The Pittsburgh Steelers seem to find a way to pull out wins when people least expect it and they’ve done it without lighting up the box score in many cases. This week the Steelers welcome the Cincinnati Bengals to town and we have a sneaking feeling the Bengals are going to play better than the first time this season and Pittsburgh will have to answer on both sides of the ball.
Here are our stat predictions for the top Steelers in all three phases.
QB Kenny Pickett
Passing yards-285
Rushing yards-33
Total touchdowns-2
Interceptions-2
RB Najee Harris
Rushing yards-103
Receiving yards-11
Total touchdowns-1
RB Jaylen Warren
Rushing yards-58
Receiving yards-26
Total touchdowns-1
WR Dointae Johnson
Receptions-6
Receiving yards-71
Receiving touchdowns-0
WR George Pickens
Receptions-7
Receiving yards-88
Receiving touchdowns-1
TE Pat Freiermuth
Receptions-9
Receiving yards-68
Receiving touchdowns-0
LB T.J. Watt
Tackles-6
Sacks-2
Forced fumbles-1
Tackles for loss-3
DL Cam Heyward
Tackles-8
Sacks-.5
Passes deflected-2
Tackles for loss-2
LB Alex Highsmith
Tackles-4
Sacks-1
Tackles for loss-2
S Minkah Fitzpatrick
Tackles-9
Interceptions-1
S Terrell Edmunds
Tackles-11
Passes defended-2
K Matthew Wright
Field goals-2-for-3
Extra points-2-for-2
