Week 15 will feature a slew of interesting games. The Steelers have lost two straight and are looking very flat. They will hope to get back on track against the Cincinnati Bengals. Jalen Hurts will try to keep up his good form against the Arizona Cardinals after he pulled off an upset of the Saints last week. And lastly, in a potential Superbowl matchup, the Saints and the Chiefs will clash in New Orleans. Here’s what to look for in this week’s games.
Will the Steelers’ run game get back on track?
The Steelers have catapulted themselves out of Superbowl contender status and back into an average playoff team. The entire Steeler offense had been bad, but while Big Ben and the passing game has been inconsistent, the running game has been nonexistent. The Steelers will have a golden opportunity to fix this against a Bengal team that has struggled after the loss of #1 overall pick, Joe Burrow. If the Steelers can get a few big plays downfield early, it may force the Bengals to play deep and give Benny Snell more room to run.
Can Jalen Hurts keep up the good work?
Jalen Hurts is looking more and more like a franchise QB in Philly. Last week, Hurts shredded the Saints with 100 yards passing and rushing. He will face former 1st overall pick Kyler Murray and the Cardinals this week, and I imagine that Budda Baker will be spying Hurts a lot this week after what Hurts did to the Saints. I think it will be difficult, but I think Hurts will guide Philly to another win on Sunday, but this time he will have to do more in the air.
Will Drew Brees and the Saints hand the Chiefs loss #2?
This is arguably the best matchup all season. The top two teams in the NFL will go head to head this week. The Saints will get a welcome boost in the return of future first ballot hall of fame QB Drew Brees, who is coming back from a rib injury. I think Taysom Hill will play a larger-than-usual role this week as he has been the starter for the past few weeks. Also, Alvin Kamara seemed to have a diminished role during Hill’s reign, and it will be interesting to see if he will return to what he was in the first half of the season.
That’s it for this article. Don’t forget to check back to see my analysis of these games next week. If you have any thoughts on these players, let me know in the comments section.
