After a poor performance last Thursday night against the Ravens in their 6-26 loss, the Steelers will look to get back on track Sunday night against the Panthers with 3 extra days to prepare. As is the case in most games, the loser is generally on the wrong side of the turnover battle, as the Steelers were last week with a turnover difference of 3. Pittsburgh comes off a 6-26 loss to Baltimore, but it's hard to fault Pitt here. Baltimore had an emotional game amid the Ray Rice scandal, the public was on Pittsburgh, the underdog in that contest, and the trap was set and the public took a hit. Similar situation here as the public is now on Carolina after their exciting 2-0 start to the year and 66% of the latest consensus polls backing Carolina coming off a big win over the Lions. However, the Lions were coming off a big win over the lowly Giants on Monday Night Football and were in a classic let down spot (that was another game where 66% of the public took the underdog in the Lions and got buried Pittsburgh has actually thrown the ball well this season. Ben Roethlisberger ranks 5th in the NFL in passing yards at 582 yards, but he has only managed one touchdown pass.
Look for the Steelers to be ready and focused here as people have said Tomlin has lost his team. The Steelers are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games when facing a team with a winning home record and I look for a big win for them here on Sunday night primetime action.