The Buffalo Bills don’t play Aaron Rodgers in his first − and only thus far − game with the New York Jets on Monday Night Football. Or have a test against the defending Super Bowl champions to open the NFL season on Thursday Night Football.

The Bills opener isn’t a marquee matchup like in recent years. They host the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1 at Highmark Stadium at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Buffalo is coming off its fourth consecutive AFC East title. Arizona has suffered back-to-back 4-win seasons and last place finishes in the NFC West.

Here’s how key offensive players on the Bills and Cardinals fared in previous matchups.

Quarterbacks

Josh Allen player match stats vs Cardinals

In one game against the Cardinals, Josh Allen had 284 yards passing, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He rushed for 38 yards and 0 touchdowns and had 1 reception for 12 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Kyler Murray player match stats vs Bills

In one game against the Bills, Kyler Murray had 245 yards passing, 1 passing touchdown, 1 interception. He had 61 yards rushing and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Running backs

James Cook match player stats vs Cardinals

James Cook has never faced the Cardinals.

James Conner match player stats vs Bills

In two games games against the Bills, James Conner has averaged 30 yards rushing and 0 rushing touchdowns. He has averaged 4.5 receiving yards and 0.5 receiving touchdowns.

Wide receivers

Curtis Samuel match player stats vs Cardinals

In three games against the Cardinals, Curtis Samuel has averaged 4.3 receptions, 52.7 receiving yards and 0.3 touchdowns. He has averaged 1 yard rushing and 0 rushing touchdowns.

Khalil Shakir match player stats vs Cardinals

Khalil Shakir has never faced the Cardinals.

Marquez Valdes-Scantling match player stats vs Cardinals

In two games against the Cardinals, Marquez Valdes-Scantling has averaged 3 catches, 31.5 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns. He has averaged 13 rushing yards and 0 rushing touchdowns.

Michael Wilson match player stats vs Bills

Michael Wilson has never faced the Bills.

Greg Dortch match player stats vs Bills

Greg Dortch has never faced the Bills.

Zay Jones match player stats vs Bills

In two games against the Bills, Zay Jones has averaged 27.5 yards receiving and 0.5 receiving touchdowns.

Tight ends

Dalton Kincaid match player stats vs Cardinals

Dalton Kincaid has never faced the Cardinals.

Dawson Knox match player stats vs Cardinals

In one game against the Cardinals, Dawson Knox had 2 receptions for 16 receiving yards.

Trey McBride match player stats vs Bills

Trey McBride has never faced the Bills.

Bills vs Cardinals betting odds

• Betting line: Cardinals +6 (-110); Bills -6 (-110)
• Over-under: 48 (Over -112/Under -108)
• Money line: Cardinals +225 (bet $100 to win $225); Bills -278 (bet $275 to win $100)

EAGAR, AZ (AZFamily) — It was a special night on the field at Round Valley High School, as the Elks football team beat rival St. Johns 36-0.

That included a special halftime ceremony, where the school’s dome was renamed the ‘Tot Workman Dome’ in honor of the legendary former Elks head coach.

“He was a kid at heart,” son Ty Workman said. “He died at 82, but he acted like he was 15 most of the time.”

Tot may have acted like a teenager, but make no mistake; as a coach, he was all about toughness, especially towards his sons, Tod and Ty.

“For us Workmans to play, it took until our senior years,” Ty said. “He wasn’t going to play us. There wasn’t going to be any ‘Hey coach’s kids are playing.’”

What Tot did was win. 100 victories in his first 10 years at Round Valley. That included a 34-game win streak. He won three state championships with the Elks and didn’t lose a game at home until his fifth year in Eagar.

“We went into every game expecting to win,” former Elk football player Chris Matthews said. “Tot was a great motivator. He also did a great job teaching kids life lessons. Things like discipline, perseverance, hard work.”

One of Tot’s biggest goals while he was Round Valley’s coach was to build this dome so that all of Eastern Arizona could use it. Over the years, it’s hosted countless state tournaments in wrestling and volleyball. It even has an indoor track with space for the 110-meter hurdles.

Knowing that it will forever be named in Tot’s honor means a lot to everyone in this tight-knit community.

“It’s real special to the Workman family,” Ty said. “And we want to thank everyone in the Round Valley area. All the great coaches and athletes that my dad was blessed to have a part of him.”

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