VS AUGUST 30, 2015 5:00 P.M. PT | O.CO COLISEUM OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE 1220 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY | ALAMEDA, CA 94502 | RAIDERS.COM PRESEASON WEEK 3 | AUGUST 30, 2015 | 5:00 P.M. PT | O.CO COLISEUM VS. 1-1 0-2 GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders return home for the third preseason Date: Sunday, August 30 game on their schedule, a nationally-televised contest on NBC’s Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. PT Sunday Night Football against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Site: O.co Coliseum (1966) Aug. 30 at 5:00 p.m. PT at O.co Coliseum. This will mark the sec- Capacity/Surface: 56,063/Overseeded Bermuda ond straight year that Oakland has been on national television for Preseason: Raiders lead, 7-6 their third preseason game, as the team’s match-up against the Regular Season: Raiders lead, 5-4 Packers in Green Bay was on CBS in 2014. Arizona returns to the Coliseum after visiting last year during the regular season, win- ning the Week 7 match-up by a final of 24-13. Last week, the Raid- ers had their first road trip of 2015, falling at Minnesota, 12-20. The Cardinals will play the entire AFC West division in their four preseason games this year, and they lost to the San Diego Char- gers last week, 19-22, and to the Kansas City Chiefs, 19-34 the week before. RB Latavius Murray led the offense early on against the Vi- kings last week, picking up 20 rushing yards on four carries and a 2-yard touchdown run through two drives. QB Derek Carr and WR Amari Cooper had their first explosive connection of the preseason, connecting on a 40-yard completion that set up Mur- ray’s touchdown. Oakland’s defense created two turnovers on the night, starting with an interception by S Jonathan Dowling in the QUICK HIT VS. ARIZONA second quarter. LB Ben Heeney, who led the team in tackles, and The Raiders are 7-6 against the Cardinals all-time in the pre- DE Mario Edwards Jr. combined for a sack-fumble in the second season, including 3-4 at home and 1-2 in the third preseason half that was recovered by DE Shelby Harris. game. Next week, the Raiders will have a quick turnaround for their final preseason game in Seattle against the Seahawks on Thurs- day, Sept. 3, while the Cardinals go to Denver to play the Broncos. QUOTING DEL RIO “It was our first time on the road. We’ll learn how to travel better, 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS play better on the road. We did some good things and some things PRESEASON (1-1) need to be corrected. It doesn’t feel as good as last week, but it’s Fri., Aug. 14 ST. LOUIS RAMS W, 18-3 similar. There was some growth. There were some areas where Sat., Aug. 22 at Minnesota Vikings L, 12-20 we’re going to need to be better. It’s that time of year. It’s camp. Sun., Aug. 30 ARIZONA CARDINALS 5:00 p.m. NBC You’re going to like some of it, you’re not going to like some of it. Thu., Sept. 3 at Seattle Seahawks 7:00 p.m. KTVU/KICU You go home happy if you get a win, and you don’t go home happy if you don’t.” - Raiders Head Coach Jack Del Rio REGULAR SEASON Sun., Sept. 13 CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:25 p.m. CBS Sun., Sept. 20 BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:05 p.m. CBS BROADCAST INFORMATION Sun., Sept. 27 at Cleveland Browns 10:00 a.m. CBS TELEVISION Sun., Oct. 4 at Chicago Bears 10:00 a.m. CBS NBC Sunday Night Football Sun., Oct. 11 DENVER BRONCOS 1:25 p.m. CBS Play-by-play: Al Michaels Sun., Oct. 18 Bye Week Sun., Oct. 25 at San Diego Chargers 1:05 p.m. CBS Color Analyst: Cris Collinsworth Sun., Nov. 1 NEW YORK JETS 1:05 p.m. CBS Sideline: Michele Tafoya Sun., Nov. 8 at Pittsburgh Steelers 10:00 a.m. CBS Producer: Fred Gaudelli Sun., Nov. 15 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:05 p.m. FOX Director: Drew Esocoff Sun., Nov. 22 at Detroit Lions 10:00 a.m. CBS Sun., Nov. 29 at Tennessee Titans 10:00 a.m. CBS RADIO Sun., Dec. 6 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 1:05 p.m. CBS Raiders Radio Network (23 stations) Sun., Dec. 13 at Denver Broncos 1:05 p.m. CBS Flagship: 95.7 The Game Sun., Dec. 20 GREEN BAY PACKERS 1:05 p.m. FOX Play-by-play: Greg Papa Thu., Dec. 24 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 5:25 p.m. NFLN Color Analyst: Tom Flores Sun., Jan. 3, 2016 at Kansas City Chiefs 10:00 a.m. CBS Sideline: Lincoln Kennedy Will Kiss, Senior Director of Media Relations - (510) 780-3020 | Erin Exum, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3219 | Billy Jones, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3028 Adam Klionsky, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3014 RAIDERS VS. CARDINALS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2014 RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE • Raiders General Manager Reggie McKenzie was a linebacker RAIDERS CARDINALS with the Phoenix Cardinals from 1989-90, where he played with Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Cardinals running backs coach Stump Mitchell (running back/ Total Offense 282.2 32 319.8 24 return specialist) in 1989. Rush Offense 77.5 32 81.8 31 Pass Offense 204.7 26 238.0 14 • Raiders wide receivers coach Rob Moore finished his playing Points Per Game 15.8 31 19.4 24 career with seven seasons (1995-2001) as an Arizona Cardinal. Third-Down Off. % 33.9 28 40.2 16 Moore later worked as wide receivers coach at Phoenix (Ari.) Ju- Fourth-Down Off. % 60.0 3t 75.0 1 nior College in 2009. Red Zone Off. (TD%) 72.4 1 42.1 30 • Raiders DT Dan Williams spent five seasons (2010-14) with the DEFENSE Cardinals after being drafted by Arizona in the 2010 NFL Draft. RAIDERS CARDINALS Category Stats Rank Stats Rank • Raiders DT Ricky Lumpkin spent three seasons (2011-13) with Total Defense 357.6 21 368.2 24 Arizona. Rush Defense 119.4 22 108.7 13 Pass Defense 238.1 16 259.5 29 • Cardinals QB Carson Palmer played two seasons (2011-12) Points Per Game 28.3 32 18.7 5 with the Raiders, appearing in 25 games with 24 starts. Third-Down Def. % 38.5 14 37.7 12 Fourth-Down Def. % 44.4 14 38.5 10 • Cardinals DE LaMarr Woodley played for the Raiders in 2014, Red Zone Def. (TD%) 52.6 15 43.9 3 starting 5-of-6 games he played in. TEAM • Cardinals T Jared Veldheer was originally a third-round pick RAIDERS CARDINALS (69th overall) of the Raiders in the 2010 NFL Draft and went on to Category Stats Rank Stats Rank start 48 games for Oakland from 2010-13. Turnover Ratio -15 32 +8 5 Penalties 115 22t 91 6 • Cardinals DE Matt Shaughnessy played for the Raiders from Penalty Yards 939 20t 707 5 2009-12, totaling 15.5 sacks over his four seasons in Oakland. • Cardinals linebackers coach Bob Sanders held the same posi- tion with the Raiders from 2013-14. WEEKLY SCHEDULE Wednesday, Aug. 26 • Cardinals cornerbacks coach Kevin Ross coached safeties with 11:48 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. (approx.) ... Practice, open to media; the Raiders from 2010-11. Videography/photography limited 1:55 p.m. (approx.) ..................... Head Coach Jack Del Rio and • Raiders Head Coach Jack Del Rio (linebacker) and offensive line coach Mike Tice (tight end) played under Cardinals assistant QB Derek Carr available head coach/offense Tom Moore with the Minnesota Vikings from Most players available upon request 1992-93, where Moore was the assistant head coach/offensive co- ordinator/quarterbacks/wide receivers. Moore also coached as- Thursday, Aug. 27 sistant defensive backs coach Rod Woodson with the Pittsburgh 11:48 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. (approx.) ... Practice, open to media; Steelers from 1987-89. Videography/photography limited College Connections 1:55 p.m. (approx.) ..................... Offensive coordinator Bill • Raiders WR Andre Holmes and Cardinals T Jared Veldheer are Musgrave and defensive two of only six players in NFL history from Division II Hillsdale coordinator Ken Norton, Jr. College, and their meeting in Week 7 last season marked the sec- available ond ever meeting between two players from Hillsdale. Most players available upon request • Cardinals RB Stepfan Taylor attended Stanford from 2009-12 and rushed for 40 touchdowns in his career, while DE Josh Mauro Friday, Aug. 28 played at Stanford from 2010-13. 11:05 - 11:30 a.m. (approx.) ........ Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited Hometown/Family Connections 12:20 p.m.................................... Head Coach Jack Del Rio and • Raiders team travel and logistics coordinator Pete Caraccio- most players available upon lo’s brother, Matt Caracciolo, works as football operations coor- request dinator for the Cardinals. • Cardinals DT Alameda Ta’amu was born in Alameda, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 29 ...................... No availability where the Raiders’ practice facility is located. Sunday, Aug. 30 • Cardinals OLB Lorenzo Alexander was born in Oakland, Calif., 5:00 p.m. .................................... Raiders vs. Arizona Cardinals and attended Saint Mary’s College High School in Berkeley, before playing at Cal from 2001-04. Monday, Aug. 31 ........................ No availability • Cardinals S Deone Bucannon is a Fairfield, Calif. native and at- tended Vanden High School. All times are Pacific and subject to change. RAIDERS VS. CARDINALS 2014 STATISTICAL LEADERS CARDINALS SNAPSHOT RAIDERS CARDINALS Overview: Led by third-year Head Coach Bruce Arians, the Car- Passing Yards dinals are coming off consecutive 10-win seasons, including an Derek Carr ........