Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) vs. San Francisco 49ers (10-3)

Candlestick Park

Kickoff at 5:30 PM (ESPN)

Here are five things to watch for in Monday Night Football’s showdown of the Steelers and 49ers game:

Red Zone, Red Zone, Red Zone

Really I could write a whole post on five things to watch for in the red zone for the 49ers but I will condense it all here.   The only way the 49ers will win the game is scoring a touchdown on every possession inside the red zone.  The game against the Cardinals showed the days of the offense being able to lean on kicker David Akers for points after they fail inside the 20-yard line are over.  If the Cardinals were able to beat the 49ers because the team failed three times inside the red zone in one quarter, what do you think will happen against the Steelers?  Simply put, if the 49ers score a TD on all of their possessions inside the red zone there is no way they lose the game.  Should the offense fail to score a TD inside the 20, even only once, will mean a loss for the 49ers.

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