In week one the defense was a joke. It honestly looked as if all 11 players out there were hurt. Week two was a shut-out. Obviously a shut-out against the Seattle Seahawks is like winning the NFC West, but hey it is what it is. Week three was "eh." The offense gave up most of the Colts points, while the defense had a score, yet they still gave up a critical late game drive to CURTIS PAYNTER. Week four was another joke. The last time I saw the Steelers run defense as pitiful as it was was in the 2007 regular season against the Jaguars. I think Fred Taylor had close to 150 yards, while Jones-Drew had around 70.
Yesterday, against the 3-1 Titans, the Steelers defense came up big. Aside from the first drive, the Titans barely had a run for over 5 yards. They FINALLY had an interception, which was by Lamarr Woodley who had a huge day. They also held the Titans to just 65 total rushing yards.
We finally saw that offense that we had hoped for. Big Ben threw for 5 TD's, including two to the "too old" Hines Ward. Mike Wallace had another big game, and is currently ranked #3 in the NFL in receiving yards. The passing game was stellar, however it was the running game that caught my attention yesterday. Even without starting running back Rashard Mendenhall, the Steelers managed 174 rushing yards. If anybody questioned why Maurkice Pouncey was an All-Pro; I hope they watched yesterday's game. He abused the 325-pound Shaun Smith, who had only 1 tackle.
We can only hope that the Steelers stay consistent, because inconsistency was what killed the 2009 season as well... Beware.
Player of The Game Nominees
QB- Ben Roethlisberger, 5 touchdowns, 1 int, 228 yards
RB- Jonathan Dwyer, 11 carries, 107 yards
WR- Hines Ward, 7 catches, 54 yards, 2 touchdowns
WR- Mike Wallace, 6 catches, 82 yards, 1 touchdown
OLB- Lamarr Woodley, 1.5 sacks, 1 interception
Written by Alex Muchnok
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