GBMelBlount
12-23-2013, 08:49 AM
QUARTERBACK
Ben Roethlisberger passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to headline a 21-point third quarter. However, a costly interception on first down, with the Steelers leading, 31-21, led to a touchdown that started the Packers' comeback. Roethlisberger was 8 of 14 for 88 yards and a touchdown in the first half and was nearly identical in the second half (8 of 14 for 79 yards, one TD). He also scored on a 13-yard scramble at the start of the second half.
GRADE: B
RUNNING BACKS
Le'Veon Bell had his first 100-yard game -- 124 yards on 26 carries -- in his rookie showdown with Eddie Lacy. Bell, though, had a costly fumble at his 3 that led to the Packers' go-ahead touchdown. But he answered on the next series with a 25-yard run on the first play to help set up a touchdown. Bell had 52 yards on seven carries in the first quarter, including a 22-yard run to set up the first touchdown.
GRADE: A
WIDE RECEIVERS
Antonio Brown had six catches for 105 yards -- his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season -- and continued his streak of at least five catches and 50 yards in every game. His 36-yard catch down the sideline set up the first touchdown -- a 1-yard catch by Emmanuel Sanders. TE Matt Spaeth had only one catch, but it was a big one -- an 11-yard touchdown that gave the Steelers a 24-21 lead.
GRADE: B
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2013/12/23/REPORT-CARD-TODAY-S-TEAM-GRADE-GERRY-DULAC-grades-the-Steelers-effort-in-a-38-31-win-against-the-Packers-at-Green-Bay/stories/201312230123#ixzz2oJG56gpi
Ben Roethlisberger passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to headline a 21-point third quarter. However, a costly interception on first down, with the Steelers leading, 31-21, led to a touchdown that started the Packers' comeback. Roethlisberger was 8 of 14 for 88 yards and a touchdown in the first half and was nearly identical in the second half (8 of 14 for 79 yards, one TD). He also scored on a 13-yard scramble at the start of the second half.
GRADE: B
RUNNING BACKS
Le'Veon Bell had his first 100-yard game -- 124 yards on 26 carries -- in his rookie showdown with Eddie Lacy. Bell, though, had a costly fumble at his 3 that led to the Packers' go-ahead touchdown. But he answered on the next series with a 25-yard run on the first play to help set up a touchdown. Bell had 52 yards on seven carries in the first quarter, including a 22-yard run to set up the first touchdown.
GRADE: A
WIDE RECEIVERS
Antonio Brown had six catches for 105 yards -- his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season -- and continued his streak of at least five catches and 50 yards in every game. His 36-yard catch down the sideline set up the first touchdown -- a 1-yard catch by Emmanuel Sanders. TE Matt Spaeth had only one catch, but it was a big one -- an 11-yard touchdown that gave the Steelers a 24-21 lead.
GRADE: B
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2013/12/23/REPORT-CARD-TODAY-S-TEAM-GRADE-GERRY-DULAC-grades-the-Steelers-effort-in-a-38-31-win-against-the-Packers-at-Green-Bay/stories/201312230123#ixzz2oJG56gpi