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Pittsburgh Steelers with a record of 5-2 and both of those losses on the road travels to Mile High to face the Denver Broncos with a record of 6-1 after they got beat last sunday by Baltimore in a very physical game. The Steelers need this game to catch the Bengals on top of the AFC North while the Broncos are solid in first place of the AFC West with noone even close to give them a decent fight.Both of these offenses are capable of being physical with the run, but the defenses in this game could dictate a lot of multi-receiver sets with liberal passing. Pittsburgh’s identity already revolves around the pass offense, while Denver would like to run the ball — but that’s not happening against the rock-solid Steeler run defense. With two really good defenses, do not be surprised if this is a wide-open offensive game with creative play calling.

8:30 PM ET, November 09, 2009
Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
ESPN

Pittsburgh Steelers S Ryan Clark a couple years back playing in Denver became ill and lost his spleen and gall bladder plus 30 pounds due to medical complications that ended his season, this time could be different but Coach Mike Tomlin haven’t decided if he will suit up. Clark practiced Monday as the Steelers returned from a full week off, and he has received medical clearance to play. It seems to me that the Steelers have a lot of important injuries to consider for this game, they could use all the help they can get but they will be short handed none the less. The gameplan it’s on QB Ben Roethlisberger’s hands, also WR Hines Ward and WR Santonio Holmes (who suffers from the same illness as Clark but is not as complicated) will be helping by air, RB Rashard Mendenhall and RB Willie Parker will be helping on the grown with their physical running game, they will need a very powerful offense if they want to put this game away.

Denver Broncos injuries are also a point to consider in this game. RT Ryan Harris won’t play against Pittsburgh next Monday night after sustaining a toe injury in the Broncos’ loss at Baltimore. This injury might be a lot more complicated so the team are still waiting. Harris, a third-year pro from Notre Dame, has started 22 consecutive games for one of the league’s best offensive lines. He was replaced in the first half Sunday by second-year pro Tyler Polumbus, who is in line to make his first NFL start against the Steelers next Monday night. This could be a very important issue for Denver who just lost their first game against Baltimore, they don’t need another one and even worst at home. The Offense will have QB Kyle Orton, RB Knowshon Moreno, RB Correll Buckhalter, WR Brandon Marshall, WR Jabar Gaffney and S Brian Dawkins who will play on Monday without a problem. This offense will be good enough to take the Steelers by air or grown at home but the defense needs to be on their toes and they need to move fast if they want this victory.

GAME ODDS

PITTSBURGH STEELERS -3
DENVER BRONCOS 39½

THIS WILL BE A VERY INTERESTING MATCH, DENVER BRONCOS WILL BE HOLDING THE BALL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND STEELERS WILL BE PUNDING ON THEM ALL GAME LONG. MY PICK WILL BE DENVER BRONCOS +3 AT HOME, STEELERS CAN’T PLAY THAT GOOD ON THE ALTITUDE AND THEY ARE MISSING KEY PLAYERS.

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