Seagulls Lay an Egg

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I've gotta say...while being at a game is great and watching it live equally as good, there's something to be said for taping the game and being able to fast-foreward through the commercials.


Seahawks won the toss; their biggest gain of the day.



Reed kicks another touchback. He's been solid on kickoffs this year.



Seattle comes out throwing and hit some cheap short passes for a first down. Alexander runs for 6 on a 2nd and 10 and Hasselbeck can't hook up with his reciever on 3rd down. Punt time.



Ben comes out firing, in spite of losing Holmes to pregame warmups and Hines sitting out for the second week in a row. Nasty Nate snags a big catch on first down, but the Steelers can't make anything of it, so they ring up the Fortress of Solitude.

No Kryptonite today. Superman is solid.
(Image by Karri)

The defense puts Seattle on the ropes, but Hasselbeck comes through on 3rd and long, picking up a first down. They try to take a shot deep but there's nothing there. Punt.

Ben throws two incompletions and Sepulveda pins Seattle inside their own 10.

Seattle continues their trend of picking up a first down and then punting. Same deal here.

Anyone up for a shocking bit of play-calling? Neither are the Steelers. Run-run-pass-punt. Superman pounds a 56-yarder to flip the field.

Seattle picks up a first down as the first quarter ends. Any bets on what will happen 4 plays from now?

Bingo. Punt. A good play by Seattle pins the Steelers down at their own 1. Rossum tried to stick his nose in to pick up the ball and almost made a bonehead play giving Seattle the ball on the 1. We dodged a bullet here.

The Steelers seem to be poised for a punt, but former Florida State star Willie Reid breaks a few tackles for a solid 25-yard gain on 3rd down, keeping Sepulveda on the bench for now. Okay, so I just spoiled the rest of this drive. Nothing really happens. Ben gets sacked. Superman punts.

For the first time all game, Seattle punts before picking up a first down. Are you asleep yet? Hopefully not. Keep reading, I swear it gets better.

Ben hits Heath with a great pass on 3rd down to move the chains then gets sacked. The Najehnator comes in to pound away, but springs for a 45-yard gain. Parker dashes for 3. Davis on a swing pass for 4. 3rd and 3 in the red zone?

Great pass from Ben to Heath down the seam.

7-0.

The Seahawks look content to run out the clock with just a minute to go, but hit a big 30-yard pass on 3rd down to keep themselves moving. Farrior and Tyrone Carter come up with a sack on the next play, and Seattle lets the clock wind, forgetting they have timeouts. Another big gain with a personal foul penalty tacked on moves the Seahawks within striking distance.

Hasselbeck tries for the end zone but Ike Taylor makes a great play on the ball and comes up with a huge interception to end the half.

The Steelers come out rolling on a 17-play, 80-yard drive that eats up over 10 minutes of clock. The Steelers picked up a few penalites here, so actually tallied 110 total yards on this drive. Ben hit Wilson for a huge 3rd down conversion. Parker broke one around the corner and almost got to paydirt, but a challenge from Seattle overturned the touchdown call.

Just a bit outside.

However, from 1 yard away, you don't stop Naj'.

14-0.

Seattle goes 3-and-out and the Steelers get the ball back.

Long drives defined the Steelers second half as Parker just dominates Seattle all the way down the field, but it was Najeh's day. He pounds it in from the 4 to pretty much wrap things up.

Naj' repeats his patented Hines Field High Jump after the score.

The Steelers don't throw the ball again the rest of the game.

Both teams go 3-and-out the rest of the way. Seattle pulls Hasselbeck in favor of Wallace. He doesn't do anything. Seattle picks up one first down the rest of the game, Steelers pick up none.

Homestead Charlie comes in to run the Victory Formation. Game.

Stats:
Parker: 28 carries, 103 yds
Najeh: 7 carries, 58 yds, 2 TD
Heath: 4 catches, 44yds, 1 TD
3 sacks, 1 INT, 0 points allowed by the Defense.

Stat of the Game:
Time of Possession:
Steelers 40:45
Seahawks 19:15

Other News:

Cleveland lost to New England.

Baltimore beat San Francisco 9-7 on 3 field goals. Snore.

Bye week is next week. We need to get healthy.

I'm taking the G.R.E's next weekend, don't expect much from me this week.