[4:25 PM] Giants @ Steelers

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Giants (8-3)

@ Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5)

 

• The Giants have ripped off six consecutive wins as they attempt to keep pace with Dallas in the NFC East, while Pittsburgh is tied with Baltimore atop the AFC North despite a pedestrian 6-5 record.

• New York’s defense was among the worst in the league while going 6-10 last season, but one of the biggest reasons for the turnaround is safety Landon Collins, who was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month on Thursday. Collins had three of his five interceptions in four games in November to earn the Giants’ first monthly honor since Jason Pierre-Paul in 2011. Pierre-Paul is re-emerging as a force with 5.5 sacks over the past two weeks for New York, which has recorded 21 sacks during the winning streak. Beckham has multiple touchdowns receptions in three of the past six games while Manning has 15 scoring passes and six interceptions in that span.

• Pittsburgh stopped a four-game skid with back-to-back road wins at Cleveland and Indianapolis, but each victory came against an opponent with an untested quarterback. Brown, who is two yards shy of his fourth consecutive 1,000-yard season, leads the NFL with 82 receptions and caught three touchdown passes last week to match his total from his previous six games combined.

• Running back Le’Veon Bell has scored in each of the last three games and has rushed for 266 yards in the past two while Roethlisberger is coming off his sixth game with at least three touchdown passes. Pittsburgh’s defense allows 263.5 yards per game and will be tested by New York’s passing attack.

• Beckham has 41 catches and nine touchdowns in his last six games versus AFC opponents.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Pittsburgh Steelers

Confidence: 5/10

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