Top 10 matchups for Week 12 of the NFL season

The Seattle Seahawks (5-5) are coming from a 29-13 win over the SF 49ers.

Lynch had abdominal surgery for a sports hernia on Wednesday, and at the very earliest it will be a month before he is back.

Seattle (5-5) has lost Marshawn Lynch for the remainder of the season and that means opposing defenses will start to cue in on the pass more and send more blitzes into Russell Wilson’s face. Have thoughts on how Pete Carroll and the Seahawks are performing?

When asked about whether preparation for teams the Steelers may not be as familiar with forces changes in what the team does, Tomlin said that there is no difference. “Whenever he’s been given a real good shot, he’s come through in a big way”. The Steelers’ defense has not yet matched their offense, but a 30-9 beating of the Cleveland Browns was at least a start (though they did allow QB Johnny Manziel to throw for 372 yards). He’s hopeful he can play Sunday without the padded boot he wore to protect his sprained left foot against Cleveland. The Seahawks, who lead the NFC in pass defense, have allowed a league-low two passes of 40-plus yards. “Different guys coming at you (from) every angle that you can pressure … and they do it a lot”. “Their defensive ends, their front seven really get after it. Their secondary locks people down”.

Of the 16 games played, weirdly enough, Pittsburgh has won a quarter of those games by scoring 21 points. “Those are the kind of matchups you want”. Richard Sherman will be trying to disrupt the timing routes. Brown has hauled in nearly 30 catches the last two games with better than 420 yard and two touchdowns. Dave Krieg completed 25 of 31 passes and threw for two TDs in his first game back after breaking his thumb in the opener.

After seeing Le’Veon Bell go down with a gruesome knee injury, De’Angelo Williams immediately became the starting quarterback.

Antonio Brown is on pace to move into a tie for eighth in franchise history (with Ray Matthews, 34) with one more touchdown catch and is only 100 receiving yards from becoming the third player in team history with 6,500 behind Hines Ward (12,083) and John Stallworth (8,723).

After playing six of their first 10 at home, things are about to get a bit more hard with trips to Seattle and Cincinnati sandwiching a home game against Indianapolis. Pittsburgh has avoided silly mistakes so far this season.

“The truth of the matter is, having the chance to play in those games, especially the St. Louis one – the first time I went in I said, ‘Man, three weeks ago I wasn’t even signed”. “We understand that. We are not what we desire to be”.

“At the worst moments, whether it’s penalties, different scenarios, we’re getting the bad end of the stick”.

This time, he said he’s looking forward to feeling like a true visitor.

After amassing a 22-2 record in their own building between 2012 and 2014, the Seattle Seahawks (5-5) have gone 3-2 at CenturyLink Field in 2015 and look to avoid a third home loss of the season when the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) come to town in Week 12.

The Seahawks’ playoffs hopes don’t have quite the same straightforward path as Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh is in a good spot among teams competing for a Wild Card spot in the playoffs with six victories in the AFC, putting them ahead of four other teams by just a single game (with five).