Steelers winning despite inefficient offense

[stillers4me]

By Mark Kaboly, TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, December 16, 2010

Leave it to Hines Ward, the man who never seems to stop smiling, to find a silver lining out of the Steelers' offensive woes.

"We're winning," he said, "and that's all that matters."

Still, the Steelers know they're going to need more from their offense, particularly when the N.Y. Jets visit Heinz field at 4:15 p.m. Sunday.

During the past 13 quarters and 31 drives, the Steelers offense has managed two touchdowns. Safety Troy Polamalu set up one of those when he forced a fumble against Baltimore and gave the offense the ball nine yards from the end zone.

"We know we are struggling a little bit on offense," quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. "We are moving the ball and doing some good things, but when we get down to the red zone we just haven't taken the next step."............

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[HometownGal]

"A lot of it has to do with communication," guard Chris Kemoeatu said. "We need to have everybody be on the same page.

"Everybody has to do their job. It has to be a perfect play. In the red zone, there is always that one guy who lets a d-lineman go."

A mistake on the opponent's side of the field cost the Steelers five times during the past two games.

Three times Roethlisberger was sacked, taking the team out of scoring range; an offside penalty led to a field goal instead of a touchdown; and a missed block on the goal line forced the Steelers to settle for yet another field goal.

Yep - you got that right Kemo. How 'bout getting on the same page starting with YOU?