GOOD
A 38-16 win over the defending NFC East champs is very good. There were many good things about the game, too. Several youngsters looked good (WR Eli Rogers, TE Jesse James, S Robert Golden, CB Sean Davis). Allowing only 16 points, the worrisome defense looked good. And after a slow start the offense looked really good. But Mrs. Black-N-Gold can't help but wonder "Are the Steelers really this good or is Washington really that bad". I'll guess the jury is still out on that one.
BAD
Looking at this week's bad, Mrs. Black-N-Gold is going to quote the great American poets, Run DMC, "Not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good". What does she mean? Well, look at RB DeAngelo Williams' stats; 26 rushes for 143 yrds and 2 TDs. WR Antonio Brown continued to show why he's the best wideout on the planet with 8 receptions for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns. Let us not forget QB Ben Roethlisberger who was 27 of 37 for 300 yards and 3 TDs with a 112.4 QB rating. While we're praising Ben, congrats to #7 for making NFL history. He completed his 500th pass to AB, making him the only QB to complete 500 passes to 3 different teammates (Hines Ward & Heath Miller being the other 2). Yes, DWill, Tony Toetap and Big Ben were all bad men on Monday night. But the baddest of them all were the offensive line. They kept Ben upright except for 1 sack and they allowed all of these men the opportunities to put up impressive fantasy numbers. Give the O-Line a hand!
UGLY
Mrs. Black-N-Gold would be remiss if she didn't mention the exceptional play of LB Ryan Shazier Monday night. #50 was all over, registering 6 tackles, 5 solo, 2 passes defended, and an interception. He did all this and didn't even play the entire game. Shazier left early with a knee injury. He later returned to the sideline, campaigning to return to action. Wisely, Coach Mike Tomlin did not acquiesce. Our favorite Black-N-Gold Foottball Team is counting on Shazier to have a breakout year. In order to do that, he'll have to do something he's yet to do in his young career and that's stay healthy. If Shazier gets hurt and is out for an extended period of time, things could get UGLY for the D. Otherwise, fear Shazier!
It's time to turn the page and look ahead to Sunday's home opener at Heinz Field. The Steelers will have a rematch of their wild card win from January versus the Cincy Bungles. Like the Steelers, Cincy is 1-0 thanks to their win Sunday over the Jets. The Baltimorons are also 1-0 with their win over Buffalo. And sitting in the cellar at 0-1 are the Clowns.
This week's game will be a better test of how the Steelers stand in the early going. They'll need to keep their wits about them and not let emotions run too high against the defending AFC North champs. You can't win the division if you don't beat your division rivals. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
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