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The Pittsburgh Steelers return from a two game road trip to take on the Los Angeles Chargers at Heinz Field on Sunday night in a contest that could have significant playoff implications for both clubs. Playoff seedings and hopes of a possible postseason bye will be on the line in Week 13 and the Steelers face a tough challenge against a Chargers team that has only lost once in their last eight games.
While the Chargers will be missing their lead running back in Melvin Gordon, they still possess more than enough weapons on offense to test the Pittsburgh defense. With Phillip Rivers coming off a near perfect game against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 12, a contest in which he finished with just one incompletion in 29 attempts, it will not be an easy matchup for the Steelers’ beleaguered secondary.
However, Pittsburgh has been almost unstoppable in primetime as of late, winners of 14 of their last 15 games played at night. Combine that with the fact that the Steelers are 18-2 in their last 20 games played in the month of December and all signs suggest this contest should be well deserving of the national television audience.
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Week 13:
Game: Los Angeles Chargers (8-3) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (7-3-1)
Date: Sunday, December 2.
Kickoff: 8.20 p.m. ET.
Venue: Heinz Field.
Weather: Live weather update.
Watch:
TV Channel: NBC, broadcast locally on WPXI-TV, channel 11, with Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth as commentators and Michele Tafoya the sideline reporter. As a nationally broadcast game, it should be available in all regions.
Online Streaming: NFL.com Game Pass on delay in the U.S and live for international viewers or live in the U.S via a subscription to NFL Sunday Ticket. FuboTV also allows you to stream the game online. The NFL Game Center will update the action on a play-by-play basis.
Radio: Steeler Nation Radio with Bill Hillgrove and Tunch Ilkin as commentators and Craig Wolfley as the sideline reporter. Broadcast live on WDVE 102.5 FM and WBGG 970 AM in the Pittsburgh area and via their local affiliates. Listen online via Steelers.com and with the Steelers Official Mobile App. Alternatively, you can listen to a radio broadcast on SiriusXM.
You can also follow Behind the Steel Curtain on Twitter to catch all of the highlights as they happen, and be sure to check back with us after the game for our post-match roundup.
Injuries:
The Steelers look likely to be forced to play without Marcus Gilbert for the sixth game in a row due to a knee injury, while Morgan Burnett is also in danger of missing his fifth game of the season and first since Week 6 because of a back concern.
Upcoming schedule:
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