PLAYERS:
Brian Hoyer,
Ben Roethlisberger,
Byron Leftwich
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears
If you are looking for another game to watch this coming Sunday that is somewhat connected to the Pittsburgh Steelers you can watch the Arizona Cardinals season finale against the San Francisco 49ers.
Why you ask? Well, it was announced on Wednesday that Brian Hoyer, who was with the Steelers a few weeks while both Ben Roethlisberger and Byron Leftwich were sidelined with injures, will start at quarterback for the Cardinals.
Hoyer played nearly all of the second half last week in the Cardinals loss to the Chicago Bears and completed 11 of 19 passes for 105 yards with one interception and Read more [...]
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