Eli Rogers and Ladarius Green found room to run in the middle of the Bengals' defense

[stillers4me]

Eli Rogers had never played an opponent twice in the same season before, at least not until he faced the Cincinnati Bengals again.

He said coach Mike Tomlin stressed to him all week that a rematch is like a game of checkers, not chess, because your opponent knows all your personnel and moves.


But Rogers had a move that, apparently, nickel back Josh Shaw had never seen before. And it was the reason the Steelers were able to mount a comeback from two 14-point deficits and beat the Bengals for the 16th time in 19 appearances in Paul Brown Stadium.


“Ben [Roethlisberger] and coach Tomlin stressed to me all week that it’s going to be a like a roller-coaster at the beginning stages of the game because of all the emotion,” Rogers said. “I kept that in the back of mind.”..............

Read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2016/12/19/eli-rogers-ladarius-green-pittsburgh-steelers-cincinnati-bengals-ben-roethlisberger-mike-tomlin/stories/201612190092

[43Hitman]

We're going to need both Green and Rodgers down the stretch, they both had productive days. I hope that Green can be cleared to play next week.:pray::crossed::pray:

[ALLD]

Rogers looks like he can replace Markus Williams as the #2 or #3 WR. The kid has hands.

[Hawkman]

Rogers looks like he can replace Markus Williams as the #2 or #3 WR. The kid has hands.

.....and doesn't seem to mind running into traffic.

[86WARD]

Who is Rodgers and Williams? ;)

[SteelerFanInStl]

Rogers looks like he can replace Markus Williams as the #2 or #3 WR. The kid has hands.

And Markus Wheaton too! :D

Yes, he can be a really good slot receiver. He just needs more consistency. There's been so many games where he's just disappeared.

[Psycho Ward 86]

Rogers really needs more targets

[Born2Steel]

If he's running the correct route and is open, totally agree. Becoming a good weapon.