November 8, 2015 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. – Heinz Field: – Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver ANTONIO BROWN (84) congratulates Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER (7) afar Ben threw for a touchdown during the first half. “Ben was Ben tonight and those guys did a nice job of getting open and making plays for him”.
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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown admitted his celebrations went slightly wrong when he tried to hug the goalposts but fell off on Sunday night.
“Just bad”, said Hasselbeck, who believe he’ll be fine. “If there is a quarterback change, which I don’t expect, we’ll all have to pick up our game”. “It stings, but we’ve got to move on”. “They played well in all three phases”.
Brown caught eight passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns. He isn’t great in coverage, but as a run stopper and tackler, there are few playing as well as he is right now in the NFL. Jags QB Blake Bortles has completed 57.7 percent of his passes with 27 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
If the Steelers continue to perform on offense like they are now, their defense only has to be slightly better than mediocre for the team to win a championship. “Today we showed that”.
It appears it will take more than neck and rib injuries to keep Matt Hasselbeck from remaining at the forefront as the Indianapolis Colts embark on what will be a defining, season-closing four-game stretch. Hasselbeck said he got X-rays after the game and was dealing with pain. Against the playoff-caliber Steelers, Hasselbeck struggled to handle Pittsburgh’s mixed pressures.
It was a tough loss for the Houston Texans, but the good news is they still share a first place lead with the Indianapolis Colts, who they face in two weeks. The most exciting play on the drive was when Martavis Bryant made a leaping catch over Greg Toler for 26 yards. That was close. Come to the sideline, and then four plays later, a DeAngelo Williams fumble was recovered by Colts defensive tackle Billy Winn, and the Steelers defense was thrown back onto the field at their own 25-yard line, again being asked to hold a fort where some fool kept leaving the gate unlocked.
Andre Johnson passed Steve Smith Sr.to become 10th-most in National Football League history for receiving yards and is now the active leader for receiving yards.
Hasselbeck left the game in the 4th quarter after it was out of reach, listed with a neck and shoulder injury.
“Now it depends on how those games go”, he said.
Tomlin said of his players, according to Mike Prisuta of Steelers.com, “I thought it was positive”. “Two separate things, same area”.
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If you’re a glass-half-full sort of person – I’m thinking Johnnie Walker Black – you might be inclined to look at it this way: Next week, the Colts play at Jacksonville.
