Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Complete Week 7 Preview for Pittsburgh

October 18, 2014   ·   Mike Batista   ·   Jump to comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been alternating between trying to put together their first winning streak of the season and trying to prevent their first losing streak.
This week, it's the latter as the Steelers host the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) in a battle of 3-3 teams.
Not surprisingly for a team that's finished 8-8 in each of the last two seasons, the Steelers have gone W-L-W-L-W-L so far this season. They haven't followed that pattern through the first six games of a season since 1991. Their third loss that year hatched a four-game losing streak that dropped their record to 3-6, and they finished 7-9 in Chuck Noll's final season.
The Week 7 loss that year, the one that made them 3-3, was the last time the Steelers lost a Monday Night Football game at home. The New York Giants beat them 23-20.
The Steelers have won 15 straight Monday Night Football games at home since then, according to Pro Football Reference. That...

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