After reviewing film of the defeat, Gruden said on a conference call with reporters Tuesday that he regretted his decision to punt, rather than go for it, on a fourth and 1 from Pittsburgh’s 40 on the game’s opening drive.
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That’s what Ben Roethlisberger did. Dating to September 7, 1997, Pittsburgh has won all six matchups by a combined score of 142-57. “There’s nothing more I can say about that play”. Yet I doubt they were before they took the field Monday night.
Williams, starting in place of Le’Veon Bell, tallied 143 yards on 26 carries with two touchdowns. They also said the number “33” a lot, as in “33-year old running back DeAngelo Williams”.
Although none of the helmet hits on Newton resulted in penalty yardage and none got him checked for a concussion, Marshall said he’s expecting a FedEx letter in his locker Wednesday informing him of a hefty fine. At one point, when play-by-play guy Sean McDonough asked that of color man Jon Gruden-Jay’s brother-he got this reply: “There’s so many different formations; it affects everybody in the secondary, Sean”. Although wide receiver DeSean Jackson broke the 100-yard plateau and tight end Jordan Reed had seven catches on the night, the impact of their plays was far from game-changing.
The Redskins proved that they’ve got a long way to go on the defensive end. Then after a Bashaud Breeland interception set them up in Steelers territory Cousins threw short to Pierre Garçon, who picked up two yards on third and nine. But the disparity in third- and fourth-down conversions was particularly telling.
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“We hold ourselves to high expectations”, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. “I’m not going to lose faith in Breeland, but there could be merit to that later on down the road”. It wasn’t his best performance, obviously, but he was going up against the best in the National Football League, one of the best. From their QB to their running backs and wideouts, they have it all, and they showed us what they are capable of. His inability to make plays is a real problem for a defense that is looking for playmakers at linebacker. Shazier left the game with a right knee injury and was being evaluated after the game. “We were confident in them but more importantly than that they delivered the plays, and that’s what’s required”. Not if you’re the Pittsburgh Steelers and you have Antonio Brown. There’s been much speculation about why the Panthers let Norman go when he had time left on his contract. Brown, in case you haven’t spoken to that annoying person with the first pick in your fantasy draft yet today, caught eight passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns. But it’s impossible to know whether Washington would have had a better chance at slowing Pittsburgh down if they’d entrusted Norman to neutralize Brown, It is possible to wonder whether they should re-evaluate their position on the specific position Norman will play, especially with Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant coming to town on Sunday.
