Bengals send Steelers a message 28-20
Ben Roethlisberger shouldn’t be playing right now. He looks like a cross between Bubby Brister, Mark Malone and Kordell Stewart on the field. Roethlisberger completed 18 of 39 passes for 208 yards and 3 INTERCEPTIONS! The Steelers should have kept to the running game as Willie Parker had an outstanding game. Parker carried the ball 31 times for 133 yards and 2 TDs. Verron Haynes chipped in 5 carries for 24 yards and 5 catches for 33 yards. WR Cedric Wilson finally showed up for the season catching 3 passes for 73 yards. Heath Miller had 3 catches for 34 yards. WR Hines Ward had a whopping 2 catches for 17 yards.
The Steelers defense actually didn’t play that bad, but the offense kept putting them on short fields. The Bengals ran the ball 25 times for 87 yards (3.5 ypc). The Steelers allowed the Bengals to complete 18 of 26 passes for 159 net yards passing.
This Steeler team lacks the fire of previous seasons, and they better get it back before it’s too late.
What I see is a team without a Bus to get them there.Roth will get healthy again.The defense is still sound,but somebody had better get some wheels under them.
They just don’t look like a typical Steelers team. Not so sure about Roethlisberger turning it around, he’s looked lost on the field and quite a bit skittish in the pocket.