Pittsburgh Steelers Back on Track After Beating Oakland Raiders, Refs

November 22, 2010   ·   Brian Lutz   ·   Jump to comments

In the waning moments of a game in which the Pittsburgh Steelers were losing to the New England Patriots last Sunday night, NBC’s Cris Collinsworth hit an important point when he said that the Steelers’ response to the loss—rather than the loss itself—would reveal who the Steelers really are. 
The Post-Gazette’s Jerry Micco had the same idea towards the end of his chat during the game, saying something like this: “If they don’t come out breathing fire next week against Oakland, this team has some very serious issues.”
Yesterday against Oakland, the Steelers desperately needed to make a statement in their second consecutive Statement Game.
Just did it, baby.
Pittsburgh borrowed a storyline from the 1970s, using a suffocating defense and a physical style of play to thump the first-place Raiders.  The Steelers won by 32 points, despite having two touchdowns taken off the board and racking up enough penalty yards...

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