Week 14, 2023

played in Arizona, AZ

52 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	7	0	0	-	17
Arizona Cardinals	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 PIT - Bucky Irwin 7 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 04:41 PIT - Ryan Succop 48 field goal
1Q: 04:35 ARI - Wade Swift 80 pass from Alex Smith (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 13:11 PIT - Herb Matich 6 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 04:39 ARI - Arman Shields 11 pass from Alex Smith (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 08:46 ARI - Wade Swift 9 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 PIT - Bucky Irwin 7 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 04:41 PIT - Ryan Succop 48 field goal
1Q: 04:35 ARI - Wade Swift 80 pass from Alex Smith (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 13:11 PIT - Herb Matich 6 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 04:39 ARI - Arman Shields 11 pass from Alex Smith (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 08:46 ARI - Wade Swift 9 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)

Team Statistics PIT ARI
Record 9-4 7-6
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 17 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 463 334
- Offensive Plays 77 50
- Yards per Play 6.01 6.68
Net Rushing Yards 122 121
- Rushing Attempts 26 25
- Yards per Rush 4.69 4.84
Net Passing Yards 341 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 33 - 1 24 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 347 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.69 8.52
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/97 4/23
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:13 23:47

Team Statistics	PIT	ARI
Record	9-4	7-6
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	17	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	463	334
- Offensive Plays	77	50
- Yards per Play	6.01	6.68
Net Rushing Yards	122	121
- Rushing Attempts	26	25
- Yards per Rush	4.69	4.84
Net Passing Yards	341	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 33 - 1	24 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	347	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.69	8.52
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/97	4/23
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:13	23:47

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:14	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	8:09	3:34	OWN 6	6	63	Field Goal
1	4:19	1:53	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
1	1:23	3:18	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	11:36	1:36	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	8:19	1:14	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
2	4:32	4:21	OWN 13	8	23	Punt
3	8:36	5:52	OWN 33	11	50	Interception
4	14:53	4:08	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
4	6:56	3:02	OWN 8	6	2	Punt
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 20	10	75	Game

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:46	1:37	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
1	4:35	0:16	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
1	2:26	1:03	OWN 12	4	-4	Punt
2	13:05	1:29	OWN 39	2	31	Fumble
2	10:00	1:41	OWN 6	4	25	Punt
2	7:05	2:33	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 33	2	-13	Fumble
3	15:00	6:24	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	2:44	2:51	OWN 28	6	28	Punt
4	10:45	3:49	OWN 11	6	24	Punt
4	3:54	1:48	OWN 38	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herb Matich	18	44	2.44	8	0
Toby Gerhardt	6	67	11.17	32	2
Rico Howe	2	11	5.50	7	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wade Swift	16	88	5.50	17	3	1
Howard Westbrook	7	18	2.57	19	1	0
Alex Smith	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Ronald McConnell	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	50	33	347	1/6	2	38	1	91.0

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	24	15	226	1/13	2	80	0	121.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	10	16	120	12.00	46	33	0
WR Kirk Cole	5	7	39	7.80	9	15	0
RB Herb Matich	5	7	53	10.60	29	38	1
WR Danny Cranford	4	5	43	10.75	13	17	0
WR Britt Wheeler	3	7	33	11.00	1	15	0
TE Graham Sellers	2	4	19	9.50	0	11	0
FB Bucky Irwin	2	2	10	5.00	1	7	1
TE Antonio Fecht	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	1	20	20.00	12	20	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald McConnell	3	3	34	11.33	0	20	0
WR Dean Gillespie	3	6	25	8.33	5	11	0
WR Arman Shields	2	3	20	10.00	0	11	1
WR Kirk Bode	2	4	40	20.00	16	31	0
WR Rob Sherman	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Wade Swift	1	1	80	80.00	71	80	1
TE Everett Patterson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Quinn Johnson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Darrell Helfrich	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Monty Newton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB DeJuan Tribble	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herb Matich	1	0	0
Kirk Cole	0	1	0
Norbert Briggs	0	1	0
Josh Moseley	0	1	0
Sen'Derrick Marks	0	0	2
Aaron Maybin	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alex Smith	1	0	0
Wade Swift	1	0	0
Howard Westbrook	1	0	0
T.J. Barnes	0	1	0
Curtis Lofton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	6	283	47.2	43.5	52	4

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Morris	6	309	51.5	44.8	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Azzoo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	1	14	14.0	0
Taylor Mays	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	3	69	23.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rondell Kurtz	7	2	0.5	25	23
S Jake Ford	4	1	0.0	22	23
DE Aaron Maybin	3	1	0.5	15	12
OLB Bruce Davis	2	2	0.0	20	22
S William Moore	2	2	0.0	20	21
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	2	0.0	19	17
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	2	1	0.0	10	5
S Josh Moseley	2	1	0.0	12	13
CB Pete Wyoming	2	0	0.0	19	20
CB Patrick Lee	2	0	0.0	7	8
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	2	0	0.0	17	20
S Ronnie White	2	0	0.0	16	21
DE George Selvie	2	0	0.0	21	23
DT Pat Sims	1	2	0.0	15	10
ILB Edward Patterson	1	1	0.0	1	2
DT Norbert Briggs	1	1	0.0	8	7
WR George Gray	1	0	---	---	---
DT B.J. Buckner	1	0	0.0	8	12

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Taylor Mays	8	2	0.0	20	43
S Troy Nolan	8	1	0.0	23	46
S Adrian Lichter	7	1	0.0	21	40
CB Devin Kerr	5	2	0.0	19	41
OLB Brandon Spikes	5	0	0.0	19	41
OLB Curtis Lofton	4	3	0.0	20	45
DE Damon Myers	3	1	0.0	17	20
CB Harris Friday	3	1	0.0	4	15
CB DeJuan Tribble	2	2	0.0	18	40
DE Tyson Alualu	2	2	0.0	20	42
DT Zach Word	2	0	0.0	10	24
OLB Stanford Keglar	2	0	0.0	9	1
DE Glen Corbett	2	0	0.0	12	18
DE Eddie Doyle	2	0	0.0	14	19
DE Alex Hardy	1	3	1.0	12	32
CB Kyle Wilson	1	3	0.0	17	38
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	1	2	0.0	7	10
RB Wade Swift	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Clint Sintim	1	0	0.0	6	6
G T.J. Barnes	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darren Garrett	0	2	0.0	14	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Aaron Maybin	0.5	0	0	0	12
OLB Rondell Kurtz	0.5	0	0	0	23
DT Pat Sims	0.0	1	0	0	10
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	0	2	0	20
DE Chris Akaka	0.0	0	0	1	13

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alex Hardy	1.0	0	1	0	32
DE Darren Garrett	0.0	1	1	1	33
DE Damon Myers	0.0	1	0	1	20
DT Zach Word	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Glen Corbett	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Tyson Alualu	0.0	0	1	0	42
OLB Brandon Spikes	0.0	0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rondell Kurtz	4	0	23
CB Pete Wyoming	2	1	20
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	1	17
S William Moore	2	0	21
S Josh Moseley	2	0	13
OLB Bruce Davis	1	2	22
S Jake Ford	1	1	23
S Ronnie White	1	0	21

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Devin Kerr	5	1	0	41
S Troy Nolan	5	0	0	46
S Adrian Lichter	5	0	0	40
S Taylor Mays	4	1	0	43
OLB Brandon Spikes	3	0	0	41
OLB Curtis Lofton	2	1	0	45
CB Harris Friday	2	0	0	15
CB Kyle Wilson	1	2	0	38
CB DeJuan Tribble	1	0	1	40
DT Zach Word	1	0	0	24
OLB Stanford Keglar	1	0	0	1
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	1	0	0	10
DE Damon Myers	1	0	0	20
DE Tyson Alualu	1	0	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gabe Russell	3	8	24	1	40
Rodger Saffold	2	5	24	0	40
Donovan Ahern	2	2	10	0	21
Antonio Fecht	1	1	12	0	13
Brett Hathaway	1	1	23	0	47
Alonzo Hatcher	1	1	2	0	11
Marty Howard	0	2	22	0	49
Frankie Modrell	0	2	17	0	40
Graham Sellers	0	1	13	0	17
Bucky Irwin	0	1	20	0	19

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Martin Felker	3	3	1	23	0	18
Gabe Buckner	2	7	0	21	0	23
T.J. Barnes	2	5	1	18	0	22
Andre Smith	2	2	0	18	0	24
Bruce Dodge	1	2	1	8	0	1
Quinn Johnson	1	2	1	13	0	11
Terrell Disney	1	2	0	11	0	5
Monty Newton	0	1	0	11	0	10
Billy Joe Whitlow	0	0	0	24	1	25

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Danny Cranford	1	15
Toby Gerhardt	1	10
Britt Wheeler	1	8
Donovan Ahern	1	7

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffrey Colloran	2	14
Kirk Bode	1	7

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rico Howe	26	51	---	---	---	77
George Gray	26	48	---	---	1	75
Marty Howard	22	49	---	---	1	72
Kirk Cole	20	45	---	---	5	70
Gabe Russell	24	40	---	---	6	70
Brett Hathaway	23	47	---	---	---	70
Herb Matich	20	46	---	---	---	66
Rodger Saffold	24	40	---	---	---	64
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	25	23	13	61
Frankie Modrell	17	40	---	---	---	57
Danny Cranford	4	31	---	---	15	50
Bucky Irwin	20	19	---	---	11	50
Josh Moseley	---	---	12	13	24	49
Bruce Davis	---	---	20	22	3	45
Jake Ford	---	---	22	23	---	45
George Selvie	---	---	21	23	1	45
Pete Wyoming	---	---	19	20	5	44
Ronnie White	---	---	16	21	7	44
William Moore	---	---	20	21	2	43
Britt Wheeler	7	25	---	---	8	40
Antonio Fecht	12	13	---	---	14	39
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	17	20	1	38
Donovan Ahern	10	21	---	---	7	38
Graham Sellers	13	17	---	---	7	37
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	19	17	---	36
Aaron Maybin	---	---	15	12	6	33
Chris Akaka	---	---	14	13	2	29
Pat Sims	---	---	15	10	3	28
Gus Eleazer	1	5	---	---	21	27
Toby Gerhardt	6	5	---	---	10	21
B.J. Buckner	---	---	8	12	1	21
Alonzo Hatcher	2	11	---	---	7	20
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	10	5	4	19
Patrick Lee	---	---	7	8	---	15
Norbert Briggs	---	---	8	7	---	15
Don Middleton	5	3	---	---	7	15
Josh Hall	---	---	6	3	6	15
Edwin Veldheer	3	4	---	---	7	14
Quentin Dernbach	1	1	---	---	8	10
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	6	6
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	5	5
Edward Patterson	---	---	1	2	---	3
Jim Brady	0	0	---	---	1	1
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Patrick Mussi	---	---	0	0	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Taylor Mays	---	---	20	43	11	74
Adrian Lichter	---	---	21	40	11	72
Troy Nolan	---	---	23	46	2	71
Curtis Lofton	---	---	20	45	1	66
DeJuan Tribble	---	---	18	40	8	66
Kyle Wilson	---	---	17	38	9	64
Tyson Alualu	---	---	20	42	1	63
Devin Kerr	---	---	19	41	1	61
Brandon Spikes	---	---	19	41	1	61
Billy Joe Whitlow	24	25	---	---	6	55
Alex Smith	25	25	---	---	---	50
Gabe Buckner	21	23	---	---	6	50
Darren Garrett	---	---	14	33	3	50
Alex Hardy	---	---	12	32	1	45
T.J. Barnes	18	22	---	---	4	44
Andre Smith	18	24	---	---	---	42
Martin Felker	23	18	---	---	---	41
Glen Corbett	---	---	12	18	10	40
Damon Myers	---	---	17	20	3	40
Zach Word	---	---	10	24	---	34
Wade Swift	18	16	---	---	---	34
Dean Gillespie	17	17	---	---	---	34
Eddie Doyle	---	---	14	19	---	33
Howard Westbrook	7	6	---	---	20	33
Monty Newton	11	10	---	---	10	31
Harris Friday	---	---	4	15	12	31
Quinn Johnson	13	11	---	---	6	30
Kirk Bode	9	11	---	---	7	27
Rob Sherman	12	14	---	---	---	26
Clint Sintim	---	---	6	6	14	26
Everett Patterson	14	10	---	---	---	24
Ronald McConnell	12	12	---	---	---	24
Deon Rose	5	5	---	---	14	24
Arman Shields	4	7	---	---	8	19
Stanford Keglar	---	---	9	1	9	19
Jeffrey Colloran	2	3	---	---	14	19
Terrell Disney	11	5	---	---	2	18
Ronnie Bismonte	---	---	7	10	1	18
Darrell Helfrich	1	3	---	---	14	18
Bruce Dodge	8	1	---	---	6	15
Ernie Crane	2	7	---	---	6	15
Beau Bell	---	---	4	7	---	11
Kenny Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ricky Azzoo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Van Upshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mickey Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	8	57	7.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	52	5.8
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	5	27	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	50	33	3	1	2	5	6	3	1

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	24	15	3	1	0	5	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	17	157	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	13	172	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	114	12.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	81	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	16	10	1	120	1	48
WR Kirk Cole	7	5	0	39	0	45
WR Britt Wheeler	7	3	1	33	0	25
RB Herb Matich	7	5	0	53	1	46
WR Danny Cranford	5	4	0	43	0	31
TE Graham Sellers	4	2	0	19	0	17
FB Bucky Irwin	2	2	0	10	0	19
TE Antonio Fecht	1	1	0	10	0	13
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	1	0	20	1	5

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean Gillespie	6	3	25	0	17
WR Kirk Bode	4	2	40	1	11
WR Arman Shields	3	2	20	0	7
WR Ronald McConnell	3	3	34	1	12
WR Rob Sherman	2	1	10	0	14
FB Quinn Johnson	2	1	3	0	11
RB Wade Swift	1	1	80	1	16
TE Everett Patterson	1	1	8	0	10
TE Monty Newton	1	0	0	0	10
WR Darrell Helfrich	1	1	6	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wade Swift	1	9	9.00	5.50
Howard Westbrook	1	2	2.00	2.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	8	5	29	3.63	6.94

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	4	2	22	5.50	9.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	3	0	0	0.00	7.50
RB Herb Matich	2	2	6	3.00	7.57
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	3	3.00	5.57
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	13	13.00	8.60
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	7	7.00	5.00

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dean Gillespie	2	1	11	5.50	4.17
WR Rob Sherman	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Arman Shields	1	1	11	11.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Rico Howe	1	1
Herb Matich	1	1
Toby Gerhardt	1	1

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Wade Swift	3	1
Howard Westbrook	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	15	8	6

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	3	2	1
WR Kirk Cole	3	2	1
WR Britt Wheeler	3	2	2
RB Herb Matich	2	0	0
TE Graham Sellers	2	0	0
WR Danny Cranford	2	2	2

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Arman Shields	2	1	1
WR Ronald McConnell	1	1	0
WR Darrell Helfrich	1	1	1
WR Kirk Bode	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,700 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (17,600)
End Zone 11,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,700 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (17,600)
End Zone	11,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)