Thursday Night Football
New England @ Pittsburgh
Team Totals: Steelers 18, Patriots 12
New England visits Pittsburgh having held each of its last three opponents to 10 points or fewer, even while losing all three as part of a five-game losing streak. I bet the Patriots to score under 0.5 touchdowns in this game at +170. … The Steelers’ D/ST is a better Week 14 fantasy bet than any Patriots quarterback on a one-for-one basis; Bailey Zappe was a Week 13 trainwreck against the Chargers and on the season is 32-of-64 passing (50%) for 299 yards (4.7 YPA) with a 0:2 TD-to-INT ratio and seven sacks taken on 71 dropbacks. Zappe has rushed for 16 yards. … As Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle) seems unlikely to play on a short week, Ezekiel Elliott profiles as the Patriots’ Week 14 bellcow back. The Steelers have allowed the NFL’s 11th-most fantasy points to running backs. While not expecting (any) explosive plays, I am willing to dial up Zeke as a volume-based RB2 starter in an unimposing matchup.
Having already discarded ILBs Kwon Alexander (Achilles) and Cole Holcomb (knee) for the year, the Steelers lost ILB Elandon Roberts (groin) early in Week 13. Pittsburgh was subsequently diced up by Cardinals TEs for a combined 11/120/1 receiving line in last Sunday’s defeat.
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