Steelers NFL Head Coach 09 Dynasty

[doseyclwn]

My record now is 10 and 5. Not good enough to get a bye week, but I believe it's still good enough to get into the playoffs. a victory against the browns this last week would go a long way towards helping that.

[doseyclwn]

GAme 16 vs Cleveland

final game of the season. Not really a "must win", but almost

Injuries

Pit
MLB L. Timmons
LE A. Smith
TE H. Miller

Cle
TE K. Winslow
HB R. Williams
HB J. Lewis
WR J. Cribbs
C L. Bentley

Notable Moments

1st Quarter
J. Reed misses a 37 yard FG attempt
Cle Score - P. Dawson with a 23 yard FG
Pit Score - I. Taylor with a 92 yard kickoff return for a TD!!!
W. Parker broke off a prety good run, but when W. McGinest upended him, he fumbled and gave it back to the browns on the Cle 47
P. Dawson misses a 43 yard FG attempt

2nd Quarter
M.Smith leaves the gtame with a leg injury
Cle Score - D. Anderson with a 17 yard pass to B. Edwards for a TD
Cle Score - D. Anderson with a 14 yard pass to S. Heiden for a TD
Pit Score - B. Roethlisberger with a 3 yard TD run
Cle Score - T. Wilson with a 94 yard kickoff return for a TD

3rd Quarter
benched parker in favor of J. Buckingham, as parker has 6 carries for only 11 yards and that fatal fumble of his
Pit score - B. Roethlisberger with a 65 yard pass to H. Ward for a TD, first play from scrimmage!!!
Pit score - D. Anderson pass intercepted by L. Bodden and returned 62 yards for a TD
Cle Score - P. Dawson with a 24 yard FG

4th Quarter
Pit Score - B. Roethlisberger with an 15 yard TD pass to E. Moulds
J. Reed misses a 42 yard FG attempt.
S. Holmes fumbles a punt at the Pit 43 yard line
Cle Score - D. Anderson with a 40 yard TD pass to J. Jurevicius, 2 pit conversion no good

Final Score - Steelers 35, Browns 33

The Browns definitely came to battle today. They were able to capitalize on the mistakes the Steelers made, and those mistakes almost cost Pittsburgh the game.

Stat Leaders

Passing
Pit: B. Roethlisberger 11 of 20 for 262 yards, 2 TD, 0 int
Cle: D. Anderson 22 of 38 for 318 yards, 3 TD, 1 int

Rushing
Pit: J. Buckingham 18 att 75 yards, 0 TD
Cle: J. Chatman 20 att 51 yards, 0 TD

Receiving
Pit: H. Ward 3 rec 99 yards, 1 TD
Cle: B. Edwards 8 rec 125 yards, 1 TD

Defense
Pit: J. Harrison 12 tackles, 3fl, 0 sacks, 0 int
Cle: K. Wimbley 8 tackles, 4fl, 2 sacks


Marvel Smith will miss the entire postseason with a broken fibula

Leigh Bodden won AFC Defensive Player of the week

2008 season Standings

AFC North
Steelers 11-5-0
Bengals 10-6-0
Browns 3-13-0
Ravens 2-14-0

AFC South
Colts 14-2-0
Jags 9-7-0
Texans 9-7-0
Titans 7-9-0

AFC East
Patriots 13-3-0
Bills 6-10-0
Dolphins 5-11-0
Jets 4-12-0

AFC West
Chargers 12-4-0
Chiefs 11-5-0
Broncos 11-5-0
Raiders 5-11-0

NFC North
Packers 9-7-0
Vikings 9-7-0
Bears 4-12-0
Lions 4-12-0

NFC South
Bucs 14-2-0
Saints 9-7-0
Falcons 5-11-0
Panthers 4-12-0

NFC East
Eagles 15-1-0
Giants 11-5-0
Cowboys 11-5-0
Redskins 5-11-0

NFC West
Seahawks 8-8-0
Cards 6-10-0
Rams 6-10-0
49ers 4-12-0

signed LT E. Salaam to replace M. Smith on roster

Playoff Picture

AFC
1- Colts
2- Pats
3- Chargers
4- Steelers
5- Chiefs
6- Broncos

NFC
1- Eagles
2- Bucs
3- Giants
4- Cowboys
5- Packers
6- Saints or Vikings

2008 Wildcard Weekend

AFC
Broncos 20, Chargers 17

Steelers Vs. Chiefs

NFC
Cowboys 21, Packers 20
Giants 28, Seahawnks 14

[Sanchez_Mareno]

Chiefs are usually vanlilla in turns of scheme. Should be able to put them away

[doseyclwn]

Totally destroyed the Chiefs. The only reason they even scored was that I let the computer choose one defensive play and that play it was Croyle to Gonzalez with a 35 yard TD.

AFC Wild Card Game vs. Kansas City

Injuries

Pit
M. Smith
E. Salaam
H. Miller

KC
B. Waters
R. Smith
D. McIntosh
G. Jackson
D. Huard
J. Gaffney
E. Ekuban
G. Baxter

Notable Events

1st Quarter
Pit Score - B. Roethlisberger with a 15 yard TD pass to M. Spaeth

2nd Quarter
Pit Score - Jeff Reed with a 29 yard FG
Pit Score - B. Roethlisberger with a 20 yard TD pass to S. Holmes for a TD (one handed catch, too!!!)
Pit Score - B. Roethlisberger with a 7 yard TD pass to H. Ward (in traffic, too!!!)

3rd Quarter
B. Roethlisberger pass intercepted at the Pit 42 by T. Suggs
J. Farrior forces a fumble and C. Hampton recovers it at the KC 48
Pit Score - J. Reed with a 40 yard FG

4th Quarter
Steelers failed on a 4th down conversion at their own 30, but J. Harrison came back the next play and sacked the QB for a 5 yard loss
KC Score - B. Croyle 35 yard TD pass to T. Gonzalez
B. Roethlisberger pass intercepted by P. Surtain and run back to the Pit 41 yard line
Pit Score - J. Buckingham with a 3 yard TD run
Aaron Smith left the game with a leg injury with 31 seconds left

Final Score - Steelers 34, Chiefs 7, onto the divisional round

Stat Leaders

Passing
Pit: B. Roethlisberger 20 of 31 for 239 yards, 3 TD, 2 int
KC: B. Croyle 13 of 25 for 150 yards, 1 TD, 0 int

Rushing
Pit: W. Parker 23 att 124 yards, 0 TD
KC: L. Johnson 9 att 23 yard, 0 TD

Receiving
Pit: S. Holmes 4 rec 74 yards, 1 TD
KC: T. Gonzalez 5 rec 64 yards, 1 TD

Defense
Pit: T. Polamalu 7 tackles, 3 tfl, 3 sacks, 0 int
KC: D. Johnson 11 tackles, 3 tfl, 1 sack, 0 int

Funny bit of Trivia: Brodie Croyle was sacked 11 Times in this game! Damn!!!

AFC Divisional Game next week @ New England

I rested James Farrior all week because his Torso health was creeping downwards and I need him for the game.

Divisional Playoff week

Colts 24, Broncos 21 (looks like if the Steelers beat the Pats, it will be Colts Vs. Steelers for the AFC Championship

Eagles 33, Cowboys 10

Giants 31, Bucs 28

Looks like it's the Eagles Vs. the Giants in the NFC Championship.

[Sanchez_Mareno]

Looks like your season will come to an end against the mighty Pats
Good luck

[doseyclwn]

It could go either way. Even if I beat the Pats, I'll have to face the Colts in the AFC Championship. We'll see how it goes.

[doseyclwn]

Sanchez, when you're right, you're right!

DAMN YOU TOM BRADY.

AFC Divisional Game @ New England

Injuries

Pit
LT M. Smith
LE A. Smith

NE
MLB T. Bruschi

Notable Events

1st Quarter
Pit Score - J. Reed with a 20 yard FG. Damn, but the NE red zone defense is crazy good.
Junior Seau sacks Big Ben right before the end of the quarter

2nd Quarter
S. Gotkowski misses a 52 yard Fg with 51 seconds left in the half.

3rd quarter
NE Score - T. Brady with a 9 yard TD pass to B. Watson
NE Score - M. Vrabel with a 39 yard int return for a TD (dammit)
another near M. Vrable int. Dammit Ben, stop throwing to him!!!

4th Quarter
S. Gotkowski misses a 47 yard FG attempt (thank God)
10:25 left in the game. Steelers are down by 11 points.
NE Score - L. McKelvin with a 64 yard int return for a TD. 8:13 left in game, Pit down by 18 points
W. Parker fumbles the ball at the NE 5 yard line and it's recovered by NE.
NE Score - S. Gotkowski with a 41 yard FG attempt

Final score - Patriots 24, Steelers 3

The Patriots simply outplayed the Steelers today. Neither side had any running game at all, and none of the QB's had a spectacular day, though Brady threw no interceptions, and that ended up being the key. The Patriots Defense won that game for them.

Stat Leaders

Passing
Pit: B. Roethlisberger 20 of 39 for 243 yards, 0 Td, 2 int
NE: T. Brady 23 of 37 for 234 yards, 1 TD, 0 int

Rushing
Pit: J. Buckingham 3 att 16 yards, 0 TD (parker had 4 yards on 11 carries and at least one key fumble)
NE: L. Maroney 15 att for 4 yards, 0 TD

Receiving
Pit: H. Ward 8 rec, 89 yards, 0 TD
NE: R. Moss 6 rec, 75 yards, 0 TD

Defense
Pit: L. Woodley 8 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks, 0 int
NE: A. Thomas 9 tackles, 4 tfl, 2 sacks, 0 int

On to the offseason

DC Dick LeBeau retires (dammit)
fired RB coach Kirby Wilson
promoted LB Coach Keith Butler to DC
fired DB coach Ray Horton
fired ST coach Bob Ligashesky
fired Trainer Tyler Bryant

[Sanchez_Mareno]

Better luck next year, unless you face them again