As great as those were, his play in the running game is always one of the more unheralded traits of his game. Butler said he didn’t know if he had made a game-saving play.
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Quarterback Philip Rivers dealt with more injuries on the offensive line. Not only the result, but the surroundings as well.
The Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2) are coming from a 23-20 OT loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 4. “It was like being on the road”.
They are the type of momentum-swinging plays in a game that create a knot deep in a defender’s stomach or a lump in their throat that won’t go away. “We had to do what was required to win”.
“Le’Veon gave us an opportunity to win, and we were trying to do everything we could to move the football”, Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin said. It seemed the only passes he was having success with were the ones to Antonio Gates, who was wonderful in his return from PED suspension.
Heath Miller – So Miller only had 3 receptions for 46 yards, but it was the timing of at least two of those catches which find him on this list.
“Talk about a game of inches”, Rivers said. “He was rolling. He was a big contributor”. However, it is clear that while Gates isn’t in football shape, he is fit enough to lead the San Diego passing game.
For the better part of four quarters, Michael Vick was living a nightmare in his second start for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bell finished with 21 rushes for 111 yards and a last-second touchdown that gave the Steelers a 24-20 victory.
The Chargers would answer with a 54-yard field goal from Josh Lambo to take a three-point lead with just a bit more than two minutes remaining in the game.
On Monday night, the Steelers took on the San Diego Chargers for one of the more exciting games of the week, but it actually was kind of a snoozer throughout because of mediocre quarterback play.
Wheaton’s 72-yard score was his only reception of the night on a play drawn up by Roethlisberger on the sideline, Vick told NFL Network.
Rivers was 35 of 48 for 365 yards.
Wheaton’s touchdown catch will add a dose of confidence to his game.
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“I got to get it in”, Bell said. “It leaves my hand”. “Le’Veon is a good back and had but half a yard to get in”. The latter was a leaping 15-yard catch on third-and-1 to the Chargers 45. Rivers wasted little time reconnecting with Gates, hitting him three times in the Chargers’ first five snaps for 34 yards including a 12-yard score. Gates has 101 career TDs, joining Tony Gonzalez (111) as the only tight ends to reach that milestone.
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The rush offense continued to be a weakness for the Chargers, as Melvin Gordon was held to 42 yards on 15 carries. Same goes with the Chargers. If we made a few plays here or there, it may have been different.
