Trey McBride set the NFL record for most receptions by a tight end in a single season during the Arizona Cardinals' 37-14 loss to the Bengals in Cincinnati on Sunday. The Pro Bowler's record-setting 117th catch came with 4:41 left in the fourth quarter on a 5-yard hitch route. He finished with 10 catches for 76 yards, capping his day with an 18-yard touchdown in the final minutes.
With another prolific tight end in Arizona's Trey McBride also taking the field on Sunday, Pitts has another opportunity to increase his profile. McBride is one of the NFL's highest-paid tight ends, averaging $19 million per year on a deal he signed earlier this year. Should Pitts prove to be the more productive tight end on the field in this battle, it could do wonders for his price tag as an impending free agent.
McBride, however, is the NFL's only tight end in Kittle's pay grade. Three seasons into his career, McBride parlayed his first Pro Bowl berth into the NFL's richest contract ever for a tight end, signing a four-year, $76 million pact on April 3. A few weeks later, Kittle surpassed that and agreed to a four-year, $76.4 million extension. It's McBride, however, who could mean more to his respective team come Sunday's game between the host Cardinals (3-6) and the 49ers (6-4).
The Cowboys wide receiver duo of CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens should be a major problem for Arizona's secondary in this Week 9 matchup. The Cardinals are currently allowing 234.9 passing yards per game, ranking 25th of the league. And despite Dak Prescott coming off his worst game of the season, the Cowboys are still averaging 263.8 passing yards per game, which ranks first in the league.