Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\nThe Steelers aren\u2019t afraid of playing a slow, low-scoring game, and they don\u2019t often give up much on the ground. Pittsburgh allows the fourth fewest rushing yards per game in the league at 89.2 yards per game.<\/p>\n
The great thing about Achane is even if his production in the run game is limited, he has the ability to help the passing game. With him exiting Sunday\u2019s loss against the Jets early and practicing in a limited capacity so far this week, though, his status is in question for this Monday.<\/p>\n
WR Jaylen Waddle<\/p>\n
While Jaylen Waddle hasn\u2019t had many tough matchups over the past few weeks, this week\u2019s game presents more of a challenge.<\/p>\n
Joey Porter Jr. is a solid outside corner, but he\u2019s not the part of the defense that will be toughest for Waddle to overcome. Former teammate Jalen Ramsey is in the Pittsburgh secondary in the safety position.<\/p>\n
Ramsey knows how Waddle wins reps, and should have plenty of chances to help Porter, or whoever ends up on Waddle. The receiver will need to try to persevere despite Ramsey\u2019s physical play style.<\/p>\n
C Aaron Brewer<\/p>\n
Center Aaron Brewer is in the middle of a career year, and he\u2019ll get a good test on Monday. Watt\u2019s absence likely won\u2019t affect him too much as an interior offensive linemane.<\/p>\n
But he\u2019ll still have to worry about Cameron Heyward. No matter how old Heyward gets, he continues to be a solid player. Miami will need Brewer to slow Heyward in his chances across from him.<\/p>\n
With Cole Strange and Jonah Savaiinaea on the sides of Brewer, the Pittsburgh might try to draw up looks where Heyward can be moved away from Brewer. As the center, though, Brewer should be able to at least help on plenty of plays.<\/p>\n
OLB Chop Robinson<\/p>\n
While he has had a disappointing 2025 season, Chop Robinson could be an impact player Monday night.<\/p>\n
Robinson started two weeks ago and came off the bench last week, but his play gives some hope that he could be coming back around to the level of play expected of him. He has 2.5 sacks over the past two weeks, and the Steelers could present a good matchup for Robinson.<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers is possibly the least mobile quarterback in the league, and as one of the fastest edge rushers in the league, Robinson might have a few chances to make a play.<\/p>\n
S Minkah Fitzpatrick<\/p>\n
As a veteran leader for the Miami defense, Minkah Fitzpatrick has been a reliable presence for most of the season. This upcoming game could make for an emotional one, though.<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick spent years in the Steelers\u2019 organization, and this will be his first time playing against his former team.<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh doesn\u2019t have an elite slot receiver, so Fitzpatrick\u2019s matchup itself shouldn\u2019t be an impossible task. But playing at the place he used to call home could make for an interesting factor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dec. 12, 2025, 7:45 a.m. ET With four straight wins, the Miami Dolphins have turned their season around.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80943,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[31,123,125,124,10773,10774,44892,43149,298,45106,44894,45107,20599,45104,2577,45105,442,49,4534,300,34],"class_list":["post-80942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-accessfree","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-sstssportsnfldolphins","tag-sstsndolphins","tag-tagaaron-brewer","tag-tagaaron-rodgers","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagcameron-heyward","tag-tagdemeioun-robinson","tag-tagjalen-ramsey","tag-tagjaylen-waddle","tag-tagjoey-porter-jr","tag-tagmiami-dolphins","tag-tagminkah-fitzpatrick","tag-tagnfl-hub","tag-tagoverall-neutral","tag-tagpittsburgh","tag-tagsports-news","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}