Roethlisberger throws 4 TD passes, Steelers roll Colts 45-10
And the offensive line continues to be a problem, so Hasselbeck needs to get the ball out quickly and just focus on moving the chains. Brown celebrated this time with a flying leap and straddle into the goalpost.
Brown had eight receptions overall for 118 yards. He caught a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders in Week 9, and then last week, James hauled in a two-point conversion reception, which doesn’t count as one of his four catches.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the middle of a stretch run they hope takes them to the playoffs.
The Steelers scored touchdowns on back-to-back possessions of the second quarter to turn a 10-6 deficit into a the 21-10 lead they took into the locker room at halftime.
Head coach Jeff Fisher said Sunday that Nick Foles, who was 15 of 35 in a 27-3 loss to the Arizona Cardinals at home, would go back to the bench with Keenum ready to resume the No. 1 quarterback role.
Ever the entertainer, Brown proceed to jump into a straddle of the base of the goal posts, much to the surprise of the field attendant leaning on the other side of it. On the next, he completed 5-of-8 for 75 yards and the 5-yard touchdown to Markus Wheaton. The Steelers saw Big Ben exit with a concussion, during the fourth quarter of their Week 12 loss to Seattle. If they can wear down the Colts’ defense with their run game, Pittsburgh will have more chances to break big gains with their passing game.
Boswell’s 42-yard field goal with 6:29 left made it 38-10.
The Steelers (6-5) offense looked good against the Seahawks.
A 45-10 thumping of the first-place Colts on Sunday night delayed such doubt for at least one week. It was a relatively ugly first half, particularly for Hasselbeck and the Colts’ offense. Bryant caught it at the Colts’ 41 and outran safety Mike Adams to the end zone. Against the Steelers, they will need the offense to lead the way.
It came after Roethlisberger threw TD passes on consecutive series to end the first half.
Brown finished the Colts with two more scores, a 5-yard reception 49 seconds into the fourth quarter before adding the fourth punt return touchdown of his career even if the celebration didn’t go as planned. He returned after both hits, but was subbed out for third-stringer Charlie Whitehurst with six minutes left and the game well out of reach.
The first half was nastier than the Thanksgiving leftovers still in your fridge.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Antonio Brown gave us one of the season’s defining celebrations in one of the season’s definitive performances. The total has gone UNDER in seven of the Steelers’ last nine games.
The Steelers started it when Jacoby Jones fumbled away the opening kickoff at the 11.
Given how poorly the Steelers have been playing on defense, a veteran like Hasselbeck should be able to pick their secondary apart.
The Pittsburgh Steelers host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in a game that has all the makings to be a shoot-out.
As they found out in Charlotte in recent years, there’s a danger in putting too much of the burden on him (he averaged 3.3 yards per carry the previous two weeks). If the Steelers aren’t careful throwing the ball against Indianapolis’s defense, they could be in trouble.