GOOD
So much is good when you're riding a 3-game winning streak. The defense continued to De-velop into a force to be reckoned with. There were 2 sacks of Giants QB Eli Manning, 1 by LB James Harrison and 1 by DL Ricardo Matthews. For Matthews it was his 1st as a member of The Black-N-Gold. Congrats to Ricardo! Speaking of firsts, congrats to S Sean Davis. Davis had his 1 NFL interception. That was 1 of 2 on the day for the Steelers. LB Lawrence Timmons picked the other pass. The defense also had their way in the trenches, stopping 3 4th down stands. Finally, Finally, FINALLY, the defense is playing Steelers football. That's good.
That wasn't the only good thing about the win. The offense had some players that were playmakers. QB Ben Roethlisberger led the way with 24 of 36 passing for 289 yards and 2 touchdowns. 1 of those touchdowns was the 1st touchdown of the season for TE Ladarius Green. The free agent-signee found the endzone for the 1st time as a Steeler to go along with his 6 receptions for 110 yards. Congrats to Ladarius!
Another new guy got in on the action. K Randy Bullock is brand-spanking new as the Steelers signed him off the street this weekend. It didn't matter. He converted all 3 of his field goal attempts and an extra point. Congrats, Randy!
All of these men were very, very good yesterday but, no doubt about it, RB Le'Veon Bell ruled the day. The Beast was the best. #26 rushed 26 times for 110 yards. He also caught 6 passes for 64 yards. And his ability to tote the rock helped the Steelers to run out the clock. Let's all burn a fatty in honor of LBell!
BAD
As good as the Steelers were, there was one aspect of their game that was just as bad. Let's see if Mrs. Black-N-Gold can add it up. Yes, that' right: 12 penalties for 115 yards. That's extremely bad. From G David DeCastro getting yet another holding penalty, to unnecessary roughness, to WR Antonio Brown not exiting the field quickly enough, resulting in a too-many-men on the field call. The Steelers continuously find ways to shoot themselves in the foot. Why, oh, why can't they clean it up?
UGLY
Continuing with the above theme, if the Steelers keep making boneheaded mistakes that lead to penalty after penalty, it will get ugly. Mrs. Black-N-Gold has been harping on this all season, until she's blue in the face. Playoff teams don't give up huge chunks of yardage by making multitudes of penalties. Think about it.
The Steelers are still tied with the Baltimorons, who won, atop the AFC North at 7-5. The Baltimorons still have the tiebreaker so it's important for the Steelers to stay in the win column. The Bungles are behind them with a 4-7-1 mark thanks to their win. The Clowns didn't lose. They didn't win, either. They had a bye this week. Although, if there ever was a team that would find a way to lose during their bye week, it'd be the Clowns.
Next week, the Steelers shuffle off to Buffalo to battle the 6-6 Bills, who are fighting for their playoff lives. Beware of Buffalo and beware the trap game. Remember, you've got to win to get in. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
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