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1 Arizona Cardinals Football Club Game Release Game #5 THIS WEEK S GAME The Cardinals face the Carolina Panthers in just the second home game of the 2013 regular season for Arizona. Coming off their bye week, the Panthers will look to even their record at 2-2 while the Cardinals seek to improve their record to 3-2 before heading back out on the road. Playing in their second consecutive 10 AM start and coming off a week-long stay in Sarasota, the Cardinals evened their record at 2-2 last week in Tampa Bay. The Cards came back from 10 points down in the 4 th quarter to earn a victory over the Bucs and rookie QB Mike Glennon, who was making his first career start. It was a milestone game for Arizona, who posted its first victory in Tampa since the 1988 season by coming back from a double-digit 4 th quarter deficit on the road for the first time since 1999 at Philadelphia. The defense keyed the win and kept Arizona in the game by bottling up Bucs RB Doug Martin the NFL s second leading rusher heading into game to the tune of just 45 yards on 27 attempts. It was only the eighth time since 1935 that a player was held to 45 yards or fewer with at least 25 attempts in a game. CB Patrick Peterson was the defensive standout, with two INTs in the final four minutes of the game that set up the game-tying score (a 13-yard pass from Carson Palmer to Larry Fitzgerald) and ended the game when he picked off Glennon with under a minute remaining. Following this week s game, the Cardinals head west for a meeting with the division rival 49ers, as both teams look to keep pace in the NFC West. Carolina will head to Minnesota to take on the Vikings. THE COACHES Bruce Arians Ron Rivera 2-2* Overall Record Regular Season Record Playoff Record st Years as Head Coach in NFL 3 rd 1 st Years with team 3 rd *Does not include 9-3 record as interim head coach with the Indianapolis Colts in 2012, for which he earned NFL Coach of the Year honors. BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION CARDINALS RADIO Network: FOX Flagship: Arizona Sports 620 Play-by-Play: Chris Myers Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Tim Ryan Analyst: Ron Wolfley Sideline: Jennifer Hale Sideline: Paul Calvisi SPORTS USA RADIO CARDINALS SPANISH RADIO Play-By-Play: Bob Fitzgerald Flagship: KVVA FM Analyst: John Robinson Play-by-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Sideline: Rich Gray Analyst: Rolando Cantu Sunday, October 6, :05 PM (MST) ARIZONA CARDINALS (2-2) Mark Dalton Vice President, Media Relations Mike Helm Media Relations Coordinator mdalton@cardinals.nfl.net 602/ mhelm@cardinals.nfl.net 602/ Chris Melvin Director, Media Relations Matt Storey Media Relations Coordinator cmelvin@cardinals.nfl.net 602/ mstorey@cardinals.nfl.net 602/ Allison LeClair Media Relations Assistant aleclair@cardinals.nfl.net 602/ S. Hardy Drive, Tempe, AZ Phone: Fax: vs. CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-2) University of Phoenix Stadium ARIZONA CARDINALS 2013 SEASON SCHEDULE Date Opponent AZ Time Sun., Sep. St. Louis Rams L, Sun., Sep. 15 DETROIT LIONS W, Sun., Sep. New Orleans Saints L, 7-31 Sun., Sep. Tampa Bay Buccaneers W, Sun., Oct. 6 CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:05 PM Sun., Oct. San Francisco 49ers 1:25 PM Thur., Oct. 17 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS# 5:25 PM Sun., Oct. 27 ATLANTA FALCONS 1:25 PM Sun., Nov. 3 BYE Sun., Nov. 10 HOUSTON TEXANS 2:25 PM Sun., Nov. Jacksonville Jaguars* 11:00 AM Sun., Nov. 24 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS* 2:05 PM Sun., Dec. Philadelphia Eagles* 11:00 AM Sun., Dec. 8 ST. LOUIS RAMS* 2:25 PM Sun., Dec. Tennessee Titans* 11:00 AM Sun., Dec. Seattle Seahawks* 2:05 PM Sat., Dec. 29 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS* 2:25 PM # Thursday Night on NFL Network *Subject to flex scheduling NFC WEST STANDINGS In earning a victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week, the Cardinals kept pace with the San Francisco 49ers (2-2) for second place in the NFC West behind the Seattle Seahawks (4-0). Week 4 saw three NFC West teams earn road victories, with Seattle defeating the Texans in Houston, San Francisco earning a road win in St. Louis against the Rams and the Cardinals taking down the Buccaneers in Tampa Bay NFC West Standings Team W L PF PA Hm Road Div Seattle San Francisco Arizona St. Louis

2 CARDINALS & PANTHERS IN 2013 CARDINALS CATEGORY PANTHERS 2-2 Record Points Scored Points Allowed 36 7 Touchdowns Scored 8 10 Touchdowns Allowed 3 2 Rushing TDs 2 4 Passing TDs 6 1 Return TDs 0 1 Rushing TDs Allowed 1 8 Passing TDs Allowed 2 1 Return TDs Allowed 0 10/61 Sacked/Yards Lost 8/67 7/2 Fumbles/Lost 4/3 6 Had Intercepted 2 7/8 Field Goals Made/Attempted 4/ 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 +1 28:17 Average Time of Possession 33:25 27/26/18 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 26/3/32 14/2/20 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 10/7/12 0/1 2-Point Conversions SF Next MIN CARDINALS & PANTHERS THE LAST TIME CARDINALS 28, Panthers 21 September 11, 2011 University of Phoenix Stadium (60,627) Playing on the on the 10 th anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy, the Cards opened the NFL season at home against the Panthers, who had beaten them in 7 straight regular season contests. QB Kevin Kolb made his Cardinal debut while counterpart Cam Newton, the top player selected in the 11 draft, was seeing his first NFL action. Kolb completed 18 of 27 passes for 309 yards with 2 TDs and no INTs (130.0 passer rating). Newton set an NFL record for most yards (422) by a QB in his first game. But in a contest with 3 scoring plays of 70+ yards, the Cards escaped with the win by stopping the Panthers a yard short in the game s closing moments. In the first quarter, the Cards moved 54 yards in 6 plays and capped their first offensive drive of the season with a 7-yard Beanie Wells TD run. On the 3 rd play of the next series, the Panthers faced a 3 rd -n-7 from their own 23 when Newton connected with a wide-open Steve Smith down the left sideline for a 77-yard game-tying score. The teams traded punts on the next four drives but midway through the 2 nd quarter and with the game still tied at 7, the Cards had advanced to the Carolina 4. However, Wells fumbled a pitch and LB Thomas Davis recovered to end the threat. After a Panthers 3-n-out, the Cards again marched deep into Panther territory but a crack-back penalty on Andre Roberts backed them from the 5 to the 15 and Jay Feely missed a 36-yard FG with 1:03 left before halftime. AZ appeared to end the ensuing Panther drive when Daryl Washington INT d Newton but it was negated by to a roughing the passer call. Carolina capitalized on the 2 nd chance when Smith caught a 26-yard TD pass from Newton with 0:06 left in the half. On the first Panther drive after intermission, Washington again INT d Newton and this time it held up, giving AZ the ball the Carolina 48. On the next snap, Kolb hit a wide-open Jeff King and the former Panthers TE raced 48 yards to tie the game at 14. Carolina answered with an 8-play, 80- yard drive that the rookie QB ended with a 1-yard TD leap. Early in the 4 th, the Cards were down and backed up to their own 10. Facing a 3 rd -n-7 at the AZ 30, Kolb found Early Doucet who broke a tackle before completing the 70-yard pass play to tie the game at 21. Carolina s next drive crossed midfield before the AZ defense forced a punt. Cards rookie CB Patrick Peterson fielded Jason Baker s boot at the AZ 11 and burst 89 yards for the go-ahead score. A Carolina punt ended the next drive that had advanced to just the Panther 36. After the Cards took 2:30 off the clock, the Panthers took over at their own 17 with 2:20 left. Newton moved the offense deep into AZ territory and with 1:19 left they faced a 4 th -n-5 from the 6. He connected across the middle to RB Mike Goodson but Cards LB Paris Lenon tackled him a yard shy of the marker to seal the win. PANTHERS CARDINALS Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score CARDS 1 8:45 Wells 7-yard run (Feely kick) 6-54, 3: Panthers 1 7:11 S. Smith 77-yard pass from Newton (Mare kick) 3-80, 1: Panthers 2 0:06 S. Smith 26-yard pass from Newton (Mare kick) 4-74, 0: CARDS 3 10:40 J. King 48-yard pass from Kolb (Feely kick) 1-48, 0: Panthers 3 5:49 Newton 1-yard run (Mare kick) 8-80, 4: CARDS 4 10:48 Doucet 70-yard pass from Kolb (Feely kick) 5-90, 2: CARDS 4 7:15 Peterson 89-yard punt return (Feely kick) SERIES NOTES The Cardinals and Panthers meet for the 12 th time in regular season play, with Carolina holding an 8-3 advantage in the all-time series. Arizona won the lone playoff matchup between the two teams in a 2008 Divisional game in Carolina. The last time the Panthers came to Arizona, the Cards snapped a four-game home winless streak vs. Carolina with a victory. This week s game marks the Panthers sixth trip to Arizona and fourth visit to University of Phoenix Stadium. THE HISTORY Overall Regular Season Series: 3-8 Cardinals at home vs. Car: 1-4 First Meeting: Car, L, 27-7 Last Meeting: 9/11/11 vs. Car, Last 10 Meetings Date Site Result Sept. 11, 2011 Arizona W, Dec. 9, 2010 Carolina L, Nov. 1, 2009 Arizona L, Jan. 10, 2009* Carolina W, Oct. 26, 2008 Carolina L, Oct. 14, 2007 Arizona L, Oct. 9, 2005 Arizona L, Nov. 21, 2004 Carolina L, Dec. 14, 2003 Arizona L, Oct. 6, 2002 Carolina W, *Divisional Playoff STATISTICS CAR AZ First Downs rd Down Eff. (Pct) 3-11 (27) 5-12 (42) 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 32:47 27:13 Weather: Indoors RUSHING Panthers: D. Williams 12-30; Stewart 7-26; Newton 8-18, TD. CARDS: Wells 18-90, TD; Stephens-Howling 3-10; Kolb 4-(-1). PASSING Panthers: Newton 24-37, 422 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT. CARDS: Kolb 18-27, 309 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT. RECEIVING Panthers: S. Smith 8-178, 2 TD; Olsen 4-78; LaFell 4-70; Shockey 3-51; Stewart 2-14; Naanee 1-21; Williams 1-6; Goodson 1-4. CARDS: Wells 4-12; Doucet 3-105, TD; Fitzgerald 3-62; King 2-61, TD; Heap 2-40; Roberts 2-21; Sherman 1-6; Stephens- Howling 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS Panthers: None. CARDS: D. Washington Cardinals vs. Panthers #CARvsAZ 2 of 46

3 PROMOTING AWARENESS The 2013 season marks the fifth year of the NFL s A Crucial Catch Campaign in partnership with the American Cancer Society (ACS). The goal of the program is to help encourage annual mammograms for women over the age of 40. In the first four years of the campaign, A Crucial Catch raised more than $4.5 million for ACS, with nearly $2 million raised in 2013 alone. Last season, A Crucial Catch reached 145 million views, including 55 million age 18 and older. Last year, money raised through A Crucial Catch went to support the American Cancer Society s Community Health Advocates National Grants for Empowerment (CHANGE) program. In the first full year of the CHANGE initiative, the NFL and the ACS directly reached more than 40,000 women and screened nearly 10,000. All 32 NFL teams will dedicate one home game during the month of October as their official breast cancer awareness game and the Cardinals will join the other NFL clubs playing at home in recognizing breast cancer awareness in various ways on the field and throughout the stadium. Cardinals players, coaches and staff members will all wear pink gear in honor of the campaign and all items worn by Cardinals players during the game will be auctioned off at to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. League-wide, the NFL will be helping to bring breast cancer awareness to the forefront in a variety of ways throughout the month of October. The efforts, which will be showcased at this week s Cards game, include: Game balls with pink ribbon decals used for every down and pink kicking tees Players wearing pink cleats, wristbands, gloves, chin straps, sideline caps, helmet decals, eye shield decals, captains patches, sideline towels and quarterback towels Pink coins used for the coin toss Pink sideline caps for coaches and sideline personnel Officials wearing caps with pink ribbons, wristbands and pins and using pink whistles On-field pink ribbon stencils and A Crucial Catch wall banners Pink goal post padding in both end zones Pink pom poms, wristbands and t-shirts for cheerleaders The Cards official BCA game occurs this week vs. Carolina, when the Cardinals parachute team will jump over University of Phoenix Stadium with pink flags and pink smoke. The National Anthem will be performed by Amber Carrington from Season 4 of The Voice, whose mother passed away from breast cancer. Halftime will feature a special tribute to breast cancer survivors as local high school cheerleaders perform with pink pom poms and a giant pink ribbon is unfurled by 80 breast cancer survivors. In addition, the Perry High School football team and their cheerleading squad will attend the game this Sunday to help assist with pink ribbon distribution to Cardinals fans in attendance. BACK HOME Following a nine-day trip in which the Cardinals played road games in New Orleans and Tampa Bay with a week-long stay in Sarasota in between the Cardinals return home this week to face the Carolina Panthers at University of Phoenix Stadium. This week s game is just the second home contest for the Cards this season after they took down the Lions in Week 2. In hosting the Panthers this week, the Cardinals will be playing in their 77 th game at University of Phoenix Stadium. Heading into this Sunday s game, the Cardinals have sold out all 76 games played on their home field (including preseason and postseason). Arizona played three of its first four games on the road this season, finishing with a 2-2 record. The only other teams to play three of their first four games away from home this season are the NY Giants (0-4) and Miami Dolphins (3-1). The 2013 season marked the 12 th time the Cardinals opened the year with three of their first four games on the road since A LOOK AHEAD Following this week s matchup against the Carolina Panthers at University of Phoenix Stadium, the Cardinals are back on the road in Week 6 for a pivotal NFC West matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. The Cards and Niners are both 2-2 and looking to keep pace in the divisional race. On the trip, the Cards will look to snap a four game winless streak in San Francisco. The trip to San Francisco will be the Cardinals last road game until Week 11 (Jacksonville). After facing the Niners, Arizona has home games against Seattle (4-0) in Week 7 and Atlanta (1-3) in Week 8 followed with a bye in Week 9 and a home matchup with the Houston Texans (2-2) in Week 10. A PERSONAL CAUSE For Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald and S Tyrann Mathieu, supporting the NFL s A Crucial Catch campaign takes on special meaning, as both have lost family members to the disease. That is why both players are stepping up in support of the league s initiative. Fitzgerald lost his mother, Carol, to breast cancer in 2003, and over the past few years raising awareness for breast cancer research has been a primary focus. In honor of the NFL s A Crucial Catch campaign, Fitzgerald is serving as a spokesman for the league-wide initiative for the fourth consecutive year. In the previous three seasons alone, Fitzgerald has helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for cancer research with donations tied to his performance on the field and through his presence online on Twitter. During the 2012 season, Fitzgerald donated $1,000 for every one of his catches and $10,000 for every TD reception in the month of October. Fitzgerald s efforts to support breast cancer awareness extend off the field as well. He founded the Carol Fitzgerald Memorial fund, which helps to educate on breast cancer issues, along with raising awareness for HIV/AIDS among urban youth. Having lost two aunts to breast cancer, Mathieu will join Nicole Bidwill, team mascot Big Red and Cardinals Cheerleaders at Perry High School on Friday (10/4) from 6:00-7:00 PM for a special pregame presentation to support Breast Cancer Awareness. Mathieu will be part of a group from the Cardinals that will help recognize 10 breast cancer survivors from Perry High School during the ceremony and present all of them with an honorary pink jersey. Cardinals vs. Panthers #CARvsAZ 3 of 46

4 CARDINALS-PANTHERS CONNECTIONS Former Panthers Cardinals D-Line coach Brentson Buckner played for the Panthers from In 2003, he started alongside Julius Peppers, Mike Rucker and Kris Jenkins on a line that helped lead Carolina to an appearance in Super Bowl XXXVIII. Buckner then coached at Victory Christian High School and Northside Christian Academy in his hometown of Charlotte after he retired from the NFL. Cardinals LBs coach Mike Caldwell finished his NFL career with the Panthers in Former Cardinals Panthers QB Derek Anderson played for Arizona in 2010, appearing in 12 games (9 starts). Panthers WRs coach Ricky Proehl was a third-round pick of the Cardinals in 1990 and played with the team from Proehl ( ) later played for the Panthers where he was a teammate of Cards D-Line coach Brentson Buckner ( ) and LBs coach Mike Caldwell (2003). Panthers Assistant O-Line coach Ray Brown was an eighth-round draft pick of the Cardinals in the 1986 and played for the Cardinals from Brown then played with Cardinals Defensive Coordinator Todd Bowles from and again from on the Redskins and with Cardinals D-Line coach Brentson Buckner from on the 49ers. Panthers TEs coach Pete Hoener served two stints as an assistant with the Cardinals. He was the TEs coach from , and then returned to the Cards in 2001, coaching TEs for two years and then serving as O-line coach in Panthers O-Line coach John Matsko served in the same position for the Cardinals from He also coached the O-line at the University of Arizona in 1986, and in 1996 he coached for the Saints with Cardinals Head Coach Bruce Arians. Panthers RBs coach Jim Skipper coached RBs with the Cardinals in 1996 and helped Larry Centers earn Pro Bowl honors that season. Carolina Connections From , Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim played guard at North Carolina State and was a two-time All-ACC selection. He started 36 consecutive games at left guard for the Wolfpack and was named the offensive freshman of the year in Arizona Connections Panthers LS J.J. Jansen is from Phoenix and attended Brophy College Preparatory. Panthers TE Richie Brockel is a graduate of Greenway High School in Phoenix. Brockel then played college football at Boise State, where he played with Cardinals T/G Nate Potter from Panthers Strength and Conditioning coach Joe Kenn worked at Arizona State University from College/Pro Connections Cardinals T Eric Winston played with Panthers QBs coach Ken Dorsey at Miami in Winston was a TE and Dorsey was the starting QB on a team that went to the Fiesta Bowl BCS championship game that season, which was played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. Winston ( ) and Cardinals DE Calais Campbell ( ) also played with Panthers LB Jon Beason ( ) and TE Greg Olsen ( ) at Miami. Cardinals QB Carson Palmer ( ) and LB/DE Matt Shaughnessy ( ) played together with Panthers S Mike Mitchell ( ) with the Raiders. Cardinals G Daryn Colledge played with Panthers DT Colin Cole from with the Packers. Cardinals DE Frostee Rucker ( ) played at USC with Panthers C Ryan Kalil ( ) and C Jeff Byers ( ). Cardinals TE Jim Dray ( ) and RB Stepfan Taylor ( ) played with Panthers DT Sione Fua ( ) at Stanford. Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson ( ) played at LSU with Panthers WR Brandon LaFell ( ). Cardinals T Bobby Massie ( ) and T Bradley Sowell ( ) were teammates at Mississippi with Panthers DE Greg Hardy ( ). TWO OF THE BEST The game between the Cardinals and the Panthers features two All-Pro wide receivers in Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Smith. Quick Facts: Between the two of them, they have combined for 12 Pro Bowl appearances Fitzgerald (2005, 07-12) and Smith (2001, 05, 06, 08, 11). In 2005, Fitzgerald and Smith tied for the NFL lead with 103 receptions apiece. Fitzgerald recorded 103 receptions for 1,409 yards in 05 while Smith recorded 103 receptions for 1,563 yards. The duo have combined for 77 career 100-yard receiving games. Fitzgerald has 34 career 100-yard games for the Cardinals and Smith has 43 career 100-yard games for the Panthers. Larry Fitzgerald ( ) Gms Rec Yds Avg. Lng TDs , t 80 Steve Smith ( ) Gms Rec Yds Avg. Lng TDs , t 64 FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS In each of his first two visits to University of Phoenix Stadium, Panthers QB Cam Newtown made history. As a junior at Auburn in 2010, Newton led the Tigers to a victory over Oregon in the BCS National Championship Game at University of Phoenix Stadium. After being selected first overall by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft, Newtown made his first career NFL start where he played his final collegiate game. Although the Cardinals eventually won the game 28-21, Newtown became the first rookie in NFL history to throw for over 400 yards in his first career game after totaling 422 yards in the contest. A HEISMAN MATCHUP Cardinals QB Carson Palmer and Panthers QB Cam Newton are two of six Heisman Trophy winners still active in the NFL. They are two of just three active Heisman winners drafted first overall, joining Rams QB Sam Bradford, who Arizona faced in Week 1. Palmer and Newton are among 18 former Heisman winners selected first overall in the NFL Draft, dating back to the University of Chicago s Jay Berwanger in 1936 Heisman Trophy Winners Drafted 1 st Overall Heisman Winner Draft Yr 2010 Cam Newton Sam Bradford Carson Palmer Vinny Testaverde Bo Jackson George Rogers Billy Sims Earl Campbell Jim Plunkett O.J. Simpson Terry Baker Ernie Davis Billy Cannon Paul Hornung Leon Hart Angelo Bartelli Tom Harmon Jay Berwanger 1936 Cardinals vs. Panthers #CARvsAZ 4 of 46

5 LAST WEEK S GAME CARDINALS 13, BUCCANEERS 10 September 29, 2013 Raymond James Stadium (44,956) In a game each team needed badly, the Cardinals were shut out thru 3 quarters on a steamy, late September afternoon in Tampa. But rather than wilt in the FL sun, Arizona came to life late, taking advantage of 3 Buccaneer turnovers to erase Tampa s 10-point 4 th quarter lead and emerge with the victory. It was the first time in over 14 years (9/12/99 at Philly) that the Cards overcame a double-digit 4 th quarter deficit to win on the road. An injury-ravaged Arizona defense turned in an incredible effort limiting the NFL s 2 nd leading rusher Doug Martin to 45 yards on 27 carries; it also came up with three 4 th quarter takeaways including a pair of INTs from All-Pro CB Patrick Peterson in the game s final 4 minutes. The win evened Arizona s record at 2-2 while Tampa fell to 0-4. After playing in New Orleans the previous Sunday, the Cardinals spent the week leading up to the game practicing in nearby Bradenton. On Arizona s 2 nd offensive series of the game, RB Rashard Mendenhall fumbled and DT Gerald McCoy recovered at the AZ41. The Bucs capitalized when rookie QB Mike Glennon who was elevated to the starting job over Josh Freeman earlier in the week - hit WR Mike Williams for an 8- yard TD. Late in the 2 nd quarter Tampa moved 61 yards in 14 plays and Rian Lindell s 50-yarder with 0:27 left in the first half made it 10-0 Bucs at intermission. On their opening drive of the 2 nd half the Cards marched from their own 8 to the TB15 thanks in large part to Carson Palmer passes to Larry Fitzgerald (3-41) and Michael Floyd (2-41). However, Palmer s attempt to Floyd in the end zone was intercepted by rookie DB Johnthan Banks. On their next offensive series, the Cards moved to the TB33 but Palmer s 1 st down attempt to Fitzgerald was picked off along the sideline by CB Darrelle Revis. Early in the 4 th Tampa had a 10-0 lead and the ball at the AZ 48 when Martin fumbled a hand-off and LB Matt Shaughnessy recovered at midfield. That takeaway led to a 42-yard Jay Feely FG that made it After the teams traded punts, Tampa had it deep in its own territory clinging to a 7-point lead. Facing a 2 nd -n-6 at his own 11, Glennon tried to hit Vincent Jackson across the middle but Peterson picked it off setting AZ up at the TB13. On the next snap, Fitzgerald beat Revis and Palmer hit him in the end zone for the gametying score. Arizona s kickoff coverage then pinned Tampa at its own 10 on and on a 3 rd down play from there, newly-acquired Cards LB Dontay Moch sacked Glennon for a 9-yard loss back to the 1. After the punt, Arizona took over at the TB38 with 1:56 left and the game tied at 10. On 1 st down Palmer hit rookie WR Jaron Brown with a 19-yard completion down the right sideline and a personal foul penalty on Dashon Goldson moved it to the 9. Four plays later, a short FG by the Tampa-native Feely made it with 1:29 left. On the ensuing drive the Bucs advanced to their own 41 with :56 left before Peterson sealed the game with his 2 nd INT in a little over 3 minutes. CARDINALS BUCCANEERS Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score Bucs 1 6:17 M. Williams 8-yard pass from Glennon (Lindell kick) 6-41, 2: Bucs 2 0:27 Lindell 50-yard FG 13-61, 4: CARDS 4 11:16 Feely 42-yard FG 6-26, 2: CARDS 4 3:06 Fitzgerald 13-yard pass from Palmer (Feely kick) 1-13, 0: CARDS 4 1:29 Feely 27-yard FG 5-29, 0: STATISTICS AZ TB First Downs rd Down Eff. (Pct) 1-10 (10) 7-18 (39) 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 25:55 34:05 Weather: Sunny, 85 degrees, 55% humidity, Winds N 5 mph RUSHING CARDS: Ellington 4-29; Mendenhall 12-21; Palmer 4-6. Bucs: Martin 27-45; Goldson 1-22; Demps 1-14; Glennon 2-(-1). PASSING CARDS: Palmer 21-38, 248 yds, TD, 2 INT. Bucs: Glennon 24-43, 193 yds, TD, 2 INT. RECEIVING CARDS: Fitzgerald 6-68, TD; Floyd 5-87; Ellington 3-22; Mendenhall 3-13; Housler 1-23; J. Brown 1-19; Dray 1-10; Roberts 1-6. Bucs: Wright 5-41; Ogletree 5-30; M. Williams 4-38; Martin 3-16; V. Jackson 2-27; Leonard 2-11; Lorig 1-20; Demps 1-8; James 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS CARDS: Peterson Bucs: Revis 1-3, Banks 1-0. HIGHLIGHTS IN 140 CHARACTERS OR FEWER Career rec. for Cards WR Larry Fitzgerald (785); Career rec. for Panthers WR Steve Smith (786). Outside 3 division foes STL, SEA + SF, Fitzgerald has more rec. (47) vs. Carolina than any other team in reg. season. Last week, Cards earned 1 st win in Tampa Bay since 1988 season and 1 st ever win at Raymond James Stadium. Cards win in TB was 1 st time since Phi that team overcame a double-digit 4 th qtr deficit to win on the road. Cards opponents have started 19 drives inside own 20 this season, most in the NFL. CB Patrick Peterson last wk in TB became 1 st Cards player since Tim McDonald - 10/20/91 vs. Atl - with 2 INTs in last 4 mins of 4 th qtr. 1 st Yr RB Andre Ellington s 10 1 st downs in 13 tied for 2 nd among NFL rookies behind Hou WR DeAndre Hopkins-15. Cards D allowing 75.0 rush yds per game-2 nd in the NFL behind Den (75.0) this season. K Jay Feely hit 10 th career game-winning FG last week in TB. S Yeremiah Bell and Oak S Charles Woodson only DBs with sack in each of the last 6 seasons ( ). Bucs 1 st team in NFL history since 1933 with a player having 25+ rush att. and player with 5+ rec and 0 player at 45+ yds. This week, DE Calais Campbell looking for sack in 5 th straight home game. Cards have outscored opponents 22-0 in 4 th qtr of 2 wins this season, both 4 th qtr comebacks. STRENGTH VS. STRENGTH The Cardinals matchup against the Panthers this week will feature one of the NFL s stingiest run defenses facing off against the one of its best rushing attacks. Last week s game against Tampa Bay marked the third time in four games this season that the Cardinals have held their opponents below 3.0 yards per rushing attempt. Arizona allowed 2.8 yards per carry in St. Louis in Week 1, 2.5 yards per attempt vs. Detroit in Week 2 and 2.6 yards per attempt last week in Tampa Bay. Through four games, the Cardinals feature the NFL s secondranked run defense, allowing just 75.0 yards per game. Only Denver (74.0) is allowing fewer rushing yards per game than the Cardinals. NFL Leaders Run Defense YPG Team 74.0 Denver 75.0 Arizona 77.8 Dallas 79.0 Cleveland 79.3 NY Jets That run defense will be tested this week against a Panthers offense that brings features the NFL s third ranked rushing attack, which averages yards per game. NFL Leaders Rushing Yards/Game YPG Team Philadelphia Buffalo Carolina Indianapolis Seattle Cardinals vs. Panthers #CARvsAZ 5 of 46

6 BIG COMEBACK ON THE ROAD The Cardinals trailed Tampa Bay 10-0 entering the 4 th quarter last week, but scored 13 unanswered points in the final 12 minutes on two FGs by Tampa native Jay Feely and a 13-yard TD strike from Carson Palmer to Larry Fitzgerald to earn the victory. Notes on the Win It marked the first time the Cardinals erased a 10+ point 4 th quarter deficit to win in regulation since 12/28/03 vs. Minnesota. In that dramatic victory that knocked the Vikings out of playoff contention, Arizona overcame an 11- point 4 th quarter deficit by scoring the game s final 12 points, including a 28-yard TD pass on the final play. The win marked the first time since 9/12/99 at Philadelphia that the Cardinals overcame a double-digit 4 th quarter deficit to win on the road. In that game, Arizona came back from 12 points down in the 4 th quarter to earn a win. In the Cardinals two victories this season both 4 th quarter comebacks the team has outscored opponents 22-0 in the 4 th quarter. Arizona outscored Detroit 9-0 in the 4 th quarter of their victory in Week 2, and Arizona outscored the Bucs 13-0 in the 4 th quarter last week. With the win, Arizona earned its first road victory over the Buccaneers since the 1988 season and its first ever win in Raymond James Stadium. PETERSON CLOSES THE DOOR CB Patrick Peterson had his first two INTs of the 2013 season on Sunday, and they both came in the final four minutes to lead the Cardinals to victory. The Performance Peterson s first INT came with 3:23 remaining and Tampa Bay holding a 10-3 lead. On the play, Peterson stepped in front of a Mike Glennon pass intended for Vincent Jackson at the TB 24-yard line. Peterson returned the INT 11 yards and QB Carson Palmer hit WR Larry Fitzgerald on the next play for a 13-yard TD to tie the game. After a Bucs punt, the Cardinals took a lead on a Jay Feely FG. Tampa Bay took over at their own 20-yard line with 1:29 remaining before Peterson stepped in front of a Glennon pass on 2 nd -n- 2 with 50 seconds left to end the game. A Significant Achievement Last week s outing against Tampa Bay was the first multi- INT game of Peterson s career. Peterson became the first Cardinals player to record two 4 th quarter INTs in a game since Kwamie Lassiter intercepted two Charlie Batch passes on 11/18/01 vs. Detroit. He became the first Cardinals player since Tim McDonald on 10/20/91 vs. Atlanta to record two INTs in the final four minutes of the 4 th quarter. NEVER SAY NEVER WITH PETERSON The two INTs for CB Patrick Peterson that helped lead to the Cards 4 th quarter comeback against Tampa Bay last week is one of three nominees for the GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Week for Week 4. The INT return for TD by Seattle CB Richard Sherman in the Seahawks win at Houston and New England CB Aqib Talib s 4 th down deflection in the final seconds in the over Atlanta are the other nominees. Cards fans can vote for Peterson and the Cardinals at: through Friday (10/4) at Noon to determine the GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Week. The winner will be announced Friday during NFLN s Around the League show and then posted on NFL.com. CARDS D MAKES HISTORY The Cardinals defense held Buccaneers RB Doug Martin the NFL s second-leading rusher heading into the game to just 45 rushing yards on 27 attempts last week, as he averaged just 1.7 yards per carry. A Rare Feat Martin s 45 rushing yards were the fewest yards for a RB with 25+ carries since LeSean McCoy had 38 yards on 27 carries on 12/11/11 vs. Miami. It also marked just the eighth time since 1935 that a player was held to 45 yards or fewer with at least 25 attempts in a game. It is only the second time it has happened in a loss and the first time since Fewest Rushing Yards with 25+ Attempts (1968-Present) Yds Player (Team) Opponent Att 45 Doug Martin (TB) 9/29/12 vs. Arizona Larry Brown (Was) 12/13/71 vs. LA Rams Reggie Cobb (TB) 12/26/93 vs. Denver Curtis Martin (NYJ) 11/1/98 vs. Kansas City Pug Rentner (Bos) 12/8/35 vs. Brooklyn LeSean McCoy (Phi) 12/11/11 vs. Miami Abdul-Karim al-jabbar (Mia) 10/13/96 vs. Buffalo Paul Robinson (Cin) 12/8/68 vs. NY Jets 26 Martin was the Bucs leading rusher with 45 yards on 27 carries and TE Tim Wright was the Bucs leading receiver with 41 yards on five receptions. Last week s game marked the first time in NFL history dating back to 1933 (first year stats were kept) that a team had a player with 25+ rushing attempts and a player with 5+ receptions and no player with more than 45 yards of offense. The Cards held Martin to two yards or fewer on 14 of 27 carries in the game, with nine of his attempts going for negative yards. For the game, the Buccaneers totaled just 80 yards rushing on 31 attempts, averaging 2.6 yards per carry. Of those 80 rushing yards for Tampa Bay, 22 came on a fake punt attempt by Dashon Goldson. Buccaneers RBs totaled 30 carries for 58 yards in the game, an average of 1.9 yards per attempt. A TRAGIC LOSS NT Dan Williams has missed the Cardinals last two games after suffering the tragic loss of his father, Thomas Williams, in a car accident. A regular fixture at Cardinals games both at home and on the road, Thomas Williams who made his home in Memphis, TN was on the way to New Orleans to watch Dan play when the accident occurred near Jackson, MS. Williams mother and sister were also in the car and were both hospitalized. They are both expected to recover from their injuries. The funeral for Thomas Williams was held last Saturday (9/28) and was attended by team president Michael Bidwill, D-Line coach Brentson Buckner and Williams teammates on the D- Line. Bidwill, a licensed pilot, flew the Cards group from Florida where they were staying in preparation for Sunday s game against the Bucs to Memphis on Saturday morning and back to Florida that evening. A starter on the line since the Cards selected him in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft, Williams is expected back in the lineup for this week s game against Carolina. IT S A LOSS CAUSE A big reason the Cards feature the NFL s second ranked rush defense is that Arizona is better than any team in the NFL at getting to ball carrier before they get to the line of scrimmage. The Cardinals have stopped runners for negative yards on 16 of 68 rush attempts this season (23.5%). The 16 carries for losses and the 23.5% rate at which they occur both lead the NFL in Cardinals vs. Panthers #CARvsAZ 6 of 46

7 NEW FACES IN 2013 The Cardinals entered the 2013 season with a coaching staff, front office and team that saw a significant turnover from 2012 headlined by GM Steve Keim and Head Coach Bruce Arians. Coaching Staff Bruce Arians Head Coach Tom Moore Asst. Head Coach/Offense Todd Bowles Defensive Coordinator Harold Goodwin Offensive Coordinator Amos Jones Special Teams Coordinator James Bettcher Outside Linebackers Anthony Blevins Coaching Asst./Special Teams Brentson Buckner Defensive Line Mike Caldwell Linebackers Rick Christophel Tight Ends David Diaz-Infante Offensive Assistant Darryl Drake Wide Receivers Kevin Garver Offensive Assistant Steve Heiden Asst. Tight Ends/Special Teams Stump Mitchell Running Backs Tom Pratt Pass Rush Specialist Nick Rapone Defensive Backs Kevin Ross Cornerbacks Larry Zierlein Asst. Offensive Line Veteran Players Position (Previous Team) Javier Arenas Cornerback (Kansas City) Yeremiah Bell Safety (NY Jets) Jasper Brinkley Linebacker (Minnesota) Antoine Cason Cornerback (San Diego) Karlos Dansby Linebacker (Miami) Paul Fanaika Guard (Seattle) Rashard Mendenhall Running Back (Pittsburgh) Dontay Moch Linebacker (Cincinnati) Carson Palmer Quarterback (Oakland) Jerraud Powers Cornerback (Indianapolis) Frostee Rucker Defensive End (Cleveland) Matt Shaughnessy Defensive End/Linebacker (Oakland) Vic So oto Linebacker (Washington) Bradley Sowell Tackle (Indianapolis) Drew Stanton Quarterback (Indianapolis) Alameda Ta amu Nose Tackle (Pittsburgh) Eric Winston Tackle (Kansas City) Draft Picks Position (Selection) Kevin Minter Linebacker (2 nd Round, 45 th Overall) Tyrann Mathieu Safety (3 rd Round, 69 th Overall) Alex Okafor Linebacker (4 th Round, 103 rd Overall) Earl Watford Guard (4 th Round, 116 th Overall) Stepfan Taylor Running Back (5 th Round, 140 th Overall) Andre Ellington Running Back (6 th Round, 187 th Overall) D.C. Jefferson Tight End (7 th Round, 219 th Overall) Rookie Free Agents Position (School) Jaron Brown Wide Receiver (Clemson) Kenny Demens Linebacker (Michigan) Tony Jefferson Safety (Oklahoma) THE BREAKDOWN Below is a breakdown of the new faces the team s roster. The Cards have added 17 veterans, 7 draft picks and 3 rookie free agents this season. In all, 27 of the 53 players (50.9%) on Arizona s roster were not on the roster in Since January 8 th, the Cardinals have made a total of 165 transactions, including free agency, the NFL Draft, rookie free agent signings, released and re-signed players, trades, waived-injured players, waived/failed physical players, reserve/retired players and practice squad. Arizona has had 29 veterans from the 2012 team depart since the beginning of the 2013 offseason. IRONMEN ON THE LINE Both G Daryn Colledge (116) and T Eric Winston (112) have ongoing and notable streaks of consecutive games played among offensive linemen. Colledge has never missed a game in his NFL career. Since entering the league in 2006, he has appeared in 116 consecutive regular season games. Among all NFL offensive linemen, only Houston C Chris Myers (125) has appeared in more consecutive games. With 112 consecutive games played dating back to his rookie season in 2006, Winston moved into fourth place on the list. Consecutive Games Played (OL) - Active Streaks Gms Player (Pos) Team 125 Chris Myers (C) Houston 116 Daryn Colledge (G) Arizona 116 D Brickashaw Ferguson (T) NY Jets 112 Eric Winston (T) Arizona 100 Donald Penn (T) Tampa Bay Colledge s streak of 85 consecutive starts is the secondlongest active streak in the NFL among guards, behind only Atlanta s Justin Blalock (86 straight starts). Consecutive Starts (Guards) - Active Streaks Gms Player (Pos) Team 86 Justin Blalock Atlanta 85 Daryn Colledge Arizona 68 Andy Levitre Tennessee 62 Rob Sims Detroit 59 Wade Smith Houston Winston s streak of 107 consecutive starts ranks second among tackles, behind only D Brickshaw Ferguson (NYJ) Consecutive Starts (Tackles) - Active Streaks Gms Player (Pos) Team 116 D Brickshaw Ferguson NY Jets 107 Eric Winston Arizona 96 Donald Penn Tampa Bay 95 Tyson Clabo Miami 68 Michael Oher Baltimore IN-STATE CARDS The Cards roster has five players with ties to Arizona prior to their NFL careers. Two of those players WR Kerry Taylor and LB Dontay Moch were teammates at Hamilton High School in Chandler from The duo were part of the Huskies state championship team in WR Kerry Taylor: The only one of the five players with Arizona connections to have his entire football career (high school, college and NFL) take place in Arizona. A native of Chandler, Taylor was an All-State receiver at Hamilton High School before going to star at Arizona State. C Lyle Sendlein: A native of Scottsdale, Sendlein graduated from Chaparral High School where he was a four-year letterman and three-year starter. He helped lead the team to back-to-back state titles and was a first-team All-State selection as a senior. CB Antoine Cason: Enjoyed a highly decorated career at the University of Arizona from , winning the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation s best defensive back as a senior in 07. G Paul Fanaika: A four-year letterman at Arizona State, where he played in 48 games and earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors as a sophomore and junior. LB Dontay Moch: A native of Phoenix, Moch attended Hamilton High School, helping the team to state titles in both his junior and senior seasons. Moch was also a sprinter at Hamilton, where he won the 200 meters at the 51 state meet as a senior. Cardinals vs. Panthers #CARvsAZ 7 of 46

8 KEIM TAKES THE REINS In January, Steve Keim was named the Cardinals new General Manager. Earning the promotion at the age of 40, Keim became one of the youngest GMs in the NFL. Keim celebrated his 41 st birthday on Sept 8 th during his first game as GM. General Manager Team Age Birthdate Howie Roseman Philadelphia 38 June 23, 1975 David Caldwell Jacksonville 39 February 14, 1974 Tom Telesco Indianapolis 40 December 12, 1972 Doug Whaley Buffalo 41 September 23, 1972 Steve Keim Arizona 41 September 8, 1972 Ryan Grigson Indianapolis 41 February 23, 1972 The 2013 season is Keim s 15 th with the Cardinals organization, having originally joined the club in 1999 as a college scout covering the eastern portion of the country. He was promoted to Director of College Scouting in 2006, Director of Player Personnel in 2008 and was then promoted to Vice President, Player Personnel in May, With the Cardinals, Keim played an integral part in the drafting of Pro Bowlers Patrick Peterson, Larry Fitzgerald and Darnell Dockett. In his first draft as GM, Keim selected such college standouts as LB Kevin Minter and S Tyrann Mathieu. Steve has earned this position, Cardinals President Michael Bidwill said when announcing Keim s promotion. As I went through the process of evaluating the field of candidates and speaking to people, both inside our training facility and outside, I became more and more convinced that Steve Keim was the right man to be the general manager for the Arizona Cardinals. A Pennsylvania native, Keim was a two-time All-ACC selection at guard at N.C. State before going on to a brief stint in professional football as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins (1996) and Edmonton Eskimos (1997) of the Canadian Football League. UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS IN INDY The Indianapolis Colts posted a 2-14 record in 2011, featuring an offense that ranked 30 th overall in the NFL. In one season under Bruce Arians, the Colts offense which was stacked with rookies, including eventual Pro Bowl QB Andrew Luck finished the year ranked 10 th overall and Indy returned to the postseason after posting an 11-5 record Colts Notes Was named both Coach of the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year by Pro Football Weekly & the Pro Football Writers of America. He became the first individual to win both awards in the same year. Took over as interim coach on October 1, 2012 when head coach Chuck Pagano left the team to undergo treatment for leukemia. Led the Colts to a 9-3 record in his 12 games and helped Indianapolis clinch a playoff berth while tying the NFL record for most wins ever by an interim coach. Arians and Pagano shared Coach of the Year honors from the Maxwell Club in Philadelphia and were named AFC Coach of the Year by NFL 101 in Kansas City. Indy s nine-win improvement from 2011 (2-14 to 11-5) matched the third-largest single-season turnaround in NFL history. Rookie QB Andrew Luck, a 2012 Pro Bowl selection, threw for the most passing yards (4,374) by a rookie in NFL history. Luck had an NFL rookie record six 300-yard passing games and led the Colts on seven game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or OT, the most by a rookie QB since the 1970 merger. In all, Indy s rookies also combined for 3,108 yards rushing and receiving, the most of any team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger according to STATS LLC. AN ACCOMPLISHED ROOKIE The 2013 season is the beginning of the Bruce Arians era in Arizona. Hired as the Cardinals head coach on 1/17/13, the first-time head coach came to Arizona as the reigning AP NFL Coach of the Year following his work with the Indianapolis Colts in A former QB at Virginia Tech ( ), Arians began his coaching career in 1975 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater. Now in his 39 th season in the coaching ranks, Arians is in his 21 st season in the NFL. Arians in the NFL Became an NFL head coach for the first time when he was hired by Arizona on January 17, Signed a four-year contract with a team option for a fifth year. Named the 2012 AP NFL Coach of the Year after serving 12 games as the interim head coach for the Indianapolis Colts during Chuck Pagano s absence while being treated for leukemia. He also served as the Colts offensive coordinator during the 2012 season. Arians led the Colts to a 9-3 mark after taking over for Pagano, tying the NFL record for wins by an interim head coach. Comes to the Cardinals with 20 years of experience as an NFL assistant coach with five different teams: Indianapolis (2012; ), Pittsburgh ( ), Cleveland ( ), New Orleans (1996), and Kansas City ( ). As offensive coordinator with the Steelers, Arians was part of Pittsburgh teams that won three AFC North Division titles, two AFC Championships and Super Bowl XLIII. He was also the Steelers wide receivers coach when they won Super Bowl XL. NOT JUST THE HEAD COACH NFL head coaches come from a variety of backgrounds. Some are defensive specialists while some have experience rooted in the offensive side of the ball. Cardinals first-year head coach Bruce Arians has earned a reputation as one of the NFL s most aggressive play callers in his time with Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. Arians will utilize those skills as an offensive specialist with the Cardinals, continuing to call the plays from the sidelines, opting to continue doing what only a handful of NFL head coaches do when taking over the leadership role. There are only seven coaches in the NFL that call the offensive plays, with many relying on their coordinators. Below is a list of NFL head coaches who call their own plays: NFL Head Coaches Calling Plays on Offense Bruce Arians (Arizona) Andy Reid (Kansas City) Marc Trestman (Chicago) Sean Payton (New Orleans) Mike McCarthy (Green Bay) Chip Kelly (Philadelphia) Gary Kubiak (Houston) QUICK TURNAROUND Bruce Arians has been a part of 13 different playoff teams in his 20 seasons as an NFL coach. He has an playoff record, including three Super Bowl appearances and two Super Bowl titles (XL, XLIII). He has also been known for quick turnarounds where he has coached. When He First Hit The Postseason Indianapolis Colts: First Year (2012) Pittsburgh Steelers: First Year (2004) Cleveland Browns: Second Year (2002) Indianapolis Colts: Second Year (1999) Kansas City Chiefs: Second Year (1990) Cardinals vs. Panthers #CARvsAZ 8 of 46

9 MOORE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Hired by the Cardinals on 1/21/13 to serve as Assistant Head Coach/Offense, Tom Moore is in his 35 th year of coaching in the NFL. Along with Pass Rush Specialist Tom Pratt, the duo have more coaching experience among active NFL assistants than any coaches in the NFL outside of Pittsburgh s Dick LeBeau (41), Houston s Wade Phillips (37) and Tampa Bay s Jimmy Raye (36). Exp Coach Team Position 41 Dick LeBeau Pittsburgh D-Coordinator 37 Wade Phillips Houston D-Coordinator 36 Jimmy Raye Tampa Bay Sr. Off. Asst. 35 Tom Moore Arizona Asst. HC/Off. 35 Tom Pratt Arizona Pass Rush Spec. 35 Joe Vitt New Orleans Asst. HC/LBs In Moore s previous 34 years in the NFL, his teams have earned 22 postseason appearances, 14 division titles, and four Super Bowl appearances (three wins). Moore has coached Hall of Famers Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Mike Webster, Barry Sanders, Marshall Faulk, Randall McDaniel, and 2013 inductee Cris Carter, and he has helped guide 22 different NFL players to a combined 61 Pro Bowl selections. For 13 years in Indianapolis ( ), he coached Peyton Manning and helped him become one of the NFL s all-time greatest quarterbacks. Manning set Colts franchise records with 54,828 passing yards, 399 touchdowns, and 4,682 completions (which all ranked in the top five in league history), and won an NFL-record four MVP Awards ( , ) under Moore s tutelage. MOORE LEADS TO SUCCESS Over Tom Moore s previous 34 years coaching in the NFL, he has helped a total of 22 players combine for 61 Pro Bowl appearances, including tenures in Indianapolis, Detroit, Minnesota and Pittsburgh. Indianapolis PB Player Year(s) 11 QB Peyton Manning , WR Marvin Harrison WR Reggie Wayne C Jeff Saturday , RB Edgerrin James , TE Dallas Clark RB Joseph Addai TE Ken Dilger RB Marshall Faulk 1998 Detroit PB Player Year(s) 2 RB Barry Sanders WR Herman Moore T Lomas Brown G Kevin Glover 1996 Minnesota PB Player Year(s) 1 WR Cris Carter TE Steve Jordan G Randall McDaniel 1991 Pittsburgh PB Player Year(s) 4 C Mike Webster , 87 3 WR John Stallworth 1979, 82, 84 2 T Tunch Ilkin WR Louis Lipps WR Lynn Swann RB Earnest Jackson 1986 THE COACHING BREAKDOWN The Cardinals coaching staff entered the 2013 season with a combined 427 years of coaching experience. The staff has accumulated 193 seasons in the NFL, 226 seasons in the college ranks and eight seasons in other professional leagues. In addition to their experience on the sidelines, Todd Bowles (8), Brentson Buckner (12), Mike Caldwell (11), David Diaz- Infante (6), Steve Heiden (11), John Lott (1), Stump Mitchell (9) and Kevin Ross (14) all bring with them a combined total of 61 years of NFL playing experience. Combined Coaching Experience Coach NFL College Pro (non-nfl) Bruce Arians Tom Moore Todd Bowles Harold Goodwin Amos Jones Pete Alosi James Bettcher Anthony Blevins - - Brentson Buckner Mike Caldwell Rick Christophel David Diaz-Infante Darryl Drake Kevin Garver Steve Heiden Freddie Kitchens John Lott Stump Mitchell Tom Pratt Nick Rapone Kevin Ross 7-1 Ryan Slowik Larry Zierlein Totals SUPER STAFF Of the 23 coaches on the Cardinals staff, 14 have Super Bowl experience, either as a coach or player. In all, the staff has combined for 25 Super Bowl appearances, including 12 wins. Head coach Bruce Arians (3) and assistant head coach/offense Tom Moore (4) lead the way in Super Bowl experience and have combined for five championships. Super Bowls as a Coach Coach SB (Team) Bruce Arians XL, XLIII, XLV (Steelers) Tom Moore XIII, XIV (Steelers), XLI, XLIV (Colts) Tom Pratt I, IV (Chiefs) Darryl Drake XLI (Bears) Amos Jones XLIII, XLV (Steelers) Harold Goodwin XLI (Bears), XLIII, XLV (Steelers) Larry Zierlein XLIII (Steelers) Stump Mitchell XL (Seahawks) Freddie Kitchens XLIII (Cardinals) John Lott XLIII (Cardinals) Super Bowls as a Player Coach SB (Team) Todd Bowles XXII (Redskins) Brentson Buckner XXX (Steelers), XXXVIII (Panthers) Mike Caldwell XXXVIII (Carolina) but DNP David Diaz-Infante XXXII, XXXIII (Denver) *Bold signifies a victory The staff s experience in the Super Bowl begins with Super Bowl I (Tom Pratt) and extends through Super Bowl XLV (Bruce Arians, Amos Jones, Harold Goodwin). Pratt served on the Chiefs staff when they appeared in Super Bowl I. Cardinals vs. Panthers #CARvsAZ 9 of 46

10 REMARKABLE RECOVERY That Cardinals quarterback coach Freddie Kitchens was with the team when it reported to training camp on July 25 th was remarkable considering the scare he endured just 50 days earlier. At an OTA practice on June 4 th, Kitchens began to feel ill. QBs Drew Stanton and Carson Palmer sensed that something was wrong and called over the team s head trainer Tom Reed. Anyone who knows Freddie s personality, he s jovial and easy-going, Stanton said. He was joking around asking if a heart attack is on the left or right side, going for the chuckle, and then said Actually, it s kind of in the middle here. I told him, Freddie, that sounds kind of serious, and Carson (Palmer) said Yeah Freddie, you don t look so good, you re kind of flush. He tried to say he was OK, but we called Tom (Reed) over and he was monitoring him. The trainers arranged for Kitchens to be taken to the hospital for tests and during that process, a CT scan revealed tears in his aorta that required surgery, which he had that same night after being flown to the Arizona Heart Hospital. "We never even talked about how soon I would be back," Kitchens said after the team reported to camp. "It's really the same way you do it in football. You just do the best you can every day and you see where you're at in the end. It just so happened I was well enough to get back to work. When he was on the sideline for the Week 1 season opener against St. Louis, Kitchens was just 96 days removed from heart surgery. RECORD HOLDER RETURNS The running backs on the Arizona roster have a lot of work to do to live up to the legacy left by their position coach, Stump Mitchell, while he played with the Cardinals. A standout RB and return specialist for nine seasons with the Cards from , Mitchell enters his first season as RBs coach with the Cardinals and 12 th season as an NFL assistant. A ninth round selection (226 th overall) by the Cardinals in the 1981 NFL Draft, Mitchell spent his entire nine-year NFL career with the Cards. He currently holds the franchise record with 11,988 all-purpose yards and ranks second all-time in rushing yards (4,649), punt return yards (1,377) and kickoff return yards (4,007), while also adding 1,955 career receiving yards. Mitchell finished his career having posted a 4.7-yard average, which ranks as the second-highest career mark in team history. He posted a 5.6-yard rushing average in 1981, earning All-Rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly, who also awarded him All-NFC honors as a kickoff returner in PRATT IN 35 th NFL SEASON Cardinals pass rush specialist Tom Pratt kicked off his 35 th year coaching in the NFL in 2013 after starting his career in 1963 with the Kansas City Chiefs. Before coaching the Kansas City defensive line in Super Bowl I and earning a title in Super Bowl IV, Pratt held the same position for the Chiefs while they were members of the American Football League, earning him the honor of being the only active NFL assistant to have coached in the AFL. Pratt is also the only current coach in the NFL to be on staff during each of the last six decades (60 s, 70 s, 80 s, 90 s, 00 s and 10 s). During his NFL tenure, Pratt has coached four Pro Football Hall of Famers, including two 2013 selections, has aided five players in reaching a combined 23 Pro Bowls and helped three players earn a combined seven All-Pro titles. THE ROOKIE CLASS Bruce Arians earned his second victory as head coach with the Cardinals victory over the Buccaneers last week. Arians posted a 9-3 record as an interim head coach for the Indianapolis Colts during the 2012 season, but Sunday s win was his second official victory as a head coach. Below is a look at the record of the seven first-year coaches in the NFL this season. Record of 1 st Year NFL Head Coaches Coach (Team) W-L Bruce Arians (Arizona) 2-2 Doug Marrone (Buffalo) 2-2 Marc Trestman (Chicago) 3-1 Rob Chudzinski (Cleveland) 2-2 Gus Bradley (Jacksonville) 0-4 Chip Kelly (Philadelphia) 1-3 Mike McCoy (San Diego) 2-2 NEW COORDINATORS Under head coach Bruce Arians, the Cardinals enter the 2013 season with new coordinators on offense, defense and special teams. Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, offensive coordinator Harold Goodwin and special teams coordinator Amos Jones take charge of their respective units for Arizona. Todd Bowles Hired in January after spending the 2012 season with Philadelphia, Bowles was promoted to defensive coordinator with the Eagles on 10/16/12 after spending the first six games of the season as the team s secondary coach. 13-year NFL assistant who has also coached with the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, and Miami Dolphins during his career. Played DB in the NFL for eight seasons with the Redskins ( ; ) and 49ers (1991). Played collegiately at Temple ( ) where he was a team captain under head coach Bruce Arians in Served as interim head coach for the Miami Dolphins for the final three games of the 2011 season, posting a 2-1 record. Was a member of the 1987 Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXII championship team. Harold Goodwin Named offensive coordinator in January after working as the Indianapolis Colts offensive line coach during the 2012 season. Goodwin worked under Arians with the Colts. Brother, Jonathan, is the starting center for the 49ers. In 2012, Goodwin helped the Colts to a nine-win improvement from 2011 (2-14 to 11-5), which matched the third-largest single-season turnaround in NFL history. Indy s rookies also combined for 3,108 yards rushing and receiving in 2012, the most of any team since the 1970 AFL- NFL merger. The 2013 season will be the seventh consecutive season Goodwin has worked under Arians after previous assignments with Pittsburgh ( ) and Indy (2012). Played collegiately at Michigan on the offensive line ( ) before beginning his coaching career with the Wolverines as a student assistant ( ) and a grad assistant in 97. Amos Jones Jones spent his first five seasons with the Steelers as assistant special teams coach ( ) and was promoted to Pittsburgh s special teams coach on 8/23/12. A veteran of six seasons as an NFL assistant in addition to working 21 seasons as a college assistant. Coached at Temple under Bruce Arians from Played running back and safety at Alabama under legendary head coach Paul Bear Bryant. Jones started his coaching career as a graduate assistant ( ) at Alabama in Bryant s final two years as the head coach. Cardinals vs. Panthers #CARvsAZ 10 of 46

11 A MAN OF MANY MILESTONES Through his first nine NFL seasons, WR Larry Fitzgerald accumulated a host of records setting both franchise and NFL marks. Below is a look at what Fitzgerald has accomplished since being selected with the third overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. In Week 6 of the 2012 season vs. Buffalo, Fitzgerald surpassed 10,000 career receiving yards. At 29 years, 44 days old, he joined Randy Moss (28 years, 314 days) as the only players in NFL history to reach the milestone 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 In Week 3 of the 12 campaign, Fitzgerald surpassed 700 career receptions. At 29 years, 23 days old, Fitzgerald became the youngest player in NFL history to reach that mark. He was over a year younger than the previous record holder Dallas TE Jason Witten (30 years, 133 days old). 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 9,000 Receiving Yards At 28 years, 81 days old, Fitzgerald reached 9,000 career receiving yards in Week 11 of the 2011 season, becoming the second-youngest player in NFL history to reach the career milestone. Only Randy Moss (27 years, 310 days old) reached the mark at a younger age than Fitzgerald. 70 Career TD Receptions Fitzgerald reached 70 career TDs in Week 10 of the 11 season vs. Philadelphia and at 28 years, 74 days old, he became the third-youngest player in NFL history to accomplish the feat, trailing only Randy Moss (26 years, 269 days) and Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (28 years, one day). 8,000 Receiving Yards Fitzgerald s 125 receiving yards in Week 15 matchup vs. the Panthers in 10 gave him 8,053 for his career as he became the second youngest receiver in NFL history to reach 8,000 yards, trailing only Randy Moss (26 years, 297 days old). 7,000 Receiving Yards Against the Lions in Week 15 of 2009, Fitzgerald reached 7,000 receiving yards for his career. At 26 years, 111 days old, he became the youngest player in NFL history to reach the career milestone, surpassing the previous record held by Randy Moss (26 years, 220 days old). 6,000 Receiving Yards Reached 6,000 career receiving yards in Week 1 vs. San Francisco at 26 years and 13 days old, becoming the secondyoungest receiver in NFL history to reach the milestone behind only Randy Moss (25 years, 270 days). 600 Receptions In Week 15 of the 10 season at Carolina, Fitzgerald surpassed 600 receptions for his career and at 27 years, 110 days old, became the youngest player in NFL history to reach the milestone. He surpassed the previous record of Randy Moss (28 years, 266 days old). 100 Receptions in a Season At 22 years, 123 days old, Fitzgerald became the youngest player in NFL history to record a 100-catch season (2005). THE FRANCHISE During his first nine NFL seasons, 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 He has been building on those records since. Franchise Record Career Receptions Rec Player (Years) 785 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) 10,658 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) 80 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) 80 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) 34 Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, Jackie Smith, Roy Green, *Established record in Week 4 of 2011 season THE CLIMB CONTINUES Larry Fitzgerald entered the 2013 season having caught a pass in a franchise record 133 consecutive games, a franchise record. He has extended that mark to 137 games with receptions in each of the first four games this season. Franchise Record Consecutive Games With a Reception Gms Player (Streak) 137 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 143 of 144 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 (197). Cardinals vs. Panthers #CARvsAZ 11 of 46

12 HEADING TO THE HALL? Below is a look at the career of Larry Fitzgerald through his first 144 career games compared to the 22 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 (785) than any of the receivers enshrined in Canton had through 144 games played. The next closest receiver is Jerry Rice, who had 736 receptions through his first 144 career games. Fitzgerald has more receiving yards (10,658) than all HOF receivers through 144 games played except Rice (12,233) and Michael Irvin (11,050). Fitzgerald Vs. Modern Era WRs in the Hall of Fame (144 Games) 100- Player, HOF Year Years G Rec Yds Avg. Y/G TD Yd G Larry Fitzgerald , Jerry Rice, , Michael Irvin, , Art Monk, , Cris Carter, , Steve Largent, , Raymond Berry, , Charley Taylor, , James Lofton, , Don Maynard, , , Lance Alworth, , Bobby Mitchell, , Tommy McDonald, , Fred Biletnikoff, , John Stallworth, , Paul Warfield, , Tom Fears, , Charlie Joiner, , Elroy Crazy Legs Hirsch, , Dante Lavelli, , Pete Pihos, , Bob Hayes, , Lynn Swann, , Avg. of 22 Hall of Fame WRs 511 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 18 of the 22 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), Taylor (649), Irvin (750), Joiner (750) and Lofton (764). He has more career receiving yards than 14 of the 22 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 (785), receiving yards (10,658), receiving TDs (80), total TDs (80) and 100-yard receiving games (34). His six 1,000-yard seasons are a franchise record, as were his streak of five consecutive 1,000-yard seasons between 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 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 of the 12 season, 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. 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. Last week, became one of just 17 players in NFL history to record 10,000 receiving yards and 80 TD receptions in their career. Cardinals vs. Panthers #CARvsAZ 12 of 46