Overview

• Kickoff is Sunday, September 7 at 1 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium on CBS, with streaming on Paramount+ and NFL+ and availability via YouTube TV’s Sunday Ticket and Fubo in select markets.
• Betting markets list Pittsburgh around -2.5 with the total near 37.5 points, reflecting expectations for a tight, low-scoring game.
• Jets guard Alijah Vera-Tucker is out for the season with a torn tricep, with Joe Tippmann expected to slide to right guard.
• Pittsburgh will be without rookie defensive tackle Derrick Harmon due to a knee injury, and the offense now features new wideout DK Metcalf.
• Analysts highlight a defense-driven contest featuring Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith and Cam Heyward against a Jets front led by Quinnen Williams, Will McDonald and Jermaine Johnson with Sauce Gardner in coverage.