If the Pittsburgh Steelers want to stay in the playoff hunt, they have to get past the scrappy Arizona Cardinals. Despite their 3-8-1 record, the Cardinals have played some good football recently and aren’t going to just roll over for the Steelers. Here are our three keys to victory.
Contain Kyler Murray
The Cardinals are the opposite of the Steelers in the sense their defense is woeful but their offense is surprisingly efficient. They’ve scored more than 25 points in three of their last four games and with Murray getting back to 100 percent health, the Steelers defense cannot sleep on this group.
Take care of the football
The Steelers offense cannot assume the defense is going to generate turnovers in bunches like they have for much of the season. Quarterback Devlin Hodges and running back Benny Snell Jr. are going to touch the football more than everyone else and they cannot give the Cardinals offense short fields.
Eyes on the prize
Despite all the success the Steelers have had this season through the injuries and turnover, this group is still getting off to slow starts. The Cardinals defense is ripe for the picking and Pittsburgh must come into the game with great energy. No slow starts, no let-up and no looking ahead.
