“One of those things got handled, and this coming week we’ll get the other one handled”, Zampese said.
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Pittsburgh improved to 2-0 with a 24-16 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday and the defense was a big reason why. His average would’ve been even more putrid had he not had the speed to bounce some runs outside and pick up more critical yardage, but his 36 touches without a fumble in extremely hard ball-security conditions is the reason I would give him the honor.
PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM: The Steelers travel to Philadelphia next Sunday. Tight ends Jesse James and Xavier Grimble also caught scoring passes from Roethlisberger as the Steelers (2-0) kept Cincinnati in check at rainy Heinz Field.
“We’re not waiting for Heath or Spaeth to come back”.
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said he saw it that way, and so did everybody but the officials.
In-between, Roethlisberger dealt with the Bengals potent pass-rush by occasionally finding outlet receivers such as Williams while one or more defenders were trying to drag him to the ground.
“The tight ends? How great were they?” he said.
In many ways, this latest AFC North battle between the Steelers and Bengals at Heinz resembled the one from Week 8 of a year ago, when Cincinnati overcame a late 10-6 deficit and escaped with a 16-10 victory, thanks mainly to two late Roethlisberger interceptions.
While no one was claiming to have brokered any truces, the extracurricular activity was essentially non-existent Sunday.
“I told him at halftime, ‘Listen, you need to decide what you want to do, ‘ ” Ben Roethlisberger said of his one-sided talk with Coates during Sunday’s Steelers-Cincinnati Bengals game.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Greg Zuerlein kicked three field goals – the longest a 47-yarder in the fourth quarter – and the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Seattle Seahawks 9-3 on Sunday that marked the return of pro football to the nation’s second-largest market for the first time in almost 22 years.
Wide Receivers: If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Sammie Coates in his two National Football League games this year, it’s that he’s not a consistent receiver. We’re just allergic to lightning. No this was not a stellar or complete effort by the “men of steel”, but they made offensive and defensive plays when the possible outcome of the game was a bit iffy.
Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton likewise was not blaming slippery conditions for some dropped passes and unsure footing that plagued both sides.
“(Green) is a guy who can change the climate of a game in an instant, and has”, said Coach Mike Tomlin 48 hours before kickoff.
“I thought our guys handled it well”.
In the opening win at Washington this season, with Bryant suspended for the year, he had a 42-yard catch to set up a second-quarter touchdown and a 14-yard catch on a third-and-13 play to set up the first of DeAngelo Williams’ two late touchdowns in the Steelers’ 38-16 win.
DENVER – Von Miller gave the Denver fans a reminder of his Super Bowl 50 MVP performance, sweeping in for the sack-strip of Andrew Luck that sealed the Broncos’ win.
“How many yards did he have?” he asked. “How many touchdowns?” Cincinnati cornerback Adam Jones said.
“Looks like we did our job”, he responded.
Roethlisberger had one more touchdown pass in the fourth quarter: a 4-yard toss to DeAngelo Williams.
Dalton found Giovanni Bernard for a 25-yard touchdown with 3:25 left but each of Cincinnati’s last two drives ended in turnovers.
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After the game, he offered a familiar if light-hearted criticism of reporters for bringing up his longevity. The whole climate of the game changed on one play. “And I was like, ‘I don’t know, but if the media has anything to say, I am old'”.
