As Mike Tomlin has described it all week, the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Los Angeles Chargers should be a heavyweight fight between teams that want to run the football and play good defense. That is the basis of both teams, and it has worked for each team so far.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will take the field at Acrisure Stadium for the first time in the 2024 regular season Sunday afternoon when they host the San Diego Chargers at 1 p.m. Both teams are among just nine in the NFL that are off to a 2-0 start.

The Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers are both off to 2-0 starts heading into a Week 3 meeting at Acrisure Stadium

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers are two of the nine remaining undefeated teams in the NFL and they square off this week in the Steelers home opener this week. This week’s game is a showdown between the two best defenses in the NFL and two teams who play smash-mouth football on offense.

Technically, Mike Tomlin was talking about what goes on behind closed doors. Given the way the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing during their unbeaten start, he might as well have been talking about what's happening on the field,

The Steelers are off to a hot start and looking to build even more momentum. Here are the five individual matchups they'll need to win to beat the Chargers.

The Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) will finally get their home opener of the 2024 NFL regular season on Sunday, hosting the Los Angeles Chargers (2-0). Both teams sit on top of their respective divisions in the AFC.