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BALTIMORE — Three plays — maybe three words — defined the Steelers on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium, where the Baltimore Ravens ended a four-game losing streak against the team that once ran the AFC North.
First, Mike Wallace stiff-armed Mike Mitchell on a 95-yard touchdown pass to give the Ravens a 7-0 lead.
Second, Ben Roethlisberger's pass was deflected by nose tackle Brandon Williams and intercepted by defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan, setting up Justin Tucker's 42-yard field goal for a 13-0 third-quarter lead.
Third, Javorius Allen blocked Jordan Berry's punt, which Chris Moore recovered and returned for a touchdown to give the Ravens a 21-0 lead early in the fourth quarter.
The Ravens beat the Steelers, 21-14, but the final score gave little indication of how Myron Cope would have described this one:
What a debacle.
Blame the players individually, if you want. But when the division leader suffers breakdowns in all three phases — offense, defense and special teams — against an arch-rival after a bye week, it's time to blame the coaches.
This loss is on Tomlin.
It wasn't until the Steelers opened up their offense by switching to no-huddle in the fourth quarter that they finally crossed midfield.
Tomlin said the Steelers didn't want to be one-dimensional, but their running game did that on its own by gaining only 36 yards. If the plan was to protect Roethlisberger at all costs, then the Steelers shouldn't have started him — or should have gone no-huddle earlier.
What's even more troubling is the Steelers committed 13 penalties for 99 yards. At halftime, they had more penalty yards (84) than offensive yards (67). The penalties proved costly, as the Steelers drew one flag for having too many men on the field on a 54-yard field-goal attempt by Tucker, then jumped offside on his ensuing 49-yarder.
This was as undisciplined as we've seen the Steelers.
That's on the coaches, too.
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http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/11421279-74/steelers-ravens-tomlin
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First, Mike Wallace stiff-armed Mike Mitchell on a 95-yard touchdown pass to give the Ravens a 7-0 lead.
Second, Ben Roethlisberger's pass was deflected by nose tackle Brandon Williams and intercepted by defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan, setting up Justin Tucker's 42-yard field goal for a 13-0 third-quarter lead.
Third, Javorius Allen blocked Jordan Berry's punt, which Chris Moore recovered and returned for a touchdown to give the Ravens a 21-0 lead early in the fourth quarter.
The Ravens beat the Steelers, 21-14, but the final score gave little indication of how Myron Cope would have described this one:
What a debacle.
Blame the players individually, if you want. But when the division leader suffers breakdowns in all three phases — offense, defense and special teams — against an arch-rival after a bye week, it's time to blame the coaches.
This loss is on Tomlin.
It wasn't until the Steelers opened up their offense by switching to no-huddle in the fourth quarter that they finally crossed midfield.
Tomlin said the Steelers didn't want to be one-dimensional, but their running game did that on its own by gaining only 36 yards. If the plan was to protect Roethlisberger at all costs, then the Steelers shouldn't have started him — or should have gone no-huddle earlier.
What's even more troubling is the Steelers committed 13 penalties for 99 yards. At halftime, they had more penalty yards (84) than offensive yards (67). The penalties proved costly, as the Steelers drew one flag for having too many men on the field on a 54-yard field-goal attempt by Tucker, then jumped offside on his ensuing 49-yarder.
This was as undisciplined as we've seen the Steelers.
That's on the coaches, too.
(more)
http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/11421279-74/steelers-ravens-tomlin
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Good job Trib