So that’s what “trust the process” really means.
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Linebacker Lawrence Timmons suffered a lower leg injury during the game and after having to go to the hospital, Tomlin said he’s now on his way back to the team. Believe in their coaches. “And that’s what they did tonight”.
In today’s game, they completely shut down the Steelers all over the field. If youngster Trevor Siemian continues to develop, it will make it tough to defeat this team and a repeat performance of last years isn’t out of the question. Darren Sproles led in rushing with 40 yards in 12 carries while Ryan Matthews had 32 yards and two touchdowns in nine carries. “We’ve got a lot of work to do”.
“This is what I think everybody here fully expected”, center Jason Kelce said. “Darren did the rest from there”. “The Steelers actually play a true 3-4”, Pederson said. The Eagles also bring a nasty defense to the table with a very strong front seven, led by Defensive Lineman Fletcher Cox.
“Those are the kind of plays you can’t design, ” offensive coordinator Frank Reich said. “Their bread-and-butter stuff wasn’t working”. They attempted a run on first down that was stopped for 1 yard, then inexplicably followed that with another that lost 4 yards.
The Eagles held a 13-3 lead at the end of the first half.
Roethlisberger had no TD passes and an interception. I remember getting sacked 8 or 9 times. We’re fortunate we get the break. “Yeah, we all stunk”. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was making his 172nd start, all for the Steelers. Bennie Logan got a hand on the kick and sent it well short of the mark. The Steelers went to the blitz rarely in their opening two games – that will likely change this week.
That would come later, but not much later. The Steelers missed a field goal on their first drive, made one on their third drive and didn’t score again. Pittsburgh is yielding tons of yards through the air (347.5 ppg) but has permitted only 16 points in each of the first two games. Pittsburgh has a history of tricky coverages and timely quarterback blitzes. He was 23-of-31, wasn’t intercepted and wasn’t sacked. “You treat this guy like he’s a Hall of Famer already”. He still hasn’t thrown an interception this season. Huff caught four passes in the first half for 20 yards, including a few receptions on bubble screens, while Green-Beckham caught three balls for 33 yards. “What Carson has done, in my opinion, as a rookie, has been incredible”. They finished with 125. It is worth reminding everyone that Wentz is doing this after missing nearly the entire preseason because of a hairline rib fracture. “He’s adding youth to my game just by the way he’s acting, being in the huddle, taking command, it’s beyond impressive”. They are only one of two undefeated NFC teams – the Minnesota Vikings with former Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford are the other.
Even that’s not enough for some. “We can grow. We’re not comfortable”. “Like I said leading up to the week, he’s done an awesome job”.
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“Nobody is comfortable or patting themselves on the back”. “We have to have a better plan and we have to execute the plan better”.
