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Packers rally information and other things to know for Arizona Cardinals game
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Packers Everywhere will host a free pep rally Saturday before the Arizona Cardinals game.
The pep rally is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 18 at Loco Patron Brewery, 14950 N. Northsight Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona. Scheduled to appear are Packers alumni James Jones, Nick Barnett and Robert Brooks. A roundtable discussion between Packers.com’s Wes Hodkiewicz and Mike Spofford, as well as Packers alumnus and Packers Radio Network sideline analyst John Kuhn, will conclude the event., which will include photo opportunities, Packers giveaways and music and entertainment provided by a local DJ.
The free event is first-come, first-served. If maximum capacity is reached, no more fans will be allowed to enter until space opens up.
Another pep rally will be in Denver on Dec. 13.
It will be hot outside State Farm Stadium
State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, is domed, so conditions will be good for the game. Outside, the forecast calls for sunny skies and a high temperature of 86 degrees.
Where is the Arizona Cardinals’ State Farm Stadium?
State Farm Stadium is in Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix, 20 miles northwest of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
For fans using rideshare services, the preferred drop-off and pickup spot is the Black Lot located south of State Farm Stadium.
State Farm Stadium is 1,868 miles from Lambeau Field, about a 28-hour drive.
State Farm Stadium a middle-ranked NFL venue
State Farm Stadium is ranked 13th among NFL stadiums by USA TODAY and 16th by Sports Illustrated.
“On the outside, it’s one of the more outlandishly designed stadiums in the league. But once you walk inside, it’s almost a bit underwhelming how generic and stripped down the concourses are … The stadium is better known for hosting classic Super Bowls and college games than it is for anything related to the Cardinals. It’s a fine stadium, but there’s room for improvement with the venue and its disastrous playing surface,” Andrew Joseph wrote for USA Today.
State Farm Stadium, like Lambeau Field, is cashless.
When do gates open at State Farm Stadium?
Parking lots open four hours before kickoff. Gates open two hours before the 1:25 p.m. (local time) kickoff.
Secondary market ticket prices fall during last week
The lowest average get-in price as calculated by the Green Bay Press-Gazette for this game dropped $43 during the last week to $157. The price on Sept. 15 was $230 but fell steadily during the intervening weeks.
Where can you watch the Packers-Cardinals game?
The game will be broadcast on Fox at 3:25 p.m., Central time, Oct. 19. Kenny Albert will do play-by-play, with Jonathan Vilma as analyst and Jen Hale as sideline reporter.
The game will be viewable across the upper Midwest and in most of Arizona. On Fox, the rest of the country will see Dallas and Washington.
Here’s where to listen to the game on radio
Packers games can be heard on the Packers Radio Network, which includes 54 stations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, North Dakota and South Dakota.
The Packers announced this week that the radio network will get a new flagship station, WRIT-Milwaukee, 95.7 BIG FM. Owner iHeart Radio is switching current flagship station, WRNW-Milwaukee, 97.3 The Game, to an all-music format. Both stations will broadcast the next two Packers games as part of the transition to 95.7 WRIT. There are no changes to other stations in the network.
Wayne Larrivee does play-by-play and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren provides analysis. That will not change.
The radio broadcast will be streamed at Packers.com. The Packers mobile app will stream the radio broadcast within the Packers’ home market, per NFL broadcast restrictions. Fans within the Packers’ local home marketing area can watch the game on Packers.com.
Phoenix is 7th largest NFL market, Green Bay the smallest
The Phoenix metro area is 7.6 million people to Green Bay’s 328,268. Green Bay’s metro area, which includes Brown, Oconto and Kewaunee counties, is the smallest in the NFL.
Contact Richard Ryman at rryman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @RichRymanPG, on Instagram at @rrymanPG or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RichardRymanPG
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Arizona didn’t have the best start, but a long second half drained the life from Arizona State and sent the Wildcats back home to Tucson with a 23-7 victory, and the Territorial Cup in hand.
Brent Brennan’s first win in the rivalry series punctuates a dramatic turnaround for the program. After a 4-8 finish last season, Brennan’s aggressiveness in the portal, while retaining his roster, and making significant changes to the coaching staff, led to a 9-3 finish this time around.
The Wildcats have been great defensively all season long, and it showed up again on Friday night. The Wildcats forced five turnovers from ASU’s Jeff Sims, nabbing three interceptions and scooping up two fumbles.
According to Pro Football Focus, the Wildcats dominated the game defensively, despite only playing 20 minutes of the game. Here are the five highest-graded defenders from Arizona’s win (minimum 30 snaps).
Kennedy had a relatively quiet night in the box score, but was still effective on the edge. He made two tackles and had one pressure against the Sun Devils.
The edge rusher did a great job of keeping contain against Sims, not letting him scramble or beat the Wildcats with his legs. He did the same thing in the run game. With the exception of a few plays, ASU could only run the ball between the tackles, and the edges were a big reason why.
According to PFF, Kennedy had an overall grade of 68.3, with a tackling grade of 75.8, a run defense grade of 66.5 and a pass rush grade of 62.7.
Dansby had a big day locking down the perimeter with fellow corner Jay’Vion Cole limited to just eight snaps. The senior corner had two tackles, one pass breakup and an interception.
ASU’s first turnover of the day came as Sims was flushed from the pocket and made an errant throw toward the sideline, where Dansby dove and came up with the takeaway. He allowed just one short catch on five targets, but he also had a pass interference penalty.
Break out the turnover sword. 🗡️@dansby_michael with the INT. pic.twitter.com/pzFghLex4c
— Arizona Football (@ArizonaFBall) November 29, 2025
According to PFF, Dansby had an overall grade of 68.9, with a coverage grade of 71.4, a tackling grade of 76.6 and a run defense grade of 56.1.
Wilson had a great day opposite Kennedy on the edge. He made six tackles and batted down two passes at the line of scrimmage in the win for Arizona.
Like Kennedy, Wilson did a great job of keeping ASU contained to the pocket or running between the tackles in traffic. He also had two hits on Sims as a pass rusher, making his presence felt.
According to PFF, Wilson had an overall grade of 69.0, with a tackling grade of 78.3, a run defense grade of 75.2 and a pass rush grade of 57.1.
Arizona’s safeties once again were flying around the field and always near the ball. Smith was huge against the run, making six tackles and deflecting one pass.
While tackling has been a problem for Smith this season, he was perfect against the Sun Devils. He played close to stop the run and also picked up one pressure. Smith didn’t allow any catches as the primary defender and made some key tackles downfield to prevent ASU from scoring.
According to PFF, Smith had an overall grade of 71.7, with a tackling grade of 82.9, a run defense grade of 74.6 and a coverage grade of 68.7.
Who else? Johnson was once again all over the field making plays. He made three tackles, two pass breakups, one interception and forced a fumble in the fourth quarter.
Johnson punched the ball away from Sims on a run with ASU driving into scoring range, and Arizona recovered and went on the score the final touchdown to seal the game. On the ensuing possession, Sims overshot his man and Johnson laid out to snatch the pick, the fifth and final takeaway of the day for the Wildcats.
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🌵 that’s four, fam. pic.twitter.com/VCwlvoY8yY— Arizona Football (@ArizonaFBall) November 29, 2025
According to PFF, Johnson had an overall grade of 83.3, by far his highest grade of the season. He also had a run defense grade of 92.7, a coverage grade of 71.3 and a tackling grade of 56.2.
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Arizona has brought the Territorial Cup back to Tucson, winning the rivalry game with ASU for the third time in four seasons. And it did so despite some of the worst grades of the season for the team as a whole and the offense specifically.
The UA’s team grade of 69.1 ranked third-lowest in 2025, ironically ahead of two of the other wins in the current 5-game streak. The offensive grade of 62.6 was also better than only the recent wins over Kansas (57.2) and Colorado (55.5).
Defensively it was a different story. Arizona graded at 76.1, which was 6th-best, and its 90.3 run defense grade was the best of 2025.
For the season, Arizona’s overall grade of 87.5 ranks 39th in FBS. The defense is tied for 21st at 91.5. Compare those to a season ago when the Wildcats ranked 98th nationally and their defense was 118th out of 134 FBS schools.
Below are the snap counts and individual grades of all players who appeared on offense or defense at ASU:
Top overall grades (min. 20 snaps): S Dalton Johnson (83.3), S Genesis Smith (71.7), QB Noah Fifita (71.2), RT Matthew Lado (71.2), LB Riley Wilson (69.0)
Top pass blocking: RG Alexander Doost (85.5), LG Chubba Maae (81.6), RB Ismail Mahdi (76.2)
Top run blocking: RT Matthew Lado (66.2), WR Kris Hutson (62.7), WR Tre Spivey (61.9)
Top pass rushing: LB Chase Kennedy (62.7), CB Treydan Stukes (60.0), CB Michael Dansby (59.7)
Top run defense: Johnson (92.7), CB Ayden Garnes (77.0), Wilson (75.2)
Top tackling: Smith (82.9), Garnes (81.1), LB Taye Brown (79.1)
Top coverage: Dansby (71.4), Johnson (71.3), Smith (68.7)
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