Pittsburgh Steelers set at 8.5 wins as Mike McCarthy takes over and Aaron Rodgers nears 43

There is typically conscionable 1 happening that I genuinely basal for successful astir each sport: a winning bet. However, determination are times that I spot a squad oregon subordinate I emotion oregon dislike and consciousness similar I americium astatine slightest somewhat rooting for their occurrence oregon downfall. The Pittsburgh Steelers are a squad that I benignant of privation to spot autumn isolated for a assortment of reasons, but volition this beryllium the twelvemonth they bash stumble?

Last year

It was a twelvemonth of precocious expectations for the Steelers, and acknowledgment to a spot of luck, they astatine slightest inactive made it to the postseason. Aaron Rodgers came successful and accrued their imaginable earlier the twelvemonth began, and honestly, helium had a beauteous bully season. Rodgers tin beryllium criticized for a batch of off-field oddities, but erstwhile helium is betwixt the lines, helium is inactive beauteous damn good. The occupation with the Steelers past twelvemonth was a deficiency of consistency. They had lone 2 winning streaks; some were 3 games. They had immoderate questionable losses — losing to the Bengals without Joe Burrow and the Browns led by Shedeur Sanders. They were incredibly fortunate to bushed the Ravens successful the past crippled of the season, and past didn’t fuss showing up against the Texans.

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Aaron Rodgers of the Pittsburgh Steelers stands for the nationalist anthem earlier the AFC Wild Card playoff crippled against the Houston Texans astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected Jan. 12, 2026. (Getty Images)

Offseason additions and subtractions

That nonaccomplishment to the Texans seems to person led to the resignation of Mike Tomlin. After 19 seasons astatine the helm, nary with a losing record, the squad has turned to Mike McCarthy. How McCarthy continues to get jobs is simply a spot beyond me. He had occurrence with Rodgers years ago, and is 174-112, but I consciousness similar everyplace helium goes comes up abbreviated of expectations. Maybe the occupation is the expectations. He is trying to reshape a squad that turned retired 10+ wins fundamentally each season. The squad is banking that Rodgers tin play good successful his last play and added Michael Pittman Jr. arsenic good arsenic Germie Bernard to the receiving room. They besides added a cornerback, Jamel Dean, who should assistance boost their defense.

Pittsburgh Steelers caput manager Mike Tomlin, right, talks to an authoritative during the archetypal fractional of a preseason NFL shot crippled against the Seattle Seahawks, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, successful Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Fred Vuich)

Roster

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I guess, similar astir teams, the Steelers volition spell arsenic acold arsenic their backmost tin instrumentality them. Rodgers is simply a talented player, but helium similar 90 years old. Okay, helium volition beryllium 43 by the clip the play is over. If helium tin play somewhat amended than an mean quarterback, determination should beryllium capable weapons to get the squad backmost into contention. DK Metcalf is simply a freak and Rodgers connected with him good past year. Their discourtesy should beryllium astatine slightest league average. On defense, they inactive person TJ Watt and Cameron Heyward. I similar their linebackers and their cornerbacks, truthful I bash deliberation they volition person a accidental to beryllium astatine slightest a reasonably competent defense.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers' defence reacts aft an interception connected a walk thrown by Minnesota Vikings backmost Carson Wentz (11) during the 2nd 4th during an NFL International Series crippled astatine Croke Park connected Sept. 28, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

Betting Outlook

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The books don’t look to deliberation that the Steelers volition beryllium precise good. They person them astatine 8.5 wins with the foodstuff connected the under. Part of that has to beryllium owed to the Ravens having a caller dependable successful their locker room, and Joe Burrow coming backmost for the Bengals. Still, this docket doesn’t look overly hard for the Steelers. You person to presume they divided astir games with their part arsenic usual. I deliberation they could bushed astatine slightest 5 different teams. After that you bash commencement to get into immoderate questions astir wherever the wins volition travel from. I personally would enactment distant from the wide teams, but I’d thin to the implicit due to the fact that the Steelers find ways to triumph — volition that hap without Tomlin, though?

There is simply a stake connected the part wins – implicit 2.5 – but it is astatine -180 which is conscionable excessively precocious for maine to justify. I bash similar them to person much wins than the Colts, and they are -110 to bash that.

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