5 matchups to watch in Steelers Week 3 game vs. Texans

J.J. Watt vs Chukwuma Okorafor

Okorafor did great filling in for Zach Banner after his season-ending ACL injury. He did not have to face Von Miller but, he did face a formidable front-7 and held his own in his first start of the year.

He faces a much tougher task with one of the most dominant players in the league in J.J. Watt. While Okorafor gets the benefit of having younger brother T.J. on his team, he will have to face J.J. who racked up two sacks in Week 2 against Baltimore and Orlando Brown. This is a test Okorafor must pass in the early going to let the offense get into a rhythm.

Steelers rushing attack vs Texans rush defense

The Steelers run game has been lackluster since 2018. They had Benny Snell go over 100 yards in Week 1 and James Conner did it in Week 2 although it took a 59-yard run while trying to milk the clock to get over 100.

The Broncos held the run game in check most of the game aside from that final run. The Texans rush defense is near the bottom of the league through Week 2 and the Steelers must take advantage of this and establish their running game early on Sunday.