Predicting The Final Score Of Cardinals vs. Steelers In NFL Week 6

Quarterback Carson Palmer said it was business as usual.

Since Roethlisberger went down, the Steelers have relied more on their running game.

Brown (hamstring) was limited in Thursday’s practice, Darren Urban of the Cardinals’ official site reports. Bruce Arians is plotting his return to Pittsburgh. As tens of thousands of Steelers fans in attendance sagged, Ben Roethlisberger brightened. The Cardinals try to utilize the deep ball often, but they also rely on intermediate routes between 10 and 20 yards downfield, where Palmer is nearly ideal (28-of-30, 467 yards and five touchdowns).

Pittsburgh’s secondary will have their hands full, especially with just three healthy safeties due to Will Allen’s ankle injury suffered last week.

Ware left last Sunday’s game against Oakland with back spasms, and hasn’t trained since. For this team, there was one more game to play.

How can the Steelers attack a physically imposing Cardinals defense?

Le’Veon Bell has been solid since returning from suspension. Arians would not have landed in Arizona had the Steelers not renewed his contract after the 2011 season. The Cardinals average 38 points and 400 yards per game on offense while the defense is giving up just 18 points and 340 yards per game. Since, Pittsburgh has averaged 162.3, second-worst in the league. The Cardinals had one as a team all of 2014. Earning the second-most targets behind Larry Fitzgerald this season (31 versus 44), Brown has been consistently mediocre, recording between three and seven receptions for 45-to-75 yards. The focus was to run the ball more and better. That’s not even including Michael Floyd out wide and David Johnson out of the backfield.

What will be seen on Sunday will be what could be the NFC’s best team. He was with the San Diego Chargers the past two seasons before being released in the offseason. Prior to Week 4, the Steelers season high was 25 carries and 134 rushing yards. They have built their entire offense on the running game, which has allowed Carson Palmer to have tons of success through the air. With the Steelers having a short week and having to travel primarily across the country to play this week, they won’t be as rested as they would need to be to take the win here. If VIck is at the helm, the key to this game will be Arizona’s run defense.

This might be the biggest defensive test for the Steelers since Week 1 against New England in terms of deception, scheme and multiple options available on one play. It will make for a very interesting matchup between Patrick Peterson and Antonio Brown if Roethlisberger is playing. The Chargers could very well be a playoff team, but the Packers will win this one.

In sports betting, no position is more important than the quarterback. But with Vick, the likelihood for turnovers goes up and, combined with a potent offense, I see another win.

Well, to be honest, I am not convinced Arians’ “retirement” was Mike Tomlin’s decision. Gradkoswki was the man who knew the system and was comfortable in such a role as a backup, and the third string QB Landry Jones is simply not the guy they want on the field when games matter.

There are few secrets between two teams that only play each other once every presidential cycle.

Campbell is a load to block for anyone, but Beachum is very good as a run-blocker in the Steelers zone scheme. If they give Le’Veon Bell that type of space, this is going to be a much closer game.

“The biggest thing is being able to avoid the pass rush”, he said. “He rushes the passer”. He could add a couple on Sunday.

Defensively, this game provides a few interesting matchups; the Steelers have an onslaught of offensive weapons, and it will be a challenge for the Cardinals’ top defense to stop them.

“I think everything takes time”. In its last two visits to the Bayou, Florida has been held to a total of 17 points.