Half a season is over and the Pittsburgh Steelers are just getting into the meat of their season, the title for AFC North. The Steelers are now 2-0 in division play, defeating the Cleveland Browns in Sept,
The Steelers looked solid offensively executing a balance attack 50-50 passing and rushing. Fast Willie chalked up another 100+ yard day and I TD while Hines Ward collected 2 TDs and 88 yards receiving. Hines needs three more TDs to past former Steeler WR John Stallworth’s record for the most TDs by a Steeler WR. FB Dan Kreider sprained his ankle early in the first quarter (that’s because he hasn’t had many reps this season). When last reported, the ankle is better than anticipated and he may play against
The defense did have a stellar day, allowing 1 TD (2 field goals) and holding RB Kenny Watson to 88 yards rushing. They continue to disallow a 100 yard rusher against this defense. Tomlin and LeBeau coached the defense to understand that the Bengals offense would be gaining some ground in the passing game but were to hold them to no more than a field goal. My concerns in the future stem from the running game. Although
Cause for concern…(yep, I can’t believe it either) special teams.
Whatever is going on or not going on with special teams needs corrected. We can’t go back.
Note….The Steelers will have a final meeting with the Bengals at home Dec 2. 2005 & 2006 the Steelers won at Paul Brown and lost at Heinz Field.
Monday night, the Steeler vs the
The Ravens D is not as scary as they use to be, but they still have their key components. Thus far, the Ravens D has 10 INTs to their credit, 4 to FS Ed Reed alone. He is the one to watch out for. He is an all-purpose, multi-faceted and dangerous. Although Joey Porter is no longer a Steeler, there is still no love lost between these two teams. LB Ray Lewis will have his game face on. The Ravens are 3-0 at home and the Steelers 2-2 on the road. The last two meetings 2006, the Steelers lost 27-0 in