3. The wide receiver battle
All-Pro wide out Antonio Brown will be on the bench tonight, next to Martavis Bryant, who was conditionally reinstated this week, and the injured Sammie Coates. That leaves Eli Rogers, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Justin Hunter, Canaan Severin, Demarcus Ayers, Darius Heyward-Bey, and Cobi Hamilton to battle it out in their first live action this season.
The last two or three depth spots are up for grabs, so look for guys like Hunter, Severin, Ayers, Heyward-Bey, and Hamilton to try and leapfrog each other on the depth chart.
Pay attention to: Canaan Severin and Justin Hunter. These tall, fast receivers fit Big Ben’s mold for the ideal big play target.