More carries for Bell means more wins for Steelers

Beckham was largely a non-factor despite a game-high 10 receptions for 100 yards.

And while I take issue with Beckham’s ill-advised suggestion that the National Football League no longer assign referee Terry McAulay and his crew to Giants games – that’s just silly and it’s never going to happen – he is within his rights to question the fairness of some calls and no-calls in the Steelers game. He has become their workhorse again – his backups have carried just 27 times since Bell’s return in the fourth game.

Adding to the teams’ success, Le’Veon Bell had a monster game running away with 182 total yards.

Three of Pittsburgh’s four final games are against AFC North teams, including a Christmas Day rematch at home against the Ravens, who are now tied with the Steelers atop the division. They keep pushing me. He paid special attention to this first-quarter play, which could have been a flag on cornerback Ross Cockrell but was instead called offensive pass interference on Beckham. “Somebody’s got to give me an answer as to why”.

Butler didn’t dial up as many blitzes as usual, but even when he didn’t call for pressure, the defense continually disrupted Manning’s plans. Roethlisberger finished the day with 289 yards in the air off 24/36 completed passes. The Bills are now 6-6 and the Steelers are 7-5.

The Giants started the next one off better. A holding penalty stalled the drive though and they punted. The tight ends and wide receivers each caught a combined nine passes.

The Timmons interception was pivotal, resulting in a 14-point shift with a history-making TD when Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown at the back of the end zone midway through the second quarter.

Stephon Tuitt was nailed for 15 yards when he shoved a player to the turf after a play. That’s left their most reliable non-Brown receiver as Eli Rogers, a good, young slot option but not built to be an outside threat. The two point conversion failed.

And the smile after Brown’s touchdown? Drafted 1st overall by the San Diego Chargers, Eli Manning faced 11th overall pick, Ben Roethlisberger. They bullied the Giants for stretches. Both of Mannings interceptions came near the Pittsburgh goal line and the Giants missed on all three of their fourth-down attempts. Perkins ran for 18 yards.

Ben McAdoo feeds into Odell Beckham’s excuses for the Giants. The Giants turned around a threw a touchdown pass to Jennings. A couple Steelers offensive linemen said that the Giants were throwing cheap shots. Bell then ran for 12 yards on the next play to the Giants 43.

But the frustration here doesn’t stem from a diva receiver not getting the ball.

The one person who dished the truth on Beckham’s antics on Monday was Eli Manning.

When Bell fumbled at the Steelers’ 17, it erased a defensive stand in which the Giants were stopped on fourth-and-1 from the 3.

The Giants went three and out. They couldn’t move it after that and on 4th down Manning was sacked.

The Steelers took over at their own 32. Oh, please. The two are great friends and train together in the offseason. The Steelers were called for an unnecessary roughness penalty that put the Giants at the Steelers 37.

He has 180 runs and 63 pass receptions through nine games, an average of almost 25 “carries” per game.

Some Steelers fans at Heinz Field probably wondered who their kicker was. “We came into Pittsburgh playing a great team, a playoff team each and every year; we were going to have to come out and give our best, and they got the better of us today”. The team he faced on Sunday looked a bit like the one he idolized as a kid. Meanwhile, the Steelers remain tied wit the AFC North leading Baltimore Ravens who hold the tiebreaker by virtue of a head-to-head victory over the Steelers.