Winless Browns Frustrated After Loss To Rival Pittsburgh
Bell proved that he has the rare ability to gash a defense with his running and pass catching abilities by amassing a season-high 146 rushing yards and a touchdown and 201 total yards. The Steelers are 35-6 against the Browns since 1994.
And he continues to be not only a good football player, but an inspiration for his teammates on and off the football field with the work he puts in to continue to play a game populated by much younger men.
PASSING OFFENSE: B – The Steelers passed for a season-low 167 yards, but the cold and windy conditions at First Energy Stadium had something to do with Ben Roethlisberger’s day. Steelers defenders responded with eight sacks, which made it extremely hard for the Cleveland Browns to build up any sort of momentum on the offensive side of the ball. But on second and five at the Cleveland 34, David DeCastro was penalized for a false start and the Steelers wound up taking Boswell’s 33-yard field goal. “I have to regroup with the guys and regroup with our coaches, and we have to keep pressing forward”. That’s just awesome that we were able to do that because we know we want that double score. There have been a lot of great players. Was this a no-win win for the Steelers?
Steelers defensive tackle Javon Hargrave recovered a fumble by QB Josh McCown for a TD with 3:36 left to seal Pittsburgh’s win.
“I have all the confidence and faith in Hue”, Kirksey said. “I wish we would have gotten it last week at home”. We hope you listen weekly and give us your feedback of two Daves talking Steelers football.
Even if Kessler can come back sooner rather than later, there is no point in playing the rest of the season.
Short week: The Steelers have a short week as they prepare for the Indianapolis Colts, with just three days to prepare before hitting the road. The Steelers won 24-9. Last Thursday at Baltimore, the Browns limited the Ravens to two field goals in the first half only to surrender three touchdowns in the second en route to a 28-7 loss. The clock expired on an incomplete pass, but Browns defensive back Briean Boddy-Calhoun was called for defensive holding.
Haden’s best moment occurred with roughly four minutes to play in the fourth quarter.
“We’re definitely going to talk to our medical staff”, Jackson said. “We will all work together and we will figure it out from there”. “That’s why we played him today in the manner in which we did”. Kessler was blasted by Pittsburgh linebacker Lawrence Timmons after releasing a pass that ended as a 16-yard completion to rookie wide receiver Corey Coleman. He was entertaining, with a hot-and-cold stat line of 118 yards on 14 of 27 completions and a nice TD pass to tight end Gary Barnidge. Kicker Cody Parkey missed the extra point and the Steelers led 17-9.
VIKINGS 30, CARDINALS 24: Xavier Rhodes returned one of his two interceptions 100 yards for a touchdown and Cordarrelle Patterson took the second-half kickoff 104 yards for a score as the Vikings stopped their four-game losing streak. Mike Tomlin is looking to avoid his first losing season as a head coach, and a loss to the Browns would be a huge blow to the perception of him as a coach and how he handles his team in times of adversity. I have never encountered this, but at the same time, I know what I signed up for.
That was as much a reason for Tomlin to finally insert Harrison into the lineup as anything. The concussion was his second in less than a month. Charlie Whitehurst suffered a knee injury. Despite Markus Wheaton being placed on IR, and with Darius Heyward-Bey out of action, the offense still looked good. They were replaced respectively by Cameron Erving and Austin Pasztor.