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Addai gets stuffed by Harrison and the Deisel, but comes back with 12 yards on a short pass to move out of the shadows of the end zone. Polamalu blows up Addai on the next carry and Wayne can't pull one in on second down to force a 3rd-and-long.
When we needed to get off the field, Ike made a great move to try and break up a pass for Wayne, but did another Misty May-Traenor, tipping the ball up for Wayne to haul in. Ryan Clark was there this time to make the tackle. The defense responds by stopping Rhodes then forcing two incompletions intended for Gonzo. Deshea was hurt on the 3rd down play.
Our secondary is dropping like flies. Punt.
After Moore lost a yard, Ben hit Spaeth for a big 12-yard gain to move the sticks. Moore was stopped for another short gain as the quarter expired.
After Moore lost a yard, Ben hit Spaeth for a big 12-yard gain to move the sticks. Moore was stopped for another short gain as the quarter expired.
Fourth Quarter
Ben comes out and hits Hines for seven to get the ball near midfield and set up another 3rd-and-2. Once again, on 3rd-and-short, we throw. Hines converts and picks up 17 to get the ball into Pony territory. After Moore goes nowhere because Arians hasn't learned that running on first down doesn't work, Ben and Nate hook up twice to get the ball down to the 20.
Moore carries twice for 15 yards to get the ball down to the five. Ben has to take a timeout after they can't figure out a play. Moore gets the carry on first and goal from the five and gets it to the one.
2nd-and-goal from the one. I wonder what play we're going to run? Maybe the same one we scored on twice before. The Ponies are ready for it. 3rd-and-goal. The offensive genius that is calls the same freaking play again. Stopped again. Probably the most disappointing field goal of the season.
20-17
You had that bad feeling that a three-point lead wasn't going to hold, but you had faith in the defense. The defense responded by stepping up and forcing a three-and-out. Ike made a great play on first down to break up a deep pass intended for Wayne.
With a little over six minutes on the clock, this was the time when a long scoring drive would have sealed the deal. Instead of running the ball and winding the clock, Arians throws a wide receiver screen to Holmes for a loss of three.
With a little over six minutes on the clock, this was the time when a long scoring drive would have sealed the deal. Instead of running the ball and winding the clock, Arians throws a wide receiver screen to Holmes for a loss of three.
Still convinced we need to throw, Ben hits Hines over the middle for nine yards to get to 3rd-and-4 as the clock winds under five minutes. When a safe play would have been smart, Ben throws over the middle for Holmes and the pass gets picked off, giving the Ponies excellent field position for the second time in the game.
Can anyone stop the Colts offense from 30-yards out? I doubt it. Rhodes picks up 9 on first down, then gets stopped on second down, but is able to pick up six on 3rd-and-1. With a first down at the 17, Manning goes play action and hits Rhodes on a flare out of the backfield for an easy touchdown down the sidelines.
Can anyone stop the Colts offense from 30-yards out? I doubt it. Rhodes picks up 9 on first down, then gets stopped on second down, but is able to pick up six on 3rd-and-1. With a first down at the 17, Manning goes play action and hits Rhodes on a flare out of the backfield for an easy touchdown down the sidelines.
24-20
The Steelers got the ball with three minutes left. Flashes of the Jacksonville game played back through your head as you hoped we could pull it off. You felt better after Ben hit Hines for 7 then converted a 3rd-and-3 with a big pass to Spaeth with 2:22 left. You would hope that 22 seconds would be enough time to get a play off in a no huddle offense. But Ben can't pull it off and the refs blow it dead at two minutes.
Out of the break, Ben hits Spaeth again for five yards. As the clock runs, Ben doesn't get the next snap off until 1:34 when he hits Moore on a short pass to get across midfield.
Out of the break, Ben hits Spaeth again for five yards. As the clock runs, Ben doesn't get the next snap off until 1:34 when he hits Moore on a short pass to get across midfield.
Once again, Ben takes forever to get the play off and throws an incompletion for Holmes. The Ponies got called for offsides, so we caught a slight break there. Ben goes back to Holmes for four, but Dallas Baker can't pull one in on a slant that would have put us in great position. On 3rd-and-1 Moore carries for three yards, forcing us to use our second timeout with 48 seconds to go.
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