It used to be one of the marquee matchups in an NFL season, the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. the New England Patriots.
Mike Tomlin against Bill Belichick, Ben Roethlisberger vs. Tom Brady.
Well those days are gone. It will be Mitch Trubisky vs. Bailey Zappe (likely).
To show how far the rivalry has fallen, oddsmakers have a hilariously low point total for both teams.
FanDuel has the over/under point total for Steelers/Patriots at 30.5.
That means they don’t think both teams will score enough points to score what a respectable offense could do on its own.
It’s the lowest point total in at least the past 10 years.
The Patriots have the lowest average points in the league with 12.3 per game.
Pittsburgh is 28th with 16 points a game.
It’s a truly sad state of affairs for the once powerful offenses.
But those days are gone and oddsmakers feel pretty save with a 9-6 or something like total score.
You can hear Al Michaels’ excitement now.
The Steelers and Pats are not alone. The Browns/Jaguars point total for this Sunday's game is also at 30.5.