The Pittsburgh Steelers welcome in the New Orleans Saints in NFL Football action on Sunday. The game is scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. start time and it will be televised live on FOX. Currently the odds for the game have the Steelers favored by more than a field goal to pick up the win.
New Orleans comes into this game against a physical Pittsburgh team after dropping three straight games overall, all of which were played at home. Now they travel to take on a Pittsburgh team that has won four out of their last five games. Pittsburgh is one of three teams (Baltimore, Cleveland) sitting at 7-4 overall and tied for second place in the AFC North. Strangely enough, Cincinnati at 7-3-1 leads the division.
The Saints, despite being just 4-7 on the year, lead their division along with Atlanta. The Saints did beat the Falcons to open the season, giving them a leg up on Atlanta. This game for New Orleans is not going to be easy. They're going to be playing outside in a much colder atmosphere than they are used to, but they need to find a way to get things figured out.
Pittsburgh will have no problem handing off to LeVeon Bell or tossing it to Antonio Brown. Both are at the top of the list for their respective positions and the Steelers want to get them the football as much as possible in this one. The Saints give up 124 yards on the ground per game to opponents, which should continue in this game as Pittsburgh loves to run the football. Ben Roethlisberger, though, ranks fourth in the NFL by averaging nearly 287 yards per game through the air. If the Saints give up big plays to Big Ben, it's going to be a long day.
Drew Brees and the Saints do have a solid offense, but playing on the road has been troublesome for them, going just 1-4. That trend will probably continue as the Steelers are solid at Heinz Field. New Orleans just has too many problems going on.
Free Pick: Pittsburgh 28, New Orleans 24
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