They could tell Washington’s was different.
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Roethlisberger then guided Pittsburgh 87 yards down the field, finishing the drive with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Brown on a gutsy fourth-and-1 call from the Washington 29.
“I’m not going to lose faith in Breeland”, coach Jay Gruden said.
“We’re never afraid to look at A.B.”, said Roethlisberger.
One of the best, if not the best offenses in the National Football League proved to us just how risky and sometimes even unguardable they can be.
The Steelers went 2-for-2 on fourth down conversions on the night.
“That’s why we’re completely confident in his ability to deliver in the time Bell is out”, Mike Tomlin said. “It just seemed to me that we weren’t in a situation in a game where we could have a ton of run attempts”.
Quarter back Kirk Cousins took the opportunities his defense gave him and targeted his wide receivers as often as he could as the Redskins were able to go down the field many times. He threw two interceptions and saw his streak of 16 straight regular-season games (17 overall) with a touchdown pass snapped.
Entering his 13th season, Jenkins originally signed with Washington in the final week of the preseason, and he played well at Tampa Bay, recording a sack and two tackles (one for a loss). Washington just couldn’t cover Brown who as able to explode for some big plays for huge gains.
At 33, Williams became the oldest running back with at least 100 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in a game since Steelers Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis did it in 2005.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) celebrates his touchdown with running back DeAngelo Williams (34) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md., Monday, Sept. 12, 2016.
“That was my message to the guys last night in the offensive meeting”, Roethlisberger said. Roethlisberger’s pass from the 3-yard line hit receiver Sammie Coates and then Rogers’ facemask before he finished the grab. That wasn’t the only matchup the Redskins lost in, and Kirk Cousins was bad in his first game as a franchise tagged player, but the Norman-Brown spectacle, only due to the trash talking of the cornerback, grabbed the headlines.
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A night after seeing their defensive line embarrassed against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Redskins officials have chose to bring veteran defensive lineman Cullen Jenkins back into the mix, two people with knowledge of the situation said. By the end of the half, Washington kicker Dustin Hopkins had scored the only points- two field goals-and Washington trailed Pittsburgh, 14-6. “Any time you can get those balls back, it’s huge”.
