Week 5 Odds: Pittsburgh vs Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Jaguars (0-4) are still winless and this week they host the Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2). Keep coming back to Cappers Picks daily to read our latest free NFL picks throughout the entire season.
The Jacksonville Jaguars (0-4) are still winless and this week they host the Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2). Keep coming back to Cappers Picks daily to read our latest free NFL picks throughout the entire season.
As much as any franchise in the NFL the Pittsburgh Steelers expect to win. As a result last year do not sit well with the franchise but with no overly dominant team in the division right now there is no reason they can not reverse their fortune and get back on top of the division this season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers head into the 2014 season looking to rebound from what was viewed as a disappointing 8-8 season last year – their second straight .500 season.
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The Steelers got off to a dreadful start last season, looking very old in the process. In the second half something clicked as they went 6-2 but they are still lacking in a lot of key areas – they could probably go best available the whole draft and it wouldn’t be a bad strategy.
Steelers Continue Improbable March Toward Playoffs – Host Browns in Week 17
It is hard to believe but the Pittsburgh Steelers are still alive in the AFC playoff picture. They will need a win Sunday and a lot of help but the fact that they are still standing is a testament to this team.
Green Bay will aim to extend its string of 13 consecutive regular-season home game wins in December or January, when they host the Steelers on Sunday at Lambeau Field.
When: Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013 at 4:25 p.m. EST
Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
TV: CBS
LINE: -7 (Packers), O/U 44.5
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It will be the first meeting between the Packers and Steelers since Green Bay’s 31-25 victory in Super Bowl XLV three years ago.
The Steelers (6-8) haven’t been eliminated from the postseason yet, and after a second half season surge, find themselves just two games out of the final AFC playoff spot.
Despite its sub .500 record, Pittsburgh has played well, losing four games by a touchdown or less, including a 34-28 defeat to Miami two weeks ago. However, the Steelers rebounded to kept their playoff hopes alive with a 30-20 win over division rival Cincinnati last week.
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Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger needs just 85 passing yards to reach 4,000 for the third time in his career, and has played well against Green Bay, throwing for a career-best 503 yards and three TDs in his only previous regular-season meeting with the Packers.
Defensively, Pittsburgh has been unpredictable, but was excellent last week, holding the Bengals to 279 total yards. They will however, be tested by the Packers, who despite being without quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who broke his collarbone in Week 9, have rode a steady wave of rookie running back Eddie Lacy all the way to a chance at the NFC North title.
Lacy, who has rushed for 1,028 yards and eight scores, will be a huge factor in this matchup, as Rodgers’ status is still yet to be determined for Sunday’s contest.
In the meantime, Green Bay (7-6-1) has soldiered on without their captain, bouncing back from a 26-3 halftime deficit to beat Dallas last week behind a solid effort from backup quarterback Matt Flynn, who threw four touchdown passes against the Cowboys.
Nevertheless, if Green Bay wants to stamp its title ticket, it will need an appearance from the defense that shut down Dallas last week.
The Packers have won their final regular-season home game in eight straight seasons and 20 of the last 21 and in one of the biggest games of the year for both teams, I expect them to get it done at home with a steady dose of Lacy, and maybe a slim possibility of a shot or two of Rodgers.
Regardless, Green Bay gets it done.
Packers 28, Steelers 24
AFC North Takes center Stage – Steelers Host Bengals on Sunday Night
It’s hard to believe that half way through December and the Steelers are out of the playoff race! But there are still three games remaining for Pittsburgh and one of them comes our way Sunday night against heated, hated rivals Cincinnati who are poised to make the playoffs for the third straight year and look like a lock to win the always-competitive AFC North.
The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers are set to clash on Thanksgiving night in a battle of 5-6 teams. These AFC North rivals have put on some of the more entertaining defensive battles in recent memory, and with a national audience Thursday should be no different.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will make the trip out to FirstEnergy Stadium in Ohio on Sunday to take on the Cleveland Browns.
The Detroit Lions are now in the driver’s seat in the NFC North. They may not be dominating but they have won their last two games kind of impressively, even if they were only by a combined 3 points.
Neither of these teams seem to be heading anywhere this season. In Buffalo they knew there might be some hard times this season with a new coach and a rookie signal caller but those have been heightened by injuries that have forced them to start three inexperienced QBs so far.
This used to be one of best games going in the AFC. Two perennial playoff teams that if they met during the regular season might be playing to determine who would have home field advantage in the playoffs.
Things are starting to turn around for the Pittsburgh Steelers who after starting the 2013 campaign with four straight losses, have won two consecutive games.
Coming off their first win of the 2013 campaign, the Pittsburgh Steelers will host the Baltimore Ravens in an NFL AFC North rivalry game on Sunday at Heinz Field.
No one needed a bye week as badly as the 0-4 Pittsburgh Steelers. Head coach Mike Tomlin will surely have his troops ready to play some better football, but they might be running into a buzzsaw in the form of a New York Jets team coming off a big win on Monday night, or the Jets could be in for a letdown.