What we learned in the Cardinals’ 23-17 loss to the Steelers

In a loss, there is a lot to take away from the game.

They had some new defensive looks

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The Cardinals tried a few new looks defensively. They kept their base defense on the field a few times when the Steelers had three receivers. That normally would result in a nickel defense.

They also had a new big defensive package they ran a few times. It featured three defensive linemen, three inside linebackers and only three defensive backs. Tanner Vallejo got to play and he made some plays. In those sets, Chris Banjo came in the game at safety, replacing Jalen Thompson.

Haason Reddick got his first snaps at outside linebacker, coming in for their pass rushing set, when they use three outside linebackers and only one down lineman.

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