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Craig Shemon & Company

Craig Shemon & Company

Patriots and Steelers: Worst Game Ever?

Author Craig Shemon
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JANUARY 09: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots looks on during warm ups prior to the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on January 09, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

It’s the Patriots and Steelers tonight on Thursday Night Football.  Yuk!  Normally, we like to promote NFL action.  But this dog on the schedule is going to be hard to watch.  Even Prime, which will air the game, had trouble promoting the game last week.  They aired a split screen graphic that featured the Steelers best player, TJ Watt.  But they didn’t have any exciting players from the Patriots talent-less roster so they threw coach Bill Belichick’s face on the screen.  Even Vegas thinks this is going to be a brutal game to watch.  They set the over/under at 30 points!  For an NFL game!  Why?  First of all, the Patriots have been shut out twice this year and scored just 3 points in another.  Do you know how hard it is to get shutout in an NFL game with all of the rules favoring the offense?

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?

Another reason the Patriots and Steelers game total is so low is because of the quarterbacks slated to start.  The Patriots have benched QB Mac Jones and replaced him with Bailey Zappe.  Steelers starting QB Kenny Pickett underwent surgery on his ankle this week so Pittsburgh has to go with Mitch Trubisky.  None of this shouts confidence for a lot of points scored tonight.

Maybe, you will watch the game because bad football is better than no football.  Maybe it will be like the wreck on the road you can’t take your eyes off.  But there are a few reasons to play the game.  The Steelers are amazingly in the playoff hunt.  And the Patriots appear headed for a great draft pick.  So, let’s have some fun with Patriots and Steelers trivia on Craig Shemon and Company on ESPN Southwest Florida.

 QUIZ TIME

  1. Where did Mitch Trubisky go to college? North Carolina
  2. Where did Bailey Zappe go to college? Western Kentucky
  3. Mike Tomlin was the defensive coordinator for what team before getting the Steelers job? Minnesota Vikings
  4. Spell BELICHICK.
  5. How many Super Bowls has Bill Belichick won as a head coach and assistant coach? 8
  6. How many Super Bowls has Mike Tomlin won as a head coach and assistant coach? 2
  7. Who was TJ Watt’s coach at Wisconsin? Paul Chryst
  8. Where did Ju-Ju Smith Schuster go to college? USC
  9. Name the last team the Patriots scored a touchdown on? Scored 7 points vs the Giants in the 3rd
  10. Who did the Steelers lose to last week? Arizona Cardinals

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Craig Shemon has been hosting afternoons on ESPN Southwest Florida since 2017. Prior to that he was a nationally syndicated host in Los Angeles at FOX Sports Radio and in Houston at Yahoo! Sports Radio. Along the way Craig did play-by-play for the NFL on FOX, NFL Europe, Big Ten Network, and The Citadel Radio Network. Craig is a native Detroiter and Indiana University graduate. He has been known to proudly display his Detroit and IU fandom on the air. Craig likes to write about athletes, create quizzes, and covers big sports headlines.

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