The Arizona Cardinals will play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in a massive clash for Week 6 of the NFL 2015 regular season. The Cardinals have lost just once so far this season, and the Steelers are just one game back from that on 3-2, meaning this game could have big postseason implications. The game has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and takes place from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The game can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream via the link below.
The Steelers will be looking for a second straight win without star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger today. They come up against a Cardinals team that will be looking to maintain their excellent early season form despite also having their own injury issues to contend with.
Roethlisberger of course has missed the past two games for the Steelers after spraining his left MCL as well as suffering bone bruising. He was expected to be out for more than a month, but returned to training mid-week. However, even though he has expressed his desire to line up against the Cardinals today, he was ruled out of the game on Friday with the medical team wanting to give him more time to heal.
That means backup Mike Vick is up again, and the Steelers will be hoping that they can hang on until Roethlisberger is back.
In the past two weeks they suffered a 20-23 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, but bounced back last week with a 24-20 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Monday Night Football.
Whether they can sneak in another win today despite Roethlisberger's absence remains to be seen, but many pundits are predicting that the high-flying Cardinals may be too much for them today.
Elsewhere in the NFL, earlier this week the Atlanta Falcons suffered their first defeat of the season, coming up short against the New Orleans Saints on NFL Thursday Night Football.
Drew Brees was the clear difference between the teams, with the Saints' quarterback passing for 312 yards. Brees connected excellently with Ben Watson, who posted a career high of 127 yards receiving, including a fourth down touchdown catch.
The game also saw an spectacular punt block by Michael Mauti, who went on to recover the ball for a touchdown to the delight of tens of thousands of fans at the Superdome.
There were also two short touchdowns for Mark Ingram, as the Saints put on arguably their best display of the season so far. The New Orleans defense also were fantastic, and arguably turned the game by recovering three fumbles, including two inside the Saints' own 20 yard line.
Even though there was a late rally by the Falcons, it was a matter of too little too late for Atlanta as they went down 21-31.
Today's big game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET. The game can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream by clicking here.
