Steelers at Eagles: Preview, Predictions, and More

He only has four catches through the first two games, but he’s averaging 38.2 yards per reception.

Weather – or not?: Partly cloudy, 70. His performance against Steelers right tackle Marcus Gilbert will go a long way in determining whether the Eagles have a shot at winning this game, as he’s expected to line up nearly exclusively on the left side of the defense. Those two games have come against the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Browns. I hadn’t played football in five years.

That’s typically what tends to happen when rookies find the Steelers on the other side of the line of scrimmage.

“They kind of just drew that up on the sideline once we got into the fourth quarter”, Tobin said. “We do a good job of going out there and showing we are capable of making plays”. The over/under of 46 (lowest for a PIT game so far) means something like 24-21 Pittsburgh. In the two games, he has connected on 43 of 71 passes for 468 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions.

The Browns traded the pick to the Eagles and began the season with Robert Griffin III as their starting quarterback. Wentz has years to go to match Roethlisberger’s level, but the old Big Ben is trying to offer advice to help the kid without having to learn the hard way. Meanwhile, the Steelers defense has been content to let teams dink and dunk, hold them to FGs and let their powerful offense win games.

There will be some fascinating matchups to watch when two unbeaten Pennsylvania squads clash Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Schwartz, meanwhile, was a awful head coach, but has always been an excellent coordinator, and his attacking style is serving the Eagles well so far.

Keep Big Ben clean: Less time on the ground will result in more time getting the ball to Brown and his receivers. But then there were runs in both games when Wentz invited contact rather than try to avoid it. Surprisingly, his star wide receiver Antonio Brown has only caught two of them.

So Wentz is where we start.

Many, even before the season started, have predicted that this will be a loss for the Eagles.

STRENGTHS Long frame with room for more muscle. Can go up and over smaller defenders in red zone as a split end. Kelce has routinely failed to get sufficient push as a run blocker and he’s struggled in pass protection as well.

Though Matthews does most of his work out of the slot, he’s displayed big play capability through the early part of his career.

So, was this scouting report accurate and Jones has grown up and been coached up dramatically in the NFL? Pittsburgh and Philly has a pretty good rivalry for hockey and sometimes baseball but not so much in football. If pressure starts to become a problem, quick three step dump off’s could be needed to keep the pass rush at bay. So we were shocked later in the day when Mike Pereira, FOX’s highly respected officiating guru, begrudgingly supported the call, saying the video evidence to overturn the call on the field just wasn’t there. “Can you cover? Not only cover but tackle in space 1-on-1 and make them earn their way down the field play in and play out and not give up a cheap easy one over the top”. These type of plays typically take a short time to fully develop which means that Wentz was able to get rid of the ball nearly immediately after the snap. How will he and his offensive line handle that dynamic? Antonio Brown is one of the most risky receivers in the game.

Again position versatility is huge with this line. He’s picking up yards so why not continue to ride that train one more week? The first set up rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett’s 27-yard touchdown run. If not, that is a big weight to put on the rookie quarterback, Carson Wentz.

One can only imagine what it might be like in Philadelphia if the Eagles win this game.

“We have a lot of great receivers in our division so it’s one week at a time, one player at a time”, Mills said. That leaves us at 1-1 straight up and against the spread so far in 2016.