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1 Arizona Cardinals Football Club Game Release Game #15 THIS WEEK S GAME The Cardinals host the Chicago Bears in the home finale of 2012 at University of Phoenix Stadium. The only two charter members of the NFL still in existence, the Cardinals and Bears face off for the 89 th time in a series that dates back to The Cardinals snapped a nine-game winless streak last week after taking down the visiting Detroit Lions at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cardinals scored four TDs off Detroit turnovers, including a franchise record 102-yard INT return by CB Greg Toler. A milestone game, SS Adrian Wilson became just the sixth player in league history with at least 25 sacks and 25 INTs in his career. Rookie QB Ryan Lindley also earned his first career victory and S Rashad Johnson scored his first career TD on a 53-yard INT return in the second quarter. Sunday s game against the Bears features two of the NFL s toughest and most opportunistic defenses. Arizona features the NFL s #4 ranked pass defense and leads the NFL with 22 INTs on the season. Chicago s defense is ranked 5 th overall and 6 th against the pass. The Bears lead the NFL with 37 takeaways, with their 21 INTs ranked second behind Arizona. Both defenses will be tested through the air, as this game also features two of the NFL s most talented WRs in Arizona s Larry Fitzgerald and Chicago s Brandon Marshall. Arizona CB Patrick Peterson who recorded his seventh INT of the year last week while defending the Lions Calvin Johnson will draw another one of the league s top receivers in Marshall. Injuries have continued to hurt the Cardinals in 2012, particularly on offense. Last week QB Kevin Kolb and starting C Rich Ohrnberger (who himself had replaced the injured Lyle Sendlein) became the 7th and 8th players on that side of the ball to be placed on injured reserve. In all, 16 Arizona players have combined to miss a total of 88 games in Next week, the Cardinals finish the 2012 season with a visit to San Francisco while Chicago travels to Detroit. THE COACHES Ken Whisenhunt Lovie Smith Overall Record Regular Season Record Playoff Record th /6 th Years as Head Coach in NFL/Team 9 th /9 th BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION CARDINALS RADIO Network: FOX Flagship: News Talk 92.3 (KTAR) Play-by-Play: Dick Stockton Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: John Lynch Analyst: Ron Wolfley Sideline: Jennifer Hale Sideline: Paul Calvisi COMPASS MEDIA CARDINALS SPANISH RADIO Play-By-Play: Matt Smith Flagship: KVVA FM Anlayst: Brian Baldinger Play-by-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu Sunday, December 23, :25 PM (MST) ARIZONA CARDINALS (5-9) ARIZONA CARDINALS 2012 SEASON SCHEDULE Regular Season Date Opponent AZ Time Sun., Sep. 9 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS W, Sun., Sep. New England Patriots W, Sun., Sep. 23 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES W, 27-6 Sun., Sep. 30 MIAMI DOLPHINS W, (OT) Thurs., Oct. St. Louis Rams+ L, 17-3 Sun., Oct. 14 BUFFALO BILLS L, (OT) Sun., Oct. Minnesota Vikings L, Mon., Oct. 29 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS# L, 24-3 Sun., Nov. Green Bay Packers L, Sun., Nov. 11 BYE Sun., Nov. Atlanta Falcons L, Sun., Nov. 25 ST. LOUIS RAMS L, Sun., Dec. NY Jets L, 7-6 Sun., Dec. Seattle Seahawks L, 58-0 Sun., Dec. 16 DETROIT LIONS W, Sun., Dec. 23 CHICAGO BEARS 2:25 PM Sun., Dec. San Francisco 49ers 2:25 PM # Monday Night on ESPN +Thursday Night on NFL Network Mark Dalton Vice President, Media Relations Mike Helm Media Relations Coordinator mdalton@cardinals.nfl.net 602/ mhelm@cardinals.nfl.net 602/ Chris Melvin Media Relations Manager Matt Storey Media Relations Coordinator cmelvin@cardinals.nfl.net 602/ mstorey@cardinals.nfl.net 602/ S. Hardy Drive, Tempe, AZ Phone: Fax: vs. CHICAGO BEARS (8-6) University of Phoenix Stadium THIS WEEK IN THE NFL WEEK 16 -All Times Arizona- Atlanta at Detroit 6:30 PM (ESPN) Saturday Oakland at Carolina 11:00 AM (CBS) Buffalo at Miami 11:00 AM (CBS) Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 11:00 AM (CBS) New England at Jacksonville 11:00 AM (CBS) Indianapolis at Kansas City 11:00 AM (CBS) New Orleans at Dallas 11:00 AM (FOX) Washington at Philadelphia 11:00 AM (FOX) St. Louis at Tampa Bay 11:00 AM (FOX) San Diego at NY Jets 11:00 AM (CBS) Tennessee at Green Bay 11:00 AM (CBS) Minnesota at Houston 11:00 AM (FOX) Cleveland at Denver 2:05 PM (CBS) Chicago at Arizona 2:25 PM (FOX) NY Giants at Baltimore 2:25 PM (FOX) San Francisco at Seattle 6:20 PM (NBC)

2 CARDINALS & BEARS IN 2012 CARDINALS CATEGORY BEARS 5-9 Record Points Scored Points Allowed Touchdowns Scored Touchdowns Allowed Rushing TDs 9 10 Passing TDs 19 3 Return TDs 8 10 Rushing TDs Allowed 6 17 Passing TDs Allowed 16 6 Return TDs Allowed 3 52/333 Sacked/Yards Lost 41/286 21/11 Fumbles/Lost 16/7 18 Had Intercepted 16 21/24 Field Goals Made/Attempted 23/ Total Yards Per Game Opp. Total Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Opp. Rushing Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Opp. Passing Yards Per Game Turnover Ratio :10 Average Time of Possession 31:37 32/32/29 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 29/12t/28 11/28/4 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 5/12/6 0/0 2-Point Conversions SF Next DET CARDINALS & BEARS THE LAST MEETING CARDINALS 41, Bears 21 November 8, 2009 Soldier Field (62,309) On an unseasonably warm November afternoon in Chicago, the Cardinals offense was even hotter. A week after throwing 5 INTs vs. Carolina, Kurt Warner matched his career-high with 5 scoring strikes. Warner TD passes ended the first four AZ drives and a pair of Neil Rackers FGs gave AZ points on its first 6 straight possessions. Two of the TDs went to Larry Fitzgerald who had 123 yards on 9 catches stepping up in the absence of fellow wideout Anquan Boldin (inactive/ankle). Behind a solid overall effort from the AZ o-line, Tim Hightower (77 yards) and Beanie Wells (72 yards) helped the Cardinal run game roll up 131 yards in the first half and 182 for the game. With the win, AZ remained a perfect 4-0 on the road in 09 and upped its overall mark to 5-3. For the 5 th time in 8 games, the Cards scored a TD on their opening drive. This one was an 11-yard Fitzgerald reception that capped an 8-play, 81-yard opening series. A key play was a 23-yard completion to Steve Breaston on 3 rd -n-10, the first of 8 straight third down conversions to open the game. Also pivotal was the game s 4 th play when Bears DT Tommie Harris was ejected for slugging AZ guard Deuce Lutui. Chicago did answer Arizona s opening TD drive with one of its own. A 42-yard Jay Cutler to Devin Hester pass led to the 1 st of TE Greg Olson s 3 TD catches on the day. But with a mix of run and pass, the Cards built a 28-7 lead thanks to Warner TD passes on the next three drives 6 yards to TE Ben Patrick, 17 to Fitzgerald and 15 to TE Anthony Becht. In the final minute of the first half, Bears kicker Robbie Gould was lined up for a 48-yard FG try but Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie deflected it. Antrel Rolle caught the miss 8 yards deep in the end zone and returned it 59 yards to the CHI49 with 0:22 left. It was enough time for Warner to move the team into position for Neil Rackers 43-yard FG as the half expired that gave AZ a 31-7 halftime lead. The lead grew to 34-7 on a 30-yard Rackers FG midway thru the 3 rd that provided that quarter s only points. A 3-yard Olsen TD catch made it and on the next AZ series Matt Leinart replaced Warner. However a pick by CB Zackary Bowman led to another Olsen TD that made it a 13-point game with 9:04 to go and Warner went back in. The Cardinal lead remained 13 when Chicago took over at its own 17 with 6:41 left. But on that drive s 3 rd play, S Matt Ware INT d Cutler and returned it 18 yards to the 17. It set up the game s final score, Warner s 4-yard TD to Breaston. CARDINALS BEARS Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score CARDS 1 12:13 Fitzgerald11-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 8-81, 2: Bears 1 9:13 Olsen 33-yard pass from Cutler (Gould kick) 6-90, 2: CARDS 1 3:26 Patrick 6-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 9-74, 5: CARDS 2 11:19 Fitzgerald 17-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 6-70, 3: CARDS 2 2:49 Becht 15-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 10-86, 5: CARDS 2 0:00 Rackers 43-yard FG 4-24, 0: CARDS 3 7:46 Rackers 30-yard FG 11-57, 5: Bears 4 11:50 Olsen 3-yard pass from Cutler (Gould kick) 9-93, 4: Bears 4 9:04 Olsen 20-yard pass from Cutler (Gould kick) 3-28, 0: CARDS 4 4:30 Breaston 4-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) 4-17, 2: SERIES NOTES The Cardinals and Bears meet this week for the 89 th time in a series that dates back to the NFL s inaugural season of 1920, when the Chicago Cardinals took on the Decatur Staleys. The Bears hold a advantage in the all-time series. Originally founded as the Chicago Cardinals, the Cards met the Bears twice a year from 1920 to Since the team moved to Arizona in 1988, the Cards and Bears have met just seven times, with the most recent matchup coming in THE HISTORY Overall Regular Season Series: Cardinals at home vs. Chi: Cardinals last win: Chi, First Meeting: 11/28/20 vs. Dec, W, 7-6 Last Meeting: Chicago, W, Last 10 Meetings Date Result Chicago Cardinals 41, Bears 21 Arizona Bears 24, Cardinals 23 Chicago Bears 28, Cardinals 3 Chicago Bears 20, Cardinals 13 Arizona Cardinals 20, Bears 7 Arizona Bears 19, Cardinals 16 (OT) Arizona Bears 31, Cardinals 21 St. Louis Cardinals 38, Bears 21 Chicago Cardinals 10, Bears 7 Chicago Bears 42, Cardinals 6 STATISTICS AZ CHI First Downs rd Down Eff. (Pct) 8-14 (57) 5-13 (38) Total Plays Avg. Gain Rushes-Yards Net Passing Yards Total Net Yards Passing (A-C-I) Sacked by Opp.-YL Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties Time of Possession 33:16 26:44 Weather: Sunny, 65 degrees, 71% humidity, Winds SSE at 12 mph. RUSHING CARDS: Hightower 15-77; Wells 13-72; Breaston 1-25; Stephens-Howling 1-5; Warner 1-3. Bears: Forte 5-33; Peterson 2-23; Cutler 3-17; Hester 2-(-3). PASSING CARDS: Warner 22-31, 261 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT; Leinart 0-1, 0 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT. Bears: Cutler 29-47, 369 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVING CARDS: Fitzgerald 9-123, 2 TD; Breaston 5-66, TD; Doucet 4-31; Patrick 2-15, TD; Becht 1-15, TD; Hightower Bears: Bennett 7-93; Hester 6-94; Forte 6-74; Olsen 5-71, 3 TD; Knox 4-30; Clark 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS CARDS: Ware Bears: Bowman Cardinals vs. Bears #CHIvsAZ 2 of 43

3 CARDINALS-BEARS CONNECTIONS Former Cardinals Bears QB Josh McCown played for the Cardinals from He was a third-round pick (81 st overall) of Arizona s in the 2002 NFL Draft, and he started 22 games in four seasons with the team. Bears Assistant Special Teams coach Kevin O Dea served as special teams coach for the Cardinals from Former Bears Cardinals Scout Zac Canty joined the organization this year after spending the previous two seasons as a pro personnel assistant with the Bears. Canty is from Naperville and helped Naperville North High School to a league title as a senior and earned Sun News Player of the Year honors after his junior season. Arizona Connections Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith was a LBs coach at Arizona State University from on the staff of Larry Marmie. Bears Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach Rod Marinelli served as the defensive line coach at Arizona State University from Bears LB Lance Briggs was a three-time all-pac-10 selection at the University of Arizona where he attended school from Bears DL coach Mike Phair is from Mesa and played football at Mesa Community College from before playing at Arizona State from He later served as a graduate assistant coach at ASU from Bears LBs coach Bob Babich played LB at Mesa Community College from In 1984, Bears RBs coach Tim Spencer played RB for the Arizona franchise of the USFL. Bears Defensive Assistant/Nickelbacks Mikal Smith played safety at the University of Arizona from Illinois Connections Cardinals OLBs coach Ryan Slowik is from Vernon Hills, IL and attended Adlai Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. Cardinals C Scott Wedige attended Northern Illinois where he was a two-year starter and helped the Huskies to back-to-back 11- win seasons in 2010 and Pro/College Connections In 1989, Cardinals Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt and Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line coach Russ Grimm were teammates with Bears Offensive Coordinator Mike Tice on the Washington Redskins. Bears QB Jay Cutler ( ) and WR Brandon Marshall ( ) played for the Broncos with Cardinals LS Mike Leach ( ), Assistant Pro Personnel Director Quentin Harris (2007) and Scout Kyle Johnson ( ) and while Cardinals Outside Linebackers coach Ryan Slowik ( ) served as an assistant coach in Denver. Cardinals TE Jeff King ( ) and Bears DE Julius Peppers ( ) played together with the Panthers. Cardinals CB William Gay played for the Steelers with Bears TE Matt Spaeth from Cardinals S James Sanders was teammates with Bears CB Kelvin Hayden and WR Eric Weems with the Falcons in Cardinals FS Kerry Rhodes ( ) and CB William Gay ( ) played at Louisville with Bears RB Michael Bush ( ). Cardinals DE Calais Campbell ( ) was teammates at the University of Miami with Bears WR Devin Hester ( ). Cardinals T Nate Potter played at Boise State with Bears LB Shea McClellin from Cardinals G Adam Snyder and Bears DT Matt Toeaina were teammates at Oregon from Cardinals WR Early Doucet ( ) was teammates at LSU with Bears S Craig Steltz ( ) and they helped the Tigers win the 2007 National Championship. THE HISTORIC CONNECTION The Cardinals have a strong connection to the city of Chicago, where the franchise was founded as one of the charter members of the NFL. When the Cards called Chicago home, the team was located at the corner of 61 st and Racine. The street, along with faded jerseys from the University of Chicago, provided a name for the team, the Racine Cardinals. The Racine Cardinals became the Chicago Cardinals in 1922 when a team from Racine, WI joined the league. The same year the Cards would move into their new home in Comiskey Park, which they shared with baseball s White Sox for the next 37 years. Charles W. Bidwill, Sr., a vice president of the Chicago Bears, the Cardinals cross-town rivals, bought the team for $50,000 in 1932 and divested himself of his holdings in the Bears. That began a continuous period of family ownership of the Cardinals which continues to this day. The Cardinals are the oldest continuously owned franchise in pro football. Violet Bidwill assumed control of the franchise for 15 years following her husband s passing in Under Violet, the team won their second consecutive Western Division championship and made an appearance in the 1948 NFL championship game, a 7-0 loss in Philadelphia. Violet also oversaw the team s move from Chicago to St. Louis in The Cardinals and the Chicago Bears are the only two of the 11 charter members of the NFL still in existence. The Bears, originally based in Decatur, IL, moved to Chicago in 1921 where they were known as the Chicago Staleys for a year before becoming the Chicago Bears in WHERE HE GOT HIS START Just like the Cardinals franchise, General Manager Rod Graves got his start in the NFL in Chicago. Graves entered the league as a regional scout with the Bears in 1984, holding that position until 1993 when he was promoted to director of college scouting. A year later, he was promoted again, this time to director of player personnel, a position he held until We were very fortunate to have some very talented players some of the best to ever play the game, in my opinion, Graves has said of his time in Chicago, which included the 1985 Super Bowl Championship. I walked into a situation that had largely been put together by Jim Finks, the former GM, Bill Tobin (former player personnel director) and one of their former scouts, Jim Palmer. Those guys put together a very talented football team and I just happened to walk in at the right time Graves came to Arizona as the Assistant to the President in He was promoted to Vice President of Football Operations following the 2002 season and he is currently in his sixth season as the Cardinals General Manager. SEVEN SOLD OUT SEASONS If this week s matchup against the Chicago Bears sells out as expected, it will be the team s 73 rd consecutive sellout, every game (preseason, regular season and postseason) played in seven seasons at University of Phoenix Stadium. Dating back to the inaugural season in 06, the Cardinals hold a home record, including postseason. With the win over the Lions last week, Arizona improved to 4-3 at home this season, extending Ken Whisenhunt s franchise record for consecutive seasons with a.500 record or better at home to six seasons. Cardinals at Home Under Whisenhunt 2012: : 4-4 (1-0) 2011: : 6-2 (2-0) 2010: : 6-2 Cardinals vs. Bears #CHIvsAZ 3 of 43

4 LAST WEEK S GAME Game 14 CARDINALS 38, Lions 10 December 16, 2012 University of Phoenix Stadium (60,483) In a Week 15 match-up of 4-9 teams desperate for a win, the Cardinals capitalized on 4 Detroit turnovers converting each into TDs, including 2 pick sixes. The 38-point output was Arizona s largest of the year and the victory snapped a 9-game losing streak. Detroit entered the game with the NFL s #2 overall offense and #1 passing attack but the Cards defense limited the explosive Lions to just 10 points and sent them 3-n-out on 7 drives. QB Matthew Stafford threw 3 INTs and 0 TDs while enduring constant pressure. The game was scoreless until early in the 2 nd quarter when Lions RB Mikel Leshoure capped an 11- play, 73-yard drive with his 1-yard TD run that gave the visitors a 7-0 lead. The Lions forced a punt on the next AZ drive but the ensuing punt was muffed by Stefan Logan and Michael Adams eventually recovered at the DET5. On the very next snap, Beanie Wells tied the game with his 5-yard TD run. Later in the 2 nd CB Patrick Peterson INT d a Stafford pass intended for Calvin Johnson and returned it 31 yards to the DET3. It was Peterson s 4 th straight game with a pick and 7 th INT of the year; it quickly led to another Wells TD run that made it 14-7 with 3:20 left in the half. The Lions were moving just before halftime and had approached midfield before S Rashad Johnson stepped in front of a 3 rd -n-15 Stafford pass and returned it 53 yards for a TD that made it Arizona s opening drive of the 2 nd half resulted in a 51-yard Jay Feely FG that made it The Lions answered with Jason Hanson s 41-yarder that made it After the team s traded punts on the next 4 drives, Detroit marched deep into AZ territory and appeared to cut the deficit to 7 with a Stafford TD pass with 6:11 to play but it was negated by a delay of game penalty. Two plays later on 4 th -n-2 at the 4, CB Greg Toler picked off Stafford in the end zone and returned it a franchise record 102 yards for a score. Instead of shrinking to 7, the Arizona lead grew to 21. The next Detroit series ended when Adrian Wilson sacked Stafford on 4 th -n-10; with it Wilson became the 6 th player in NFL history to amass 25+ sacks and INTs in a career. One play after the Lions turned it over on downs, Wells scored his 3 rd TD of the day when he ran 31 yards down the right sideline for the game s final points. DE Calais Campbell had his best game of the year with 8 tackles, a sack and 3 QB hits. Punter Dave Zastudil set a team record with 6 punts inside the 20 and an offensive line shuffled due to injuries allowed just 1 sack. LIONS CARDINALS Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score Lions 2 12:51 Leshoure 1-yard run (Hanson kick) 11-73, 5: CARDS 2 9:18 Wells 5-yard run (Feely kick) 1-5, 0: CARDS 2 3:16 Wells 1-yard run Feely kick) 2-3, 0: CARDS 2 0:30 R. Johnson 53-yard INT return (Feely kick) CARDS 3 9:19 Feely 51-yard FG 8-30, 3: Lions 3 4:11 Hanson 41-yard FG 11-57, 5: CARDS 4 5:07 Toler 102-yard INT return (Feely kick) CARDS 4 3:39 Wells 31-yard run (Feely kick) 2-29, 0: STATISTICS DET AZ First Downs rd Down Eff. (Pct) 6-18 (33) 2-12 (17) Total Plays Avg. Gain Rushes-Yards Net Passing Yards Total Net Yards Passing (A-C-I) Sacked by Opp Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties Time of Possession 31:14 28:46 Weather: Sunny & clear, 57 degrees, 52% humidity, winds NW 4 mph. RUSHING Lions: Leshoure 14-55, TD; Bell 7-24; Thomas 1-5. CARDS: Wells 17-67, 3 TD; Stephens- Howling 5-20; Lindley 2-8; Powell 5-4. PASSING Lions: Stafford 24-50, 246 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT. CARDS: Lindley 14-21, 104 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT. RECEIVING Lions: C. Johnson ; Scheffler 3-36; Heller 2-18; Logan 2-18; Bell 2-13; Leshoure 2-4; Durham 1-14; K. Smith 1-13; Robiskie 1-9. CARDS: Fitzgerald 4-22; Floyd 3-37; Roberts 3-22; Housler 2-13; King 1-7; Stephens-Howling 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS Lions: Levy 1-(-1). CARDS: Toler 1-102, TD; R. Johnson 1-53, TD; Peterson WILSON JOINS THE 25/25 CLUB With his fourth quarter sack of Matthew Stafford on Sunday against the Lions, SS Adrian Wilson reached 25.5 sacks in his career. Combined with his 27 career INTs, he became just the sixth player in NFL history to record at least 25 sacks and 25 INTs in their career. All-Time Players with 25 Sacks/25 INTs Player (Years) Sacks Ints S Adrian Wilson (AZ, 2001-current) CB/S Ronde Barber (TB, 1997-current) S Brian Dawkins (Phi/Den, ) S Rodney Harrison (SD/NE, ) LB Ray Lewis (Bal, 1996-current) LB William Thomas (Phi/Oak, ) Wilson s sack against the Lions was his third of the season. His three sacks in 2012 rank as his highest season total since posting five sacks in His 25.5 sacks are third-most in league history among safeties behind only Brian Dawkins (26.0) and Rodney Harrison (30.5). Adrian has worked very hard for this organization for a long time and been a very good player, as evidenced by his Pro Bowls and all the recognition that he s got, head coach Ken Whisenhunt said when discussing Wilson s accomplishment. To think that he s only the sixth player in the history of the league to do that, that s pretty staggering. I couldn t see it happening to a better guy. I was excited for him to do that. That s a significant achievement in a career that Adrian s had, and the recognition that comes with that as far as how he s viewed in the eyes of history going forward, I think it s outstanding. NOTES OF THE WEEK After posting three INTs last week against the Lions, Arizona s defense leads the NFL with 22 INTs this season. This week s opponent, Chicago, ranks second in the NFL with 21 INTs. The Cardinals are holding opposing QBs to an NFL-low 68.0 passer rating this season. Chicago comes in second at Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt enters this week s game looking for his 50 th career victory (postseason included). Last week, SS Adrian Wilson became just the sixth player in NFL history to record at least 25 sacks and 25 INTs in their career. CB Greg Toler returned an INT 102 yards for a TD against the Lions last week, establishing a new franchise record for the longest INT return. CB Patrick Peterson has seven INTs on the season, tied for the second-highest total in the NFL behind Chicago s Tim Jennings (8). Peterson also has an INT in each of the last four games. After tying his career-high with three rushing TDs last week, RB Beanie Wells has five rushing TDs in the last two home games. Cardinals rookie QB Ryan Lindley was among the four rookie QBs Seattle s Russell Wilson, Miami s Ryan Tannehill and Washington s Kirk Cousins who led their teams to victories last week. The 2012 rookie QBs have now won 39 starts, the most in a single season since the 1970 merger. Despite starting two rookies tackles Nate Potter and Bobby Massie having G Adam Snyder make his first career start at center, and having Pat McQuistan make his first start since the 2010 season, the Cardinals offensive line allowed just one sack against the Lions on Sunday. Cardinals vs. Bears #CHIvsAZ 4 of 43

5 AZ TAKES THE INT LEAD After recording three INTs against the Lions last week, the Cardinals defense has now accumulated an NFL-high 22 INTs on the season, including 13 INTs over the past five games NFL INT Leaders Team INTs Team 22 Arizona 21 Chicago 20 NY Giants 18 Atlanta 17 Tampa Bay Washington Arizona is now on pace to record 25 INTs in 2012, which would represent the highest season total for the team since 1983 (28). The Cardinals totaled 12 INTs in all of Having intercepted 22 of 442 passes attempted against them this season, Arizona s defense has an INT percentage of 5.0, which is the best mark in the NFL. NFL Leaders Defensive INT % Pct Team Att INT 5.0 Arizona NY Giants Chicago Atlanta Seattle Arizona s INT haul over the last five games includes five INTs of Atlanta s Matt Ryan in Week 11, one INT of Rams QB Sam Bradford, three INTs of Jets QB Mark Sanchez in Week 13, one INT of Seattle s Russell Wilson in Week 14 and three INTs of Detroit s Matthew Stafford last week. CB Greg Toler and S Rashad Johnson both got their second INT of the season Sunday. Arizona now has six players with multiple INTs this season, tied with Chicago for the NFL lead. Cardinals 2012 INT Breakdown INTs Player 7 CB Patrick Peterson 4 FS Kerry Rhodes 2 CB William Gay 2 LB Sam Acho 2 S Rashad Johnson 2 CB Greg Toler 1 LB Daryl Washington 1 SS Adrian Wilson 1 LB Paris Lenon TAKEAWAYS PILING UP After totaling four takeaways against the Lions last week, Arizona has now recorded 32 total takeaways on the season. That ranks as the fourth-highest total in the NFL behind only Chicago (37), New England (36) and the NY Giants (34) NFL Leaders Takeaways TA Team INT FR 37 Chicago New England NY Giants Arizona Cleveland Houston Seattle All four of Arizona s takeaways resulted in TDs on Sunday. Two INTs were returned for TDs and RB Beanie Wells ran for TDs following the other two. The Cardinals defense has recorded 16 takeaways (13 INTs, 3 FR) over the past five games. Last week s game against the Lions was the third time in the past five games that Arizona forced at least four turnovers. PETERSON GETS #7 CB Patrick Peterson recorded his seventh INT of the season last week when he stepped in front of a Matthew Stafford pass intended for WR Calvin Johnson in the second quarter. His seven INTs are now tied with Giants S Stevie Brown for the second-most in the NFL this season NFL Leaders Interceptions INTs Player (Team) 8 Tim Jennings (Chicago) 7 Patrick Peterson (Arizona) Stevie Brown (NY Giants) 6 Richard Sherman (Seattle) Thomas DeCoud (Atlanta) Casey Hayward (Green Bay) 5 Jairus Byrd (Buffalo) Devin McCourty (New England) Peterson s INT against the Lions marked his fourth consecutive game with an INT. He became the first Cardinals player since Aeneas Williams in 1994 to record an INT in four straight contests (Games 11-14). Only four players in franchise history have an INT streak longer than Peterson s current mark of four games. Franchise Record Consecutive Games with an INT Gms Player (Year) 7 Larry Wilson (1966) 6 Dick Night Train Lane ( ) 5 Pat Fischer (1963) Jerry Davis (1950) 4 13 times, most recently Patrick Peterson (2012) Peterson s streak of four consecutive games with an INT is the longest active streak in the NFL. The NFL record for consecutive games with an INT is 8, held by Oakland DB Tom Morrow ( ). Peterson s seven INTs this season are more than any Cardinals player since Kwamie Lassiter (9) in TOLER SETS A FRANCHISE RECORD CB Greg Toler intercepted a Matthew Stafford pass in the Arizona end zone during the fourth quarter last week and established a new franchise record when he returned it 102 yards for a TD. Franchise Record Longest INT Return Yds Player Opponent 102t Greg Toler 12/16/12 vs. Detroit 99t Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 12/7/08 vs. St. Louis Adrian Wilson 10/106 at Atlanta 96t Larry Wilson 12/19/65 vs. Cleveland 92t Leo Sanford 9/26/55 at Pittsburgh Toler s 102-yard INT tied for the fourth-longest INT return in NFL history and is the longest since Baltimore S Ed Reed established the NFL record for longest INT return with his 107-yard INT return on 11/23/08 vs. Philadelphia. NFL Record Longest INT Return Yds Player (Team) Opponent 107t Ed Reed (Baltimore) 11/23/08 vs. Philadelphia 106t Ed Reed (Baltimore) 11/7/04 vs. Cleveland 103t Louis Olivier (Miami) 10/4/92 vs. Buffalo 102t Greg Toler (Arizona) 12/16/12 vs. Detroit Lito Sheppard (Philadelphia) 10/8/06 vs. Dallas Marcus Coleman (Houston) 9/26/04 vs. Kansas City Artrell Hawkins (Cincinnati) 11/3/02 vs. Houston Donald Frank (San Diego) 10/31/93 vs. L.A. Raiders Eddie Anderson (L.A. Raiders) 12/14/92 vs. Miami The INT was the fifth of Toler s career while it marked the second TD of his career. His other TD came on a 66-yard INT return vs. Dallas on 12/25/10. Cardinals vs. Bears #CHIvsAZ 5 of 43

6 MAKING A MARK WITH RETURNS The Cardinals three INTs against the Lions last week were returned for a total of 186 yards (102t, 53t, 31). That is the highest INT return yardage total for a team in a single game since 1992, when the Miami Dolphins totaled 218 yards on four INTs in a victory at Buffalo on 10/4. Arizona s 186 INT return yards vs. Detroit rank as the fifth-best single game total in the NFL dating back to NFL Single-Game Leaders INT Return Yards ( ) Yds Team INT Opponent 325 Seattle 6 11/4/84 vs. Kansas City 225 L.A. Rams 5 9/21/80 vs. Green Bay 218 Miami 4 10/4/92 vs. Buffalo 192 Detroit 5 11/18/73 vs. Chicago 186 Arizona 3 12/16/12 vs. Detroit The Cardinals 62.0-yard average on their three returns rank as the second-best total in NFL history for a team with at least three INTs NFL Single-Game Leaders INT Return Yards Avg. Team INT Yds Opponent 62.7 Dallas /17/61 vs. NY Titans 62.0 Arizona /16/12 vs. Detroit 61.0 Baltimore /24/00 vs. NY Jets 55.3 New England /18/12 vs. Indianapolis 54.5 Miami /4/92 vs. Buffalo JOHNSON GETS FIRST TD In addition to Greg Toler s record-breaking 102-yard INT return, S Rashad Johnson also returned an INT for a TD against the Lions last week. Johnson scored the first TD of his NFL career when he intercepted Stafford in the second quarter and returned it 53 yards for a TD. Johnson s TD last week was his first since his days at Alabama, when his #1 ranked Crimson Tide team faced #15 LSU on 11/8/08. In that game, Johnson intercepted a pass in the second quarter and returned it 54 yards for a TD to tie the game at Alabama went on to win the game in OT after Johnson intercepted a pass in the end zone on LSU s OT possession. On hand to witness Johnson s TD last week and his final college TD was CB Patrick Peterson, who was a freshman at LSU during that game in 08. Peterson also had an INT in the game. APPLYING THE PRESSURE The Cardinals defense has recorded 36 sacks through the first 14 games this season. That total is tied with Cleveland for the seventh-best mark in the NFL NFL Sack Leaders Team Sack Team 43 Cincinnati 42 Denver, Houston 41 St. Louis 39 Miami, Green Bay 36 Arizona, Chicago, Carolina, Cleveland The Cardinals have six different players that have recorded at least three sacks this season. Only the NY Giants (7) have more players with at least three sacks. Cardinals Players with 3+ Sacks Sck Player 9.0 Daryl Washington 4.5 Calais Campbell 4.0 Sam Acho Quentin Groves O Brien Schofield 3.0 Adrian Wilson A STRONG DEFENSE The strength of the Cardinals this season has been the defense. Particularly strong has been the pass defense, which currently ranks 4 th in the NFL. Below is a look at a few of the highlights: The Cardinals defense has held opposing QBs to a combined passer rating of 68.0 this season, the lowest mark in the NFL. NFL Leaders Opponent Passer Rating Rate Team 68.0 Arizona 71.4 Chicago 71.5 Seattle 75.9 San Francisco 76.2 NY Jets Arizona s defense has allowed opposing QBs to complete fewer than 60% of their passes in 10 games this season including five games under 50%. For the year, Arizona has allowed opposing QBs to complete 54.5% of their pass attempts (241 of 442), the third-best mark in the NFL. NFL Leaders Opponent Completion % Pct Team Att Com 53.2 Houston NY Jets Arizona Green Bay Pittsburgh The Lions entered last week s game with the NFL s #2 ranked offense and #1 ranked passing attack. Arizona s defense held the Detroit offense to just 312 total yards, over 100 yards fewer than its season average entering the game (413.8). The Cardinals held the Lions who were averaging passing yards per game to just 228 net passing yards. Stafford s Struggles Lions QB Matthew Stafford was forced into one of the worst passing performances of his career and the worst since his rookie season in He completed 24 of 50 pass attempts (48%) for 246 yards, 0 TDs, 3 INTs and a passer rating of Stafford s 37.6 passer rating is the third-lowest of his career and lowest since 11/26/09 vs. Green Bay, when he posted a 30.5 rating as a rookie. Last week s game marked just the second time in his career that Stafford threw multiple INTs in a game without throwing a TD pass. Prior to Sunday s game, the only other time Stafford threw for multiple INTs and no TDs in a game came during his first career NFL start. In that contest, Stafford threw for 0 TDs and 3 INTs against the New Orleans Saints on 9/13/09. Stafford s 4.92 yards per attempt was his lowest output of the season and his lowest for a game since 10/31/10 vs. Washington when he averaged 4.71 yards per attempt. Stafford s 4.92 yards per attempt ranked as the fourth-lowest output of his career for a single game. Arizona s Pass Defense: Season Highlights In Week 9 at Green Bay, held All-Pro QB Aaron Rodgers the NFL s most accurate passer heading into the game to a completion percentage of 46.7, the third-lowest of his career. Arizona also snapped Rodgers streak of 130 consecutive pass attempts without an INT the longest streak in the NFL at the time Against the Falcons in Week 11, forced All-Pro QB Matt Ryan into a career-high five INTs, without allowing a TD pass, and limited him to a passer rating of 40.5, the second-lowest single-game total of his career and lowest since the second game of his rookie season TB, 9/14/08). Recorded three INTs of Jets QB Mark Sanchez in Week 13. Arizona s INT of Seattle QB Russell Wilson in Week 14 snapped his streak of 126 consecutive attempts without an INT and was his first INT in five games. Cardinals vs. Bears #CHIvsAZ 6 of 43

7 CARDS UNDER WHISENHUNT During the 2011 season, Ken Whisenhunt established a franchise record for career wins by a head coach. The victory over the Cleveland Browns in Week 15 was the 43 rd of his career, surpassing 2012 Hall of Fame nominee Don Coryell (42, ) for the franchise alltime lead. Most Wins By A Cardinals Head Coach Wins Coach (Years) 49 Ken Whisenhunt (2007-present) 42 Don Coryell ( ) 39 Jim Hanifan ( ) 35 Charley Winner ( ) 29 Vince Tobin ( ) Posted a.500 record or better in four of his first five seasons with the Cardinals. The Cardinals earned NFC West titles in 2008 and 09, their first back-to-back division titles since The Cardinals have posted a record against teams from the NFC West. Arizona s win over Green Bay in the 2009 Wild Card matchup gave the Cardinals wins in the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time in franchise history. The Cardinals have won twice as many playoff games under Whisenhunt (4) as they had won in their total playoff history (2) prior to his tenure. Under Whisenhunt, the Cardinals appeared in six playoff contests between , after appearing in seven total postseason games in the franchise s history prior to his arrival. Arizona finished with a 10-6 record in 09, giving the Cardinals 10+ wins in the regular season for the first time since Whisenhunt was the first head coach in franchise history with a.500 record or better in each of his first three seasons. The Cardinals were 8-8 in 2007, 9-7 in 2008 and 10-6 in 09. The 2011 season marked Whisenhunt s fifth straight season with a home winning percentage of at least.500, a new franchise record. He extends that record this season after the win over Detroit gives Arizona a 4-3 home record entering this week s home finale. The Cardinals started the 2009 season with a 5-0 record on the road for the first time since The Cardinals posted a 6-2 road record in 09, the most road wins in a single season since posting six wins in Led the Cardinals to the NFC West title in 2008, their first division title since Led the Cardinals to their first-ever Super Bowl appearance in 2008 and more wins in a single season (12) than any coach in franchise history. The Cardinals win over Atlanta in the 2008 Wild Card Game was the first home playoff victory in 61 years. With the win over Seattle in the 2008 regular season finale, the Cardinals finished the 2008 regular season with a 9-7 record, matching their best regular season record since the franchise moved to Arizona in In 2008, the Cards offense scored a franchise record 427 points and added 188 points in the playoffs, the third-highest total in NFL postseason history. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOUNDATION At last week s NFL meetings in Dallas, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the formation of the National Football League Foundation, which will focus on youth football, health and safety, and the community. Selected to serve on the board was Cardinals President Michael Bidwill. The announcement followed the restructuring of the NFL s previous charitable arms -- NFL Charities and the NFL Youth Football Fund. As a result of this change, the NFL will be able to devote more resources to its goal of making a difference in the lives of those touched by football from players at all levels of the game to the broader community. The foundation will award more than $23 million in grants in 2013 to support youth and high school football programs, health and safety efforts, as well as community health initiatives, including NFL PLAY 60. In addition to serving on the National Football League Foundation board, Bidwill chairs the League s Security & Fan Conduct Committee and is also a member of the NFL s Business Ventures Committee. Joining Bidwill on the National Football League Foundation board are: Charlotte Jones Anderson, Executive VP/VP of Brand Management/ President of the Charity Foundation, Dallas Cowboys Shahid Khan, Owner, Jacksonville Jaguars Mary Owen, Executive VP of Strategic Planning, Buffalo Bills Mike Reinfeldt, Senior Executive VP/COO, Tennessee Titans Arthur J. Rooney II, President, Pittsburgh Steelers Leonard Wilf, Owner/Vice Chairman, Minnesota Vikings 80 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP In 1932, Charles W. Bidwill agreed to purchase the Chicago Cardinals from then-owner Dr. David Jones and the team has remained in the Bidwill family ever since. A prominent figure in the history of the National Football League, Charles Bidwill was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Upon his passing in 1947, his wife Violet retained control of the franchise and ran the Cardinals for the next 15 years until her passing in Control of the team them moved to her sons Charles and William (Bill). Bill, whose association with the Cardinals began as a ball boy on Chicago s South Side, became the sole owner and chief executive officer in 1972 and his involvement with the team - now in its eighth decade - continues today. Mr. B remains a constant fixture at team functions as well as the Cardinals Tempe training facility where the responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the team today resides with his son and team president, Michael. Michael Bidwill joined the Cardinals in 1996 as Vice President/General Counsel after practicing law for six years as a federal prosecutor. He has established his own legacy with the franchise that has included spearheading the effort that led to the creation of University of Phoenix Stadium and the team s greatest period of success, both on the field and off. Founded in 1898, the Cardinals are the oldest continuously run franchise in professional football. They were a charter member of the National Football League when it began in 1920; the Cardinals and Bears are the only charter members of the NFL still in existence today. DRAFTING WELL Cardinals General Manager Rod Graves is one of the NFL s longest tenured football decision makers, having led the team s personnel department since A native of Houston, Graves is in his 16 th season with the Cardinals organization after joining the team in 1997 as the Assistant to the President. He was promoted to Vice President, Football Operations in 2003 and General Manager in Graves oversees all facets of the team s football operations and has seen considerable success in building the team. Current Cardinals Pro Bowl players such as CB Patrick Peterson, WR Larry Fitzgerald, DT Darnell Dockett, and SS Adrian Wilson were all acquired through the draft. Other rising stars recently identified and brought in by Graves include DE Calais Campbell, LBs Daryl Washington and Sam Acho, RBs Beanie Wells and Ryan Williams, WR Andre Roberts and NT Dan Williams. Cardinals vs. Bears #CHIvsAZ 7 of 43

8 INJURIES ON OFFENSE KOLB TO IR As a result of the rib injury he suffered in Week 6 vs. Buffalo, QB Kevin Kolb became the eighth player on the Cardinals to be placed on injured reserve this season. Kolb s season officially ended when Arizona placed him on IR last week (12/12). The Cardinals have been hit hard by injuries all season, most notably on the offensive side of the ball. Players on offense have missed a combined (88) games due to injuries in Offensive Players Lost To Injury in 2012 Player Injury Games T Levi Brown Triceps (IR) 14 RB Javarris James Knee (IR) 14 T Jeremy Bridges Thumb (IR) 9 RB Ryan Williams Shoulder (IR) 9 QB Kevin Kolb Ribs (IR) 8 TE Todd Heap Knee 8 RB Beanie Wells Toe (IR/Return) 7 QB John Skelton Ankle 4 C Lyle Sendlein Knee (IR) 3 G Adam Snyder Thigh 2 FB Anthony Sherman Knee 2 RB L. Stephens-Howling Hip 2 TE Jim Dray Knee 2 WR Early Doucet Ribs/Head 2 WR Andre Roberts Ankle 1 C Rich Ohrnberger Knee (IR) 1 Games Missed By Position Gms Position 32 Running Back 29 Offensive Line 12 Quarterbacks 10 Tight End 3 Wide Receiver 2 Fullback LINE CHANGES Despite starting two rookies tackles Nate Potter and Bobby Massie having G Adam Snyder make his first career start at center, and having RG Pat McQuistan make his first start since the 2010 season, the Cardinals offensive line allowed just one sack against the Lions on Sunday. Snyder was the third different starting center in the last four games for the Cardinals (Lyle Sendlein, Rich Ohrnberger). Although injuries have plagued the unit, Arizona s offensive line has allowed just 17 sacks over the last seven games. That comes after allowing 35 sacks over the season s first seven games. Due to an injury situation that began in the preseason with the loss of stalwart tackle Levi Brown, the Cardinals have featured a variety of different looks along the offensive line, which is especially true as of late. So far in 2012, Arizona has featured five different combinations along the five starting o-line positions. Three of those five combinations have been featured in the past five games. Different Lineups Along the Cards O-Line in 2012 Gms 1-7 LT LG C RG RT Batiste Colledge Sendlein Snyder Massie Gms 8-9 LT LG C RG RT Batiste Colledge Sendlein Ohrnberger Massie Gms LT LG C RG RT Potter Colledge Sendlein Snyder Massie Gms LT LG C RG RT Potter Colledge Ohrnberger Snyder Massie Game 14 LT LG C RG RT Potter Colledge Snyder McQuistan Massie LINDLEY JOINS RECORD ROOKIE CLASS Cardinals rookie QB Ryan Lindley was among the four rookie QBs Seattle s Russell Wilson, Miami s Ryan Tannehill and Washington s Kirk Cousins who led their teams to victories last week. The 2012 rookie QBs have now won 39 starts, the most in a single season since the 1970 merger. Eight rookie QBs Indianapolis Andrew Luck (nine), Wilson (nine), Washington s Robert Griffin III (seven), Tannehill (six), Cleveland s Brandon Weeden (five), Lindley (one), Cousins (one), and Philadelphia s Nick Foles (one) have combined for those 39 wins. Lindley was selected by the Cardinals with their second selection of the sixth round (185 th overall) in this year s draft, and earned a spot on the 53-man roster with an impressive training camp and preseason performance. After serving as a backup for the first nine games, Lindley saw his first NFL action in Week 11 against Atlanta. After entering the game in the second quarter, the former San Diego State star finished the game having completed 9 of 20 pass attempts. Lindley earned his first career start in Week 12 when the Cardinals hosted the St. Louis Rams. He completed 31 of 52 pass attempts for 312 yards, with four INTs. Lindley s 52 pass attempts, 31 completions and 312 passing yards were all franchise records for a rookie making their first start. Following a start against the Jets in Week 13 and seeing limited action against the Seahawks in Week 14, Lindley earned his first career victory with the Cardinals win over the Lions. ROOKIES IN ON THE ACTION For the second time in the last three games, the Cardinals started four rookies on offense tackles Nate Potter and Bobby Massie, QB Ryan Lindley and WR Michael Floyd. Overall, the Cardinals have had nine rookies see game action so far this season. Five of Arizona s 2012 draft picks have started at least one game, and there are three who have appeared in all 14 games. Rookies in Action for Arizona in 2012 Player GP/GS How Acquired WR Michael Floyd 14/2 Draft, 1 st Rnd, 13 th overall CB Jamell Fleming 13/3 Draft, 3 rd Rnd, 80 th overall RT Bobby Massie 14/14 Draft, 4 th Rnd, 112 th overall S Justin Bethel 14/0 Draft, 6 th Rnd, 177 th overall QB Ryan Lindley 5/3 Draft, 6 th Rnd, 185 th overall LT Nate Potter 7/5 Draft, 7 th Rnd, 221 st overall LB Zack Nash 6/0 Rookie FA WR LaRon Byrd 2/0 Rookie FA C Scott Wedige 1/0 Rookie FA WELLS TIES A CAREER HIGH RB Beanie Wells tied a career-high with three rushing TDs against the Lions last week, matching the mark he originally set against the NY Giants on 10/2/11. Last week s game was the fourth multi-td game of Wells career and second in the last four games. Combined with his two rushing TDs against the Rams in Week 12, Wells now has five rushing TDs in his last two games at University of Phoenix Stadium. Wells 31-yard TD run in the fourth quarter against the Lions on was the longest rushing TD of his career. Prior to the 31-yarder on Sunday, Wells longest TD run was an 18-yarder against the Lions during his rookie season in 2009 (12/20). Wells now has four rushing TDs in two career games against Detroit. Cardinals vs. Bears #CHIvsAZ 8 of 43

9 ANOTHER RECORD FOR FITZ After hauling in eight receptions against the Rams in Week 5, WR Larry Fitzgerald reached 122 consecutive games with a catch, establishing a new franchise record. He has extended that record since, reaching 131 games against the Lions last week. Franchise Record Consecutive Games With a Reception Gms Player (Streak) 131 Larry Fitzgerald (Game 8 in 2004-present) 121 Mel Gray (Game 3 in 1973-Game 4 in 1982) 94 Bobby Joe Conrad (Game 9 in 1961-Game 4 in 1968) 89 Larry Centers (Game 7 in 1993-Game 16 in 1998) 74 Roy Green (Game 2 in 1981-Game 10 in 1986) Fitzgerald has a reception in 136 of 137 games played in his career. The only game in which he did not catch a pass came during his rookie season Buffalo). Fitzgerald s receptions streak ranks as the second-longest active mark in the NFL behind Tony Gonzalez (191). BEYOND THE RECORDS In his first eight NFL seasons, WR Larry Fitzgerald broke virtually every major Cardinals career receiving record. With those records in his pocket, the only remaining question is how high the numbers will go by the time he is done. In 2011, Fitzgerald became the franchise all-time leader in receiving yards, receiving TDs, career 100-yard games and total TDs. He became the franchise all-time receptions leader in Franchise Record Career Receptions Rec Player (Years) 754 Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, Larry Centers, Roy Green, Frank Sanders, *Established record in week 14 of 2010 season Franchise Record Career Receiving Yards Yds Player (Years) 10,289 Larry Fitzgerald, ,497 Roy Green, ,918 Jackie Smith, ,520 Anquan Boldin, ,005 Pat Tilley, *Established record in week 4 of 2011 season Franchise Record Touchdown Receptions TDs Player (Years) 77 Larry Fitzgerald, Roy Green, Sonny Randle, Mel Gray, Anquan Boldin, *Established record in week 3 of 2011 season Franchise Record Career Touchdowns TDs Player (Years) 77 Larry Fitzgerald, Roy Green, Sonny Randle, Ottis Anderson, John David Crow, *Established record in week 10 of 2011 season Franchise Record Career 100-Yard Receiving Games # Player (Years) 33 Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, Jackie Smith, Roy Green, *Established record in week 4 of 2011 season 10,000 YARDS YOUNG After hauling in six receptions for 93 yards against the Bills in Week 6, WR Larry Fitzgerald eclipsed 10,000 receiving yards for his career. At 29 years, 44 days old, he joined Randy Moss (28 years, 314 days) as the only two players in NFL history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards before the age of 30. Youngest To 10,000 Career Receiving Yards Player Age Randy Moss 28 years, 314 days Larry Fitzgerald 29 years, 44 days Jerry Rice 30 years, 54 days Torry Holt 30 years, 132 days Isaac Bruce 30 years, 343 days Fitzgerald and Houston s Andre Johnson both reached 10,000 career receiving yards in Week 6, becoming just the sixth and seventh active players to reach the career milestone. Fitzgerald is one of eight active players with at least 10,000 career receiving yards. Active Players with 10,000+ Receiving Yards Yds Player (Team) Yrs 1 st Yr 15,220 Randy Moss (SF) ,218 Tony Gonzalez (Atl) ,942 Reggie Wayne (Ind) ,334 Steve Smith (Car) ,016 Andre Johnson (Hou) ,289 Larry Fitzgerald (Ari) ,137 Donald Driver (GB) ,072 Anquan Boldin (Bal) In all, there are now 39 players in NFL history that have reached 10,000 receiving yards for their career. YOUNGEST EVER TO 700 With nine catches against the Eagles in Week 3, WR Larry Fitzgerald surpassed 700 career receptions. At 29 years, 23 days old, Fitzgerald became the youngest player in NFL history to reach that mark. He reached the milestone over a year younger than the previous record holder Dallas TE Jason Witten (30 years, 133 days old). Witten reached 700 receptions in the Cowboys 27-7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2 earlier this season. Youngest To 700 Career Receptions Player Age Larry Fitzgerald 29 years, 23 days Jason Witten 30 years, 133 days Andre Johnson 30 years, 139 days Torry Holt 30 years, 202 days Randy Moss 30 years, 230 days In terms of games played, Fitzgerald reached 700 career receptions in the fifth fewest games in NFL history (127). Games Player Team(s) 114 Marvin Harrison Indianapolis 120 Andre Johnson Houston 123 Anquan Boldin Arizona, Baltimore 125 Torry Holt St. Louis 127 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Fitzgerald has accomplished quite a bit at a young age: In Week 6 against the Bills, joined Randy Moss as the only players in NFL history with 10,000 receiving yards before the age of 30. At 27 years, 110 days old, he became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 600 career receptions. At 22 years, 123 days old, became the youngest player in NFL history to record a 100-catch season. Cardinals vs. Bears #CHIvsAZ 9 of 43

10 HEADING TO THE HALL? Below is a look at the career of WR Larry Fitzgerald through his first 138 career games compared to the 21 modern era WRs currently in the HOF and where they stood at that point in their career. At this point in his career, Fitzgerald has more receptions (754) than any of the receivers enshrined in Canton by a large margin. The next closest receiver is Jerry Rice, who had 692 receptions through his first 138 career games. Fitzgerald has more receiving yards (10,289) than all HOF receivers except Rice (11,640) and Michael Irvin (10,667). Fitzgerald Vs. Modern Era WRs in the Hall of Fame (138 Games) 100- Player, HOF Year Years G Rec Yds Avg. Y/G TD Yd G Larry Fitzgerald , Jerry Rice, , Michael Irvin, , Art Monk, , Steve Largent, , Raymond Berry, , Charley Taylor, , Lance Alworth, , James Lofton, , Bobby Mitchell, , Don Maynard, , , Tommy McDonald, , Fred Biletnikoff, , John Stallworth, , Tom Fears, , Paul Warfield, , Elroy Crazy Legs Hirsch, , Dante Lavelli, , Pete Pihos, , Bob Hayes, , Charlie Joiner, , Lynn Swann, , Avg. of 21 Hall of Fame WRs 488 8, In fact, Fitzgerald s career numbers already surpass those of many receivers that are currently enshrined in the HOF. He has more career receptions than 15 of the 21 receivers in the HOF: Swann (336), Hayes (371), Pihos (373), Lavelli (386), Hirsch (387), Fears (400), Warfield (427), McDonald (495), Mitchell (521), Stallworth (537), Alworth (542), Biletnikoff (589), Berry (631), Maynard (633) and Taylor (649). He has more career receiving yards than 14 of the 21 receivers in the HOF: Fears (5,397), Swann (5,462), Pihos (5,619), Lavelli (6,488), Hirsch (7,029), Hayes (7,414), Mitchell (7,954), McDonald (8,410), Warfield (8,565), Stallworth (8,723), Biletnikoff (8,974), Taylor (9,110), Berry (9,275) and Alworth (10,266). A Career Full of Accomplishments: Franchise career leader in receptions (754), receiving yards (10,289), receiving TDs (77), total TDs (77) and 100-yard receiving games (33). His six 1,000-yard seasons are a franchise record, as are his current streak of five consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. One of just four players in NFL history to record at least 1,400 receiving yards in a season four times in their career: Jerry Rice (6), Randy Moss (4) and Marvin Harrison (4). At 28 years, 74 days old, he became the third-youngest player in NFL history to reach 70 career receiving TDs behind only Randy Moss (26 years, 269 days old) and Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (28 years, one day old). At 28 years, 81 days old, he became the second-youngest player in NFL history to reach 9,000 career receiving yards, trailing only Randy Moss (27 years, 310 days old). At 27 years, 110 days old, he became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 600 career receptions. In 2010, he became the first player in NFL history to record 90+ receptions five times in their first seven seasons. During the 2008 postseason, he broke virtually every major playoff receiving record, establishing new single-season marks for receptions (30), receiving yards (546) and TDs (7). His four 100-yard receiving games that postseason established a new NFL record for consecutive games with 100 yards receiving. His nine TD receptions in six career postseason games are an NFL record for a player in their first six career playoff contests. With a franchise record 103 receptions during the 2005 season, he became the youngest player in NFL history to record a 100- catch campaign when he reached the mark at 22 years, 123 days old. Led the NFL in receiving TDs in both the 2008 (12) and 2009 (13) seasons. In addition to his 10 receiving TDs in 2007, he became the first player in franchise history to record at least 10 TDs in three consecutive seasons. At 29 years, 23 days old when the Cardinals faced the Eagles in Week 3, Fitzgerald became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 700 career receptions. The previous record was held by Dallas TE Jason Witten, who was 30 years, 133 days old when he reached the mark in Week 2 of the 2012 season. Cardinals vs. Bears #CHIvsAZ 10 of 43