Tomlin earns 100th coaching win
BUFFALO 无毛视频� Sunday无毛视频檚 win by the Steelers marked the 100th of Mike Tomlin无毛视频檚 coaching career and made them the only franchise in the NFL to have three coaches with 100 wins.
Chuck Noll had 193 wins and Bill Cowher had 149.
Tomlin reached 100 wins earlier than either former coach. His occurred in game number 157. It took Noll 158 games to win 100 and it took Cowher 163.
Tomlin joins Mike Ditka, Tony Dungy, Joe Gibbs, John Madden, Mike McCarthy, George Seifert and Don Shula as the only NFL coaches to win 100 games in their first 10 seasons.
What does it all mean to Tomlin?
无毛视频淚t means I无毛视频檝e been here awhile,无毛视频� Tomlin said.
It meant a bit more to Ben Roethlisberger, who gave Tomlin a game ball.
无毛视频淚 gave him a game ball because there are a lot of coaches in this league that have coached this game and probably wish they had 100 wins,无毛视频� Roethlisberger said. 无毛视频淪o for him to get it, it无毛视频檚 awesome.无毛视频�
Game Ball II
Le无毛视频橵eon Bell gave credit, and a game ball, to fullback Rosie Nix for his part in Bell无毛视频檚 record-setting 236-yard rushing performance.
无毛视频淚 just kind of let Rosie do this thing in front of me,无毛视频� said Bell. 无毛视频淚 made sure I gave him that game ball because he deserved it. That touchdown was really him, him just leading out in front of me lead-blocking. He did a great job all day. I think this is probably his best game since I无毛视频檝e ever played with him, for sure. This is a great game for him. Fifty-one (Brandon Spikes) kind of called him out in warmups and Rosie took it, embraced it and brought it to the game. He was turned up.无毛视频�
Spikes无毛视频� old college teammate, Maurkice Pouncey, appreciated what Nix, and Chris Hubbard, an offensive tackle who was used frequently as a third tight end in the second half, brought to the huddle.
无毛视频淭hose guys bring in good energy,无毛视频� Pouncey said. 无毛视频淣ix is a litte bit more talkative than Hub, but we like him. He无毛视频檚 out there talking crap to the guy he无毛视频檚 blocking, 无毛视频楬ey, I无毛视频檓 running up on you. I无毛视频檓 blocking you.无毛视频� All that crazy stuff. It无毛视频檚 all a part of what makes football fun.无毛视频�
An O无毛视频橪ine Weekend
Alejandro Villanueva was not only part of a record-breaking win on Sunday, he watched his alma mater, Army, break a 14-game losing streak to Navy on Saturday.
无毛视频淪aturday was for the school and for all the effort and all the many coaches,无毛视频� Villanueva said. 无毛视频淓verybody was happy for the outcome for the Acadamy. Coach (Jeff) Monken has instilled a winning mentality in the team and as a graduate I无毛视频檓 very happy for them and I无毛视频檓 very happy for every single Army grad out there that was celebrating the game.无毛视频�
Was Villanueva on the edge of his seat during the 21-17 thriller?
无毛视频淚 was on the edge, yeah,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淚 ended up celebrating with Kevin Colbert downstairs. I wanted to see tears from the Naval Academy guys, and I saw some glossy eyes. But it无毛视频檚 a great rivalry. I无毛视频檓 very happy it无毛视频檚 getting attention and people are appreciating the game for what it is, the last sendoff for a bunch of football players who are about to go serve in the military.无毛视频�
Villanueva wouldn无毛视频檛 go so far as to call it one of his greatest weekends.
无毛视频淭he hype that I feel right now? We have to play the Cincinnati Bengals next,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淭hey have one of the best front sevens in the NFL and we have to stay humble and we have to continue to work.无毛视频�
Deflated Feeling
Conflicting reports came out Sunday that the New York Giants did, and didn无毛视频檛, report the Steelers for using under-inflated footballs last Sunday at Heinz Field.
无毛视频淚 heard about it but we have absolutely no response,无毛视频� said Tomlin. 无毛视频淲e will cooperate fully with whatever New York wants to do in regards to that. We have absolutely nothing to hide. It无毛视频檚 a non-story for us.无毛视频�
无毛视频淲e use Nerf balls,无毛视频� was all Roethlisberger had to say about it.
Tackling Machine
Ryan Shazier won无毛视频檛 say he无毛视频檚 playing the best football of his life lately, only that 无毛视频淚 feel like I无毛视频檓 more consistent right now.无毛视频�
But Shazier was the leading tackler on a defense that held the NFL无毛视频檚 top rushing offense to 67 yards on 18 carries.
无毛视频淲e all understood they were the No. 1 rushing team,无毛视频� Shazier said. 无毛视频淐oaches definitely kept telling us that the whole week. It kind of put a chip on our shoulder.无毛视频�
Shazier made eight tackles with a sack, a tackle-for-loss and a deflected pass. He was the inside linebacker with the roar a week after his partner, Lawrence Timmons, made seven tackles against the Giants.
无毛视频淲e were in the game and he said 无毛视频業 don无毛视频檛 think I got a tackle. I gotta do something,'无毛视频� Shazier said. 无毛视频淏ut, hey, that无毛视频檚 what happens. Sometimes the boat floats your way and sometimes it floats the other way. Last week I had three and he had a bunch. At the end of the day, if we无毛视频檙e winning, I don无毛视频檛 think either one of us really cares.无毛视频�
无毛视频淏e selfish,无毛视频� said Timmons, whose only tackle was a third-quarter assist. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 going to be selfish when I get the chance, so they better get theirs.无毛视频�
Speed Kills
The Steelers allowed only 240 yards offense and have allowed the last four opponents an average of 257 yards per game.
无毛视频淵eah, we无毛视频檝e got a lot of fast guys on defense, man,无毛视频� said linebacker Bud Dupree. 无毛视频淪hay无毛视频檚 super fast. I take pride in my speed. Artie (Burns) is unbelievably fast. Cam (Heyward) is even fast when he was playing. Timmons is even fast for being old. Man, it无毛视频檚 coming together. It无毛视频檚 going to be great.无毛视频�
Dupree had his first career 2-sack game on a couple of hustle plays. He said he无毛视频檚 still not 无毛视频渂ending the edge无毛视频� or beating tackles with pass-rush moves because his groin still bothers him.
无毛视频淵eah, it无毛视频檚 still painful. But it无毛视频檚 a sharp pain. It goes right away,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淭omorrow I无毛视频檒l be sore.无毛视频�
Dupree endures extensive rehab, which is only natural after missing half the season with surgery to repair his sports hernia.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 making great progress,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 getting better each week. The more I can do each week, the more my groin loosens up, the more I can do. I无毛视频檓 just trying to keep going forward.无毛视频�
The Steelers had five sacks. Dupree and Shazier were joined in the column by Sean Davis (1.5) and Stephon Tuitt (0.5). The Steelers are proving to have speed at every level.
无毛视频淵eah, Artie, Sean. We无毛视频檝e got a lot of guys,无毛视频� said Timmons. 无毛视频淓ven (Javon) Hargrave. Before he got hurt he was balling out of control. All these guys, they无毛视频檙e coming in and stating their case. It无毛视频檚 beautiful.无毛视频�