It's been a weird start to the year for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After upsetting the Buffalo Bills in a convincing Week 1 victory, they've fallen in two straight games to two much less-talented teams. Last week was a brutal 24-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, who dominated the game from start to finish. Ben Roethlisberger threw one touchdown and two interceptions on a whopping 58 passing attempts, while Joe Burrow carved up the Pittsburgh defense to the tune of 14/18 passing, 3 touchdowns, and only one interception.
Week 4 brings an even more daunting matchup with the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. The Packers are fresh off of a miraculous last-second win against the San Francisco 49ers, and this matchup between two historic franchises could certainly offer a similar level of drama.
Who will win this matchup between two surefire future Hall of Fame quarterbacks? We can only wait, but in the meantime, here are 4 bold predictions for the Sunday afternoon contest.
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Steelers Week 4 Predictions
4. Diontae Johnson returns for big game
Johnson missed last week's contest due to an injury, but he's back and healthy for Green Bay. Taking his place on the bench for medical reasons is receiver Chase Claypool, meaning that the Steelers will be running with two of their three elite receivers â Johnson and JuJu Smith-Schuster. While the two will most likely take turns seeing coverage from Packers lockdown corner Jaire Alexander, it's Johnson who has been the target hog in Pittsburgh over the last season and a half. Roethlisberger knows the Packers will be aggressive on defense, which should lead to some big play opportunities for Diontae deep down the field.
3. Najee Harris continues aerial dominance
Harris had a historic game last week, as he saw 20 targets, 14 of which he hauled in for 102 yards. Adding in 40 yards on the ground, it's clear that the Steelers feel he is the most dangerous weapon in their offense who should be seeing the ball the most. Packers linebackers are mediocre at best in coverage, which should will allow Najee to continue to feast in what should be an incredibly productive rookie year for him.
2. Steelers pick off Aaron Rodgers
Predicting one interception isn't usually very bold, but it is in the case of Aaron Rodgers. A-Rod has been practically perfect in his last two games, as he's thrown 6 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. However, the Steelers still retain much of their squad that finished as a top-5 defense in almost every metric last season. Fresh off of a loss, they'll be extra motivated to bounce back, and they'll find a way to pick off Rodgers in a tough battle.
1. Pittsburgh falls just short of huge upset
Green Bay enters the game as 6.5 point favorites in the contest, and making this an unlikely win for Pittsburgh for sure. However, big games have always been Big Ben's calling card, and this is sure to be an entertaining matchup. However, despite Ben's efforts to keep the Steelers in the game after the Packers jump out to an early lead, they'll fall just short of a comeback.
PREDICTION: Steelers 24, Packers 28
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