Yesterday (Sunday) was kind of depressing. The Patriots met the Steelers at Heinz Field for the 3rd time in the past year (it's like they're divisional rivals or something) and came out with the win. The Steelers fought hard, but they played loose. They simply didn't look like the same team that dismantled the Titans and Texans in the past two weeks. Belichick (or however the hell you spell it) seems to have the Steelers' number. It was a close game, but it ultimately came down to a Vinatieri field goal in the last few seconds.... something we've all seen too many times before.

Suddenly, we find out that the game officials completely screwed it up. Early in the fourth quarter, 52 oh so valuable seconds were added to the clock. 52 seconds that shouldn't have been there. 52 more seconds for the successor to Joe Montana to work his way down the field so that the best kicker in NFL history could do his thing.


It pisses me off. Pittsburgh didn't play that well... the defense made some big plays, the offense made some big plays... but they never found the groove that they needed to put the New England team away. Despite all this, they still had a chance to win. Most likely, if we stripped 52 seconds off the clock from the final Patriots' posession, we woulda seen overtime. Anybody's ballgame then... at least the Steelers have a chance to move it down the field and put it away. Hindsight is 20/20, however, and we have to accept the loss.

In any case, I want to give the "Player of the Game" award to Hines Ward, who pulled a leg making a catch in the final Pittsburgh drive, but quickly taped it up and returned to the line, only to make the game-tying touchdown catch moments later. This guy is what football is all about, and we here in Pittsburgh are happy to have such a classy, talented player on our side.

:arrow: Rizzo