If the Pittsburgh Steelers win in a blowout, then I suppose it doesn’t really matter who our choice for an X Factor is. But rarely do these AFC North games shake out that way and if it’s close, someone on the offense is going to have to make a play in a crucial moment.
There are the obvious choices for that crown: Antonio Brown, Ben Roethlisberger, Le’Veon Bell all need to play to their usual expected level. But they’re obvious and not worthy of the X Factor tag.
And while I realize Cobi Hamilton has been generally uninvolved in the Steelers’ offense even with a high snap count total, when he makes plays, they’re big ones.