To Gay's credit, he wasn't in good position/broken down to do much...
But, yeah, he pretty well got slammed there.
As far as the Steeler's passing game, they're in a weird place right now where the pass game works, and our run game sometimes does and sometimes doesn't, and we're wanting to still be a team that at least splits it evenly I think. Today our o-line looked bad on anything but pass-blocking again... The last couple weeks was the exact opposite where they were opening massive holes and the lead-blocking from anyone was really outstanding, coupled with a very good passing game... this week simply did not have that.
Polamalu was/is banged up pretty bad and he's considered the heart of the defense (with the linebackers the soul), so it was nice to see him (even in a brace) put on a good performance. They didn't run him the same as they usually do though, and it was evident with him being sometimes 30 yards off a play... Very conservative for a guy that's usually all over the field.
Favre played great despite the turnovers... I really liked watching him, and the local radio guys said it was nice for the local crowd to get a chance to see Favre, and see Favre play well, before he's retired (actually). Actually the Vikings controlled the ball a lot and had the most yards, but I think the defensive play by the Steelers was what stole the show was all. Roethlisberger was good today and big when he had to be, and our run game was non-existant which is a future concern, as it is every week. I still like Mendenhal better than Parker, but that's me. Some weeks you can count on it and others you can tell it's just going to be a long day for the D, or Ben's gotta pull magic out his ass.
I really enjoyed the game though, overall... There were some bad calls too and that trip was a rip-off for the Vikings. The closest the Steelers had was the non-existant pass interference against Miller that really screwed us on a big play too. That tripping call was very dumb though for sure.
All in all I think this was the better game of the weekend... At least that I saw anyway. It was very enjoyable I thought. And I think if the Steelers aren't in it I'll be pulling for MN because I've really liked them this year.
