Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams (34) celebrates his touchdown run with Le’Veon Bell (26) during the second half of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. This is where BTSC takes you inside the Steelers locker room to hear from those who were responsible for the team’s third win of the season.
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But how, again, should you explain this Chiefs’ effort – how do you intercept six passes and grab eight turnovers a week ago against the Jets and then play an NBC showcase gig where you don’t even flirt with a takeaway? Pittsburgh’s receivers also caught almost everything thrown their way, and Big Ben more than made up for last week’s lackluster outing. “Our guys busted their tail, they tried hard, but you got to learn how to control that”.
“The attitude was no different than it was before”, he said. “I think that is the biggest difference between this week and last week, the execution of our game plan”.
“Hopefully we’ll use this experience for positive fuel as we move forward”, Tomlin said.
The Chiefs needed Charles in uniform against the Steelers, if only as a backup.
The Steelers continue to be efficient in the red zone, something that had been an issue in the past during Todd Haley’s tenure here. How would Le’Veon Bell do in his return from suspension?
Tomlin got the first batter in the eighth before Andrew Miller finished it up, and Cody Allen handled the ninth to earn his 32nd save and give the Indians (94-67) a nice boost heading into the playoffs.
Alex Smith went 30 of 50 for 287 yards and two inconsequential fourth-quarter touchdowns after things were well out of hand. Catharsis came during a frenetic stretch in the first quarter Sunday night against the seemingly unprepared Kansas City Chiefs. With Sammie Coates in one-on-one coverage, Roethlisberger heaved a 47-yard pass that the second-year wide receiver hauled in along the Chiefs’ sideline. The NFL has rules about how much they can be in the building during a week off.
“The first thing you always do is take a look at yourself and say what can I do?” Across the board, the Steelers won in each phase, but we get into Ben Roethlisberger’s play, the job B.J. Finney did, and the reemergence of the team’s pass rush. The pretty Roethlisberger-to-Antonio Brown TD that came two plays later seemed nearly a foregone conclusion (as was the celebration penalty that followed, nothing to a boss, mind you), but let’s not take for granted the adjustment Brown made on that ball at the goal line, cutting back beneath the defender.
WR Antonio Brown expected nothing less from Bell.
The Steelers are really good. But I get the feeling the Steelers and his teammates do.
The Steelers have done a good job of shutting down opposing tight ends this season after it was a major issue past year. Kansas City is 5-1 against the Raiders under Reid. The defense did so by ending its drought of sacks and takeaways.
“I told the guys before the game, we’re driving a auto and we don’t have a rearview mirror right now”, Roethlisberger said.
“I told the guys before the game, we are driving a auto and we don’t have a rearview mirror”. The acknowledgement and the congratulations should go to the guys.
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While the Steelers didn’t score off of that possession, it set them up for what was to come.
