Game goats & Game balls vs Titans.

[zulater]

1. Ben. One play changed the game. Total brain cramp. Not seeing the field. Playing with no confidence or seeing secondary receivers. looking like an overrated rookie not a franchise qb.

.2 William Gay. Played lie number 2 after the pick 6. Hey but at least he gave us our TD.

3. Offensive line. So much for winning one for Munchak. Speaking of which, I see why he got fired.

4. Mike Tomlin , Dick LeBeau, and Todd Haley. The modern day 3 stooges. Outcoached on consecutive weeks by Rex Ryan and Ken Whisenhunt. Need I say more?

5. Me. For making this thread in the 3rd quarter. Not that there's any doubt to the outcome. But I shoud have been more patient. but I'm so damn angry that I had to do something besides putting my fist through the wall.

[st33lersguy]

8-8 seasons

[zulater]

Bah, just more Steeler tease.

[fansince'76]

[Count Steeler]

Bell gets game ball, without a doubt. His jersey from this game should be on display in the locker room. True Grit!

[Shoes]

Bell gets game ball, without a doubt. His jersey from this game should be on display in the locker room. True Grit!

Agreed!

Bell, no question. He won this game imo. Miller gets one also, he made some key plays as always.

[zulater]

This was a reverse jinx thread. When I made it my hope and prayers was that it would make me look stupid. Guilty as charged. And happy as hell about it.

[fansince'76]

This was a reverse jinx thread. When I made it my hope and prayers was that it would make me look stupid. Guilty as charged. And happy as hell about it.

I gotta admit, I had just about packed it in when they made it 24-13 myself. We've all seen it too many times before.

[Craic]

They possessed the ball for something like 40 minutes. Those are some good stats!

[Steelman]

Could be nobody else but Bell.

Honorable mention to AB. Everybody else mostly sucked ass.

[fansince'76]

Could be nobody else but Bell.

Honorable mention to AB. Everybody else mostly sucked ass.

AB was pretty good - 9 for 91 yards and a TD. With no help from Wheaton or Bryant again.

[HollywoodSteel]

AB was pretty good - 9 for 91 yards and a TD. With no help from Wheaton or Bryant again.

Wheaton made one of the most important catches of the night. The third down catch on the last drive that moved the chains. Sure it was an easy catch that he should make in his sleep, but with this team, in that situation, I actually thought I was dreaming that we converted on that play.

Of course after that it was all Bell all the time. What a friggin' beast that kid is!

[fansince'76]

Wheaton made one of the most important catches of the night. The third down catch on the last drive that moved the chains. Sure it was an easy catch that he should make in his sleep, but with this team, in that situation, I actually thought I was dreaming that we converted on that play.

Don't get me wrong - I think Brown, Wheaton and Bryant are going to be a scary good receiving corps when Wheaton and Bryant get some more seasoning and both become more consistent. I think the Colts and Ravens games were a testament to the potential there.

[GBMelBlount]

Don't get me wrong - I think Brown, Wheaton and Bryant are going to be a scary good receiving corps when Wheaton and Bryant get some more seasoning and both become more consistent. I think the Colts and Ravens games were a testament to the potential there.

Also a testament to what happens when Ben plays with a chip on his shoulder.

This offense is special and has not even peaked yet...

Defense needs to get healthy and perhaps another year to gel.

[HollywoodSteel]

I know Bell will be forever compared to Eddie Lacy because of the draft, and it's interesting to look at their fantasy numbers this week. In my league they played against each other this week.

Lacy: 23.4 points

Bell: 28.2

Of course you can't totally compare situations. The Packers were gonna win no matter what so less burden on Lacy's shoulders. Bell really carried us across that finish line. It's always great to see a back do that kind of thing: they know we are going to run and he still rams it down their throats!

[Drazo85]

Did i dreamed or coaching staff adjusted to Titans blitzes in second half!? Bell was a man tonight. He literally carried this team to victory.

[stillers4me]

No problem...I deleted it from twitter.

[SteelerFanInStl]

Bell, no question. Hell of a game.

[Craic]

5. Me. For making this thread in the 3rd quarter. Not that there's any doubt to the outcome. But I shoud have been more patient. but I'm so damn angry that I had to do something besides putting my fist through the wall.

It was almost as if you didn't trust this team to lose, either.

I have to split this game in a lopsided half... 3 quarters: goat, pretty much everyone but Bell and Brown. Gay did okay.

Last quarter. Goat, pretty much, no one. Game balls: Offensive coaches/Ben, whoever came up with the bright idea to go to the line with two plays and signal out to the run whenever it was needed. Bell. 203 yards or whatever he had... beautiful. Brown. Always there when you need him the most. DeCastro. After an okay night and a blown assignment or two that led to a sack, he came back in the last quarter and plowed the way for Bell. Defense. After looking like they were average AT BEST, they come out in the fourth quarter and finally shut down the Titans, give their offense the chance to win the game.

Most beautiful sight to my eyes? Being able to throw the ball when necessary towards the end of the game to get the first downs and keep driving, then turning back into the old school Steelers and chewing up clock and yardage with run, run, run, run, run, etc. I love seeing that at the END of a game when we have a chance to shut down the other team.

Funny thing is . . . that fourth quarter was EXACTLY what Rooney said he wanted when he said he wanted a better run game.

[tube517]

It was almost as if you didn't trust this team to lose, either.

I have to split this game in a lopsided half... 3 quarters: goat, pretty much everyone but Bell and Brown. Gay did okay.

Last quarter. Goat, pretty much, no one. Game balls: Offensive coaches/Ben, whoever came up with the bright idea to go to the line with two plays and signal out to the run whenever it was needed. Bell. 203 yards or whatever he had... beautiful. Brown. Always there when you need him the most. DeCastro. After an okay night and a blown assignment or two that led to a sack, he came back in the last quarter and plowed the way for Bell. Defense. After looking like they were average AT BEST, they come out in the fourth quarter and finally shut down the Titans, give their offense the chance to win the game.

Most beautiful sight to my eyes? Being able to throw the ball when necessary towards the end of the game to get the first downs and keep driving, then turning back into the old school Steelers and chewing up clock and yardage with run, run, run, run, run, etc. I love seeing that at the END of a game when we have a chance to shut down the other team.

Funny thing is . . . that fourth quarter was EXACTLY what Rooney said he wanted when he said he wanted a better run game.

Since you have Dancing Velma.....Those meddling Rooneys!

I liked seeing Heath fired up and jawing a little bit with the Tits player. I felt some momentum shift there.

[HollywoodSteel]

eCastro. After an okay night and a blown assignment or two that led to a sack, he came back in the last quarter and plowed the way for Bell.

It was great to see him pull from that right side... like what we drafted him to do.

Most beautiful sight to my eyes? Being able to throw the ball when necessary towards the end of the game to get the first downs and keep driving, then turning back into the old school Steelers and chewing up clock and yardage with run, run, run, run, run, etc. I love seeing that at the END of a game when we have a chance to shut down the other team.

Funny thing is . . . that fourth quarter was EXACTLY what Rooney said he wanted when he said he wanted a better run game.


You know somewhere, Bill Cowher was salivating out of control to watch the running back do that. Maybe for a split second he actually missed coaching.

[tube517]

Game ball to He Shall Be Le'Veon and for Earl Heath Miller making plays and jawing at the Tits player and getting fired up.

[GBMelBlount]

Game ball Bell.

Nerf ball Brown.

Nice pick 6 by Gay...difference maker.

[zulater]

Game ball LeVeon Bell without a doubt. And while Ben was a goat for throwing that moronic interception right before the half, he made plays down the stretch that mattered. So his goat status is lifted. Same with the o-line. The blitz pick ups were lacking, but damn if they weren't opening some holes for 26. Also honorable mention to Suisham for making the long fg in weather. That was the difference at the end.

[HollywoodSteel]

Also honorable mention to Suisham for making the long fg in weather. That was the difference at the end.

I love the him as a FG kicker, but damn, is it too much to ask that he learn to kick touch backs?

[zulater]

I love the him as a FG kicker, but damn, is it too much to ask that he learn to kick touch backs?

I think a couple of those short kicks were on coaches orders. Also a few missed tackles played into one of those returns.

[HollywoodSteel]

I think a couple of those short kicks were on coaches orders. Also a few missed tackles played into one of those returns.

Yeah, but if he could consistently kick touch backs I'm sure they'd have him do that every single time.

I guess he just doesn't have the leg strength, but that seems weird to me. I mean it doesn't seem that hard for most kickers. Would an hour in the gym every day working on leg strength hurt his accuracy or something?

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Our Berger is better than their Berger.

Their Berger looked better in the first half. Even given the fact that his first throw was an interception. And their Berger lacks the weapons ours has (not to mention all the experience).

[Devilsdancefloor]

Hero: Bell, but i am gonna give some love Decastro pulling

Goat: Coaching staff

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Hero: Bell, but i am gonna give some love Decastro pulling

Goat: Coaching staff

[Craic]

Or the end of the game when they got a first down after the 2 minute warning and the Titans take their last timeout and Bell gets another carry when all they needed to do was kneel 3 times. It's like they don't know that 40 seconds times 3 equals 2 minutes.

I was scratching my head as well. I started thinking, OK, what record are they trying to go for? Made no sense.

My guess is that they wanted a 5-10 second cushion in of "operator error," when the game clock might not start as quickly as the other. Stranger things have been known to happen.

[X-Terminator]

Hilarious. But way to man up, Zu!