Cleveland at Pittsburgh
Time: 1:00 PM (ET)
Network: CBS
The biggest wildcard division in the entire NFL every season is the AFC North. With the conference set to see an imminent repeat of last year’s game featuring the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos, there are a few teams that can catch fire at any moment. One of those teams has always been the Pittsburgh Steelers, led by their long-time quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Last season the steel city boys suffered many injuries early on in year, but caught steam at the end of the year to have a respectable 8-8 records.
With Cleveland still unsure where Brian Hoyer will be their QB for the entire game, as opposed to subbing in Johnny Manziel – the team is without their best overall player Josh Gordon. The superstar wideout is currently suspended for the entire 2014 season, but will be looking to for a re-instatement later this year.
Now that Mike Tomlin is giving Big Ben more freedom this year on the line of scrimmage to change plays at will, we expect the running-back duo of Le’Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount to tire out the Cleveland defense later in the game. This game is simply put in our top 5, due to the controversy surrounding the Browns this week and whether they’ll be able to overcome the odds.
UPDATE: Steelers 30 | Brown 27