The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons will meet each other at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 8th for some exciting week 1 NFL action. The Pittsburgh Steelers lost the last game of their preseason, and are eager to kick off the regular season victoriously. The Falcons, too, faced a massive defeat against the Jaguars in week 3 of the preseason. The Atlanta Falcons will be winning this game as per the latest NFL betting odds.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons NFL Week 1The Preview Information
Date: September 8, Sunday | Time: 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
TV: ESPN/FOX
Stream: NFL+/Fubo TV
Moneyline: Pittsburgh Steelers (+130) vs Atlanta Falcons (-150)
Spread: Pittsburgh Steelers (+3 – 110) vs Atlanta Falcons (-3 -110)
Total (O/U): Pittsburgh Steelers (u41) vs Atlanta Falcons (o41)
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming to the kick-off game after losing to the Detroit Lions in the last week of the preseason with a final score of 24-17. The Steelers are playing their 18th season under head coach, Mike Tomlin. Last season, Pittsburgh finished with an overall 10-7, and will try to improve this year. Based on the preseason stats, the Steelers are seen to be grabbing an average of 17.83 points in each game, while allowing 19.72 points per contest.
Top 3 Players:
T.J. Watt: 48 Solo, 19 Sack, 4 FF, 1 INT (2023)
Minkah Fitzpatrick: 1 Solo, 0 FF, 0 INT, 0 PD
Alex Highsmith: 34 Solo, 7 Sack, 2 FF, 2 INT (2023)
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons took on the Jacksonville Jaguars in the last game of the preseason and lost abysmally. The Falcons enter this season with new coach, Raheem Morris, who is hungry to improve on their 7-10 record from last year. The Atlanta Falcons are scoring an average of 18.88 points in each game, with 207.29 passing yards. In terms of defense, the Falcons are allowing their opponents to get away with 21.94 points per contest.
Top 3 Players:
Kirk Cousins: 2,331, 18 TD, 5 INT (2023)
Grady Jarrett: 9 Solo, 1.5 Sack, 0 FF, 0 INT (2023)
Drake London: 69 Rec, 905 Yds, 2 TD (2023)
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons NFL Week 1 Injury Report
Pittsburgh Steelers
Nate Herbig, G, Is out for season, Shoulder
Jaylen Warren , RB, Is upgraded to probable Sunday vs Atlanta, Hamstring
Atlanta Falcons
No injuries
Betting Trends
Pittsburgh Steelers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games.
Pittsburgh are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Atlanta.
Pittsburgh are 13-1-1 SU in their last 15 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh’s last 10 games on the road.
Pittsburgh are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta.
Pittsburgh are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference.
Pittsburgh are 9-0 ATS in their last 9 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference South division.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh’s last 9 games played in September.
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
Atlanta are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Atlanta are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games at home.
Atlanta are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta’s last 8 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference.
Atlanta are 1-11 ATS in their last 12 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference North division.
Atlanta are 5-13 SU in their last 18 games played in September.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 7 games played in week 1.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons NFL Week 1 Summary and Prediction
The Pittsburgh Steelers seem quite confident with a seasoned coach, and seasoned players to match. The Falcons too have much to prove with leadership under new coach, Morris. The most recent betting odds are predicting a win for the Atlanta Falcons with a final score of 24-17.
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