WEEK 17 GAME RELEASE #AZvsLAR Mark Dal ton - Senior Vice Presid ent, Med ia Rel ations Ch ris Mel vin - Director, Med ia Rel ations Mik e Hel m - Manag er, Med ia Rel ations Imani Sube r - Me dia Re latio ns Coordinato r C hase Russe ll - Me dia Re latio ns Coordinator ARIZONA CARDINALS (8-7) VS. LOS ANGELES RAMS (9-6) SoFi Stadium | January 3, 2021 | 2:25 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2020 SCHEDULE Regular Season For the fi rst me since 1998 the Cardinals have a postseason "play-in" game in Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time the final week of the regular season as they travel to Los Angeles to face the Sep. 13 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium W, 24-20 Rams in Week 17. Sep. 20 WASHINGTON State Farm Stadium W, 30-15 Arizona is looking for its fi rst playoff berth since 2015. In order to achieve that Sep. 27 DETROIT State Farm Stadium L, 23-26 they will have to go through a Rams team that is also fi ghng for a spot in the Oct. 4 @ Carolina Bank of America Stadium L 21-31 postseason. The Cardinals are in the playoffs with a win over Los Angeles while Oct. 11 @ N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium W, 30-10 the Rams can earn a spot in the postseason with a win or a Chicago loss vs. Oct. 19 @ Dallas+ AT&T Stadium W, 38-10 Green Bay. Oct. 25 SEATTLE~ State Farm Stadium W, 37-34 (OT) The 84th all- me regular season mee ng between the Cardinals and Rams will - BYE- also mark Arizona's first-ever visit to newly-opened SoFi Stadium in Los Ange- Nov. 8 MIAMI State Farm Stadium L, 31-34 les. The Rams are 5-2 at SoFi Stadium in the venue's inaugural season while the Nov. 15 BUFFALO State Farm Stadium W, 32-30 Cardinals hold a 4-3 record on the road in 2020. Nov. 19 @ Sea le# CenturyLink Field L, 21-28 Nov. 29 @ New England Gille e Stadium L, 17-20 Arizona has held its own on the road in this series, with the teams spli ng Dec. 6 L.A. RAMS State Farm Stadium L, 28-38 the 42 games played on the Rams home fi eld 21-21-0. Dec. 13 @ N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium W, 26-7 Adding to the storyline on Sunday is the fact that Arizona will need to de- Dec. 20 PHILADELPHIA State Farm Stadium W, 33-26 feat a Rams squad that has won seven straight in this series. In the last two Dec. 26 SAN FRANCISCO^ State Farm Stadium L, 12-20 meengs, the Cardinals have shown the ability to score on a s ngy Rams Jan. 3 @ L.A. Rams SoFi Stadium 2:25 PM defense. Arizona has 52 points in the last two games vs. Los Angeles, includ- + ESPN Monday Night Football ing 28 points in the Week 13 matchup this season. Only Buffalo (35 in Week ~ NBC Sunday Night Football 3) scored more vs. the Rams in a game this season. # FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Thursday Night Football In the fi nal regular season game of his 17th NFL campaign, WR Larry Fitzger- ^ Airs naonally on Amazon Prime and Twitch ald will face the same team he faced in his NFL debut. Sunday's game will * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions be Fitzgerald's 33rd career ou ng against the Rams in games that will have covered six different stadiums in three states and in two diff erent countries. Fitzgerald has 195 recepons for 2,199 yards and 18 TDs against Los Angeles. He has more recepons against the Rams (195), Seahawks (195) and 49ers (192) #AZvsLAR - WEEK 17 HIG HLIG HTS than any other player in NFL history has vs. a single opponent. Another veteran to this series is CB Patrick Peterson, who has seven INTs and On Sunday in Los Angeles the Cardinals will have their fi rst playoff "play-in" three TDs (2 PR, 1 INT) 18 career games vs. the Rams. game on the final day of the regular season since 1998. That year the Cardi- nals defeated the San Diego Chargers 16-13 on a 52-yard FG as me expired to earn the NFC's fi nal playoff berth. The following week they upset the Dal- G AME RELEASE INDEX las Cowboys 20-7 in the Wild Card round. Arizona has scored 52 points in its last two games against the Rams, includ- Page Contents ing 28 in Week 13 earlier this season. Only Buffalo (35 in Week 3) scored more 2-3 Cardinals-Rams Series points vs. the Rams #3 ranked scoring defense this season. 4 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Cardinals Media Info • On Sunday WR Larry Fitzgerald will play his 33rd career game against the 5 Highly-Rated Offense in 2020 / Fitzgerald Hits 50 Catches 6 DeAndre Hopkins Season Highlights Rams. Those games will have taken place in six different stadiums that cover 7 Defensive Highlights / Haason Reddick / Sack Total Among NFL's Best three states and two different countries. 8 Pro Bowl Selec ons / Player of the Week-Month Info • QB Kyler Murray established an NFL record with 716 comple ons in his fi rst 9-10 Kyler Murray Highlights two seasons. He surpassed the previous mark of 698 (Derek Carr, 2014-15). 11 Off ensive Highlights / Drake Hits 10 TDs / PFWA Awards 12-15 Larry Fitzgerald Highlights • According to the Elias Sports Bureau, LB Haason Reddick is the only NFL 16-17 DeAndre Hopkins Highlights player in at least the last 21 seasons (2000-20) with at least 7.5 sacks and 6 18 Patrick Peterson Highlights / Budda Baker / Jordan Hicks forced fumbles in a three-game span. 19-21 Cards Leadership / Bidwill / Keim / Social Justice Initiatives / COVID-19 Over the last three games the Cardinals defense has accumulated 17.0 sacks, 22-23 Individual Player Notes 14 tackles for loss, eight forced fumbles and 24 QB hits. 24-71 Rosters / Depth Chart / Transac ons / 2020 Sta s cs / Playoff Standings BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: CBS / Play-By-Play: Jim Nantz Analyst: Tony Romo Sideline: Tracy Wolfson Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Paul Calvisi Cardinals Spanish Radio: KHOV 105.1 FM / Play-By-Play: Luis Hernandez Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 CARDINALS-RAMS CONNECTIONS CARDINALS-RAMS ALL-TIME SERIES RAMS CONNECTIONS This week’s matchup is the 84th all- me regular sea- Cardinals CB Kevin Peterson played six games for the Rams during the 2017 son mee ng between the Cardinals and Rams. Los season. Angeles hold a 43-38-2 lead in the series. The rivalry Cardinals Asst. Special Teams coach Derius Swinton II was a special teams between the Cardinals and Rams dates back to 1937 quality control coach for the Rams from 2009-11. when the Cardinals were located in Chicago and the Rams were based in Cleveland. Cardinals Asst. O-Line coach Brian Natkin spent training camp as a TE with the Rams in 2003. Between 2006-17 the Cardinals won 15-of-22 games against the Rams, including a nine-game winning Cardinals Area Scout John Mancini is in his eighth year with the team a er streak that is the longest in the history of the series spending the previous 18 seasons with the Rams, including from 1997-2012 for either team. However, Los Angeles enters this in the team’s personnel department. week’s regular season fi nale having won seven in a Cardinals Media Rela ons Coordinator Imani Suber interned in the Rams row. The Cardinals are looking for their fi rst win in the public rela ons department in 2014. series since the 2016 season fi nale. CARDINALS CONNECTIONS Arizona has held its own on the road in this series, with the teams split- Rams WR Cooper Kupp is the son of former QB Craig Kupp, who played for ng the 42 games played on the Rams home fi eld 21-21-0. the Cardinals during the 1991 season. CARDS-RAMS ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES Rams C Coleman Shelton spent part of the 2018 season on the Cardinals Overall Regular Series: 38-43-2 prac ce squad. Cardinals on the Road vs. LAR: 21-21-0 LOS ANGELES/CALIFORNIA CONNECTIONS Cardinals Last Win: 1/1/17 @ Los Angeles, W, 44-6 Cardinals Coaching Assistant Mike Bercovici (Calabases), LS Aaron Brewer First Mee ng: 10/3/37 @ Cleveland, W, 6-0 (Fullerton), DBs coach Marcus Robertson (Pasadena), S Jalen Thompson Last Mee ng: 12/29/19 @ Los Angeles, L, 31-24 (Downey) and S Charles Washington (Inglewood) are all from southern Cali- fornia. Cardinals QB Bre Hundley started all 40 games played in three seasons (2012- SEASON STATISTICS 14) at UCLA where he was teammates with Rams LB Kenny Young in 2014. Cardinals LB Devon Kennard played at USC, and his father Derek Kennard Sr., SStatistictatistic AAZZ Rank LLARAR Rank played for the Los Angeles Express of the USFL from 1984-85. Points Scored/Game 26.9 10 23.6 19 Points Allowed/Game 23.3 t-14 19.3 3 DL Domata Peko Sr. played two seasons (2002-03) at College of the Canyons Yards/Play 5.7 14 5.6 17 (Santa Clarita, CA). Yards/Play Allowed 5.4 9 4.6 1 Cardinals LB Ezekiel Turner played his freshman season at Pierce Junior Col- Scoring Drives 71 12 60 23 lege in Los Angeles.