WEEK 8
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (2-5) @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (6-0)
DATE: Sunday (10/30/22)
STADIUM: Lincoln Financial Field
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Clete Blakeman
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Eagles lead all-time series, 47-29-3
STREAKS Steelers have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 10/11/20: Eagles 29 at Steelers 38
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/25/16: Eagles 34, Steelers 3
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
LAST WEEK: L 16-10 at Miami
COACH VS. OPP. Mike Tomlin: 2-2
PTS. FOR 15.3
OFFENSE 298.6
PASSING Kenny Pickett (R): 87-127-771-2-7-66.8
RUSHING Najee Harris: 100-329-3.3-1
RECEIVING Diontae Johnson: 38-337-8.9-0
PTS. AGAINST 23.1
DEFENSE 394.3
SACKS Alex Highsmith: 6.5
INTs Minkah Fitzpatrick: 3
TAKE/GIVE -2 (10/12)
PUNTING (NET) Pressley Harvin: 44.4 (41.1)
KICKING Chris Boswell: 45 (9/9 PAT; 12/16 FG)
STEELERS NOTES
• QB KENNY PICKETT (rookie) completed 32 of 44 atts. (72.7 pct.) for 257 yards last week. Has 250+ pass yards in each of 1st 2 career road starts. Leads all rookies in completions (87) & ranks 2nd in pass yards (771).
• RB NAJEE HARRIS led team with 80 scrimmage yards (65 rush, 15 rec.) last week. Has TD in 5 of 6 career games vs. NFC. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. NFC.
• WR DIONTAE JOHNSON aims for his 4th in row overall & 13th in row on road with 5+ catches. Has 50+ rec. yards in 10 of his past 11 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC East with 70+ rec. yards.
• WR GEORGE PICKENS (rookie) had 6 catches for 61 yards & 1st-career TD last week & has 6+ catches & 60+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. Ranks 2nd among rookies with 338 rec. yards.
• WR CHASE CLAYPOOL had 5 catches in Week 7 & has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3.
• TE PAT FREIERMUTH led team with 8 catches for 75 yards last week. Has 7+ catches & 75+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. NFC.
• DT CAMERON HEYWARD aims for 3rd in row with TFL & has TFL in 7 of his past 8 on road. Had sack in last meeting.
• LB ALEX HIGHSMITH ranks 4th in NFL with career-high 6.5 sacks this season.
• LB MYLES JACK led team with 10 tackles last week. Aims for 8th in row with 6+ tackles. Has 10 tackles in 3 of his past 4 on road.
• LB DEVIN BUSH had 6 tackles, TFL & PD last week.
• S MINKAH FITZPATRICK had 6 tackles & PD in Week 7. Has PD in 2 of past 3.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
LAST WEEK: Bye (W 26-17 vs. Dallas in Week 6)
COACH VS. OPP. Nick Sirianni: 0-0
PTS. FOR 26.8
OFFENSE 394.5
PASSING Jalen Hurts: 123-184-1,514-6-2-98.4
RUSHING Miles Sanders: 105-485-4.6-4
RECEIVING A.J. Brown: 33-503-15.2-2
PTS. AGAINST 17.5
DEFENSE 297.8
SACKS Haason Reddick: 4.5
INTs C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Darius Slay: 3
TAKE/GIVE +12 (14/2)
PUNTING (NET) Arryn Siposs: 45.9 (40.3)
KICKING Jake Elliott: 33 (15/16 PAT; 6/7 FG)
EAGLES NOTES
• PHILADELPHIA can match best start in franchise history (7-0 in 2004).
• QB JALEN HURTS had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 104.6 rating in Week 6. Has 14 TDs (8 rush, 6 pass) in his past 6 home starts. Has most rush TDs (19) by QB in 1st 25 career starts all-time. Is 1 of 4 QBs (Josh Allen, Joe Burrow & Patrick Mahomes) with 300+ pass & rush yards combined per game (301.2) in 2022 (min. 4 starts).
• RB MILES SANDERS had 4th rush TD of season in Week 6. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with rush TD & 4th in row at home with 70+ scrimmage yards.
• WR A.J. BROWN had 5 catches for team-high 67 rec. yards & 2nd rec. TD of season in Week 6. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 5+ catches & 60+ rec. yards. Had 6 catches for 153 yards & rec. TD in his only career game vs. Pit. (10/25/20 w/ Ten.).
• WR DEVONTA SMITH had 7th-career TD catch in Week 6. Has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5.
• TE DALLAS GOEDERT has 5+ catches & 70+ rec. yards in 2 of his 3 home games in 2022. Ranks 1st among NFC TEs with 357 rec. yards this season.
• DE BRANDON GRAHAM had sack & FR in last home meeting.
• DT FLETCHER COX had 2 sacks & FF in last home meeting.
• LB HAASON REDDICK has 4.5 sacks, 3 FFs & 2 FR in his past 4. Since 2020, is 1 of 2 (T.J. Watt) with 10+ games (10) with 1.5+ sacks.
• S C.J. GARDNER-JOHNSON had 1st-career 2 INT game in Week 6. CB JAMES BRADBERRY tied his career high with 4 PD in Week 6. Has PD in each of 1st 6 games this season. CB DARIUS SLAY has 2 PD & 3rd INT of season in Week 6. Slay, GardnerJohnson (3) & Bradberry (2) are only trio of teammates in 2022 each with 2+ INTs. Since 2016, Slay (91 PD) & Bradberry (91) rank tied-1st in PD among active players.
