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Thursday, July 12, 2018

Posted on July 12, 2018 at 10:44 AM.

For the second straight week the Steelers overcame a slow start to dominate an expansion franchise. After Erric Pegram fumbled on the first play from scrimmage for the Steelers, a play in which he would leave with an injured ankle, the Jaguars would quickly turn it to seven with a Mark Brunell TD pass. The Steelers would then on their second possession drive all the way into FG range to have a Norm Johnson kick blocked. The Jaguars would then use that momentum to go up 10-0. The Steelers would once again drive deep into Jags territory. The drive turned up fruitless as O'Donnell failed to convert a fourth and goal from the one foot line on a QB sneak. The Steelers defense would bail the team out by forcing a punt on the ensuing drive. Then an explosion of big plays happened for the Steelers. Bam Morris ripped off a 75 yard TD run. On the following kick off DB Randy Fuller would force a fumble. Fellow reserve DB Alvoid Mays would scoop it up and race into the endzone. The Steelers would then force a quick punt after three straight Brunell incompletions. O'Donnell would then find a streaking Ernie Mills down the sideline as he raced 80 yards into the end zone. In a minute and 24 seconds the score went from 10-0 to 24-10 in the Steelers favor. The Steelers defense continued to harrass Brunell sacking him 6 times and intercepting him a total of three times. O'Donnell would tack another bomb on to his box score with a 71 yard shot down the sideline to Yancey Thigpen early in the third. The Steelers were the first playoff team from last season that Jaguars have played this year. Making the NFL believe that their 4-0 record entering the season was a mirage.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Jacksonville Jaguars (4-1)	7	3	0	3	13
Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2)	0	24	14	3	41

Team Stats Comparison
	JAC	PIT
Total Offense	186	478
Rushing Yards	21	180
Passing Yards	165	298
First Downs	9	14
Punt Return Yards	4	42
Kick Return Yards	149	66
Total Yards	339	586
Turnovers	5	1
3rd Down Conversion	5-16	4-13
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-4
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0-2	1-1
Penalties	3-29	1-10
Posession Time

Jacksonville Jaguars

Pittsburgh Steelers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
N. O'Donnell	19-29	333	2	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
B Morris	25	139	5.5	2
F. McAfee	4	26	6.5
N. O'Donnell	3	11	3.6
E. Pegram	1	2	2.0
J. Williams	1	2	2.0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
B. Morris	5	40	8.0
Y. Thigpen	4	121	30.2	1
E. Mills	4	132	33.0	1
C. Johnson	3	15	5.0
J. Williams	3	25	8.3
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
L. Kirkland	6		1
C. Oldham	6
C. Brown	6
C. Lake	5	0.5	1
R. Seals	5
K. Greene	4	2.0
G. Lloyd	4	1.0
W. Williams	4	1.0
J. Steed	4	0.5
B. Buckner	3
D. Perry	3	0	1
A. Mays				1
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
N. Johnson	2/3	5/5	11	44
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
R. Stark	2	107	53.5
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
E. Mills	2	41	20.5
C. Johnson	1	22	22.0
C. Brown	1	3	3.0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Hastings	4	42	10.5

Stories from around the league:

The Rams and Giants fought to a 20-20 tie. The first of the 1995 season. At points it seemed as neither team wanted to win as poor qb play on both sides was very apparent throughout the game.

Derrick THomas forced a sack fumble in the closing minutes of the game to help propel his Chiefs past the expansion Texans.

Steve Walsh threw 4 second half INTs leading to the opposing Vikings scoring 28 unanswered 2nd half points as the Bears fell to the Vikings 49-28.

Jim Kelly threw 3 INTs in the Bills first lost of the season to the banged up Bengals who are now playing their 3rd QB of the season.

Week 4 Recap

Posted on July 12, 2018 at 09:06 AM.

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The Steelers survived a slow start to dominate their new division foe the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens led 3-0 at the end of the first. O'Donnell looked rusty as he missed on his first 4 attempts and the running game failed to give him much support. The Steelers' struggles into the 2nd quarter as two fumbles lost kept them from capitalizing on good field position. At the half the score would read 3-3. The Steelers would then dominate the Ravens the entire second half. O'Donnell after missing on his first 4 attempts would hit his last 10 and toss two Touchdown passes. The running game took control and Pegram would rip off a 99 yard TD run as they scored 33 unanswered points. The defense came alive after two disappointing performances the last two weeks. They forced takeaways. They record sacks. They played with an edge that was missing. The Steelers now stand at 2-2 and host the expansion and undefeated Jaguars next week.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2)	0	3	12	21	36
Baltimore Ravens (0-4)	3	0	0	0	3

Team Stats Comparison
	PIT	BAL
Total Offense	329	279
Rushing Yards	227	94
Passing Yards	102	185
First Downs	9	14
Punt Return Yards	20	13
Kick Return Yards	29	91
Total Yards	378	383
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Conversion	4-8	7-16
4th Down Conversion	1-1	1-3
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4/1	0-0
Penalties	1-10	4-40
Posession Time	29:13	30:47

Pittsburgh Steelers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
N. O'Donnell	10/14	102	2	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
E. Pegram	20	162	8.1	2
B. Morris	18	59	3.3	1
S. Avery	1	3	3.0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Bruener	3	39	13.0	1
C. Johnson	3	22	7.3	1
A. Hastings	2	13	6.5
Y. Thigpen	1	18	18.0
B. Morris	1	10	10.0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
K. Greene	9	2.5
R. Seals	8	2.0
C. Oldham	8	0.5
C. Brown	7
D. Perry	5		1
G. Lloyd	5	2.0
B. Buckner	4	1.0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
N. Johnson	1/1	3/4	6	23
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
R. Stark	3	134	44.7	2
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
E. Mills	1	29	29.0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Hastings	1	20	20.0

Baltimore Ravens

Stories from around the league:

The Jaguars won their 4th game in a row after dropping 38 on the Jets.

Steve Young threw three more scores as his 49ers won 42-21 over the Cardinals.

Green Bay lost their second straight high scoring game. After giving up 52 to the Falcons their defense gave up 49 to the Bears this week.

Week 3 Recap

Posted on July 12, 2018 at 08:49 AM.

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The Steelers are officially on a losing streak. The Steelers controlled their contest with the Bears for 50 minutes of football. The Steelers held a 32-17 lead before the Bears went on a furious run. Bears back up QB Steve Walsh finished with 307 yards and 2 touchdowns on the day. 154 of those yards and both TDs coming in the last 10 minutes. Former Steeler Jeff Graham would catch the game winning score with just under 40 seconds left as he leaped over CB Rod Woodson to pluck what looked like a sure INT away from him. The Steelers pass rush continues to be non-existent after an explosive week one. QB Mike Tomczak had a better outing keeping Jim Miller on the sideline. That said he struggled to move the chains in the 4th quarter going 0-5 on third downs in the final frame. The Steelers are optimistic they will have starter O'Donnell back next week as they travel to the winless and expansion Ravens.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2)	0	20	6	6	32
Chicago Bears (1-2)	0	14	3	20	37

Team Stats Comparison
	PIT	CHI
Total Offense	359	476
Rushing Yards	101	169
Passing Yards	258	307
First Downs	15	24
Punt Return Yards	10	24
Kick Return Yards	81	146
Total Yards	450	646
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Conversion	7/16	11/16
4th Down Conversion	1/1	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/1	4/0
Penalties	10-109	3-35
Posession Time	30:20	29:40

Pittsburgh Steelers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
M. Tomczak	21/41	258	1	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
E. Pegram	21	81	3.9	1
M. Tomczak	3	12	4.0
B. Morris	2	8	4.0	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Y. Thigpen	5	102	20.4
E. Pegram	4	35	8.8
M. Bruener	4	16	4.0
A. hastings	2	39	19.5
B. Morris	2	38	19.0
E. Mills	2	14	7.0
C. Johnson	1	11	11.0
J. Hayes	1	3	3.0	1
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
L. Kirkland	11
C. Brown	10
G. Lloyd	7
D. Perry	6
R. Woodson	6
C. Lake	5
K. Greene	5
C. Oldham	4
W. Williams	3		1
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
N. Johnson	4/4	2/2	14	51
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
R. Stark	5	223	44.6	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Johnson	2	54	27.0
E. Mills	1	27	27.0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Hastings	1	10	10.0

Chicago Bears

Stories from Around the league:

The Jaguars are a shocking 3-0 after knocking off the Ravens 18-7. Important to note that 2 of their wins are against expansion clubs.

Reigning NFL MVP Steve Young threw 4 TDs this week in a win over the Rams. Future HOFer Jerry Rice was the target on three of them.

The Bills held a 31-7 lead over the Broncos entering the 4th Quarter. John Elway lead a furious comeback that was just too little too late as the Bills held on to win 40-29.

The Dolphins continue their slow start as Marino threw 3 more interceptions in a 21-9 loss to the lowly Jets

Week 2 Recap

Posted on July 12, 2018 at 08:24 AM.

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After winning the latest installment of the Turnpike rivalry the Steelers returned home to face the Minnesota Vikings. The Steelers would face adversity quickly. On the first play from scrimmage QB Neil O'Donnell would be sacked hard by Viking defender John Randle. O'Donnell would leave the game with a shoulder injury and is in danger of missing next week too. Back QB Mike Tomczak would enter the game in relief. Despite his struggles The Steelers found themselves tied at 10 as the entered the locker room for half time. The second half would be a different story. The Vikings would score 10 unanswered points to push the score to 20-10. Bill Cowher then elected to replace the ineffective Tomczak for young QB Jim Miller. He too found inconsistencies, but managed to lead the Steelers on a scoring drive that resulted in a TD pass to veteran TE Jonathan Hayes. With 3:57 seconds left in the game Jim Miller had a chance to drive the Steelers for the game tying touchdown. In stead he found OLB Broderick Thomas of the Vikings who returned the pick 34 yards for the game clinching score.

The Steelers face the Bears next week at soldier field

BOX SCORE:

Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers

Jan 1,	1	2	3	4	F
MIN (1-1)	7	3	10	14	34
PIT (1-1)	0	10	7	3	20

Top Performers

PASS: Warren Moon - 22/33, 253 yards, 1TD

RUSH: Erric Pegram - 18 attempts 76 yards

REC: Cris Carter - 6 receptions 84 yards

Team Stats Comparison
	MIN	PIT
First Downs	16	15
3rd Down Efficiency	7/12	5/16
4th Down Efficiency	2/2	1/3
Total Yards	436	440
Passing Yards	253	202
Rushing Yards	111	112
Penalties-Penalty Yards	5-50	4-53
Turnovers	1	2
Time of Possession	34:53	25:07

Minnesota Vikings

Pittsburgh Steelers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Jim Miller	10/20	117	1	1
Mike Tomczak	7/15	85	1	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Erric Pegram	18	76	4.2
Bam Morris	8	26	3.3
Jim Miller	2	6	3.0
Mike Tomczak	1	4	4.0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Charles Johnson	5	43	8.6
Yancey Thigpen	4	34	8.5
Andre Hastings	3	61	20.3
Erric Pegram	2	35	17.5	1
Jonathan Hayes	2	15	7.5	1
Mark Bruener	1	14	14
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Levon Kirkland	12
Willie Williams	7
Chris Oldham	7
Greg Lloyd	7
Kevin Greene	7
Ray Seals	5
Brenston Buckner	5
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Johnson	2/2	2/2	8	33
PUNTING	TOT	YDS	AVG	-20
R. Stark	5	221	44.2	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Charles Johnson	4	98	24.5
Ernie Mills	1	21	21.0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Andre Hastings	2	7	3.5

Stories from around the league:

The expansion Jacksonville Jaguars won their second game of the season. They now sit at 2-0 overall and also 2-0 in the newly formed AFC South.

The Kansas City Chiefs followed up a disappointing week one with a 48-24 victory over the visiting Eagles. Marcus Allen led the way with 143 yards on only 19 carries and three scores.

Atlanta hosted Green Bay for the shoot out of the week. Both teams topped 430 yards offense. Both teams scored 28 points a piece a furious 4th quarter, but 28 wasn't enough for Brett Favre and his packers as the Falcons held on 52-45.

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Week 1 Recap

Posted on July 11, 2018 at 09:39 AM.

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NFL football is back! The Pittsburgh Steelers kicked off the 1995 season by renewing the turnpike rivalry with the hated Cleveland Browns. This time it would be part of the newly formed AFC North. Free agent pick up Erric Pegram gave the Steelers an early spark with a 42 yard TD dash as weaved around a Browns safety in the alley. Pegrams early running success was needed as O'Donnell and the passing attack got off to a slow start as the Browns would intercept two second quarter passes. The first of which would set up a 28 yard scramble by Browns QB Testaverde. That scramble would then lead to a 30 yard TD toss to a wide open Browns TE. The Steelers would regroup in the second half Browns 24-0. O'Donnell would find his groove as he tossed two TDs to Yancey Thigpen. The defense would completely shut the Browns down in the second half as they sacked Vinny 5 of their 7 times in the last quarter and a half. OLB Greg Lloyd lead the way notching 3 himself.

The Steelers host Warren Moon and the Vikings next week

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)	7	3	10	14	34
Cleveland Browns (0-1)	0	13	0	0	13

Team Stats Comparison
	PIT	CLE
Total Offense	411	293
Rushing Yards	170	93
Passing Yards	241	200
First Downs	18	13
Punt Return Yards	49	13
Kick Return Yards	60	46
Total Yards	520	350
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Conversion	7-13 (53%)	3-13 (23%)
4th Down Conversion	0	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-4	1-1
Penalties	2-15	1-5
Posession Time

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PIT	CLE
4:14	(PIT) E. Pegram, 45 yd run (N. Johnson Kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PIT	CLE
6:47	(PIT) N. Johnson 18 yd FG	10	0
2:33	(CLE) B. Kinchen 30 yd pass from V. Testaverde	10	7
1:51	(CLE) M. Stover, 48 yd FG	10	10
0:32	(CLE) M. Stover 34 yd FG	10	13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PIT	CLE
5:54	(PIT) Y. Thigpen 8 YD pass from N. O'Donnell	17	13
1:51	(PIT) N. Johnson, 49 YD FG	20	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PIT	CLE
5:10	(PIT) Y. Thigpen 11 YD pass from N. O'Donnell	27	13
2:39	(PIT) J. Williams 1 YD Run	34	13

Pittsburgh Steelers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
N. O'Donnell	17/30	241	2	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
E. Pegram	24	138	5.7	1
B. Morris	9	31	3.4
J. Williams	1	1	1	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Y. Thigpen	7	88	12.5	2
A. Hastings	4	63	15.7
E. Pegram	2	48	24.0
E. Mills	2	37	18.5
T. Greene	1	3	3
M. Bruener	1	2	2.0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
C. Lake	12	1
G. Lloyd	9	3
R. Seals	6	1.5
J. Steed	4	0.5
L. Kirkland	4	0
C. Brown	4	0
R. Woodson	4	0
K. Greene	3	1
W. Williams	2	0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
N. Johnson	2/2	4/4	10	49
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
R. Stark	4	218	54.5	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
E. Mills	2	60	30.0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Hastings	3	41	13.6	0
E. Mills	1	8	8.0

Cleveland Browns

Stories from around the league:

The Bills would survive a late Jim Kelly pick six in the 4th quarter to hold off the pesky Jets 20-16. Thurman Thomas was the work horse as he carried the ball 35 times for 137 yards a td.

Four NFL teams played their first games ever as a franchise. The Texans, Ravens, Jaguars, and Panthers. The Jaguars would face their expansion divisional foe Texans. The Jags would come out on top with a game winning field goal from kicker Mike Hollis. The Ravens would lose to the Bengals on a last second TD pass from Jeff Blake with less than 20 seconds remaining in the game. 34-30. The Panthers would fall to the defending champs 31-17

Sunday, July 8, 2018

N"iF"L: A Steelers CFM (1995-???) - Madden 18

Posted on July 8, 2018 at 06:55 PM.

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Pittsburgh Gazette Steelers Training Camp Primer

January 15th, 1994 will be a dayear that will be in the back of Steelers coaches, players, and fans minds. After dominating the visiting San Diego Chargers for nearly three quarters of the AFC championship game the Steelers watched their Super Bowl dreams go up in smoke in the aftermath of two late Stan Humphries bombs and a failed pass attempt just three yards away from the goal line. "Three more yards" has become the rally cry around the city and Steelers facility this Spring and Summer. Though the scars of the past drive this Steelers bunch, like the NFL itself entering the 1995 season, there are winds of change within the organization. The Steelers have a new defensive Coordinato after promoting secondary coach Dick LeBeau in the wake of Dom Capers moving on to Carolina to lead the expansion Panthers. From a player standpoint the Steelers will have some questions marks on that terrific defense from the year prior. After Tim McKyer followed Capers to Carolina as a Free Agent and a shooting accident has sidelined CB Deon Figures for the Summer there is open competition for the CB spot opposite of All Pro Rod Woodson.

On the offensive side of the ball the Steelers will look to fill the departures of TE Eric Green who will know catch passes from future Hall of Famer Dan Marino. The Steelers are hoping to replace Green with their first round rookie TE Mark Bruener and veteran TE Jonathan Hayes while also hoping on more production from the Steelers' WR group. The Steelers are also hoping that free agent pick up Erric Pegram will be able to fill in for the departed Barry Foster. The Steelers let their short lived super star hit the open market after injuries began to pile up and sap his ability. Barry Foster looks to prove doubters in Pittsburgh wrong as he spearheads the expansion Houston Texans backfield. Pegram will be paired with 2nd year back Bam Morris who had a strong rookie campaign for the Steelers. Though as we approach camp there are some concerns over Morris' weight and conditioning around the facility. The Steelers will also sport two new starting guards as Duval Love and Todd Kalis are both playing elsewhere. Replacing them are Tom Newberry and the versatile Justin Strzelczyk. Rookie Brenden Stai will also be in the mix.

Special Teams will also look different as the franchise's best kicker will be swinging his leg on the other side of the state for the Eagles. Mark Royals was also allowed to leave town. The Steelers brought in vets Norm Johnson and Rohn Stark to replace them. There is also buzz around the building that Coach Cowher is looking to get Rod Woodson off return duties for good as he turned 30 this season. The thought process is to keep him as fresh as possible. Possible replacements are Charles Johnson who returned kicks and punts with Woodson last season as a rookie, Andre Hastings, and Ernie Mills.

Potential Break Out Players

During Spring workouts a few guys have really stood out in terms of their improvement. Neil O'Donnell's hand looks completely healthy after it was banged up last season, but the Steelers and fans know what the team has with him. A steady performer who seems to be under appreciated by the "loud" portion of the fanbase. The Steelers WR group looks to be very much improved. Especially Yancey Thigpen. He could be the go to guy with Eric Green no longer around. Defensively 3rd year CB Willie Williams looks to be very much improved. With the spot opposite of Woodson open due to free agency and off the field occurrences he could be primed to join the starting lineup.