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LB Timmons looks to return for Steelers
By Scott Brown, TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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Lawrence Timmons didn't practice Monday, but the starting inside linebacker is hopeful he will be able to suit up Sunday, when the Steelers visit the Chicago Bears for a 4:15 p.m. game. Timmons didn't play last Thursday against the Tennessee Titans because of a sprained left ankle.
"Just taking it day by day," Timmons said.
He said he doesn't know if he will practice Wednesday.
The Steelers don't practice today during the season when they have a game Sunday.
Timmons had hoped to make his first start at right inside linebacker last week. Keyaron Fox played in place of him and recorded a team-high 10 tackles while also recovering a fumble.
"That hurt," Timmons said of missing the opener, "but there's not much I could do about it."
• Heath Miller led all NFL tight ends with eight receptions heading into last night, and while appreciative of the opportunities in the passing game, Miller said he doesn't want them to come at the expense of the running game.
"It's nice to be able to contribute, but at the same time, we know we're a better offense if some of those pass attempts are hand-offs to Willie (Parker) or Rashard (Mendenhall)," Miller said. "We've really to get on track this week."
The eight catches Miller had in a 13-10 overtime win over Tennessee tied his career high in that category. The fifth-year veteran helped quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throw for 363 yards — the third-highest total in his career.
"We're going to go with what's working, but we'd really like to get that running game going," Miller said. "You're not going to go through a year and win football games if you can't run the football."
The Steelers managed just 36 rushing yards against the Titans.
• Wide receiver Hines Ward may have coined a new phrase when he talked about his lost fumble late in the fourth quarter against the Titans. Tennessee safety Michael Griffin knocked the ball loose while tackling Ward from behind just short of the end zone.
"He Donkey Konged it out," Ward said in reference to the video game. "He hammered it."
After watching the play during a film review, Ward said, "It's a learning experience not only for me, but other guys as well, in case we ever get in that situation again. I should have just got down, but I don't fault myself for trying to get in. If that guy wasn't there, I walk in (to the end zone), but he just made a great play on the ball."
• Troy Polamalu and boastful appear in the same sentence about as often as coach Mike Tomlin and bad hair day. Naturally, the Steelers' strong safety shrugged off the one-handed, first-quarter interception he made against the Titans.
"Lucky things happen, you know," he said. "Sometimes, things just fall in your lap."
Polamalu left the game in the second quarter with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee and didn't return.
• The Steelers win over the Titans will be replayed on NFL Network at 9:30 tonight. It will be shortened to a 90-minute version.
DIGITS
76 — Rushing yards the Bears, whom the Steelers play this week, yielded to the Packers last Sunday night.
7:50 — The edge the Steelers had in time of possession against the Titans, even though they weren't able to establish a running game.
By Scott Brown, TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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Lawrence Timmons didn't practice Monday, but the starting inside linebacker is hopeful he will be able to suit up Sunday, when the Steelers visit the Chicago Bears for a 4:15 p.m. game. Timmons didn't play last Thursday against the Tennessee Titans because of a sprained left ankle.
"Just taking it day by day," Timmons said.
He said he doesn't know if he will practice Wednesday.
The Steelers don't practice today during the season when they have a game Sunday.
Timmons had hoped to make his first start at right inside linebacker last week. Keyaron Fox played in place of him and recorded a team-high 10 tackles while also recovering a fumble.
"That hurt," Timmons said of missing the opener, "but there's not much I could do about it."
• Heath Miller led all NFL tight ends with eight receptions heading into last night, and while appreciative of the opportunities in the passing game, Miller said he doesn't want them to come at the expense of the running game.
"It's nice to be able to contribute, but at the same time, we know we're a better offense if some of those pass attempts are hand-offs to Willie (Parker) or Rashard (Mendenhall)," Miller said. "We've really to get on track this week."
The eight catches Miller had in a 13-10 overtime win over Tennessee tied his career high in that category. The fifth-year veteran helped quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throw for 363 yards — the third-highest total in his career.
"We're going to go with what's working, but we'd really like to get that running game going," Miller said. "You're not going to go through a year and win football games if you can't run the football."
The Steelers managed just 36 rushing yards against the Titans.
• Wide receiver Hines Ward may have coined a new phrase when he talked about his lost fumble late in the fourth quarter against the Titans. Tennessee safety Michael Griffin knocked the ball loose while tackling Ward from behind just short of the end zone.
"He Donkey Konged it out," Ward said in reference to the video game. "He hammered it."
After watching the play during a film review, Ward said, "It's a learning experience not only for me, but other guys as well, in case we ever get in that situation again. I should have just got down, but I don't fault myself for trying to get in. If that guy wasn't there, I walk in (to the end zone), but he just made a great play on the ball."
• Troy Polamalu and boastful appear in the same sentence about as often as coach Mike Tomlin and bad hair day. Naturally, the Steelers' strong safety shrugged off the one-handed, first-quarter interception he made against the Titans.
"Lucky things happen, you know," he said. "Sometimes, things just fall in your lap."
Polamalu left the game in the second quarter with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee and didn't return.
• The Steelers win over the Titans will be replayed on NFL Network at 9:30 tonight. It will be shortened to a 90-minute version.
DIGITS
76 — Rushing yards the Bears, whom the Steelers play this week, yielded to the Packers last Sunday night.
7:50 — The edge the Steelers had in time of possession against the Titans, even though they weren't able to establish a running game.
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