THE 50-YARD LINE

Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Your Pittsburgh Steelers won their second game in a row on Sunday as they tamed the Detroit Lions 37-27. Mrs. Black-N-Gold now gives you the Good, the Bad and the Ugly from Sunday's victory.

1)The Good-A win is always a good thing. What was good about it? Let me count the ways. #1-The Steelers jumped out to a 14-0 lead using the no-huddle offense. #2-WR Antonio Brown had a big day with 7 catches for 147 yards and 2 touchdowns. #3-QB Ben Roethlisberger completed 29 of 45 passes for 367 yards, 4 touchdowns, no picks and a 119.4 passer rating. The patchwork offensive line only let Ben get sacked once and hit one other time. Ben led the offense on a 97 yard drive late in the 4th quarter and found FB Will Johnson in the endzone to put the Steelers up for good, 30-27.

2)The Bad-Although the defense did sack Lions QB Matthew Stafford twice and hit him 5 times, they also surrendered 27 points in the second quarter. CB Ike Taylor dropped 2 interceptions and whiffed several times on Lions WR Calvin Johnson. However, give props to the D for turning it around in the second half, holding Detroit to 65 yards of offense and 0 points. What looked like another record-setting day for the D turned out ok as they recovered 2 fumbles and S Will Allen had a key interception in the second half. If this unit, and the entire team for that matter, could play consistently for 60 minutes, there's no telling what they could do.

3)The Ugly-The Steelers continue to leave points on the field. Antonio Brown had a monster game today but could have had a Megatron-like day when he dropped a 3rd touchdown pass. Also, the Steelers were in the red zone 3 other times but had to settle for 3 Shaun Suisham field goals. Again, imagine where this team could be if they played an entire 60 minutes. Oh, the possibilities.

As the Steelers travel to the mistake by the lake that is Cleveland next Sunday, let's see how the rest of the AFC North fared. The Bungles defeated the Clowns today so Cincy is still atop the division with a 7-4 record. The Clowns and Baltimorons both lost, putting them in a three-way tie with your Steelers at 4-6. Here's a chance to make hay in the division next week. But beware the trap game! Don't set yourselves up for a loss after this week's big, come-from-behind win. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!