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stillers4me
04-02-2011, 07:12 AM
The premise of this series is that as the season unfolded we saw what almost seemed like two teams, and we were never entirely sure which one was going to show up to any game, or even at any given moment in a game. We are going back through each game and looking for a play or a drive that illustrates both Steelers teams. So without further ado, here is:
Game 3 - @ Buccaneers (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/tampa-bay-buccaneers) Final Score: 38-13 Steelers


General game overview: The defense continued to play great, physical football. They only gave up 75 net rushing yards, and Brett Keisel (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1609/brett-keisel) had his first-ever NFL interception, which he then ran back for a touchdown (also his first in the NFL.) They gave up 223 net passing yards, but no passing touchdowns, and gave up one rushing touchdown in the final few minutes of the game. Special teams continued to keep things under control, although the Bucs were getting an average of over 20 yards per return. But the big news of the day was Charlie Batch (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1583/charlie-batch), who strode onto the field and, with considerable assistance from the running backs, had a monster game. Although the Bucs put the first score on the board with a field goal from a Batch interception (he had two in the game) they never again sniffed the lead.........................

Read more @ http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2011/2/22/2008102/a-tale-of-two-teams-the-2010-pittsburgh-steelers-game-3