Pittsburgh has its offense firing on all cylinders behind quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (three touchdowns) and running back DeAngelo Williams, who rushed for 143 yards and two scores in a 38-16 win at Washington on Monday. “It’s just the key downs, the third and fourth downs that we failed to convert”, Gruden said. “It’s fun for everybody”.
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“I thought largely our guys handled themselves appropriately and didn’t get consumed by the emotions that comprised the recent elements of the matchup, and I don’t anticipate anything changing this time around”, Tomlin said, via Andrew Erickson of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Wheaton isn’t anticipating much work as a slot receiver when he returns.
Coates and Rogers certainly looked at ease, particularly Rogers. It was the right call against a quarterback who likes to sit in the pocket and get rid of the ball quickly. “(Offensive coordinator) Todd (Haley) does a good job of moving everybody around but for the most part I think I’ll be outside”. Fort said that didn’t affect his preparation. At the end of the day, that’s all we’re trying to do.
RUNNING ON EMPTY: Jones was in the starting lineup after separating his left shoulder on August 19, but he lost 4 yards on his first two carries and finished with 24 yards on seven carries. But without both Bell and Williams, they were still able to go on the road and knock off the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card Round before pushing the Broncos to the brink in the Divisional Round. What are we doing? We know we have a target on our back; we know the refs are going to be watching everything we do. Having him available is beneficial just in case something happens to a starter.
WHO DEY: G Ramon Foster acknowledged the Steelers-Bengals series has “escalated a little bit”.
“It’s embarrassing because we’re a better football team than that”, Compton said. “I feel like we let a lot of things get away from us previous year that we could control and it brought a lot of heat up on us”. The Bengals’ defense got run over during a season-opening win over the Jets, and there’s an very bad lot to fix heading into a matchup against a team that’s been known to run all over them. If they want to carry stuff over, so be it. To start 0-2 at home-even in a mediocre division-would put Cousins and company in an unenviable situation, especially with Baltimore, Cincinnati, Minnesota, . “First time out. Got his first touchdown, in a weird way, but it’s still a touchdown nonetheless, so I’m proud of him”.
Heyward respects the budding rivalry with the Bengals, but he doesn’t believe it has surpassed the long-standing one the Steelers have with the Ravens. It was just a freak play, and he made the play.
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The false start penalty was one of five the Redskins were flagged for on Monday, something they hope to correct by Sunday’s game when the Dallas Cowboys visit FedEx Field. We’re not that far away, they’ll insist. “But I think we’re going to stay away from some of the things that went on past year”. “That’s why the guys brought me here”.
