Save for a few hiccups, the offense got stronger as the night went on, especially when DeAngelo Williams was called upon to chew up clock in the fourth quarter.
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“Everybody counts”, Haley said.
The Steelers, who have set a goal of 30 points a game, did that a touchdown-and-change better in a no-doubt 38-16 win against the Redskins. Rogers caught six passes from Roethlisberger, accumulating 59 yards.
A schematic decision allowed Antonio Brown to feast on Bashaud Breeland while Josh Norman stood on the other side of the field.
Redskins Head Coach Jay Gruden spoke about the team’s relationship with the military.
Faced with a similar situation on Pittsburgh’s ensuing drive, the Steelers let loose again, with Roethlisberger hitting Eli Rogers for 19 yards on fourth-and-1 at the Washington 34 with under two minutes to go in the half. “Is that doable on skates?”
Who, other than Haley, saw that coming? He did the same thing last season when Bell was suspended and then injured.
RB DeAngelo Williams touched the ball eight times on the 13 snaps that followed, and at the end of what became a 73-yard march in 7:13 it wasn’t a one-score game any more.
“No, man. Like I said, our faith is trusting coach [defensive coordinator Joe] Barry, [secondary] coach Perry Fewell”, said Norman when asked about shadowing Brown. “But we’ve come to expect that from him”. He made it clear there is life after “Heeeath!” The ‘Skins were held to 55 yards rushing on the night, and couldn’t get anything deep going down the field. He played every offensive snap.
“Good to see that none of the redskins or steelers player took a knee during the national anthem”, another user wrote. “The expectation is to not miss a beat”.
He threw two touchdowns to Brown and another to Rogers. It was Roethlisberger’s 275th career touchdown pass, tying Vinny Testaverde for 12th all-time.
And how about Coates?
However, during Monday’s game, the Steelers were able to run through the Redskins, even though Cousins was named as the top passer of the night with 329 yards.
The young players weren’t ideal. “The defense did a nice job of making them settle for three until we could get our feet under us offensively”. “I think people thought, ‘What are you going to do without (WR) Martavis (Bryant)?” I am not saying that Breeland played flawless, but he certainly was not out of position.
“We’re not afraid to take chances”, said Roethlisberger about his offense, which converted two fourth-and-shots, one for a touchdown. “You know we get a little bit too giddy sometimes with the (passing) weapons that we have”.
Having No. 84 doesn’t hurt, either.
It didn’t matter if Pittsburgh’s offense started off slowly.
“I know he felt good about his circumstance after the game, but we will let the medical experts determine that and his status”, Tomlin said.
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Antonio Brown is a freak. Ron Cook can be heard on the “Cook and Poni” show weekdays from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. on 93.7 The Fan. “He lived up to it tonight”.
