The 5 players to watch in the Patriots vs Steelers

The pittsburgh Steelerss will receive the New england patriots at Arcisure Stadium for the match corresponding to Week 2 of the 2022 season of the NFL.

Both teams they have met 33 times, playoffs included, and the Patriots have won 17 timeswhile the Steelers have done so in 16. The last time they met was in Week 3 of the 2019 season, when New England outscored Pittsburgh 33-3.

Also, It will be the first Steelers-Patriots game since 1998 that doesn’t feature Tom Brady or Ben Roethlisberger. as starting quarterbacks on either team. In that game Drew Bledsoe started for New England and Kordell Stewart started for Pittsburgh.

Here are the five players to watch from the Patriots vs. Steelers.

alex highsmith

The Steelers will suffer the absence of passrusher TJ Watt for at least six weeks due to a pectoralis muscle tear. The good news is that the AFC North franchise has developed a linebacker who pressures opposing QBs well thanks to his speed and his matchup against LT Trent Brown will be huge.

mac jones

The Patriots are confident that the back injury that Mac Jones suffered in the game against the Dolphins is not so serious and will take the first snap on offense against the Steelers. The second-year player will have to face a defense that punished Joe Burrow and caused five turnovers.

Jaylen Warren

Najee Harris is the Steelers’ starting running back for the game against the Pats, however, he suffered a foot injury against the Bengals and practiced on a limited basis during the week. Because of that, Pittsburgh offense will use rookie Jaylen Warren in special situations. The undrafted rookie of Oklahoma State only generated seven yards on three carries, but played every snap in overtime against Cincinnati.

Kyle Dugger

Dugger is a versatile defensive back who can line up at every position on the secondary defense and he will be a constant threat to the entire Pittsburgh offense. According to Pro Football Reference, the Lenoir-Rhyne graduate played 85 percent of the snaps on defense and made six tackles, two of them from behind the line of scrimmage.

Gunner Olszewski

New England had one of the best kick returners in Olszewski. between 2019 and 2021. In 2020 he was even a member of the NFL All-Pro first team. Now, the specialist is part of Pittsburgh and will seek to beat his former team.