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LLT
11-07-2010, 04:19 AM
Collier: Steelers allowing completions, not points
Sunday, November 07, 2010
By Gene Collier
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



As the Steelers implemented some of their final adjustments for Monday night's appointment in Cincinnati, there was little tangible proof that anything that can go wrong won't go wrong.

The crowd noise they blared against the starting offense Friday afternoon didn't really approach the decibel level that bedeviled them in Louisiana, and no one swore any oaths that this week's recommendations from upstairs on whether or not to challenge an official's call won't be based on tonight's episode of "Desperate Housewives."

Presumably, Mike Tomlin's assistants will tune in nothing but the game feed for all 60 minutes, but stranger things have happened.

Moreover, this week's leading Steelernomic indicators were mixed, none so mixed as the implications of this one figure: 68 percent.

That's the portion of forward passes that are completed against Dick LeBeau's defense....



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SirHulka
11-07-2010, 05:17 AM
True enough, but if you've only allowed 100 points in 7 games, and you're 5-2, then you better have a talk with your offense.