He's ready to go.
It's only Week 4 for the Pittsburgh Steelers entering Thursday Night Football against the Cleveland Browns, but there's an argument to be made that this is one of the bigger games of the season.
Every division game is an important one, and with the Steelers being neck and neck with some of the other top teams in the division, with the AFC North once again arguably being the best in all of football, there's reason to believe that this is going to be a major game in the final couple of weeks of the season.
If the Steelers want any chance of winning the division, taking care of business against teams like the Browns has to be at the top of the priority list.
While the Browns are playing decent football, any game between the Steelers and Cleveland is always an exciting one and one that doesn't guarantee a win for either side.
Mike McCarthy and his team aren't taking anybody lightly. He spoke to reporters about what this game means and how a battle between Pittsburgh and Cleveland is always action-packed.
"Playing on the road on Thursday is a lot different than, obviously, playing at home," McCarthy said, per the team. "But I think the fact we're close [to Cleveland] that helps. It's just a bus ride up there."
"We're looking forward to Thursday Night Football. It's incredible," McCarthy said. "I've never not experienced an atmosphere that you would love to compete in. It will be that way when we get to Cleveland. It's going to be a battle. It's the Steelers versus Browns. We know what that means. I grew up with that. Looking forward to playing in my first Pittsburgh-Cleveland football game."
The deciding factor in this game will be who can do more on offense. Both teams have above-average defenses when they're playing at their best, something the Browns have really shown over the past couple of weeks, despite moving on from Myles Garrett.
While the Browns haven't been elite by any means, the last two weeks have shown that they can compete with anybody, beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers.
The Steelers need to keep that in mind entering this contest.
