A weekly article we post that gives a brief overview of how national media members view the Pittsburgh Steelers’ odds. Just a skinny summary of notable names who are picking for or against Pittsburgh. We’ll see who gets it right most often. If they offer a score prediction, we’ll include that, too. When applicable, I’ll toss in the predictions from Dave Bryan and myself to see how we stack up.
Today, predictions for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 2 home opener against the Seattle Seahawks.
Those Picking The Steelers
Vinnie Iyer/Sporting News: Steelers (27-14)
Colleen Wolfe/NFL Network: Steelers (24-17)
Dave Bryan/Steelers Depot: Steelers (20-16)
Bucky Brooks/NFL Network: Steelers (24-20)
Pat McAfee/The Pat McAfee Show: Steelers (to at least cover)
Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk: Steelers (24-13)
Maurice Jones-Drew/NFL Network: Steelers (26-23)
Nate Davis/USA Today: Steelers (24-17)
Eric Edholm/NFL Network: Steelers (23-19)
Alex Kozora/Steelers Depot: Steelers (17-9)
Chris Simms/Pro Football Talk: Steelers (20-13)
Grant Gordon/NFL Network: Steelers (21-10)
Pete Prisco/CBS Sports: Steelers (26-19)
A.J. Hawk/The Pat McAfee Show: Steelers (to at least cover)
Those Picking The Seahawks
Daniel Jeremiah/NFL Network: Seahawks (28-24)
Sam Farmer/LA Times: Seahawks (23-20)
Totals
Those Picking The Steelers: 14
Those Picking The Seahawks: 2
Quick Notes
– In the regular season, the Steelers and Seahawks are 10-10 in all-time meetings. In their last four meetings, they’re 2-2, in their last eight meetings, they’re 4-4, and in their last 10 meetings, they’re 5-5.
– Pittsburgh has a chance to score at least 30 points in its first two weeks of the season for only the second time since the 1970 merger. The previous instance came in 1974, the Steelers beating the Baltimore Colts, 30-0, and tying the Denver Broncos, 35-35 (the franchise’s first overtime tie). A year in which the Steelers won their first Super Bowl.
– If Aaron Rodgers has another four-touchdown passing outing, it’ll be the first time he’s done it in back-to-back games during one regular season since the end of 2020 when he did so in Weeks 16 and 17. Technically, he’s already thrown for four touchdowns in back-to-back outings after tossing four scoring passes in Week 18 last season. From that lens, if Rodgers can make it three-straight games, it’ll be for just the second time in his NFL career. The first came in 2016 when Rodgers threw four touchdown passes in Week 16, Week 17, and a Wild Card win over the New York Giants.
– During the Mike Tomlin era, the Steelers have made the playoffs all seven times they’ve started the season 2-0.
– T.J. Watt’s failed to record a sack in his last five games, playoffs included.
– Last Sunday in its win over the Jets, Pittsburgh scored 3.09 points per drive. Last year, the Steelers scored 1.91 points per drive. The sample size is obviously small but encouraging.
