PITTSBURGH (7-2-1) at DENVER (4-6)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Steelers by 5
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Pittsburgh 6-3-1, Denver 4-5-1
SERIES RECORD - Broncos lead 19-11-1
LAST MEETING - Broncos beat Steelers 23-16, Jan. 17, 2016
LAST WEEK - Steelers beat Jaguars 20-16; Broncos beat Chargers 23-22
AP PRO32 RANKING - Steelers No. 5, Broncos No. 18
STEELERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (26), PASS (4).
STEELERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (6), RUSH (9), PASS (7).
BRONCOS OFFENSE - OVERALL (11), RUSH (8), PASS (15).
BRONCOS DEFENSE - OVERALL (22), RUSH (27), PASS (18).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Steelers are third consecutive Broncos opponent to bring five-plus-game winning streak into matchup. First time that’s happened in NFL in 42 years. … Game pits two double-digit sack artists in Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watts, Denver’s Von Miller. Both have 10 sacks. Watt had two sacks, two forced fumbles last week against Jaguars. … QB Ben Roethlisberger has 1,169 yards passing, 11 TDs, four interceptions and two TD runs in last four games. … RB James Conner has eight TDs in last six games. … WR Antonio Brown tied with Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill for league lead with 11 TD receptions. … Broncos’ Case Keenum one of eight QBs with 6,000 passing yards and 65-plus completion percentage since 2017. … Rookie RBs Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman only pair of teammates in NFL with five-plus TD runs each. … WR Emmanuel Sanders had 10 catches for 181 yards in last regular-season meeting. … WR Courtland Sutton one of five rookies with 450-plus receiving yards. … Miller (10) and rookie Bradley Chubb (9) most prolific pass-rushing pair in league. … CB Chris Harris Jr. only player in NFL with multiple interceptions each of last seven seasons. … Fantasy tip: Brown had 189 yards, two TDs on 16 catches last time he faced Harris, in 2015.
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