The only reason why the Steelers might make the playoffs is because the AFC is very bad, so they might get in by default. Like games against Cincinnati, Denver, or Seattle. They also need to take at least 2 game where they’re not supposed to win. They also need to take care of business against the Colts, Browns, and and Ravens. The Steelers really need to take 2 of their next 3 if they want to get to the playoffs. If the Steelers lose next week, then they will be two games behind the Raiders with the Raiders having the head to head advantage.
The Raiders are a very good team this year, and it’s going to be another though game. In my opinion the season comes down next week. While I don’t think the Steelers are dead yet, they are about as close as they can get to it. As the Steelers are concerned they will be lucky to recover and make the playoffs. This team as long as they play like they have all season and stay healthy will continue to win and fight for one of the first round byes in the playoffs. It is great to be dominating the division like the we are this year. He is easily the biggest drama queen in the NFL. For the Bengals fans did you guys notice after Ben threw his interception to Shawn Williams in the fourth, he started limping and acting like he was hurt again. Face it you were outplayed by a better team in the Bengals and they have the potential to sweep the division and will be fighting for a first round bye. If I’m not mistaken it was the refs that cost several first downs for the Bengals so yes the refs were not great but they did not cost the Steelers. Also before we hear it again, the hit on Bell was clean and there is no excuse that you can come up with saying different. We lost our best run stopping lb and never gave up and fought hard and won the game which a real team does. Injuries happen and it is how you respond that matters. He cost you the game with his three interceptions but I am waiting to hear the excuses such as Big Ben was not 100 percent and you lost Bell. You guys need to look at your own qb who looked horrible. He has improved so much and you can tell his confidence and maturity has grown tremendously. The old Andy would have given up after throwing the two interceptions but not this Andy.
The td to AJ with under 3 minutes to go was big. Yes he had a rough game but he came up big when it mattered the most. The quarterback found his old connection with Antonio Brown and Heath Miller (10 catches for 105 yards) again, but things will get more complicated if Bell is out for an extended amount of time.įor every Steelers fan that keeps bashing Andy Dalton you better watch the game again. Running back Le’Veon Bell was taken from the stadium to be evaluated after a first-half knee injury, which will put more pressure on Roethlisberger and the Steelers offense. In addition to being 4-4, the Steelers are also going to have to make do after another apparently serious injury.
The Steelers had a late chance, but Roethlisberger’s final-second pass was disastrously out of bounds, after he had moved them into position. Green, a flash of life for a team which has rolled up yards and points all year.
That last one set up Dalton’s touchdown to A.J. It was one of three picks on the day for Roethlisberger, who was 28-of-45 passing for 262 yards and a touchdown. The Bengals hadn’t been held under 24 points all season, but the Steelers kept the clamps on them all day.Ĭincinnati didn’t convert a third-down until the third quarter, but the Bengals also made enough mistakes to undo their best efforts. Emblematic was a penalty that backed a field goal attempt back 5 yards in the third quarter, and was promptly blocked.īut that’s when Roethlisberger came back in, throwing a bizarre interception which he should have chunked into the stands, allowing the Bengals life they had not had prior to that point. When Steelers safety Mike Mitchell gave Dalton his fourth pick of the year moments later, it seemed to put a bow on this one for Pittsburgh. But it killed a potential scoring drive, as close as the Bengals had come to the end zone to that point. Steelers cornerback Antwon Blake intercepted Dalton in the end zone, and it was just the third interception of the season for the Bengals quarterback. Midway through the fourth quarter, it appeared the Steelers had this one in their control. The Bengals rallied for a 16-10 win at Pittsburgh, moving them to 7-0 and helping to salve a rough day for an offense that had known no problems this year. For much of the day, the Bengals quarterback looked like playoff Andy Dalton.īut at the end, it was the Pittsburgh quarterback who looked like coming-off-an-injury Ben Roethlisberger.
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