Steelers Game 1- Steelers-38, Texans-17

(Great Moments)



The Steelers entered their first game of the regular season with a lot of questions.
- Could Ben Roethlisberger continue to shine at QB?
- Could Willie Parker bounce back from a broken leg?
- Could the aging defense keep up with the rest of the league?
- Would the highly questionable offensive line be able to protect Big Ben?

The Steelers answered all these questions in blowout fashion.

(At some point I want to get some sort of highlight reel going on here... we'll see.)

But here is the scoring summary:

(Courtesy of ESPN.com)
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(Willie Parker shined, totaling 138 yards on 25 carries and scoring 3 times.)

(Ben Roethlisberger managed the offense, completing 13 of 14 passes for 137 yards and 2 scores, both to Hines Ward. Ben also showed good mobility, busting off a big 17 yard run on the Steelers first scoring drive.)

(James Harrison showed why he made the ProBowl last season, racking up 9 tackles (7 solo), 3 sacks, and a forced fumble.)

(The O-Line held up well. Ben got sacked a couple times but they were great in the run-block.)

The defense as a whole played well through the first 3 quarters, but let up a bit in the 4th, allowing 14 points in the final 9 minutes of the game. Thankfully the game was already sealed at that point.
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I have to talk about the injury to Tom Brady. Let me start by saying that I do not like Tom Brady. I am a Steeler fan and therefore I wish the utmost failure to Brady and the Patriots.

But.

I'm not sure it's right for people to be cheering that Brady got injured. Think about if that were to happen to Big Ben, or the best player on whatever team you root for.

When Sidney Crosby went down, the people who cheered were Flyers fans... do we want to be like that? No.

While I am happy that Tom Brady won't be around this year, I never really want to wish injury, or cheer for injuries to any player.

Now, if the Pats don't have a good season, their fans will have an excuse to use for every loss, no matter how well Matt Cassel plays.
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Next week I will make the annual trip to Cleveland. This one is huge. Primetime, night game, in Cleveland. The Browns lost this past week so you know they want some payback. Photo's will be posted (if things go well) and maybe some video's as well. Stay tuned.
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(Photo's courtesy of ESPN and Steelers.com)