Week 9: Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) at New York Giants (6-2)

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Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants

Location: MetLife Stadium



Sunday November 4th, 2012 @ 4:25 PM ET
TV: CBS

QB Comparison
                        QB Rating       Yards      TD     INT
         101.4          1,987      14      3
Ben Roethlisberger

        89.1          2,301       12       8
Eli Manning

RB Comparison
                         Yards       Att.      YPC      TDs
        299            58       5.2          0
Jonathan Dwyer                             

         570         126      4.5       4
Ahmad Bradshaw

WR Comparison
                         Yards       Rec      AVG      TDs
        480        40        12      1
Antonio Brown

         650        52        12.5     7
Victor Cruz

Defensive Leaders
                 Tackles                 Sacks                 INTs 

                      
               Larry Foote            Jason Worilds        Ryan Clark
                   44                     3.0                    1
                      
        Michael Boley               Jason Pierre-Paul          Stevie Brown
               43                   5.5                  5


                                     

Hooray! I can make one too!

[NYMetros]

Woot

Needless to say this is a big game. The cowboys pretty much shut the Giants down but we don't have CBs capable of doing that.

This is gonna be exciting.

[hineswardfan]

Biggest non-division game of the regular season. Hold onto the ball, don't give up the big play, work the clock.

[jrm2054]

Kill Eli we win

[ring91013144043]

I'm not worried about the cornerbacks. Ike was perfect against Green, the one catch he allowed was good coverage and all he could do on an 8 yard slant. On Sunday, Lewis was making play after play. And even when playing poorly, our secondary is better than the Cowboys, as far as I've heard. Could be wrong but that's the sense I get. I'm worried about the linebackers and safeties on Cruz, especially if Clark can't play with his concussion.

[jrm2054]

Polamalu out again

[hineswardfan]

I love all the yards after first contact Dwyer has picked up. He & Mendy should serve us well the rest of the year and open up the passing game for Ben.

[N.E.PanthersFan]

I don't have much faith in the defense at all this game. Gonna need the offense to pour on the points.

[hineswardfan]

Keenan Lewis has been playing lights out the last 2 games and has continued improving drastically since game 3... let's hope he'll step up even more this weekend.

[Polamalu43322]

Defense is struggling to stay healthy, as is the entire team.

It could be a very long Sunday or a tough fight vs a very good Giants team.

Ben, the OL, and Dwyer will need to have big days. Running the ball always should be a focal point. It makes your team that much better. Hopefully Dwyer can scoot.

Victor Cruz will probably be covered by Ike Swagg Taylor, hopefully we have a repeat performance with Taylors coverage.

Ugh. Let's go.

[Polamalu43322]

Mark Herzlich will start Sunday. Damn.

He's so awesome, hopefully he stays healthy. Wish we drafted him.

[ManofSteel(ers)]

Ike tends to have trouble against the bigger WR's. Cruz is not that large, correct?

[jrm2054]

Ike tends to have trouble against the bigger WR's. Cruz is not that large, correct?

Cruz is tiny

[warfelg]

I think games like this are why we brought Haley in.

That G-men d-line is a nightmare with speed rushing and getting to the QB. With BA's old system that would mean at least 15 hits on Ben and 5 sacks. Haley's new 'dink and dunk' offense is PERFECT against a defense like the G-men. They have zero press corners, the safeties aren't the strongest.

I agree a big game out of Dwyer would be important, but given their softness at covering TE's, I'm going to predict 7 catchs, 100+ yrds, and at least one TD out of Miller. Especially after Ben helped no one fantasy wise last week (really...Will Johnson and Lenard Pope caught TD's...I thought Ben cared about us).

My biggest fear against them offensively is the defense falling for Eli's patented cubby bear sleepy eyes trick. You know, where he looks like he sucks and you feel bad for him, then you say whatever and boom, 300+ yards and 4 tds happen.

[jrm2054]

MetLife is going have issues