The 9-0 Pittsburgh Steelers will travel to Florida in Week 11 to take on the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars, who are only 1-8 on the season.
The Steelers have the best record in the NFL. They are the only undefeated team in the league and playing astounding football on both offense and defense.
The Jaguars, meanwhile, are a walking disaster and will be starting Jake Luton at quarterback against the Steelers since usual starter Gardner Minshew is still out with a strained ligament and multiple fractures in his right thumb.
During practice this week, both Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said the team won't be taking the Jaguars lightly despite their putrid record. After all, this is the NFL, and on any given Sunday, a team can lose.
With the Steelers-Jaguars game almost here, let's take a look at four bold predictions for the contest from a Pittsburgh point of view.
1. Ben Roethlisberger throws three touchdowns
Could Roethlisberger win his first MVP award this season? It's quite possible since Big Ben is putting up elite numbers and the Steelers are undefeated.
After only playing in two games last season due to a serious elbow injury that required surgery, Roethlisberger has reminded everyone in 2020 that he's still one of the best gunslingers in the NFL. He's thrown for 2,267 yards and tossed 22 touchdowns. Roethlisberger has only been picked off four times. He hasn't thrown an interception since Week 7 against the Tennessee Titans when he threw three.
Versus the Jaguars, who are giving up 30.1 points per game on the season, we have Roethlisberger throwing three touchdown passes. Although he's struggled against the Jaguars during his Hall of Fame career, this Jacksonville team doesn't have a stout defense like in years past and have pretty much given up on the season already.
With that being said, look for Roethlisberger to continue to play like an MVP and put up monster numbers for his fantasy owners in Week 11.
2. Chase Claypool catches all three scores from Roethlisberger
If you didn't know he was a rookie, you could seriously guess that Chase Claypool has been in the NFL for years just by watching him play. He runs routes like a seasoned veteran and has some of the best hands in the league.
Through his first nine NFL games, Claypool has caught 35 balls for 500 yards and seven touchdowns. Against the Jaguars, we have the 22-year-old scoring not one, not two, but three touchdowns (shoutout LeBron James).
As we already mentioned, the Jaguars have one of the worst defenses in the league. Look for Claypool to continue his torrid play and wreck havoc against Jacksonville both in the short and deep passing game. He's developed a great rapport with Roethlisberger and is making a case to be the best rookie in the NFL this season.
3. Steelers defense picks off Jake Luton three times
The Steelers' defense is only allowing 19.0 points per game on the season. Luton is in for a long day in Week 11 against a Pittsburgh defense which has 11 interceptions already in 2020.
In two games this season, Luton has thrown two touchdowns and two interceptions. He's about to face the toughest defense he's ever gone up against in his entire football life, so odds are the 24-year-old is going to struggle mightily.
We have Luton throwing three interceptions in Week 11 against the Steelers. If you have Pittsburgh's defense in fantasy football, you are set up for a big day on Sunday, as we can't see Luton having any type of success.
4. Steelers blow out Jaguars to improve to 10-0
Pittsburgh is going to easily defeat the Jaguars to improve to 10-0 on the season. This is shaping up to be the best Steelers team in franchise history, which is saying something since the Black and Gold are one of the most storied franchises in the NFL.
After what happened in 2018 and 2019, everyone knew the Steelers were going to come out more motivated than ever in 2020 to reclaim their throne in the AFC. However, no one thought they were going to be this dominant. It speaks to how elite of a head coach Tomlin is, who is well on his way to winning the Coach of the Year Award.
The Steelers have the better offense, defense, quarterback, running back, wideouts and head coach in this matchup against the Jaguars. Although this has all the makings of being a “trap game,” Pittsburgh is too well-coached of a team to suffer a bad loss like this.
Look for the Steelers to jump out in front early and blow out the Jaguars.
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