The Steelers offense has its easiest defensive matchup since the last time they faced the Bengals when Russ and Co scored 44 points. Joe Burrow is on his revenge tour and pursuing a fifth win in a row to make it to the playoffs and the Steelers defense need to tighten up after three poor performances in their last three losses. Tom and Jacob pick their Big Balllaaas for the Steelers final matchup against the Bengals

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We’re in the final week of the season and both conferences have most of their playoff seeds up for grabs. There isn’t a game with bigger stakes and more playoff seeding implication than the Lions taking on the Vikings in a battle for the NFC North crown and the NFC #1 overall seed. Tom and Jacob share who they got in the Triple Play, and they pick a winner for Steelers/Bengals.

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The Steelers are currently the home underdogs for the Week 18 matchup against the Bengals, and that shouldn’t come as any major surprise. TJ Watt was named the Steelers 2024 team MVP, and he alongside Minkah Fitzpatrick, Cam Heyward, and Chris Boswell were all voted to the Pro Bowl.

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Saquon Barkley will not play this week and try to pursue breaking the single season rushing record, but what would it matter if he did break it with an extra game played given the current seventeen-week season. Tom and Jacob rank their top ten teams heading into the final game of the 2024 regular season.

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The Steelers could visit Houston or Baltimore or host the Chargers or Ravens in the first round of the playoffs depending on how Week 18 unfolds, so which outcome is the most likely and which matchup is the most favorable for the Steelers. George Pickens’ untimely injury proved to be the most detrimental for the Steelers in 2024 but there were other blows throughout the season that were also costly for the team.

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The Steelers defense was expected to be elite this season but has shown glaring signs of weakness down the stretch, meanwhile the Bengals defense has been near the bottom of the league all season which has greatly hindered Joe Burrow’s impact with the offense. The Bengals beat the Broncos to force both teams into must wins in Week 18, and the Lions and Vikings have set themselves up for the final regular season matchup to determine who wins the number one overall seed in the NFC.

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The Steelers had their chances against the Ravens and Chiefs the last two weeks, but game changing giveaways by Russell Wilson and clock-killing drives by the opposing offenses have left us wanting so much more from this team despite the current 10-6 record.

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The Bears embarrassed themselves yet again as they suffered their tenth loss in a row last night against the Seahawks. We have three games on the billing on Saturday all featuring teams in the hunt for the playoffs. The Packers and Vikings face off in the 4 o’clock window and the Falcons take on the Commanders on Sunday night as the two best matchups of the week. Tom and Jacob share who they got for the Triple Play.

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The Steelers came out of the biggest test of the 2024 schedule against the Eagles, Ravens, and Chiefs winless. Russell Wilson has taken a bit of a step back the last three weeks and was not able to keep up with those opposing offenses. Meanwhile the defense has allowed an average of 30 points and 400+ yards in the three-game stretch and should shoulder a big portion of the blame.

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The Steelers once stood at 10-3 but have lost three in a row since, and it’s hard to look back on earlier losses against the Colts, Cowboys, and Browns and not theorize that if the Steelers had taken care of those less-than teams than it would not have hurt as much losing three in a row near the end of the season. Tom and Jacob rank their top ten teams heading into the second to last week of the regular season.

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