First Half

As confident as I was in a Steelers victory, as the first half come to an end I’m as confused as a blind lesbian in a fish market. I mean, the Steelers are running as effectively as a one-legged palsy afflicted leper and their defense couldn’t stop a team of 80 year olds (never mind the fact that Carson Palmer was knocked out of the game with a knee injury). Look – Kitna isn’t a bum but he shouldn’t be marching down the field as well as he has been. So what we have is a situation where the two staples of the Steeler diet, rushing offense and defense, aren’t even on the plate.

But the Steelers are only down by a field goal.

There were a couple of times I figured the game could get out of control but with Big Ben single handedly keeping the Steelers in the game it is far from out of reach. As a matter of fact, there are some pretty good signs: Roethlisberger is moving the ball and the defense finally got a stop on the Bengals’ last series. If that trend continues, I may be able to brag yet…