Is it me or is our offensive line really good now? I mean ok maybe not really good…but good? Not awful. Not sh*** not garbage. Its pretty cool how we held up against a very good line and decent linebackers. sure they were injured……but we held up against possibly the top 3 front line.

Good job holding up, more importantly, good job without the penalties…no chargers redux game here and especially good job with roethlisberger. I know he threw an interception but I’m not holding that against him…he did really well.

We ran a lot at the end and didnt do much in the conversions at the end zone. But honestly….those were vanilla safe plays to ensure we dont throw away the game. Basically we ran a lot and didn’t pass as much and let the defense do its job. I’m fine with that.

the amount of drops this team has had over the last few weeks. Those drops not withstanding, this team played very well today considering the conditions. That Int wasn’t so much a poorly thrown ball as it was a great defensive play. James H all the way for DPOY. No doubt in my mind. O lines have to resort to holding just to try to keep this guy in check. He is a BEAST.

Man, how funny was Timmons running out of gas? A little out of shape bro? Holy Hell that win felt great!

My apologies if the title is inappropriate but that was a game of halves. The 2nd half was alot of fun to watch. Timmons is a bad man! Our whole LB core is just plain crazy and our secondary is getting so much better. Welker got dealt a HUGE blow that was freaking AWESOME, Timmons crushes Cassle and the O-line and Ben only gave up 1, yes folks against a decent front 4, only 1 sack. Could it really happen? Could our line finally gel? We all know if the Offense can play solid football there really isn’t another team with the exception of maybe the Giants that can stop us. Felt GREAT to get back to Steeler football. I said it in a different post, but this team plays better on the road. 4 games to go but damn good start to this stretch. Bring on the Cowgirls!

If my calculations are correct. Harrison and Woodley set a new team record today. They have now combined for 25.5 sacks eclipsing the record of 24 set by Greene and Loyd as well as Porter and Gildon. Also, Harrison is one sack away from tieing the team record of 15 sacks held by Mike Merriwether.

we looked as good as we have all year tonight. the defense was unreal and our offense did enough to take and keep the lead all game. our running back trio is damn good and under appreciated. i am excited to see the last few weeks of the season and see how our playoff position shakes out. we are no doubt the best team in the afc and will be a load for the g men come super bowl time, GO STEELERS

its begining to look like 11-5 or 12-4.

along with Harrison, Troy, Woodley, Smith, Farior (andIke If he could ever, ever hold on to even the easy interceptions!)

I really like Welker’s ability, he’s a great ball player and I want to see him back next week. HOWEVER, when the refs didn’t call that helmet-to-helmet hit on the Pat DB for spearing Heath Miller, then we should get to headhunt too.

I’m glad Heath was okay and that the Pat DB got shook up on it. But he blatantly led with his helmet and should’ve been called on it. Just make it fair, ref.

Clark, I might add, clearly hit with his shoulder. Viciously. And a little too far from the action. It was definately worth the flag according to this year’s standards.

observation. But, how about Colon. has he finallly grown up? I just remember seeing gaping holes open up through him. And just in the nick of time.

I don’t care what any of you say, Ben is still trippin a little bit. But, I think for the first tme this season he has elected to just throw the ball away when there really was’nt any opportunity to make a play. How about that!

The D is simply scary. And now Timmons wasnt some of that glory. Ans should. Ike, I agree needs to slap the ball down. And this should be advised by his coaches cause he can’t catch. Plain and simple.

Couldn’t of been sweeter than to see how the game went.. After the initial fumble, penality, and INT, they went about doing what then needed to do.

It is nice to slam on peetriot fans at a bar with a ton of Steelelr fans going wild.. After all of the painful NE losses over the recent past, it was special to see the losers take it, in their house..

The O-Line is doing yeoman duty and not making major mistakes over the past few weeks.. Important aspect..

Ben looks to be a bit less relaxed than he has in the past, but has changed (through coaching?) his approach on his passes.. His release is not high for a tall qb, which allows the defenders to get at the ball, and his passes did not seem to have a clean zip to them. But, and a big but, he made the ones he needed to make….

Time of possession was great with sustained drives, which will win games..

Saw some great play across the board, although there were ropped passes by O and D.. Need to tighten up for the stretch..
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Defense = oh my… It has to scare the opposition..

Need to stay healthy and peak down the road..

For ex-Burgh peeps in SoCal..

First off, this was so far my favorite win of the year. I am a happy little clam. I hate the pats and they stank.

I love that Vic carucci admitted he was wrong in anointing Cassel and the New York Jets. So good to hear these damn bandwagon riders admitting their error.

Anyway, the dropage was to be expected. Hines held on to his, and Heath did well. But Holmes and Nate do get their drops and in the rain I saw that coming. Still, no excuses. Ike Taylor has hands made of lead so lets just be happy moss didnt catch his tip.

I called a score of 27-13, and everyone said “no way we hold em to 13” and yet we beat both of my expectations on both sides of the ball. Very impressive.

I dont care if we are “masking” our O-line or not. They played great. 1 sack is great against a very good team.

Our Defense. Dear god, if Ben doesnt throw picks all postseason we get a 6th ring. This defense is something ungodly. Troy leads the league in picks, Harrison is right there with sacks, Woodley is a close second, and everyone makes amazing plays.

Basically, we exposed this team on their turf. We’ve had some great road wins this year. Lets keep it up.

It’s one game. I loved every second of it, but it is only one game. My thoughts:

1) Ben throws the WORST deep ball in the NFL. Randle El is more accurate on passes over 30 yds than Ben is.
2) The OL looked terrific. Plenty of running room, plenty of time to throw, can’t ask for much more from such an untalented group.
3) Ryan Clark had the hit of the year. Definitely worth the flag and fine from the kinder, gentler NFL. The commish wants the league to get in touch with its feminine side? Well then hits like this are about to go the way of the dinosaur. Enjoy them while you can.
4) James Harrison is the DPOY. Don’t tell me “Albert Haynesworth.” Teams are moving the ball on the Titans D now. The Steelers D is tops in the league, and Harrison has had the biggest impact on the D this year, by far. If he finishes strong and doesn’t win it something is wrong.
5) FWP looked spry and healthy. He didn’t look tentative at all. His cuts were sharp, but he did look like he was missing a little off the top end.
6) Week 17 is going to be a joke. No DA? No Brady Queen? Man, it’s getting harder and harder to hate the Browns.