A Steelers Depot each day phase. A fast hit of some Pittsburgh Steelers-related tales that will not require an entire article however nuggets value mentioning and passing on to you guys.
Your Depot After Darkish for Nov. 16.
PIERCE AND JOHNSON BET ON STEELERS-RAVENS
Former NBA participant Paul Pierce and former NFL receiver Keyshawn Johnson put a $1,000 wager on the Steelers-Ravens Week 11 matchup. The 2 are each panelists on FS1’s Converse, and Pierce has religion that the Steelers can lengthen their AFC North lead, whereas Johnson is using with Lamar Jackson and the Ravens.
Pierce stated if he was betting on the sport, he wouldn’t put any cash on Baltimore, who’re 3.5 level favorites, even when it was Baltimore straight up. That led Johnson to supply to go straight up, and the 2 of them agreed to throw $1,000 on it.
Hopefully, Pierce doesn’t poop his pants with this wager (if you recognize, you recognize) and he can acquire some good change from Johnson.
KYLE BRANDT-KURT ANGLE PROMO
NFL analyst Kyle Brandt and former professional wrestler Kurt Angle put collectively a fully hysterical wrestling promo forward of Steelers-Ravens for CBS Sports activities. It’s a becoming promotion for a bodily, timeless rivalry and Brandt brings the vitality like ordinary.
Angle, who grew up in Pittsburgh, argued that the Steelers may be AFC North champs, whereas Brandt argued that the Ravens are higher now than the groups which have misplaced seven of eight to the Steelers. We’ll see if the sport can dwell as much as the hype tomorrow, and it’s one which has big implications for the AFC North standings. As Brandt stated, it’d simply come right down to no matter group can hit a finisher first.
BIG GAME PREDICTED FOR PICKENS
The Baltimore Ravens have struggled defending the cross this season, and that might open issues up for the Steelers and QB Russell Wilson. Wilson has cast a pleasant reference to WR George Pickens within the three video games that he’s began this season, and ESPN’s Matt Bowen thinks Pickens can have an enormous recreation towards Baltimore. Bowen predicted that Pickens will go over 100 yards towards the Ravens.
“In his three video games with Russell Wilson because the Steelers’ beginning quarterback, Pickens has averaged 92 receiving yards per recreation and nearly 20 yards per reception. Towards a Ravens protection that’s permitting a league-worst 294.9 passing yards per recreation, he can have alternatives to create explosive performs on the third degree of the sphere.”
A giant recreation for Pickens ought to imply good issues for the Steelers, and we’ll see if he and the Steelers can reap the benefits of Baltimore’s porous cross protection.
