You have twenty dollars in your pocket, but suddenly you realize the money is gone. A feeling of dread comes over you. You become frantic. You try to figure out where it went and how you could have lost it. If you have ever experienced that scenario than you know how Hines Ward must have felt when he realized he had lost the ball so close to the goal. The look on his face said it all. The loss was temporary, the Steelers went on to win in overtime with a Jeff Reed game ending 33-yard field goal. Final score, Steelers 13 Titans 10.Did it look like Tennessee's punt returner, Cortland Finnegan, was afraid to fair catch the ball? Several punts rolled an extra 20 yards because he let them bounce giving his team poor field position. Something the coach might want to address. Tennessee's first half good, second half, not so good. When they were blitzing Rothlesburger he couldn't do anything. In the second half Tennessee's defense sputtered and Roethlisberger dominated. Tennessee's only TD was a Kerry Collins pass to Justin Gage. Tennessee helped Pittsburgh's cause by squandering two field goal attempts, one missed and one blocked.
Ben Roethlisberger had a good night. He was 33 of 43 with 363 yds passing. His only touchdown pass was a 34 yarder to Santonio Holmes. The Steeler's running game was stiffed from the start to the end. Troy Polamalu was certainly pumped up. He made a circus style one handed interception. He was all over the place and in just about every play until an injury sidelined him. Cris Collinsworth kept on saying it had to do with some play last year involving Chris Johnson. He supposedly stuck the ball in Polamalu's face when scoring a touchdown. They showed the replay, but I didn't see it. Adds to the drama I suppose.
All-in-all it was a good start to the 2009 football season, spectacular fireworks and a close game. Somewhat on the boring side, but that is generally the way it is in low-scoring defensive games. Looking forward to sunday's games. Especially the home opener of the Cleveland Brown's who will be hosting the Minnesota vilkings. Just a side note, the Brown's could have beaten the Steelers last night.
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