NFL Week 5, 2018: 20 Bold predictions to consider

9. Brown, Smith-Schuster each catch two touchdown passes

Frustrating doesn’t even begin to describe how the 2018 season has been for the Steelers after four weeks when considering this team is always a top contender in the AFC, and only has one win to show heading into Week 5. Whether it happens to be poor play on the defensive side of the football or missing Le’Veon Bell in the backfield since he’s been holding out, there are plenty of reasons behind the struggles of the Steelers so far.

Even if Bell ends up returning in a few weeks as reports indicated this week, this isn’t going to solve all of the problems for Pittsburgh, and if they’re truly going to turn things around, it could come down to the success of the passing game. Most quarterbacks would love to have a receiving corps led by Antonio Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster like Ben Roethlisberger has, so it’s going to be tough for them to come up with excuses if the losses keep piling up.

At least with Sunday’s matchup against the Falcons, these two receivers could be in for a big day when looking at how much Atlanta’s defense has been struggling as well. And if this does happen, it will certainly help the Steelers’ offense feel a lot more confident heading into another AFC North showdown in Week 6 when they take on the Bengals.