Defense wins championships

Well, in this case, the Steelers D won the game for us. 2 defensive scores in the final quarter to seal a game was huge for the game, especially with Favre at helm for the Vikings. The Vikings were getting close to the endzone twice and the people I was watching with were ready to give up on the Steelers. Someone even said just let them score so that we can get the ball back.

I had faith. I kept telling them that the D was going to step up and get the ball back for the Offense and they did. Only they decided to let the offense stay on the sidelines and score for them. This was probably a smart move as the O was having problems scoring all day, let alone move the ball.

Then the Kickoff came and Jeff Reed made a great tackle. Wait, he didn't even try. I guess the returner didn't take the last paper towels that were in the stadium or else Reed would have destroyed him.

The offense gets the ball back and I was thinking that it was time for Ben and Co to move down field and score, but no, only 5 plays before punting. The Vikings should have picked up the fumble, but they tried to pick it up instead of just falling on it. Good thing too, as I don't think we keep them from scoring at that point.

Well, Favre was ready to go and was making some great passes. A dump off to AP allowed them to get in scoring position after AP ran over William Gay. Chester Taylor came in and decided he didn't want to hold onto the ball that Brett threw to him.

All I heard all day was "how come Fox doesn't get time playing on D instead of just on Special Teams?". Well that ball that Taylor couldn't catch ended up in Fox's hands and he took it to the house. I have to admit that Favre is a great player. He never gave up on the Fumble or the Int. But he really gave up when he tried to make the tackle. He looked more like a little league baseball player sliding for the first time.

And that was the ball game.

I have to give a game ball to both the Defense and the Offensive line. The Oline played a great game and Max Starks kept Jared Allen from picking up a sack this game. He was playing with a mission and the mission was to show the world that the Oline was not horrible.

The Defense gets a ball because they came out and played when they needed to instead of the big 4th quarter collapses.

So glad to have the bye week coming up to get some of the players a rest and a chance to heal.

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