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Losing Polamalu makes a big difference with that D. But the Titans have a good scheme for attacking it with the TEs.

10-7 Good game!

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The Steelers are lucky it isn't 16-7.

Big Ben is getting into rhythm now.

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Pitt has NO short yardage! 10-10

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What is it about Heinz field that makes it so hard to kick FGs?

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Kevin Mawae looks old.

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16th year--don't think he'll last the year.

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Titans just couldn't pick up those blitzes...

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Think Titans miss AH?

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;586724]Think Titans miss AH?[/quote]

They still had 4 sacks tonight

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LeBeau knows how to do it -- he blitzes like crazy, Titans go into prevent.

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Ha! Heinz ward fumbles it! Wow.

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true, but do you see how he can step up? We know they have good ends, but the pocket hasn't collapsed as much

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what a nice slap on the ball

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Ben is on a roll -- 11 straight completions.

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Yess!!!

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Overtime.

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what if they tie!

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Titans are just letting things happen.

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looks like the Steelers have the game in their sights

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again, remember our sack challenged unit sacked Roethlisberger several times last year. I think with AH, they would have had a lot more pressure.

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a pretty good game to start the season. Can't wait to see our Skins take the field now

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Puck Fittsburgh

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Steelers pass protection looked like a top 5 unit, after being a bottom five unit for 15/16 of last year's regular season.

You can probably expect similar production from the Skins line, but that assumes the health of [I]both[/I] tackles.

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Good grief -- Roethlisberger couldn't throw an incompletion if he wanted to.

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Ben R. doesn't look pretty all the time. He doesn't do it the way it's always drawn up but damn he just gets the job done.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;586743]again, remember our sack challenged unit sacked Roethlisberger several times last year. I think with AH, they would have had a lot more pressure.[/quote]

Yeah, you're right -- but they didn't want him at the price we paid...

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[quote=Beemnseven;586746]Puck Fittsburgh[/quote]

Well said. :)

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[quote=GTripp0012;586747]Steelers pass protection looked like a top 5 unit, after being a bottom five unit for 15/16 of last year's regular season.[/quote]

I'm not sure I agree. The Titans were rushing 4 linemen most of the last quarter and they just looked exhausted an completely ineffective. When they brought an effective blitz in the first three quarters they had four sacks and tons of pressure.

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Well, Tenn got no pressure in the 4th and OT, and you saw what happened. I would say that not having AH has something to do with it. And the no-huddle gassed the D.

But the big question is Polamalu--if he's down, that's a big deal.

Agreed that Big Ben finds a way to win.

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[quote=GTripp0012;586747]Steelers pass protection looked like a top 5 unit, after being a bottom five unit for 15/16 of last year's regular season.

You can probably expect similar production from the Skins line, but that assumes the health of [I]both[/I] tackles.[/quote]

No pressure, not much blitzing towards the end from Tennessee. They were either really tired, or there was a complete change in scheming.

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[quote=Beemnseven;586748]Good grief -- Roethlisberger couldn't throw an incompletion if he wanted to.[/quote]

Like was said earlier, I hope JC is taking notes. I expect a lot from JC and this is his week to make a statement!

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Steelers could not run the ball at all.

The no-huddle was a great move--really took the wind out of the Tenn D.

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Yeah, but who wore Tennessee down if not the Pittsburgh OL?

That Ben Roethlisberger is a top 6-8 QB in the NFL. We didn't see that guy for a majority of last season and you can probably put that on the OL.

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[quote=GTripp0012;586762]Yeah, but who wore Tennessee down if not the Pittsburgh OL?

That Ben Roethlisberger is a top 6-8 QB in the NFL. We didn't see that guy for a majority of last season and you can probably put that on the OL.[/quote]

Ben also broke a few hand tackles, used his pump fake to control the Dlines rush (to a small degree). He looked very impressive controlling the offense.

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I think it's clear that they miss Haynesworth.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;586763]Ben also broke a few hand tackles, used his pump fake to control the Dlines rush (to a small degree). He looked very impressive controlling the offense.[/quote]Yeah, Ben looks night and day from last year. But is that him helping the OL or the OL helping him. Chicken or egg.

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The crazy thing is, that a very likely scenario is that one of these teams is a playoff team and one is not. And if neither ends up winning a division, well, the NFL tiebreaker system says the Titans are in a two game hole.

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You know that Polamalu is out for the season right?

He is this year's Tom Brady. Sucks for him. He had a great one handed interception before he went down though.

Looks like word is that he's just out for 3-6 weeks with a MCL sprain.

Looks ugly enough to be season ending.

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Titans D ran out of gas at the end. Hard to believe they didn't miss AH at all.

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Weird stat last night, Holmes put up 9-131-1, the same exact numbers he had in the SB.