1)The Good-#84 Antonio Brown had a good game this week, 9 catches for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a spectacular one-handed grab for a TD. One week after his dust-up with OC Todd Haley, in which he demanded more touches, Brown comes through with a big game.
2)The Bad-Unfortunately, no one else on the team had a big game, especially his quarterback. Ben Roethlisberger, the team's best player, played one of his worst games last night. Ben threw 2 interceptions, one a pick 6. He also fumbled 3 times, recovering once. He was sacked 3 times and hit 4 more. It got so bad with the offensive line that Kelvin Beechum came in to spell both Mike Adams and Marcus Gilbert. Beechum can't play both tackle positions at the same time. Ben needs to do a better job of protecting the football and the offensive line needs to get it together or get some personnel in that can play this game.
3)The Ugly-After going down 17-0 early, the Steelers looked like they were back in it, in spite of themselves. They were down 27-20 after 3 quarters. The defense helped it get ugly by surrendering crucial third down conversions in the 4th quarter. And for the 3rd game in a row, the defense has still not forced any turnovers. They did record 2 sacks, one by Brett Kiesel and one by LaMarr Woodley, who leads the team with 2. If you're keeping track at home, that's 3 sacks and 0 turnovers on the season. Can it get any uglier?
The Steelers hop across the pond this Sunday to face another 0-3 team, the Minnesota Vikings. They have a pretty good running back you may know. A fellow by the name of Adrian Peterson. Both teams are 0-3, something has got to give, doesn't it? Coach Tomlin needs to stop the bleeding but I don't know if he's able. He's never been in a situation such as this. Typically, Tomlin's teams start strong and trail off as the season goes. Where do you go from 0-3? Hopefully, they've hit rock bottom and have no where to go but up. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
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