3. Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Ben Roethlisberger makes his second start of the year for the Steelers as they invade Miami to take on the Dolphins. Pittsburgh did a great job of covering for Roethlisberger while he was suspended, winning three of the four games. Last week he wiped off the cobwebs against the Browns. He’ll have a much tougher test against the Dolphins defense this week, but that’s not saying much. Miami is still susceptible to the pass, just not to the extent that Cleveland is.
The Dolphins have been one of the harder to figure out teams in the NFL this year. They are 3-2, having won all three of their road games and lost both of their home games. Chad Henne has been up and down at quarterback but was able to find Brandon Marshall frequently last week. The two connected 10 times for 127 yards in the win at Green Bay.
The Steelers win if: They stop the Miami running game. In both of their losses the Dolphins have failed to crack 100 yards on the ground.
The Dolphins win if: They can win the turnover battle by two or more. They need to bait Big Ben into a couple of interceptions and turn them into points.
I don’t see this game as being too close. I think the Steelers defense will shut down the Dolphins offense and extend the trend of Miami losing home games.
How do you see this game playing out? Like me do you see the Steelers getting the win? Or will the Dolphins defend their home turf?
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look for the steelers to run away with this one as BIG BEN will be in settling in after throwing 3 tds in his first game back.