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After dodging the bullet of a potential turnover, Paul Ernster comes in for his first punt. He makes a decent kick that pins the returner on the sidelines, and a holding penalty on Indy forces their offense back.
Henry Paulson commissions a bailout package for the Colts next drive as Manning hits Dallas Clark on 3rd-and-11 to prevent a three-and-out and Addai converts a 3rd-and-1.
Aaron Smith has seen enough and brings down Manning for an 11-yard sack. The Colts are further set back by a false start and Ike makes a great play to break up a pass intended for Wayne on 3rd-and-forever.
Moore goes nowhere on first down, but Ben and Hines hook up twice to convert, including a big 3rd-and-8 connection for 22 yards to keep the drive alive. Moore gets one and instead of letting the clock run out on the quarter, Ben hurries up with a play, which ends up being an incomplete pass, forcing us into a 3rd-and-long to start the second quarter.
Situational football: we suck at it.
Moore goes nowhere on first down, but Ben and Hines hook up twice to convert, including a big 3rd-and-8 connection for 22 yards to keep the drive alive. Moore gets one and instead of letting the clock run out on the quarter, Ben hurries up with a play, which ends up being an incomplete pass, forcing us into a 3rd-and-long to start the second quarter.
Situational football: we suck at it.
Second Quarter
Ben finds Moore on a check-down and Mewelde scampers for the first down. With new life, Arians goes into his bag of tricks and the Steelers execute the worst successful flea-flicker ever. Moore almost throws the ball over Ben's head, forcing Ben to make a leaping catch and then just chuck the ball downfield with defenders hanging on him. On a drastically underthrown ball, Hines makes a great play coming back for it, and spins out of a tackle to get down to the one.
Moore goes in untouched to get the lead back.
14-7
Moore goes in untouched to get the lead back.
14-7
Patrick Bailey makes a huge special teams tackle. Anyone remember when a no-name guy named James Harrison made the team by making huge special teams tackles? Bailey has a bright future ahead of him. Rhodes replaces Addai and picks up four, then Manning hits Wayne for eight. Peyton throws three incompletions, two of which were intended for Wayne, but Ike was like a blanket. Punt.
With another chance to blow the game open, the Steelers go three-and-out.
Lucky for us, we have the best defense in the league. Harrison comes up with a sack and Marvin Harrison is a little bitch afraid to catch the ball, forcing another punt.
After a three-and-out, the offensive genius Arians comes out with the motif offense. Run-run-pass...except Mewelde Moore takes things into his own hands and picks up the first down. Ben converts the next third down by hitting Spaeth for a solid gain to get the ball inside the 30. Moore carries for one then pulls in a short pass for four to set up 3rd-and-5. An incompletion on third down brings on Reed.
17-7
With another chance to blow the game open, the Steelers go three-and-out.
Lucky for us, we have the best defense in the league. Harrison comes up with a sack and Marvin Harrison is a little bitch afraid to catch the ball, forcing another punt.
After a three-and-out, the offensive genius Arians comes out with the motif offense. Run-run-pass...except Mewelde Moore takes things into his own hands and picks up the first down. Ben converts the next third down by hitting Spaeth for a solid gain to get the ball inside the 30. Moore carries for one then pulls in a short pass for four to set up 3rd-and-5. An incompletion on third down brings on Reed.
17-7
The field goal was nice, and having a two-possession lead was good, but we knew we weren't out of the water yet. The Colts had a little over four minutes left, and you were just hoping that the defense could hold the lead until halftime. The Colts convert a third and long on a perfectly thrown pass by Manning to Harrison. Ike was all over it, but Manning fit it in a spot where only his receiver could get it.
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