Steelers-Patriots Preview; Best Sports Betting Promos

Pittsburgh Steelers host the New England Patriots at 1 p.m. Sunday at Acrisure Stadium.

Ben Roethlisberger retired at the end of last season and Tom Brady left for the New England Patriots in free agency. This will be the first time since 1998 that the teams meet without either player on the roster. Pittsburgh has just three starters remaining since the last time the Steelers and Patriots played in 2019.

Patriots are favored by 2 points over Steelers at DraftKings.

Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a dramatic win in Week 1, beating the Bengals 23-20 in overtime on the road. The Patriots lost to the Dolphins 20-7 in Miami. Malik Reed will likely take the place of T.J. Watt, who was placed on injured reserve with a left pectoral injury. Mac Jones will play for the Steelers despite a back injury, while Mitch Trubisky was a poor quarterback for his debut.

The Patriots are 12-4 against the Steelers since Bill Belichick became coach in 2020. Belichick is 8-3 against Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. The Steelers are 16-5 in home openers at Acrisure Stadium.