ATLANTA (1-3) at PITTSBURGH (1-2-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE - Steelers by 4 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Atlanta 1-3, Pittsburgh 1-3
SERIES RECORD - Steelers 13-2-1
LAST MEETING - Steelers beat Falcons 27-20, Dec. 14, 2014
LAST WEEK - Falcons lost to Bengals 37-36; Steelers lost to Ravens 26-14
AP PRO32 RANKING - Falcons No. 20, Steelers No. 19
FALCONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (7), RUSH (21), PASS (6).
FALCONS DEFENSE - OVERALL (28), RUSH (25), PASS (25).
STEELERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (6), RUSH (28), PASS (3).
STEELERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (30), RUSH (21), PASS (29).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Steelers have never lost to Falcons in Pittsburgh (6-0-1). … Expect plenty of points. Falcons are 30th in points allowed (30.5 per game). Steelers are 26th (29). … Atlanta off to worst start in coach Dan Quinn’s four seasons. Falcons’ three losses by combined 13 points. … Atlanta RB Devonta Freeman expected to play. Freeman missed last three games with sore right knee. … Falcons will be without DT Grady Jarrett (ankle), S Keanu Neal, S Ricardo Allen and LB Deion Jones. … DT Michael Bennett, signed Tuesday, could see time as reserve. … Atlanta QB Matt Ryan is 23-18 against AFC teams in career, just 3-6 vs. AFC North. … Falcons WR Julio Jones leads NFL in yards receiving (502) and will face NFL’s 29th-ranked pass defense. … Atlanta DE Takkarist McKinley coming off career-high three sacks vs. Cincinnati. … Falcons WR Calvin Ridley leads NFL rookies with 264 yards receiving, six TD receptions. … Ridley had two TD catches last week against Cincinnati, making him only third player in team history with back-to-back games with multiple scoring catches. … Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is 30-15 against NFC. … Pittsburgh has dropped three straight at Heinz Field, longest home losing streak since 2012. … Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger has TD pass in 46 straight home games, third-longest streak in NFL history. … Roethlisberger’s 1,414 yards passing top NFL. … Steelers WR Antonio Brown one TD reception shy of tying Hall of Famer John Stallworth for second in team history (63). … Brown stands eighth in league receptions (29) but yards per catch (9.4) is well off career average (13.4). … Steelers CB Mike Hilton (elbow) expected to play after sitting last week. … Pittsburgh S Morgan Burnett (groin) could be available after missing two games. … Pittsburgh’s 19 yards rushing vs. Ravens fifth-lowest single-game mark in franchise history. … Fantasy tip: Ryan should have little trouble against Pittsburgh’s revamped secondary. Steelers have allowed AFC-high 12 passing TDs.
___
More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/tag/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL
Please read our comment policy before commenting.