#466 ASA PLAY 8* ON Pittsburgh -7 over Philadelphia, Sunday at 1:00 PM ET - Pittsburgh is rested and healthy coming off an unplanned bye last week with their game @ Tennessee getting cancelled. Philly is the opposite. The Eagles are as banged up as any team in the NFL. They have cluster injuries on the offensive line, in the defensive backfield and at WR. If there is one position you do not want to have injuries when facing Pittsburgh, it would be the O Line. The Steelers defense is fantastic as a whole, but their best strength would be getting to the QB. They rank #1 in the NFL in sacks per game (5) and sack percentage (12.3%). It’s definitely not a fluke as they led the league in both categories last year as well. They face an injured Philly line that has allowed 3.5 sacks per game which is 30th in the NFL. While Pittsburgh had a bye, the Eagles picked up their first win last week @ SF in upset fashion as they were 8.5 point underdogs. However, if there is a team that is as banged up as Philly, it’s San Fran. They went with QB Mullens with Garoppolo on the shelf. He played so poorly (threw 2 picks) the Niners had to bring in 3rd string Beathard to try and jumpstart the offense. While the Eagles picked up the 25-20 win, their first of the season, they were dominated in the stats. The 49ers rolled up 417 total yards on 6.0 YPP while holding Philadelphia to 267 yards on just 4.5 YPP. Turnovers were the difference as the Niners had 3 - one pick 6, an int at the Philly 14, and a fumble that led to Eagle TD. The fact is the Eagle offense has been bad this year. They are averaging 4.5 YPP on the season which is THE WORST in the NFL. Now they are on the road for the 2nd straight week facing one of the top stop units in the NFL. Pittsburgh ranks #1 in rush defense allowing only 54 YPG, #2 in total defense, and #5 in scoring defense. Philly won’t be able to run the ball here making them one dimensional. That’s a recipe for disaster vs Pitt’s ferocious pass rush. Wentz will be under constant pressure in this game. Offensively the 3-0 Steelers have scored at least 26 points in all 3 games this season. That’s probably all it will take here as we don’t see Philly getting out of the teens in this game. Lay it with the Steelers.