{"id":60647,"date":"2022-09-29T12:15:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=60647"},"modified":"2022-10-13T01:28:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T05:28:23","slug":"week-4-pittsburgh-steelers-game-info-matchups-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2022\/09\/29\/week-4-pittsburgh-steelers-game-info-matchups-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 4 Pittsburgh Steelers Game Info\/Matchups to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>Game Information<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Jets (+3) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (41.5 O\/U)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date\/Time: October 2nd, 2022, 1:00pm EST<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Announcers: CBS &#8211; Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, AJ Ross<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Location\/Weather: Acrisure Stadium, PIttsburgh, PA <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(63\u2109\/10-15mph wind\/24% chance of rain)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Referee: Brad Rodgers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Season Stat Leaders<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passing: Mitch Trubisky (62\/103, 569 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 77.7 Rating)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rushing: Najee Harris (40 att, 128 yards, 1 TD, 48 rec yards, 1 rec TD)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Receiving: Diontae Johnson (21 rec, 196 yards, 0 TD)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tackles: Myles Jack (35 total tackles, 19 solo)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sacks: Alex Highsmith (4.5 sacks)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interceptions: Minkah Fitzpatrick (2 INTs, 1 TD)<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Jets\/Steelers History<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PIT leads all-time series 20-6-0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Matchup: 2019, NYJ win 16-10<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2010 AFC Championship Game: PIT leads series 3-2<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Matchups to Watch<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LBs C.J. Mosley\/Kwon Alexander vs RB Najee Harris<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steelers RB Najee Harris is simply different. ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler put out an article about the RB position, and how many teams value a two-RB approach as opposed to a lead back. Najee took that personally, saying \u201cyou know when people say after a game they feel like they\u2019ve been hit by a truck? I don\u2019t feel that way and I get 30 carries. I feel like a train in a way that I can withstand that\u201d. The Jets will need to rattle the cage of #22 if they want to slow him down. A big onus will be put on Alexander\u2019s run defense, an area where he has struggled in his career. Stop Harris, putting the ball in Mitch Trubisky\u2019s hands in big moments.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CB<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ahmad Gardner\/D.J. Reed vs WR Diontae Johnson\/George Pickens<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through the first three weeks of the season, the Jets cornerbacks seem to be the strength of this defense. Reed and Gardner have allowed just 51 and 92 yards receiving to opposing wideouts, respectively. Reed also holds the 2nd-best Passer Rating Against at 2.9, trailing only Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey (1.0). When these two are clicking, they will make it nearly impossible for offenses to pass on this secondary. Now facing a receiver duo that has 334 of Trubisky\u2019s 569 yards (58.6%), New York\u2019s young and hungry corners need to have another outstanding performance to limit this Steelers offense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Keys to Victory<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Force the Steelers offense into 3rd and long situations. Currently, the Steelers are 24th in the league in 3rd down conversions, at 33.3%. New York has struggled to get off the field on third downs, allowing a conversion at a 51.3% clip, 31st in the NFL. If there was ever a game to get \u201cback on track\u201d with their late down success rate, this is the week to do it. Steelers QB Mitch Trubisky is only averaging 5.5 Yards Per Attempt (YPA), meaning his shots down the field seem few and far between. If the defense can get them into 3rd and 7+ situations, the Jets can start to shift the narrative surrounding Jeff Ulbrich\u2019s side of the ball.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally get the run game going! So far this season, Pittsburgh has been one of the league\u2019s worst defenses against the run, 28th in yards allowed (428) and 31st in attempts against (103). Conversely, they are adept at taking the ball away from opposing offenses, with 6 total takeaways in 2022, five coming against Joe Burrow in Week 1. To combat this defense, the Jets will need to rely on the run game to set up Zach Wilson\u2019s opportunities to take shots down the field. If Wilson is dropping back 40+ times this week, the mistakes will certainly be there for the taking. Look for a big game from both Michael Carter and rookie Breece Hall if the Jets want to have a chance in this one.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Predictions<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elijah Moore wil score his first touchdown of the 2022 season<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Carter and Breece Hall will rush for over 115 yards combined<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jets defense holds the Steelers to under 45.0% third down conversions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After last week\u2019s disappointing loss to the Bengals, the Jets get a boost in offensive excitement with QB Zach Wilson back under center. Now, it\u2019s on the coaching staff to put him, and the rest of the team, in a position to make this a close game. No more game plans that get abandoned after 3 series, no back-breaking mistakes that eliminate scoring chances, and no more inexcusable penalties without consequences! If the Jets want to keep this one close until the very end, and not just for three quarters, they need to significantly reduce these above problems. Until then, I can\u2019t confidently predict New York to win. A close game, but not a Jets victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> L, 20-17<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game Information New York Jets (+3) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (41.5 O\/U) Date\/Time: October 2nd, 2022, 1:00pm EST Announcers: CBS &#8211; Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, AJ Ross Location\/Weather: Acrisure Stadium, PIttsburgh, PA (63\u2109\/10-15mph wind\/24% chance of rain) Referee: Brad Rodgers &nbsp; Season Stat Leaders Passing: Mitch Trubisky (62\/103, 569 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 77.7 Rating) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":60649,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,258],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-60647","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured-editorials","8":"category-new-york-jets-game-previews"},"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/USATSI_19116885-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peLffi-fMb","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60647"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60797,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60647\/revisions\/60797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}