When they fell behind 16-6 late in the 3rd quarter, I held little hope for a Steeler victory. The offense looked inept and the defense could not get off the field on 3rd down, no matter how great the distance.
The Steelers arrived in Baltimore as the underdog. They left as AFC North Champions. The game was originally scheduled for 1p.m. Eastern. But talk of bounties, thuggery, the Ravens’ cocky defense, the Steelers’ Number One Defense, the “rookie wunderkind” at quarterback and a division title in the balance helped propel this matchup to CBS’s premier afternoon matchup. It was a good move because the game lived up to the hype as both teams pounded each…
Now Joe Flacco remembers what it’s like to play against the top defensive unit in the NFL. After two straight months of beating up on the mid-tier teams and the bottom feeders of the NFL, the Ravens ran head first into a freight train. Full of ill-advised bravado and superficial confidence, the Ravens offense was soundly whipped on it’s own turf. And while their mouthy, bounty-paying, over-confident defense rested on the sidelines, they had the…
The home loss to the Colts finds the Steelers sitting (barely) atop the AFCN with a 6-3 record. The next two games are at home versus the struggling Chargers of San Diego and the ever-hapless Cincinnati Bengals. These are games the Steelers simply must win if they harbor thoughts of playing deep into the playoffs in the new year. After these two relative cream puffs the going gets tougher with 3 of the final 5…
