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Well... Minnesota is clearly better than them at that... and obviously a great rushing offense. I know NE is a great offense. But, they clearly are not such a great offense that they could put a bum in at QB and win. Minnesota can.
Are you nuts!!!! Records are more important!!!!
Dont kid yourself. The Pats are plenty hungry.
Did you see the pileup there? What did you want him to do? They're running out the clock.
Kyle Eckel.
Yeah, that wasnt cheap. In the back after the punt has already landed out of bounds. 
Nope. That was a cheap shot there.
Steelers are ALL class.
My thoughts exactly....Steelers are ALL class.
I'm going to give the credit there to the offense and the predicament they put the Steelers in... easy to sit back on defense after that.
why the Steelers were so flat today. Just zero emotion.
Appreciate the kind words, A. This game was certainly no cake walk. There were just too many huge plays in the New England O that broke the back of the camel. But this was a week to shut up from my personal perspective as a fan, due to the highest regard possible for your boys. Still have tons of respect for that team. If they matchup again in the playoffs, it will be another battle, and again Id show the same respect. Good luck the rest of the way.
I will be pulling HARD for the Steelers next week with the hope that this does not happen. Nothing against the Jags but I would rather the Pats face them and either the Colts or Steelers, as opposed to the Colts AND Steelers.
Pittsburgh's offense didn't get on the field in the second half. I still have serious concerns about the Pats' defense.
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They shut 'em out in the 2nd half. What else do you want 'em to do?
see? Steeler fans are really likeable.good game both teamsGood game Pats, Brady is so good it's ridiculous. The Steelers played pretty good defense in the first half and still allowed 17 points.... kinda shows how good the Pats are playing this year.I was surprised by the two long TD passes by the Pats because they were uncharacteristic of Pittsburgh this year. Until today they had only allowed one play over 40 yards.And I am more surprised by the 13 scored by Pittsburgh that the 34 scored by the Pats... the Steelers needed to convert those first half FGs into TDs in order to have a chance. No matter how good your D plays you still have to outscore the Pats.Also, I hated the calls on 3rd and goal, and 4th and goal where the Pats made the GL stand, but it wouldn't have mattered. I liked attacking Harrison on 3rd down, but not a jump ball to a guy with a bad ankle... Holmes is quicker than Harrison so I would think a slant would have been better. Then the 4th down gimmick to H. Ward... dumb. I don't think Davenport is an exceptional short yardage runner, but (as they said today during the game) he's only missed on one short yardage opportunity all year... you'd think they'd give him a chance... or at least run some sort of play action from a fake to him. But what the hell do I know
Actually, your theory is usually wrong. A great defense will usually outplay a great offense. See the Bucs beating the Raiders in the Super Bowl, for example. Today, the Patriots were just too much for a Steelers defense that probably isn't the best in the league, despite their numbers.
I'm going to do some research on that theory. I'm not sure if its right or not, just a gut feeling. I recall SF with #1 offense clobbering SD 55-10. I think SD had the #2 or #3 defense that year ('94?)
Do you think there are any great defenses in the NFL this year? I don't.
Pittsburgh moved the ball well when they were on the field, although the goal-line stand was nice. It doesn't bother you at all that they cannot stop the run?
The Chargers were 14th in total defense in '94, the year they lost 49-26 to the 49ers in the Super Bowl.
Truly great? Absolutely not. The Steelers have been great at home, but not so good on the road, and that includes their defense. Don't get me wrong, their defense is very, very good, but their number 1 defensive ranking was helped by a very weak early season schedule.
The Pats have had a couple of drives where they've struggled against the run, but they've been much more susceptible to the big pass play. If you want to beat the Pats, you need to be explosive, and you need to shut them down on defense. Running the ball is great, but New England can still play bend but don't break defense with the best of them. If you're relying on the run, it'll be really hard to keep pace offensively. In the playoffs, I'd much rather a team feel they have to run the ball against the Pats than pass, because I think that's a bad strategy for a single game. But in the regular season, I really hope that teams try to pass, because I don't want the already thin front seven to get hurt.
Ya gotta attack a weakness and the Steelers best player was sitting this week so....
But it's more than just a couple drives. The Pats have given up 150 yards or so in two straight games. Given their schedule the teams they face the rest of the year are going to have to pass to keep up. In the longer term, I don't think you need to shut them down. You need to slow them down, hopefully force some turnovers and try to win a shootout. One way to slow them down is to run the ball - I think Dallas and Indy both lost patience with it earlier this year.
