We Had Control of Our Own Destiny!!

[JTP53609]

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we crapped the bed as of right now.

[AngryAsian]

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I hope we can do some "controlling" in this last quarter.

[JTP53609]

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well steelers........we are going to face a team like the 49ers in the first rd without our starting safety....say hello to denver in 3 weeks.
way to NOT show up tonight

[brothervad]

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beat the Pats...but give them the #1 seed at the same time.

The red zone thing seems to be a recurrent theme year in and year out. I don't what to say.

Dissapponting to say the least.

brothervad

[WindyCitySteel]

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5th seed, first round exit. Fitting end to this season.

At least we have hockey.

[jj28west]

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this one is going to leave a mark for a while with a chance of grabbing the prize on the table

[Flasteel]

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This team does not seem to have the look of a champion. A total team embarrassment this evening...I wish there was a running clock in the NFL as I watch the end of this game.

Rest all injured players the next two weeks and treat the games like preseason games, in terms of having our starters on the field. Maybe...just maybe, a fully-healthy Steeler team can make a Super Bowl run on the road.

This one can't.

Thanks for pissing on my Christmas with that effort.

[brothervad]

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Ben may end up passing nearly 400 yards in this game (321 right now) and still get blown out.

Sure he may get the obligatory TD at the end to make it look closer but I imagine it's even odds that he will throw a pick too.

brothervad

[BradshawsHairdresser]

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Ben may end up passing nearly 400 yards in this game (321 right now) and still get blown out.

Sure he may get the obligatory TD at the end to make it look closer but I imagine it's even odds that he will throw a pick too.

brothervad

Another example of stats not meaning a whole lot. Ben was the second best QB in the game tonight, and it wasn't even close. Though statistically (yards and first downs), we had the better offense and defense, the 49ers were by far better in both areas tonight. We were outcoached, too. Total team abortion. It was easy to see which team wanted it more.

It's not that I'm shocked that the Steelers lost...but I'm disappointed at how badly they got beaten.

[Sugar]

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We have not played well in prime-time this year. I don't know what it is, but that effort was rough to watch.

[Slapstick]

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Tomlin called it after the game...

"We played the game on their terms."

[hawaiiansteel]

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Steelers squander opportunity for home field

By Mark Kaboly and Scott Brown, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, December 21, 2011



Clinching a playoff spot while flying to San Francisco was the only highlight of the Steelers' cross-country trip.

A 20-3 loss to the 49ers on Monday dropped the Steelers into a first-place tie atop the AFC North with the Baltimore Ravens, who own the tiebreaker.

"It's a little frustrating, but we've still got two more games," Steelers outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley said.

If Baltimore wins its final two games, it captures the division title and leaves the Steelers with an unenviable path to the Super Bowl. The Steelers would do no better than the No. 5 seed, and they would play on the road in the first weekend of the postseason.

"We did have an opportunity to get (sole possession of) first place in the division, and we didn't do that," free safety Ryan Clark said. "We came to the West Coast and got our butts whipped, plain and simple. A team played better than we did, and you have to live with that. We have to fight for playoff positioning. The show goes on."

OFFICIATING QUESTIONS

Coach Mike Tomlin on Tuesday said he wasn't thrilled with the officiating, especially the leaping infraction called on Lawrence Timmons during a fourth-quarter field-goal attempt.

Timmons was called for using another player for leverage while trying to block David Akers' 28-yard field goal with 9:19 left. Two plays later, Frank Gore scored from five yards to make it 20-3.

Tomlin said he got an explanation for the call but, "I didn't get one that I was satisfied with."

Tomlin also didn't agree with a third-quarter call on Keenan Lewis for not allowing Kyle Williams to cleanly field a punt. Lewis recovered the fumble inside the 20-yard line.

"Another one that was questionable in my eyes, but not a reason we lost the game," Tomlin said.

Tomlin ended his weekly news conference after another question about penalties.

"Guys, I am not going to complain about the officiating or the penalties," he said. "We lost that game because we didn't execute well enough to win it."

INJURY UPDATE

Running back Mewelde Moore suffered an MCL sprain and won't play against the St. Louis Rams, but Rashard Mendenhall likely will be fine despite hurting his rib, Tomlin said.

Linebacker Chris Carter, center Maurkice Pouncey and receiver Emmanuel Sanders could return to action this week, and Tomlin thinks Woodley (hamstring) will be ready to play Saturday despite leaving Monday's game because of fatigue.

Given Moore's injury, rookie running back John Clay could be promoted from the practice squad.

CLOCK ISSUES

Tomlin admitted to using poor clock management at the end of the first half.

Ben Roethlisberger completed a pass to Moore with 36 seconds left. Instead of using the Steelers' final timeout, Roethlisberger ran another play — a swing pass to Moore — that resulted in minus-2 yards.

"I thought we had a pretty good play that could put us comfortably in field-goal range," Tomlin said. "We probably could've handled the situation better."

EXTRA POINTS

The Steelers added receiver Tyler Grisham to the practice squad three days after releasing him from the practice squad. ... Receiver Hines Ward still has 991 career receptions. The veteran receiver did not have a catch against the 49ers and was not even targeted. ... Mendenhall averaged 4.3 yards per carry against the 49ers, who have the No. 1 rush defense in the NFL and are yielding just 3.3 yards per carry. ... Receiver Antonio Brown needs 17 receiving yards to go over 1,000 for the season.

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[RuthlessBurgher]

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Given Moore's injury, rookie running back John Clay could be promoted from the practice squad.

If we are looking for someone to fill the Mewelde role, I'd rather they activate 5'9" 198 lbs. RB Chad Spann from the P.S. than the 6'1" 248 lbs. RB John Clay.

[Slapstick]

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I think that Kaboly and Brown are mistaken...

First off, Moore's role is on 3rd downs and in the 2 minute offense...in either case, I wouldn't want Clay or Spann...I would want someone who knows the offense...

"Role" isn't the right word..."Game day roster spot" would be more appropriate...