Monday Morning Sports Recap

Steelers:

1. Whew! Played like they played the day I spent at Heinz Field.  The defense was sharp most of the time.  The offense came to play.  I wasn't too stressed.  Made for a great game.
2. Troy made several mistakes and missed tackles in this game.  I don't know if he was still reeling from his $10,000 fine from last week's cell phone on the sideline incident (something that really burns me up, but the rules are the rules) or what, but he will look at the game tapes and not be too happy.  Again he had the opportunity for an interception and missed it.  I keep saying he is due.  Perhaps next week against the Patroits?
3. Big Ben got beat up as usual, more so in the second quarter then the first.  He did some great stuff yesterday getting out of tackles and scrambling.  In one incident a Cardinal defender had him by one leg and Ben was throwing.  The referee blew the whistle and called it a sack, but Ben was far from the ground and still in control so the ref was wrong on that call.  I thought he played exceptionally well.
4. LaMar Woodley was credited with two sacks and getting a safety.  He is an animal!  He has stepped up to the plate and taken over for James Harrison in that position for the past three weeks.  One thing the defense does on this team is step up when needed when it comes to regular players sitting out.  You go Woodley, do your dance.

Other:

1. Got to say something here about Albert Pujol's night on Saturday.  Whew! Five hits, three of them homers, driving in six runs.  Wish that same Pujol had shown up last night too, huh Cardinal fans?
2. Kudos to Denver Bronco quarterback Tim Tebow for leading his team to a comeback tie and then a win in OT.  Tebow fans have been chanting his name for the past five weeks despite the critics coolness toward him.  He came in a bit rusty, but rallied as we Florida fans know he can do.  And he got the W for the 2-4 Broncos.
3. New Orleans is very happy with their 62-7 win last night over the Indianapolis Colts.  Drew Brees threw for 5 touchdowns, 31 completions out of 35.  Very impressive.  He was taken out in the 3rd quarter, just missing his four games straight with 350 yards total.  All the quotes I read said the team was beyond thrilled with the way they played.  Really?  Let's not get too carried away.  After all you were playing a winless team who is last in the entire league.  Go out and have a game like that against the Patriots and then I'll be impressed.
4. I totally missed most of the games in my pool this week.  I don't think I've been this off in all the years I've guessed games.  Not sure if it was me or the teams.
5. Who's bright idea was the whole travel to London during the regular season deal?  First of all, why are we providing live NFL games to Europe?  Second of all, how about doing that during the preseason when it doesn't matter?  Why are we making players fly across the ocean for one game and then returning home to play another one the next week.  It isn't rocket science to figure out that doesn't work.