Washington’s offense’s inability to capitalize on Pittsburgh’s sluggish start all but dared the Steelers to break out.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing to face the Cincinnati Bengals for the first time since that tumultuous playoff game last season, but retaliation isn’t on their mind.
Coates added two grabs for 66 yards, including a 42-yarder down the sideline that set up the first of Antonio Brown’s two touchdowns. Brown scored two touchdowns, and celebrated the way Brown only does: by dancing. Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict was already public enemy number one after seriously injuring running back Le’Veon Bell.
But with the teams prepared to face off this week with much lower stakes, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he expects his team to keep its emotions in check. “I’ve got confidence in them and I think they have confidence in themselves, so that’s key”.
Wide Receivers: Even with the nearly fumble by Antonio Brown in the first quarter and the Rogers-Roethlisberger miscommunication, the Steelers’ wide receiving corps still get a high grade. Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey knocked the ball out of Kerrigan’s hands, and Roethlisberger dived on it at his own 13-yard line. The only National Football League player I’ve ever seen shut down Antonio Brown is Michael Vick. “You’re going to get beat up some times by some elite guys and you learn from it and you grow and get better”. “He was like, “I’m gonna make the play” and he made the play”. Even a couple of throws that made it look like he didn’t know the play. It wasn’t fair to say that Cousins was responsible for either loss but at the same time they didn’t lose those games in spite of tremendous quarterback play.
Cousins threw for 329 yards, and while he didn’t throw for any touchdowns, that’s still a lot of yardage accumulated on passes. Williams also silenced age critics by scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. What I will do is give you the good, bad and ugly from Monday night’s matchup with the Steelers.
Cockrell was on the team last season, signing just five days before the 2015 opener after being let go in Buffalo.
The Redskins have lost 15 of their past 16 Monday Night home games.
The NFL dished out more than $100,000 in fines for the regular-season game in Cincinnati. Brown recorded eight receptions for 126 yards.
Texans linebacker Brian Cushing is out indefinitely with a sprained right medial collateral ligament in his right knee.
RUNNING ON EMPTY: Jones was in the starting lineup after separating his left shoulder on August 19, but he lost 4 yards on his first two carries and finished with 24 yards on seven carries. So naturally the “Skins had Norman play strictly on the left side of the field Monday night”.
There were the two interceptions and also other issues, such as miscommunication with DeSean Jackson on a run-pass option and several poor throws, including a trio early that were too low.
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“That was the call”, Tomlin explained afterward in matter-of-fact fashion.
