bunzoburns
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.All of those games have been played in Pittsburgh. And I like how the Randel-El fumble constitutes a "what-if" scenario, but the loss of Ty Law and Corey Dillon on the first three plays of the '04 regular season game is something to be expected.
Now it's time for the Steelers and Medium Ben to come into the Pats house for once. I think it will be ugly.
.... The NE run D looked very suspect last night, and if they suspect the Steelers will try to take advantage of that and run the ball all night, it could open up the passing game. And I have a feeling the Pats will spend a lot of time this week on rectifying their run D.
Here's a little tidbit that most football people around the country are not aware of. Even though the Steelers have a rep of being a running team, the running game really hasn't been very dominant this year, as in years past. So if the Pats are too focused on the run game, I expect the passing game to do some damage.
On top of all this, NE's aging defense could be affected by the short week, especially after a physical game.
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Randall Gay (one of the replacements for Ty) also got hurt during that game, and I think at least one of the starting O-linemen was injured as well (might have been Light?)
Incidently, the OP said the Steelers put a blowout up on the Patriots......I didn't know 24-34 was considered a blowout. Now, the Patriots 41-27 win in the AFCCG was a blowout
Hi all.
The consensus among many Pats fans seems to be that The Patriots "own" the Steelers, primarily because of the two AFCCG losses at Heinz field. But is this really the case?
The Kordell Stewart era is long gone, so 2001 should not even be a factor. The Pats also thoroughly dismantled the Steelers in Foxboro in 2002, but again, that was a long time ago.
So, let's just focus on the Roethlisberger era. In '04, Pittsburgh laid a solid whoopin' on the Pats at Heinz field, in what was only Roethlisberger's 5th career start in his rookie year, ending the Pat's 21 game win streak.Later that season,
The Pats won fairly handily in the AFCCG, primarily due to the fact that Ben Roethlisberger finally reached his limit after going 14-0 as a rookie.
In the 2005 rematch, the Pats squeaked out a victory by way of a last minute Vinateri field goal, in a game in which the Steelers may have very well won if not for an unwarranted and unexpected Antwaan Randel El lateral, after a long pass play, that resulted in a turnover.
And that was the last time the two teams have played.
So, in the Roethlisberger era, the Pats are only 2-1 against the Steelers. Two games have been blowouts (one for each team), and one game was a hotly contested battle that came right down to the wire.
On top of all this, Ben Roethlisberger wants this game bad. After four years of being labeled as a "game manager" surrounded by a good team, he will be focused and driven to prove that he is more.
I'm not guaranteeing any wins, but I will say:
Watch out New England. Pitt's comin 4 u.