CBS Sports: Prodigious wide receiver Davante Adams will make his team debut

JETS SCOUTING

Last gathering

On October 2, 2022, in Pittsburgh, the Jets defeated the Steelers 24–20.

Important matchup

Steelers CB Joe Porter Jr. versus Jets WR Davante Adams.

Following his trade from the Raiders this week, Adams will make his Jets debut. In his most recent meeting with the Steelers, which took place in Las Vegas on September 24, 2023, he caught 13 passes for 173 yards and two scores. However, that was mostly directed at former Steelers player Levi Wallace. This time, Porter is anticipated to encounter Adams the most.

important wounds

The Steelers are happy to see safety Damontae Kazee (ankle) return after missing one game and outside linebacker Alex Highsmith (groin) return after missing three. They are without running back/returner Cordarrelle Patterson (ankle), outside linebacker Nick Herbig (hamstring), and center Zach Frazier (ankle).

The Jets have listed D.J. Reed’s groin as questionable and are without Michael Carter, their starting defensive back (back). Tyler Conklin, a tight end, has dubious hip health.

record for the series

Steelers up 20–7

Notes on the series

The Jets have had the upper hand under Mike Tomlin, winning five of the eight regular-season meetings against Tomlin’s Steelers, despite the Steelers’ overall dominance in the series. Three of the last four meetings and both of the previous two have been won by New York. Up until 2002, the Steelers had a 14-1 series lead. 1970 was the teams’ first gathering. Both playoff matchups, including the 2010 AFC title game, have been won by the Steelers. Kenny Pickett made his NFL debut in the most recent meeting between the two teams. At halftime that day, Mitch Trubisky was substituted by Pickett, a rookie first-round selection at the time. Although they have lost two of their last four meetings, the Steelers are 10-2 at home versus the Jets.

Notable

Adams gets back together with veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who he spent eight seasons playing for in Green Bay. With their next touchdown hookup, they will take sole possession of fifth place among QB-WR touchdown catch tandems in NFL history, having combined for 76 touchdowns. After two touchdown passes from Rodgers to Adams, the two will tie Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown, two former colleagues of the Pittsburgh Steelers, for fourth place all-time. Since the Jets selected Quinnen Williams in the 2019 draft, Cameron Heyward has been ranked second in sacks among active defensive lineman, while Williams is ranked fourth.

.. With 41 receptions going into the weekend, Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson was second in the NFL in receptions. With 26, Breece Hall of New York is the second-most-received running back. .. Will McDonald of New York leads the AFC in sacks with seven, all of which he has racked up in the last five games.

Tips for fantasy football

Russell Wilson, who is anticipated to start for the Steelers on Sunday, concluded the previous season with the 13th-highest number of fantasy points of any quarterback (according to pro-football-reference.com’s calculation of standard scoring). Wilson finished among the top 10 players every season from 2017 to 20 and led all NFL players in fantasy points in 2017.