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Week 7 Scouting Report: Pittsburgh Steelers

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Another week, another Patriots win. It’s gonna get really hard when this franchise falls back to Earth with the rest of league. Reminds me of a great Charles Barkley quote, “When Belichick and Brady leave, y’all team is gonna f*****g suck.”  This franchise is pretty safe for the next few years but you have to wonder, how will the the team transition out of the BB/Brady era into a new one. Something to ponder later, but in the meantime…

Here’s everything you need to know about the Pittsburgh Steelers, aka “The Pittsburgh (Antonio) Browns.”

Week 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers

Sunday October 23

4:25 pm EST, CBS

Low 60’s, 10% chance of rain, 11mph winds

Opponent/Patriots Stats:

Steelers: 4-2

Notable Games: The Steelers were blown out in a Week 3 loss to their next door neighbors, the Philadelphia Eagles 34-3. They came roaring back in a big way decimating the Kansas City Chiefs 43-14 the following week.

Common Opponents: Cincinnati Bengals (both teams won) and Miami Dolphins (Patriots won Steelers lost 15-30).

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Patriots vs. Bengals Film Review: Defense Edition

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There was a lot to like about the Patriots defensive performance in their 35-17 win over the Bengals. It wasn’t all perfect, there were three drives where the Bengals moves the ball with ease, but as the game progressed the Patriots defense settled in and showed improvement in some of the areas they struggled in early in the season.

For the game, the Patriots held the Bengals to 5-10 on third down, and 2-4 in the red zone, including a fourth-down, goal-line stop that should fuel the defense’s confidence. The Pats are now second in the league in points allowed. That’s the ultimate bottom line stat and shows that despite some struggles on third down and in the red zone, this is still a very good defense that is one of the hardest in the league to score on. That has to count for a lot.

And even you’re not sold on points against, the bad areas are now improving statistically every week. Third down, red zone, yardage… each week they get a little better. If that continues this will be a playoff-ready defense by any metric.

Here’s what else stood out from film review, including a few more Elandon Roberts “fire in the hole” hit GIFs…

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