Russell Wilson's recent performance has been concerning, and experts predict his struggles to continue in the Steelers' regular-season finale against the Bengals.
Russell Wilson has been anything but 'unlimited' over the past month, and we expect the veteran quarterback's shaky play to carry into Saturday's regular-season finale. The Pittsburgh Steelers are limping into the postseason with three consecutive losses, and Russell Wilson & Co. have gone cold at the worst possible time.
ahead of their clash against the Cincinnati Bengals, I'll be fading any expectations of a vintage performance from the veteran in my topquarterback hasn’t thrown for more than 217 yards in any of his last four games since. In fact, Wilson hasn't been able to complete more than 66.7% of his passes in any of these games, including averaging just 6.6 yards per passing attempt or less in each of those outings. Even though Wilson is still capable of generating some big plays, most notably to leading wide receiver George Pickens, those deep shots have been few and far between in recent weeks. And while the Bengals have some notable issues in defending the passing game, nothing that Wilson has shown in the last month suggests that the Steelers will rely on trying to take advantage of that rather than leaning on their run-first offense. Additionally, the Baltimore Ravens will have most likely prevailed over the Cleveland Browns before this game even tarts, meaning that Pittsburgh will already know it can’t clinch the AFC North or receive a home game in the first round of the playoffs. That doesn’t mean that Wilson won’t play, as Pittsburgh will still want to play for seeding (and, potentially, to avoid playing Baltimore in the first round). However, it does mean that the Steelers will likely be careful with their veteran QB and other key players. Any small injury or sign of distress — or a game that gets out of hand in either direction — might mean that Wilson or some of his key targets come out of the gam
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