Outside of maybe the Buffalo Bills-New York Jets showdown on Monday Night Football in Week One of the NFL season, the Pittsburgh Steelers-San Francisco 49ers matchup on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Acrisure Stadium might be the best game of the opening slate.
Two teams with great defenses, developing second-year quarterbacks that showed real flashes as rookies, star-level playmakers all over the offense, and two elite-level head coaches.
What’s not to like?
Not much.
Despite all of the key talking points leading up to the Week One matchup, Pittsburgh native and national sports analyst Scott Ferrall said that his decision to pick the 49ers over the Steelers in Week One comes down to something quite simple: San Francisco is just better than Pittsburgh.