STADIUM: FedExField
REFEREE: Alan Eck
DATE: Sunday, September 10, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth, Kristina Pink
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) AZ: 134 or 384 WAS: 83 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: WAS leads series, 76-47-2 (ARI won 2 of past 3)
POSTSEASON: —
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 9/20/20: WAS 15 at ARI 30
POSTSEASON: —
HEAD COACHES:
Jonathan Gannon vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 0-0 Postseason: 0-0
Ron Rivera vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 4-3 Reg. Season: 98-90-2 (.521) Postseason: 3-5 (.375)
ARIZONA CARDINALS NOTES:
- QB JOSHUA DOBBS makes team debut. Completed 40 of 68 atts. (58.8 pct.) for 411 yards & 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs in 2 starts with Ten. in 2022, his 1st 2 career starts.
- QB CLAYTON TUNE can make NFL debut. Was selected in 5th round (No. 139 overall) of 2023 NFL Draft.
- RB JAMES CONNER had 1,082 scrimmage yards (782 rush, 300 rec.) & 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec.) in 2022, his 3rd-career 1,000- yard season. Is 1 of 5 RBs with 6+ scrimmage TDs in each of past 5 seasons. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in each of his 13 career road games with Az.
- WR MARQUISE BROWN had 67 catches for 709 yards & 3 rec. TDs in 2022. Had 86 rec. yards in his only career game vs. Was. (10/4/20 w/ Bal.).
- WR GREG DORTCH set career highs with 52 receptions for 467 yards & 2 rec. TDs last season.
- TE ZACH ERTZ had 47 catches for 406 yards & 4 TDs in 10 games in 2022. Aims for his 3rd in row at Was. with rec. TD. Ranks 3rd among active TEs in catches (682), rec. yards (7,247) & rec. TDs (45).
- S BUDDA BAKER had 4th-career season with 100+ tackles (111) in 2022 & is only DB with 95+ tackles in each of past 5 seasons. Had 5+ tackles in 5 of his 6 road games last season.
- S JALEN THOMPSON is 1 of 2 DBs (Derwin James) with 100+ tackles in each of past 2 seasons. Has 7 games with 10+ tackles since 2021, tied-most among DBs.
- CB MARCO WILSON led team with 10 PD & 3 INTs in 2022.
- LB ZAVEN COLLINS was 1 of 8 LBs in 2022 with 100+ tackles (100), 10+ TFL (11) & 5+ PD (6). Had TFL in 7 of his final 8 games last season & aims for his 6th in row with TFL.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS NOTES:
- QB SAM HOWELL had 204 yards (169 pass, 35 rush) & 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT for 83 rating in Week 18 last season, his 1st-career start.
- RB BRIAN ROBINSON ranked 5th among rookies with 797 rush yards in 2022. Has 85+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 at home.
- RB ANTONIO GIBSON is 1 of 3 players (Justin Jefferson & Jonathan Taylor) who entered NFL in 2020 with 3,000+ scrimmage yards (3,272) & 25+ scrimmage TDs (26).
- WR TERRY MCLAURIN had 77 catches for career-high 1,191 yards & 5 rec. TDs & is 1 of 5 WRs with 75+ receptions & 1,000+ rec. yards in each of past 3 seasons. Had 7 catches for 125 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. Had 50+ scrimmage yards in 7 of his last 8 home games in 2022.
- WR JAHAN DOTSON ranked tied-1st among rookies in 2022 with 7 rec. TDs.
- DT JONATHAN ALLEN had 65 tackles, career-high 16 TFL & 7.5 sacks in 2022 & is only DL with 60+ tackles in each of past 5 seasons.
- DT DARON PAYNE had career highs in tackles (64), TFL (18) & sacks (11.5) last season.
- DE MONTEZ SWEAT had 14 TFL & 8 sacks in 2022.
- LB CODY BARTON makes Was. debut. Had career-high 133 tackles in 2022 with Sea., incl. 6 games with 10+ tackles.
- CB KENDALL FULLER led team with 13 PD in 2022 & has 10+ PD in 5 of his past 6 seasons. Was 1 of 2 players (Kyle Dugger) last season with 2 INT-TDs.
- S DARRICK FORREST had 84 tackles, 9 PD & led team with career-high 4 INTs in 2022.
