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Game Notes: Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons (4-Dec-22)

Sunday, the 4-7 Pittsburgh Steelers take on the 5-7 Atlanta Falcons with kickoff scheduled for 1:00PM ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. They recently fought with the Steelers bouncing the Falcons 41-17 on on Sunday, October 7, 2018. In this series of late, the Steelers are ahead 8-1-1 in their latest contests.

The Steelers are 3-7 over their last 10 games.

The Steelers have lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road.

The Falcons have lost 3 of their last 4 games, and they have also won 4 of their last 5 games at home.

Per the odds, the Steelers are favored by 1.0. The over/under is 42.5.

The Steelers are led by Kenny Pickett who has thrown for 1,600 yards, 3 td passes with 8 interceptions this season.

The Falcons are paced by Marcus Mariota who has thrown for 2,052 yards, 14 td passes with 8 interceptions this season.

The Steelers are in 3rd in the AFC North. The Falcons are in 2nd in the NFC South.

Marcus Mariota is 0-1 against the Steelers as a starter.

The Steelers are among the worst in total team offense currently in the NFL.The Falcons are listed among the the lowest on defense.

The Steelers enter off a win over the Indianapolis Colts 24-17, and the Falcons come into the game off a loss at the hands of the Washington Commanders 19-13.

Next week the Steelers welcome the the Baltimore Ravens and the Falcons have a bye next week.

Game Details

• Matchup: Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT) at Atlanta Falcons (ATL)
• Date: December 4, 2022
• Time: 1:00PM ET
• Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadiumdouble-dagger
• TV: CBS
• Mercedes-Benz Stadiumdouble-dagger Kick-Off Weather Forecast: Clouds; 54F; 57% humidity; wind: WNW 6 mph

TEAM STATS COMPARISON

2022 LAST 10
PIT ATL PIT ATL
Record 4-7 5-7 3-7 5-5
Home Record 2-3 4-2 2-3 4-1
Away Record 2-4 1-5 1-4 1-4
Points Scored/Game 17.6 22.7 17.1 21.9
Points Allowed/Game 23.7 24.4 24.1 23.5
Point Differential -67 -21 -70 -16
Yards/Game 313.2 315.3 317.8 310.7
Yards Allowed/Game 367.7 383.1 361.3 387.5
Passing Yards/Game 199.4 155.3 200.1 147.8
Passing Yards Allowed/Game 263.7 255.6 260.2 256.1
Rushing Yards/Game 113.6 160.0 117.5 162.9
Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 104.0 127.5 101.1 131.4
First Downs/Game 19.5 19.3 20.1 18.9
First Downs Allowed/Game 20.0 21.9 18.8 22.1
3rd Down Conv % 38.7 41.5 40.0 43.0
Opp 3rd Down Conv % 39.7 47.2 38.5 47.8
Turnover Margin +2 -1 -3 +0
Total Games 11 12 10 10

Pittsburgh Steelers 2022 Leaders

PASSING C-A YDS TD INT SK
Kenny Pickett 175-265 1,600 3 8 23
RUSHING ATT YDS TD LNG
Najee Harris 158 585 4 36
RECEIVING REC YDS TD LNG
Pat Freiermuth 47 521 1 31

Atlanta Falcons 2022 Leaders

PASSING C-A YDS TD INT SK
Marcus Mariota 171-276 2,052 14 8 27
RUSHING ATT YDS TD LNG
Tyler Allgeier 121 552 1 44
RECEIVING REC YDS TD LNG
Olamide Zaccheaus 30 465 2 45

Last 10 Meetings

DATE TIME RESULT
Sun 07-Oct-18 1:00PM PITTSBURGH STEELERS d. Atlanta Falcons 41-17
Sun 14-Dec-14 1:02PM Pittsburgh Steelers d. ATLANTA FALCONS 27-20
Sun 12-Sep-10 1:02PM PITTSBURGH STEELERS d. Atlanta Falcons 15-9
Sun 22-Oct-06 1:05PM ATLANTA FALCONS d. Pittsburgh Steelers 41-38
Sun 10-Nov-02 1:01PM PITTSBURGH STEELERS tied Atlanta Falcons 34-34
Mon 25-Oct-99 9:07PM PITTSBURGH STEELERS d. Atlanta Falcons 13-9
Sun 27-Oct-96 1:00PM Pittsburgh Steelers d. ATLANTA FALCONS 20-17
Mon 27-Sep-93 9:00PM Pittsburgh Steelers d. ATLANTA FALCONS 45-17
Sun 04-Nov-90 1:00PM PITTSBURGH STEELERS d. Atlanta Falcons 21-9
Sun 04-Oct-87 1:00PM Pittsburgh Steelers d. ATLANTA FALCONS 28-12

Head-to-Head Stats (last 10)

PIT ATL
Last 10 Record 8-1-1 1-8-1
Home Record 4-0-1 1-4
Away Record 4-1 0-4-1

QB Career Comparison

CMP-ATT PCT YDs TDs INTs SKs PS REC (GMs)
Kenny Pickett 175-265 66% 1,600 3 8 23 0-0 (0)
Marcus Mariota 1299-2071 62.7% 15,489 91 53 182 1-1 (2)

Starting QB Win-Loss Trends

• Kenny Pickett W-L last 20 games as a starter: 3-4
• Kenny Pickett last 20 games vs. Atlanta Falcons: 0-0

• Marcus Mariota W-L last 20 games as a starter: 9-11
• Marcus Mariota last 20 games vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: 0-1

Player Trends

• Kenny Pickett has 3 straight games with zero passing interceptions

• Marcus Mariota has 3 straight games with at least one passing TD

Game Injuries

Pittsburgh Steelers: T.J. Watt (LB) Ribs – Questionable; Jaylen Warren (RB) Hamstring – Questionable; Malik Reed (LB) Back – Questionable

Atlanta Falcons: Chuma Edoga (OG) Knee – Questionable; Jalen Dalton (DT) Toe – Questionable; Arnold Ebiketie (LB) Forearm – Questionable

Betting Odds

• Favorite: Pittsburgh Steelers
• Spread: 1.0
• Over/Under: 42.5

Betting Trends

Pittsburgh Steelers Atlanta Falcons
Last 5 ATS 2-3-0 1-4-0
Last 10 ATS 3-6-1 5-5-0
Last 10 ATS at Home 4-6-0
Last 10 ATS on Road 4-6-0
Last 10 ATS as a Favorite 2-8-0
Last 10 ATS as a Road Favorite 3-6-1
Last 10 ATS as an Underdog 7-3-0
Last 10 ATS as a Home Underdog 7-3-0
Last 10 Over-Under 5-5-0 4-6-0

Latest Super Bowl Odds

• Pittsburgh Steelers: +50000
• Atlanta Falcons: +25000

Steelers vs. Falcons Game Prediction

• Oddsmakers: Pittsburgh Steelers d. Atlanta Falcons 23-21
• GFA Model: Pittsburgh Steelers d. Atlanta Falcons 24-23

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