The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger this week as they travel to San Francisco to take on the 49ers on Sunday as 6.5-point underdogs on theRoethlisberger is expected to miss the remainder of the 2019 NFL season after suffering an elbow injury in Pittsburgh’s 28-26 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2, which leaves the team saddled with an 0-2 record going into Sunday afternoon’s game at Levi’s Stadium.
The Niners return home on a high after a dominating 41-17 win in Cincinnati last weekend as 1-point underdogs to open their season on a 2-0 run for the first time since 2012. The 49ers opened their schedule with a 31-17 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and have now averaged 34.3 points per game over their past three outings.