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The Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills will be facing two opponents in Monday’s Super Wild Card Weekend showdown: each other and the elements.
The weather will undoubtedly play a factor in the game, but not as much as if it was played on Sunday. The game was postponed and moved to Monday.
Which team will benefit more from the adverse weather conditions? We’ll dig into that and more in our breakdown of Monday’s game. But first, here’s how you can check out the action in real time.
How to watch
When: Monday, Jan. 15 | 4:30 p.m. ETWhere: Highmark Stadium — Orchard Park, New YorkTV: CBS | Live stream: Paramount+ (click here) Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: BUF -9; O/U 33 (via Caesars Sportsbook)
When the Steelers have the ball
Monday’s weather probably won’t change Pittsburgh’s offensive plans very much. With Mason Rudolph under center, the Steelers have employed a lot of three tight end sets. Rudolph has largely been asked to complete short, safe passes, often on rollouts to his right. Rudolph occasionally throws deep, and one should expect that to continue on Monday.
Really, the running game has been the Steelers’ bread and butter since Week 9, when they rolled up 166 yards on the ground against the Titans after moving rookie Broderick Jones into the starting lineup at right tackle. Since that game, the Steelers have averaged 145.2 rushing yards per game. With their season on the line, the Steelers ran for 202 yards in Seattle in Week 17 and 155 in sloppy conditions a week ago in Baltimore.
The main catalyst for Pittsburgh’s success on the ground has been Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren. The two are probably the second best RB duo in the NFL behind only the Lions’ David Montgomery and Jahmyr GIbbs.
Harris and Warren complement each other well. Harris is more of a bell cow who got better as the season progressed (he finished the regular season with 122 and 112 yards…
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2024-01-13 20:24:40
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