At the same time, the defense, used to shutting down opponents on every level and finishing them off in the fourth quarter, wasn’t doing much of either.
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In Russell Wilson’s first three years as quarterback, Seattle tight ends averaged 54 catches on 86 targets for 714 yards and six touchdowns. But does Ben Roethlisberger have a concussion or note? Jeremy Lane, Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor and Ahtyba Rubin all accounted for interceptions, while Sherman had a second pick on a failed two-point conversion by the Steelers. Wide receiver Markus Wheaton became the fourth player in franchise history to reach 200 receiving yards in a single game, joining Antonio Brown (284), Plaxico Burress (253) and Buddy Dial (235). Roethlisberger was on the ground for a few seconds after the play but didn’t show noticeable symptoms while standing. The Texans (6-5) have won four games in a row for the first time since winning six straight in 2012.
Wheaton is third on the depth chart behind Bryant and Brown, which means that he may not get this opportunity again. This team isn’t good enough on offense or defense to do that.
“One of the reasons why is because Jimmy works so hard”.
“It’s one of those things where we have a lot of games left that we have to win”, guard David DeCastro said.
Then Seattle came to Green Bay in a rematch of the NFC championship game that the Packers couldn’t wait to play.
Wilson had fought illness most of the day, but battled to his best game of the season. Coach Mike Tomlin provided no update after the game.
Special Teams- An interception by Jones on a fake field goal plus countless penalties- two by Blake- led to just another poor special team’s day for the Steelers. “Obviously, we didn’t. Those are the choices you make in a football game”. That left Baldwin uncovered down the seam for the touchdown reception. In only his third year the 25-year old has never caught more than 22 passes in a season.
Before getting hurt, Graham made one of the biggest plays of Sunday’s win, hauling in a juggling 36-yard reception in the third quarter at the Pittsburgh 1 that set up Thomas Rawls’ touchdown run. Given how the offense was producing led them to that opinion. He was reportedly carted off the field in the fourth quarter of the Seahawks-Steelers match.
“We were going to take what they gave us”, Tomlin said. As the saying goes…live by the sword, die by the sword.
The Steelers led at the end of each of the first three quarters, but could not hang on and fell 39-30. He was 21 of 30 passing for 345 yards, Wilson’s most in a regular-season game, topped only by a playoff performance at Atlanta in his rookie season.
A career high for Ben Roethlisberger he’d rather forget. It’s hardly a coincidence their record is now 0-3 in those games. Seattle scored touchdowns on four of five possessions down the stretch before kneeling down and running the clock out. Backup Landry Jones came on to finish the game. Too bad Carey was not on the field.
Three observations of players: I love the play of Chris Boswell who I now call admirably “CB Well”.
“That was the first time I did that since college”, Baldwin said of the stiff arms.
“Right when we were about to go on the field the doc started checking him out”, Jones said “I don’t know what they were saying but for brain stuff you better be more safe than sorry”. Lastly, James Harrison has to have some of the biggest biceps in the NFL.
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The defense aside from the secondary is playing at a high level and the speed from the linebackers is fun to watch.
