The old general, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, continues to be the steady hand that has led Pittsburgh to two Super Bowl wins in his time at the helm. Eagles lead series, 46-28-3.
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Chris Hubbard returned to practice after the birth of he and his wife’s first child, a son they named Creed. In their second game, he had a 53-yard catch. Even in victory, the Steelers quarterback really would have hacked off his fantasy owners that day. Antonio Brown is one of those guys that we’re going to have to really handle him for sure. Ryan Mathews is out of the game by the fourth quarter, as Kenjon Barner and Wendell Smallwood take over. The game plan has worked as they’ve allowed only two touchdowns, one each to the Redskins and Bengals. “You can’t give him a quick one over the top, and when he does get those short passes whether it’s a screen or just a short to intermediate route you got to tackle him and limit the yards after the catch”. The Steelers are among the best teams in the National Football League this year, and they are doing it without All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell. They got a track meet at wide receiver. If he does it would be the 10th return touchdown of his career and his fifth as an Eagle. Nelson Agholor, a disappointment as a first-round rookie past year, is starting to become a factor in the passing game.
He only had four catches for 39 yards.
Also getting legitimate reps for the first time, albeit with the second team, was rookie outside linebacker Travis Feeney, who’s still on the practice squad.
DeAngelo Williams leads the league in rushing yards. They’re interchangeable. Both guys play in the post. The Steelers have run the ball 66 times and thrown it 74 times.
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The Steelers are 1-4 ATS in their last five games against the Eagles. That’s why, though they had opportunities to be undefeated and/or winless, the Bengals split the difference and are sitting at 1-1. Then we’ve done a good job of getting off the field on third down or creating turnovers. “Sometimes, as a defense, it’s easy to complain about an offense keeping you on the field, but if you are out there for 12- and 15-play drives, sometimes you’ve only got yourself to blame”.
Said Ben Roethlisberger on Wednesday: “I’ve been in the league long enough to know every single receiver is open on every single play”.
His longest run? Just 17 yards. They were also passed up in their respective drafts by the perpetually QB-needy Cleveland Browns. Though he has not gotten a lot of the press, he has done well, and, without the splash plays, those two things tend to go hand-in-hand for a safety, though he has quietly made his share of plays.
P Donnie Jones has had just one of his 11 punts returned.
The San Francisco 49ers haven’t won in Seattle since late in the 2011 season.
It’s that time of the week again: to see who will and who will not play against the in-state rival Philadelphia Eagles.
The Steelers are 1-6 SU in their last seven games after consecutive wins.
And Jordan Berry’s fine with it. PR Antonio Brown has returned a punt for a TD in each of last three seasons.
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Would that mean the Steelers fell into a trap of complacency and overlooked Philadelphia? Their last victory here was in 1965, at Franklin Field. They are just 8-for-30 doing that. Defensively, the Steelers are yielding 16.0 points and 347.5 total yards (347.5 passing and 50.5 rushing) per game against the opposing teams.
