Arizona Cardinals Football Club Game Release Game #2 Sunday, September 16, 2012 – 10:00 AM (MST) THIS WEEK’S GAME ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-0) The Cardinals travel to New England this week looking to improve to 2-0 on the season and snap a five game winless streak against the Patriots. The Cardinals bring with them an 8-2 record over the last 10 games, a record that trails only vs. New England’s 9-1 mark over the same period. Last week the Cards won their third-straight season opener by downing the division rival Seahawks 20-16 at University of th NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-0) Phoenix Stadium. In front of the stadium’s 66 consecutive sellout crowd, the Cards earned their sixth straight home win, Gillette Stadium which trails only Baltimore (11) among active streaks. After taking a 13-3 lead early in the third quarter, miscues on offense and special teams led to the Seahawks coming back ARIZONA CARDINALS and taking a 16-13 lead with under 10 minutes remaining. On the ensuing drive, Cards starting QB John Skelton suffered 2012 SEASON SCHEDULE an ankle injury while completing a pass to WR Andre Roberts Regular Season and was forced from the game. Backup Kevin Kolb entered Date Opponent AZ Time and completed 6 of 8 pass attempts for 66 yards on Arizona’s Sun., Sep. 9 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS W, 20-16 game-winning drive, including a six-yard TD pass to Roberts Sun., Sep. 16 @ New England Patriots 10:00 AM that gave Arizona a 20-16 lead. An 18-play drive by the Sun., Sep. 23 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:05 PM Seahawks on the next possession was halted by the Cards Sun., Sep. 30 MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:05 PM defense after Seattle reached the AZ red zone. Seattle ran Thurs., Oct. 4 @ St. Louis Rams+ 5:20 PM six plays inside the AZ 15-yard line but was held scoreless. Sun., Oct. 14 BUFFALO BILLS 1:05 PM New England returns home with a 1-0 record following a 34- Sun., Oct. 21 @ Minnesota Vikings 10:00 AM 13 victory over Tennessee. QB Tom Brady threw for two TDs Mon., Oct. 29 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS# 5:30 PM while RB Stevan Ridley totaled 125 yards and a TD on the Sun., Nov. 4 @ Green Bay Packers 11:00 AM ground. Meanwhile, the Pats defense held Titans All-Pro RB Sun., Nov. 11 BYE Chris Johnson to just four yards on 11 carries. Sun., Nov. 18 @ Atlanta Falcons* 11:00 AM Sun., Nov. 25 ST. LOUIS RAMS* 2:25 PM Arizona returns home to face Philadelphia next week while Sun., Dec. 2 @ NY Jets* 11:00 AM the Patriots travel to Baltimore. Sun., Dec. 9 @ Seattle Seahawks* 2:25 PM 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 Bill Belichick 45-42 Overall Record 193-104 # Monday Night on ESPN 41-40 Regular Season Record 176-97 +Thursday Night on NFL Network 4-2 Playoff Record 17-7 * Subject to flexible scheduling decisions 6th Years as Head Coach in NFL 18th 6th Years with team 13th 2012 NFC WEST STANDINGS The Cardinals defeated the Seattle Seahawks 20-16 in the season BROADCAST INFORMATION opener and are tied with San Francisco atop the NFC West TELEVISION CARDINALS RADIO standings. The Niners defeated Green Bay 30-22. Network: FOX Flagship: News Talk 92.3 FM Elsewhere in the NFC West, the St. Louis Rams fell to 0-1 after Play-by-Play: Dick Stockton Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch losing a last minute decision to Detroit 27-23. Analyst: John Lynch Analyst: Ron Wolfley Sideline: Jennifer Hale Sideline: Paul Calvisi 2012 NFC West Standings Team W L PF PA Hm Road Div CARDINALS SPANISH RADIO Arizona 1 0 20 16 1-0 0-0 1-0 Flagship: KVVA 107.1 FM San Francisco 1 0 30 22 0-0 1-0 0-0 Play-by-Play: Gabriel Trujillo St. Louis 0 1 23 27 0-0 0-1 0-0 Analyst: Rolando Cantu Seattle 0 1 16 20 0-0 0-1 0-1 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 & PATRIOTS IN 2012 SERIES NOTES th CARDINALS CATEGORY PATRIOTS The Cardinals and the Patriots meet for the 13 1-0 Record 1-0 time in a series that is even at six games apiece. 20 Points Scored 34 Despite each team having six wins in the all-time 16 Points Allowed 13 series, the Cardinals have dropped five straight to New England and have not defeated the 2 Touchdowns Scored 4 Patriots since 1991. 1 Touchdowns Allowed 1 The Cardinals are making just their third trip to 1 Rushing TDs 1 New England dating back to 1985 and the team 1 Passing TDs 2 makes just its second regular season visit to 0 Return TDs 1 Gillette Stadium. 0 Rushing TDs Allowed 0 1 Passing TDs Allowed 1 0 Return TDs Allowed 0 THE HISTORY 1/5 Sacked/Yards Lost 1/8 Overall Regular Season Series: 6-6 2/1 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 Cardinals on the road vs. NE: 2-2 1 Had Intercepted 0 Cardinals last win: 9/29/91 vs. NE, W, 24-10 First Meeting: 11/8/70 vs. Bos, W, 31-0 2/2 Field Goals Made/Attempted 2/2 Last Meeting: 12/21/08 @ NE, L, 47-7 253.0 Total Yards Per Game 390.0 254.0 Opp. Total Yards Per Game 284.0 Last 10 Meetings 43.0 Rushing Yards Per Game 162.0 Date Site Result Dec. 21, 2008 New England L, 7-47 115.0 Opp. Rushing Yards Per Game 20.0 Sep. 19, 2004 Arizona L, 12-23 210.0 Passing Yards Per Game 228.0 Oct. 31, 1999 Arizona L, 3-27 139.0 Opp. Passing Yards Per Game 264.0 Sep. 15, 1996 New England L, 0-31 Even Turnover Ratio +2 Oct. 10, 2003 Arizona L, 21-23 26:26 Average Time of Possession 31:01 Sep. 29, 1991 Arizona W, 24-10 30/28/22 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 8t/3/20 Nov. 25, 1990 Arizona W, 34-14 4/20/3 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 9t/2/18 Dec. 2, 1984 New England W, 33-10 0/0 2-Point Conversions 0/0 Nov. 29, 1981 New England W, 27-20 vs. PHI Next Week @ BAL Sep. 10, 1978 St. Louis L, 6-16 LAST WEEK’S GAME CARDINALS 20, Seahawks 16 STATISTICS September 9, 2012 – University of Phoenix Stadium (60,032) SEA AZ The Cardinals earned a hard-fought week 1 victory by relying on a stout defense and resilient First Downs 18 18 offense. Despite taking over in some tough spots following turnovers and long kick returns, the AZ 3rd Down Eff. (Pct) 5-16 (31) 3-10 (30) defense was strong and allowed just one TD in 70 plays. It helped keep the game close, especially as the offense struggled to find its rhythm in the 2nd half. However, that offense produced when it needed Total Plays 70 57 to most and under some very adverse conditions. Starter John Skelton, who had won the job in Avg. Gain 3.6 4.4 preseason, was knocked from the game with an ankle injury with just over 8 minutes to play. In came Rushes-Yards 33-115 20-43 Kevin Kolb with the Cards down 3. He proved more than capable and led the go-ahead TD drive. After Net Passing Yards 139 210 that, the Cards defense had to turn away one last Seattle threat in a furious and controversial finish. Total Net Yards 254 253 Seattle’s game-opening drive ended when Steven Hauschka’s 50-yard FG try was blocked by th Passing (A-C-I) 34-18-1 36-20-1 Calais Campbell, the 6 of his career. However 2 plays later RB Ryan Williams fumbled it back to SEA Sacked by Opp. 3-14 1-4 at the AZ42, setting up a 27-yard FG. The Cards answered with a 13-play, 75-yard drive that reached Punts-Average 4-46.3 5-47.6 the 3 & tied it with a 21-yard Jay Feely FG. WR Andre Roberts keyed the effort with a 15-yard reverse and 2-26 receiving. AZ took the lead on its next drive when LaRod Stephens-Howling scored from a Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 yard out to make it 10-3. Penalties 13-90 10-102 The Cards took advantage of a Paris Lenon fumble recovery and went up 10 early in the 3rd thanks Time of Possession 33:34 26:26 to a 31-yard Feely FG. That lead would soon disappear as Seattle scored 13 straight. Leon Weather: Indoors Washington’s 83-yard KOR set-up a 10-yard Russell Wilson TD pass to Sidney Rice. On the next play from scrimmage Skelton tried to throw it away but was INT’d on the sideline at the AZ34 by CB Richard RUSHING Sherman. The Cards D forced Seattle to settle for a 47-yard game-tying FG.