Pittsburgh Steelers (Madden 12)

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Erin Andrews article #2

Hey guys, i'm Erin Andrews from ESPN and here's my second article for the magazine NFL All Week that's covering all the action that goes on in the NFL.

So if you have any questions regarding your favorite NFL team or players don't hesitate and post them here in this thread and I'll make sure to take a look into them.

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Rookie starting quarterbacks

In this article, we will take a look at the rookies that are the starting quarterback of their team and see what kind of results they have been having so far after 8 weeks in the book. There are three of them: Andrew Luck, Ryan Lindley and Brandon Weeden.

Andrew Luck:



The next big thing at the quarterback position. No surprise here, he got picked first overall in the last draft by the Miami Dolphins who finished with a disappointing 3-12-1 season.

The Dolphins made him the starter right away. Luck missed 2 games (week 6 and week 7) because he got hurt in the beginning of the week 5 game against the Buffalo Bills. So far, he's 2-3 in game he's played in so that is not bad. He's 74/141 with 949 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Good for a 75.0 QB rating.

Look, the Dolphins finished dead last, last season so... they have a long way to go to become competitive again. Luck is the main deal and sooner or later, he'll become the face of this franchise. Daniel Thomas is still very young. This duo will be in Miami for a long time.

Ryan Lindley



In the shadow of Luck, Lindley had a good season for San Diego State before getting selected second overall in the last NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks who finished second to last with only four wins all season.

Ryan Lindley played in the first 5 games of the Seahawks this year. He should be back from an injury suffered in week 5. He, just like Luck, is 2-3 as a starter. He has a 59% completion rate (84 for 141) for 906 yards, 6 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Let's just say, he's been better than Luck so far. Zack Miller is his favorite target so far this season.

Seattle is 2-5, sitting at 3rd in the NFC West so this season does not look that bright. But Lindley is definitely their starting QB for the next couple of years if he keeps playing like he did so far. Great composure for such a young guy with no experience.

Brandon Weeden



After being projected in the mid 20’s, Brandon Weeden managed to sneak up in the top 10 of the draftees getting picked by the Buffalo Bills at pick #9.

The Bills have a good running game with Tomlinson, Spiller and Jackson. This gives Weeden a break and he's been okay so far for the Bills. He's thrown for 1231 yards while having 6 touchdown passes and 7 interceptions. He's biggest accomplishment so far is without a doubt that victory against Pittsburgh.

Funny thing is that Weeden beat the Seahawks (Lindley) and the Dolphins (Luck). Let's say he's won the bragging rights so far !

This is it for the second article, I’m Erin Andrews and see you next time.

* Please post questions for the next article

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Week 8: "Can't ****ing win with that many turnovers" - Mike Tomlin:

Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
Oct 28, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Baltimore Ravens (3-4-0)	0	13	11	6	30
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3-0)	0	7	0	7	14

Team Stats Comparison
	BAL	PIT
Total Offense	189	283
Rushing Yards	67	74
Passing Yards	122	209
First Downs	9	14
Punt Return Yards	24	20
Kick Return Yards	42	120
Total Yards	255	423
Turnovers	1	4
3rd Down Converstion	3-15	2-13
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-3
2-Point Conversion	1-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/0	2/0
Penalties	2-10	1-0
Posession Time	20:32	19:28

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		BAL	PIT
9:55	(BAL) B.Cundiff 53 yard field goal	3	0
6:13	(PIT) E.Sanders 9 yard pass from B.Roethlisberger	3	7
1:35	(BAL) A.Bolding 23 yard pass from J.Flacco	10	7
0:10	(BAL) B.Cundiff 48 yard field goal	13	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		BAL	PIT
3:00	(BAL) B.Cundiff 47 yard field goal	16	7
1:15	(BAL) C.Griffin 46 yard interception return	24	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		BAL	PIT
8:52	(BAL) B.Cundiff 40 yard field goal	27	7
4:27	(BAL) B.Cundiff 38 yard field goal	30	7

Baltimore Ravens PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J.Flacco 14/29 141 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R.Rice 18 42 2.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B.Watson 6 49 8.1 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK R.Rice 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T.Cody 4 1 0 0

Pittsburgh Steelers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B.Roethlisberger 15/45 232 2 4 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R.Mendenhall 18 74 4.1 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E.Sanders 5 87 17.4 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK M.Brisiel 0 3 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J.Harrison 6 1 0 0

First half highlights:

• Rainy day in Pittsburgh for this game, not light rain let me tell you.
• Steelers turn the ball over.
• Ravens get points off turnover.
• Steelers turn the ball over.
• Ravens get points off turnover.

Second half highlights:

• Steelers turn the ball over.
• Ravens get points off turnover.
• Steelers turn the ball over.
• Ravens get points off turnover.

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Pittsbugh Steelers 2012 Stats After Week 8:

Pittsburgh Steelers Stats - 2012
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
B.Roethlisberger	130/271	1678	6.1	209.7	83	8	24	40.8
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
M.Tolbert	95	315	3.3	25	1	1	44.9	1
R.Mendenhall	42	182	4.3	37	1	0	91.0	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	20+	YDS/G	YAC
M.Wallace	24	312	13.0	0	51		52.0	60
E.Sanders	33	462	14.0	3	63		57.7	106
A.Brown	21	363	17.2	1	83		45.3	151
H.Miller	16	206	12.8	3	28		25.7	29
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
L.Woodley	35	17	52	7.5	20	3	1	0
B.McFadden	27	9	36	5.0	8	1	1	0
T.Polamalu	29	18	47	1.0	5	3	1	0
L.Timmons	26	34	60	3.0	8	2	2	0
I.Taylor	17	14	31	0.0	2	1	4	2
C.Heyward	14	10	24	5.0	10	0	0	0
J.Harrison	23	16	39	3.5	14	0	0	0
H.Smith	17	10	27	0.0	2	2	2	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
A.Brown	15	301	20.0	37	0	31	3.3	0
Q.Washington	8	146	18.2	21	0	0	0.0	0
T.Carrier	4	78	19.5	21	0	1	5.0	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
J.Reed	5	8	62	46	12	12	100	27
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
D.Sepulveda	43	1960	55	45.5	1687	0	8	6

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League Leaders After Week 8:

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Oct 28, 2012
Total Passing Yards		TPY	Passing touchdowns		PT
	1. P.Manning	2136		1. T.Brady	17
	2. M.Ryan	1977		2. D.Brees	16
	3. K.Kolb	1959		3. S.Bradford	14
	4. T.Brady	1929		4. M.Ryan	14
	5. P.Rivers	1886		5. P.Manning	14
Yards Rushing		YR	Rushing touchdowns		RT
	1. M.Jones-Drew	783		1. M.Jones-Drew	8
	2. A.Foster	660		2. A.Foster	7
	3. C.Johnson	643		3. R.Grant	6
	4. L.Blount	634		4. L.Blount	5
	5. P.Hillis	618		5. P.Hillis	5
Total Receiving Yards		TRY	Receiving Touchdowns		RT
	1. L.Fitzgerald	934		1. L.Moore	8
	2. W.Welker	827		2. G.Jennings	8
	3. R.Wayne	794		3. W.Welker	6
	4. L.Moore	607		4. M.Floyd	6
	5. M.Floyd	598		5. P.Harvin	5
Sacks		SAC	Interceptions		INT
	1. O.Schofield	9.0		1. I.Taylor	4
	2. J.Babin	8.5		2. C.Griffin	4
	3. C.Matthews	8.0		3. C.Carr	4
	4. R.Edwards	8.0		4. D.Harris	4
	5. L.Woodley	7.5		5. N.Asomugha	4

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Standings After Week 8:

NFL Standings - Updated: Oct 28, 2012
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	5	3	0	188	164
Washington Redskins	4	3	0	116	117
Dallas Cowboys	3	4	0	99	140
New York Giants	2	6	0	120	181
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Green Bay Packers	7	0	0	160	99
Detroit Lions	4	3	0	139	121
Minnesota Vikings	2	5	0	104	154
Chicago Bears	1	6	0	125	157
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
New Orleans Saints	6	1	0	166	114
Atlanta Falcons	5	2	0	158	126
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	3	0	160	134
Carolina Panthers	3	4	0	153	160
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
St.Louis Rams	4	3	0	146	143
San Francisco 49ers	2	5	0	130	154
Seattle Seahawks	2	5	0	117	146
Arizona Cardinals	2	6	0	166	170
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
New England Patriots	6	1	0	205	122
New York Jets	6	2	0	155	129
Buffalo Bills	3	4	0	108	127
Miami Dolphins	2	5	0	120	161
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	4	4	0	168	140
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	4	0	99	104
Cleveland Browns	3	4	0	133	131
Cincinnati Bengals	3	5	0	119	168
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	2	0	137	120
Houston Texans	4	3	0	159	135
Indianapolis Colts	4	4	0	154	148
Tennessee Titans	3	5	0	106	140
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
San Diego Chargers	6	1	0	185	130
Kansas City Chiefs	4	3	0	147	132
Denver Broncos	3	4	0	94	127
Oakland Raiders	1	7	0	161	203

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overall looks good.. i have a oregon duck dynasty going and soon a 49ers one, well i already started it but havent had my first game yet. i will soon. trying to finish my college one..

I think from looking at your stats u need to maybe up the rushing sliders a tad, or lower interceptions. unless big ben just had one of those days,

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Breaking News

The Detroit Lions made a couple of moves in week 8 of this NFL season. Here's the moves they made:

The Lions released C T.Clark and RT B.Scott while signing QB C.Henne and LG P.Costa




The San Diego Chargers made a couple of moves in week 10 of this NFL season. Here's the moves they made:

The Chargers released DT K.Acquah, C D.Orozco, TE D.Paulson and WR D.Hayes while signing SS S.Gregory, ROLB K.Robinson, SS A.Bigby and ROLB T.Carder




The Detroit Lions made a couple of moves in week 10 of this NFL season. Here's the moves they made:

The Lions released TE R.Taylor, WR J.Young and DT S.Hill while signing QB V.Young, RE R.Brock and RG Z.Hurd

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Week 10: Back on track !:

Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
Nov 11, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cincinnati Bengals (3-5-0)	0	0	0	8	8
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-4-0)	7	7	10	3	27

Team Stats Comparison
	CIN	PIT
Total Offense	197	226
Rushing Yards	98	142
Passing Yards	99	84
First Downs	12	10
Punt Return Yards	4	16
Kick Return Yards	2	26
Total Yards	293	268
Turnovers	4	5
3rd Down Converstion	6-17	1-9
4th Down Conversion	0-4	0-0
2-Point Conversion	1-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/0	1/1
Penalties	5-44	0-0
Posession Time	24:58	15:02

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CIN	PIT
9:52	(PIT) A.Smith 6 yard fumble return	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CIN	PIT
7:05	(PIT) R.Mendenhall 3 yard run	0	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CIN	PIT
7:10	(PIT) J.Reed 27 yard field goal	0	17
4:19	(PIT) H.Miller 27 yard pass from B.Roethlisberger	0	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CIN	PIT
7:02	(CIN) L.Hall 63 yard interception return	8	24
1:37	(PIT) J.Reed 42 yard field goal	8	27

Cincinnati Bengals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C.Palmer 14/27 163 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R.Brown 20 93 4.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J.Shipley 5 54 10.8 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK H.Fraley 0 3 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD K.Rivers 4 0 1 0

Pittsburgh Steelers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B.Roethlisberger 5/23 84 1 4 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R.Mendenhall 24 139 5.7 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A.Brown 3 45 15.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK - - - DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J.Harrison 7 0 0 0

First half highlights:

• Very windy day in Pittsburgh, light rain also.
• First play of the game, Bengals ball, Palmer gets sacked and loses the ball, Aaron Smith recovers and brings it back for 6.
• 14 points scored after Bengals turnover by the Steelers in the half.
• Palmer had one of the worst half of football I have ever seen...

Second half highlights:

• Steelers took the game away in that third quarter with those 10 points.
• Too little too late but Leon Hall brought back a pick for six points in the last quarter.
• Jeff Reed is old but is still kicking the ball pretty damn good in those condition.