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Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers – 9/20/20 NFL Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers - 9/20/20 NFL Pick, Odds, and Prediction
2020-09-20 13:00:00 EDT

The Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers meet in NFL action from Heinz Field on Sunday.

The Denver Broncos will look to bounce back from a 16-14 loss to the Tennessee Titans in their season opener. Drew Lock threw for 216 yards and a touchdown on 22 of 33 passing while Melvin Gordon III rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. Noah Fant had 5 grabs for 81 yards and a touchdown while first-round draft pick Jerry Jeudy caught 4 balls for 56 yards in the losing effort. Alexander Johnson led the Broncos with 12 total tackles, including 8 solo tackles while Bryce Callahan and Josey Jewell each had 8 total tackles.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will look to build off of a 26-16 win over the New York Giants in their last game. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 229 yards and 3 touchdowns on 21 of 32 passing while Benny Snell Jr. led the Steelers in rushing with 113 rushing yards on 19 carries. JuJu Smith-Schuster led the way for Pittsburgh’s receivers, putting up 6 grabs for 69 yards and two touchdowns while Diontae Johnson had 5 catches for 57 yards and James Washington added a touchdown grab as well. Defensively, Terrell Edmunds had 8 total tackles with 7 solo tackles while Vince Williams, Mike Hilton and Stephon Tuitt each had a sack as well. Cameron Heyward and T.J. Watt each had an interception as well in the winning effort.

Denver is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a loss while the under is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games against a team with a winning record. Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 10-4-1 ATS in their last 15 games following a win while the over is 13-5 in their last 18 games as a home favorite. Denver is 4-0-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings between these two teams.

Both of these teams should pick up the offensive pace as the season goes on, but as far as this game goes, I expect it to be a defensive clinic with so much defensive talent on both sides. I’ll side with the under in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Under 40.5

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