Jones fine, defense, penalties not in Steelers’ loss to Pats

-Steelers offensive line vs. Patriots defensive line.

Backup Landry Jones will be tasked with leading the Steelers against the Patriots in a quarterback matchup, that looks to be a mismatch.

From the day the Steelers took him in the fourth round of the 2013 draft, Jones has believed he can be an National Football League starting quarterback.

Pittsburgh found themselves without their signal caller last season for 4 whole games, and managed to go 2-2.

Running back LeSean McCoy, who has averaged 7.0 per carry during the Bills’ ongoing four-game winning streak and 5.6 for the season, will not play Sunday against the Dolphins because of a hamstring injury, ESPN’s Josina Anderson reported. “You know he’s going to go out there and let it fly”. Le’Veon Bell is obviously a must start here as well.

The Patriots defense has mostly played this season with two deep safeties to limit big passing plays down the field, and were likely to do the same to limit those kinds of throws from Roethlisberger.

Beating the Steelers in Pittsburgh is never easy. Jones has completed 15 of 22 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns at Heinz Field.

EAGLES 21, VIKINGS 10: Josh Huff returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, Carson Wentz outplayed Sam Bradford and the Eagles handed the Vikings their first loss of the season.

The Steelers often move Brown across the formation, and though they’ll still do that in a Jones-led offense, the team might simplify the game plan.

EXPLOIT: Steelers linebackers and young defensive backs. In that game, the Steelers sacked Brady five times and limited the Patriots to 213 total yards. It’s just a football atmosphere.

“One of the best, maybe the best wide receiver corps in the league, best 1-2 punch at running back in the league, good tight ends, best offensive line in the league, up there, . a ton of weapons”, Long said Thursday, as the Patriots prepared for Sunday’s visit to Pittsburgh. Blount powered through for 127 yards and, for the most part, enjoyed one of his finest days as a Patriot. The spread also suggests that the Patriots are the favorites to win the contest.

The Dolphins managed to upset the Steelers and an injured Ben Roethlisberger last week but they’ve still been a bad home team of late, posting a 3-11 ATS (against the spread) record in their last 14 games in Miami. “We’ve have to do a good job of just knowing where he’s at all times“. “We’re going to be able to put our hands on some of these guys and disrupt them and disrupt their timing”.

“They’re great. They’re unbelievable”.

“They’ve got a good front”, Edelman said. “He’s one of the reasons why they’ve been such a great team”. “They certainly made it tough on us”. “We’ve just got to, as a whole entire offense, help him out and get him comfortable and get him confident in himself, and that’s when he really will start striking”.

Haley’s offenses with the Steelers have been superb in previous years. Rex Ryan’s squad beat the Patriots 16-0 at Gillette Stadium in Week 4, making this a crucial opportunity for the Patriots to even things up in the season series.

For years, reporters covering the Jets immediately looked for two games when the schedule came out: when the team was in Miami (hopefully late in the year) and when it was in Buffalo (September, please).