Pagano said left tackle Anthony Castonzo (right knee) is “doing better” but is still week to week.
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I was fortunate to start both Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown in my ESPN fantasy league. “We’re all getting better together. We’re not going to sit around and wallow in self-pity or any of that other bullcrap”.
Roethlisberger spread the wealth around to his talented receiving corps against the Colts. After 12 Weeks of moaning and groaning from the fan base, Mike Tomlin and Keith Butler successfully integrated Brandon Boykin, who was acquired via trade from the Philadelphia Eagles in training camp, into the lineup. He did not make the trip back with the team. The only positive thing to say about his tenure in San Diego was that he didn’t turn the ball over for them.
He said he received X-rays after the game and was in a little bit of pain. “And we know how he works, so for him to go out and have a game like that, he continues to show he still has it”.
But generally, the Steelers are proving – albeit within a small sample size – that two-point attempts in the first three quarters (nine of their 10 attempts have come before the fourth quarter) are usually worth the gamble, regardless of the scenario.
“I tried to stick it at the end with the goal post and it wasn’t something that went very well”, he told The Associated Press with a laugh. He responded with an interception the first series he played. “My opportunities had been limited”. Bryant chased it down and simply ran away from a pair of Indianapolis defensive backs on his way to a 68-yard play that put the Steelers up 18.
Now backup Matt Hasselbeck is hurting.
The defense was torched, and generated no pass rush. Roethlisberger was never sacked during that game a year ago.
Jason Gildon holds the franchise record with 77.
Brown caught eight passes for 118 yards and two scores and added a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown in the final minutes for the Steelers (7-5). In 2013, they wrapped it up with three games to play. Hines Ward also did it from 2001-03. There was no update on his status on Monday. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns.
The Indianapolis Colts had their three-game winning streak snapped by the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night. Wide receiver Markus Wheaton also caught a touchdown pass. Enough said. Shortly after the Colts touchdown however, the Steelers found their rhythm. A fumbled opening kickoff and a DeAngelo Williams fumble gave the Colts excellent field position in back to back possessions, but the Colts were only able to net three points.
The Indianapolis Colts lead the AFC South but at 6-6 this season has been a struggle for them. “It’s not like the selection of plays or coverages or fronts that you choose from change, but it’s just the defense responding to the adversity that the game of football presents”. Pittsburgh rushed for 158 yards in 32 carries and averaged 4.9 yards per carry. It was a good effort by a unit that surrendered 100 yards to Seattle’s Thomas Rawls a week earlier.
When the Ravens cut former pro bowl returner Jacoby Jones this past off-season, it was seen more as a financial move than an indictment on his abilities.
Jones was benched following his second fumble of the game, and is likely done for good as a returner in the NFL.
Then, not too long after halftime ended the Steelers scored again. Jones could be the second.
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Pittsburgh placekicker Chris Boswell added to his team’s lead, when he took care of a 51 yard field goal later in the first quarter.
