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Here we go! The Steelers had a pretty rough start to the the season by going 1-4, but a win in Los Angeles gave Steeler Nation a whole lot of hope that they can rebound and make a run. Miami is awful, but they have pride and are playing with house money. The Steelers can’t afford to look past this team. So again, this is really a must win. Let’s see if they can beat a team that they are supposed to.
Nonetheless, a simple reminder, a knee jerk reaction is an immediate and unthinking, emotional reaction. It’s basically shooting first and apologizing later. I can safely say that’s a true definition of your’s truly and a good lot of Steeler Nation. Here’s my real-time reactions during the Steelers’ quest for 3-4.
Quarter 1
- Crowd seems fired up. They really need to put on a show for them tonight.
- I love when they come out in the all black. Sleekness personified.
- Is it me or does the whole ESPN presentation of Monday Night Football seem like cable access compared to NBC or MNF of the 80s and 90s?
- Miami looks depleted. Maybe because they are.
- Good first series. Cam with the hurry on the man with the hobo beard.
- Mason needs to get going quickly.
- He doesn’t seem to be too antsy due to the concussion.
- That was ugly. McFarland made excuses that Pouncey was driven back into Rudolph, but that was an irresponsible throw.
- Maybe the defense can hold.
- No. No they can not.
- Just like that, the Steelers are losing to Miami. Ugggggh!
- Vintage Switzer on the non-return.
- Great to see Rosie Nix back.
- And he helped open the hole for that huge run by JC for 25.
- Conner was lucky to not get a face mask on that stiff arm.
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- Mason doesn’t look right at all
- Steelers got lucky with the illegal hands to the face. They would have been punting.
- Nice effort by Snell. Gonna get negated though.
- I don’t care if they got bailed out there by an out of bounds, Washington needs to catch that football. I know it wasn’t, but that’s like a pick in my book. The intent was there.
- Washington with another drop. Time may be running out on No. 13.
- Turnover on downs.
- Big sack by Bud.
- Can’t let them convert a third down. C’mon.
- Excellent coverage by Steven Nelson.
- Mark Barron just pushed Allen Hurns in the end zone.
- 14-0 Phins. Whoa!
- This is crazy.
- Mason better do something here.
- Great combat run for Conner.
- JC is going to need to take over
- End of one. Down by 14. Gotta be kidding me.
Quarter 2
- Xavien Howard is pretty good.
- I love them going deep. Just isn’t working.
- I can’t believe Mason completed that ball to Conner.
- Liking me some Bennie Snell Football.
- Gotta convert this third down and extend this drive.
- Feiler got beat and Mason held the ball way too long.
- This is bad.
- Fitzpatrick is tearing this team up.
- Preston Williams is victimizing Joe Haden.
- Hilton was interfered with. Could’ve been a pick-six.
- I thought Hilton was offsides on that blitz. Wasn’t though.
- Good stop.
- Mason deep in his own end is scary,
- That third-down pickup by Mason to DJ was huge.
- Gotta do something with it.
- Conner is really running well and getting holes too.
- That was a big time throw to JuJu. 34 yards!
- Johnson fell down there. That wasn’t on Mason. That’s a shame.
- Well, at least the got points.
- Cam Heyward has really stepped up and is having a nice night.
- Dammit. T.J. with the bad timing for a neutral zone infraction.
- Defense has to help out if there’s any hope.
- Minkah! Timely pick.
- As bad as he looks at times, he makes big throws on third down at times.
- Big grab by JuJu.
- Huge catch by Deonte Johnson. That was beautiful.
- What? That doesn’t look like an offensive pass interference.
- They aren’t going to reverse it. They should though.
- This is tough to watch.
- Just get in long FG range.
- Holy Shiznit!!!!! What a play!!!!!
- Diontae Johnson...that was amazing.
- Rudolph with good vision to find DJ, a great block by JWash and great RAC from No. 18 all made that third-and-20 TD happen.
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- End of two. 14-10 Dolphins.
Quarter 3
- The Steelers can really get the game back on this drive.
- Conner needs to follow Rosie’s block.
- I like the pass play to Vannett.
- 17 for Conner. This is absolutely what we’ve been looking for.
- BSF is battling for yards.
- That was a goofy throw from Rudy.
- Ramon Foster in concussion tent. That not good.
- Mason needed to convert there. He’s throwing off of his back foot.
- Boswell misses a 54-yarder. It was a low probability kick.
- Nelson with honorable coverage on the deep ball.
- TJW90 with some major league pressure there.
- Huge third down.
- Vinny Williams with a major disruption on Minkah’s second pick.
- What an athletic grab for the centerfielder. Fitz giving Fitz fits.
- Mason, deep in his own end, is not afraid.
- That was a big conversion for MR to JJSS.
- Dammit Vanimal. Can’t do that stuff.
- Almost picked again.
- JWash with the big first down. Was afraid he was gonna get pick-pocketed.
- Love the way No. 30 is running tonight.
- Don’t slide James.
- Snell is running hard.
- DJ is becoming clutch.
- Wow! That was a beautiful and difficult TD catch for the Juje.
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- End of three. 17-14...Steelers.
Quarter 4
- Don’t think Tomlin is going to win this challenge, but I believe in it.
- Steelers won their first regular or postseason challenge since the beginning of 2017.
- This is technically in the third quarter, but I don’t care.
- I love Deonte Johnson.
- This is pretty vintage running from the Steelers.
- Don’t like the BSJ knee injury. Not good.
- Really need a TD here.
- That’s PI. Good call.
- Now make them pay.
- That was some crazy trickery.
- JuJu is a fighter.
- No excuse for a delay of game.
- Thats a true score. Conner running really well.
- Defense needs to close it out.
- Third and 13, and they convert. Not good.
- Yesssss! Mike Hilton forced a big fumble and an aware Steven Nelson jumped on it.
- Let’s run out this game.
- Conner looks like Fitzpatrick. That’s a divot John Madden would have loved.
- DJ was wide open. Can’t overthrow him like that.
- Overthrew Washington too.
- Defense needs to close it out.
- Sack, fumble and recovery all by T.J. That was huge.
- Boz comes up big. This game could be over. 27-14.
- Big fourth down sack by Heyward.
- Not a pretty win. But still a big win.
Once again, I just shot first and I’ll apologize later. All reactions were in real time. Basically, it is the equivalent of watching me do the highlights if I hadn’t been blacklisted by the major networks. Now time to watch it again and see what really happened. Make sure you get your voice heard in the comments below.