I really can’t believe that the Steelers are only 4.5 point favorites this week. I don’t think playing in New York this season should warrant lowering a spread that should be sitting somewhere around 10. Pittsburgh has been red hot and now get to face a Jets secondary that has given up the most passing touchdowns in the league. And Big Ben has thrown 200 touchdowns in the last two weeks against solid defenses in big games. Now the Steelers have always been that mystery team that can always show up and lay and egg, but they have also been that team in the past that once they get rolling, they’re really hard to stop. With the troubles the Jets have been having across the board, I don’t see this being the team that stops them.
As long as the Steelers keep the momentum rolling, this should be an easy win for them. The Jets don’t know who to start at QB, both guys are playing horrible this year, so all of the pressure falls on the running game. If the Jets are smart, they’ll do everything they can to get the running game going to eat up the clock and keep the hot-handed Roethlisberger off of the field as much as possible. They will have to have a similar game plan to what they had against the Patriots, when they were able to rush for over 200 yards. But considering that the Steelers have been pretty decent against the run and nobody outside of Percy Harvin should worry you in the passing game, the Jets looked doomed but once again. If the Steelers don’t blow this one, it should be a big win for Pittsburgh.
STEELERS 31 – JETS 17
FANTASY BEAST – ANTONIO BROWN