The Arizona Cardinals will face the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday a 1 p.m. ET (11 a.m. Arizona time) at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. The Cardinals are road underdogs again.
They are coming off a blowout loss at home to the Los Angeles Rams, while the Steelers picked up a 16-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, gaining more than 400 yards of offense since 2021.
Who will win this game?
All the experts are picking the Steelers.
Below are the picks from Cards Wire, Steelers Wire, my cohost on the podcast and NFL Network’s panel of experts.
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Jess Root, Cards Wire
Steelers 20, Cardinals 13
I expect a grind-it-out game but fear a repeat of the Browns game where they looked listless in a 27-0 loss. That said, the Steelers will control the game but won’t run away with it. The Cardinals pick up a late touchdown to make it look closer than it actually was. The Steelers run the ball well.
Curt Popejoy, Steelers Wire
Steelers 27, Cardinals 17
I want to say the Steelers passing game continues to evolve and make this one pretty one-sided. But the reasonable person in me says the Steelers are still going to ease into this new offense and so they keep things conservative. If the Steelers struggle to contain Murray, this one is going to come down right to the wire but I am not sure if comes to that.
Seth Cox, Revenge of the Birds and Rise Up, See Red podcast
Steelers 21, Cardinals 17
The Steelers are in control the whole game but the Cardinals pick up a late garbage-time touchdown to give them the cover.
NFL Network experts
All 10 pick the Steelers. Only two believe the Cardinals will cover the 6.5-point spread.
