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The Pittsburgh Steelers will meet the New England Patriots this weekend at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The Pats are coming off a win, while the Steelers lost to the Seahawks at home. Ultimately, both teams will be looking to improve upon their 1-1 record. It’s time for some Steelers vs. Patriots bold predictions for Week 3.
Pittsburgh is currently the favorite, with -1.5 odds to win, according to FanDuel. So far, the line has wavered back and forth as both teams are similar with their inconsistent play through two weeks. The Steelers, especially, saw some hiccups when their rookie Kaleb Johnson made a critical error that likely cost them the game. Now, it will make what happens in Week 3 during this Steelers vs. Patriots tilt even more interesting.
Week 3 is here, and football fans are starting to get excited as the season begins to take shape. Both teams will look to go to 2-1. Who will succeed? It’s time for three Steelers vs. Patriots bold predictions for Week 3 of the NFL season.
This would have been virtually unheard of last season. Now, the Pittsburgh defense is mediocre, or worse. Drake Maye is the only key player left from the 2024 NFL draft, as the Pats have traded or waived every other. Notably, he has given New England fans hope and is a significant reason why they remain competitive. This weekend, Maye could go off against a Pittsburgh defense that looked vulnerable over the first two weeks.
Maye has never had a 300-yard game, getting close on two occasions. The first occasion happened last season, when he threw for 282 yards in a 28-22 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Recently, he tossed 287 yards with one touchdown and an interception in the Week 1 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. However, upon closer examination of the Pittsburgh defense’s performance, they have already allowed one quarterback to exploit them.
Sam Darnold passed for 295 yards with two touchdowns in the Week 2 win against the Steelers. Alarmingly, they could not do anything against a quarterback who has struggled for most of his career. Maye has a golden opportunity to finally hit the 300-yard mark, especially against a defense that has not looked as good as it once was.
Again, going back to last season, this would be unheard of. When these two teams last met in 2023, the Patriots won 21-18. Before that, in 2022, the Pats won 17-14. So far this season, the Steelers’ defense has allowed an average of 28 points while the Pats’ defense has allowed an average of 23.5 points.
These are not the great defenses fans once saw. Thus, it gives more credence to the fact that this could be a shootout, instead of the defensive slugfest we usually get. Aaron Rodgers will be ready to make plays, whether it’s a pass to DK...
