{"id":18084,"date":"2021-07-19T01:16:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T01:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=18084"},"modified":"2021-07-19T01:16:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T01:16:33","slug":"pittsburgh-steelers-2021-win-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers-2021-win-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2021 WIN PREDICTION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ADAM GREENE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is this the end for Ben Roethlisberger? That seems to be the narrative as the future first ballot Hall of Famer embarks on his 18th<\/sup> season. The math for the Steelers is pretty easy. If Roethlisberger stays healthy, they\u2019re legitimate AFC and Super Bowl contenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike, say, the Green Bay Packers, who have alienated their All-Universe QB by drafting a guy too early, the Steelers have done just the opposite. They\u2019ve picked quarterbacks while Roethlisberger has been on the roster, that on their best day are probably back ups. This past draft, when they should have really thought about grabbing a guy like Kyle Trask out of Florida in the second round to be the quarterback of the future, they instead picked a tight end to go with the running back they selected in the first round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pittsburgh is going to ride Roethlisberger all the way, win or lose, while giving him all the tools around him to succeed. It\u2019s worked so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PITTSBURGH<\/strong> STEELERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last season:<\/strong> 12-4, 1st<\/sup> place, AFC North<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 odds:<\/strong> under 8.5 wins -125, over 8.5 wins -105<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 NFL Draft:<\/strong> Najee Harris, RB, Alabama \u2013 Round 1, Pat Freiermuth, TE, Penn State \u2013 Round 2, Kendrick Green, OG, Illinois \u2013 Round 3, Dan Moore Jr., OT, Texas A&M \u2013 Round 4, Buddy Johnson, ILB, Texas A&M \u2013 Round 4, Isaiahh Loudermilk, DT, Wisconsin \u2013 Round 5, Quincy Roche, LB, Miami \u2013 Round 6, Tre Norwood, CB, Oklahoma \u2013 Round 7, Pressley Harvin III, P, Georgia Tech \u2013 Round 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UDFAs:<\/strong> Shakur Brown, CB \u2013 Michigan State, Calvin Bundage, LB \u2013 Oklahoma State, Rico Bussey, WR \u2013 Hawaii, Mark Gilbert, CB \u2013 Duke, Isaiah McKoy, WR \u2013 Kent State, Donovan Stiner, Safety \u2013 Florida, Lamont Wade, Safety \u2013 Penn State, Jamar Watson, LB – Kentucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acquisitions:<\/strong> Trai Turner, RG \u2013 Free Agent, B.J. Finney, C \u2013 Free Agent, Joe Haeg, RG \u2013 Free Agent, Miles Killebrew, LB \u2013 Free Agent, Arthur Maulet, CB \u2013 Free Agent, Rashaad Coward, RG \u2013 Free Agent, Kalen Ballage, RB \u2013 Free Agent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Losses:<\/strong> Bud Dupree- Edge, Maurkice Pouncey \u2013 C, David DeCastro \u2013 RG, Avery Williamson \u2013 LB, Mike Hilton \u2013 CV, Matt Feiler \u2013 RT, Jayrone Elliott- Edge, Danny Isidora \u2013 RG, Jordan Dangerfield \u2013 Safety, Sean Davis \u2013 Safety, James Conner \u2013 RB, Jerald Hawkins \u2013 RT, Olasunkam,o Ademoyi – Edge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRESUMED STARTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

QB:<\/strong> Ben Roethlisberger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RB:<\/strong> Najee Harris<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WR:<\/strong> JuJu Smith-Schuster<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WR:<\/strong> Chase Claypool<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WR:<\/strong> Diontae Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TE:<\/strong> Eric Ebron<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FB:<\/strong> Derek Watt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LT:<\/strong> Chukwuma Okorafor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LG:<\/strong> Kevin Dotson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C:<\/strong> Kendrick Green<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RG:<\/strong> Trai Turner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RT:<\/strong> Zach Banner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LDE:<\/strong> Stephon Tuitt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NT:<\/strong> Tyson Alualu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RDE:<\/strong> Cameron Heyward<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OLB:<\/strong> T.J. Watt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LILB:<\/strong> Vince Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RILB:<\/strong> Devin Bush<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OLB:<\/strong> Alex Highsmith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CB:<\/strong> Joe Haden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CB:<\/strong> Cameron Sutton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SS: <\/strong>Terrell Edmunds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FS:<\/strong> Minkah Fitzpatrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K:<\/strong> Chris Boswell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Pressley Harvin III<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FORECAST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Steelers don\u2019t get a lot of relief from their schedule this season. Not only do they play in the second toughest division in the sport, but they get stuck with the AFC West and the Seattle Seahawks as their \u201c17th<\/sup> game.\u201d Luckily, the cross conference draw is the NFC North and, the Packers and Aaron Rodgers\u2019 impasse notwithstanding, Pittsburgh should be able to handle the rest of that group with little trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key stretch for the Steelers comes in the final month of the season, exactly where the team wilted last year. They host the Tennessee Titans, then travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs before welcoming the Cleveland Browns to Heinz Field. They finish up with a road trip to Baltimore to take on the Ravens in the season finale. I have a feeling all of those will be \u201cplayoff games\u201d for Mike Tomlin\u2019s crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Record Prediction:<\/strong> 11-6, AFC North Champions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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