PRESEASON WEEK 1 GAME RELEASE #DALvsAZ Mark Dal ton - Sr. Vice Presid ent, Med ia Rel ations Ch ris Mel vin - Sr. Director, Med ia Rel ations Mike Hel m - Sr. Manag er, Med ia Rel ations Chase Russell - Manager, Corporate Communications Imani Suber - Media Relations Coordinator DALLAS COWBOYS VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS State Farm Stadium | August 13, 2021 | 7:00 PM THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW ARIZONA CARDINALS - 2021 SCHEDULE For the fi rst me in nearly two years - or 716 days to be specifi c - the Cardinals Preseason will play in a preseason game when they host the Dallas Cowboys at State Farm Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time Stadium on Friday (8/13). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic eliminang the 2020 preseason, this week's game comes just two days shy of two years since the Aug. 13 DALLAS State Farm Stadium 7:00 PM Cardinals last hosted a preseason game. Aug. 20 KANSAS CITY+ State Farm Stadium 5:00 PM Aug. 28 @ New Orleans Caesars Superdome 5:00 PM Arizona's preseason opener vs. Dallas is the fi rst of three` contests for the Car- dinals before they embark on the new 17-game regular season in 2021. Ari- Regular Season zona will host Kansas City next week and then travel to New Orleans for the Date Opponent Loca on AZ Time preseason finale before beginning the regular season at Tennessee in Week 1. Sep. 12 @ Tennessee Nissan Stadium 10:00 AM This week’s game marks the seventh all- me preseason mee ng between the Sep. 19 MINNESOTA State Farm Stadium 1:05 PM the Cardinals and Cowboys. Arizona enters this week's game with a 5-1 all- me Sep. 26 @ Jacksonville TIAA Bank Field 10:00 AM record vs. Dallas in the preseason. Oct. 3 @ L.A. Rams SoFi Stadium 1:05 PM The former division opponents - who ba led yearly as members of the NFC East Oct. 10 SAN FRANCISCO* State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM from 1970-2001 - have met 89 mes in the regular season. The 90 mee ng Oct. 17 @ Cleveland* FirstEnergy Stadium 1:05 PM will come later this season when the Cardinals travel to Dallas in Week 17. The Oct. 24 HOUSTON* State Farm Stadium 1:25 PM teams played in Week 6 last season at Dallas when Arizona earned a 38-10 vic- Oct. 28 GREEN BAY# State Farm Stadium 5:20 PM tory on Monday Night Football. With the win the Cardinals improved to 5-1 in Nov. 7 @ San Francisco* Levi's Stadium 2:25 PM their last six games vs. Dallas and also improved to 2-0 all me at AT&T Stadium. Nov. 14 CAROLINA* State Farm Stadium 2:05 PM Nov. 21 @ Sea le* Lumen Field 2:25 PM Like every year, the Cardinals season begins with a host of new faces on the -BYE- roster. A mix of 41 veterans and rookies will experience their fi rst game in a Car- Dec. 5 @ Chicago* Soldier Field 11:00 AM dinals uniform on Friday. Among the veterans new to Arizona are Pro Bowlers Dec. 13 L.A. RAMS+ State Farm Stadium 6:15 PM DL J.J. Wa , WR A.J. Green, CB Malcolm Butler, OL Rodney Hudson, RB James Dec. 19 @ Detroit* Ford Field 11:00 AM Conner and K Ma Prater. The rookie class is highlighted by fi rst round pick LB Dec. 25 INDIANAPOLIS^ State Farm Stadium 6:15 PM Zaven Collins and second round pick WR Rondale Moore. Jan. 2 @ Dallas* AT&T Stadium 11:00 AM Among the players returning for Arizona this season are 2020 Pro Bowlers QB Jan. 9 SEATTLE* State Farm Stadium 2:25 PM Kyler Murray, WR DeAndre Hopkins and S Budda Baker. The trio highlights a talented group looking to build on a solid 2020 campaign in which Arizona fi n- + ESPN # FOX/NFL Network Thursday Night Football ished with the NFL's #6 ranked off ense and a defense that ranked in the top 10 in TDs allowed, sacks, tackles for loss and pass defense. ^ NFL Network * Subject to fl exible scheduling decisions The Cowboys made their preseason debut last week in Canton, OH when they took on the Pi sburgh Steelers in the Hall of Fame Game. Dallas fell to Pi s- burgh 16-3 in the inaugural game of the 2021 NFL season. Next week (8/20) the Cardinals host the defending AFC Champion Kansas City THIS WEEK'S HIG HLIG HTS Chiefs at State Farm Stadium in a game that will air na onally on ESPN. On Friday the Cardinals kick off their 2021 preseason slate when they wel- G AME RELEASE INDEX come the Dallas Cowboys to State Farm Stadium. • The Cardinals and Cowboys will meet again during the regular season, Page Contents when Arizona travels to Dallas in Week 17. 2 Cardinals-Cowboys Preseason Series • In addion to airing locally on 12 News KPNX-TV (NBC), Friday's Cardi- 3 By The Numbers / State Farm Stadium Info nals-Cowboys matchup can be seen naonally on NFL Network. Arizona's 4 New Faces in 2021 / Wa & Jones Pairing preseason contest vs. Kansas City next week will air naonally on ESPN. 5-6 Schedule Notes / Roster Highlights • Friday's game takes place six days a er the 24 birthday of QB Kyler 7 2021 Dra Class Breakdown 8 Cardinals Leadership / Michael Bidwill / Steve Keim Murray (8/7) and four days a er the 42ⁿ birthday of head coach Kliff 9 2020 Season Highlights Kingsbury (8/9). 10-11 Kyler Murray Highlights • Since the beginning of 2021, Arizona has added 6 Pro Bowl players, 4 All- 12-13 DeAndre Hopkins Highlights Pros, 4 college All-Americans, the 2020 Na onal Defensive Player of the Year 14 A.J. Green Highlights and a Paul Hornung Award winner (most versale college player in the na on). 15 Chase Edmonds / James Conner / Chris an Kirk A total of 41 new players could make their Cardinals debut this week. That 16-17 J.J. Wa Highlights 18 Chandler Jones Highlights includes 31 veterans acquired during the free agent period, 7 dra picks and 3 19 Budda Baker / Robert Alford / Malcolm Butler rookie free agents. 20 Special Teams Highlights / Prater / Lee / Gardeck Arizona enters the 2021 season with OL D.J. Humphries (2015) and LS Aaron 21-30 2020 Sta s cs / Rosters / Depth Chart Brewer (2016) as the team's longest tenured players on the roster. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: KPNX 12 News (NBC) / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Paul Calvisi Analyst: Drew Stanton Cardinals Spanish Radio: KQMR 100.3 FM / Play-By-Play: Luis Hernandez Analyst: Rolando Cantu 1 CARDINALS-COWBOYS CONNECTIONS CARDINALS-COWBOYS PRESEASON SERIES COWBOYS CONNECTIONS The Cardinals make their 2021 debut on Friday in a matchup against the Cardinals CB Daryl Worley played in seven games (4 starts) for Dallas during Dallas Cowboys. It marks the 97th all- me mee ng between the former the 2020 season. NFC East foes, including preseason and postseason. Cardinals OL Marcus Henry appeared in one game for the Cowboys in 2020. This week’s game marks the seventh all- me preseason mee ng be- Cardinals LB Devon Kennard’s father, Derek Kennard Sr., played for the Cow- tween the two teams and the Cardinals fourth me hos ng the Cowboys. boys from 1994-96 and won Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, The Cardinals enter this week's game with a 5-1 all- me record vs. Dallas AZ with the team. in the preseason. Cardinals CB Picasso Nelson’s great uncle, Eugene Bowen, was selected by The former division opponents - who ba led yearly as members of the Dallas in the 10th round of the 1967 NFL Dra . NFC East from 1970-2001 - have met 89 mes during the regular season. CARDINALS CONNECTIONS The 90 mee ng will come later this season when the Cardinals travel Cowboys Special Teams Coordinator John Fassel is the son of former NFL to Dallas in Week 17. The teams played in Week 6 last season at Dallas head coach Jim Fassel, the Cardinals off ensive coordinator in 1996. Jim passed away in June of 2021 at the age of 71. when Arizona earned a 38-10 victory on Monday Night Football. Cowboys CB C.J. Goodwin spent two games on Arizona's ac ve roster in 2017. CARDS-COWBOYS PRESEASON SERIES Cowboys Assistant Strength and Condi oning coach Cedric Smith played FB Overall Preseason Series: 5-1 for the Cardinals from 1996-97. Cardinals at home vs. Dallas: 3-0 Cardinals on the road vs. Dallas: 2-1 Cowboys WR Johnnie Dixon spent the 2019 season on Arizona's prac ce squad. First Mee ng: 8/13/60 vs. Dal, W, 20-13 (San Antonio) Cowboys S Darian Thompson was signed by Dallas off the Cardinals prac ce Last Mee ng: 8/26/18 @ Dal, W, 27-3 squad in 2018. Last Cardinals Win: 8/26/18 @ Dal, W, 27-3 DALLAS/TEXAS CONNECTIONS Cardinals S Chris Banjo (Sugar Land), OL Kelvin Beachum (Mexia), RB Eno Benjamin (Wylie), OL Josh Jones (Richmond), OL Koda Mar n (Manvel), QB Kyler Murray (Allen), S Deionte Thompson (Orange), WR JoJo Ward (Waco) 2020 SEASON STATISTICS and WR Antoine Wesley (Cibolo) are Texas na ves. Banjo and Beachum played college football at Southern Methodist, Jones played at Houston and SSttatisticatistic AZ Rank DAL Rank Wesley played at Texas Tech. Points Scored/Game 25.6 13 24.7 17 Cardinals WR Chris an Kirk played at Texas A&M from 2015-17 and totaled Points Allowed/Game 22.9 12 29.6 28 4,838 all-purpose yards and 33 total TDs.
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