Arizona Cardinals Football Club Game Release Game #4 Sunday, September 30, 2012 – 1:05 PM (MST) THIS WEEK’S GAME ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-0) The Cardinals welcome the Miami Dolphins to town as Arizona looks to remain in the ranks of the NFL’s unbeaten and alone atop the NFC West. Last week the Cardinals improved to 3-0 with a 27-6 win over vs. the Philadelphia Eagles in front of a sold out crowd—the 67th straight—at University of Phoenix Stadium. It marks the Cardinals best start since 1974 and extended the team’s home winning streak to seven games. The 21-point margin of MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-2) victory against Philadelphia snapped a streak of 11 straight University of Phoenix Stadium wins for the Cards that were decided by seven points or fewer. Arizona’s defense put on a dominant performance yet again, holding the Eagles without a TD for the first time since their 2009 regular season finale. The Cards punished Eagles ARIZONA CARDINALS QB Michael Vick all game, recording five sacks and piling up 2012 SEASON SCHEDULE 13 QB hits. A sack by FS Kerry Rhodes on the final play Regular Season before halftime—with the Eagles at the AZ 1-yard line— Date Opponent AZ Time forced a fumble that was recovered by James Sanders and Sun., Sep. 9 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS W, 20-16 returned 93 yards for a TD, to give Arizona a 24-0 halftime Sun., Sep. 16 @ New England Patriots W, 20-18 lead. Sun., Sep. 23 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES W, 27-6 Facing his former team for the first time, QB Kevin Kolb put Sun., Sep. 30 MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:05 PM on one of the best passing performances of his career. Kolb Thurs., Oct. 4 @ St. Louis Rams+ 5:20 PM completed 17 of 24 attempts (70.8%) for 222 yards, two TDs Sun., Oct. 14 BUFFALO BILLS 1:05 PM and a passer rating of 127.4. WR Larry Fitzgerald hauled in Sun., Oct. 21 @ Minnesota Vikings 10:00 AM nine passes for 114 yards, becoming the youngest player in Mon., Oct. 29 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS# 5:30 PM NFL history to reach 700 career receptions. Sun., Nov. 4 @ Green Bay Packers 11:00 AM The Dolphins are coming off a hard-fought 23-20 overtime Sun., Nov. 11 BYE defeat at the hands of their division rival NY Jets. Sun., Nov. 18 @ Atlanta Falcons* 11:00 AM Sun., Nov. 25 ST. LOUIS RAMS* 2:25 PM Next week, the Cardinals travel to St. Louis for a Thursday Sun., Dec. 2 @ NY Jets* 11:00 AM Night matchup on NFL Network while the Dolphins travel to Sun., Dec. 9 @ Seattle Seahawks* 2:25 PM Cincinnati. Sun., Dec. 16 DETROIT LIONS* 2:05 PM Sun., Dec. 23 CHICAGO BEARS* 2:25 PM THE COACHES Sat., Dec. 30 @ San Francisco 49ers* 2:25 PM Ken Whisenhunt Joe Philbin # Monday Night on ESPN 47-42 Overall Record 1-2 +Thursday Night on NFL Network 43-40 Regular Season Record 1-2 * Subject to flexible scheduling decisions 4-2 Playoff Record 0-0 6th Years as Head Coach in NFL 1st 6th Years with team 1st 2012 NFC WEST STANDINGS Arizona’s victory over the Philadelphia Eagles last week, combined with San Francisco’s 24-13 loss at Minnesota, leaves BROADCAST INFORMATION the Cardinals alone atop the NFC West heading into Week 4. TELEVISION CARDINALS RADIO The Cardinals have sole possession of first place in the division Network: CBS Flagship: News Talk 92.3 FM for the first time since Week 5 of the 2010 season, when Arizona Play-by-Play: Bill Macatee Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch had a 3-2 record. Analyst: Steve Tasker Analyst: Ron Wolfley 2012 NFC West Standings Sideline: Paul Calvisi Team W L PF PA Hm Road Div CARDINALS SPANISH RADIO Arizona 3 0 67 40 2-0 1-0 1-0 Flagship: KVVA 107.1 FM San Francisco 2 1 70 65 1-0 1-1 0-0 Play-by-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Seattle 2 1 57 39 2-0 0-1 0-1 Analyst: Rolando Cantu St. Louis 1 2 61 77 1-0 0-2 0-0 Mark Dalton – Vice President, Media Relations Mike Helm – Media Relations Coordinator [email protected] 602/379-1720 [email protected] 602/379-1647 Chris Melvin – Media Relations Manager Matt Storey – Media Relations Coordinator [email protected] 602/379-1882 [email protected] 602/379-1620 8701 S. Hardy Drive, Tempe, AZ 85284 Phone: 602-379-0101 Fax: 602-379-1821 www.azcardinals.com CARDINALS & DOLPHINS IN 2012 SERIES NOTES th CARDINALS CATEGORY DOLPHINS The Cardinals and Dolphins meet for just the 11 time in a series that dates back to 1972. The 3-0 Record 1-2 Dolphins are making just their third trip to 67 Points Scored 65 Arizona, after 12 years separated the first two 40 Points Allowed 66 trips (1996, 2008). The teams meet this week for 7 Touchdowns Scored 8 the just the seventh time in 28 years. 2 Touchdowns Allowed 6 The Dolphins have won eight of the 10 meetings 2 Rushing TDs 6 between the two teams, but the Cardinals have 4 Passing TDs 1 won each of the last two and have not lost to 1 Return TDs 1 Miami since 1999. 0 Rushing TDs Allowed 2 2 Passing TDs Allowed 3 0 Return TDs Allowed 1 THE HISTORY 5/34 Sacked/Yards Lost 4/34 Overall Regular Season Series: 2-10 4/3 Fumbles/Lost 4/2 Cardinals at home vs. Mia: 1-4 1 Had Intercepted 4 Cardinals last win: 9/14/08 vs. Mia, 31-10 First Meeting: 11/27/72, L, 10-31, @ Mia 7/7 Field Goals Made/Attempted 3/5 Last Meeting: 9/14/08 vs. Mia, W, 31-10 263.3 Total Yards Per Game 369.3 316.3 Opp. Total Yards Per Game 373.7 All-Time Meetings 82.3 Rushing Yards Per Game 175.7 Date Site Result Sept. 14, 2008 Arizona W, 31-10 110.3 Opp. Rushing Yards Per Game 64.7 Nov. 7, 2004 Miami W, 24-23 181.0 Passing Yards Per Game 193.7 Sept. 19, 1999 Miami L, 19-16 206.0 Opp. Passing Yards Per Game 309.0 Sept. 8, 1996 Arizona L, 38-10 +2 Turnover Ratio -3 Nov. 4, 1990 Miami L, 23-3 29:46 Average Time of Possession 29:42 Sept. 30, 1984 St. Louis L, 36-28 31/27/29 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 12/4/25 Sept. 6, 2981 St. Louis L, 20-7 10/17/7 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 22/3/29 Oct. 1, 1978 Miami L, 24-10 0/0 2-Point Conversions 0/0 Nov. 24, 1977 St. Louis L, 55-14 @ STL Next Week @ CIN Nov. 27, 1972 Miami L, 31-10 LAST WEEK’S GAME Game 3 STATISTICS CARDINALS 27, Eagles 6 PHI AZ September 23, 2012 – University of Phoenix Stadium (60,436) First Downs 16 16 In a match-up of 2-0 teams, the Cardinals faced a Philly offense that entered the game ranked #1 in the 3rd Down Eff. (Pct) 5-14 (36) 6-15 (40) NFL. But a swarming & relentless defensive effort battered Michael Vick all afternoon, sacking him 5 times Total Plays 63 61 and pressuring him much more frequently than that. With defensive captain and All-Pro SS Adrian Wilson Avg. Gain 4.9 4.9 out (ankle/groin) others stepped up including LB Daryl Washington (2 sacks) and FS Kerry Rhodes, who st Rushes-Yards 21-126 34-99 provided an enormous momentum swing with a series of key plays at the end of the 1 half. Three key Eagles turnovers (none for AZ) were also pivotal as was an efficient Cards offense. Ex-Eagle QB Kevin Kolb Net Passing Yards 182 193 again started and turned in another strong performance. His top target was WR Larry Fitzgerald who topped Total Net Yards 308 292 100 yards in the 1st half and finished 9-114-1TD receiving. He also notched career catch #700 and became Passing (A-C-I) 37-17-0 24-17-0 the fastest NFL player to reach that mark by over a year. All of it added up to a 21-point Cards victory that Sacked by Opp. 5-35 3-29 gave them their 1st 3-0 start since 1974. With it they extended their home win streak to 7 games, 2 short of Punts-Average 5-49.2 6-47.2 the franchise record set in 1925. Fumbles-Lost 3-3 0-0 After sending the Eagles 3-n-out on the game’s initial series, Kolb led an 8-play, 36-yard drive that ended Penalties 5-65 6-60 with Jay Feely’s 47-yard FG and a 3-0 lead. AZ’s next drive ended with a punt but Anthony Sherman forced rd Time of Possession 25:27 34:43 a Damaris Johnson fumble that LS Mike Leach recovered at the PHI38. On 3 -n-goal from the 8, Kolb fired a pass between a pair of Eagle defenders that defelected right to WR Michael Floyd for the rookie’s 1st Weather: Indoors. reception & TD. The ensuing Eagles drive reached the AZ36 but LB Sam Acho ended it by sacking Vick, RUSHING forcing a fumble DT Dan Williams recovered. Midway thru the 2nd quarter, Kolb connected with Fitzgerald down the middle on a 37-yard TD pass that made it 17-0.