Atlanta Falcons final week 13 prediction vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be coming to town to play the Atlanta Falcons on CBS at 1 p.m. ET. These are two teams that haven’t seen each other for quite a while. The last time they did the Falcons were on the road and they got demolished.

This is a different team though, and one that has been putting up good fights in every game except when they played the Steelers rivals, the Bengals. Not to mention, the Steelers are also a much different team now as they have a rookie quarterback starting.

Final predictions for the Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers game

The Pittsburgh Steelers are doing what the Atlanta Falcons should be doing, starting their rookie quarterback. But we have to roll with the punches and hope that Marcus Mariota can play well. I think he will in this game despite playing a tough defense.

The Falcons should be able to run the ball, even though the Steelers have had one of the best run defenses in the NFL. Remember when the Falcons were taking on the number-one-ranked 49ers run defense? They still had some consistent success.

Meanwhile, on the other side, can Atlanta’s defense force rookie Kenny Pickett to throw the ball from the pocket? From what we have seen over the past two games, they should be able to.

They limited Justin Fields and snapped his 100-yard rushing streak then they force Taylor Heinicke to play from the pocket. The Steelers do not have a good offensive line, there is little reason to believe that Grady Jarrett and Arnold Ebiketie can’t have an impact on this game.

The Falcons’ defense has also been able to settle into games. They may start out awful but they figure out how to get stops as the game progresses.

I personally think the Falcons make a small statement by winning by two scores. They have played well at home this year and they have their backs against the wall.

Falcons: 27

Steelers: 17