STADIUM: State Farm Stadium
REFEREE: Clay Martin
DATE: Sunday, October 8, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:05 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) CIN: 158 or 386 ARI: 83 or 227
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: Series tied, 6-6 (ARI won 4 of past 5)
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 10/6/19: ARI 26 at CIN 23
HEAD COACHES NOTES:
Zac Taylor vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 29-39-1 (.428) Postseason: 5-2 (.714)
Jonathan Gannon vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 1-3 (.250) Postseason: 0-0
CINCINNATI BENGALS NOTES:
- QB JOE BURROW completed 20 of 30 atts. (season-high 66.7 pct.) for 165 yards with 0 INTs last week. Aims for 3rd in row on road with 0 INTs. Has 100+ rating in 4 of his past 5 vs. NFC.
- RB JOE MIXON rushed for season-best 67 yards last week. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in all 4 games this season. Had 109 scrimmage yards (93 rush, 16 rec.) in last meeting. Has 7 TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 4 vs. NFC. Needs 45 scrimmage yards to become 5th player in franchise history with 7,500 career scrimmage yards.
- WR JA’MARR CHASE led team with 7 catches for 73 yards last week, his 12th-straight game with 5+ catches, longest active streak in NFL. Aims for 3rd in row with 70+ rec. yards. Has 50+ rec. yards in each of 10 career games vs. NFC. Needs 3 catches to tie as 4th-fastest player ever (34 games) to reach 200 career catches.
- WR TEE HIGGINS has 5+ catches in 6 of his past 7 vs. NFC.
- WR TYLER BOYD has 5+ catches in 2 of past 3. Had 10 catches for 123 yards & TD in last meeting.
- DE TREY HENDRICKSON has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of 4 games this season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC West with sack.
- DE SAM HUBBARD aims for 3rd in row with sack. Had sack in last meeting.
- DE MYLES MURPHY (rookie) had 1st-career sack in Week 4.
- S DAX HILL had 8 tackles & 2nd INT of season last week. Has PD in 3 of 4 games this season. Aims for 4th in row with 8+ tackles.
- S NICK SCOTT led team with 10 tackles & had TFL in Week 4. Has 9+ tackles in 3 of 4 games this season. Had 9 tackles & FF in his last game vs. Ari. (11/13/22 w/ LAR).
- CB CAM TAYLOR-BRITT had 6 tackles & 2nd-career FF last week. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles.
ARIZONA CARDINALS NOTES:
- QB JOSH DOBBS completed 28 of 41 atts. (68.3 pct.) for 265 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 102.2 rating & rushed for 48 yards in Week 4, his 1st-career start with 2 TD passes. Is 1 of 3 NFC QBs (Kirk Cousins & Brock Purdy) with 95+ rating in 3 of 1st 4 weeks. Aims for his 4th in row with TD pass vs. 0 INTs & 95+ rating.
- RB JAMES CONNER rushed for 52 yards last week & has 50+ scrimmage yards in 24 consecutive games, tied 2nd-longest active streak in NFL. Aims for his 6th in row at home with 100+ scrimmage yards & 7th in row at home with TD.
- TE ZACH ERTZ had 6 catches for 53 yards last week. Is 1 of 3 TEs (Evan Engram & T.J. Hockenson) with 6+ catches in 3 of 1st 4 weeks. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cin. with 7+ catches & 70+ rec. yards.
- WR MARQUISE BROWN had 7 catches for team-high 96 yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with TD catch. Has 5 rec. TDs in 5 career games vs. Cin.
- WR MICHAEL WILSON (rookie) had 7 catches for 76 yards & had his 1st 2 career rec. TDs in Week 4.
- LB DENNIS GARDECK had 4th sack of season in Week 4. Is 1 of 3 in NFC (Danielle Hunter & Micah Parsons) with TFL in each of 1st 4 weeks.
- LB ZAVEN COLLINS has TFL in 4 of his past 5 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 0.5+ sacks.
- LB KYZIR WHITE has TFL in 3 of 4 games this year. Aims for his 7th in row with 7+ tackles.
- CB KEI’TREL CLARK (rookie) had 1st-career TFL last week. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 2+ PD.
- S K’VON WALLACE aims for his 5th in row with 7+ tackles.