The Pittsburgh Steelers won their season opener last week, but it wasn’t pretty. Perhaps the ugliest part of their game was their inability to stop the run. It’s something some members of the defense believe will improve this week, but former NFL quarterback David Carr isn’t so sure. In a bold prediction piece posted to NFL.com on Friday, Carr predicted the Seahawks would rush for 200 yards.
“The Seahawks rushed for just 84 yards against the 49ers in Week 1, led by Zach Charbonnet’s 47 yards on 12 carries,” Carr wrote. “But now they face a Steelers team that was gashed by the Jets to the tune of 182 yards on the ground.