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Cardinals’ Josh Sweat ties career high for sacks with pair vs. Buccaneers

Twelve games. Eleven sacks. Arizona pass rusher Josh Sweat's start to his Cardinals career has more than lived up to the hype.

Tyler Drake BY TYLER DRAKE
Nov 30, 2025, 11:57 AM Updated: Dec 1, 2025, 6:50 am
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Twelve games. Eleven sacks. Josh Sweat’s start to his Cardinals career has more than lived up to the hype.

With a pair of first-quarter sacks in Sunday’s 20-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sweat tied his career mark of 11 sacks in 2022 in less than a full season with Arizona. It’s just his second season registering double-digit sacks.

And to think ESPN projected him to have less than seven on the season.

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Sweat finished the day with the two sacks, a tackle for loss and a QB hit.

The pass rusher wasted little time getting after Baker Mayfield on Sunday, logging a strip sack of the signal caller on the opening possession.

He didn’t wait long for his second of the afternoon, getting to Mayfield once more on Tampa Bay’s second possession of the game.

On top of Sweat’s hot start in Tampa Bay, tight end Trey McBride etched his name in the NFL history book with a first quarter catch to surpass legendary tight end Jimmy Graham (301) for the most catches by a tight end in his first four seasons in NFL history.

McBride ended the afternoon with eight catches for 82 yards and a touchdown on nine targets.

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Tyler Drake
Tyler Drake Cardinals reporter and ArizonaSports.com editor

Born and raised in Kelseyville, California, I spent most of my summers growing up in Arizona. There were a lot of trips to Globe and the East Valley. Once out of high school, I attended the University of Arizona with a major in natural resources… Read more

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Degasu 9 months ago

If you would have told me we have a much better pass rush (that sweat is averaging a sack a game) and good QB play (better offensive numbers than last year), I would have put all the money on the Cardinals being a better team and playoff contender.

Just wild.

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Dubya C 9 months ago

Here’s how we know the Cards are not a well-coached team: an opposing player (tackle?) reports in as an eligible player. He’s wearing #78 and has reported eligible. You think someone may pay attention to him🤔Noooooo….not the Cards😐

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Not Guilty 9 months ago

I think this defense could be legit at full strength. Need some coaches, however

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