Sunday Night Football Preview, Analysis, and Prediction: San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers are finding out how hard it is to be considered the defending champs.

This past Sunday, the Steelers suffered a jaw-dropping loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, as the Bengals dropped 14 on Pittsburgh in the 4th Quarter, led by stellar play from QB Carson Palmer, while leaving the Steelers out to dry with zero points of their own.

As a matter of fact, the Steelers proved recently that they can struggle with defending their title, considering the fact that the Steelers of ’06 also started the season with a 1-2 record, which was the same season they last missed out on the playoffs with a dead even 8-8 record.

Is history already doomed to repeat itself this season? Or can the contemporary “Steel Curtain” help itself in the W category and get things turned around week against San Diego?

Here is what you need to know about Sunday night’s Chargers-Steelers tilt:

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NFL Week 4 TV Schedule, Odds, Spread Picks, Announcers, and Byes

Update: The NFL Week 17 TV schedule, point spreads, and picks post is up.

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I’m starting to get into a nice rhythm getting these NFL TV schedule and odds posts published. Right as the Monday Night Football game ends, it’s time to hit publish, turn the page, and get ready for the next week.

This week is Week 4 of the 2009 NFL season and there are some great games on the schedule this week. Ravens-Patriots, Saints-Jets, Cowboys-Broncos, Chargers-Steelers, and…

Vikings-Packers.

That’s right. Brett Favre makes his first appearance against his former team this week on Monday Night Football. Get ready, because you won’t be hearing about anything else all week. (And if you’re interested in tickets, follow the link for some great Vikings-Packers tickets resources.)

As always, this post is designed to be the most complete viewing guide you’ll find anywhere. Not only is every game listed (with date, time, network, and announcer pairing) but we also give you the point spread and over-under, as well as an educated guess at a spread pick for each game.

Through three weeks I am 28-20 against the spread. I’ll take it!

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