Category: Cardinals vs. Steelers

James Conner named Week 13 ground player of the week

Fans voted for Conner the winner after his 105-yard, two-touchdown performance in Week 13 in a win over the Steelers.

Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner was passed over for the NFC Offensive Player of the Week, but he did get league honors for his play in Week 13.

After he rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday in the Cardinals’ 24-10 road win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, he was named the FedEx NFL Ground Player of the Week.

He was nominated early in the week and fans voted him the winner.

It is the first time a Cardinals running back has won the honors since Kenyan Drake did in Week 15 of 2019 when he scored four touchdowns against the Cleveland Browns.

Connor has won it three times now in his career. The other two times were in 2018 as a member of the Steelers.

For winning the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week Award, FedEx will make a $2,000 donation in Conner’s name to a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), which will be applied towards needs-based scholarships to deserving HBCU students.

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PODCAST: Did win say more about Cardinals or Steelers?

Jess Root and Seth Cox break down and react to the Cardinals’ win over the Steelers in Week 13.

The Arizona Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday on the road 24-10. With the win, Revenge of the Birds’ Seth Cox and I had plenty to talk about.

We look back at the win and discuss whether the win said more about the Cardinals or more about the Steelers. We discuss the play of running back James Conner, tight end Trey McBride and quarterback Kyler Murray. Then, we discuss the topic again as to whether the win was a good thing for them.

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(1:00) Did the win say more about the Cardinals or the Steelers?

(22:38) The play of James Conner and Trey McBride

(41:08) Kyler Murray’s play

(50:25) Was the win good for the Cardinals?

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James Conner nominated for top Ground Player of the Week for Week 13

Conner had 105 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a win over the Steelers.

The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road on Sunday and got a dominant performance from running back James Conner.

In his return to Pittsburgh where he played collegiately and for the first four seasons of his NFL career, he had 25 rushing attempts, 105 yards  and two touchdowns.

For his performance, he was nominated for Week 13’s FedEx Ground Player of the Week.

The other candidates are Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Tampa Bay, and Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry, who had 102 yards and two scores before leaving their loss to the Colts in the fourth quarter with an injury.

Conner is the first Cardinals running back to be nominated since Conner was in Week 9 of 2021.

FedEx allows fans to recognize weekly top-performing quarterbacks and running backs in games played on Thursday through Sunday via the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week Awards. Voting is open until Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. ET at NFL.com/FedEx each week of the season. Fans can also vote on Twitter via the @NFL published polls and on the NFL Mobile App. 

Let’s get Conner the award this week. Vote early and often today.

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Cardinals’ Week 13 defensive snap counts, observations vs. Steelers

Check out how the Cardinals split up their 61 defensive snaps on Sunday against the Steelers.

In the Arizona Cardinals’ 24-10 Week 13 win on the road over the Pittsburgh Steelers, they played 61 snaps on defense. Four players were on the field for every one of them.

How was the playing time divided up?

Below are the individual snap counts for everyone who got into the game, grouped by position.

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Cardinals’ Week 13 offensive snap counts, observations vs. Steelers

Check out how the Cardinals divided up their 68 offensive snaps on Sunday against the Steelers.

In the Arizona Cardinals’ 24-10 win in Week 13 over the Pittsburgh Steelers, they played 68 offensive snaps.

Five players played every snap.

How were the snaps divided up?

Let’s have a look at the individual snap counts for every player who got into the game on offense, grouped by position.

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Takeaways from the Cardinals’ 24-10 win over Steelers

What did we learn in the Cardinals’ win on Sunday?

The Arizona Cardinals had perhaps the upset of the week in their 24-10 road win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was their first road win of the season and first road win since Week 10 of last season.

It was their first win over the Steelers since 2007 and first in Pittsburgh since 1969.

What can we take away from the win on Sunday?

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Studs and duds in the Cardinals’ 24-10 win over the Steelers

There were several studly performances on Sunday in the team’s win over the Steelers.

The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-10 on Sunday on the road at Acrisure Stadium. It was their first road win of the season, their first win over the Steelers since 2007 and first win in Pittsburgh since 1969.

In the win, some players stood out for their play. Others were perhaps a bit disappointing.

Let’s take a look at the Cardinals’ studs and duds in their win on Sunday.

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WATCH: Full highlights of the Cardinals’ 24-10 win over Steelers

Check out every big play in the Cardinals’ win over the Steelers on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals picked up their third win of the season and first on the road with a 24-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was their first win on the road since Week 10 last week, their first over the Steelers since 2007 and first in Pittsburgh since 1969.

They had big games from tight end Trey McBride (eight catches for 89 yards and a touchdown) and running back James Conner (105 rushing yards and two touchdowns).

They had a huge fourth-down goalline stop in the first half and kicker Matt Prater made a 51-yard field goal.

The Steelers had highlights as well.

You can catch every big play by both teams in the victory in the video below.

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WATCH: James Conner’s best runs from 105-yard, 2-TD performance vs. Steelers

Conner was the star of the Cardinals’ win over the Steelers on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 13 24-10 on Sunday. Perhaps the biggest star of the game was running back James Conner.

After a slow start, he finished the game with 105 rushing yards on 25 carries, scoring two touchdowns.

The two touchdowns were his first since coming back from injured reserve. It was his second 100-yard game this season and third since joining the Cardinals.

It came in his return to Pittsburgh, where he played collegiately and for the first four years of his NFL career.

You can see all of his best runs in the video below.

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Trey McBride ties record in win over Steelers

McBride’s eight catches on Sunday gives him 56 on the season, tied for the most in a season by any Cardinals tight end.

The Arizona Cardinals surprised the league with a 24-10 road win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. It was their first road win of the season and first since Week 10 of last season.

In the win, tight end Trey McBride tied a single-season franchise record.

He tied the franchise’s single-season record for receptions by a tight end.

He had eight receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown, giving him a total of 56 receptions for 610 yards on the season.

The 56 catches match Zach Ertz’s 56 catches in 2021 and Jackie Smith’s 56 in 1967.

His 610 yards are the most by a tight end since Smith had 687 in 1970. He is only the third Cardinals tight end to have 600 receiving yards in a season.

The passing game went through McBride on Sunday. There were only 13 catches by the Cardinals as a team. He had eight of them.

With seven games to go, he will set a new single-season record with every catch he has.

The single-season record for receiving yards by a tight end is 1,205, set by Smith in 1967. He needs 595 yards in the final seven games to tie that record.

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