For the second week in a row the Steelers' defense dominated a game only to yield the game winning score with only seconds remaining. And, for the second week in a row, the offense looked productive in the first half only to sputter in the second.
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…
Ha ha! When the Bengals play at Heinz field on Thursday night, it will have been about one month since Ward broke the jaw of linebacker Keith Rivers with a crushing but legal block. Rivers, only halfway through his eight week jaw-wired-shut sentence, will not suit up for the contest but looks forward to their next meeting. “Wrrmph gomphs armph cmphs armph,” he growled through clenched teeth.
Finally the Steelers get the better of the hated Jax Jags. Big Ben and the boys got off to a great start on the first drive. They efficiently moved the ball down the field. And in one play they were down 7-0, victims of an INT returned all the way home. It was a deflating moment that no doubt had many Steelers fans sighing and thinking, “Here we go again.” They received the next kickoff…
