Week 2 was a wild week in the NFL. The most surprising game was certainly the Arizona Cardinals upset over the New England Patriots. The Cardinals defense played great all game holding the high powered Patriots offense to only field goals until late in the fourth quarter. Kevin Kolb didn't play great, but it was just a grind it out victory. It was a victory that almost didn't happen when young running back Ryan Williams fumbled the ball with just over a minute left and gave the Patriots one last ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers Grades After Week 2 Win vs. Jets
The Pittsburgh Steelers bounced back nicely from their Week 1 loss to the Denver Broncos, turning in a complete effort in a 27-10 victory over the New York Jets in front of a packed house at Heinz Field Sunday afternoon. As I will do every week of the season, here's a look at my complete grades for every position on the field. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was extremely efficient, completing 24 of his 31 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns, without an interception. He was the key ... Read More
Steelers pick up first win of season against Jets
After a rough Sunday night football loss last week against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos, the Steelers were able to bounce back and pick up their first win of the 2012 season this afternoon. Ben Roethlisberger had a very solid day at the quarterback position, finishing the day with two touchdowns. While completing 24 of his 31 passing attempts (77 percent), Roethlisbeger used ten different targets throughout the day to help lead the team to a victory. The Steelers opened the game ... Read More
Week 2 NFL Headliner Games
Week 2 has many intriguing headlines heading into Sunday. There are a few "must win games" for supposed contenders, and a few "prove it to me games" where some teams who surprisingly won last week want to show everyone that they are for real. Baltimore at Philadelphia -- Baltimore dismantled the Bengals in every way possible. Their defense was stingy, and the new hurry up offense was displayed for the first time. Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco looked great. Flacco, who is in the last year ... Read More
Roethlisberger Among the Elite on 3rd Down
We've all seen Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger come through countless amounts of times when his back has been against the wall. The countless comebacks and big plays from Big Ben have earned him a spot among the game’s elite quarterbacks. We saw that again on Sunday night. Despite a late interception that pretty much sealed the game, the Steelers wouldn't have been in the game without the performance of Roethlisberger. He finished the game with decent numbers, ... Read More
Deem’s Week 2 NFL Spread Predictions
We have a lot of must win games for some 0-1 contenders out there. Only 3 teams have ever won the Super Bowl after starting out 0-2, the 93 Cowboys, 01 Patriots, and 07 Giants. Week 2 predictions Chicago vs Green Bay -6 Tampa Bay + 9 vs NY Giants Arizona vs New England -14 Minnesota -1 vs Indianapolis New Orleans vs Carolina -3 Kansas City +3 Buffalo Baltimore +3 vs Philadelphia Oakland vs Miami +3 Cleveland +7 vs Cincinnati Houston -7 1/2 vs Jacksonville Dallas vs ... Read More
Week two: Steelers vs. Jets
Let the collective groans begin; Tim Tebow and the New York Jets are headed to town. The media frenzy that perpetually swarms about Tebow like a pack of hungry mosquitoes is sure to try and avert the gaze away from the actual game scheduled for Sunday, so consider this article a rare glimpse into the key statistics and figures for the matchup. Fresh off of a week one victory, the Jets march into Pittsburgh already one up on the Steelers. The Black and Gold fell ingloriously to the Denver ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers Face An Identity Crisis
Who exactly are the Pittsburgh Steelers anymore? It always seemed like the one constant for the Steelers was a tough as nails defense that made it tough on opponents to score. Hard hits, Brutal physicality, intimidation, well I think you get the point. This isn’t the Pittsburgh Steelers we’re accustomed to. What’s happened to the “Big Nasty D” or “Blitzburgh” defenses of the past? More importantly, whatever happened to the Steelers ability to prevent the big play? Defensive coordinator ... Read More
Three reasons to take the Bengals
Article by contributor: T. Hunter Williams The Cincinnati Bengals travel to the setting of the great HBO series,The Wire, to take on the Baltimore Ravens in the 2012 Monday Night Football debut. Why they took that show off the air, I’ll never know; it’s all vampires, fairies and zombies anymore. But I digress. As usual, I’m on the contrarian side of this game because everybody and their mother, including Stringer Bell, are taking the Ravens, even though they are laying seven. I ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers Report Card Following Week 1 Loss
For the Pittsburgh Steelers, Week 1 of the 2012 season began exactly the way the 2011 season ended- a disappointing loss to the Denver Broncos. The only difference is that this time around it wasn't Tim Tebow shredding the Steelers' secondary, but Peyton Manning instead. Despite the loss, there were a few bright spots for the Steelers along the way. Here's a look at my weekly report card following the loss to the Broncos. Quarterback: Despite the late interception, quarterback Ben ... Read More