Game Balls and Goats vs. Ravens

[pczach]

Great game today. The Steelers really controlled the game. They had to fight off the officials a bit today again, but they got it done.

Ben was excellent today. The OL was terrific. Conner was great and reliable again.

Defense was pretty solid today. Take away the PI calls and it was a solid effort.

Dobbs was incredible on that one play.

No goats today.

[Shoes]

Game ball to Dobbs, coming off the bench 3rd and long to JuJu. Play of the game imo.

[polamalubeast]

It was a team effort!

Bell's supporters on twitter have one less arguments ..... Yes, Conner can be good against good defense.Some said that Conner was only good against bad defense ....

[Fire Goodell]

Best team performance all year imo. Game ball to Tomlin, way to get the team ready

[Edman]

Whole team gets a Gameball.

Josh Dobbs is the play of the game and got his first taste of Steelers/Ravens action. Thrown into the fire. 4th Quarter. 2nd and 20. On the road, need a play, facing down the Ravens backed up. 22 yard strike to Juju that silences the crowd. Hell of an entrance to his NFL career.

Big time CLUTCH throw by the Dobber. This is why he beat out Landry Jones.

[lipps83]

James Conner of course.

I might buy my first jersey since my AB jersey that I got 6 years ago.

[st33lersguy]

Game ball: Ben made some great plays. Connor did great again. Dobbs, first pass makes a huge 1st down conversion. Front 7 had some good pressure

Goats: refs, officiating was an embarrassment. As one sided as msnbc. Also defensive backs had too many bad plays

[Mojouw]

The offensive line. The amount of time they provided in the passing game was absolutely unbelievable.

[BlackAndGold]

Dobbs saved the game. That poise he showed was the reason I liked him coming out of Tennessee

[FrancoLambert]

Balls: the team and the coaches
Goat: Boz, too many missed xp’s

[AtlantaDan]

Game balls: O-line, Conner and the coaching staff (including HC Tomlin who I threw some rocks at in another thread yesterday)

Goats: Refs (not just the end of first half "TD"). Did not cost them today so no goat but does anyone trust Boz to make a kick to tie or win a game?

[steelcityboyz]

Game balls- Tomlin and the whole team, they came to play today.

Goat- Boz, I mean WTF?

[GoSlash27]

My game ball goes to lil' JuJu. He sustained a lot of drives for us today.

[cold-hard-steel]

You guys give game balls out like they grow on trees.NO game balls.!!!!!!!Just go back to work and get ready for Thursday night.

[AtlantaDan]

My game ball goes to lil' JuJu. He sustained a lot of drives for us today.

Agreed - multiple big third down catches made up for a big drop in Ravens territory late in third half

Dan Fouts loves JuJu - has said on multiple broadcasts (including today) he plays like a 10 year vet

[86WARD]

Game Balls: Ben, Conner, Dobbs

Goat: Special Teams

[GoSlash27]

You guys give game balls out like they grow on trees.NO game balls.!!!!!!!Just go back to work and get ready for Thursday night.

https://youtu.be/3xutqq84sFc?t=24 :lol:

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

Agreed - multiple big third down catches made up for a big drop in Ravens territory late in third half

Dan Fouts loves JuJu - has said on multiple broadcasts (including today) he plays like a 10 year vet

Yeah, but Fouts is such a Steelers hater. Did you hear him defending the Weddle (helmet to helmet) hit? or questioning if Ben's knee was down on the TD? I liked Fouts as a player, but he is probably still bitter for all the abuse he took at the hands of the Steelers over the years.

Where are the gameballs for Butler, Tomlin and Danny Smith?? All I hear is its their fault when something goes wrong. :noidea:

[FrancoLambert]

You guys give game balls out like they grow on trees.NO game balls.!!!!!!!Just go back to work and get ready for Thursday night.

Not really.

The team went into a tough venue and got a team victory IMO.
All of the units contributed; no one unit really hurt us.
They pretty much made the Ravens a footnote going forward.
I didn’t expect this win and the score was closer than the respective levels of play IMO.
Multiple game balls were warranted or as I did one for the entire team and staff. :tt02:

[GoSlash27]

I also have to mention Matt Feiler. That's two top flite pass rushers that he's made irrelevant.

[Steeler-in-west]

Gameballs: Ben, AV, Conner, Dobbs for that huge throw

Goats: Boswell on the missed PAT, just have to make those. Specially against the pats and saints, not to mention the playoffs

[polamalubeast]

Terrell Suggs has only 0.5 sacks against the steelers in his last 9 games.

He was a steelers killer before his 9 games!

[FrancoLambert]

I also have to mention Matt Feiler. That's two top flite pass rushers that he's made irrelevant.

Very good point Slashy....we haven’t heard his number called for holding ( I think).
He’s done one hell of a job.

[Mojouw]

Game ball to Dobbs, coming off the bench 3rd and long to JuJu. Play of the game imo.

Apparently it is all because Josh Dobbs has a giant pair...

" And according toe Roethlisberger, it was Dobbs’ call to throw it, saying post-game that it was “awesome, can’t say enough about it. It was a run play that he checked to a pass and he was awesome”.

https://steelersdepot.com/2018/11/joshua-dobbs-steps-in-steps-up-in-critical-cameo-vs-ravens/

[pczach]

Game ball to Dobbs, coming off the bench 3rd and long to JuJu. Play of the game imo.



That was such a huge moment in the game. That was very impressive in every way.

The coaching staff obviously had the confidence in him to throw from his own end zone. He stood in there with the rush coming, kept his eyes down field, and made a clutch throw with zero warmups.

All I can say is wow. That was huge on many levels, and tells you a lot about what the coaching staff thinks of him.

He won a bunch of new fans today.

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Apparently it is all because Josh Dobbs has a giant pair...

" And according toe Roethlisberger, it was Dobbs’ call to throw it, saying post-game that it was “awesome, can’t say enough about it. It was a run play that he checked to a pass and he was awesome”.

https://steelersdepot.com/2018/11/joshua-dobbs-steps-in-steps-up-in-critical-cameo-vs-ravens/


I didn't see him sneak the wheelbarrow onto the field to carry them!

Wow! Good for him!

[86WARD]

Yeah, but Fouts is such a Steelers hater. Did you hear him defending the Weddle (helmet to helmet) hit? or questioning if Ben's knee was down on the TD? I liked Fouts as a player, but he is probably still bitter for all the abuse he took at the hands of the Steelers over the years.

Where are the gameballs for Butler, Tomlin and Danny Smith?? All I hear is its their fault when something goes wrong. :noidea:

Special Teams was a mess. Just a little less than usual.

[teegre]

If I only have one game ball... Josh Dobbs. He was put in the most high-pressure situation imaginable: throwing from your own end-zone against the NFL’s top-rated defense with the Ravens having ALL of the momentum. That throw was ballsy... and his completion was the turning point of the game.

[polamalubeast]

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[Shoes]

Got to feel good about Dobbs, he's smart, always looking downfield on passing plays and can run if all else fails. I think we are ok in the QB department.

[Born2Steel]

Offense: Fichtner/Ben

Defense: Butler

[polamalubeast]

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[teegre]

If I had a second game ball... Le’Veon Bell. According to Dan Fouts, Bell had 107 yards rushing, plus 56 receiving. The Ravens has no answer for him, and the only times that the offense stalled was when the went away from Bell.


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[pczach]

If I had a second game ball... Le’Veon Bell. According to Dan Fouts, Bell had 107 yards rushing, plus 56 receiving. The Ravens has no answer for him, and the only times that the offense stalled was when the went away from Bell.


:wink02:


Dan Fouts is often watching a different game than me.

[teegre]

Dan Fouts is often watching a different game than me.

Hes covered like five Steelers games this season. You’d think he’d have more to talk about than cancer and Le’Veon Bell.

[43Hitman]

Offense: Dobbsy, Conner, Ben, Fieler (sp?), and the coaching staff for a nice balanced game plan.

Defense: Sean Davis (quietly have a great year), Dline for keeping the running game in check. And Butler, he did a nice job today too.

Goats: Boz, he is really struggling this year, hopefully, he can work this out before the playoffs.

[pczach]

Hes covered like five Steelers games this season. You’d think he’d have more to talk about than cancer and Le’Veon Bell.



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[teegre]

If I had a third game ball... JuJu. According to Mark Madden, JuJu has had to overcome an addiction to Fortnite, Twitter, and YouTube. It’s truly surprising that JuJu is even able to speak, let alone convert numerous crucial third-downs.

[polamalubeast]

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[BlackAndGold]

JuJu is becoming a big time clutch WR. Even though he had a horrible drop before the half which potentially left points on the field he's been great.

I liked the fact they got the ball to Washington, get his confidence going. I feel like once he makes a big play(feel like one is brewing) he and Ben will start having belief in each other.

[tube517]

How about a game ball for Mike Hilton. He is a little terror for the opposing offense

[pczach]

How about a game ball for Mike Hilton. He is a little terror for the opposing offense


He was all over the place today. He had a great game.

[lipps83]

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A little hard to believe, but if true though that is quite impressive.

[BlackAndGold]

How about a game ball for Mike Hilton. He is a little terror for the opposing offense

Anyone see him sniff out the play where Flacco attempted the pass to Lamar Jackson? the Ravens ran that play early in the game in the red zone and LJ was wide open but Flacco of course didn't see him. The Ravens called the play again and Hilton completely knew it which caused an incompletion. Those are the plays Troy Polamalu made every Sunday.

He's a star player.

[86WARD]

How about a game ball for Mike Hilton. He is a little terror for the opposing offense

Hilton definitely deserves one. I forgot him on my list.

[GoSlash27]

A little hard to believe, but if true though that is quite impressive.

Food for thought: He's probably going to be doing the heavy lifting for the next 3 weeks, perhaps more. He has the opportunity to break all sorts of records :D

[JimHarbaugh'ssoakedtissue]

Anyone see him sniff out the play where Flacco attempted the pass to Lamar Jackson? the Ravens ran that play early in the game in the red zone and LJ was wide open but Flacco of course didn't see him. The Ravens called the play again and Hilton completely knew it which caused an incompletion. Those are the plays Troy Polamalu made every Sunday.

He's a star player. Hilton is probably the best play maker we have on D.

[Iron Steeler]

Gameball: everyone did great. Even thr secondary which I am hard on.

Goats: Unwarranted and inconsistent DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCES .

At this point im not surprised. Flacco made a career on his PI throw. I would like the officials to call some our way too

[GoSlash27]

Everyone giving Boz the goat, I can't really argue with you; you gotta make that kick. *BUT*...

I'm personally glad he missed it in this case. If we had 1 more point on Baltimore's penultimate drive, perhaps they don't bother with the 3 and go for the 1st down conversion. Perhaps they make it. That 1 point changed the complexion of the game and set us up in a good position to close it out.

[teegre]

How about a game ball for Mike Hilton. He is a little terror for the opposing offense

For two seasons now, every time that Mile Hilton has made a play, I text my bro-in-law the words: “Mike Hilton!!!” Today, I had texted his name so many times that I started to copy & paste his name. :nod:

Oh... and I tweeted out these words:
“Mike Hilton is f*cking great. Not good, great.”

[BlackAndGold]

Now only if the Ravens can beat the Bungals in their next game. They have a 'bye' next week, beating Cincy would be huge for us.

[polamalubeast]

Now only if the Ravens can beat the Bungals in their next game. They have a 'bye' next week, beating Cincy would be huge for us.

And the Bengals are facing the 7-1 saints next week too!

[BlackAndGold]

And the Bengals are facing the 7-1 saints next week too!

Lets hope the Steelers handle business vs Carolina, we can have complete control of the division.

[polamalubeast]

In the last 5 games, our offensive line gave only 3 sacks and at least 2 of its sacks were a coverage sacks.

[BlackAndGold]

In the last 5 games, our offensive line gave only 3 sacks and at least 2 of its sacks were a coverage sacks.

So damn good.

[polamalubeast]

So damn good.

and of course, our running game is on fire since week 5!

[GoSlash27]

In the last 5 games, our offensive line gave only 3 sacks and at least 2 of its sacks were a coverage sacks.

And one of those coverage sacks was intentional. Ben took that late sack on purpose today in order to keep the clock running. He could've thrown it away, but chose not to. Very heads- up play and also very ballsy for a guy with a busted finger.

[Craic]

Gameball: who do we not give one to this game? Boz, of course. Anyone else?

I will say this, however, another one of those holding calls that would have been a sack goes to Dupree. The Steelers didn't take the holding this time because it was fourth down, but Dupree is beginning to make his presence felt a bit more. He had another play that I thought perhaps he was held on as well.

[Fire Goodell]

In the last 5 games, our offensive line gave only 3 sacks and at least 2 of its sacks were a coverage sacks.

So they only give up dong sacks :chuckle:

[DesertSteel]

Agreed - multiple big third down catches made up for a big drop in Ravens territory late in third half

Dan Fouts loves JuJu - has said on multiple broadcasts (including today) he plays like a 10 year vet
Game ball Dobbs
Goat - Fouts for having to listen to that guy again. I pray this is his last year.

[polamalubeast]

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It was 2 dong sacks too!

[polamalubeast]

I do not want to be negative but ....

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[AtlantaDan]

I do not want to be negative but ....

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Not the best of days for Mr. Burnett in Baltimore - maybe he just needs to get his reps but it is not as if the Packers were brimming with All Pros in the secondary when they let him walk

[teegre]

Morgan Burnett being out for the first half of the season probably had something to do with the above miscommunication. Don’t worry, it’ll be corrected... when Burnett once again gets injured. :wink02:

[cold-hard-steel]

Game ball goes to the "Ravenettes" for all the wonderful curves they put on the sideline.Stunning performance by those gals.Even in a loss they looked professional and held their own.

[polamalubeast]

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[El-Gonzo Jackson]

Game ball goes to the "Ravenettes" for all the wonderful curves they put on the sideline.Stunning performance by those gals.Even in a loss they looked professional and held their own.
Link please. :pop2:

[polamalubeast]

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[polamalubeast]

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[steel striker]

A nice team win Ben made a lot of plays Juju, Conner, Dobbs coming in cold off the bench throwing that strike that was huge. The defense hung in there making them kick FG in stead of TD's. Just hope Boswell can find himself real soon!

[Butch]

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WTF why does Dulac feel so compelled to rain on this parade? I personally like Ben's version much better and I don't need Dulac pointing out if it was true or not. Sometimes reporters need to know when to leave well enough alone.

[Fire Goodell]

Game ball goes to the "Ravenettes" for all the wonderful curves they put on the sideline.Stunning performance by those gals.Even in a loss they looked professional and held their own.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjoprXu-L3eAhWEmeAKHSZ1DzkQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2Fgallery%2FgtyG2&psig=AOvVaw0sx_Hh9xOuUMfvqsFeJiAJ&ust=1541531059186791https://i.imgur.com/v6sCGiB.jpg

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[86WARD]

WTF why does Dulac feel so compelled to rain on this parade? I personally like Ben's version much better and I don't need Dulac pointing out if it was true or not. Sometimes reporters need to know when to leave well enough alone.

Really though...everyone is getting excited because Dobbs threw a 20 yard pass to JuJu. It’s one pass and it’s what he gets paid to do...lol. It’s not the be all end all. It’s not like he threw a Super Bowl winning TD to Santonio Holmes.

[Craic]

Big long tweet

LMAO. He (David Todd) comes out talking about how stats are sometimes contrived, but his isn't. Then he finishes it up with a completely contrived stat. 100 yard rushing games. Really? Last year, Bell had four 100 yard games. Year before, he had 8 100 yard games. Before that, he had 3 100 yard games. Before that, he had 4 one hundred yard games. Total? 20 100-yard games.

I really don't care if we keep Bell or not, but if we're going to play the stat game, at least be honest with it. Don't pick the few stats where Conner comes out better than Bell. Personally, I really have my doubts about Bell playing at the same level. So, I'm all for Conner the rest of the way. But cherrypicking stats is pretty funny.

(Oh, and their 17-3 in those 20 games as well).

[polamalubeast]

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[cubanstogie]

Really though...everyone is getting excited because Dobbs threw a 20 yard pass to JuJu. It’s one pass and it’s what he gets paid to do...lol. It’s not the be all end all. It’s not like he threw a Super Bowl winning TD to Santonio Holmes.
One pass when he's cold, hasn't thrown one in regular season and they are backed up at their own 5 with momentum gone to Ravens. You cant say the play won them the game but it was a huge assist. Landry would have thrown a pick or taken a safety.

[polamalubeast]

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[JimHarbaugh'ssoakedtissue]

1059307453324713984 That's even better then. Shows the faith The Steelers have in Dobbs to let him try that risky throw.

[GoSlash27]

One pass when he's cold, hasn't thrown one in regular season and they are backed up at their own 5 with momentum gone to Ravens. You cant say the play won them the game but it was a huge assist.
It was clutch in a very high pressure situation. It was also a very pretty pass lasered dead on target. Not a lot of QBs I know can walk in off the bench cold and do what he did.
I won't say he gets a game ball for it, but I do give him props. If he failed to connect or screwed it up, our odds of winning that game would've gone way down.
For those who are unfamiliar with what Dobbs can do, check this out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjA17UHYorU
This is why Fichtner was comfortable calling this play: He knows that Dobbs will hit what he's aiming for and can escape pressure.

[polamalubeast]

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[teegre]

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:nod: Absolutely

[tube517]

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[Lady Steel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=234&v=Iu-JvFr0t5U

[Mojouw]

"You can always trust a Conner whether its to destroy skynet or the Ravens playoff chances"

That is a great line!