Monday morning NFL recap - week #10

Steelers: Had to watch the delay online while watching the NFL Network's Redzone Channel. Not ideal, but purchasing Direct TV doesn't make sense when you still have to purchase your cable too. Of course, online was delayed, the radio broadcast was off from the Redzone, and my Steelers buddies texting me were ahead of all that I had. It was crazy. Someday I'm just going to travel everywhere with the team and watch it all LIVE.

• Le'Veon Bell got through a nice hole, tripped himself and fell, and then instead of getting up and continuing his run since he hadn't been touched, he gets up and quits? This isn't the first time I've seen this lately in the NFL. What the hell? Do we know the rules? If you haven't been touched, the play is not dead.
• Penalties in the first quarter by the Steelers had us punting three times in one series. Seriously?
• Have I mentioned how much I hate the shovel pass? 
• The Steelers have the longest active streak in not allowing a touchdown on an opponent's first offensive possession. Who sits around keeping track of this nonsense?
• My Steelers buddy calls us stale. While that is true, I still believe that our problem stems from situations outside of the football field. Tomlin, or the organization, needs to address all of that. Either that or the guys put on their big boy pants and say the hell with all of the crap, let's play some football and deal with the rest afterwards.
• Defense, sluggish in the beginning, dug deep, pulled it together and once again won us that game.
• Chris Boswell missed the FG earlier, but when it came down to the winning FG he did what he had to do. He's $$. Love our kicker and our punter. Two stellar guys!

Other:

• I suppose I should discuss Dallas owner Jerry Jones' threat to bring a lawsuit against his own. Jones has taken exception to extending commissioner Roger Goodell's contract. While I agree with Jerry that maybe all of the owners need to be involved in the decision of Goodell and his antics, I don't believe him when he says he isn't doing it because of Goodell's handling of Jones' running back Ezekiel Elliot. Jones, who will be responsible for paying the bills for both sides if he loses, is annoyed because Goodell doesn't agree with him. Bully for him that he has the money to blow and the ego to go against the other owners. Ugh.
• Cracks me up when teams are on the one yard line, play call the run, and then both teams play push. The defense pushes against the runner and the offense pushes the runner forward. I always feel for the poor running back who is in the middle.
• It was nice to see Minnesota's quarterback Teddy Bridgewater back in uniform after 1,000 games of sitting on the sidelines. He got emotional after the anthem and cried, and I felt it. Hell, he wasn't even sure if would ever play football again. He didn't start, but this was a huge step forward.
• In the Browns/Lions game with .10 seconds to go before the half, after the Browns screwed up their play, the Lions defender kept lying down on Kizer so that the Browns couldn't get up and play a snap. Hmmm...delay of game? Apparently, there isn't a rule for that and so the Lions played that well.
• The Packers keep racking up injuries, both running backs were gone from the game, and yet they just kept on trucking. That's a team.
• Cincinnati's Vontase Burfict was ejected from the game after making contact with an official. He didn't go quietly, leaving the stadium while taunting the fans. How about Jerry Jones shove that in Roger Goodell's face? How much more do we all have to put up with from this guy, NFL, huh? He's a danger.
• Scary moment in Buffalo when New Orleans player Daniel Lasko got hurt on a kickoff. The ambulance came on to the field and the game shut down due to a spinal injury. Word is Lasko has feeling, but just another situation where you wonder why parents want their children to play this game.
• Great early games once again. Minnesota vs. Washington, Jacksonville vs. Chargers, Tennessee vs. Cincinnati, and Detroit vs. Cleveland. Close games. So much fun to watch.
• In the Jacksonville/Chargers game they traded back and forth all game until the Jaguars recovered a fumble and headed down toward the end zone. Bortles threw a pass into the end zone to Lee who drew a pass interference flag, but then instead of keeping it together, he performed a little shimmy dance and got the taunting flag. Fifteen yard penalty and the Jags two plays later throw an interception. That was bad enough, but THEN THEY DO IT AGAIN. In overtime. After getting an interception and running a million yards to the five yard line. Fifteen yard penalty. Different guy, but Holy Mother of Football. I get that players get excited, but the strongest players hold it together. That shows WAY more class and strength than the other nonsense.
• Luckily, for the Jags their kicker Josh Lambo tied the game in the fourth and then won the game in OT for them. Against his former team. Kudos to that guy for holding strong. Now he should teach his team mates what it is like to hold it together.
• I have a huge crush on the Rams coach Sean McVay. Yowser!