Steelers Surprisingly Still Drawing Big Time Optimism From ESPN After Week 8 Loss To Packers: "Pittsburgh Is The Favorite"

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off of back-to-back losses. Both of those contests saw the Steelers' struggling defense allow 30 or more points and at least 450 total yards of offense. Veteran Steelers defenders, such as Pro Bowl linebacker Patrick Queen, have had a tough time stopping the likes of quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Jordan Love over this recent stretch. Two Thursdays ago, Pittsburgh lost 33-31 to the Cincinnati Bengals in primetime before falling to the Green Bay Packers 35-25 at home on Sunday Night Football. Now, Head Coach Mike Tomlin and co. have fallen to a record of 4-3 on the season.

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