50-YARD LINE

It’s a Halloween hump day and you know what that means. It’s time for your Steelers mid-week report. Will the Steelers get tricked or get treats vs. the New York Giants on Sunday? Injury-wise, it looks like they’re getting tricked. Troy and Gilbert are still out. Ryan Clark (concussion) and LaMarr Woodley (hammy) are questionable. Stevenson Sylvester is also a question mark with a hammy. It seems Sylvester is suffering from Worilds disease. Wake me when he’s healthy. Redman is probable and Mendy is cleared for individual workouts. Continue to ride Dwyer like a rented mule this week. The Steelers are going to have their hands full on both sides of the ball. Eli leads the 6^th best passing attack in the NFL and the Giants offense is ranked 4^th overall. The Steelers offense is #2 in the league in time of possession at 34:35. Eli and Ben are 1-1 since coming into the league together in 2004. As the offensive line goes, so go the Steelers. But remember, the Steelers aren’t playing the Bungles or Deadskins. This is the defending Super Bowl champs that are currently 6-2. True, the Steelers D is ranked #2 overall in the NFL, #2 against the pass, #8 against the run and #8 in points allowed per game with 20.6. This is the same Steelers D that has only 12 sacks in 7 games. That’s on pace for 27, the lowest total since they recorded 19 sacks in 1988. They also have only 3 interceptions. The Giants D has 21 sacks and 16 interceptions. It’s important for the Steelers to control the line of scrimmage this week on both sides of the ball.  The offense can’t afford to make any mistakes this week. No turnovers. No penalties. If the Steelers hope to be mentioned in the championship conversation, winning this game would be a huge statement, especially on the road. Bring your water wings because you’re going to need them. Here we go Steelers, here we go!!!!!!