1)The Good-Looking at the stats from this game, the Steelers did look pretty good, except for the final score. Once again, QB Ben Roethlisberger was not sacked and the offense did not turn the ball over. This trend may change as C Fernando Velasco suffered a season-ending injury during the game. LB Jason Worilds continues to impress in place of LaMarr Woodley. Worilds recorded 10 tackles, 6 solo, with 2 sacks, 1 tackle for loss and 3 QB hits. Pretty soon the Steelers will have to make a decision regarding Worilds as he becomes an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season.
2)The Bad-Special teams weren't so special. There was a flubbed field goal attempt that could have been the deciding factor in the game. The special teams also gave up a back-braking 73 yard kick return to Jacoby Jones that lead to 1 of 5 Baltimoron field goals.
3)The Ugly-What is uglier than WR Emmanuel Sanders allowing the game-tying pass for the two-point conversion to go throw his hands? How about that fact that at 5-7 the Steelers dim playoff hopes appear to be disappearing faster than Black Friday sales items? The Steelers D also had a hard time getting off the field on 3rd downs, allowing 10 of 17 to the Baltimorons.
It's never a good thing when your playoff hopes rest in the hands of so many others. The Steelers had an opportunity to take care of business and failed. They may have to settle for the role of spoilers, again, the rest of the way. They have until next Sunday to live with this latest loss and see where they go from there. Get it together and finish strong. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
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