Week three against the Steelers could be a trap game for the 49ers

Without Ben Roethlisberger leading the offense, the Steelers should not be much of a challenge for the San Francisco 49ers. However, it's that factor as to why this is a trap game for the 49ers.

The San Francisco 49ers are starting down a potential 3-0 record that can be easily accomplished this Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. What was originally looking like a challenging game for the 49ers is now looking like a simple walk in the park. Without Ben Roethlisberger under center, the Steelers are just a shell of themselves on offense.

Second year quarterback Mason Rudolph takes over the starting role with Roethlisberger out for the season. Given how dominate the 49ers defense has been, it's hard to imagine Rudolph having success on Sunday in a hostile environment. The Steelers defense hasn't been that great either, so the 49ers offense should be able to put up points against them.

It is a home game after all. They should be feeling the electricity to close out this game. These are the types of games that the San Francisco 49ers have to put away. However, the Steelers can be easily overlooked, which can cause a bit of complacency for the 49ers. That is why this could be a trap game for them. Seeing how the Steelers are without their starting quarterback, it is easy to believe that the 49ers have that game already won.

But the players can't be thinking that. Their mindset has to be a vicious one come Sunday. The Steelers know how much of an underdog they are for this game. No one really envisions them being a threat to good teams, but there has been plenty of cases where good teams play down to the level of their opponent. The coaching staff of the 49ers has to get their guys focused.

No excuses will be tolerated for why they lost against the Steelers who are without Ben Roethlisberger. There are still a couple of threatening players on that offense like James Conner and JuJu Smith-Schuster. However, even those two weren't as explosive with Roethlisberger. That doesn't mean the 49ers should sleep on them.

If those two are taken away, then the Steelers offense will be lucky to score more than 17 points. They are going to struggle sustaining drives with Rudolph, who is making his first ever regular season start. This is a game where the 49ers defense boosts their stats. A multiple sack and interception stat sheet is well within their grasp.

Once again, they just can't become complacent and play down to the Steelers level. Even Las Vegas acknowledges that the 49ers should handle them easily since they are -7 favorites. If the 49ers are as good as we think they are, then they will close this game out with a win.