Steelers GameDay Cheat Sheet: Week 13 vs the Arizona Cardinals

by Joe Kuzma (joe_kuzma) on December 2, 2023

Steelers GameDay Cheat Sheet is a weekly series featuring a quick glance at the upcoming Steelers game, including odds, records, things to watch for, and how to watch/listen to the game.

Series Notes

All-Time Steelers lead, 36-23-3
- Last: Steelers Win, 23-17 (Dec. 8, 2019)
Home Steelers lead, 22-8-1
- Last: Steelers Win, 25-13 (Oct. 18, 2015)
Away Cardinals lead, 15-13-2
- Last: Steelers Win, 23-17 (Dec. 8, 2019)
Playoffs Steelers lead, 1-0
- Last: Steelers Win, 27-23 (Feb. 1, 2009)

The Coaches

Steelers: Mike Tomlin
- At Franchise: 170-97-2 (17)
- Overall: 170-97-2 (17)
- Versus Opponent: 4-1
Cardinals: Jonathan Gannon
- At Franchise: 2-9 (1)
- Overall: 2-9 (1)
- Versus Opponent: 0-0

Gameday Information

Date: Sunday, December 3rd
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: Acrisure Stadium
Pittsburgh, PA
Capacity 68,400 // Natural Grass
TV: CBS // Locally KDKA-TV
- Kevin Harlan (play-by-play)
- Trent Green (analysis)
- Melanie Collins (field reporter)
Satellite Radio
- Steelers Broadcast: Sirius 137, XM/SXM 228, Internet 826
- Cardinals Broadcast: Sirius 162, XM/SXM 383, Internet 800
Locally: 102.5 WDVE-FM (Pittsburgh) & 970 WBGG-AM (Pittsburgh)
(48 affiliates – see below)
- Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)
- Craig Wolfley (analysis)
- Max Starks (field reporter)
- Missi Matthews (field reporter)
Referee: Land Clark

SCU Steelers Coverage

The 5: Things to watch for from Steelers in NFL Week 13 against the Cardinals

Team Leaders

Leaders	Steelers		Bengals
Passing	Kenny Pickett	194/314, 2000 yds, 6 TDs	Joshua Dobbs	167/266, 1569 yds, 8 TDs
Receiving	George Pickens	40 rec, 662 yds, 3 TDs	Marquise Brown	51 rec, 574 yds, 4 TDs
Rushing	Najee Harris	143 rush, 598 yds, 4 TDs	James Conner	104 rush, 526 yds, 2 TDs

Team Rankings

	ARI	PIT
Home Record	2-4-0	4-2-0
Away Record	0-6-0	3-2-0
Record vs. Spread	6-6-0	7-4-0
Points Scored/Game	17.2 (25th)	16.5 (28th)
Points Allowed/Game	26.8 (31st)	18.6 (5th)
Takeaway Diff.	-1 (17th)	+11 (1st)
Pass Yds/Game	175 (29th)	178 (28th)
Rush Yds/Game	121 (10th)	114 (14th)
Def. Pass Yds/Game	218 (15th)	236 (24th)
Def. Rush Yds/Game	140 (30th)	118 (22nd)

Steelers Notes

QB KENNY PICKETT completed 24 of 33 atts. (season-high 72.7 pct.) for season-high 278 yards & 97.8 rating last week, 4thcareer game with 250+ pass yards. Has 0 INTs in each of past 7 starts, longest active streak among starting QBs. Is 4-1 in past 5 home starts. Has 220+ pass yards in 2 of past 3 vs. NFC.
RB NAJEE HARRIS led team with season-high 99 rush yards & had 4th rush TD of season last week. Has 75+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 3 of past 4.
RB JAYLEN WARREN had 62 scrimmage yards (49 rush, 13 rec.) last week. Has 110+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4 & rush TD in 2 of past 3. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in 4 of past 5 at home. Warren (789) & Harris (714) are only pair of AFC RB teammates each with 700+ scrimmage yards this season.
WR DIONTAE JOHNSON had 4 catches for 50 yards in Week 12. Has 7+ catches & 85+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 at home. Had 6 catches for 60 yards & TD in last meeting.
TE PAT FREIERMUTH led team with career highs in catches (9) & rec. yards (120) in Week 12, 3rd-most rec. yards ever in single game by Pit. TE.
LB T.J. WATT had 2 sacks & FF last week, 4th game this season with 2+ sacks, tied-most in NFL. Aims for 5th in row overall with sack & 8th in row at home with 0.5+ sacks. Had INT & TFL in last meeting. Ties for NFL lead with 13.5 sacks in 2023 & joins HOFer Reggie White as only player since 1985 with 13+ sacks in 5 of 1st 7 seasons.
DT CAMERON HEYWARD had 1st sack of season in Week 12. Aims for 5th in row with TFL. Had sack in last meeting.
CB PATRICK PETERSON aims for 5th in row with PD. Had 3 PD in his last game vs. Ari (10/30/22 w/ Min.). Had 91 PD & 28 INTs in 10 seasons with Ari. (2011-20).

Cardinals Notes

QB KYLER MURRAY passed for 256 yards & had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in Week 12. Has 18 career games with both pass TD & rush TD, tied 3rd-most by QB in 1st 5 seasons in NFL history. Aims for his 4th in row with rush TD. Had 2 TD passes in last meeting.
RB JAMES CONNER has 562 scrimmage yards in 2023, his 6th-straight 500-yard season. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in all 16 road games with Ari. since 2021. Was selected by Pit. in 3rd round of 2017 NFL Draft & had 3,265 scrimmage yards & 26 TDs in 50 games over 4 seasons (2017-20) with Steelers.
WR MARQUISE BROWN had 6 catches for team-high 88 rec. yards in Week 12. Has 51 catches & 574 rec. yards in 2023, his 4th-straight 50-catch season & 5th-straight season with 500+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row at Pit. with 50+ rec. yards.
WR GREG DORTCH had 1st TD catch of season last week.
TE TREY MCBRIDE had team-high 7 catches & 60 rec. yards in Week 12. Has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 4th in row with 5+ receptions. Ranks 4th among NFC TEs with career highs in receptions (48) & rec. yards (521).
S BUDDA BAKER had 9 tackles last week. Has 50 tackles in 2023, his 7th-straight 50+ tackle season. Had 8 tackles in last meeting.
S JALEN THOMPSON had 7 tackles & tied his career high with 3rd INT of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with INT.
CB KEI’TREL CLARK (rookie) had 9 tackles & 2nd-career TFL in Week 12.
LB KRYS BARNES tied his season high with 7 tackles & had TFL in Week 12.
LB BJ OJULARI ranks tied-2nd among rookies with 4 sacks.