This news will not be popular with much of the Bears fan base, which was chanting for rookie first-round pick on Saturday when Dalton was on the field with the starting offense in the team’s preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills. "I think it's going to be a good opportunity for him." "We're going to start Justin for that game," Nagy said. The reason for that, according to Nagy, is that the Bears are set with Dalton as the Week 1 starter. While many pushed for rookie Justin Fields to win the job over veteran Andy Dalton, it appears that will not be the case.įields will start the team’s final preseason game at the Tennessee Titans and play about two quarters, head coach Matt Nagy said Tuesday. Pro Bowl linebacker Vontaze Burfict wasn't a Cardinal, but played football for Arizona State.The Chicago Bears’ quarterback situation is one many NFL fans have had their eyes on throughout training camp. Stafford Mays was a Cardinals defensive lineman from 1980-86. Safety Taylor Mays didn't play for the Cardinals, but his father did. He played in four games.Ĭincinnati's kicker, Mike Nugent, was with the Cardinals for two games in 2009. Dontay Moch was with Arizona last season, after having been drafted by the Bengals originally. He played 53 games in his six seasons as a Bengal, starting 19.Ĭardinals D-line coach Brentson Buckner played for the Bengals in 1997.įor the Bengals, they have two former Cardinals. He was drafted by Cincinnati in the third round in 2006. He started 97 games over eight seasons and made the Pro Bowl twice before he was traded to the Raiders.Īrizona also has Frostee Rucker, who was also drafted by the Bengals. There is a one very big connection between the two teams - quarterback Carson Palmer.Įntering his second year with the Cardinals, he was the number one pick in the 2003 NFL Draft, taken by the Bengals. Cincinnati was 18th against the run, but fifth against the pass.Īrizona was -1 last season in turnovers, while the Bengals were +1. Arizona was first against the run and 14th against the pass. They were second in the league in overall defense (yardage). They were number one against the run and sixth in overall defense. Cincinnati scored 54 touchdowns, including 33 thrown by Andy Dalton.Īrizona was 16th in scoring last season. Arizona had the seventh-best scoring defense. The Bengals had the sixth-best scoring offense last season. It was a 23-16 win for the Bengals, but Arizona was an Early Doucet trip and John Skelton overthrow away from winning that game.Ĭincinnati was a very good team in 2013. Cincinnati holds a 6-4 advantage and won the last time they played in 2011. The two teams have played 10 times in the regular season as well. The last time they played each other in the preseason in 1996, Arizona came away with a 13-10 win. It will be the fourth time the Cardinals host the Bengals in the preseason. The two teams have split the first four games. In the preseason, their history goes back to 1970, but this will only be the third time they have played in the preseason. Let's look at some of the stats, history and connections between the two teams. The game is the first preseason matchup between the two teams since 1996 and it is the first time the Bengals have come to University of Phoenix Stadium. The Arizona Cardinals host the Cincinnati Bengals at University of Phoenix Stadium in a primetime matchup on NBC's Sunday Night Football.
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