3 bold predictions for Seahawks versus Steelers week 6

The Seahawks are 2-3 and without Russell Wilson for the first time in a decade and also without top running back Chris Carson in week 6. Pittsburgh is without a good offense. Of course, Seattle’s defense has a way of making bad offenses look like the 2013 Denver Broncos.

Seattle needs a victory to try to keep the season alive. Falling to 2-4 with the Saints coming up the following week would be very bad for any hopes Seattle might have of making the postseason this year.

Of course, the Steelers need a win just as badly so this should be a matchup of two near-desperate teams trying to scratch their way to a win to keep from falling further behind in their respective divisions. Here are three things that will happen in week 6.

Seahawks versus Steelers: 3 bold predictions in week 6

Alex Collins gets 23 touches and 125 total yards and 2 touchdowns

No Chris Carson for at least the next few weeks as he will be out with a neck injury. DeeJay Dallas is versatile but won’t gain much running and Travis Homer has never shown the ability to chew up yards on the ground. Collins is clearly Seattle’s best current running back and should get the ball a lot.

Against the Steelers, Collins needs to be used as both a runner and receiver to keep drives alive. I think he sees the ball a bunch and gets stuffed quite a bit but breaks off a couple of nice runs and catches several passes and ends up with a touchdown running and receiving.

Jordyn Brooks will be in on 15 tackles and will get a sack

Jordyn Brooks needs to start to consistently show why the Seahawks chose not to bring back K.J. Wright. In week 6, I think Brooks is extremely active from sideline to sideline but gets a couple of pressures on Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger including a sack.

While Brooks still stinks in coverage, this is the week that cements him as a fixture in the middle of the Seahawks defense for the next 8 years.

The Steelers will miss a field goal attempt at the end and Seahawks win a low-scoring game

Pittsburgh’s offense is bad just like the Seahawks defense is. I don’t think Seattle’s offense has anywhere near the big-play potential with Geno Smith that it does when Russell Wilson is playing. That said, Smith might be able to prolong drives a bit more than Wilson does which makes this a shorter game.

I think Smith is efficient, doesn’t turn the ball over too much and keeps Seattle’s offense on the field as long as Pittsburgh’s is (which would be a huge change from other Seahawks games this season when they have been dominated in time of possession) and leads Seattle to a 20-17 victory when the Steelers miss a 45-yard field goal attempt with no time remaining.