SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1-0) at PITTSBURGH (0-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE - Steelers by 3½
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Seahawks 0-1; Steelers 0-1
SERIES RECORD - Tied 9-9.
LAST MEETING - Seahawks beat Steelers 39-30, Nov. 29, 2015
LAST WEEK - Seahawks beat Bengals 21-20; Steelers lost to Patriots 33-3
AP PRO32 RANKING - Seahawks No. 10, Steelers No. 15
SEAHAWKS OFFENSE - OVERALL (29), RUSH (25), PASS (29).
SEAHAWKS DEFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (4), PASS (31).
STEELERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (30), PASS (13).
STEELERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (26), RUSH (15), PASS (27).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Seahawks scoreless in last two visits to Pittsburgh. Seattle’s 2-7 in Steel City. … Win would make Seahawks coach Pete Carroll fifth active coach with 100 career victories. … Seattle QB Russell Wilson needs two TD passes to reach 200 in career. He would be fifth fastest in league history to reach mark. … Wilson’s second career game vs. Steelers, threw for 345 yards and five TDs vs. Pittsburgh in 2015 win in Seattle. … Wilson has thrown two TD passes or more in 12 of past 13 road games. … Seahawks RB Chris Carson tied career high with six receptions in Week 1. Carson has rushing TD in six straight games dating to last season. … WR DK Metcalf set Seattle rookie record with 89 yards receiving in first career game. … DE Quinton Jefferson native of Pittsburgh area coming off best game of career with six tackles, two sacks in Week 1. … DE Jadeveon Clowney had sack and pass defensed in Seahawks debut, played 48 of 77 snaps in opener. … Steelers 10-2 in home openers under coach Mike Tomlin…. Pittsburgh 6-0 at home vs. NFC West teams under Tomlin. … Pittsburgh looking to avoid second 0-2 start since 2003. … Steelers held without touchdown in Week 1 for first time since 2001. … Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger 38-17 vs. NFC, 22-5 at home. … Roethlisberger will make 218th start, second most in franchise history. … Roethlisberger 8-1 following losses by at least 20 points. … Pittsburgh’s 32 yards rushing vs. Patriots lowest Week 1 total since 2013. … Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster needs 79 yards receiving to become youngest player to 2,500 career yards. … Pittsburgh S Sean Davis (ankle) expected to play after sitting out opener. … Steelers rookie LB Devin Bush made 11 tackles in NFL debut. … Fantasy tip: Roethlisberger relishes NFC West opponents, averaging 287 yards passing in 10 career games.
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