The Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks faced off yesterday in a game that's outcome would have serious playoff implications for both teams. When it was over, the Seahawks did much to resuscitate their postseason aspirations, while the Steelers found themselves on the outside looking in for an AFC Wild Card birth. Russell Wilson's five touchdown passes, including two fourth-quarter strikes to Doug Baldwin, were enough to push the Seahawks to a 39-30 win over the visiting Steelers. ... Read More
Steelers Report Card: Grading Week 12 loss to Seahawks
The Pittsburgh Steelers had yet another let down Sunday in Seattle, falling 39-30 to the Seattle Seahawks. The Steelers have still beaten only one team all season with a winning record and now have to fight the last five weeks just to make the playoffs. There was plenty of blame to go around in this loss. Let’s take a look at how the Steelers graded out in my weekly Steelers Report Card. Quarterbacks- Ben Roethlisberger was the best player on the field for the Steelers. Unfortunately unless ... Read More
Wilson outduels Roethlisberger in Seahawks win over Steelers
With the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers both battling for their playoff lives, one Super Bowl winning quarterback stepped up and found a way to outplay the other in one of the best regular season games in the NFL this season. Russell Wilson threw for 345 yards and five touchdowns — three to receiver Doug Baldwin — as the Seahawks (6-5) took advantage of three costly turnovers that lead to 19 points on their way to a 39-30 victory over the Steelers (6-5) at CenturyLink Field. The ... Read More
Times are Changing: The Evolution of NFL Offenses
Vince Lombardi famously said football comes down to blocking and tackling. But he never said what else the sport needed to have. The young playoff quarterbacks, Robert Griffin, Colin Kaepernick, and Russell Wilson have taken the league by storm. Each has their unique skill set and story but they and their offenses share a common thread. A peek at the new-look offense of the NFL. The schemes have been as equally unique to the NFL. Schemes as common as apples and oranges in a supermarket in ... Read More
Russell Wilson: The Lone Wolf
By definition, a lone wolf is someone who strays from the pack. Someone who ventures out on their own. Someone who prefers not to have the company of someone else. Russell Wilson is the lone rookie left in the NFL playoffs. He’s the field general of the Seattle Seahawks, one of the hotter teams in this year’s post season. The rest of this year’s playoff quarterbacks have a combined 57 years of experience, with Colin Kaepernick being the outlier. Wilson has been playing tough all season ... Read More