For the first time since 2019 in the desert, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals are set to clash in non-conference action Sunday in Week 13 at Acrisure Stadium.
A lot has changed since the last time the two teams played. Patrick Peterson is a Steeler, James Conner is a Cardinals, Duck Hodges is known more for being engaged to country music star Lainey Wilson than being a great story at quarterback for the Steelers, and Kliff Kingsbury is an offensive assistant and consultant at USC.
The Steelers are trending in the right direction and looking like legitimate contenders, while the Cardinals are floundering, going in the wrong direction and getting set for a top 5 pick in April’s draft, struggling defensively in the first year under head coach Jonathan Gannon.