The Steelers came out on fire, offense and defense alike. Taking a 28-0 lead in the third quarter, this game appeared to be over.
Once again, the Steelers struggled to close out the game, due to a couple of unfortunate events. A fumble by Stefan Logan on a punt return, which in my opinion should have been called down as his forward progress was stopped.
Following the Chargers touchdown that resulted from the fumble, Ryan Mundy was unable to catch an onside kick that hit right in the chest. This gave the Chargers another touchdown and the Steelers only had a seven-point lead.
The Steelers offensive picked back up where they left off and continued to dominate the Chargers defense any way they chose to. Roethlisberger and Mendenhall led the team into field goal range, and Jeff Reed got back ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article written by GridironFans.com
Pittsburgh-San Diego: The Steelers Sunday Night Report Card
Posted: 6th October 2009 by GridironFans.com in NFLComments Off on Pittsburgh-San Diego: The Steelers Sunday Night Report Card