Friday, November 8, 2024
Sports Gaming Monitor

NFL Preview: Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2) vs Washington Commanders (7-2)

TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn (field reporter)

All-Time Series History Regular Season: WAS leads series, 43-33-3 (PIT won 6 of past 7) Postseason: —

The Last Time… Regular Season: 12/7/20: WAS 23 at PIT 17 Postseason: —

HEAD COACHES

Mike Tomlin vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-1 Reg. Season: 179-102-2 (.636) Postseason: 8-10 (.444)

Dan Quinn vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 50-44 (.532) Postseason: 3-2 (.600)

STEELERS NOTES

• QB RUSSELL WILSON completed 20 of 28 atts. (71.4 pct.) for 278 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with 114.9 rating in Week 8, his 4th-straight game with 0 INTs. Has pass TD in 21-straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Has 1,174 pass yards (234.8 per game) & 11 TDs (10 pass, 1 rush) in his 5 career games vs. Was, with 240+ pass yards, 2+ pass TDs & 105+ rating in each of past 2. • RB NAJEE HARRIS led team with season-high 131 scrimmage yards (114 rush, 17 rec.). Aims for 4th in row with 100+ rush yards. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in each of 3 games vs. NFC this season. • RB JAYLEN WARREN had 59 scrimmage yards (46 rush, 13 rec.) in Week 8. Aims for 3rd in row with 55+ scrimmage yards. • WR GEORGE PICKENS led the team with 74 rec. yards in Week 8. Aims for 4th in row with 50+ rec. yards. • WR VAN JEFFERSON had 4 catches for 62 yards in Week 8. • WR CALVIN AUSTIN had 73-yard PR-TD and rec. TD in Week 8. • DT CAMERON HEYWARD had 6 tackles & PD in Week 8. Has PD in each of past 2. Had PD in last meeting. • DT LARRY OGUNJOBI has TFL in 4 of past 5. Had TFL in his only career game vs. Was. (9/27/20 w/ Cle.) • LB ALEX HIGHSMITH had 2 sacks in Week 8. • LB PATRICK QUEEN had 8 tackles in Week 8. Has 5+ tackles in 5 of past 6. • LB T.J. WATT had 7 tackles, 2 sacks, FF & FR in Week 8, 5th game with a sack, tied 2nd-most in NFL this season. Has FF in 3 of past 4. Had sack & FF in last meeting. • CB BEANIE BISHOP (rookie) had 3rd career INT last week, tied 2nd-most among rookies in 2024. • CB JOEY PORTER JR. led team with 9 tackles in Week 8.

COMMANDERS NOTES

• QB JAYDEN DANIELS (rookie) had 244 yards (209 pass, 35 rush) & 2 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 128.8 rating in Week 9. Is 1 of 3 NFC QBs (Sam Darnold & Baker Mayfield) with 7+ games (7) with 90+ rating & ranks 3rd in NFL in comp. pct. (71.5) & 5th in rating (106.7) in 2024. Leads all rookies & ranks 2nd among QBs with 459 rush yards this season. Is 4-0 in his 1st 4 career home starts. & can become 4th rookie QB since 1950 to win each of his 1st 5 career home starts. • RB BRIAN ROBINSON has 3 rush TDs in his past 3 at home & has 70+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his 4 home games this season. • RB AUSTIN EKELER had 83 scrimmage yards (42 rush, 41 rec.) & 2nd rush TD of season last week. Has 8,769 career scrimmage yards & can surpass Arian Foster (8,873) for 2nd-most scrimmage yards by undrafted RB since 1967. Had 115 scrimmage yards (65 rec., 50 rush) & career-high 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in his last game vs. Pit. (11/21/21 w/ LAC). • WR TERRY MCLAURIN had 4th-career game with 2 rec. TDs last week. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 95+ rec. yards. Needs 8 catches for 6thstraight 50+ catch season. • LB BOBBY WAGNER had 7 tackles & 11th-career FR last week Has 12+ tackles in 3 of his 4 career games vs. Pit. Is 1 of 3 (Zaire Franklin & Logan Wilson) with active streak of 20+ games (21) with 5+ tackles. • LB FRANKIE LUVU has 3.5 sacks & 4 TFL in his past 3 at home. • LB DANTE FOWLER had 2 sacks & FF last week & has 5 sacks in his past 5. Had FR-TD in his last game vs. Pit. (11/10/19 w/ LAR). • S JEREMY CHINN led team with season-high 12 tackles & had 2 TFL & PD in Week 9. Had career-high 14 tackles in his only career game vs. Pit. (12/18/22 w/ Car.).

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