Written by What a great game this evening! The Steelers did exactly what they needed to in order to win. They caused turnovers, played physical along the D-line, and were smart on offense. I can’t wait til next weekend… Baltimore vs Pittsburgh. I have to admit, living here in Baltimore, it’s not easy being a Steeler fan. In fact, it sucks (think Red Sox fan in NYC). Anyway, it’s 2 vs 1 at my relatives’ house where I’m staying with Steelers having the majority.
There are a few things I want to comment about for next week’s game.
1) Ben had a ton of time to throw the ball today. I definitely know that won’t be the case next week. Ravens have an equally tough defense, so Ben needs to continue to be smart with the football.
2) We need to continue to run the ball even when we get 1-2 yards per carry. This will set up our play action which I think will be wide open.
3) We need to continue to dominate the line of scrimmage on defense like we did against the Chargers. Rivers was on his back more than he was standing and Sproals couldn’t get anything going on the run. If we control the line of scrimmage, we’ll win the game.
As always, turnovers play a huge role in determining the winner of the game. Look at the Ravens’ past two games, +7 in the turnover margin with 1 TD return.
Sorta side note: About the 0 on the play clock during the Ravens’ game. Boo-hoo. Officials miss calls. It is the Titans’ responsibility to stop the Ravens from scoring (or converting for first down to get into FG range). Stop complaining. Ravens won fair and square.
And hopefully lose fair and square to the Steelers next week.
