Final: Steelers 23, Cardinals 17

Alan Saunders |

Updated: Dec 8, 2019

GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 08: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Devlin Hodges (6) warms up before the NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals on December 8, 2019 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire)

FOURTH QUARTER

0:23: Joe Haden picked off Kyler Murray to clinch the win for the Steelers.

1:42: Steelers get a field goal, but will have to give the Cardinals the ball back with 1:42 to play. Arizona is out of timeouts.

6:44: Steelers botch a punt and the Cardinals capitalize. Kyler Murray to David Johnson and it’s a three-point game, 20-17.

THIRD QUARTER

2:00: Have a day, Diontae Johnson. After his punt return touchdown, he made an electric play on a broken screen pass and then scored on a two-yard pass from Devlin Hodges to give the Steelers a 20-10 lead.

SECOND QUARTER

0:00: Chris Boswell converts right at the buzzer and the Steelers go into the break with a 13-10 lead.

1:51: Kyler Murray leads Arizona’s best drive of the day 85 yards for a touchdown pass to Charles Clay. 10-10.

11:15: After a Benny Snell fumble, Arizona takes advantage of the short field position and gets on the board with a field goal. 10-3.

FIRST QUARTER

2:52: Rookie Diontae Johnson returns a punt 85 yards for a touchdown, the Steelers first punt return for a touchdown since 2015. The Steelers’ longest punt return this season before that play was 14 yards. Samuels was back on the field leading the charge blocking for Johnson.

TOUCHDOWN: Diontae Johnson goes 85 yards and scores a touchdown for the Steelers! pic.twitter.com/KRaSMNaxNl

— KDKA (@KDKA) December 8, 2019

4:20: Steelers convert on an 8-minute drive, but are forced to settle for a Chris Boswell field goal after Jaylen Samuels had his helmet dislodged on a third-down pass attempt. Samuels is being evaluated for a concussion.

GAMEDAY INFO

Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2019, 4:25 p.m.
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

TV: CBS regional coverage (see map), KDKA-TV locally. Andrew Catalon, James Lofton.

Radio: Steelers Radio Network (102.5 WDVE-FM). Bill Hillgrove, Tunch Ilkin and Craig Wolfley.

Line: Steelers -2.5, total 43.5.

INACTIVES

Steelers: WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (left knee), RB James Conner (AC joint), CB Artie Burns (knee), QB Paxton Lynch, OLB Tuzar Skipper, OT Chukwuma Okorafor, TE Zach Gentry.

Cardinals: WR KeeSean Johnson, CB Jalen Davis, S Deionte Thompson, LB Kylie Fitts, C Lamont Gaillard, OT Joshua Miles, TE Dan Arnold.

INJURY REPORT

OUT: Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (left knee), Steelers RB James Conner (AC joint).

QUESTIONABLE: Cardinals S Jalen Thompson (concussion), C A.Q. Shipley (illness), Max Garcia (toe), Bryon Murphy, Jr. (calf), Kelvin Peterson (shoulder)