When you think of X-factors for a football game, you usually think of players on the field that could have a significant impact in the game one way or another.
Not this week.
Heading into Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field in Mile High Stadium, I have Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley and defensive coordinator Keith Butler circled on my X-factor sheet.
With Antonio Brown and DeAngelo Williams set to miss Sunday’s game and Ben Roethlisberger significantly banged up with a shoulder injury, the pressure falls heavily on Haley to put the offense in the best situations possible from a play-calling perspective.