1)The Good-Oh, where do I begin? I love it when there is so much good to discuss. First off, congratulations to QB Ben Roethlisberger on another record-breaking performance. Ben was 25 of 37 for 340 yards, 6 touchdowns, no picks and a 136.3 rating. That's 12 TDs in the last 2 games, if you're keep score at home. No other QB in NFL history, not Manning, not Brady, not Brees, not Rodgers, or any of the other QB-du-jours have done that. Way to play big, Ben! All of the Steelers scoring also came after one series in the 2nd quarter where Ben was sacked on 3 straight plays. Their wasn't much of a running game on Sunday but the passing game more than made up for it. And how about those receivers? Rookie Martavis Bryant with 2 touchdowns and 2nd year man Markus Wheaton, 1 TD, are really coming into their own. And Antonio Brown with 11 receptions for 144 yards and a TD continues to play at an All-World level. Remember how Brown and some guys named Wallace and Sanders used to refer to themselves as "Young Money"? One was "Easy Money", another was "Fast Money" and the other one was "New Money"? Well, this group of receivers has been "On The Money" during the Steelers 3-game winning streak. Oh my goodness! Mrs.Black-N-Gold is so busy gushing about the offense, she hasn't had time to mention the defense. LB James Harrison and company paid tribute to the great "Mean" Joe Greene in their own way Sunday night, holding the Baltimorons to 16 points. Harrison led the way with 2 sacks, 2 TFLS and 4 QB hits. LBs Lawrence Timmons and Arthur Moats also contributed sacks as the defense tormented Joe Flacco all night long. And that wasn't all. LB Jason Worilds had an interception and Moats forced a fumble that was recovered by CB Brice McCain. Sacks and pressures and turnovers, a return to "Steeler Football", indeed. All of the aforementioned players were Good but this week's award goes to LB James Harrison. Retired? Not anymore. Washed up? I don't think so. The man they call "Silverback" is definitely back!
2)The Bad-You'd think with all that Good, Mrs. Black-N-Gold would have a hard time finding the "Bad". Not so fast. Special teams was very not-so-special. There was the flubbed extra point attempt that, luckily, P Brad Wing and TE Matt Spaeth, were able to turn into a 2-point conversion. And there was no covering up the fact that in the 4th quarter, after the Steelers scored a touchdown to take a 29-10 lead, the special teams allowed Jacoby Jones to take a 108-yard return to the house and put the Baltimorons back in it, 29-17. You can't gloss over a mistake like that. Fix it!
3)The Ugly-Should I say it's Baltimoron's LB Terrell Suggs or they way in which he and his co-conspirators played? Cheap shots to Ben, RB LeGarrette Blount and anyone else they could get their hands on showed what a classless bunch this is. It only reinforces the fact that Mrs. Black-N-Gold christened this team and their low life fans, "Baltimorons".
Now that we've all enjoyed another Steelers victory, let's look at the AFC North standings. Cincy won so they're still on top at 5-2-1. The Steelers are on their heals at 6-3. Cleveland won, too, putting them at 5-3. And the Baltimorons are in the basement at 5-4.
The Steelers are on the road next week as they look to ground the 1-8 New York Jets. Beware the trap game as the Steelers like to play down to their level of competition. Keep flying high against the Jets. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
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