Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Giants and Tennessee Titans vs. Denver Broncos: Monday Night Football Preview and Predictions

Written by AJ Olona and Shawn Stewart

Pittsburgh at New York Giants

(Photo: USA TODAY)

5:10 p.m. ET

ESPN

Point Spread: Pittsburgh, -5.0

Big Ben is back, and that means that the Steelers are back! This  could be a blow out, especially if the Giants have to abandon the run early. The Steelers are going to need Ben Roethlisberger to play like he did in 2018, which will subsequently raise the play of running back James Connor and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, both of which played marginally worse last year with Mason Rudolph and Delvin Hodges under center. The Steelers will be without All-Pro lineman David DeCastro for Monday’s night game but are healthy otherwise. Look for them to take advantage of this Giants team that struggled heavily in 2019. With the improvements in the secondary, the Giants might be able to keep things on the ground for most of this one. If Golden Tate is unable to go, Saquon Barkley will have a heavy workload. As a matter of fact, regardless of who is healthy and who is not, Barkley NEEDS to have a heavy workload Monday night for the Giants to have a chance.

SHAWN’S PREDICTION: Steelers 31-17

AJ’S PREDICTION: Giants 24-13

Tennessee at DEnver

(Photo: Broncos Wire)

8:20 p.m. ET

ESPN

Point Spread: Tennessee, -2.0

The Titans signed Derrick Henry to a contract extension in the offseason, and Ryan Tannehill will once again have a chance to lead that offense, as he was given a four year extension as well. Oh and the Titans just added Jadeveon Clowney to their already solid defense this past week. On the other side of things, Denvers defense is heading into this game extremely banged up. They lost star defensive captain Von Miller for the year with a dislocated peroneal tendon a few weeks ago, which landed him on injured reserve. The Broncos also cut starting linebacker Todd Davis and replaced him with journeyman Mark Barron. However, Mark Barron is also ruled out of this game with a hamstring injury. On the other side of the ball, the Broncos are going into the game with receivers Courtland Sutton and KJ Halmer listedas questionable. The Broncos added Melvin Gordon in the offseason and he could be in for a big game. With Philip Lindsay back there as well, the Broncos are going to establish the run early on. This game will be close but the Broncos should be able to easily cover the spread.

SHAWN’S PREDICTION: Titans 30-20

AJ’S PREDICTION: Broncos 27-20

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