Will the Steelers decide to sit either him or Coates, or will both players wind up dressing against the Bengals? He has been more accurate in many games (but last season his inconsistent start was due in part to accuracy issues). Almost $85,000 in fines were handed out after the ugly melee that ensued, and Burfict was suspended for the first three games of the 2016 season.
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Two more weeks without Le’Veon Bell doesn’t sound so bad for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Last season, Cousins had a 91.3 quarterback rating (out of 100) in this area over the last 10 games – and a 124.3 passer rating.
Antonio Brown, when he wasn’t dancing, was being the clutch, go-to man for Roethlisberger.
Burfict led the way with questionable hits and fines, but he wasn’t alone.
Steelers’ fans seemed to have some nerves going into the game. “We play to win”. Jon Gruden mentioned it on ESPN’s broadcast, Norman’s positioning was the hot topic of conversation on DC sports radio Tuesday morning, and every sports debate show on television will be asking the same thing throughout the day. “We can care less about it if you want to talk about it”.
“It’s a very big rivalry”, Heyward said.
“We knew we could kind of finish the job”, left guard Ramon Foster said. They defeated the Washington Redskins 38 to 16.
The Steelers and Bengals have made a habit of beating one another on their home field in recent years.
Following a Week 1 explosion in the Pittsburgh Steelers route of the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football, Williams finds himself atop the league in rushing. Wheaton, on the other hand, missed extensive practice and playing time during training camp and the preseason due to injuries and thus could be a little bit behind when it comes to him possibly not being on the same page with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. “It’s a physical game, a mental game”.
“He’s able to dissect a defense before the ball is snapped”, Steelers defensive end Cam Heyward said. It appeared like he was going to be the help they needed on the line.
Shazier, playmaker: The play after forcing a fumble that the Redskins recovered, Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier picked off Cousins to set up Brown’s 26-yard TD catch in the third quarter. But it also got the Redskins front seven exhausted. Second-year receiver Sammie Coates had two receptions for 56 yards and second-year tight end Jesse James had five catches for 31 yards.
“Get the ball up quick and let him make a play”, the quarterback said. All they cared about was getting it rolling and winning on the scoreboard. And cornerback Ross Cockrell got called for pass interference on Pierre Garçon – a reasonably ticky-tacky PI call that easily couldn’t have been called – that brought the Redskins to the two-yard line.
“That’s just the type of team we have”.
The Steelers need their young players to continue to improve.
The closest thing to a scintillating quote in the Steelers’ locker room on Wednesday came from defensive end Cam Heyward, who called Steelers-Bengals “the second-biggest rivalry in the AFC North”.
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“I’m just ready for Dallas”, Breeland said.
