Steelers vs Eagles: Injury Updates, TV Info, Betting Lines, More
PITTSBURGH STEELERS at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES GAMEDAY INFO
Gameday Week 15, Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (11-2)
Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Lincoln Financial Field (67,495, Grass)
SN Coverage: Alan Saunders, Chris Ward, Ed Thompson
Weather: Cloudy, 39 degrees
HOW TO WATCH: TV, BROADCAST INFO
TV: FOX regional coverage (WPGH locally), (Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady)
Radio: Steelers Radio Network, 102.5 WDVE-FM, SiriusXM 384, (Rob King, Craig Wolfley, Max Starks, Missi Matthews)
BETTING LINES
Latest lines (as of 12 a.m. Sunday): Steelers +5.5, Steelers +220, over/under 43
Opening lines: Steelers +4.5, Steelers + 190, over/under 43.5.
The Steelers have won seven straight games outright as underdogs and are 5-0 against the odds this season. Mike Tomlin is 60-32-3 against the spread as a betting underdog.
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STEELERS IN AFC PLAYOFF PICTURE
The Steelers cannot clinch a playoff berth or an AFC North title this week, though they have the playoff spot all but locked up at this point. A Steelers win will eliminate the Browns.
1. Kansas City Chiefs 12-1
2. Buffalo Bills 10-3
3. Pittsburgh Steelers 10-3
4. Houston Texans 8-5
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5. Baltimore Ravens 8-5
6. Los Angeles Chargers 8-5
7. Denver Broncos 8-5
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8. Indianapolis Colts 6-7
9. Miami Dolphins 6-7
10. Cincinnati Bengals 5-8
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11. Cleveland Browns 3-9
12. Tennessee Titans 3-9
13. New York Jets 3-9
14. New England Patriots 3-10
15. Jacksonville Jaguars 2-10
16. Las Vegas Raiders 2-10
AFC NORTH STANDINGS
| Overall | AFC North | AFC | Head-to-head | |
| Steelers | 10-3 | 3-1 | 7-2 | BAL 1-0, CIN 1-0, CLE 1-1 |
| Ravens | 8-5 | 2-2 | 5-4 | CIN 2-0, CLE 0-1, PIT 0-1 |
| Bengals | 5-8 | 1-3 | 2-6 | BAL 0-2, CLE 1-0, PIT 0-1 |
| Browns | 3-10 | 2-2 | 3-5 | BAL 1-0, CIN, 0-1, PIT 1-1 |
PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURY REPORT
| Player | Injury | Date | Prognosis | Wed | Thu | Fri | Game |
| OT Calvin Anderson | Groin | Dec. 13 | Day to day | LP | OUT/IR | ||
| OLB T.J. Watt | Illness | Dec. 13 | Day to day | LP | IN | ||
| SS DeShon Elliott | Hamstring | Dec. 8 | Day to day | DNP | DNP | DNP | OUT |
| CB Donte Jackson | Back/illness | Dec. 8 | Healthy | FP | FP | FP | IN |
| DT Larry Ogunjobi | Groin | Dec. 8 | Day to day | DNP | DNP | DNP | OUT |
| WR George Pickens | Hamstring | Dec. 6 | Day to day | DNP | DNP | DNP | OUT |
| DT Montravius Adams | Left meniscus | Oct. 18 | Healthy | FP | FP | FP | IN |
STEELERS TRANSACTIONS
The Steelers activated nose tackle Montravius Adams from the injured reserve list and placed tackle Calvin Anderson on the injured reserve list.
STEELERS DEPTH CHART vs EAGLES
| QB | 3 Russell Wilson | 2 Justin Fields 4 Kyle Allen* | |
| RB | 22 Najee Harris 30 Jaylen Warren | 84 Cordarrelle Patterson | 33 Aaron Shampklin 35 Jonathan Ward |
| WR | 18 Mike Williams | 13 Scotty Miller | 17 Jamal Agnew |
| WR | 14 George Pickens 11 Van Jefferson | 89 Brandon Johnson | |
| WR | 19 Calvin Austin III | 15 Ben Skowronek | 10 Roman Wilson 16 Quez Watkins |
| TE | 88 Pat Freiermuth | 80 Darnell Washington 81 MyCole Pruitt | 85 Matt Sokol |
| FB | 83 Connor Heyward | ||
| LT | 65 Dan Moore Jr. | 67 Calvin Anderson 60 Dylan Cook | |
| LG | 73 Isaac Seumalo | 64 Max Scharping | 72 Doug Nester |
| C | 54 Zach Frazier | 62 Ryan McCollum | 71 Nate Herbig |
| RG | 66 Mason McCormick | 78 James Daniels | |
| RT | 77 Broderick Jones | 74 Spencer Anderson | 76 Troy Fautanu |
| K | 9 Chris Boswell | ||
| P | 8 Corliss Waitman | 5 Cameron Johnston | |
| LS | 46 Christian Kuntz | ||
| DL | 97 Cameron Heyward | 94 Dean Lowry | 61 Logan Lee |
| NT | 95 Keeanu Benton | 96 Breiden Fehoko | |
| DL | 99 Larry Ogunjobi 57 Montravius Adams | 92 Isaiahh Loudermilk | 79 Jacob Slade |
| OLB | 56 Alex Highsmith | 91 Preston Smith | 98 DeMarvin Leal 53 Eku Leota 45 Julius Welschof |
| ILB | 50 Elandon Roberts | 93 Mark Robinson 44 Tyler Matakevich | 55 Cole Holcomb |
| ILB | 6 Patrick Queen | 41 Payton Wilson | 40 Devin Harper |
| OLB | 90 T.J. Watt | 51 Nick Herbig 49 Jeremiah Moon | 33 David Perales 48 Ade Ogundeji |
| CB | 24 Joey Porter Jr. | 42 James Pierre | 18 Anthony Averett |
| CB | 26 Donte Jackson | 27 Cory Trice Jr. | 21 C.J. Henderson |
| NB | 31 Beanie Bishop | 34 Zyon Gilbert 5 D’Shawn Jamison | |
| FS | 23 Damontae Kazee 20 Cam Sutton | 37 Eric Rowe | |
| SS | 25 DeShon Elliott 39 Minkah Fitzpatrick | 28 Miles Killebrew | 17 Ayo Oyelola 29 Ryan Watts |
| PR | 19 Calvin Austin III | 13 Scotty Miller | |
| KR | 84 Cordarrelle Patterson 30 Jaylen Warren |
THE LAST TIME
A.J. Brown scored three touchdowns, all in the first half, as the Eagles raced away to an early lead and never looked back for a 35-13 win in Philadelphia on Oct. 30, 2022.
Brown finished the game with six catches for 156 yards and the three scores. Brown was Philly quarterback Jalen Hurts’ favored target, but he found lots of success wherever he threw the ball. Dallas Goedert had six catches and DeVonta Smith had four. Zach Pascal had just two, but they went for 57 yards. Hurts completed 19 of 28 for 285 yards and four touchdowns, as the Pittsburgh secondary was shredded.
The Steelers offense continued its season-long struggles. The Steelers got a first-quarter touchdown on a fourth-down trick play, with wide receiver Chase Claypool throwing to fullback Derek Watt. The rest of the offensive output consisted of two Nick Sciba field goals. The rookie was called into service because Chris Boswell missed the game with a groin injury.
Kenny Pickett finished 25 of 38 for 191, and turned the ball over twice, with one interception and one fumble. Pickett was sacked six times and hit 11 times, as the Pittsburgh offensive line had a long day against a talented Philadelphia front.
STEELERS-EAGLES SERIES
The Steelers have not won in Philadelphia since 1965, going 0-10 in that span. The Steelers have been out-scored 84-22 in their last three meetings in the City of Brotherly Love. The losses at Lincoln Financial Field in 2008, 2016 and 2022 were all bloodbaths.
The Steelers lost to the Eagles at Veterans Stadium in 1997, 1991 and 1979. Their last win in Philadelphia occurred on Oct. 24, 1965. It was a 20-14 win for Pittsburgh at Franklin Field.
While the Steelers have struggled in Philly, the Eagles haven’t done much better in Pittsburgh. The Steelers have won six of their last eight against the Eagles at home. The overall series stands at 49-29-3 in Philly’s favor.
PITTSBURGH CONNECTIONS
The franchise that is now the Pittsburgh Steelers was originally the Philadelphia Eagles and vice versa. Steelers owner Art Rooney Sr. sold the team he founded in 1933 to New York businessman Alexis Thompson. Thompson planned to move the team to New York, but when that move was blocked, he was left scrambling for a home.
Meanwhile, Rooney was having second thoughts about having sold the team. So Rooney bought the Philadelphia franchise, moving it to Pittsburgh and allowing Thompson to move the Steelers to Philadelphia to be closer to his base of operations in New York.
The new franchises took up the names, record books and even most of the players of the old franchises, thanks to a series of trades called the Pennsylvania Polka. Since the moves happened within the span of one offseason, the NFL considers the history of the franchises unbroken, though technically, the are the opposite teams of the ones founded in 1933.
Another forgotten piece of history might be when the heat of World War II united the franchises to form the one-year “Steagles.”
With the rise of global conflicts, the NFL was faced with a shortage of players. The Cleveland Rams in 1943 were granted permission to suspend operations. The Steelers and Eagles became faced with rosters unfit for competition.
While the official name for the one-season merger is officially listed as “Phil-Pitt Combine” in the NFL record books, the name “Steagles” became a coined name used to this day. It is one of two instances where the Steelers merged with a franchise temporarily.
Led by quarterback Roy Zimmerman and right halfback Jack Hinkle, Phil-Pitt started the season 3-2, but finished 5-4-1. The Eagles resumed normal operations in 1944, while the Steelers merged with the Chicago Cardinals. The “Carpets” were less successful than the Steagles, finishing 0-10.
Eagles senior director of scouting Brandon Hunt in a Pine-Richland and IUP alum that 16 seasons over two stints with the Steelers.
Hunt was a front office intern when the Steelers won Super Bowl XL in 2005. He left for the Houston Texans in 2007 to become a pro scout, but then returned as pro scouting coordinator, a role he held until he left the team in 2022. Hunt had been a candidate for the team’s vacant general manager position that instead went to Omar Khan.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni coached wide receivers at IUP from 2006-08. His brother, Mike, has been the head coach at Washington & Jefferson since 2003.
Backup quarterback Kenny Pickett is a Pitt alum and was the first-round pick of the Steelers in the 2022 NFL Draft. Pickett played two seasons in Pittsburgh as the primary starter, before losing his job to Mason Rudolph after an ankle injury down the stretch run last season and requesting a trade after the Steelers signed Russell Wilson this offseason.
Nickel cornerback Avonte Maddox and practice squad cornerback A.J. Woods also attended Pitt. Running back Saquon Barkley, wide receiver Jahan Dotson and practice squad cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields are Penn State alumni.
Punter Braden Mann spent the 2023 offseason with the Steelers before being released and landing in Philadelphia.
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