As we will do every Saturday to get you ready for the week’s game, our X Factor of the week. Sometimes it’s a player, unit, concept, or scheme. The key area to watch in Sunday afternoon’s contest as the Pittsburgh Steelers travel to play the San Francisco 49ers.
X Factor: Diontae Johnson
We know the offense has to stop the stagnation. Mason Rudolph has to play well. But neither of those things are likely to happen unless someone else steps up at wide receiver. So far, all WRs not named JuJu Smith-Schuster have posted the following combined stat line:
39 targets, 18 receptions (46.