Week 8 Weekend: Steelers Friday Night Five Questions

Happy Friday, and I hope yinz are doing well.

QB Russell Wilson’s Pittsburgh Steelers debut was a good one, even if it got off to a rocky start. By game’s end, the Steelers had blown out the New York Jets, 37-15, to improve to 5-2 on the season. Wilson finished the game throwing for 264 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions, leading the Steelers’ offense to one of its most impressive showings in years.

Defensively, Pittsburgh shut out New York in the second half. Rookie corner Beanie Bishop Jr. picked off the first two passes of his career while EDGE Alex Highsmith was a welcomed addition back to the lineup with multiple pressures and solid run defense.

Pittsburgh’s special teams were also excellent. The Steelers blocked a kick/punt for the third-straight game, DL Dean Lowry getting his hand on a field goal to keep three points off the board. The Steelers’ coverage teams were also excellent and consistent. Now, the Steelers will get ready for another night game, their third in four weeks, Monday versus the New York Giants. Pittsburgh is the stronger team on paper, but New York has a solid defense and strong defensive line.

As always, we’re here to bring whatever happens to you with postgame coverage and analysis throughout next week. Until then, we have five questions for you to answer below.

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1 – As always, we ask – will the Steelers beat the Giants? 

2 – New York hasn’t allowed more than 24 points in a game all season. Will Pittsburgh exceed that total? 

3 – How many TD passes will Russell Wilson throw in his second Steelers start? 

4 – T.J. Watt hasn’t had a sack his past two games. Will he record at least a half-sack versus the Giants? 

5 – Who has more rushing yards – Jaylen Warren or Giants QB Daniel Jones? 

Tiebreaker: How many kick return yards will Pittsburgh have in this game? 

Recap of 2024 Week 7 Jets Game Weekend Friday Night Five Questions

Keep answering folks. You have to play to win!

Question 1: Steelers won 37-15 over the Jets. A season-low 58.6 percent of Steelers Depot respondents (34 of 58) predicted the Steelers winning this contest. Pittsburgh came into the game as 1.5-point underdog despite being the home team facing a 2-4 opponent.

Question 2: The Steelers went over 100 yards rushing on the second play of the fourth quarter. They finished with 149 after Najee Harris ran for a 10-yard touchdown at game’s end. Harris gained 102 yards of the Steelers’ total output on the ground, and 65.5 percent of respondents (38 of 58) picked up a point by taking the over.

Question 3: The offensive line gave up just one sack. Russell Wilson avoided a second one by scrambling for a yard. So, his two touchdown passes exceeded his sacks. Just six respondents predicted Wilson throwing more touchdown passes than taking sacks. Five folks almost got a point by calling it even.

Question 4: Steelers players hit quarterback Aaron Rodgers eight times, but Larry Ogunjobi was the only one to bring the Jets QB down for a sack. The median response of respondents predicted the Steelers sacking Rodgers three times. Only three people correctly predicted the Steelers sacking Rodgers once.

Question 5: The Steelers’ secondary hosted a blanket party for Davante Adams. He only caught three of nine passes thrown to him for 30 yards. George Pickens exceeded that on his first reception that went 44 yards. Pickens caught five passes for 111 yards and a touchdown. A narrow 53.4 percent majority (31 of 58) of respondents selected Pickens to have more receiving yards than Adams.

REMINDER: Once Beaver Falls Hosiery “likes” your response, the answers are recorded on a spreadsheet. If you want to revise an answer prior to the cutoff (usually kickoff), the best way you can ensure that we accurately record your final answers is replying to your original response and NOT editing it.

Here are the consensus answers of Steelers Depot respondents compared to the correct answers:

Steelers Depot respondents answered three of five questions correctly as a group.

Four people missed the five-point weekly bonus by just one question. Excellent job, Lou Rock, GhotiFish, and SJT63, and Chris92021

The tiebreaker was needed since no one swept the board. The Jets gained 323 yards against Pittsburgh. The median response of Depot respondents was 328.5. Chris92021 came closest, just two yards off the mark.

Kudos Chris92021! Please send me a DM (subBurgher on twitter or quarternelson on Instagram or email quarter_nelson@yahoo.com) with your PayPal address to receive your winnings. Alternatively, you can kick your share back towards the next pot or donate it to the Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Or opt for a Steelers Depot polo shirt in lieu of the cash prize. Entirely up to you, just let me know.

Style Points remains in the lead. The top eight places are unchanged except for Chris92021 and Hoptown switching places for fifth and sixth. Tough questions this week. Five folks, including myself, dropped off the board. Lou Rock, GhotiFish, GreenBastard and Richard Prezel are now on the board with strong Week 7 performances.

Here is the 2024 leaderboard after Week 7:

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