Lawrence Timmons Puke, Bryant’s TD, Steelers Takeaways
By Kim Myers
The Pittsburgh Steelers have a short week for Week 8 in the NFL coming off of their Monday Night Football win to face the Indianapolis Colts. While they’re preparing to win their first back-to-back games of the season we’re busy looking around for mentions of your Black & Gold so we’ve got you covered. Here’s your Steelers Morning Huddle for Tuesday, Oct. 21st.
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What did you eat for lunch?
Lawrence Timmons has magical puke. That’s the only explanation how he could begin the game with yacking on the field all the way towards the sidelines and end up with the most tackles (12), including two for loss on running plays and the Steelers’ only sack of Ryan Fitzpatrick of the night. He also provided the tip with which Brett Keisel was able to catch the interception towards the end of the first half while the Steelers were in the midst of scoring three touchdowns in 73 seconds.
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Welcome to the NFL, Martavis
Steelers rookie wide receiver Martavis Bryant dressed for his first NFL game on Monday night. As Ray Fittipaldo of the PPG explains, Bryant didn’t waste any time at all making his first game a memorable one. He caught his very first official NFL pass, a 35-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger in which Bryant showed veteran toe-dragging skills to put the Steelers at a 13-10 deficit with, as you remember, was plenty of time for the Steelers to completely erase that deficit before halftime.
Gimme that ball
The NFL has turned into a game of a few plays. A few plays made in a game can mean the difference between wins and losses. The blowout games are anomalies and the games that come down to the wire are the norm. That’s what makes takeaways so much more important now and, as Bob Labriola points out, the Steelers are realizing how creating turnovers can not only make up for a less than stellar defensive performance, but they can also propel the team to victory. The Texans out rushed the Steelers by over fifty yards and otherwise the game was even except for the three turnovers created by the Steelers defense in which the team used to turn a 13-0 deficit into a 30-23 victory, and kept their streak of Monday Night Football wins at home alive. The Steelers have not lost at home on Monday Night Football since Bubby Brister, yes that Bubby, quarterbacked the late coach Chuck Noll’s ’91 Steelers.