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Here’s our gallery of the best pics from Sunday’s big win.
It might not have always been pretty but the Pittsburgh Steelers found a way to get past the Los Angeles Rams and improve to 5-4. If you love defensive football, this game was for you. But if you missed the game we’ve got you covered. Sort of. Here are 70+ photos from Sunday’s big win.
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JuJu Smith-Schuster comments on Jalen Ramsey’s colorful trash talk.
JuJu on Jalen Ramsey: “He said so many cuss words I’ve never heard of.” #Steelers pic.twitter.com/hQ6OumGiKm
— Josh Rowntree (@JRown32) November 11, 2019
One of the marquee matchups of Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Rams was between wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Smith-Schuster finished with three receptions for 44 receiving yards and was able to have a little fun at the expense of Ramsey and his colorful language.
“He said so many cuss words I’ve never heard of before,” Smith-Schuster said, referencing Ramsey’s propensity for trash talk. But Smith-Schuster did give Ramsey props for being very good while noting he was double-teamed a great deal.
In going back and re-watching much of the game it seems Ramsey followed Smith-Schuster in coverage in mainly man scenarios but not always in zone. Ramsey was also called for two defensive pass interference penalties while covering Smith-Schuster on Sunday. Smith-Schuster also noted Ramsey is more locked into a system in Los Angeles compared to his time in Jacksonville, almost implying this was a negative for Ramsey.
Honestly, the best part of Smith-Schuster’s post-game interview is it was clear Ramsey and all his reputation didn’t get in his head. From a statistical standpoint, things haven’t gone according to plan for Smith-Schuster but he remains the ultimate team player.
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Don’t expect to ever get Mike Tomlin to talk about the future or the big picture with the Steelers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers won their fourth straight game on Sunday and find themselves in the thick of the playoff hunt after beating the Los Angeles Rams. But don’t talk to head coach Mike Tomlin about that. Tomlin was his usual all-business self in the postgame press conference almost to a fault.
One reporter asked Tomlin what he was the proudest of as the team has come back from1-4 to win four in a row. Tomlin indicated all he’s proud of is that the team won on Sunday and that they are not a big-picture team.
Tomlin has taken his usual stoic approach to speaking to the media to a whole new level this season. If you didn’t listen to his words and only his tone you’d have a hard time distinguishing between wins and losses.
Pittsburgh has no time to sit back and enjoy this win. After three home games the Steelers must now hit the road and head to Cleveland and take on the Browns on Thursday night.
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The Steelers have allowed a safety in two straight games.
Mike Tomlin admits he called the play inside the 5 that resulted in a safety. Randy Fichtner took A LOT of Twitter heat for that.
— Noah Strackbein (@NoahStrack) November 11, 2019
For the second week in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers gave up a safety. Last week against the Indianapolis Colts the blame for the safety fell squarely on the shoulders of quarterback Mason Rudolph. But this week against the Los Angeles Rams, it really felt like the play call was wrong in that situation.
And as we all know, when it comes to offensive playcalling, it is offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner who bears the brunt of the hate from fans. But head coach Mike Tomlin, in his postgame press conference, make it clear this call was on him, not on Fichtner.
As unfortunate as the outcome was, it’s hard to get too down about the call regardless of who it was. The Steelers continue to scramble to try to manufacture offense, especially in the passing game. I have to believe if James Conner had been in the lineup, this scenario goes very differently.
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The Cleveland Browns are favored over the Pittsburgh Steelers when the two meet in Week 11’s Thursday Night Football action
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The Cleveland Browns (3-6) host the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-4) during Week 11’s Thursday Night Football of the NFL regular season Thursday, Nov. 14th, at 8:20 p.m. ET at First Energy Stadium. The game can be watched on Fox, NFL Network and Amazon. The Browns enter as the slight favorite, according to odds from BetMGM.
The Browns (-150) are favored by 2.5 (-121) points against the spread (ATS) over the Steelers. New to sports betting? With a spread of -2.5, that means the Browns need to not only beat the Steelers, but they need to win by at least three points for an ATS wager on them to cash.
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The Over/Under on the Browns-Steelers game has been set at 40.5, with a -121 line on the Under and a 100/EVEN line on the Over for this Week 11 NFL matchup.
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Vote for this week’s player of the game.
Oh boy, this one is going to be a good one.
Despite long odds, the Pittsburgh Steelers have found a way to win their fourth game in a row. This time it was the Los Angeles Rams and once again it was the defense that carried the day. But which player deserves the player of the game honors? Well, that’s up to all of you.
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Here’s the rundown of the candidates
S Minkah Fitzpatrick-4 tackles, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery, 1 touchdown
CB Joe Haden-7 tackles, 5 passes defended, 1 interception
WR James Washington-6 receptions, 90 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown
LB T.J. Watt-5 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 tackle for loss
Cast your vote and let us know who your player of the week is. These four might be the strongest group of candidates we’ve had all season.
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