Home 2014 Season SCB Steelers Wrap-Up; Steelers Break Playoff Drought By Beating Chiefs

SCB Steelers Wrap-Up; Steelers Break Playoff Drought By Beating Chiefs

by Steeldad
It certainly wasn't pretty at times but the Pittsburgh Steelers are headed back to the AFC Playoffs. A very efficient game by Ben Roethlisberger and more "bend but don't break" defense led the way. 

Here were my thoughts as the game developed.

-Excellent opening drive by the Steelers but you have to score touchdowns. Kicking field goals just isn't acceptable when you have a suspect defense.

-Steelers gave up a 3rd and 17 but forced a field goal on KC opening drive.

-Horrible second series for the Steelers. Gilbert beaten badly on third down.

-Fake field goals to me are a sin.

-Really solid touchdown drive by the Steelers. Legit defensive holding against Martavis Bryant and good run by Bell.

-What a play by Lawrence Timmons and then James Harrison and Will Allen to stop Jamaal Charles on fourth down. No idea why Reid went for that. Should have taken three knowing he had the ball to start second half.

-James Harrison is playing well today. As active as I've seen him in awhile.

-Tomlin's challenge on the Kelce reception was a long shot at best. A game this close should not have seen the red flag thrown there.

-Great hustle by Stephon Tuitt who hustled down field to hit Charles and cause that third quarter fumble.

-Super job by Ben to hang in the pocket and get the TD pass to AB. Should have been a tripping call that injured his leg. Actually, after seeing replay of the trip, it was totally intentional. Should have been an ejection.

-Taunting penalty on William Gay was one of the worst I've seen. Wasn't directing the "folding of his arms" at anyone other than his own team. Call gave Chiefs three points.

-Very nice drive to add the field goal. Two-score game now at 20-9. 

-Really bad penalty by Ramon Foster. I get standing up for your guys but you have to think about the situation. Chiefs got the ball at 50.

-This has been one of the most poorly officiated games I've seen this season. Just brutal and inconsistent. 

-Probably a good decision by Andy Reid to kick the field goal on 4th and 2 with under two minutes to go. Makes score 20-12 and here comes the onsides kick.



Marc Uhlmann writes for and co-owns www.steelcityblitz.com. Follow him on Twitter @SteelDad and the website @SCBlitz. Check us out on Facebook at facebook.com/steelcityblitz and on Fancred.com. You can hear him weekly during the season on game day on the Trib-Live Radio Steelers Pre-Game

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5 comments

Vittorio Di Stazio December 21, 2014 - 9:15 pm

Marc you are right on just about everything you pointed in your article. Today was a great win to get this team back into the playoffs. The Fake Field Goal spot was bad, the dude was clearly short of the marker and the taunting penalty was bogus and uncalled for in my opinion. The D stuffed Charles and harassed A.Smith all day long 5 sacks and a forced fumble that’s the Steeler D we used to know and love. The leg whip I’ll let slide cause it really didn’t cause much if any harm at all. Now it’s time to refocus and shift attention to next weeks game with the Bengals which might be flexed depending on how the other games play out toady.

steeldad December 22, 2014 - 12:12 am

Thanks for commenting as always Vittorio. The biggest thing coming from today has to be the defense’s ability to shut teams down inside the red zone. KC isn’t the best offense by any stretch but they were the second best red zone team in the league so kudos to the defense.

Vittorio Di Stazio December 22, 2014 - 12:41 am

Well obviously I was right in saying before the season that the D would be fine and they have proven that. I know some people are going to complain about only getting 14 points on offense but to quote Mike Tomlin “Style points don’t matter” They may have given up over 300 yards but did you feel that KC could strike at any moment and make it a game, I know I didn’t. Beat Cincy next week and get that No.3 Seed and face potentially San Diego in the 1st round. How does that sound to everyone?

steeldad December 22, 2014 - 1:02 am

One thing working against the offense today was the fact that KC had the ball a lot! I think we only had three possessions in the first half.

Vittorio Di Stazio December 22, 2014 - 8:41 pm

True they had the ball a lot but what did they do with those possessions? KC failed to capitalize when it mattered the most. The Steelers took care of business and now go out and beat Cincy this Sunday and get not only the Division Crown but also the 3 seed in the AFC.

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