WEEK 6 GAME RELEASE #ATLvsAZ 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 ATLANTA FALCONS VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS State Farm Stadium | October 13, 2019 | 1:05 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2019 SCHEDULE Four days a er the passing of team Regular Season owner Bill Bidwill, the Cardinals Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time earned their fi rst win of the season Sep. 8 DETROIT State Farm Stadium T, 27-27 last week in Cincinna and return home on Sunday to face the Atlanta Sep. 15 @ Bal more M&T Bank Stadium L, 23-17 Falcons at State Farm Stadium. Sep. 22 CAROLINA State Farm Stadium L, 38-20 Sep. 29 SEATTLE State Farm Stadium L, 27-10 Following Sunday's matchup against Atlanta, the Cardinals play three of Oct. 6 @ Cincinna Paul Brown Stadium W, 26-23 their next four on the road beginning Oct. 13 ATLANTA State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM with trips to New York (Giants) and Oct. 20 @ N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium 10:00 AM New Orleans. Oct. 27 @ New Orleans* Mercedes-Benz Superdome 10:00 AM Oct. 31 SAN FRANCISCO# State Farm Stadium 5:20 PM The Cardinals have sold out all 139 games played at State Farm Stadium since it opened in 2006. A sellout this week would make it 140 straight. Nov. 10 @ Tampa Bay* Raymond James Stadium 11:00 AM Nov. 17 @ San Francisco* Levi's Stadium 2:05 PM The Cardinals and Falcons are mee ng for the 31st me in the regular season. -BYE- The teams split the fi rst 30 games in the series 15-15 and home fi eld advantage Dec. 1 L.A. RAMS* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM has played a major role. The home team has a combined 22-8 record in the regular season with the Cardinals holding a 9-2 mark. Atlanta has never won at Dec. 8 PITTSBURGH* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM State Farm Stadium. Dec. 15 CLEVELAND* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM Dec. 22 @ Sea le* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM This week's game marks the sixth regular season game between the Cardi- Dec. 29 @ L.A. Rams* L.A. Memorial Coliseum 2:25 PM nals and Falcons in the last eight seasons. On the fi eld Sunday will be two of the NFL's most prolifi c receivers over the # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football last decade-plus in AZ's Larry Fitzgerald and ATL's Julio Jones. The pair have * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions combined for 2,056 recep ons, 27,727 receiving yards and 173 TD catches and have a combined 100 games with 100+ receiving yards. Making his second regular season visit to State Farm Stadium is Falcons QB Ma Ryan. In his last game at the venue, Ryan threw four INTs to just one TD. In six career games against the Cardinals, Ryan has thrown more INTs THIS WEEK'S HIG HLIG HTS (11) than TD passes (10). Last week the Cardinals earned their fi rst victory of the year with a 26-23 • This week the Cardinals host the Atlanta Falcons, who are winless in three win at Cincinna . Rookie QB Kyler Murray directed the victory, throwing visits to State Farm Stadium (including postseason). for 253 yards and adding a career-high 93 rushing yards. Arizona piled up • The Cardinals and Falcons are ed for the NFL lead with 11 forced fumbles 514 total yards in the victory, including 266 yards and a pair of rushing TDs. this season. On the other side, Arizona (1) is one of just three teams in the NFL The Falcons fell to the Texans 53-32 in Houston in one of the highest-scoring with one or fewer fumbles in 2019 and one of three teams that have yet to games in the NFL this season. Atlanta led 17-16 at hal ime but the Texans lose a fumble. scored 37 second half points en route to the win. • Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald (49) and Falcons WR Julio Jones (51) have Next week the Cardinals travel to New York to face the Giants. It will be combined for 100 career games with 100+ receiving yards. The duo has also Arizona's third road game of the year and third in the Eastern Time Zone. combined for 17 career Pro Bowl selec ons and at least one of the two have been named to the Pro Bowl in each of the last 12 seasons (2007-18). • Last Sunday’s victory over the Bengals marked the fi rst career win for Cardi- G AME RELEASE INDEX nals head coach Kliff Kingsbury and QB Kyler Murray. • The Cardinals amassed 514 total yards (266 rushing; 248 net passing) against Page Contents the Bengals last week. Prior to last Sunday, the last me Arizona had 500+ to- 2 Celebra ng the life and legacy of William V. Bidwill tal yards and 250+ rushing yards in a game was on 11/20/60 at Washington. 3 Cardinals-Falcons Series Info 4 By The Numbers / What To Look For / Crucial Catch Info • Through fi ve games, Murray has completed 126-of-201 pass a empts for 5 Highlights from Week 5 Win at Cincinna 1,324 yards and 4 TDs and added 206 yards and two TDs on 28 rushing at- 6 Kyler Murray Highlights tempts. He is the fi rst player in NFL history with 1,300+ passing yards and 7 Larry Fitzgerald Passes Gonzalez for #2 all- me / Where Fitz Ranks 200+ rushing yards in his fi rst fi ve career games. 8 David Johnson Highlights / Cards Rookies in '19 / Chris an Kirk th 9 2019 Defensive Highlights / Palmer Ring of Honor • RB David Johnson posted 156 yards from scrimmage last week, the 27 10 Terrell Suggs & Chandler Jones Highlights me in his career he has totaled 100+ scrimmage yards in a game. Johnson 11 NFL 100 / Cardinals History in NFL joins Carolina RB Chris an McCaff rey, Minnesota RB Dalvin Cook and New Or- 12 Michael Bidwill Highlights / State Farm Stadium leans RB Alvin Kamara as the only players in the NFL with 250+ rushing yards 13-15 Fitzgerald Career Highlights and 200+ receiving yards this season. 16 Rookie Defenders / Special Teams Highlights 17-19 Coaching Staff Highlights / Kingsbury Highlights • Cards K Zane Gonzalez leads the NFL with 14 FGs this season and ranks sec- 20 Cardinals in the Community ond in the NFL with 48 total points behind Rams K Greg Zuerlein (50). BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: FOX / Play-By-Play: Thom Brennaman Analyst: Chris Spielman Sideline: Megan Olivi Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Paul Calvisi Cardinals Spanish Radio: TU-DN Phoenix 105.1 FM / Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 WILLIAM V. BIDWILL ( 1931-2019) THE LIFE O F MR. B STATEMENTS REGARDING THE PASSING OF ARIZONA CARDINALS OWNER BILL BIDWILL William V. (Bill) Bidwill passed away on October 2 at the age of 88. “Our dad passed away today the same way he lived his life: CARDINALS WIDE RECEIVER LARRY peacefully, with grace, dignity and surrounded by family and FITZGERALD: “The NFL family lost a pioneer loved ones,” said Cardinals President Michael Bidwill. “We are today. Bill Bidwill loved the Arizona Cardinals overwhelmed by the support our family has received, not only and the great State of Arizona. He paved the now but throughout the latest chapter of his life. We are espe- way for so many by being on the forefront of cially grateful to the nurses, doctors and other caregivers whose giving minori es the opportunity to thrive as endless kindness and compassion in recent years have made our dad’s life so meaningful. Above all else, we will remember him coaches and execu ves in the NFL. He was as a man devoted to the three central pillars of his life – his im- also a man of quiet generosity giving of his mense faith, his love for his family and his life-long passion for the me and resources to make lives be er.” Cardinals and the sport of football.” NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL: “Bill Bidwill was part Born on July 31, 1931 in Chicago, he is the son of Charles and Violet Bidwill. His father pur- of the NFL family his en re life, star ng from his days as a ball boy chased the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL in 1932, star ng Bill's life-long associa on with the through his me as an owner. Although never one to seek the spot- team which spanned eight decades and started as a ball boy when he was a child. A two- light, Bill had an incredible sense of humor and he made extraor- sport athlete playing football and baseball at Georgetown Prep outside of Washington, DC, dinary contribu ons to the NFL. Bill’s vision brought the Cardinals, Bidwill received the school’s highest honor, the Insignis Medal, in 1990 and was selected to the NFL and mul ple Super Bowls to Arizona. He was a leader in the school’s Athle c Hall of Fame in 2017. embracing diversity and employed the fi rst African American fe- A er earning his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, Bidwill proudly served male execu ve, and the fi rst African American general manager in the United States Navy before taking on a full- me role with the team in 1960.