The Steelers are 6-1-1 in games decided by eight points or less. STATS AND STUFF: Both teams are on the outside of the playoff picture in their respective conference. The Steelers beat the Vikings 16-6 in Super Bowl 9 on Jan. In 2013, the last time Pittsburgh was on cycle to play at Minnesota, the game was held in London. 18, 2005, and went on to win the Super Bowl that season. They beat the Vikings at the Metrodome on Dec.
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SERIES NOTES: In one of the rare quirks of the NFL’s methodical scheduling system, this is the first visit to Minnesota by the Steelers in 16 years. The defense was down five starters last week, but CB Patrick Peterson has returned from the COVID-19 reserve list and LBs Eric Kendricks (biceps) and Anthony Barr (hamstring/knee) will return to the lineup. The Vikings listed RB Dalvin Cook (shoulder) as questionable after he sat out last week, but WR Adam Thielen (ankle) and LT Christian Darrisaw (ankle) are out. DLs Stephon Tuitt and Tyson Alualu have been out with long-term injuries. Backup LB Rob Spillane (knee) returned to the active roster this week but will not play. John Leglue, a practice squad promotion, saw his first NFL snaps last week after Finney exited.
Finney, who has been filling in for the injured Kevin Dotson, is out with a back injury. KEY INJURIES: Steelers CB Joe Haden will miss his fourth straight game with a sprained foot. Jefferson needs 156 more to set the all-time NFL record for most receiving yards in a player’s first two seasons. VIKINGS PLAYER TO WATCH: WR Justin Jefferson has 577 receiving yards over the last four games, the most in Vikings history in a four-game span. Watt is coming off a 3 1/2-sack performance in the win over Baltimore even though he didn’t practice with the team all week after being placed on the COVID-19 list. He’s already tied James Harrison for the team’s single-season record and is on pace to slip by the NFL single-season mark set by Hall of Famer Michael Strahan with the New York Giants in 1991. TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Steelers minus-3 Vikings plus-6. VIKINGS OFFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (15), PASS (7), SCORING (11).
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