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Ben Retlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steel Company throws the first pitch. November 2020: a pass for the Baltimore Ravens in the M&T Bank Stadium.
It wasn’t a pretty sight, but the Pittsburgh Steelworkers remained undefeated (7-0) after beating the Baltimore Crows (5-2) at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday. With this victory the team started with the best start in the history of the franchise, because in 1978 they also started with a 7-0 victory on their way to the Super Bowl title.
The Stalkers’ fans had little reason to celebrate in the first half, except that a six-goal only from center-back Robert Spillane in the first strike of Baltimore Pittsburgh yielded a 7-0 lead.
@14rspillane will get us on the board of directors, !!!! soon.
CBS https://t.co/tI5aUTu7te pic.twitter.com/rEF3TDUsim
– Pittsburgh Steelworks (@ Steelworks) 1. November 2020.
But in the first 30 minutes the Steelers didn’t do much good, especially in the attack, and the Ravens took a break with a 17-7 lead.
Most notably, the Pittsburgh Pass was completely out of line with Ben Rothlisberger’s Buy More, which was just 4 metres from 10 to 24 in the first two quarters.
Ben Rothlisberger Elbow Care
But it could have been worse. After being discharged at the end of the second quarter, Steelers team doctor Jim Bradley was seen examining a surgically reconstructed Rothlisberger elbow on the sidelines.
Ben Rothlisberger was given a surgical elbow massage on the sidelines by team doctor Jim Bradley. Something to watch out for. He was shaking the last bag.
– Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) 1. November 2020.
CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson also reported that Rothlisberger had some discomfort and poor grip after Dr. Bradley examined him.
But Roethlisberger played all of the second half and scored 21 from 32 in 182 yards and two touchdowns compared to Raven quarterback Lamar Jackson, who finished 13 from 28 in 208 yards with two touchdowns and a few interceptions, including Roethlisberger Stillers rookie Alexey Heismith’s first interception of his career.
After the race ESPN Retlisberger’s Brooke Pryor asked what happened to his elbow and how it felt after the race. He was very brief in his answer and said nothing more than a funny bone. I’m fine. I’m fine. I’m fine. I’m fine.
~ LIVE. ~ Ben Ruthlisberger turns to the media after our 28:24 victory over Baltimore.@UPMC https://t.co/i4lHsbrXLb
– Pittsburgh Steelworks (@ Steelworks) 1. November 2020.
The steel mills let Raven load 265 yards.
Head Coach Mike Tomlin also seemed a little limited in his post-game press conference, especially given the outcome of the game.
His behavior can be explained by the fact that his team’s defense failed to stop Baltimore’s running game, allowing Jackson and the backs of Jackson Dobbins and Gus Edwards to combine for 265 rushes. Dobbins ran 15 times at 113 meters, Edwards had 16 porters at 87 meters and Jackson had 16 porters at 65 meters.
(Compare that to Pittsburgh’s top runner, James Conner, who had 15 bags of 47 yards and a touchdown).
Tomlin attributed part of his team’s first half fight to the fact that Baltimore was offside and had extra time to prepare.
I knew that at the beginning it could be difficult to sled, and it was not only in the attack but in all three stages and we had to adapt,” said Tomlin. I thought it would take us about 12 minutes to sit down during the break and take some things out of our menu and mark other items on the menu that will be essential for the tasks we have to do.
Tomlin also noted that the loss of defender Tyson Alual to a knee injury in the first half only exacerbated the problem for the Baltimore run.
As for the late injury, which resulted in Cam Hayward’s defence, Tomlin had nothing to report as Hayward initially had attacks, but was unsure of the nature of his later problem.
Press conference at the end of the game (week eight for the Baltimore Ravens): Coach Mike TomlinCoach Mike Tomlin turns to the media after the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-24 win over the Baltimore Crows. #PittsburghSteelers #NFL #AFC #AFCNorth Subscribe to YT Pittsburgh Steelers: https://goo.gl/nAd4J2 For more Steelers videos: https://goo.gl/Ywt3Az For more Steelers actions: http://www.steelers.com/ How we’re doing on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steelers/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/steelers/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steelers/ Get…2020-11-01T21:53:27Z
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