inc inn ati , ▁were ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁a ▁three - way ▁tie ▁at op ▁the ▁Big ▁East . ▁After ▁the ▁win , ▁the ▁Card inals ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁ele vent h ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁Pitts burgh ▁ ▁The ▁Card inals ▁next ▁faced ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pan thers , ▁led ▁by ▁second - year ▁head ▁coach ▁Dave ▁W ann sted t ▁and ▁quarter back ▁Ty ler ▁P alk o . ▁The ▁Card inals ▁opened ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 9 - yard ▁touch down ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Allen , ▁but ▁the ▁Pan thers ▁answered ▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁touch down s ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁lead . ▁Car m ody ' s ▁field ▁goal , ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁quarter , ▁brought ▁the ▁Card inals ▁to ▁within ▁ 4 , ▁and ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁quarter ▁they ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁with ▁a ▁Bro hm ▁touch down ▁pass . ▁The ▁Pan thers ▁tied ▁the ▁game ▁mid way ▁through ▁the ▁quarter , ▁but ▁Bro hm ' s ▁second ▁touch down ▁pass ▁gave ▁the ▁Card inals ▁a ▁ 2 4 - 1 7 ▁lead ▁at ▁hal ft ime . ▁The ▁third ▁quarter ▁consisted ▁of ▁two ▁more ▁Card inal ▁touch down s ▁to ▁give ▁them ▁a ▁ 2 1 - point ▁lead , ▁which ▁was ▁increased ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter ▁with ▁a ▁Car m ody ▁field ▁goal . ▁P alk o ▁answered ▁for ▁the ▁Pan thers ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 1 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass , ▁but ▁Bro hm ▁stopped ▁any ▁chance ▁of ▁a