What You Need to Know: 2019 Week 14 Steelers vs. Cardinals
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Series Notes
- Leader: Steelers lead all-time series, 33-23-3
- Streaks: Steelers have won past 2
- Last Game: 10/18/15: Cardinals 13 at Steelers 25
- Last Game at Site: 10/23/11: Steelers 32, Cardinals 20
Gameday Information
- Date: Sunday, December 8th, 2019
- Time: 4:25 PM ET
- Location: State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
- TV: CBS
Andrew Catalon, James Lofton, Amanda Balionis (field reporter)
SIRIUS: 133 (Pit), 108 (Ari) | XM: 384 (Pit), 228 (Ari) - Referee: Ronald Torbert
Game Capsule
| Steelers | Cardinals | |
|---|---|---|
| Last Week | W 20-13 vs. Cleveland | L 34-7 vs. Los Angeles Rams |
| Coach vs. Opp. | Mike Tomlin: 2-1 | Kliff Kingsbury: 0-0 |
| Pts. For/Against | 19.7/18.8 | 21.3/29.3 |
| Offense | 291.3 | 331.8 |
| Passing | Devlin Hodges (R): 41-61-530-3-2-97.0 | Kyler Murray (R): 273-427-2866-14-6-88.4 |
| Rushing | James Conner: 102-390-3.8-4 | David Johnson: 86-317-3.7-2 |
| Receiving | JuJu Smith-Schuster: 38-524-13.8-3 | Larry Fitzgerald: 61-649-10.6-3 |
| Defense | 317.2 | 426.3 |
| Sacks | T.J. Watt: 12.5 | Chandler Jones: 13 |
| INTs | Minkah Fitzpatrick: 5 (T1L) | Jordan Hicks: 3 |
| Take/Give | +11 (30/19) | +3 (12/9) |
| Punting (Net) | Jordan Berry: 46.1 (41.3) | Andy Lee: 48.1 (42.5) |
| Kicking | Chris Boswell: 92 (23/23 PAT; 23/25 FG) | Zane Gonzalez: 99 (21/22 PAT; 26/29 FG) |
Steelers Notes
QB DEVLIN HODGES (rookie) completed 14 of 21 passes (66.7 pct.) for career-high 212 yards with TD for 95.7 rating last week. Joined ED RUBBERT (1987) as only undrafted rookie QBs to win each of 1st 2 career starts since 1970. Has 67.2 comp. pct. & 97 rating in 4 career games.
RB JAMES CONNER has TD in 4 of his past 5 overall & 3 of his past 4 vs. NFC. Rookie RB BENNY SNELL rushed for team-high 63 yards & 1st-career TD last week. Has 192 scrimmage yards (96 per game) in his past 2 on road. RB JAYLEN SAMUELS has TD catch in 2 of past 4 on road.
WR JAMES WASHINGTON had 4 catches for career-high 111 yards & TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 95+ rec. yards & TD. WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER has 25 catches for 414 yards (82.8 per game) & 2 TDs in his past 5 vs. NFC. WR DIONTAE JOHNSON ties for lead among AFC rookies with 36 catches this season. TE VANCE MCDONALD had 50 rec. yards in his last game vs. Ari. (11/13/16 with SF).
LB T.J. WATT aims for 7th in row with full sack, longest active streak in NFL. Has 3 sacks, 2 FFs, 2 PD & INT in 3 career games vs. NFC West. Is only AFC player with 10+ sacks (12.5) & 5+ FFs
(5) in 2019. Rookie LB DEVIN BUSH led team with 7 tackles & TFL in Week 13. Leads all rookies with 86 tackles this season. LB BUD DUPREE had 1.5 sacks, PD & FF last week. Aims for 3rd in row with sack & FF. CB JOE HADEN had 2nd INT of season last week. Has 4 PD in past 2.
Cardinals Notes
QB KYLER MURRAY (rookie) had 4th career rush TD last week & aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD. Has 2+ TD passes in 4 of his 6 career home starts. Is 1 of 3 QBs (JOSH ALLEN & LAMAR JACKSON) with 2,500+ pass yards (2,866) & 400+ rush yards (446) in 2019.
RB KENYAN DRAKE has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his 4 games with Ari. in 2019. RB DAVID JOHNSON has TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. AFC North.
WR LARRY FITZGERALD led team with 6 catches & 56 rec. yards in Week 13. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ receptions. Has 22 catches & 291 rec. yards (97 per game) in 3 reg. season games vs. Pit. Had 7 receptions for 127 yards & 2 TDs vs. Pit. in SB XLIII (2/1/09). Has 16,996 career scrimmage yards & needs 4 scrimmage yards to become 10th player in NFL history with 17,000 career scrimmage yards.
LB CHANDLER JONES had 0.5 sacks last week & ranks 3rd in NFL with 13 sacks in 2019. Is 1st player with 13+ sacks in 3 consecutive seasons since JARED ALLEN (2007-09). Since 2014, leads NFL with 72.5 sacks & ties for 1st (KHALIL MACK) with 20 FFs. LB TERRELL SUGGS has 15 career sacks vs. Pit., 2nd-most vs. any opponent. LB JORDAN HICKS ranks 2nd in NFL with 116 tackles this season. Has 9+ tackles in 5 of his 6 home games in 2019. S BUDDA BAKER led team with 12 tackles last week. Aims for his 8th in row with 8+ tackles. Leads all DBs with 110 tackles in 2019.
Statistics and game information courtesy of the Pittsburgh Steelers and/or National Football League.
