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Steelers vs. Patriots: Inside the Game Plans

The MMQB's Peter King and Albert Breer and Sports Illustrated's Andrew Perloff offer their predictions for the AFC title game between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh.

Patriots’ O vs. Steelers’ D

This is the third time the Patriots have seen the Steelers since the start of last year, and each time it’s been a drastically different Steelers defense. In the first matchup (Week 1 of 2015) it was a slow, declining secondary playing behind mediocre edge rushers. In the second matchup, Week 7 of this year, it was a callow secondary behind a rotation of even more mediocre edge rushers.