Steelers at Rams

48 Points Steelers -1

St Louis Defense

Passing: 205 YPG and 2 TD’s

Rushing: 153 YPG and 2 TD’s

Where is this Powerhouse Rams Defense??  They have looked like Swiss Cheese the first two weeks.  Their secondary has been good against the WR’s, but they have been awful against Running Backs, and Tight Ends.  Vegas says The Steelers will score 3 or more TD’s, and I have to assume that the bulk of this will come on the ground, with a mix of TE and WR.  Lev Bell is back in action this week, but he could be rusty and splitting carries with Dangelo Williams.  This might be the week I’m not all over Antonio Brown, it looks like they don’t need to target him 15 times to win this game.  PLUS, in 17 games on turf Antonio Brown only has 3 TD’s.  Turf ain’t Brown’s thing.  Oddly enough, Wheaton traditionally has had better games on turf compared to grass.  Big Ben plays fine on turf, and he should have an ok game, but not a big fantasy numbers game.  I think the offensive production in this game will be spread out.  Steelers may score 4 TD’s, but it could be split between Bell, Wheaton, Williams, Brown, and Miller.  If you’re looking for a good value play, I think Wheaton might be just sneaky enough to get you 80 yards, 5 catches and a TD.  Because of everybody else’s price tag, I’m going to look elsewhere. 

Pittsburgh is weak in their secondary, their run Defense looks good, although we really only got to see it last week because The pats didn’t run in week 1.  The Steelers stuffed Carlos Hyde pretty good last week and the split carry situation between Mason and Gurley makes me want to take a pass on it.  So who is the best WR option in St Louis?  I have no idea, at this point, neither do they.  Jarred Cook, however has been getting the most targets each week, and looks like their most reliable weapon.  Steelers gave up big numbers to Gronk in week 1, and decent numbers to Vern Davis last week.  I think Cook is a nice Tight End play this week, and should see plenty of targets.  Projection: 8 catches, 84 yards, 1 TD