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Jets try to slow down Roethlisberger's Steelers Sunday
By: Zach Cohen - StatFox
Published: 11/9/2014  at  5:01:00 AM
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PITTSBURGH STEELERS (6-3)
at NEW YORK JETS (1-8)

Kickoff: Sunday, 1:05 p.m. ET
Line: Pittsburgh -5, Total: 45.5

Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers look to stay hot when they visit a Jets team that has lost eight straight games.

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Ben Roethlisberger (2,720 yards, 22 TD, 3 INT) has now thrown for 12 touchdowns and zero interceptions in the last two weeks for the Steelers, who have won three straight games after last week’s 43-23 win over the Ravens. The Jets, meanwhile, have lost eight straight after an opening week win over Oakland. Since 1992, Pittsburgh is 8-3 SU and 7-4 ATS versus New York. Last season these teams met in New York and the Steelers won 19-6 as 1.5-point favorites. The last time the Jets beat the Steelers at home was in 2007. All four games played in New York since 1992 have gone Under the total. The Jets, however, are 1-7 ATS in all games this season and 34-60 ATS off a road loss since 1992. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, is 6-0 ATS off two or more consecutive Overs in the last two years and 29-14 ATS after gaining 300 or more passing yards in their last game since 1992. Troy Polamalu (knee) and Ryan Shazier (ankle) are expected to miss this game for the Steelers.

Can Pittsburgh keep rolling with a convincing win on Sunday? For the answer, connect to NFL Best Bets for all the StatFox Experts picks throughout the 2014 regular season and playoffs. The experts have remained hot over the past seven weeks, combining for a 57% ATS mark (62-46). StatFox Scott is 71% ATS (20-8) in Best Bets during this timeframe, and 64% ATS (23-13) on the season. StatFox Dave is 60% ATS (18-12) in Best Bets during these seven weeks to improve to 55% ATS (22-18) on the season, while StatFox Brian has gone 56% ATS (14-11) in NFL Best Bets since Week 3, and continues to roll in NFL Totals with a stellar 70% record (19-8) for the season.

Pittsburgh has completely caught fire in recent weeks, winning three straight games and five of their last seven. Ben Roethlisberger has his team scoring 41.3 PPG over the course of their winning streak and he now gets to face a New York secondary that is beyond terrible. The Jets are allowing 31.2 points per game over the last five weeks and that could mean yet another gigantic performance from Roethlisberger. Antonio Brown (71 rec, 996 yards, 8 TD) has looked like the best receiver in football this season and there’s not a player on New York’s roster that is capable of defending him. The Jets will likely throw an extra defender at him throughout the course of the game. Le’Veon Bell (711 yards, 1 TD) has enjoyed a breakout season for the Steelers this year. In addition to his rushing totals, he has also caught 47 passes for 433 yards and two touchdowns. The Jets have a good defensive line, but Bell should be able to use his explosiveness to break free for a couple of big runs. Pittsburgh still, however, does not feature him in the red zone but they also haven’t been there much in recent weeks, as Roethlisberger has thrown a number of 20+ yard touchdown passes. The Steelers are allowing just 102.8 rushing yards per game (11th in NFL) but 252.2 passing yards per game (19th in NFL). They could end up causing a ton of turnovers against Michael Vick (396 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT).

The New York Jets have once again found a way to enter the headlines in a negative light. This team has lost eight straight games and the fans are calling for the heads of Rex Ryan and John Idzik. Michael Vick is the team’s new starter and despite hurting his foot against the Chiefs, he actually didn’t play that bad in the game. Vick was 21-of-28 with 196 yards and a touchdown. He did not throw any picks in the game and will need to remain mistake-free if the Jets are going to have any chance of getting back into the win column. What New York is really going to need to do is get the ball back into the hands of Chris Ivory (497 yards, 5 TD). Ivory has been the Jets most productive running back this season, but he has gotten just 21 carries over the last two weeks. Even with the minimal touches, he does have two touchdowns in those games. Pittsburgh has a solid rushing defense, but the Jets could benefit a lot from running the ball and eating the clock. Defensively New York is allowing just 88.4 rushing yards per game (7th in NFL), but it will all come down to the play of their secondary. Recently, they have not been able to stop anybody and it doesn’t seem like that is going to change anytime soon.


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