TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Tom McCarthy, Jay Feely, Ross Tucker, Tiffany Blackmon (field reporter) SXM App: Arizona | Buffalo
All-Time Series History Regular Season: BUF leads series, 7-5 (won 2 of past 3) Postseason: —
The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/15/20: BUF 30 at ARI 32 Postseason: —
HEAD COACHES
Jonathan Gannon vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 4-13 (.235) Postseason: —
Sean McDermott vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 73-41 (.640) Postseason: 5-6 (.455)
CARDINALS NOTES
• QB KYLER MURRAY totaled 2,043 yards (1,799 pass, 244 rush) & 13 TDs (10 pass, 3 rush) in 8 starts last season. Had 306 yards (245 pass, 61 rush) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 pass) in last meeting, incl. 43-yard GW TD pass to DeAndre Hopkins with 2 seconds remaining. Needs 4 rush TDs in 2024 to become 5th QB ever with 30+ rush TDs in 1st 6 career seasons. • RB JAMES CONNER had career-high 1,040 rush yards in 2024. Is 1 of 2 RBs (Derrick Henry) with 6+ scrimmage TDs in each of past 6 seasons. Since joining Ari. in 2021, ranks tied-4th among RBs with 35 scrimmage TDs. Aims for his 6th in row with scrimmage TD. • WR MARVIN HARRISON JR. was selected in 1st round (No. 4 overall) in 2024 NFL Draft. • TE TREY MCBRIDE led team with career-highs in catches (81) & rec. yards (825) in 2023 & was 1 of 6 TEs last season with 80+ receptions. Aims for his 5th in row on road with 5+ catches. • DL JUSTIN JONES makes Ari. debut. Had 3+ sacks, 10+ TFL & 4+ PD in each of his past 2 seasons with Chi. Aims for his 4th in row vs. AFC with TFL. • LB DENNIS GARDECK led team with 6 sacks in 2023. • LB KYZIR WHITE had 90 tackles & career-high 9 TFL in 11 games last season. Had INT in only career game vs. Buf. (9/16/18 w/ LAC). • CB SEAN MURPHY-BUNTING makes Ari. debut. Tied career high with 8 PD in 2023 with Ten. • S BUDDA BAKER had 87 tackles & 5 TFL in 12 games last season. Since 2018, leads all DBs with 661 tackles & is 1 of 2 DBs (Harrison Smith) with 80+ tackles in each of past 6 seasons. • S JALEN THOMPSON led team with career-high 4 INTs & had careers highs in PD (9) & TFL (5) last season. Is 1 of 3 DBs (Kevin Byard & Derwin James) with 300+ tackles (307) since 2021.
BILLS NOTES
• QB JOSH ALLEN ranked 4th in NFL with 4,306 pass yards last season & tied-5th with 29 TD passes, 4th-straight season with 4,000+ pass yards & 25+ TD passes. Ranked tied-2nd in NFL with 15 rush TDs in 2023, tied-most ever by QB in single season (Jalen Hurts – 15 in 2023). Is 17-3 in past 20 home starts, with 53 total TDs (43 pass, 10 rush). Had 322 total yards (284 pass, 38 rush) & 2 TD passes in last meeting. • RB JAMES COOK ranked 3rd among RBs with 1,567 scrimmage yards in 2023 & 4th with 1,122 rush yards, both most by Buf. RB since 2017. Has 653 scrimmage yards (108.8 per game) in past 6 home games, incl. playoffs. • WR KHALIL SHAKIR had career-high 611 rec. yards in 2023. Had TD catch in each of 2 Buf. playoff games last season. • WR CURTIS SAMUEL makes Buf. debut. Had 60+ catches & 600+ rec. yards in each of past 2 seasons with Was. & in 4 of past 5 seasons overall. Has 50+ rec. yards in each of 3 career games vs. Ari. • WR KEON COLEMAN was selected in 2nd round (No. 33 overall) in 2024 NFL Draft. • TE DALTON KINCAID ranked 5th among rookies with 73 catches in 2023, 4thmost ever by rookie TE. Aims for 3rd in row in reg. season with 80+ rec. yards. • DT ED OLIVER set career highs in tackles (51), TFL (16) & sacks (9.5) in 2023. • DE A.J. EPENESA had 6.5 sacks in each of past 2 seasons. • LB TERREL BERNARD was only player in NFL with 140+ tackles (143), 10+ TFL (10) & 5+ sacks (6.5) last season. Had 5+ tackles in 16 of 17 games in 2023. • CB RASUL DOUGLAS had 8 PD & 4 INTs in 9 games with Buf. last season, tied 3rd-most INTs in NFL from Weeks 9-18. Had INT in his last game vs. Ari. (10/28/21 w/ GB). • CB TARON JOHNSON had career-best 98 tackles in 2023 & 8 PD, 4th-straight season with 7+ PD. Had 9 tackles, 2 TFL, sack & FF in last meeting. • S CHRISTIAN BENFORD led team with career-best 10 PD last season.
