Denver Gazette predictions for Broncos-Steelers

Paul Klee's pick: Steelers 20, Broncos 10

Terrible Towels are often useful in dabbing the crying eyes of Steelers fans leaving Mile High. Pittsburgh is 0-4 in its last four trips to 5,280 feet. But they'll be whipping them around in celebration as Denver falls to 0-2 for the fourth time in six years. T.J. Watt is the reason why.

Klee's record: 1-0 overall

Chris Schmaedeke's pick: Broncos 23, Steelers 20

Bo Nix and the Broncos feed off the home crowd to score a close win over the Steelers. No game will be easy for Denver this season. The margin for error is very small.

Schmaedeke's record: 1-0 overall

Chris Tomasson's pick: Steelers 23, Broncos 20

Plenty of Steelers fans will be at Denver's home opener. How loud will they be? Well, if Chris Boswell, coming off a six field-goal game at Atlanta, makes one down the stretch for a Pittsburgh win, they will be very loud. The Broncos will display grit but the Steelers will end up being too much for them.

Tomasson's record: 1-0 overall

Mark Kiszla's pick: Broncos 19, Steelers 17

I believed Sean Payton could find creative ways to make Bo Nix look good in Seattle. Fooled me once. But I'm giving our resident coaching genius one more chance to reward my faith in him. Fool me twice?

Kiszla's record: 0-1 overall

Kyle Fredrickson's pick: Steelers 24, Broncos 6

Things are going to get worse before they get better — especially against a talented Steelers defense that will give rookie quarterback Bo Nix trouble in his second career NFL start.

Fredrickson: 1-0 overall