Pittsburgh Steelers Now Leading Favorites in the North

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00:00We have, Joe, just through the week, been given a new favorite in the North,

00:04which is the Pittsburgh Steelers.

00:05The 3-1 Steelers, who had week number five by just kind of by sitting idle,

00:10have actually jumped in front of the Ravens now on the most, most, most up-to-date odds.

00:15Baltimore sitting as this touchdown underdog this week.

00:19For Pittsburgh, the only favorite in the division this week.

00:23They host the Browns.

00:24Ravens catch seven at home.

00:25Of course, we talked Cincy catching 14.5 on the road.

00:30What do you think about Pittsburgh today?

00:32Have you changed your perception at all on Pittsburgh, big picture?

00:36Well, I mean, changed it slightly just because of the injury to Burrow

00:41and seeing what the situation is with Cleveland.

00:43But I don't think it's going to be an easy game with the Browns today.

00:48I'm inclined to take the five and a half with Cleveland.

00:51I think they can run the football on this front seven.

00:53And I think they can get after Aaron Rodgers.

00:56I think the one thing that we saw against Minnesota is that defensively they're still very good.

01:01They're still very motivated with Myles Garrett in that front seven.

01:05And again, we saw this Pittsburgh defense as a whole not really step up.

01:08I mean, they're not winning games, you know, by containing less explosive offenses.

01:13They're allowing teams to move the football.

01:15And I think when you look at the rushing attack, we know that they want to run it.

01:19You know, with Dylan Gabriel making the start, the heavy dose of Quinshawn Junkins,

01:24I do think he breaks out today, 77 again.

01:27He's shown that he's one of the better running backs in the league.

01:30And when you have an offensive line opening up holes for Quinshawn on the road,

01:34that could be a benefit of a young quarterback.

01:36I think it's a lower scoring game today just because I think Cleveland will dictate the tempo.

01:41But give me the Browns and give me the under.

01:43Here is a level of, you know, some analysis that I'm going to give, but I don't like.

01:49Uh-oh.

01:49But I think it is legitimate because I've just seen this be the case with Pittsburgh time and time again.

01:55This is Steeler's spot.

01:57At home, off a bye, your opponent is coming from London, tour of the road, not off a bye,

02:07rookie quarterback, your number two start.

02:08Pittsburgh's healthier defensively than they've been in a while coming into this game.

02:13This is a Pittsburgh spot, which means it's not.

02:17Because, Joe, I mean, just time and time again, when it looks like the Steelers, it's like, okay, they got something.

02:23They just don't.

02:24They just don't.

02:26It's like, ah, four and one Pittsburgh.

02:28Is this team ready to make some?

02:29Oh, no, huh?

02:30Dylan Gabriel, for some reason, threw for 240.

02:32Like, it's who they've been, and I don't trust them to be anything else.

02:36I think that this is a monster, monster, like, stay-away game.

02:41I will just say this.

02:42There are going to be a lot of people who are going to, if the Steelers win today and the Ravens lose today,

02:48who want to bet Baltimore in the division.

02:52Pittsburgh plays on Thursday night this coming week against Cincinnati, Joe.

02:56Yep.

02:57That's going to be one of the biggest games of the year in the AFC North.

03:00It is.

03:00I just think that Pittsburgh, early on, and we saw them get exposed by Seattle, a better defense.

03:07And I understand the fumble in the end zone, you know, by Caleb Johnson allowed them to pull out that victory.

03:14But they were still not containing a more physical rushing attack in Seattle.

03:18And, again, when you look at Cleveland, Cleveland's built to go toe-to-toe with the Steelers.

03:23The problem with Cleveland is, obviously, the quarterback position and just the lack of skill, talent on the outside.

03:30But from an interior perspective, they can run the football on this front seven.

03:35And I think they can get after Aaron Rodgers today.

03:37I don't think he's going to have tons of time to just pick apart that secondary.

03:42That secondary has been very good and basically contained Minnesota's offense, held them to 21 points.

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