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Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants face Monday Night Football duel
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Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants face Monday Night Football duel

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Steelers and Giants will face off tonight in prime time on Monday Night Football at Acrisure Stadium.

Mike Tomlin's Steelers team enters today's game with a record of 5-2, having won their last two games by one each 32-13 win over the Raiders and a 37-15 primetime win over the Jets a week ago.

Kick-off is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. at Acrisure Stadium The Steelers will wear their black and gold Rush uniforms.

quarterback Russell Wilson made his first start of the season for the Steelers last weekHe took over for Justin Fields, who led the team to a 4-2 start in the first six games of the year.

Wilson and the Steelers got off to a slow start against the Jets last Sunday night before posting 31 unanswered points en route to the win. Rookie cornerback Beanie Bishop brought the momentum in Pittsburgh's direction with two interceptions.

Wide receiver George Pickens had one of, if not his best game of the season last week with five catches for 111 yards and a touchdown, and running back Najee Harris has topped 100 yards on the ground in consecutive weeks.

The Giants are 2-5 this season and enter tonight's game having lost their last two games. lost to the Bengals 17:7 And 28-3 for the Eagles.

Quarterback Daniel Jones has played much better on the road this year, throwing six touchdowns and no interceptions on the road at MetLife Stadium. At home, Jones has thrown one touchdown pass and has also been intercepted four times.

Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence leads the NFL with nine sacks heading into today's game.

The Steelers' winning streak at home on Monday Night Football

When the Steelers play home games on Monday Night Football, everything seems to be going well.

Pittsburgh has won 21 straight Monday Night Football games at homefrom 1992.

The last time Pittsburgh lost a Monday Night Football home game was in the 1991 season, when they lost 23-20 to today's opponent, the New York Giants, at Three Rivers Stadium.

With Mike Tomlin at the helm of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team has compiled an impressive overall record of 20-3 on Monday Night Football.

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