STEELERS vs CARDINALS Watch FREE Live Stream Online: Week 6, Live Coverage
After Vick completed only 3 of 8 passes for six yards, he was replaced by Jones, who was 8 for 12 for 168 yards and two touchdowns.
Since being drafted in the fourth round of the 2013 draft, Pittsburgh Steelers’ backup quarterback Landry Jones has waited three long years to get his opportunity in the NFL. Beyond Bell, the Steelers will be welcoming back deep threat, Martavis Bryant.
— YOU: Steelers seem to have a serious problem with cover TEs (and they still have Eifert twice). The Cardinals are also very stacked offensively and will make this a very interesting and entertaining game.
No, Jones isn’t Roethlisberger but he’s closer to Big Ben than Vick is.
Arizona had six penalties for 75 yards – one that knocked the Cardinals out of field-goal range, one that nullified a touchdown and one that erased an interception. This shows just how much the Steelers have been missing him in the lineup. The defense looked extremely solid again today and Timmons was a major part of that.
But Carson Palmer’s pass to John Brown was intercepted by safety Mike Mitchell in the end zone. 2010 with James Harrison and Troy Polamalu.
-WR Martavis Bryant led the team in receptions (6), receiving yards (137) and receiving touchdowns (2) in his first game of the season.
The Steelers biggest challenge this week with Michael Vick at the helm will be maintaining possession of the ball. The Cardinals were 11-5 and, with a third-string quarterback, lost a wild card playoff game at Carolina. With a record of 3-2 and Michael Vick taking the reins of the Steelers to cover for Ben, things could be worse.
Instead of keeping the ball with Vick – a failed formula against the Ravens – Pittsburgh snapped it straight to Bell with five seconds left, which could have run out the clock without a chance at a chip-shot field goal. The Cardinals will look to remain among the NFL’s best in the Steel City, while Pittsburgh is doing its best to keep pace without QB BenRoethlisberger. Though neither him nor Blake are considered top-end cornerbacks, their play today was a definite liability that the Cardinals fortunately were unable to cash in on more today. However, Pittsburgh may be the best offense the Cardinals have seen yet.
Coach Bruce Arians expects Freeney to play 15 to 20 plays a game, beginning Sunday in Pittsburgh.
Chris Boswell – The Steelers’ young kicker was 4 of 4 on field goals, including a 51-yard boot, plus an extra point. He is in his second season with the Steelers after signing as a free agent.
Keith Butler: Whatever his defensive scheme is, it’s working. That could improve after shutting down the high-flying Cardinals’ offense and holding them to 55 net yards and two first downs on the ground. 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.
Vick started in place of starter Ben Roethlisberger, who was out due to an injury of his own. That’s the “next man up” mentality that great teams must possess. He’s the guy who routinely tosses interceptions at practice when he’s not throwing them in the preseason.
Bryant was quick to sing the praises of Jones.