The Arizona Cardinals face the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday and they face a number of questions. What questions are there for them as they try and stop the five-game losing streak they are riding?
Can Kyler Murray bounce back after his worst game of the year?
Murray was skittish against the Rams and was sacked six times. He was intercepted once and was lucky not to have been picked off three times. He didn’t see the field the way he has most of the year and looked like a rookie.
He now faces a very tough Steelers defense that takes the ball away and pressures quarterbacks. Can he look more like the player he was before taking on the Rams?
Will they be able to protect Kyler Murray?
Murray was sacked six times last week. The Steelers sacked Baker Mayfield five times and are third in the league in sacks. That’s a bad combination.
Will Steelers TE Vance McDonald go off?
The Cardinals are the worst at defending tight ends, having allowed more receiving yards and touchdowns to them than anyone else in the league. The Steelers have a very capable player at the position in Vance McDonald but he doesn’t produce big numbers. He averages three catches for 22 yards. How many catches will he have against Arizona?
Will Duck Hodges look like a Hall of Famer?
The Cardinals make every quarterback look great. Hodges has been solid in two starts but was an undrafted rookie for a reason. Will the pass defense allow him to light up the stat sheet?
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