Writers picks: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Seattle Seahawks

The 2019 NFL season could not have started any worse for the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Sunday Night Football, the New England Patriots were firing off all cylinders for a full sixty minutes while the Steelers had trouble getting anything going at all.

Bill Belichick and his team executed their game plan beautifully. They essentially beat Pittsburgh in every area of the game. The Patriots defeated the Steelers with a score of 33-3 in Foxborough. With myself being too optimistic last week, I fall to 0-1 on predictions so far in the 2019 NFL season. However, I remain confident for this team going forward no matter how out of control the New England game got.

Week 2 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks

For the Pittsburgh Steelers going into week 2 against the Seattle Seahawks at Heinz Field, players and coaches need to forget the week one defeat. I anticipate for the Steel Curtain to be a better overall team in this next matchup. After all, it is not like they can play any worst than their last outing.

Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh offense have to take advantage through the air this week just like AFC North counterpart Andy Dalton did week 1 against the Seahawks. Dalton passed for a total of 418 passing yards last week against Seattle, a career best. While the Seahawks are an above average team, they have some matchups the Steelers can take advantage of just as the Bengals did.