Steelers (

20.5) at
Jets (

18.0)

Game Overview ::

By papy >>

• This game has a total of four points below the next closest game on the slate
• These teams are mirror images of each other and want to win with a similar style
• The Jets are debuting a new coaching staff. Their new OC was previously the Lions passing game coordinator.
• Both backfields are time shares.
• Each team has only one NFL-worthy starting WR. Both defenses have at least one excellent cornerback.
• The Steelers are going to play more three-TE formations than we have seen in the NFL.
• The Jets are starting a rookie TE in his first game
• Both offenses have ascending offensive lines with proven interiors and high draft picks at tackle
• The best DFS plays from this game are the defenses

How pittsburgh Will Try To Win ::

The Steelers are entering 2025 in what will likely be the final effort of an aging Aaron Rodgers. Despite being perennially mediocre and looking nothing like a Super Bowl contender last season, the Steelers have behaved as if they are ready to go all in for a championship. On offense, they doubled down on the Arthur Smith experience, which I’ve heard is also a new attraction coming to Disney. Your kids run into a wall for an hour while a large man screams, “Beat the guy across from you!” The Steelers are set up to play a particularly goofy style of football. DK Metcalf is the only NFL-caliber WR on their roster, but that’s part of the plan! Who needs WRs when you can play three TEs? Jonnu Smith is a receiving threat, Pat Friermuth is balanced, and Darnell Washington should be playing tackle. The Steelers have also invested heavily in their O-line. The unit is ranked 21st by PFF, but that rank is somewhat deceptive. Second-year C Zach Fraizer graded out 5th-best in the league last year by PFF, and fellow second-year player RG Mason McCormick was league average, profiling as a run blocking specialist. LG Isaac Seumalo was hurt last year and has long been an above-average player. The real question mark of the Steelers O-line will be the tackles, with former first-round pick Broderick Jones starting to play better, and former first-round pick Troy Fautanu coming back from injury after missing all his rookie year. The Steelers’ O-line is one of the youngest and highest draft capital units in the league. For all his faults, Smith has consistently gotten the most out of his O-line, and if that trend continues, this might be one of the better groups by the end of the season.

With a roster set up perfectly for Smith’s offense, how will the Steelers try to win? Mostly on defense, but we can confidently predict that they are going to have one of the highest situational neutral run rates in the league. That is a significant departure from the “Rodgers” offense, but we must assume Rodgers agreed to play Smith’s under-center system before signing on with the Steelers. There is a real chance we see the Rodgers offense show up in two-minute situations, but the expectation should be a normal Arthur Smith ground-and-pound attack for most of the game. The Steelers are going to try to win exactly how they tried to win last season. They’re going to run the ball unless they are forced to throw, and hope to win low-scoring defensive struggles.

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