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

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.

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.

11 sacks for 🔟 !

📺:FOX pic.twitter.com/xk8xsVg4B0

— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) November 30, 2025

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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