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4 big storylines in Steelers vs Chargers
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This week, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers square off on Sunday Night Football in a battle of two of the best teams in the AFC. This game could go a long way toward determining playoff seeding in the AFC. Both teams are led by their quarterbacks and the showdown between Aaron Rodgers and Justin Herbert is one of the big storylines this week.
Aaron Rodgers vs Justin Herbert
Both of these teams are leaning heavily on their quarterbacks but in very different ways. Rodgers has become an efficient caretaker of the Steelers offense taking a very safe and conservative approach while the Chargers have thrown the offense on the back of Herbert after multiple injuries to starting running backs.
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It might just come down to the kicker
Steelers fans might not realize this but a case can be made that Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker is better than Chris Boswell . Both are elite players and among the best at their positions. This game could come down to which team puts their kicker in a position to win it.
Steelers heavy package changes against Chargers defense
Pittsburgh is being forced to move guard Spencer Anderson into the starting lineup with the injury to Isaac Seumalo , and this will fundamentally alter their heavy personnel groupings. Meanwhile, the Chargers typically run an undersized base defense with safety Derwin James acting as a linebacker, so how will the Steelers try to take advantage of the physical edge?
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Thin Steelers secondary vs Chargers receivers
With Jalen Ramsey moved to free safety, the Steelers cornerbacks are spread thin and Los Angeles has plenty of weapons to run out there and look for mismatches. Pittsburgh could struggle to match up and might be forced into more of their off zone coverage that puts a ton of pressure on the Steelers pass rushers.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: 4 big storylines in Steelers vs Chargers
