Steelers Pass D is #1 in NFL (aka, alternate universe paradox?)

[squidkid]

Uh..

We faced one real QB so far this year and he tore us up for damn 500 yards. So lets stop this talk of "how great our pass defense is" . We have a lot of work to do in that secondary. Thank God Stafford is still the bed wetter he's always been and couldn't punch any TD's in on us.

brady will destroy us (again) with his quick hitters.
like staffford did, but rest assured, NE wont be kicking only fgs

[feltdizz]

brady will destroy us (again) with his quick hitters.
like staffford did, but rest assured, NE wont be kicking only fgs

well, the Pats kicker was 4 of 6 yesterday and the only TD for the Pats came after a Brady INT in the end zone was wiped out by a bogus flag.

Pats are struggling to score TD's like us this year.

[squidkid]

well, the Pats kicker was 4 of 6 yesterday and the only TD for the Pats came after a Brady INT in the end zone was wiped out by a bogus flag.

Pats are struggling to score TD's like us this year.

really?

pats are 3rd in the league, we are 16th (passing)
pats are ties for 9th, we are tied for 15th (rushing)
pats are tied for 2nd overall, we are tied for 18th (total tds)

[buccoray61]

Wonder what the record for most passing yards without a TD pass is? 400 plus is quite a lot.

[fordfixer]

Wonder what the record for most passing yards without a TD pass is? 400 plus is quite a lot.

I think I heard or read somewhere that it is 3rd on the list for most yards without a TD

[buccoray61]

I think I heard or read somewhere that it is 3rd on the list for most yards without a TD

Thanks, I thought it would rank up there pretty high.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Thanks, I thought it would rank up there pretty high.

Lions’ offense had unprecedented production without scoring a touchdown

Posted by Michael David Smith on October 30, 2017, 9:39 AM EDT

The good news for the Lions on Sunday night was that they marched down the field repeatedly against the Steelers’ defense. The bad news is those marches kept ending short of the end zone.

In the Lions’ 20-15 loss to the Steelers, they gained 482 yards of total offense but were limited to just five field goals. The Lions became the first team in NFL history to gain at least 475 yards of offense, not have multiple turnovers, and still score less than 20 points.

The Lions were also just the second team in NFL history to gain 480 yards, hold their opponents to less than 21 points, and lose. And they were just the third team in NFL history to gain more than 480 yards and fail to score a touchdown.

Detroit coach Jim Caldwell twice decided to go for it on fourth down inside the Steelers’ 10-yard line, and both times the Lions failed to convert. Eschewing two easy field goals is hard not to second-guess when you lose by five points. For most teams, the first decision, going for it on fourth-and-goal at the 1, probably would have been the right call. But for a Lions team that has struggled all year in short yardage and had just lost its best run blocker, right tackle Rick Wagner, to an injury on the previous play, it was a baffling decision.

The Lions can at least say they had some company in playing well on offense but coming up short, as the Texans also gained more than 450 yards yesterday and lost. NFL teams gaining 450 or more yards of total offense are now 15-2 this season, with Detroit’s and Houston’s losses yesterday. But the Texans’ problem was that their defense couldn’t stop the Seahawks’ offense. The Lions’ problem was that their own offense kept stalling. That’s a tough loss to swallow.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/10/30/lions-offense-had-unprecedented-production-without-scoring-a-touchdown/

[buccoray61]

It was not doubt a bend but don't break effort by the Steelers D

[Slapstick]

Brady completed 14 total passes to his RBs (White, Burkhead, and Lewis) for 163 yards...

The inability to stop that, along with the Chargers' tendency to shoot themselves in the foot yesterday, led to the Pats** win...