26CornerBlitz Posted November 8, 2018 Author Posted November 8, 2018 GAME PICKS Can Carolina Shut Down Conner? If the Steelers win Thursday night, it'll be because of James Conner and their run game, according to Elliot Harrison. See his prediction for tonight's matchup as well as his game picks for the rest of Week 10. THURSDAY, NOV. 8 Pittsburgh Steelers 34, Carolina Panthers 24 8:20 p.m. ET (FOX/NFL Network/Prime Video) | Heinz Field (Pittsburgh) I don't like the Panthers on a short week. Carolina darn near gave up a 35-7 lead last week at home to Ryan Fitzpatrick. Ben Roethlisberger threw effectively in Baltimore, despite the absence of massive numbers. Also worth noting: Pittsburgh posted 395 yards of offense against the top-ranked defense in the league. Unfortunately, Ron Rivera's defense has given up a lot of scores through the air (tied for the eighth-most passing touchdowns allowed), but the unit has managed to compensate for that by forcing its fair share of takeaways (15). If Carolina can pull a few interceptions out of the bag against Roethlisberger, the Panthers should be OK. That's because Carolina has been strong against the run all year -- that is to say, James Conner is not likely to go off this week. Then again, Conner is on pace for over 2,000 scrimmage yards and 20 touchdowns.
26CornerBlitz Posted November 9, 2018 Author Posted November 9, 2018 PANTHERS INACTIVES – G Brendan Mahon – CB Josh Hawkins – DE Marquis Haynes – DE Bryan Cox Jr. – RB Cameron Artis-Payne – LB Andre Smith – WR Torrey Smith STEELERS INACTIVES – QB Mason Rudolph – WR Justin Hunter – S Marcus Allen – CB Brian Allen – T Zach Banner – T Marcus Gilbert – DT Daniel McCullers
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 Could be a very interesting game. Have at it http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25205192/nfl-teams-almost-always-attempt-two-point-conversions-touchdowns-2018 The Steelers and Panthers are among several teams that should consider flipping their post-touchdown mindset and making a two-point attempt their default option during the first three quarters or so (when football games are about point maximization). http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25219157/cam-newton-wears-cleats-honoring-victims-pittsburgh-shooting PITTSBURGH -- Carolina Panthersquarterback Cam Newton showed his support for the grieving city of Pittsburgh and his team's owner by wearing black and gold warm-up cleats with "Hatred Can't Weaken A City of Steel'' on the side.
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said: Cam and Ben. Two awesome qb’s. Big Ben a perennial winner and Cam getting there (though some disagree)
CommonCents Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 Two good teams and a bunch of fantasy implications! I’m jacked for this one. 8 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Big Ben a perennial winner and Cam getting there (though some disagree) First Carolina prime time game, I want to see how well they use Moore and Samuel.
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, Commonsense said: Two good teams and a bunch of fantasy implications! I’m jacked for this one. First Carolina prime time game, I want to see how well they use Moore and Samuel. First this season you mean? fantasy drives people to the watch games they normally won’t.
RaoulDuke79 Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 Hopefully one of the better games on Thursday night football this year. Thankfully off work tomorrow so I can enjoy it. I'm going with the Panthers in this one.
26CornerBlitz Posted November 9, 2018 Author Posted November 9, 2018 Just now, RaoulDuke79 said: Hopefully one of the better games on Thursday night football this year. Thankfully off work tomorrow so I can enjoy it. I'm going with the Panthers in this one. You'd think so going in. I'm going with the Panthers too.
CommonCents Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 9 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: First this season you mean? fantasy drives people to the watch games they normally won’t. Yeah it’s their first PT game this year, IIRC. 1
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 ESPNs match up predictor has the Steelers 68% The Steelers turned their season around when the defense started to play better. They have allowed no more than 21 points in any of the past four games, including a strong effort in Baltimore Sunday when they allowed a season-low 16 points.
GoBills808 Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 Panthers for me as well. They're playing tough and Pitt is shaky imo. Hoping for a great game, but who knows these days on Thursday...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 9, 2018 Author Posted November 9, 2018 Steelers win the toss and defer. That was too easy. PIT better figure out how to defend McCaffery.
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