Entries from The Fifth Quarter tagged with 'Ben Roethlisberger'
Second look: Chargers at Steelers
Five things that stand out this morning from last night's 35-24 Steelers victory over the San Diego Chargers in the AFC divisional playoffs at Heinz Field: 1. Several Steelers, including head coach Mike Tomlin, remarked on the Steelers' offensive balance....
Chargers at Steelers: First quarter update
Steelers 7, Chargers 7 First quarter notes: -- 12:59: Nice play-calling by the Chargers on their opening drive. They attacked the edges of the Steelers' defense with a throwback pass to Antonio Gates and a swing pass to Darren Sproles....
Chargers at Steelers: Pre-game
Checking in from Heinz Field about 90 minutes before kickoff. Light snow is falling at Heinz Field, where a few players bundled up in fleece are warming up and fans are beginning to trickle in. The forecast is for temperatures...
Newspaper video spoof: That Roethlisberger fellow sure does get around
Here is a link to a pretty funny video bit that appeared in the Dallas Morning News a few days before Sunday's Steelers-Cowboys game. Turns out the Morning News has a columnist -- Tim MacMahon -- who looks a lot...
Second look: Cowboys at Steelers
Some leftover observations from last night's 20-13 Steelers win over the Dallas Cowboys at Heinz Field: 1. It only seems like James Harrison causes a fumble every time he runs into a quarterback. Harrison's first-quarter sack of Tony Romo was...
Bengals-Steelers: Third quarter update
Steelers 20, Bengals 7 Notes: -- Chris Crocker's hit on Santonio Holmes appeared to be legal. Expect the Steelers to take a close look at it Friday, though. They have felt targeted by the league for hard hits, including hits...
Bengals-Steelers: Halftime update
Steelers 10, Bengals 7 Notes: -- Gary Russell made another big play. His second effort on a fourth-and-1 carry gave the Steelers first-and-goal at the Cincinnati 8. Remember that on fourth-and-goal Sunday against San Diego, Mewelde Moore was dropped for...
Bengals-Steelers: First quarter update
Bengals 7, Steelers 0 Notes: -- The Bengals have three offensive players making their first career starts. That includes third-year wideout Glenn Holt. Holt is in the lineup because the Bengals suspended star-crossed receiver Chad Johnson before the game. Several...
Chargers-Steelers: Leftovers
Notes and quotes from Sunday's game that didn't make it into Monday's newspaper: -- Like Indianapolis, San Diego played mostly a "Tampa 2" defense with two safeties deep that took away the Steelers' downfield passing game. As a result, Ben...
Chargers at Steelers: Halftime update
Chargers 7, Steelers 5 Notes: -- Second-year linebacker LaMarr Woodley is making steady progress. He made a nice play in the second quarter to break up a third-and-17 pass intended for Vincent Jackson. Earlier in the game Woodley slipped in...
Chargers at Steelers: First quarter update
Chargers 7, Steelers 0 Notes: -- Tough call against Ike Taylor to set up the Chargers' touchdown. Based on the amount of contact, a five-yard illegal contact call might have seemed more appropriate instead of a 19-yard penalty that set...
Bettis at Behrend: Highlights from his appearance
Former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis spoke at Penn State Behrend tonight as part of the college's speakers series. He also met with reporters for about 10 minutes afterward while a large group of fans waited in the hallway outside...
Colts at Steelers: Halftime update
Steelers 17, Colts 14 Notes and observations: -- The Steelers' flea flicker looked like something a youth football team drew up in the dirt and it almost blew up two different ways. Ben Roethlisberger had to sidestep onrushing Colts LB...
Colts at Steelers: First quarter update
Steelers 7, Colts 7 Notes and observations: -- The Steelers are going after Colts CB Tim Jennings. Ben Roethlisberger completed big passes passes to Santonio Holmes and Nate Washington on the opening drive, which resulted in a touchdown. Jennings was...
Colts at Steelers: Pre-game and inactives
Checking in from Heinz Field, where the big news is that Ben Roethlisberger is active and apparently will start at quarterback against the Colts today. Roethlisberger was not among the inactives distributed in the press box, and there was no...
Week 9 picks recap: It's good to have a backup plan
It's the time of the year when injuries leave contending teams shorthanded, and those that can scratch up enough quality depth from their cap-suppressed rosters usually wind up staying in the race. Last week's big backup winners were the Steelers,...
News and notes: Big Ben will try to ignore the eye candy Sunday
Watch Ben Roethlisberger closely before Sunday's game at FedEx Field to learn about his pre-game routine. Check the game plan. Check the playbook for any last-minute changes. Check the injury report. Check the weather. Check out the Redskins cheerleaders....
Giants-Steelers: Post-game update
Giants 21, Steelers 14 What happened: With the Steelers driving, Ben Roethlisberger threw under pressure across the middle for Hines Ward and was picked off by Corey Webster at the New York 25. ... The Giants drove to a 24-yard...
Giants-Steelers: Third quarter update
Steelers 14, Giants 9 What happened: The Steelers took the lead when Roethlisberger and Nate Washington connected for a 65-yard touchdown that made it 14-9. Washington beat Giants corner James Butler deep, who turned around twice trying to get his...
Giants-Steelers: Halftime update
Giants 9, Steelers 7 What happened: The Giants drove inside the Steelers 1-yard-line but Brandon Jacobs was turned back on fourth down by Brett Keisel and Aaron Smith. New York lost a challenge. That came one play after Steelers coach...
Giants-Steelers: First quarter update
Steelers 7, Giants 3 What happened: The Steelers won the toss and deferred to the Giants, who took the opening kick and went three-and-out. ... Taking over at their 40, the Steelers needed four plays to score on a 32-yard...
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