stillers4me
01-15-2011, 09:58 PM
Pittsburgh Steelers
Quarterback: In typical Roethlisberger fashion, Big Ben came up clutch when it mattered most: 3rd and 19 at his own 38, two minutes to play in the fourth quarter of a 24-24 battle -- and Roethlisberger fired a perfect strike to rookie Antonio Brown for 58 yards. It was the longest play of the game, and the biggest play in a game full of them. It came near the end of day in which Roethlisberger was under pressure from the opening whistle and had that key first-quarter fumble. We also saw the indecisive worst out of the unorthodox but hugely successful quarterback: his repeated pump fakes as he searched for his best options down field only served to heighten the effectiveness of Baltimore's intense pass rush. At the end of the day, though, he produced winning numbers: 19-of-32 for 226 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT, 101.8 passer rating, a perfect strike on the most important throw of the year -- and a fourth AFC title-game appearance in seven NFL seasons. Grade: B+
Read more @ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/kerry_byrne/01/15/steelers.ravens.grades/index.html#ixzz1BAMbO0WH
Quarterback: In typical Roethlisberger fashion, Big Ben came up clutch when it mattered most: 3rd and 19 at his own 38, two minutes to play in the fourth quarter of a 24-24 battle -- and Roethlisberger fired a perfect strike to rookie Antonio Brown for 58 yards. It was the longest play of the game, and the biggest play in a game full of them. It came near the end of day in which Roethlisberger was under pressure from the opening whistle and had that key first-quarter fumble. We also saw the indecisive worst out of the unorthodox but hugely successful quarterback: his repeated pump fakes as he searched for his best options down field only served to heighten the effectiveness of Baltimore's intense pass rush. At the end of the day, though, he produced winning numbers: 19-of-32 for 226 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT, 101.8 passer rating, a perfect strike on the most important throw of the year -- and a fourth AFC title-game appearance in seven NFL seasons. Grade: B+
Read more @ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/kerry_byrne/01/15/steelers.ravens.grades/index.html#ixzz1BAMbO0WH