Comcast Weekly Red Zone Update

by Michael Bean on Oct 14, 2009 9:00 AM EDT

On to our weekly red zone update post, sponsored by Comcast and their spiffy new Comcast's Red Zone Channel. If you don't mind, leave some commentary about the channel if you in fact have it. On to the numbers from this past week.

Week 5 Red Zone Efficiency:

3 Trips; 3 TDs

2009 Cumulative Red Zone Efficiency:

17 Trips; 11 TDs; 5 FGs; 1 missed FG - 64.7 % TD efficiency (+7.6%) 94.1 % scoring efficiency (+1.3%)

The Pittsburgh Steelers may still have plenty of issues to work out as the season progresses, but they're drastic improvement in the red zone sure is a beautiful development. If the defense continues to struggle, the Steelers chances at winning ball games increase exponentially if they can continue their upward trajectory punching it in to the endzone rather than settling for field goals.

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for the update. It seems to me that unless there is drastic defensive improvement, and I understand that is a relative term, 3 RZ appearances a week, even all TDs, isn’t going to cut it.

by tenthmtnman on Oct 14, 2009 11:53 AM EDT reply actions

well, perhaps

But not an issue if there’s a long touchdown bomb thrown in there as well :)

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by Michael Bean on Oct 14, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions

True dat!

by tenthmtnman on Oct 15, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Redzone channel

I love everything about the Redzone channel, which is a great product for a number of reasons (no commercials, one person running the show, limits announcer babble)…. EXCEPT the inexplicable fact that here in chicago, Redzone is not in HD. This is crazy to me. This is the case despite paying extra on my cable for both the HD package and the premium sports package. Please fix this, Comcast.

by escroll on Oct 14, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions

Good points

Without Aaron Smith and with some big problems in the secondary, the Steelers will need to be even better with their red-zone offense as the season goes on.

At least we don’t have to play the Colts or Giants at this stage. We’re having enough problems stopping the pop-gun offenses of the NFL. Playing the Browns at home should be just what the doctor ordered.

by Billy52 on Oct 15, 2009 2:23 AM EDT reply actions