It is imperative for the Pittsburgh Steelers to find a way to beat the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. The AFC North looks to be highly competitive so these out of division games become even more important. As bad as last week’s loss was, we are confident Pittsburgh will get back on track this week. Here are four reasons why.
Big Ben will bounce back
One thing Steelers fans can count on is Ben Roethlisberger won’t let one big loss take him down. Pittsburgh is 8-1 after 20+ point losses during Roethlisberger’s time with the Steelers.
Tomlin own the NFC West
As good as the Seahawks might be, history says they will struggle at Heinz Field. Under head coach Mike Tomlin, the Steelers are 6-0 at home against the NFC West.
Seattle’s secondary is bad
Last week against Seattle, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton threw for 418 passing yards and two touchdowns against that Seahawks secondary and they looked lost. Roethlisberger should be able to carve that group up if his offensive line provides adequate protection.
The Seahawks don’t appear to be able to run the football
Seattle was never able to get the run game on track against the Bengals last week. I’m sure they will make more of an effort to get Chris Carson touches but it looks like Pittsburgh shouldn’t have to worry as much about the Seahawks rushing attack and more on quarterback Russell Wilson.
