Well, once again, a big Steelers-Browns matchup to stop the streak...a self-proclaimed "must-win"...and another loss for Cleveland. This makes it 10 in a row and 16 since the 2000 season. It was an ugly win, but it was a win. It was a night that the remnants of Hurricane Ike was still coming through and we had excessive winds. I believe the win can be attributed to intelligent Special Teams plays and smart management for the conditions by the coaching staff. The Steelers knew when to play what play based on wind direction and speed as well as timing in the game. They never did too much, just enough. They weren't looking for big numbers, just enough. That was the proper mentality for this type of game. Mike Tomlin made Romeo Crennel look like the second year coach instead of the veteran coach. Ben has a combined week one and two overall quarterback rating of 137, the highest among NFL quarterbacks. He has this because he is playing very smart. He is playing by not doing too much, just enough. If he has to do more he can, as we all saw last year, but he doesn't. This shows we can play the tight games as well as the blowouts without losing control. It may have been only 10-6, but in my opinion, this was a statement game. We own the Browns as well as the division. We are the team to beat. We have yet to be behind at any point this season, grant it, it was only week two, but it is what it is. We showed improvements in all areas, especially the Special Teams like I mentioned before. The Steelers only played two kickoffs/punts. The wind played games with high kicked balls and we avoided touched the ball when it was incoming, save one, which we still retrieved. All in all, I believe we played great despite the score. Good teams always find a way to win the tough games.
|  |  | | 1st Downs | 14 | 17 | | Rushing | 5 | 5 | | Passing | 8 | 9 | | Penalty | 1 | 3 | | 3rd-Down Conversions | 3-12 | 7-15 | | 4th-Down Conversions | 1-2 | 0-0 | | Punts-Average | 6-45.5 | 5-53.0 | | Return Yards | 34 | 66 | | Punts-Returns | 1-1 | 5-44 | | Kickoffs-Returns | 2-21 | 1-22 | | Int.-Returns | 2-12 | 0-0 | | Penalties-Yards | 7-60 | 10-65 | | Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 | | Time Of Pos. | 29:43 | 30:17 |
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| | | | Total Net Yards | 281 | 208 | | Total Plays | 53 | 59 | | Average Gain | 5.3 | 3.5 | | Net Yards Rushing | 117 | 53 | | Rushes | 31 | 25 | | Avg. Per Rush | 3.8 | 2.1 | | Net Yards Passing | 164 | 155 | | Comp.-Att. | 12-19 | 18-32 | | Yards Per Pass | 7.5 | 4.6 | | Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-22 | 2-11 | | Had Intercepted | 0 | 2 | | Touchdowns | 1 | 0 | | Rushing | 0 | 0 | | Passing | 1 | 0 | | Other | 0 | 0 | | Extra Points | 1-1 | 0-0 | | Field Goals | 1-1 | 2-2 | | Red Zone Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 0-2-0% | | Goal To Go Efficiency | 0-0-0% | 0-0-0% | | Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Well, once again, a big Steelers-Browns matchup to stop the streak...a self-proclaimed "must-win"...and another loss for Cleveland. This makes it 10 in a row and 16 since the 2000 season. It was an ugly win, but it was a win. It was a night that the remnants of Hurricane Ike was still coming through and we had excessive winds. I believe the win can be attributed to intelligent Special Teams plays and smart management for the conditions by the coaching staff. The Steelers knew when to play what play based on wind direction and speed as well as timing in the game. They never did too much, just enough. They weren't looking for big numbers, just enough. That was the proper mentality for this type of game. Mike Tomlin made Romeo Crennel look like the second year coach instead of the veteran coach. Ben has a combined week one and two overall quarterback rating of 137, the highest among NFL quarterbacks. He has this because he is playing very smart. He is playing by not doing too much, just enough. If he has to do more he can, as we all saw last year, but he doesn't. This shows we can play the tight games as well as the blowouts without losing control. It may have been only 10-6, but in my opinion, this was a statement game. We own the Browns as well as the division. We are the team to beat. We have yet to be behind at any point this season, grant it, it was only week two, but it is what it is. We showed improvements in all areas, especially the Special Teams like I mentioned before. The Steelers only played two kickoffs/punts. The wind played games with high kicked balls and we avoided touched the ball when it was incoming, save one, which we still retrieved. All in all, I believe we played great despite the score. Good teams always find a way to win the tough games.
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