Steelers vs Patriots: NFL Week 1 Odds & Free Pick

Posted on December 21, 2019 by rosa-zubizarreta

As the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots go to the marquee matchup of Week 1 can also be the very first Sunday night game of the season. This is why we enjoy the home side.
Nowadays, the reigning Super Bowl champion is designed to open the season in the Thursday night Kickoff Game at home, observe that title with the lovers and then set it.
But for this being the 100th anniversary year the league opted to set its oldest rivalry in the Kickoff Game of the NFL.
Therefore, the New England Patriots would have to wait till Sunday to observe the Tom Brady & Bill Belichick Era’s Super Bowl title.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be the competition as they look to conquer Brady on the road for the very first time. More on that soon. It’s a fantastic thing that Patriots are not in the Kickoff Game because the last time they hosted itin 2017, they were handled fairly easily from the Kansas City Chiefs.
This is the only loss in four Kickoff Games of New England, however that won’t count as one.
Here is actually the fourth time in franchise history the Patriots open a season against the Steelers. They also did in 1979, 2002 and 2015 — if the Patriots were coming from a Super Bowl win ???15 games and that the ???02 were.
They would win both of those games but lost in 1979. It’s the fifth year that these clubs play with New England. The Patriots’ final loss total (non-preseason version) was first 15 last year, 17-10 at Pittsburgh if Brady threw an uncharacteristic late interception deep in Steelers territory.
Including playoffs, it’s the 33rd all-time assembly and it is tied in 16.
It’s a new age for the Steelers since they begin life without two of their greatest players in their place in the NFL at All-Pro running back star receiver Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. They are using Raiders and the Jets , respectively.
Pittsburgh is accustomed to playing Bell James Conner demonstrated a replacement with 13 touchdowns that were combined and since he sat out most last season and approximately 1,500 yards from scrimmage in only 13 games. He’ll remain the bell-cow at 2019.
Technically, the Steelers are used to playing without Brown and he was benched for Week 17 last year due to his selfish antics. After Baltimore edged Cleveland to maintain the AFC North pittsburgh won this match but nevertheless missed the playoffs.
Ben Roethlisberger has a nice Brown substitute in JuJu Smith-Schuster, that captured 111 chunks for 1,426 yards (possibly more than Brown) and seven scores this past year. James Washington should be a lot more involved as the newest No. 2.
The Steelers will unveil two new starting linebackers in inclusion Mark Barron and pick Devin Bush . The Steelers are bandied around Bush, that has 4.4 40-yard rate. He is the team Ryan Shazier.
In most of SBR’s top-rated sportsbooks, the Patriots are tied together or just marginally to win Super Bowl LIV at Miami. And why not? Sure, the Rob Gronkowski is retired (we think he returns later this year ), but Brady and Belichick remain there.
Brady will have a complete season of receiver Josh Gordon, recently reinstated in suspension. But, first-round receiver N’Keal Harry begins annually on injured reserve, meaning he’ll miss at least half the season.
In addition, an anchor in front of Brady for years, starting heart David Andrews, will miss the season. The group likely will begin Ted Karras at centre.
Selected with the 221st selection from the 2016 NFL Draft, Karras has performed in 45 games — starting from five. There is also the opportunity it’s Russell Bodine, that has begun 74 NFL matches in his career and had been obtained in trade.
Including playoffs, New England is 5-1 in Gillette Stadium vs Pittsburgh that is all-time. That loss came in the 2008 regular year when Brady was hurt.
Hehas NEVER lost to them at home and’s 11-3 including playoffs from the Steelers. That’s surprising. The Pats had won five straight.
We like New England by a touchdown.
Free NFL Pick: Patriots -6 in BetOnline