stillers4me
12-30-2012, 10:22 AM
Mike Tomlin implored the Steelers (http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/) to “seize the moment” last Sunday after Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis inexplicably deployed the field-goal unit to try a near-impossible 56-yarder at Heinz Field that didn‘t have a prayer of splitting the uprights.
Finally, it seemed, the Steelers were going to clear a path to the postseason despite an uneven performance during the season‘s second half.
After all, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was given a short field to atone for an interception that gift wrapped Dallas‘ overtime victory the week before.
Instead, Roethlisberger was picked again in the waning seconds. Two plays later, a disappointed Tomlin jogged onto the field after Josh Brown‘s game-winning field goal to congratulate a jubilant yet relieved Lewis......
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/3201289-74/tomlin-coach-season#ixzz2GYKsMyuL
Finally, it seemed, the Steelers were going to clear a path to the postseason despite an uneven performance during the season‘s second half.
After all, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was given a short field to atone for an interception that gift wrapped Dallas‘ overtime victory the week before.
Instead, Roethlisberger was picked again in the waning seconds. Two plays later, a disappointed Tomlin jogged onto the field after Josh Brown‘s game-winning field goal to congratulate a jubilant yet relieved Lewis......
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/3201289-74/tomlin-coach-season#ixzz2GYKsMyuL