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. Our first X Factor article of the season, the key area to watch in Sunday’s opener against the New England Patriots.
X Factor: Randy Fichtner & Keith Butler
Said it before. Gonna say it again. You don’t just beat the Patriots with superior talent. Even if the Steelers look better on paper for this matchup, and that’s a fair assessment, New England have won countless games with worse rosters.