Steelers set on staying aggressive on fourth down

A loss in our book is not a loss that we want to take or that we’re open to handle because we want more wins in the win column than we have in the L column. “We can’t control what happens in the Jets’ stadium or wherever, so we just have to control what happens in Cleveland next week”.

Mike Tomlin and the Steelers need help to get into the playoffs on Sunday. “We have to get win No. 10”. Unfortunately, the Steelers can’t point to anything the Ravens did last week that made Roethlisberger play poorly. I think we’ve got a group of guys that are ready to compete and effort’s never an issue.

How can a Steelers fan, at this point, get mad at this man that has given us so much? Technically, the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts are as well, but the Colts need nine results to go in their favor if they are to secure a postseason spot. Most everyone would agree, though, that this year’s team is better than the 2013 version and missing the playoffs, this time, would be more disappointing.

“You know, why not?” he said.

Too many in the media are willing to say they don’t care about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the National Football League while also saying they are deeply concerned about concussions.

“We just have to put all of our focus on this game and control what we are able to control”, tight end Heath Miller told the team’s official website. We had a turnover on downs on the field on a fourth-and-one attempt.

“It really comes down to third downs”, he said.

Since the moment he arrived in Baltimore as the 17th overall pick in the 2014 draft, he has also been in a position to make plays on the field. He is completing 68.1 (295-for-433) percent of his passes and has 18 touchdown passes though he also has thrown 14 interceptions in 11 games.

Brown, who has 123 catches for 1,647 yards, is quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s primary target. Still, Pittsburgh had the ball and a chance to tie or take the lead late only to have Roethlisberger finish a largely miserable afternoon with incompletions to Bryant and Wheaton. Marshall caught seven passes for 101 yards and a touchdown without breaking a sweat. This shouldn’t come as a shock as the Steelers haven’t had games fall their way to make the postseason since the early years of the Bill Cowher era. Williams has 899 rushing yards despite not being the starter the entire year. Blake left last week’s game with back spasms in the first half. He is averaging 326 yards per game, the highest yards per game average of his career. The Steelers entered the game ranked 31st in pass defense, and they looked the part against a Ravens offense that had trouble scoring for most of the season. The Browns can replicate what the Ravens did and hope he beats himself again. One of the biggest plays of the game came early in the fourth quarter when the Steelers allowed a 39-yard pass on second-and-23. The Steelers were a double-digit favorite last week against the Ravens, a team that was starting Ryan Mallett after signing him not quite two weeks prior.

Isaiah Crowell scores a touchdown against Kansas City. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger endured a tough game at Baltimore last week recording only 215 yards and two interceptions in a three point loss.

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Steelers damaged playoff chances with loss at Baltimore. Davis is more apt to read through progressions and play from the pocket than Manziel. However, with nothing to play for, with no playoff aspirations, with a season almost as atrocious as the 1999 return, would it not be glorious to end the season with a win that eliminates the Steelers from playoff contention? Place-kicker Chris Boswell continued his stellar season, making his only field-goal attempt. Baltimore Ravens defeated Pittsburgh Steelers 20-17.

“There wasn’t enough negativity”, Tomlin said.