As we do every week to get you ready for the upcoming game, we give you our X-factor of the week. Sometimes, it’s a player, unit, concept, or scheme. Here’s our Pittsburgh Steelers X-factor of the game against the New England Patriots.
STEELERS VS PATRIOTS X-FACTOR: ILB PATRICK QUEEN
Before the 2024 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers knew they needed to make some additions at linebacker. They brought in Payton Wilson through the draft but made a bigger move in free agency to acquire Patrick Queen. He spent the first portion of his career in Baltimore but left for the other side of the rivalry after the Ravens didn’t offer him a contract in free agency.