Steel City Blitz
The Pittsburgh Steelers travel to New England to take on the Patriots in this week three matchup. Here’s everything you need to know about the game! The Three-Point Stance is presented by Gryffin the King!!
What: Pittsburgh Steelers 1-1 at New England Patriots 1-1
Where: Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts
When: 9/21/2025 1pmET Kickoff
Weather: 67 degrees with partly sunny skies. Winds to 9mph.
Surface: FieldTurf
Wagering Information: Steelers -1.5 O/U 44.5
Last Week: New England went on the road and defeated Miami 33-27 while the Steelers dropped their home opener 31-17 to Seattle.
TV: CBS Ian Eagle (play-by-play), J.J. Watt (analysis), Evan Washburn (field reporter)
TV Coverage in Your Area (courtesy 506sports.com): Blue Area
Radio: Steelers Audio Network Rob King (play-by-play), Max Starks (analysis), Missi Matthews (field reporter)
Sports USA Radio: John Ahlers (play-by-play), Brandon Noble (analysis)
Head Official: Clete Blakeman. In his 18th year as a head official, Blakeman is a graduate of Nebraska and is an attorney. He last officiated a Steelers’ game in week 2 of last year. A 13-6 win in Denver. There were 19 accepted penalties that afternoon. Blakeman’s crew has called 22 total penalties (11 each game) so far in 2025. Keep an eye on the secondary where his crew is notorious for lots of defensive holding and DPI calls.
Key Injuries/Game Status (courtesy steelers.com) PIT: No. 24 CB Joey Porter Jr. (Hamstring) – Out
No. 25 S DeShon Elliott (Knee) – Out, No. 56 LB Alex Highsmith (Ankle) – Out, No. 64 OL Max Scharping (Knee) – Out
No. 99 DT Derrick Harmon (Knee) – Questionable NE: No. 0 CB Christian Gonzalez (Hamstring) – Questionable
No. 37 FB Jack Westover (Hamstring) – Questionable
Injury Notes: The Steelers’ secondary will once again be a bit ‘patchwork.’ I also expect to see Scharping moved to IR having torn his ACL in practice this week. Sounds like Harmon will be a gametime decision. As for the Pats they are pretty healthy. Gonzalez has practiced this week but probably won’t be 100%.
Total Offense: PIT 27th, NE 13th
Passing Offense: PIT 18th, NE 9th
Rushing Offense: PIT 30th, NE 23rd
Total Defense: PIT 29th, NE 25th
Passing Defense: PIT 25th, NE 32nd
Rushing Defense: PIT 28th, NE 3rd
AFC North Standings:
Cincinnati 1-1
Pittsburgh 1-1
Baltimore 1-1
Cleveland 0-2
This Week in the AFC North: Cincinnati at Minnesota 1pmET, Green Bay at Cleveland 1pmET, Detroit at Baltimore (MON) 815pmET
What You Need to Know: T.J. Watt leads all active sack leaders with 108. Myles Garrett is second with 106… Aaron Rodgers is tied with Brett Favre for fourth in all-time TD passes at 508. He needs 31 more to tie Peyton Manning for third… The Steelers have yet to score first in a game this season… Steelers wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni (2013-16) coached at Tennessee during Patriots QB Joshua Dobbs’ college career.
Tomlin Time: Coach Tomlin is 3-9 all-time versus New England… Coach T needs two more wins to tie Chuck Knox...
