Spirited Denver Broncos may dig out another big performance

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After a wobbly start, Pittsburgh have claimed six straight wins to take a comfortable lead in the AFC North.

They have put running back Le'Veon Bell's contract holdout behind them and spirits in the camp should be high after they recovered from a 16-point deficit to beat Jacksonville last week.

We may know more about their Super Bowl credentials once they have played New England in Week 15 and then travelled to face NFC South leaders New Orleans.

But this could be a difficult trip to Colorado as the Broncos have shown great fighting spirit lately and will be buzzing after a 23-22 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers last week kept their thin playoff hopes alive.

Denver will be disappointed to have lost three home matches this season but they were defeated by Kansas City by four points, lost to Los Angeles Rams by three and were pipped by two against Houston, which shows they can make some of the best teams in the league fight all the way.

The Steelers have a great record on the road but Denver's running-back pairing of Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman will ensure that Pittsburgh have to dig it out to claim their eighth victory of the campaign.

Recommendation
Denver +3
1pt 23-25 188Bet

The lowdown
Venue Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Surface Grass
Weather Clear, 6C
Vegas handicap Pittsburgh -3
Vegas points line 46.5

Team news
Pittsburgh
Linebacker Olasunkanmi Adeniyi will be missing with a hamstring injury.
Denver
Guard Max Garcia is out with a knee problem

Key stat
Pittsburgh have won 15 and tied one of their last 17 away matches.

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