It wasn't very pretty, in fact, if I wasn't a huge fan, I would have given up on this team before halftime. I kept thinking, finally, halftime, maybe we can regroup. Apparently alot went down in that locker room. Ben Roethlisberger addressed the offense and then asked the coaches if he could go no-huddle. Typically, when nothing is going good, you don't just go no-huddle. If the other team is confusing you, you don't go no-huddle. If your line is letting the floodgates open for the opponent to sack and make you scramble constantly, you don't go no-huddle. So, they said,"how bad could it get, we aren't going anywhere now." Thank God they had this conversation. It looked genius when it happened. Down 13-3 and getting manhandled on offense, the Steelers went no-huddle, marched down and scored a touchdown. The first touchdown in three games. I was excited and yelling. I settled down, but only for 15 seconds. Next thing you know, James Harrison is drilling Joe Flacco and the football jets loose, you see LaMarr Woodley scrambling to grab the ball and once in his grasp, ran for the endzone for a defensive touchdown. All of a sudden, we have the lead, 17-13. It looked like the Steelers from game 1 against the Texans. By the end of regulation, we scored 3 more and let in 7. Yes, if you do the math, that equals 20 each. After a short penalty fiasco with 7 seconds left, we went to OT, where the Ravens won the toss. It should have mattered, but we got a key defensive stop and Baltimore punted. In a few short plays, we were preparing for a 46 yard field goal for the win. A timeout was called just before Jeff Reed kicked the ball through the uprights. The Ravens were trying to ice the kicker. Fortunately for us, Reed is money and drilled it through again. I will tell you, I haven't seen such a dependable kicker since good old Gary Anderson. Unfortunately we lost two key players in this game for the season, Mendenhall and Simmons. We will be surely be signing some players this week. What a game, what a comeback, what a kick. Like I said, it wasn't pretty, but we won.
|  |  | | 1st Downs | 16 | 11 | | Rushing | 4 | 2 | | Passing | 12 | 7 | | Penalty | 0 | 2 | | 3rd-Down Conversions | 7-17 | 5-15 | | 4th-Down Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 | | Punts-Average | 8-47.4 | 7-40.1 | | Return Yards | 128 | 84 | | Punts-Returns | 4-7 | 6-28 | | Kickoffs-Returns | 6-120 | 3-56 | | Int.-Returns | 1-1 | 0-0 | | Penalties-Yards | 8-72 | 5-29 | | Fumbles-Lost | 4-1 | 2-0 | | Time Of Pos. | 31:12 | 28:48 |
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| | | | Total Net Yards | 243 | 237 | | Total Plays | 69 | 55 | | Average Gain | 3.5 | 4.3 | | Net Yards Rushing | 103 | 69 | | Rushes | 33 | 28 | | Avg. Per Rush | 3.1 | 2.5 | | Net Yards Passing | 140 | 168 | | Comp.-Att. | 16-31 | 14-24 | | Yards Per Pass | 3.9 | 6.2 | | Sacked-Yards Lost | 5-52 | 3-23 | | Had Intercepted | 0 | 1 | | Touchdowns | 2 | 2 | | Rushing | 1 | 0 | | Passing | 1 | 1 | | Other | 0 | 1 | | Extra Points | 2-2 | 2-2 | | Field Goals | 2-2 | 3-3 | | Red Zone Efficiency | 2-4-50% | 0-1-0% | | Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-3-66% | 0-1-0% | | Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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It wasn't very pretty, in fact, if I wasn't a huge fan, I would have given up on this team before halftime. I kept thinking, finally, halftime, maybe we can regroup. Apparently alot went down in that locker room. Ben Roethlisberger addressed the offense and then asked the coaches if he could go no-huddle. Typically, when nothing is going good, you don't just go no-huddle. If the other team is confusing you, you don't go no-huddle. If your line is letting the floodgates open for the opponent to sack and make you scramble constantly, you don't go no-huddle. So, they said,"how bad could it get, we aren't going anywhere now." Thank God they had this conversation. It looked genius when it happened. Down 13-3 and getting manhandled on offense, the Steelers went no-huddle, marched down and scored a touchdown. The first touchdown in three games. I was excited and yelling. I settled down, but only for 15 seconds. Next thing you know, James Harrison is drilling Joe Flacco and the football jets loose, you see LaMarr Woodley scrambling to grab the ball and once in his grasp, ran for the endzone for a defensive touchdown. All of a sudden, we have the lead, 17-13. It looked like the Steelers from game 1 against the Texans. By the end of regulation, we scored 3 more and let in 7. Yes, if you do the math, that equals 20 each. After a short penalty fiasco with 7 seconds left, we went to OT, where the Ravens won the toss. It should have mattered, but we got a key defensive stop and Baltimore punted. In a few short plays, we were preparing for a 46 yard field goal for the win. A timeout was called just before Jeff Reed kicked the ball through the uprights. The Ravens were trying to ice the kicker. Fortunately for us, Reed is money and drilled it through again. I will tell you, I haven't seen such a dependable kicker since good old Gary Anderson. Unfortunately we lost two key players in this game for the season, Mendenhall and Simmons. We will be surely be signing some players this week. What a game, what a comeback, what a kick. Like I said, it wasn't pretty, but we won.
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