With Wheaton out, the Redskins can key their entire pass defense scheme to shutting down Antonio Brown. “He’s able to make the unbalanced throws so well just because he’s so big and strong”.
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“We’re confident in that group”, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. The Redskins can’t expect to make a late push like they did last season (4-1) to swipe a division that figures to be tight. If you’re scoring at home that’s a combined 2-10 touchdown-to-interception ratio for Redskins QBs in their last six games against the Steelers, with the highest passer rating belonging to RGIII.
Washington’s first drive ended with a 31-yard field goal to give the Redskins a 3-0 lead with 6:01 left in the first quarter.
“The ball was on the ground and Pounce was kind of laying on it and I was trying to tell Pouncey it was right under his leg”, Roethlisberger said. Led by big seasons from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and wide receiver Antonio Brown, the Steelers finished third in passing yards and second in yards per attempt.
“You can’t say enough about DeAngelo Williams and his performance”, Tomlin said.
“When you look back at the tape, even with the hands we were dealt, whether it was injuries, suspensions, whatever it was, to me it would have been a very attainable goal for us past year”, Haley said.
Pittsburgh finished with a total of 437 offensive yards and five touchdowns.
On fourth-and-1, Roethlisberger faked the handoff to DeAngelo Williams then threw a 29-yard pass to Antonio Brown, who hauled in a handsome catch.
Greetings from sunny Washington, D.C., where the Steelers will open the 2016 season against the Redskins. Dashaun Phillips deflected Roethlisberger’s pass, which then bounced off a Steelers receiver before landing in the arms of Eli Rogers.
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Monday night games typically start at 8:30 p.m. EDT, but kickoff in Washington is set for 7:10 p.m. EDT because of the doubleheader. He was again off to a fast start in 2015, rushing for 556 yards before suffering a knee injury last November and missing the rest of the season. The first features two playoff contenders with question marks – is Kirk Cousins really a quarterback you can start in the National Football League, for instance? Washington ranked 28th in yards allowed, and they are hoping the addition of cornerback Josh Norman improves the team’s worst unit.
