Le’Veon Bell: I’m glad to be back on the field

Veteran Darrius Heyward-Bey has been taking his reps, logging 89 of a possible 130 offensive snaps, or just a hair under 69 percent of the team’s total. All around, the unit struggled to convert critical third downs and only successfully did so on two of the 12 they faced. But I think it’s still beneficial not just to him [or] to this team in the short term, but in the long term. We have to be ready to answer whatever they throw at us. “And that’s a big play during the game, is keeping those plays alive”.

Check here for more on the Steelers, Williams, Brown and Bell. Foles completed 17 of 32 passes for 150 yards. He was also brought down on a wide receiver screen for a two-yard loss, on which the cornerback made an excellent play to beat the tight ends coming out to block. On the ground, Tavon Austin had 40 yards in four attempts. It was the only time he was targeted with a pass over the first two games. The Rams are averaging only 71.5 yards rushing per-game versus opponents (153.0), which could be why the offense has been stalling and unable to convert and extend drives.

“Pressure is the key to stopping any quarterback, ” Fisher said. I can’t say enough about the contributions of DeAngelo Williams. “It’s too tiring on your defense”.

Having shared a practice facility together, Tomlin is very familiar with Rams DT Aaron Donald, the former Pitt star. Even so, he’s managed to tally a combined six tackles and sack the always well-protected Tom Brady and the ever-elusive Colin Kaepernick in his first two games.

“We get Le’Veon Bell back this week. (I) keep it simple”. “The results are what they are today, and all we can do is control next week’s game and we’ll try to take it from there”.

Tomlin tried to talk up the “hostile environment” in St. Louis’s Edward Jones Dome, working on silent counts this week in practice, but the fact is that the Rams drew just 45,000 at the 66,000-seat stadium for their home opener against two-time defending NFC champion Seattle in Week 1. You guys have no idea.

On the other side of the ball, the defense for the Steelers had five sacks on the day.

“I’m telling you this right now: Le’Veon is going to rewrite the rushing record here”, Williams said. Bell and Murray will see both of those players as they hit the line in the running game as well. The Steelers have a roster exemption for him until 4 p.m. Wednesday, when they must remove another player to make room for him.

This strategy has come into question among several National Football League coaching staffs as the National Football League decided to make the extra point a 32-yard field goal as opposed to the traditional 19-yard chip shot. Monday, he joined them for a team run.