If you missed the Sunday Night Football game, you missed a battle. The final score was Ravens 20 – Steelers 17. It took a field goal in overtime to clench the victory as Ben Roethlisburger’s replacement Dennis Dixon nearly led Pittsburgh to victory. A late 4th Quarter interception clinched the 4th Quarter tie.
I was more than a little impressed with Dixon’s passing skills. He connected on a lot of 10+ yard passes to Steelers wide receivers. Even more impressive, since Dixon is the 3rd string QB (2nd string Batch has a broken wrist).
Dixon completed 12/26 for 145 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. It wasn’t his stats that impressed me. He made mature throws into small pockets for good yardage.
Baltimore’s Ray Rice is unstoppable. He contributed 88 yards rushing and his total yards topped 150. I wasn’t too impressed with Joe Flacco, but he WAS pounded quite a few times by that Steelers defense. Flacco fumbled twice in the game, once turning it over to the Steelers. The one thing I noticed about Flacco throughout the game was how he kept overthrowing his receivers, especially on the long bombs.
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