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09-04-2019, 10:47 AM
The last team to defeat the New England Patriots used a backup running back gaining 172 scrimmage yards and a diverse passing game to eke out a 17-10 victory in December.
Is it a formula the Pittsburgh Steelers might use again when they open the season against the Patriots on Sunday night at Gillette Stadium?
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger isn’t so sure that a duplicate game plan is the answer.
“You’re not going to get over on the Patriots twice,” Roethlisberger said Wednesday. “That coaching staff is pretty good and their players are pretty good, too. We’ll have to figure some new things out.”
The recipe for success that enabled the Steelers to beat the Patriots for the first time in six tries worked so well that New England essentially used an identical game plan to win their sixth Super Bowl championship.
With a renewed emphasis on the running game, the Patriots didn’t lose another game, reeling off five wins in a row and dispatching the Los Angeles Rams, 13-3, in the Super Bowl. In a league that has gotten so reliant on the passing game, it was an unexpected turn of events for the Patriots.
“Having the ability to change is huge,” Roethlisberger said. “Maybe not for a whole season, but for a game or a little run. When teams are expecting one thing and you can just completely flip the scrip and become dominant in another phase of the game, that speaks volumes to the coaching and playing and the players buying into it.”
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https://triblive.com/sports/steelers-roethlisberger-ready-to-spread-the-wealth-against-patriots/
Is it a formula the Pittsburgh Steelers might use again when they open the season against the Patriots on Sunday night at Gillette Stadium?
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger isn’t so sure that a duplicate game plan is the answer.
“You’re not going to get over on the Patriots twice,” Roethlisberger said Wednesday. “That coaching staff is pretty good and their players are pretty good, too. We’ll have to figure some new things out.”
The recipe for success that enabled the Steelers to beat the Patriots for the first time in six tries worked so well that New England essentially used an identical game plan to win their sixth Super Bowl championship.
With a renewed emphasis on the running game, the Patriots didn’t lose another game, reeling off five wins in a row and dispatching the Los Angeles Rams, 13-3, in the Super Bowl. In a league that has gotten so reliant on the passing game, it was an unexpected turn of events for the Patriots.
“Having the ability to change is huge,” Roethlisberger said. “Maybe not for a whole season, but for a game or a little run. When teams are expecting one thing and you can just completely flip the scrip and become dominant in another phase of the game, that speaks volumes to the coaching and playing and the players buying into it.”
read more
https://triblive.com/sports/steelers-roethlisberger-ready-to-spread-the-wealth-against-patriots/