That’s a whopping average of 38.3 yards per reception.
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A big reason Dalton threw for a lot of yards was that the Bengals couldn’t run the ball (18 rushes for 46 yards), so he had to chuck the ball all over the field all day long, and that is never a good formula for any team to win. The offense certainly didn’t play their best game, and was still able to post 24-points on a very good Cincinnati defense.
“I’ve got to break more tackles”, Bernard said on Monday.
During pregame week before last Sunday’s AFC divisional matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals both squads were nearly as quiet as a kid in the corner serving a “timeout”. Martavis Bryant is suspended for the season for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, and Markus Wheaton was out with an injury.
There are no givens in football, and obviously injuries always play a part in a team’s fortunes, but Sunday’s win over the Bengals was a great day for the Steelers because they proved they can win even when their best players don’t have big games. The yardage total was Brown’s lowest since the final game of the 2012 season.
GLENDALE, Ariz. Carson Palmer threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns and the Arizona Cardinals intercepted Jameis Winston four times in a 40-7 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. I thought he played well. “I’ve got to make that guy miss”.
A controversial ruling on a fumble by Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd when Cincinnati was attempting to drive for a tying score late in the game would seal a sometimes sloppy, albeit impressive, 24-16 Steelers victory yesterday on a rain-soaked Heinz Field.
Coates said the Bengals’ emphasis on stopping Brown gave opportunities to Pittsburgh’s other receivers.
Notes: Coach Marvin Lewis explained his decision not to challenge a call that C.J. Uzomah was out of bounds on a catch at the back of the end zone.
“In those instances specifically, minimizing Green’s impact on the game, that was the plan for us”, Tomlin said. “We’ve got to step up when (the defense) is double- and triple-teaming him”.
In the fourth quarter Sunday against the Bengals, the Steelers went on a 12-play, 68-yard drive in 6:54, capped by Roethlisberger’s 4-yard pass to Williams. The tandem of Jesse James and Xavier Grimble combined for five receptions for 65 yards and two of Rothlisberger’s three touchdown passes. Either way, Roethlisberger still found a way to throw three TDs, and both of his interceptions were relatively harmless in retrospect. On each, the former Auburn standout was covered by a former Alabama standout, Cincinnati cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick.
The Titans (1-1) ended a five-game losing streak, dating to last December, when Mariota threw two TD passes in the fourth quarter after trailing 15-3.
Roethlisberger went back to Coates with Dennard on him later in the period. Those looking for them to attack the opposing quarterback with a variety of pressures are disappointed.
Given that, this was a game the Steelers were supposed to lose, but yet, they won, and in some ways won in dominating fashion.
There were many that were wondering aloud how the Steelers would respond to one of their fellow “blood thirsty” AFC North Divisional opponents after slapping the Washington Redskins around in their 2016 season opener as if they were “Indians” with the majority of their scenes cut from a bad episode of the retro television series “The Lone Ranger”. All of that adds up to a team that looks a lot more like a Super Bowl contender than it has in a number of years. After two games, the Steelers have allowed just 32 points after allowing just 19.9 points per game throughout the 2015 season, as Pittsburgh’s defense continues to come through when it matters most.
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“You have to put it behind you”, Dalton said.
