WEEK 12 GAME RELEASE #AZvsLAC 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 VS. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS StubHub Center | November 25, 2018 | 2:05 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2018 SCHEDULE The Cardinals travel back to Los Angeles this week where they will face the Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time/Result Chargers in their fi rst-ever appearance at StubHub Center. Arizona played in Sep. 9 WASHINGTON State Farm Stadium L, 6-24 Los Angeles (vs. the Rams at the Coliseum) in Week 2 earlier this season. Sep. 16 @ L.A. Rams LA Memorial Coliseum L, 0-34 Both the Cardinals (23-21 vs. Oak) and Chargers (23-22 vs. Den) are coming off Sep. 23 CHICAGO State Farm Stadium L, 14-16 narrow losses in which the game was decided on a fi eld goal as me expired. Sep. 30 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium L, 17-20 Oct. 7 @ San Francisco Levi's Stadium W, 28-18 This week, the Cardinals and Chargers meet for his the 14th me in a series Oct. 14 @ Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium L, 17-27 that dates back to 1971. Sunday's matchup marks the Cardinals fi rst regular Oct. 18 DENVER# State Farm Stadium L, 10-45 season matchup with the Chargers since the team returned to Los Angeles Oct. 28 SAN FRANCISCO State Farm Stadium W, 18-15 in 2017. Arizona is playing its fi rst road game against the Chargers since 2010 - BYE - and is looking for its fi rst road victory in the series since 2001. Nov. 11 @ Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium L, 14-26 WR Larry Fitzgerald will be playing at StubHub Center for the fi rst me, and Nov. 18 OAKLAND State Farm Stadium L, 21-23 with a catch the venue would become the 41st diff erent stadium in which he Nov. 25 @ L.A. Chargers StubHub Center 2:05 PM has at least one recep on in. Fitzgerald also enters Sunday's game needing Dec. 2 @ Green Bay Lambeau Field 11:00 AM just six recep ons to pass Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice (1,281 with San Fran- Dec. 9 DETROIT* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM cisco) for the most recep ons in NFL history with a single team. Dec. 16 @ Atlanta* Mercedes-Benz Stadium 11:00 AM Dec. 23 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM This week's game will feature two of the most prolifi c TD scorers in NFL his- Dec. 30 @ Sea le* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM tory in Fitzgerald (7th all- me with 114 TD catches) and Chargers TE Antonio Gates (6th all- me with 116 TD catches). Two franchise stalwarts, Fitzgerald # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football and Gates have combined for 31 NFL seasons and 458 total games for the * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions Cardinals and Chargers, respec vely. One Arizona player who has played at StubHub Center is rookie QB Josh Rosen, who in 2013 led St. John Bosco High School to a victory over state powerhouse De La Salle in the Open Division championship game in the fi nal FITZGERALD JUST 6 RECEPTIONS SHY OF RICE game of his junior season. WR Larry Fitzgerald (1,276) enters this week's game The Cardinals are coming off a 23-21 loss to the Raiders last week in a game against the Chargers needing six catches to pass Hall that was decided on a last second FG. Trailing by six points (20-14) entering the of Fame WR Jerry Rice (1,281 with 49ers) for the most fourth quarter, Arizona scored a go-ahead TD with fi ve minutes remaining on recep ons in NFL history with one team. It will be Larry Fitzgerald's second TD of the game. However, a series of penal es wiped Fitzgerald's fi rst-ever game at StubHub Center, which out a poten al game-sealing TD drive on the Cardinals next possession and the will be the 41st venue he has played at during his NFL Raiders were able to get into posi on for the game-winning 35-yard FG. career. He has at least one recep on in all 40 stadiums he has played in. The Chargers (7-3) are coming off their fi rst loss since Week 3, falling 23-22 to the Broncos last week. Denver kicked a game-winning 34-yard FG with no me -- See page 3 for more info on Fitzgerald's move up le on the clock for the win. the all- me receiving lists -- Next week the Cardinals head to Wisconsin for a Week 13 showdown against the Packers at Lambeau Field. Arizona will travel to Green Bay looking for its fi rst road win against the Packers since 1949. THE HIGHLIGHTS --This Sunday's matchup against the Chargers marks the Cardinals second game in Los Angeles in 2018 (at Rams in Week 2) and third game in the state G AME RELEASE INDEX of California (at 49ers in Week 5). Prior to this season, the last me Arizona played three road games in a single state was in 2006 in California (at SD; Page Contents at SF; at Oak). 2-3 Cardinals-Chargers Series Info / AZ plays 1st game at StubHub Center --Three franchise stalwarts, WR Larry Fitzgerald (15th season with AZ), QB 4 Larry Fitzgerald Moving Up All-Time Lists / Approaching Milestones th th 5 The Last Game - Cardinals vs. Raiders Philip Rivers (15 season with LAC) and TE Antonio Gates (16 season 6 Chandler Jones with the Cardinals with LAC) have combined for 664 games with the Cardinals and Chargers. 7 David Johnson Highlights --Fitzgerald (3rd overall) and Rivers (4th overall) were taken on consecu ve 8 Season Highlights / Rookies Producing / Le wich as OC selec ons in the fi rst round of the 2004 NFL Dra . 9 By The Numbers / Poten al Milestones / Schedules 10 Cardinals Players in the Community --Rookie QB Josh Rosen hails from Manha an Beach, CA which is located ap- 11 Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim proximately 10 miles from StubHub Center. 12 Steve Wilks Highlights / Coordinators (Rodgers and Holcomb) --RB David Johnson has averaged 145.7 scrimmage yards per contest in the 13-16 Larry Fitzgerald Career Highlights / Off ensive Player Highlights three games since Byron Le wich was promoted to off ensive coordinator. He 17-19 Defensive Highlights / Peterson / Bethea / Baker / Boston averaged less than half that total (71.6 ypg) over the fi rst seven games. 20 Special Teams Highlights / Phil Dawson / Andy Lee 21-24 Individual Player Notes / Transac ons --DE Chandler Jones has 10.5 sacks in 2018 and became the fi rst player 25-42 Rosters / Depth Chart / How They Were Built / 2018 Stats / Standings in franchise history with 10+ sacks in three consecu ve seasons. Jones 43 NFL Standings enters Week 12 ranked third in the NFL in sacks this season. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Chris Myers Analyst: Daryl Johnston Sideline: Laura Okmin Na onal Radio: Compass Media / Play-By-Play: Doug Go lieb / Analyst: Brian Baldinger 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-C HARG ERS CONNEC TIO NS SERIES BREAKDOWN Chargers Connec ons This week, the Cardinals and Chargers meet for his the 14th me in a regu- lar season series that dates back to their ini al mee ng in 1971. Sunday's Cardinals S Tre Boston played for the Chargers in 2017, leading the team matchup marks the Cardinals fi rst regular season game with the Chargers with a career-high fi ve INTs. since the team returned to Los Angeles in 2017. Cardinals TE John Phillips played 47 games in three seasons (2013-15) for Arizona is playing its fi rst road game against the Chargers since 2010 and is the Chargers. looking for its fi rst road victory in the series since 2001. Cardinals OL Zack Golditch signed with the Chargers as an undra ed rookie free agent out of Colorado State in May. The Chargers hold a 9-4 lead in the all- me series but the Cardinals won the last mee ng between the two teams, earning an 18-17 victory in the 2014 Cardinals Asst. O-Line coach Steve Heiden played for the Chargers from regular season opener on Monday Night Football. That snapped a three- 1999-2001. game winless streak for Arizona in the series. Cardinals Senior Assistant/D-Line coach Don Johnson held the same posi- on with the Chargers from 2009-15. The series between the Cardinals and Chargers has produced a high per- centage of close games. Of the 13 all- me regular season matchups be- Cardinals TEs coach Jason Michael served in the same role for the Chargers tween the two teams, nine have were decided by one score. Seven of the from 2011-13. last games in the series have been decided by eight points or fewer. Cardinals Asst. Strength and Condi oning coach Vernon Stephens held the same tle for the Chargers from 2007-12.