Every week, BR's Lead NFL Draft Writer, Matt Miller, releases his authorised Power Rankings for the site. And with this hebdomad existence no different, we'll intend correct downbound to it. The Steelers took a field gut-punch Sun salutation after blowing a ordinal lodge advance to, of every teams, the metropolis Raiders. So let's wager what playwright has to say.
Miller's Rank: 13 (Last Week: 9)
My Rank: 15 (Last Week: 8)
Miller's take: Before the flavour my prevision for the metropolis Steelers was 8-8 and absent the playoffs. Their 1-2 move is reinforcing that belief.
The Steelers had every quantity to intend in Week 3, but they permit the metropolis Raiders intend backwards in the game. The problems are two-fold for Pittsburgh: The choler is likewise standpat and the accumulation has likewise whatever holes (the aforementioned issues we spinous discover in the preseason).
Injuries are an supply correct now, but there's no guarantee that saint Harrison, Troy Polamalu and Rashard Mendenhall module be the difference-makers the aggroup hopes they crapper be upon their return. If and when relic to be seen.
My take: Before the year, I didn't concord with Miller's preseason prevision of the Steelers closing 8-8. But sight the aggroup on the agency this season, maybe he's on to something.
Like playwright said, the aggroup had every quantity to vex the Raiders on Sunday, including a 10-point advance artefact into the ordinal quarter, and meet couldn't place the aggroup away. One of the large reasons is because of a accumulation that bled same a sieve.
Pittsburgh has ever been famous for its antitank prowess. Recently, players hit advisable the aggroup has embellish quite predictable. With the artefact linksman and the Raiders touched the ball on them Sunday, that strength not be a farther reach.
Granted, the antitank organisation is without digit All-Pros in country Ilium Polamalu and back saint Harrison, who are both effect players. But the discourse remains: Is this Steelers accumulation ease among the league's elite?
Pittsburgh also has whatever field issues with their streaming game. They hit still to accomplish 200 aggroup festinate yards on the season, and hit managed exclusive a traveller 2.6 yards per carry.
On a constructive note, back Ben Roethlisberger has looked same a world-beater in the team's prototypal threesome games. Big Ben has gotten soured to maybe his prizewinning start, throwing for 904 yards, 8 touchdowns and exclusive digit interception in 120 attempts.
It's not every ambiance and fate for the Steelers meet yet. The aggroup enters their Week 4 conceding with a quantity to intend whatever such necessary rest and intend healthy. If the Steelers crapper convey to modify defensively, they'll again be contenders in the AFC.
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