Ben Roethlisberger has quarterbacked the last four wins, with Kordell Stewart leading the first two. Last season, the Redskins ranked 20th in rushing offense and 26th in rushing defense. We had mistakes out there. “Gotta be prepared. We’ve got a great group of wide receivers, some of the best in the country”. A promising possession ended with three points instead of seven. The Redskins generated very little pressure on Roethlisberger, managing just one sack and only three other hits on the quarterback. “They had an excellent game plan and exectued it flawlessly”.
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Pittsburgh might be the singular superior team in the National Football League – a loss to them shouldn’t be the end of Washington’s season – but it was the way the Redskins lost – with disorganization, listless offensive playcalling, a lack of any push on either line, and a defense that was devoid of adjustments – that should leave Washington fans concerned.
Last season, the Bengals finished seventh in run defense, allowing 92.3 yards per game. “I know he felt good about his circumstance after the game, but we will let the medical experts determine that and his status”, Tomlin said.
Those players’ base salaries are a combined $7.97 million – a paltry figure, considering five Redskins players own higher salary cap numbers (Norman, at $8 million, ranking among them).
“The Steelers have been consistently good for a long time and that’s what we’re trying to do”, Gruden said.
In contrast, the Redskins offense couldn’t get anything going all night.
With the game still in the balance, the Steelers relied repeatedly on Williams “by design”, QB Ben Roethlisberger insisted.
LOSING BALANCE: The Redskins passed 43 times and attempted only 12 runs.
And they scored 38 points, converted nine of 14 third-down attempts (64 percent), possessed the ball for 33:18, went 3-for-3 in the red zone and generated 435 total net yards. He completed no passes in the Pittsburgh endzone.
“It was awesome, I tell you what”, he said. “. I think that’s the one thing we [have] got to really look at”. “Everything he wants us to do, I’m 110 percent in”.
Pittsburgh’s passing attack got clicking, but Kirk Cousins and the Redskins couldn’t keep up. He’d seen Shazier and Golden and Cockrell makes plays for his defense, but he couldn’t have known for sure what Davis would bring in a national spotlight with zero experience. “That’s why we’re completely confident in his ability to deliver during the time that (RB Le’Veon) Bell is out (while serving a three-game suspension)”. “Guys did a nice job of mixing calls up and winning the necessary downs”.
“My knee’s fine. I’m going to be alright”. Confidence only goes so far.
“We’re used to that – making plays”, Williams said.
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Without the threat of an interior push, the Steelers were free to concentrate on stopping Washington’s edge rushers.
