Someone bring Lendale White a tissue. I suppose he might want to conceal his head under one on his trip out of Pittsburgh.
On a night in which Troy Polamalu went down to a knee wound, Wille Parker and the rest of the Steelers RB unit couldn't manage to get the ball rolling, and Hines Ward did one thing he hardly ever does - fumbled in a giant play scenario. Ben Roethlisberger was steady in the back field, took a small number of sacks, however ultimately architected yet one more game winning drive to help the Steelers beat the Titans 13-10 in the NFL inaugural game.
It didn't start off well for Roethlisberger and company; Tennessee brought their "A" game and practically shut Pittsburgh's rush game down.
Roethlisberger was composed under pressure, though. Sure, he threw two interceptions (Brett Favre does this religiously, and there are people willing to bow down to him when he comes into a room, so get over it).
However he moreover threw for 363 yards, including 60 yards during his last drive of the game.
The team's defensive unit rose to the occasion and executed when the chips were down, chiefly on special teams, where a blocked Rob Bironas field goal led to their lone touchdown of the game.
Of course, that play cost them Troy Polamalu, but it only set them back for a moment or two.
If Hines Ward had either fallen down or turned a little more quickly at the climax of his run in the fourth quarter, the game would have finished earlier.
Although this was too nice a contest to not go to OT. Both franchises had played hard, both organizations had athletes sidelined to injury, and an extra period seemed the only just way to resolve the game.
If, that is, you can call NFL overtimes fair.
After Pittsburgh won the toss, Roethlisberger and the team took advantage of a wheezing Tennessee defense, heading downfield for 63 yards to set up the game-winning field goal.
On a night in which Troy Polamalu went down to a knee wound, Wille Parker and the rest of the Steelers RB unit couldn't manage to get the ball rolling, and Hines Ward did one thing he hardly ever does - fumbled in a giant play scenario. Ben Roethlisberger was steady in the back field, took a small number of sacks, however ultimately architected yet one more game winning drive to help the Steelers beat the Titans 13-10 in the NFL inaugural game.
It didn't start off well for Roethlisberger and company; Tennessee brought their "A" game and practically shut Pittsburgh's rush game down.
Roethlisberger was composed under pressure, though. Sure, he threw two interceptions (Brett Favre does this religiously, and there are people willing to bow down to him when he comes into a room, so get over it).
However he moreover threw for 363 yards, including 60 yards during his last drive of the game.
The team's defensive unit rose to the occasion and executed when the chips were down, chiefly on special teams, where a blocked Rob Bironas field goal led to their lone touchdown of the game.
Of course, that play cost them Troy Polamalu, but it only set them back for a moment or two.
If Hines Ward had either fallen down or turned a little more quickly at the climax of his run in the fourth quarter, the game would have finished earlier.
Although this was too nice a contest to not go to OT. Both franchises had played hard, both organizations had athletes sidelined to injury, and an extra period seemed the only just way to resolve the game.
If, that is, you can call NFL overtimes fair.
After Pittsburgh won the toss, Roethlisberger and the team took advantage of a wheezing Tennessee defense, heading downfield for 63 yards to set up the game-winning field goal.
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