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Former Pitt RB Makes Game-Winning Score vs Eagles

Former Pitt Panthers running back James Conner led the Cardinals to an upset of the Eagles.

Stephen Thompson

Former Pitt RB Makes Game-Winning Score vs Eagles
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers running back James Conner was back in the Keystone State this weekend as his Arizona Cardinals visited the Philadelphia Eagles and he played one of his best games of the season in his home state. 

Conner, the former Pitt standout and Steelers draft pick in 2017, rushed 26 times for 128 yards and one touchdown and added a touchdown reception as well. His rushing score with 32 seconds put the three-win Cardinals in front of the 11-win Eagles in Philadelphia and proved to be the game-winning score. 

Conner's five-yard, one-handed touchdown reception in the first half drew Arizona even with Philadelphia at 21 after they had started the game down 21-6. Running towards the sideline, Conner hauled in a short pass into the endzone with just his right hand as a defender remained draped all over him. 

Conner's career has gotten a second win in Arizona. The 980 yards he has now rushed for this year marks his most in a single season since a 973-yard campaign with the Steelers in 2018. He's already made two Pro Bowls and appears on his way to another trip to that special game in 2024. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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