I'm almost glad the Colts are losing to the Patriots...man, that's a weird thing to say.
The Steelers game sucked. Ben was off all day, missing receivers high, low, shallow, and deep, throwing into double coverage, going for the long ball way too often when it was obvious he didn't have it today. The play calling was the worst its ever been. They passed probably 70%. The most they were down the entire game was 6 points, so they were not obligated to go into shootout mode, but with Bruce Arians, unless Mendenhall is getting 7 yards on every play, he's going to pass it. They gave up on the run way too early, which only made the tough defense even tougher. How many sacks came with an empty back field? They made it obvious they were going to pass, and it showed frequently. The defense played as well as the Bengals' defense (which was excellent), but as has been the case way too often lately, they shit the bed on special teams. They can't tackle and they can't block. They need to do something about the special teams issues, and they need to balance their offense, especially when it's so fucking obvious that Roethlisberger isn't playing well. Even despite the shitty loss though, my biggest concern is on Polamalu re-injuring his knee. If he's out for any extended period of time, then they have no chance at the division whatsoever, which is already a long shot. The Packers looked good tonight, so the game against them could be more interesting than I'd like. The Bengals finally have a good team, at least for this season.