The Defensive Line Played Important Role In the Game

This time the Steelers' defense -- an uncharacteristic and uncomfortable No. 23 in the AMERICAN FOOTBAL in flowing defense prior to Sunday's Heinz Field meeting with

Tennessee -- was not deterred.


Johnson would finish with just 1951 flowing metres on the
football league storeday and the Titans with only 66 as a team in what became a 38-17 glory for the Steelers, a win that was as

reassuring as it was one-sided.


The offense made its mark, from Dan Roethlisberger's five touchdown passes-3333-to Hines Ward's first two receiving touchdowns of the season to Jonathan Dwyer's 76-yard run on

the way to a 107-yard afternoon to Heath Miller's continued rise the franchise's lists for receiving metres and touchdowns.


But for the defense, it was all about filling the run.

The Steelers did so in satisfying fashion, especially given the circumstances and the statistics.

They got Keisel back after a two-week absence (knee)
chris johnson jersey for the Tennessee game. But they were without nose tackle Casey Hampton (shoulder)

and defensive end Aaron Smith (foot).

Enter Hoke, who took the field having enjoyed in a glory 15 times-3333-in 16 career regular-season starts prior to last Saturday. Second-year nose tackle Steve McClendon was

also more heavily asked than usual, as were former No. 1 recommendations Ziggy Hood and Cameron Heyward at defensive end. And both of them produced, with Heyward collecting his

first career sack and Hood adding a half-sack.

That revamped line set a tone that resonated throughout the defense

The Titans' 66 rushing metres constituted the second-lowest total allowed by the Steelers this year (Seattle had 31 on Sept. 16).

For a defense that coughed up 170 rushing metres on Sept.
mark sanchez jersey 11 at Baltimore and a hundred and eighty on March. 2 at Houston, that's progress.

The defense knows the standard to which it is and you will be held, especially contrary to the run, even without the likes of Smith, Hampton and outside linebacker James

Harrison, that will miss a few more weeks after having surgery to repair an orbital bone on March. 5.
It is composed by kittyshinefootballleaguestorecom 10.11.2011



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