"The statement we made today,'' he said, "is that the Pittsburgh Steelers will no longer be a team that gives up the lead in the fourth quarter. We're going to make plays in the fourth, not let plays happen to us.''I'm sorry but you let a lot of plays happen to you. Brett Favre was sacked and fumbled at the 8 yard line after a 73 yard drive on your defense. The subsequent kickoff, Percy Harvin took it 88 yards back for a touchdown. That was a big play. On the next offensive drive, Favre threw a screen pass to Chester Taylor, but the ball bounced off his hand and up in the air to Fox who took it back 82 yards. Two tremendous defensive plays by the Vikings. I understand the Vikings had three possession to only one by the Steelers in the fourth quarter. Still, the Vikings went down the field two times (third possession started with 54 seconds left in the fourth), got a crappy questionable call go against them and still out gained the Steelers, 164-6.
Vikings coughed it up twice in the red zone, albeit due to penetration by the Steelers defensive line and linebackers. But they had a great special teams play and the Steelers defense couldn't stop the Vikings. The only statement you made was that you took advantage of two plays. You should be commended on that and I'm commending you. You got two big stops but funky bounces happen in football and yesterday two went your way. That was not a "statement" your defense made today giving up 386 yards in 36:58, 40% of the yards in the final period.
You played a solid football game against a good team. You made the most out of Viking turnovers and beat them. Let's not over do it.
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