PRESEASON WEEK 1 GAME RELEASE #LACvsAZ Mark Dalton - Senior Vice President, Media Relations Chris Melvin - Director, Media Relations Mike Helm - Manager, Media Relations Imani Suber - Media Relations Coordinator Chase Russell - Media Relations Coordinator ARIZONA CARDINALS VS. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS State Farm Stadium | August 8, 2019 | 7:00 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2019 SCHEDULE The Cardinals kick off their four- Preseason game preseason slate this week Date Opponent Location AZ Time when they host the Los Angeles Aug. 8 L.A. CHARGERS State Farm Stadium 7:00 PM Chargers. Aug. 15 OAKLAND+ State Farm Stadium 5:00 PM Thursday's game marks the be- Aug. 24 @ Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium 10:00 AM ginning of Arizona's 14th season Aug. 29 @ Denver Broncos Stadium at Mile High 6:00 PM at State Farm Stadium, where the team has sold out all 134 Regular Season game (preseason and postseason included) during its first 13 years at the Date Opponent Location AZ Time venue. Sep. 8 DETROIT State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM A sellout of this week's preseason opener would run the Cardinals sellout Sep. 15 @ Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 10:00 AM streak to 135 straight. Sep. 22 CAROLINA State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM This week's game also represents the beginning of a new era in Arizona. After Sep. 29 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM spending the last six seasons (2013-18) as the head coach at Texas Tech, Kliff Oct. 6 @ Cincinnati* Paul Brown Stadium 10:00 AM Kingsbury was hired by the Cardinals in January. Well-known for his work Oct. 13 ATLANTA* State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM with QBs while coaching at the college level, Kingsbury has 2018 Heisman Oct. 20 @ N.Y. Giants* MetLife Stadium 10:00 AM Trophy winning QB Kyler Murray - selected #1 overall by the Cardinals in the Oct. 27 @ New Orleans* Mercedes-Benz Superdome 10:00 AM 2019 NFL Draft - running his offense in Arizona. Oct. 31 SAN FRANCISCO# State Farm Stadium 5:20 PM Murray will make his NFL debut this week alongside a host of fellow rookies Nov. 10 @ Tampa Bay* Raymond James Stadium 11:00 AM that includes the WR trio of Andy Isabella, Hakeem Butler and KeeSean John- Nov. 17 @ San Francisco* Levi's Stadium 2:05 PM son - who were all '19 draft selections by Arizona. -BYE- Also making his Cardinals debut on Thursday is LB Terrell Suggs, who begins Dec. 1 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM his 17th NFL season as the league's active sacks leader (132.5). Dec. 8 PITTSBURGH* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM Not new in the desert is WR Larry Fitzgerald, who begins his 16th season with Dec. 15 CLEVELAND* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM the Cardinals in 2019. With 1,303 career receptions, the 11-time Pro Bowl Dec. 22 @ Seattle* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM wideout enters the '19 campaign needing just 23 catches to pass Hall of Fame Dec. 29 @ L.A. Rams* L.A. Memorial Coliseum 2:25 PM TE Tony Gonzalez (1,325) for second place on the NFL's all-time receptions list behind only Jerry Rice. + ESPN # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football The Cardinals and Chargers meet this week in the 25th all-time preseason * Subject to flexible scheduling decisions matchup between the two teams. This marks the second consecutive year the Cardinals are hosting the Chargers in the preseason opener. It also rep- resents the sixth time in the last seven years the two teams have squared off in the preseason. Including the regular season, this week’s game will mark the 11th meeting be- tween the teams in the last 11 years. The Cardinals and Chargers faced each THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS other in both the preseason and regular season in 2018. --Thursday's game will take place one day after the 22nd birthday of Cardi- Following this week's game against the Chargers, the Cardinals will host the nals QB Kyler Murray and a day before the 40th birthday of head coach Kliff Oakland Raiders in a nationally televised (ESPN) game on Thursday, August Kingsbury. 15th before hitting the road for their final two postseason matchups. --On Thursday the Cardinals begin their 14th season at State Farm Stadium, where the team has sold out all 134 games since the venue opened in 2006. GAME RELEASE INDEX --An NFL 100 Moment: A preseason matchup between the Cardinals and Chargers - played back in 1976 - offers a significant place in the league's his- tory. On August 16th of that year, the Cardinals and Chargers faced off in Tokyo, Page Contents Japan in the first-ever NFL game held outside of North America. 2 Cardinals-Chargers Preseason Series Info 3 By The Numbers / State Farm Stadium --A total of 16 new coaches and 47 new players are set to make their Cardinals 4 New Faces / 2019 Draft Class / Pronunciation Guide debut this week. That total includes Arizona's entire 11-person 2019 NFL Draft 5 Arizona Natives /Kyler Murray #1 Overall Pick class, which is higlighted by #1 overall pick QB Kyler Murray. 6 NFL 100 / Cardinals History in NFL th 7 Preseason TV / Larry Fitzgerald Starkey Award --WR Larry Fitzgerald begins his 16 season with the Cardinals this week. With 8 Kliff KingsburyHighlights 1,303 career receptions, Fitzgerald enters the year needing just 23 catches to 9 The Coordinators (Vance Joseph, Jeff Rodgers, Tom Clements) pass TE Tony Gonzalez (1,325) for second place on the NFL's all-time recep- 10 Assistant Coach Breakdown & Headshots tions list. 11 Cardinals Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim th 12-17 Fitzgerald / David Johnson / O-Line / Kirk --Beginning his 17 NFL season - and first in Arizona - is LB Terrell Suggs. The 18-20 Defensive Highlights / Peterson / Jones / Suggs / Baker / Swearinger Chandler, AZ native has more sacks (132.5) than any other active player and is 21 Special Teams Highlights / Lee / Gonzalez tied for 13th on the NFL's all-time sacks list. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: 12 News KPNX (NBC) / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfley Sideline: Lisa Matthews Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Paul Calvisi Analyst: Bertrand Berry Sideline: Darren Urban Cardinals Spanish Radio: Latino Mix KQMR 100.3 FM / Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 CARDS-CHARGERS CONNECTIONS CARDS vs. CHARGERS PRESEASON SERIES Chargers Connections The Cardinals and Chargers meet this week in the 25th all-time preseason Cardinals DL Darius Philon was selected by the Chargers in the sixth round matchup between the two teams. Dating back to 1970, the Chargers are of the 2015 NFL draft and played four seasons with the team. He appeared one of just four teams (Chicago, Denver, Kansas City) the Cardinals have in 54 career games (19 starts) for the Chargers during the regular season faced at least 20 times in the preseason. and totaled 80 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 21 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and This marks the second consecutive year the Cardinals are hosting the Char- three passes defensed. gers in the preseason opener. It also represents the sixth time in the last Cardinals LB Hayes Pullard spent the last two seasons (2017-18) with the seven years the two teams have squared off in the preseason and the 14th Chargers, appearing in 22 games (10 starts) with 90 tackles and an INT. time in the last 20 seasons. The Chargers enter this week’s game with a 14- Cardinals TEs coach Steve Heiden played for the Chargers from 1999-2001. 10 advantage in the all-time preseason series. Cardinals Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach Vernon Stephens held Including the regular season, this week’s game will mark the 11th meeting the same title for the Chargers from 2007-12. between the teams in the last 11 years. The Cardinals and Chargers faced Cardinals CBs coach Greg Williams served as the assistant LBs coach (2009- each other in both the preseason and regular season in 2018. 2012) and assistant secondary coach (2013-15) for the Chargers. The most notable preseason meeting between the two teams came on Au- Cardinals Connections Chargers Offensive Coordinator Ken Whisenhunt was the Cardinals head gust 16, 1976 when the Cardinals defeated the Chargers 20-10 in Tokyo, coach from 2007-12, leading Arizona to two NFC West titles and a spot in Japan, the first NFL game ever to be played outside North America. Super Bowl XLIII following the 2008 season. CARDS-CHARGERS PRESEASON SERIES Chargers O-Line coach Pat Meyer signed with the Cardinals as an undrafted • Overall Preseason Series: 10-14 rookie free agent in 1995. • Cardinals at home vs. the Chargers: 5-7 Chargers DBs coach Ron Milus held the same position with the Cardinals • First Preseason Meeting: 9/5/70 vs. SD, L, 38-27, Cleveland, OH in 2003. • Last Preseason Meeting: 8/11/18 vs. LAC, W, 24-17 Chargers Head Strength and Conditioning coachJohn Lottwas the Cardinals Strength and Speed Development Coordinator from 2007-14. HEAD COACHES Chargers Director of Player Personnel JoJo Wooden was with the Cardinals during training camp in 1993. Kliff Kingsbury Anthony Lynn Chargers WR Malachi Dupre played one game for the Cardinals in 2018. 0-0-0 Overall Record 22-13-0 Chargers TE Andrew Vollert and OT Brant Weiss both entered the NFL as 0-0-0 Regular Season Record 21-12-0 rookie free agents with the Cardinals in 2018. 0-0 Playoff Record 1-1 Los Angeles/California Connections st rd Cardinals WRs coach David Raih began his coaching career as an intern at 1 Years as NFL Head Coach 3 UCLA (2008-09).