PRESEASON WEEK 1 GAME RELEASE #OAKvsAZ Mark Dalton - Vice President, Media Relations Chris Melvin - Director, Media Relations Mike Helm - Manag er, Media Relations Matt Storey - Media Relations Coordinator Morgan Tholen - Media Relations Assistant ARIZONA CARDINALS (13-3 in 2015) VS. OAKLAND RAIDERS (7-9 in 2015) University of Phoenix Stadium | August 12, 2016 | 7:00 PM THIS WEEK’S GAME ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2016 SCHEDULE The Cardinals begin their 11th season at University of Phoenix Stadium this Preseason week when they open the preseason against the Oakland Raiders. Arizona Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time has sold out every game (preseason and postseason included) at Univer- Aug. 12 OAKLAND Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 7:00 PM sity of Phoenix Stadium, and this week’s game will make it 105 consecu ve Aug. 19 @ San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 6:00 PM sellouts. Aug. 28 @ Houston~ NRG Stadium 1:00 PM Arizona enters the 2016 campaign with high expecta ons coming off one Sept. 1 DENVER Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 6:30 PM of the most successful seasons in team history. The Cards set a franchise Regular Season record with 13 wins, capturing the NFC West tle and reaching the NFC Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time Championship Game. Arizona fi nished with the NFL’s #1 ranked off ense for Sep. 11 NEW ENGLAND+ Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 5:30 PM the fi rst me in franchise history and set team records for points (489), TDs Sep. 18 TAMPA BAY Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 1:05 PM (59), total net yards (6,533) and fi rst downs (373). The defense ranked fi h Sep. 25 @ Buff alo Ralph Wilson Stadium 10:00 AM in the NFL. It marked the fi rst me since 1963 the Cardinals fi nished in the Oct. 2 LOS ANGELES Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 1:25 PM top fi ve on both off ense and defense. Oct. 6 @ San Francisco# Levi’s Stadium 5:25 PM The overwhelming majority of players who led the team in 2015 return this Oct. 17 NY JETS^ Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 5:30 PM season, including all 13 players who scored an off ensive TD for Arizona last sea- Oct. 23 SEATTLE+ * Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 5:30 PM son. In fact, the Cardinals off ense returns every player who scored a TD, caught a Oct. 30 @ Carolina* Bank of America Stadium 1:25 PM pass or had a rushing a empt last season. Nov. 6 BYE Nov. 13 SAN FRANCISCO* Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 2:25 PM The leader of the Cards off ensive a ack - QB Carson Palmer - also returns Nov. 20 @ Minnesota* U.S. Bank Stadium 11:00 AM for his fourth season in Arizona. He is coming off a year in which he set Nov. 27 @ Atlanta* Georgia Dome 11:00 AM franchise single-season records with 4,671 passing yards, 35 TD passes and Dec. 4 WASHINGTON* Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 2:25 PM a 104.6 passer ra ng and was a fi nalist for the NFL MVP award. Also return- Dec. 11 @ Miami* New Miami Stadium 11:00 AM ing are WR Larry Fitzgerald, who set a franchise record with 109 recep ons Dec. 18 NEW ORLEANS* Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 2:05 PM in 2015, and second-year RB David Johnson, who led the team with a fran- Dec. 24 @ Sea le* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM chise rookie record 13 total TDs last year. Jan. 1 @ Los Angeles* L.A. Memorial Coliseum 2:25 PM On defense, the Cardinals added LB Chandler Jones and S Tyvon Branch to + NBC Sunday Night Football ^ ESPN Monday Night Football a group that includes Pro Bowlers DT Calais Campbell, CB Patrick Peterson # Thursday Night on NFL Network ~FOX Na onal and S Tyrann Mathieu, who signed a fi ve-year contract extension with Ari- * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions zona during the fi rst week of training camp. Next week the Cardinals will travel to San Diego for two joint prac ces with the Chargers and then the two teams will meet in the second game of the preseason at Qualcomm Stadium. THIS WEEK’S MEDIA SCHEDULE Below is the Cardinals prac ce and media schedule for the upcoming week THIS WEEK’S HIG HLIG HTS of training camp. Following walk-thru, head coach Bruce Arians and Carson Palmer will be --Arizona begins its 11th season at University of Phoenix Stadium this week when available in the Cardinals press conference room on specifi ed days. Following it hosts Oakland in the preseason opener. Arizona has sold out all 104 games a ernoon prac ce, players are available coming off the fi eld. played at the venue since it opened in 2006. This week’s game will be #105. Tuesday, August 9 --The Cardinals off ense returns every player who scored a TD, caught a pass or Media availability following walk through at approx. 11:00 AM had a rushing a empt last season. Head coach Bruce Arians, QB Carson Palmer and players will be available --The Cardinals roster features 12 players who have been selected to the Pro A ernoon Prac ce: 2:00-4:30 PM Bowl, including eight who were voted in last season. Only Carolina (13) has more Wednesday, August 10 Pro Bowlers on its roster than Arizona. Media availability following walk through at approx. 11:00 AM --In the past week, the Cardinals have signed Pro Bowlers S Tyrann Mathieu, QB Players and head coach Bruce Arians will be available Carson Palmer and WR Larry Fitzgerald to contract extensions. A ernoon Prac ce: 2:00-4:30 PM --The Cardinals are one of fi ve NFL teams that have won at least 10 games in each Thursday, August 11 of the last three seasons, joining Sea le, New England, Denver and Cincinna . No player or coach availability --On Tuesday and Wednesday of next week the Cardinals will hold joint prac ces Friday, August 12 with the Chargers in San Diego during the run-up to their preseason matchup. Raiders vs. Cardinals, 7:00 PM, University of Phoenix Stadium BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: ABC-15 (KNXV-TV) / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Jody Jackson Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Paul Calvisi Analyst: Bertrand Berry Sideline: Damien Anderson Spanish Television: UniMas 35 (KFPH-TV) / Play-By-Play: Felipe Corral Analyst: Edgar Zambrano Cardinals Spanish Radio: KQMR 100.3 FM & KHOV 105.3 FM / Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu C ARDS-RAIDERS CONNEC TIO NS C ARDS vs. RAIDERS - THE SERIES Raiders Connec ons This week’s matchup between the Cardinals and Raiders marks the 15th Cardinals QB Carson Palmer played for the Raiders from 2011-12. He me the two teams have met in the preseason. The preseason series be- was traded to Oakland from Cincinna in 2011 and went on to play in tween the Cards and Raiders dates back to 1976, a game that was played 25 games (24 starts) with the Raiders, and he became the second QB in Tempe, AZ while the Cards were s ll based in St. Louis. This week’s game in team history to top 4,000 yards in a season when he threw for 4,018 marks the eighth mee ng between the teams da ng back to 2004. yards in 2012. The preseason series is kno ed at seven games apiece, with the Cardinals Cardinals T Jared Veldheer played with Oakland from 2010-13. He was a winning fi ve of the last six mee ngs, including each of the last four games. third-round pick of the Raiders in the 2010 dra and played in 53 games (48 starts) in four seasons. This week marks the Raiders fi rst visit to University of Phoenix Stadium since 2012. Cardinals S Tyvon Branch was chosen by the Raiders in the fourth round of the 2008 dra and spent seven years with Oakland (2008-14), playing The Cardinals and Raiders last met in the Week 3 of the 2015 preseason in 75 games (67 starts) and leading the team in tackles three straight when Arizona traveled to O.co Coliseum and came away with a 30-23 win. years from 2009-11. Including the regular season, this week’s matchup marks the eighth meet- Cardinals CB Mike Jenkins played for the Raiders in 2013, star ng 15 ing between the two teams in the last 10 years. games and recording a career-best 75 tackles. CARDS-RAIDERS PRESEASON SERIES Cardinals G Antoine McClain spent part of the 2013 season with the • Overall Preseason Series: 7-7 Raiders but did not see game ac on. • Cardinals at home vs. Oak: 3-4 Cardinals T John Wetzel signed with the Raiders in 2013 as a rookie free • First Preseason Mee ng: 8/7/76 vs. Oak, L, 20-9 (Tempe, AZ) agent but was released during training camp. • Last Preseason Mee ng: 8/30/15 @ Oak, W, 30-23 Cardinals CBs coach Kevin Ross coached safe es for the Raiders from • Last Cardinals Win: 8/30/15 @ Oak, W, 30-23 2010-11. Cardinals LBs coach Bob Sanders served in the same posi on with Oak- 2015 SEASON STATISTICS land from 2013-14. Cardinals Connec ons Raiders DT Dan Williams played for the Cardinals from 2010-14. Arizo- Statistic Cards Rank Raiders Rank na’s fi rst-round pick (26th overall) in 2010, Williams played in 70 games Points Scored/Game 30.6 2 22.4 17 (40 starts) in fi ve seasons with the Cardinals.