MATCHUP Steelers vs. Cardinals

ARIZONA (3-5) at PITTSBURGH (2-6)
Time: 1 p.m.
TV/radio: WYFX (17/62), WPGH (53), (WICT-FM (95.1), WBBG-FM (106.1).
Series history: Steelers lead 30-22-3. Last meeting: Steelers beat Cardinals 26-20 in OT on Nov. 30, 1997, at Arizona.
Last week: Cardinals beat Bengals 17-14. Steelers lost to Seahawks 23-16.
Rankings: Cardinals -- Offense (overall 26, rush 18, pass 22); Defense (overall 13, rush 11, pass 16); Steelers -- Offense (overall 19, rush 29, pass 9); Defense (overall 2, rush 4, pass 6).
Key matchup: Cardinals RB Marcel Shipp vs. Steelers' front seven. Shipp rushed for 141 yards last week, becoming first Cardinal to rush for 100 in back-to-back weeks since Johnnie Johnson in 1992. No Cardinal has reached 100 in three straight since Stump Mitchell in 1987. Opponents have rushed for just 91.5 yards per game against Steelers this season.
Streaks, stats and notes: Cardinals have minus-13 turnover differential, worst in NFL. ... Steelers WR Hines Ward is second in AFC with 54 receptions and tied for second with six TD catches. He has reception in team-record 80 consecutive games.
-- Associated Press