wilks is in Cardinals S Antoine Bethea (2014-16), K Phil Dawson (2013-16), LB Ger- his fi rst season at the helm for the Cardinals. Wilks came to Arizona a er ald Hodges (2015-16), G Mike Iupa (2010-14), P Andy Lee (2004-14) spending the previous six seasons (2012-17) with the Carolina Panthers, and DE Zach Moore (2016) all played for the 49ers. including last year as the team's defensive coordinator. The Charlo e, NC na ve is a 23-year coaching veteran and spent the last 12 years as an as- Cardinals VP of Player Personnel Terry McDonough began his NFL scout- sistant in the NFL. Wilks also coached in the NFL with the Chicago Bears ing career as an intern with the 49ers in 1989. (2006-08) and San Diego Chargers (2009-11) prior to working in Carolina. Cardinals Connec ons He coached for 11 years at the collegiate level, including one season (1999) 49ers Assistant Special Teams coach Stan Kwan is a Phoenix na ve who as the head coach at Savannah State. was the Cardinals special teams assistant/defensive quality control Hired as the 20th head coach in 49ers history on February 6, 2017, Kyle coach from 2001-03. Shanahan is in his second season with San Francisco. Now in his 15th sea- Bay Area/California Connec ons son in the NFL coaching ranks, Shanahan previously spent nine seasons as Cardinals CB Bené Benwikere (Fontana), LS Aaron Brewer (Fullerton), an off ensive coordinator with the Falcons (2015-16), Browns (2014), Red- $LB Deone Bucannon (Fairfi eld), FB Derrick Coleman (Fullerton), DE skins (2010-13) and Texans (2008-09).