Steelers vs Bengals Dec 23, 2012

[Count Steeler]

It's not the playoffs, but it is must win. We win, we keep our playoff hopes alive. We lose, we are pretty well done.

Here's to a solid game from all 3 of the units. D, O and ST. Let's play some Steelers football today!

Here we go Steelers! Here we go! :tt03: :tt02: :tt03:

[polamalubeast]

This is a playoffs game!

If we lose...this season is over!

[Moose]

What a damn shame too. Just think if we wouldn't have crapped our pants on those bottom feeder's and have 12 wins now !! Sure would be a nice Sunday going in the final games wouldn't it ?! Oh well, water under the bridge and means nothing now. Let's hope, as you said, everyone comes out with a kill in their attitudes and wanting a win. Let's hope we score EARLY...and put them away EARLY. NO conservative shit.....40-0 sounds like a great Sunday. Let's hope every player that touches the ball - catches it. And let's hope our guys who get the ball.....HOLDS onto it. You know they are going to try and make us fumble....since our players seem prone to it. Let's hope Tomlin has them pumped for this game. Coach Tomlin's game preps seem alot to be desired lately. I guess you can say the season begins today !!! GO STEELERS

[86WARD]

Team isn't good enough to deserve a 12 win season...lol...obviously.

[ALLD]

This season WE are the Bungles.

[venom]

Show some heart today guys. Go Steelers !!!

[Count Steeler]

Simms has his red tie on.

Bengals could still win the division. Steelers could still win the division. Bengals are trending upwards, Steelers are trending downward.

Steelers have to get the mo early and dictate the pace of this game. We have to control the line of scrimmage and get some decent runs.

[Count Steeler]

Ben with the Chin, right now on CBS

[CantStop85]

Well, boys, it's about that time.

[Count Steeler]

Well, boys, it's about that time.

Here's to a good game! :drink:

[CantStop85]

Here's to a good game! :drink:

I have a feeling this is going to be a somewhat frustrating game for both sides.

[Polamalu Princess]

Let's go Steelers!!!!!

[steelpride12]

It's now or never guys here we go, GO STEELERS!!!!:tt03::tt03::tt03:

[Count Steeler]

I have a feeling this is going to be a somewhat frustrating game for both sides.

Well, somebody has to win.

[Edman]

Day of Reckoning is here.

It's quite simple, folks. Do or Die. Steelers Lose this and it's over. Win, well it opens a "win and in" scenario next week, though I don't know if this team really wants it or not. We shall see.

[fansince'76]

Cincy won the toss and defers.

[steelpride12]

Great return Rainey!!! Now let's keep it going O!

[Polamalu Princess]

Great job.

[steeldawg]

good start

[fansince'76]

No flag? Amazing.

[Polamalu Princess]

Nice run Dwyer!

[JayC]

nice running & blocking

[steeldawg]

hey good play there nice job cotch

[steelpride12]

Look we ran to the outside and got a first down mmmm maybe up the middle should be eliminated to only a few times a game!

[steelerdude15]

Let's go!!!! :tt02:

[steeldawg]

great 3rd and 8

[Chidi29]

DeCastro beat. Geno Atkins welcomes him.

[fansince'76]

Dammit.

[steelpride12]

Gotta use the shot gun formation on 3rd and long, that D Line are full of beasts, ouch.

[Chidi29]

Chris Rainey working as a gunner.

[steeldawg]

wasted field position

[steelpride12]

Still no punt inside the 10 ugh bye bye Butler.

[Hindes204]

Wow, Decastro got smoked on that play

[steeldawg]

why do we run delayed handoffs with dwyer? he takes forever to get to the line

[Seven]

why do we run delayed handoffs with dwyer? he takes forever to get to the line

Yeah. That's where they should be utilizing Mendenhall.

[steelpride12]

Greene already tied the amount of catches he had in the first matchup :lol:

[steeldawg]

going to see that all day

[steelpride12]

TIMMONS!!!

[zulater]

I think we'll need to force turnovers to win.

[HollywoodSteel]

Well, no one can say we aren't being aggressive on D.

[Seven]

TIMMMAAAHONS!

[Count Steeler]

Wow, a sack.

[fansince'76]

Wish we could've gotten pressure like that last week.

[steelpride12]

Keisel!!!!!!!! 2 sacks in a row!!!

[86WARD]

Looks like the defense may have shown up.

[Seven]

YEAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!! THE BEARD!

[Count Steeler]

2 in a row!

[steelerdude15]

Good job D!

[steeldawg]

yess thats awsome first series for the D

[fansince'76]

Stupid, stupid, STUPID!

A microcosm of this fucking season. Part of me hopes we drop this game and we get put out of our misery once and for all.

[steelpride12]

Andddddd Keisel blows that.

[HollywoodSteel]

Wow, guys must have been covered because he had time to get rid of it

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No!!

[steelerdude15]

But, he always does that!!!!

[HollywoodSteel]

What ? Jared Allen does that on every sack?

[Count Steeler]

Oh great.

[Seven]

Oh what the fuck.

[86WARD]

Nevermind...again...undisciplined players. Nice job Momlin.

[steeldawg]

huge mistake

[steelpride12]

Oh yeah the same celebration he does every single sack since he has been a Steeler and only a penalty now???

[Count Steeler]

Get it back D.

[steelerdude15]

Nevermind...again...undisciplined players. Nice job Momlin.

Enough

[86WARD]

What a fucking joke this season is...

[steelpride12]

TROYYYY! Great tackle!

[86WARD]

Enough

Talk to your players and coaching staff. I'm just pointing out the obvious...lol.

[steelpride12]

Harrison got stiff armed like a boss, damn!

[steelerdude15]

Talk to your players and coaching staff. I'm just pointing out the obvious...lol.

You know that is something that Brett does every time he gets a sack. Don't act like that wasn't a bullshit call.

[Polamalu Princess]

Did the fans boo for a really long time?

[steelpride12]

Because of that penalty I call them scoring 7 right here.

[zulater]

Wow, Keisel wtf!

[steelerdude15]

I'd be booing too.

[steeldawg]

dammit

[86WARD]

Play has been there ALL season and has been exploited ridiculously the last three weeks. Madden-esque explotation...

[Edman]

That was arbitrary bullshit. Brett has been doing that all his career and it's never been called.

Again, not surprised.

[steeldawg]

what was troy doing there

[steelpride12]

Alright 3rd and long D, step up and be THAT man!

[Seven]

Did the fans boo for a really long time?

They still are.

[Count Steeler]

Let's go D.

[86WARD]

You know that is something that Brett does every time he gets a sack. Don't act like that wasn't a bullshit call.

Never said it wasn't, but shouldn't be putting themselves in that kind of position with the season they are having. It's basically idiotic. When a player celebrates going to the ground, it's a penalty.

[steelpride12]

Phew overthrown, alright now here comes the Steelers O starting at the 5 yard line as usual.

[Count Steeler]

OK, let's go O.

[steeldawg]

clark that was a gift!

[fansince'76]

Here's where we get pinned inside our 5 and do nothing with it.

[steelpride12]

Phew, touchback!

[steeldawg]

man we need to get our heads out of our asses already

[86WARD]

Keisel avoids "early goat" consideration.

[steelpride12]

man we need to get our heads out of our asses already
How? We only had one bad play from the defense (which was a bullshit call) and we've done well for only 1 series lol.

[86WARD]

man we need to get our heads out of our asses already

You should just cut and paste this reply in every game day thread every week...

[Polamalu Princess]

Come on O!!!

[steelpride12]

Now we have already quit running to the outside and going up the middle for nothing.

[Chidi29]

Cotchery still working in 2 WR sets. Best run blocker.

[X-Terminator]

Never said it wasn't, but shouldn't be putting themselves in that kind of position with the season they are having. It's basically idiotic. When a player celebrates going to the ground, it's a penalty.

I personally don't give a flying fuck. He's been doing that his entire career and it hasn't been called. Jared Allen does the same thing, and has never been called. NOW it's a fucking penalty? Fuck that shit. It was a complete horseshit call, which is par for the course with the officials this season. Either you call it consistently or don't call it at all. Don't just make the fucking call whenever you feel like it.

[steeldawg]

i hope this is not our gameplan for the entire game

[steelpride12]

Run run pass punt.

[fansince'76]

Run run pass punt.

Yep.

[steelpride12]

Overthrown. Like I said run, run, pass, punt. Nice.

[86WARD]

lol...

[HollywoodSteel]

Fuck Ben if u can't be accurate just run for the first

[Edman]

Nothing good happens when you throw to Wallace.

[Seven]

And Mike Wallace gets overthrown as usual... he seriously must be losing speed. That never happened two years ago.

[Polamalu Princess]

#$^V@#$V^@#%V^@%$@^%$^V@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[steelpride12]

What happened to this offense honestly? Early in the year they were one of the scariest in the league and now we can't even find a first down the last few.

[fansince'76]

And the STs fuck up right on cue...

[86WARD]

Flag has to be on Pittsburgh.

[steeldawg]

man wallace was wide open cmon ben!!!!!!!!!!!

[steelpride12]

And Mike Wallace gets overthrown as usual... he seriously must be losing speed. That never happened two years ago.

Seriously blaming Wallace on that is a joke.

[Seven]

Seriously blaming Wallace on that is a joke.

I didn't "blame Wallace on that".

[steeldawg]

Wallace must be losing speed? seriously he had the db beat by 5 yards!!!

[Count Steeler]

First run, off tackle, 12 yards. 3 next runs up the gut, what 8 yards. Keep playing to their strengths.

[HollywoodSteel]

We need to start throwing a few times on early downs to get Ben in Rhythm. I'm not surprised his first throw is long.

[Seven]

We need to start throwing a few times on early downs to get Ben in Rhythm. I'm not surprised his first throw is long.

Good call. And real throws too, not gimmick shit. Let Ben play.

[Edman]

None of this is to blame on Wallace, but his presence is not good for anything.

Like I said, nothing good happens when you throw to Wallace. We either miss him, he drops it, or like last week, a disaster waiting to happen.

[steeldawg]

wow timmons

[steelpride12]

Tomlin wanted to get the running game going and I understand that, but running the first two plays of each drive is not fooling anyone.

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Alright let's stop them here and finally have good field position!

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Curtis Brown hurt and Victorian in, NO!

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NICE STOP D!

[86WARD]

Blaming Wallace...lol.

[steelpride12]

But of course the punt goes all the way down inside the 10 lol OUR LUCK!

[HollywoodSteel]

And AB as early goat front runner

[86WARD]

Another fuck up by Antonio Brown...rivaling Wallace...

[Count Steeler]

Refs must have had a rough night in the 'burgh.

[Edman]

Antonio Clown messes up again.

[steeldawg]

brown? hello!!?????

[fansince'76]

Great - Antonio's playing scared on the punts now.

[HollywoodSteel]

Has AB lost his confidence? How do you not get under that?

[Count Steeler]

Get Sanders or Rainey out there.

[X-Terminator]

And Brown didn't run up to try to make a fair catch because...?

[steeldawg]

I think browns confidence right now as a returner is too shaken we should just put someone safe back there and rely on our offense

[HollywoodSteel]

Well we can't score with decent field position. Maybe some shitty field position will be a nice change of pace.

[steelpride12]

No, Brown knew we had to start inside our 10 like always so he let it go.

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Wow nice catch Brown!

[43Hitman]

I have two issues so far, the bogus celebration penalty and Brown. That dude needs to get his head on straight

[steelpride12]

What happened to this offense.

[Count Steeler]

Man, these slow developing running plays are atrocious.

[HollywoodSteel]

I just don't get that run. It's like he has the outside but stops to politely ask to squeeze inside

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Perfect

[steelpride12]

LOL pick 6? We don't want to win.

[fansince'76]

Jesus H. Christ. :doh:

[steeldawg]

terrible

[JayC]

nasty

[Count Steeler]

Nice pass Ben!

[43Hitman]

Dammit Ben, you stared that guy down. SAJHODVHSOVNSOVNSIKOv!

[86WARD]

PFFT...and officially Ben is shit. So much for putting it on your shoulders...lol.

[Seven]

There's the no huddle everybody was clamouring for all week :coffee:

[steelpride12]

You all wanted it to go to Heath every play, there you go.

[steeldawg]

hurry up offense anyone?????

[Chidi29]

Don't think Ben ever saw Hall.

[HollywoodSteel]

Our D is doing more than their part, but our offense shits the bed. Ben has does not get out of goat crown just because he is Ben.

[X-Terminator]

Sighs.

At this point, I just want the season to be over. It's been a complete disaster.

[steeldawg]

can we get mendy in the game so we can try to get a running game going? what is this garbage?

[steelpride12]

Ben just hasn't been the same since his injury.

[Count Steeler]

OK, now let's get it back. Let's go Steelers!

[HollywoodSteel]

Yes, clearly the problem there was the no huddle and going to Heath. The fans must have been wrong because the result was Ben throwing a pick 6. Seriously?

[Edman]

Sighs.

At this point, I just want the season to be over. It's been a complete disaster.

It'll be over soon. No Tears. Only Dreams now.

[Chidi29]

Sighs.

At this point, I just want the season to be over. It's been a complete disaster.

It's early, let's not jump ship yet.

[fansince'76]

At this point, I just want the season to be over. It's been a complete disaster.

This.

[steelpride12]

Hall covering Heath is strange as it is, if he covers Heath all game we're in trouble.

[Chidi29]

INT was same route as a 17 yarder by Heath vs Dallas. Hall did his homework.

[steelerdude15]

It's early, let's not jump ship yet.

Looks like we're the only two.

[steelpride12]

Good first Dywer, come on set up that play action!

[Polamalu Princess]

Good run.

[86WARD]

Nice run by Dwyer.

[Edman]

Oh, and you can take your fucking "No-Huddle" and shove it up your ass.

[steelpride12]

Man we're not going to pass that ball today.

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More holding calls, and it was on Heath, HOLY HELL!

[JayC]

hooray more dumb mistakes

[HollywoodSteel]

Okay, Ben do something

[steeldawg]

i dont know what to say

[fansince'76]

That hold should kill the drive quite nicely.

[Polamalu Princess]

Okay, we are just the end of the 1st quarter. There is still a LOT of time left. We can still pull this off with a win.

[steelpride12]

Great play action by Ben and catch by Heath!

[86WARD]

Made up for the hold there.

[HollywoodSteel]

Third and 1. We won't get it.

[steelpride12]

Miller in pain, game over hahaha.

[steeldawg]

great if heath gets hurt we are in trouble

[fansince'76]

3rd and 1? I feel a snail's pace-developing draw to Dwyer for negative yardage coming here...

[HollywoodSteel]

How about a hand off 7 yards behind the line? That can never fail?

[Count Steeler]

Let's convert this. Hope Miller is OK.

[X-Terminator]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Bengals challenged that catch, because it sure looked like Heath lost control of the ball after he hit the ground.

[steelpride12]

We haven't been able to convert on a 3rd and 1 in ages and this one is close.

[HollywoodSteel]

So lucky

[steelpride12]

i thought that was a challenge, but just a time out phew!

[steeldawg]

got it there phew

[43Hitman]

Mendy is in.

[HollywoodSteel]

Redman had to reach over for that and could have easily fumbled

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A challenge there would not have scared me since it is really hard to challenge a spot like that unless its clearly short.

[steeldawg]

thers mendy

[43Hitman]

Phillis needs to STFU

[Count Steeler]

SIMMS is a douche!

[HollywoodSteel]

Fuck you phill Simms. A little tug is u holding call against miller with hands inside but tugging receiver's jersey is a good no call?

[steelpride12]

Running into the punter, WOOT :D Still not a first lawl.

[HollywoodSteel]

Good acting

[43Hitman]

We need this

[Seven]

Great job by Butler. Going for it?

[Chidi29]

Wow, how did he convert that?

[Polamalu Princess]

Big Red!!!!

[43Hitman]

Hell yeah!!! What a second and third effort!

[fansince'76]

Great second effort by Redman.

[steelpride12]

WOW Redman great second effort, first down!

[HollywoodSteel]

Still hate that call.

[Seven]

Thank god we had Redman in there.

[steeldawg]

wow redman

[86WARD]

That was all Redman.

[Chidi29]

But we need to stop going for it on 4th and 1.

[Count Steeler]

Wallace for 7.

[steelpride12]

Cotchery always clutch!

[HollywoodSteel]

Cotchery. That's why it wasn't dropped after contact. :)

[43Hitman]

Man I am so sick of Phillis Simms

[HollywoodSteel]

Yes Mendy! Prove it to us!

[steeldawg]

that a boy!!!!!!

[Polamalu Princess]

There you go!

[Count Steeler]

That is how he is going to run. Let him run.

[43Hitman]

Holy shit what a nice run by Mendy there.

[86WARD]

NIce run by Mendenhall.

[steelpride12]

Mendy going hard right now! The suspension should hopefully pay off!

[steelerdude15]

That was a great run by Mendy.

[fansince'76]

But we need to stop going for it on 4th and 1.

Yep. We're lucky that one didn't blow up in our face as well.

[Seven]

Backs looking good! At least one unit seems to have come to play. Bengals missing a lot of tackles, too.

[steeldawg]

lets gets points with some attitude baby

[Count Steeler]

Should have bounced that one outside.

[Edman]

I'm so disappointed in Mendenhall. Easily our most talented back. If only he didn't have a ten-cent head.

[steelpride12]

Browns last 2 catches were fantastic, great job #84!

[steeldawg]

nice catch brown!!

[86WARD]

NIce snag by Brown.

[Count Steeler]

Good grab by Brown.

[HollywoodSteel]

Another third and short...

[steelpride12]

No protection for Ben and gotta take 3, not what we needed....

[steeldawg]

why is ben so off target?

[HollywoodSteel]

Lame

[fansince'76]

We need TDs, not FGs.

EDIT: Couldn't even get that. To hell with this season - I just want it to be over at this point.

[steelpride12]

LOL AT THAT KICK OMG!!!!

[43Hitman]

WTF?

[86WARD]

Good Lord...

[HollywoodSteel]

Wow. After all that, nothing. How poetic

[steeldawg]

unreal

[Count Steeler]

Butler can't even hold anymore. Laces out!

[Edman]

Ben could've squeezed in the endzone...and Sushi missed it. Nothing.

Lol. This team sucks.

[43Hitman]

LACES OUT DAN!!! :chuckle:

[86WARD]

why is ben so off target?

He has too much on his shoulders?

[steelerdude15]

Butler can't even hold anymore. Laces out!

It was a bad snap.

[JayC]

LOL!!! team is a mistake waiting to happen each drive

[Count Steeler]

No protection for Ben and gotta take 3, not what we needed....

He could have ran for the first.

[Seven]

Has anyone noticed that Ben has had Donovan McNabb syndrome the last few games? Seems like he has been letting a lot of balls hit the dirt.

[steeldawg]

3rd and 1 on the 4 running backs playing well and we go empty backfield ?????

[X-Terminator]

Bad snap.

[HollywoodSteel]

It's funny, but I do think there has to be some call in between handing it off 7 yards behind the line and shotgun on third and one? There has to be right?

[Count Steeler]

Has anyone noticed that Ben has had Donovan McNabb syndrome the last few games? Seems like he has been letting a lot of balls hit the dirt.

Yes, I have said that he is still not 100%. Especially throwing to his right.

[steelerdude15]

Bad snap.

Finally, a good post by someone.

[steeldawg]

i dont get it we cant do anything right

[tube517]

Ben could've squeezed in the endzone...and Sushi missed it. Nothing.

Lol. This team sucks.

Why did Ben not run for it

[Chidi29]

What are the odds...

[crcsnail]

i thought ben could have ran for that 3rd and 1

[JayC]

a mistake per play will keep the post season away

[Count Steeler]

Let's go D. Get a friggin turnover!

[86WARD]

Marvin Jones!!

[steelpride12]

Why try anymore?

[Count Steeler]

Good display of tackling.