Behind the Steel Curtain - Everything from the Steelers 30-23 win over Houston Texans in Week 7 Monday Night FootballA level-headed news-discussion site with a sense of history and communityhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47293/steel_curtain_fave.png2014-10-21T09:07:47-04:00http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/rss/stream/67888482014-10-21T09:07:47-04:002014-10-21T09:07:47-04:00Steelers players Twitter post-game reactions
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<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers won a big AFC game on Monday Night Football and, following the game, the players took to Twitter to voice pleasure in their performance.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> are a happy football team on this Tuesday and rightfully so. After pulling themselves out of a 13-0 hole against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.battleredblog.com/">Houston Texans</a> on Monday Night Football, the Steelers won the game 30-23 and moved out of the basement in the AFC North.</p>
<p>Take a look at what the players were saying after the big win at Heinz Field:</p>
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<p>Man, what a night.</p>
— <span>Brett Keisel</span> (@bkeisel99) <a href="https://twitter.com/bkeisel99/status/524471944146857984">October 21, 2014</a>
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<p>Man great win last night! Now it's back to the lab so we can start stacking</p>
— Cam Heyward (@CamHeyward) <a href="https://twitter.com/CamHeyward/status/524544363079405569">October 21, 2014</a>
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<p>Rise & Grind <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SteelersNation?src=hash">#SteelersNation</a> last night was a great win NOW its time to prepare for Sunday.</p>
— <span>Maurkice Pouncey</span> (@MaurkicePouncey) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaurkicePouncey/status/524525879717011457">October 21, 2014</a>
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<p>Great team win tonight!!! Our fans are the best! Heinz field was rockin!!</p>
— <span>Bruce Gradkowski</span> (@bgradkowski5) <a href="https://twitter.com/bgradkowski5/status/524434594507268098">October 21, 2014</a>
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<p>Great team win <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/zerglory?src=hash">#zerglory</a></p>
— <span>Sean Spence</span> (@3Spence1) <a href="https://twitter.com/3Spence1/status/524421882372952064">October 21, 2014</a>
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<p>Great team win tonight!!! Big shout out to all the fans tonight! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoSteelers?src=hash">#GoSteelers</a>!</p>
— <span>Arthur Moats</span> (@dabody52) <a href="https://twitter.com/dabody52/status/524421267311849472">October 21, 2014</a>
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<p>Team win back over 500</p>
— <span>Vince Williams</span> (@VinnyVidiVici98) <a href="https://twitter.com/VinnyVidiVici98/status/524416802827538432">October 21, 2014</a>
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<p>Great win steeler nation!!!! I'm a little mad because I missed two sacks though!!!! Selfish tweet lmao</p>
— stephon tuitt (@DOCnation_7) <a href="https://twitter.com/DOCnation_7/status/524409530936201217">October 21, 2014</a>
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https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/nfl-pittsburgh-steelers-news/2014/10/21/7026831/pittsburgh-steelers-players-twitter-reactions-after-win-over-houstonJeff.Hartman2014-10-21T08:01:31-04:002014-10-21T08:01:31-04:00Worilds has monster game according to PFF
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<p>The Steelers' defense graded out particularly well on the initial grading from the NFL plays evaluation web site in the team's 30-23 win over the Houston Texans. </p> <p>It'll take a bit of research but the immediate, knee-jerk reaction is that no <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Steelers</a> player has ever received a grade of 7.7 from play evaluation web site Pro Football Focus. But Steelers' outside linebacker <span>Jason Worilds</span> achieved that mark in Pittsburgh's 30-23 win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.battleredblog.com/">Houston Texans</a> in Week 7.</p>
<p>Upon a second review of the game, our immediate impression is that number will come down a bit when the staff at PFF looks at it again, but the larger point is still true. Worilds played an outstanding game and got a lot more pressure, particularly in the second half, than it initially appeared.</p>
<p>Steelers' LB Lawrence Timmons had the second highest score at 4.6, and we think his grade will stay around that mark. He was particularly outstanding against the run, often taking on shooting offensive linemen and beating them with technique, quickness and strength.</p>
<p><span>Brice McCain</span>, the player Texans fans were so excited to see, scored a 2.7 for his efforts in the win.</p>
<p>Amazingly, only one Steelers player scored lower than -0.9, and that was LB Sean Spence, picking up a -1.0. Spence missed a few tackles early, but also made a few big plays, including the recovered fumble forced by Worilds during the Steelers' 24-0 run to close out the first half.</p>
<p><span>Le'Veon Bell</span> led the offense with a 3.5 grade for his monster receiving and rushing performance. The Steelers' starting offensive line all graded out positively in the win, led by Ramon Foster's 2.6. Right tackle <span>Marcus Gilbert</span> had a 1.3 in just 19 snaps. He left the game with a concussion, and was replaced by <span>Mike Adams</span>, who scored a -2.8. <span>Heath Miller</span> was the lowest scoring Steelers player at -4.1.</p>
<p>Houston's <span>J.J. Watt</span>, a PFF machine, was held to 1.8, by far his lowest score of the year.</p>
https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/nfl-pittsburgh-steelers-news/2014/10/21/7026501/steelers-grades-report-card-nfl-week-7-houston-texansNeal Coolong2014-10-21T06:55:13-04:002014-10-21T06:55:13-04:00Brown tweets image of two feet in bounds
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<p>An image floating around on Twitter appears to show Brown got both feet in bounds on a touchdown catch that was overturned after review in the Steelers' 30-23 win over the Houston Texans Monday. </p> <p>Monday Night Football color commentator Jon Gruden said nearly under his breath "I used to really love football," after officials overturned their initial call of an <span>Antonio Brown</span> touchdown catch in the fourth quarter of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Steelers</a>' eventual 30-23 win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.battleredblog.com/">Houston Texans</a>.</p>
<p>It was an oddly placed comment, one play-by-play broadcaster Mike Tirico tried to spin off after asking him about it. Perhaps Gruden's issue was in regards to the review process itself. Upon review, it appeared to be a very close call, one that typically leads to keeping the call on the field.</p>
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<p>This time, it was overturned, and Brown found photographic evidence suggesting it should have been upheld. Then he dropped an F-bomb in regards to the offficials. Brown's version of the <a target="_blank" href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2238972-steelers-antonio-brown-tweets-criticism-of-refs-after-touchdown-is-called-back">Tweet has since been removed but the original is out there.</a></p>
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<p>Eeeeee I just got a follow for that haha!! <a href="http://t.co/2MrHVHyHBi">pic.twitter.com/2MrHVHyHBi</a></p>
— #DonnieFootball (@DonDon_ESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonDon_ESPN/status/524411608031043585">October 21, 2014</a>
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It was as close as it gets, and the TV angles shown during the broadcast didn't seem to show this much separation between Brown's foot and the sideline, but if the image is unaltered, it appears replay failed again. And provided another example of the ruined love affair between Gruden and the game of football.</p>
<p>(h/t to Bleacher Report)</p>
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https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/nfl-pittsburgh-steelers-news/2014/10/21/7026409/antonio-brown-touchdown-replay-picture-in-bounds-nfl-week-7-houston-texansNeal Coolong2014-10-21T06:40:00-04:002014-10-21T06:40:00-04:0073-second stretch keeps Steelers alive in AFC race
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<p>Winning any game in the NFL isn't easy. Teams fight for every victory and Monday at Heinz Field, the Steelers used a 73-second span late in the second quarter to steal a W from Houston and keep their season afloat. </p> <p>PITTSBURGH - On a cool, crisp fall night at the confluence, the Pittsburgh Steelers staggered around for the first 25 minutes before hitting the gas pedal and cruising to a 30-23 win over the Houston Texans on Monday night football. It was the 16th home win on MNF, an ongoing NFL record.</p>
<p>Things didn't start off so well for the Black & Gold. The Texans took a 7-0 lead after an opening possession that covered 10 plays and 94 yards, featuring a lot of Arian Foster running wild, covering 59 of those 94 yards on the ground and seeming almost impossible to stop.</p>
<p>It was 13-0 Texans seven minutes into the second quarter and, for what it's worth, it looked very much like the Steelers were simply going to fall by the wayside without putting up much of a fight, posting only 54 yards and four first downs during that span.</p>
<p>And then lightening struck.</p>
<p>The Steelers put together a drive that would cover 86 yards (95 if you count the sack of Ben Roethlisberger on 1st down), with Ben connecting on a key third-and-10 to Le'Veon Bell for 46 yards. Shaun Suisham would complete the drive with a FG to give the club it's first points of the game.</p>
<p>The next 73 seconds of play proved to be nothing short of stunning.</p>
<p>After forcing a Texans 3-and-out, it took just two plays for the Steelers to drive 68 yards and cut the gap further with Ben hitting Bell for 28 and then Martavis Bryant with his 1st NFL reception for a touchdown spanning 35 yards and bringing Heinz Field fans to their feet.</p>
<p><span>"It was a route we worked on all week in practice." said Bryant. "It happened just like practice. They say you practice like you play."</span></p>
<p><span></span>Two plays later, Arian Foster was stripped of the football and, after a review, the Steelers were right back in business and didn't take long to strike as Antonio Brown took a pitch from Ben and threw his first NFL touchdown to Lance Moore to give the Steelers their first lead.</p>
<p>Then, cue another turnover by the Texans, this time QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was picked off by Brett Keisel who deflected his pass and caught the rebound, returning the ball to the Houston 8. Two plays later, it was Ben to Bell for a 24-13 lead.</p>
<p>"You can't give them 21 points in under 2 minutes or however long it was. " said Texans defensive end J.J. Watt. "You just can't do that. I mean offense, defense, special teams, all of us, you just can't let that happen."</p>
<p>The defense registered two turnovers while the offense converted on two straight red-zone opportunities that led to touchdowns and not field goals. Ben was effective, going 23-33 for 265 and a pair of TD passes and a fumble.</p>
<p>As far as wins go, this won't be confused for a Picasso. But nobody said winning in the NFL was always going to be a work of art.</p>
<p>I'm certain that most of the wretched media, including fans and the like, didn't see this one coming. The 21 points scored in the final two minutes of the first half by the Steelers was a first in the team's history. It couldn't have come at a better time, as the Steelers cling to some hope of staying in both the AFC Wild Card and AFC North division title chase.</p>
<p>Bring on the Indianapolis Colts and another week of buildup for a team still seeking a sense of identity in an up-and-down 2014 season.</p>
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https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2014/10/21/7025591/ugly-win-appropriate-as-steelers-dump-texans-on-monday-nightJohn_Phillips2014-10-21T06:26:40-04:002014-10-21T06:26:40-04:00Steelers flip script with takeaways, RZ scoring
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<p>The key to this game today is making big plays, and the Steelers finally upstaged their opponents in that regard. </p> <p>The narrative for this <a href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Steelers</a> team has been failure to score inside the red zone, plus a borderline-sickening level of hospitality when it came to allowing opposing offenses every chance to score points.</p>
<p>Monday's 30-23 win over the <a href="https://www.battleredblog.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Houston Texans</a> was a complete reversal of those negative trends. Pittsburgh scored two touchdowns in three red zone trips, and took the ball away from the guest Texans three times - two fumbles and an interception, with the first fumble and the interception leading to touchdowns.</p>
<p>And unlike many games in the past, they won and largely controlled the game more than the score indicates. This despite being at a noticeable disadvantage statistically because the Steelers made the Texans pay for their mistakes. That was also the storyline against Cleveland, when the team performed well but the statistics didn't reflect the 31-10 final score.</p>
<p>Houston rushed for over 130 yards and nearly 400 total yards, out-gaining the Steelers 393-328 overall. But save the Texans' late touchdown, the Steelers would have won this game by two touchdowns.</p>
<p>Ah, the power of takeaways.</p>
<p>Texans quarterback <span>Ryan Fitzpatrick</span> was flustered and got off a shaky pass that bounced off of the shoulder pad of defensive end Brett Keisel. In turn, that deflected the ball away from the receiver and it bounced off of the facemask of a very surprised <span>Lawrence Timmons</span>, landing back in Keisel's arm - just like the Steelers drew it up.</p>
<p>Keisel rumbled inside the 10-yard line, setting up a <span>Ben Roethlisberger</span> to <span>Le'Veon Bell</span> touchdown pass. This came after <span>Jason Worilds</span> forced a fumble by usually fumble-averse Texans RB Arian Foster, which set up Antonio Brown's touchdown pass to <span>Lance Moore</span>.</p>
<p>There's your storyline; Steelers can't score in the red zone so they resort to cheap tricks like finding anything, including left-handed, All Pro wide receivers throwing passes to provide their best offensive weapon for scoring a touchdown. And it worked. Just like the defense resorted to devious tactics in taking the ball away from their opponents worked. The Steelers piled on points (also a tactic missing from the game plan the last few weeks) in a magical run through only 73 seconds of game time.</p>
<p>This isn't as much the game of attrition Steelers coach Mike Tomlin liked to mention it was during the team's Super Bowl run in 2008. It's a game of plays now. The Steelers were probably defeated snap-for-snap against a physical and aggressive Texans team. But they beat them when it came to big plays, and beat them handily.</p>
<p>That's likely why the team had a 14-point lead with around two minutes to play, despite falling short by as many as 70 yards from the Texans' pace.</p>
https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/nfl-pittsburgh-steelers-news/2014/10/21/7026389/steelers-texans-statistics-week-7Neal Coolong2014-10-21T06:01:37-04:002014-10-21T06:01:37-04:00Inside the Steelers Locker Room: Week 7 quotes
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<p>Mike Tomlin on seeing three touchdowns in three minutes, Martavis Bryant on whether he should have been playing earlier and Antonio Brown on the amount of times his pass was practiced. Lots more from the notebook of BTSC beat reporter Dale Grdnic. </p> <h5>Mike Tomlin</h5>
<p>That was a great win for us as a football team. Guys made plays in all three phases. I guess the story of the game was the explosion in the second quarter. I think it really kind of got started on the third-down conversion by <span>Le'Veon Bell</span>. They were in man-to-man. He won versus a linebacker, and we not only converted the third down but we flipped the field. And I think that provided the type of emotion that the group needed. Then, we kind of fed off of that. The guys really capitalized on it. It was a nice explosion for us, and we rode that wave for the remainder of the performance. There were a lot of good efforts from all parties involved. We don't have a lot of time to really relish this one. Obviously, it's Tuesday already. We are working on a short week.There are no real injuries other than Marcus Gilbert. He left the game with a concussion. We will go through our normal concussion protocol with him, as we push through the week. We will let that be the guiding factor in determining whether or not he is available.</p>
<p><b>Ever seen three TDs that fast?</b><br>Yes (laughs). You know how it is. You stand on the sideline long enough, and you will see explosions such as that. It's good to be on the good side of it.</p>
<p><b>On <span>Martavis Bryant</span>?</b><br>I am not going to try to make more out of it than what it is. He made a great play, a necessary play that he's capable of making. It's a play that we watch him consistently make on the practice field. He's still working to round out his game, like a lot of young guys are, but that was a significant contribution to our efforts tonight.</p>
<p><b>On Jason Worilds?</b><br>That was a great effort (forced fumble), but we had a lot of great efforts by a lot of people. There was just good energy and effort tonight. Obviously, it wasn't perfect. We didn't get off the bus stop in the run in the manner that we would have liked. They had a little theme of the week defensively on third down. They mixed some coverages up. There was less pressure than we anticipated. It took us a minute to adjust. Once we did that, I thought we did a good job. It wasn't perfect by any stretch, but it very rarely is. But it was necessary, though.</p>
<p><b>On Keisel?</b><br>Ol' 99. We'll give him the week off and see if he can get his body ready to go on a short week (laughs), but I appreciate his efforts, not only on that (INT), but throughout the night. He provides veteran and savvy leadership and perspective during the course of preparation.</p>
<p><b>Intend to play McCullers that much?</b><br>We intended to play him. We had five defensive linemen suited. He was in the rotation. It had nothing to do with what was going on, on the field. He knew he was going to be called upon like Martavis and a couple of other guys that got the opportunity. We'll just continue to work to put the best group that we can put out there. It may include some young guys that will be given an opportunity to show that they belong.</p>
<h5><span>Ben Roethlisberger</span></h5>
<p><b>When did momentum shift?</b><br>Late in the second quarter when our defense got turnovers and we started scoring.</p>
<p><b>Good to see all three phases working together?</b><br>That's what it's all about. I said earlier that we lost together and win together. That was a good team win on offense, defense and special teams. I feel offensively like we still left a little bit out there. We scored enough and our defense got us the ball and we won the game.</p>
<p><b>Shots down field?</b><br>We thought that we saw some stuff and we wanted to give our guys some shots. We feel that we have guys that can make plays down the field.</p>
<p><b>More comfortable with all receivers?</b><br>I've always believed in them and have confidence in them.</p>
<p><b>What pulled you out of slow start?</b><br>Making a play. Defense made plays. They got us the ball on turnovers and we found a way to score. Scoring all those points was about turnovers and us finding a way to get touchdowns when we needed to. Just a crazy three minutes of football.</p>
<p><b>On TD to Bryant?</b><br>I tried to step up and the line did a good job of pushing them by for me to step up and take a shot up to him, and what a play by him.</p>
<p><b>On Le'Veon?</b><br>I say all the time that I think he's one of the best all-around backs in the game, and I think tonight he proved it.</p>
<p><b>On Mike Adams?</b><br>He played well. When I don't notice that he's out there, I think that's a good thing. He came in on a moment's notice against a really good defensive line.</p>
<h5>Le'Veon Bell</h5>
<p><b>First big play?</b><br>I saw that it was man-to-man coverage, and definitely it was a play that I had a chance to get the run. I made sure I won against the linebacker. Ben made sure he told me to catch the ball first. So, once he took me out, I knew he was going to come to me.</p>
<p><b>On Bryant catch?</b><br>He got us going. We were definitely excited for him, because of the fact that it was really his first opportunity to show people what he's able to do. We all knew what he was able to do. Obviously, that big play got us going.</p>
<p><strong>Pride in being complete back?</strong><br>I definitely take a lot of pride in it, because sometimes the running game can be a little tough. You have to find other ways to make plays. I just thank the coaches and the guys for giving me the opportunity to make plays.</p>
<p><b>Motivation against <span>Arian Foster</span>?</b><br>Yeah, there was a little bit. I knew he was one of the great backs in this league, and I knew that head-to-head against him would get me going a little bit. He had a tremendous game and came up to congratulate me after the game. It was good to meet him, because he's a guy I used to watch. So it was neat to catch up with him fate the game. We even exchanged numbers.</p>
<h5>Cam Heyward</h5>
<p>I thought we handled adversity early on. We just missed some tackles. It was not as good of execution as we wanted, but I thought we just continued to fight. Once we got one turnover, we really settled down and really started playing Steeler football.</p>
<h5>Martavis Bryant</h5>
<p><b>On TD?</b><br>Everybody started clicking after that. Everybody woke up. It was good to make the play to have the team wake up, get the momentum going and get the fans back into the game.</p>
<p><b>Feeling on scoring TD?</b><br>It was a great feeling to get the first touchdown and get it out of the way, but I want plenty more.</p>
<p><b>Should you have played earlier?</b><br>No, I don't think like that. I had to wait for my opportunity, and I just took advantage of it.</p>
<h5><span>Maurkice Pouncey</span></h5>
<p><b>On JJ Watt?</b><br>He's a good player. You all know that it's a dogfight in there. You've got to have your A game on. He's going to bring it, and we brought it today.</p>
<h5><span>Antonio Brown</span></h5>
<p><b>On his TD pass?</b><br>I did a great job rolling out and finding Lance in the back of the end zone and hitting him right in the numbers. We worked on it two times in practice. The first time was a little funny, but the second time it panned out and we're just thankful that it worked out today in the game.</p>
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<p>Pittsburgh defeated Houston in Week 7, but the game wasn't without faults. Listen to Neal Coolong and Jeff Hartman break down the highs and the lows from the latest Steelers' victory. </p> <p><iframe height="370" src="http://player.cinchcast.com/?platformId=1&assetType=multi&userurl=btsc&itemcount=6" frameborder="0" width="400"></iframe></p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Steelers</a>' performance in their 30-23 win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.battleredblog.com/">Houston Texans</a> in Week 7 personified their season to date - uneven, sloppy but still ultimately exciting. I teamed up with Jeff Hartman after the long Monday Night Football game to discuss all things we saw and experienced as the Steelers came back from 13-0 to take a commanding 24-13 lead at halftime.</p>
<p>The Steelers defense held tough for most of the second half, but the Texans battled back, and nearly put themselves in position to win it late. Still, an excellent performance in the last three minutes of the first half was too much for the Texans to overcome. We even joke a bit about Jeff's chemistry class and talk about the physics and wisdom behind wide receiver passes in the red zone.</p>
<p>Listen to <em>Steelers Final Score</em>, and remember, we'll be back after Pittsburgh's Week 8 game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.stampedeblue.com/">Indianapolis Colts</a>, scheduled to kick off at 4:25 p.m. ET Oct. 28 from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.</p>
https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/nfl-pittsburgh-steelers-news/2014/10/21/7025721/pittsburgh-steelers-podcast-houston-texans-nfl-week-7Neal Coolong2014-10-21T00:47:33-04:002014-10-21T00:47:33-04:00Winners and Losers from the Steelers Week 7 win
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<p>A horrendous start was followed by an explosive end to the first half. After that, the defense held strong in the win. </p> <h5>Winners</h5>
<p>Martavis Bryant - Welcome to the show, rookie. On his second target, Bryant made his first NFL catch, a 35-yard touchdown strike from Ben Roethlisberger during a furious, 24-point rally from the Steelers. It was the big play the Steelers needed to get back on track after a horrendous start to the game.</p>
<p>Le'Veon Bell - He had his best receiving game as a pro and ran very well as the Steelers' primary offensive weapon. He ran for tough, hard yards as Houston looked to rough him up. Bell survived, and so did the Steelers.</p>
<p>Sean Spence - after initially appearing on the losing side of this column, he came out with a vengeance, making two big stops early in the second half and helping to largely stifle a great start for Texans' running back Arian Foster. Add a nod to Lawrence Timmons for contributions to that end.</p>
<p>Mike Mitchell - A critical forced fumble after a huge catch from DeAndre Hopkins sealed the game for the Steelers. That's Mitchell's second forced fumble in the last two games.</p>
<h5>Losers</h5>
<p>David DeCastro - He took some of the toughest beats he's had since the three games he played his rookie season. Not a pretty game for the Steelers' best guard.</p>
<p>Markus Wheaton - The Steelers' second-year wide receiver sees his slump continue, failing to catch a pass on two targets and he again appeared to be lost in the shuffle down the field.</p>
https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2014/10/21/7025461/steelers-recap-win-houston-texans-report-card-grades-evaluation-week-7Neal Coolong