Every Second Counts

TOUCHDOWN! STEELERS WIN! STEELERS WIN!

Monday night the Pittsburgh Steelers truly showed the value of every second in a football game. They won in what can only he described as a walk off fashion. With time slowly ticking away, quarterback Michael Vick led a successful drive by the Pittsburgh Offense all the way down to the half yard line. However, he did so with only 5 seconds remaining.

At this point Steelers' coach Mike Tomlin had to make a decision. He only had time for one more play. He could either go for the tie and play overtime by kicking a field goal or go for the win and score a touchdown. Tomlin showed immense courage in his choice by choosing the latter.

Anticipation started to build all throughout the stadium as the offense came back onto the field.
To add to the mix, running back Le'Veon Bell was placed in the quarterback position in what is known as a wildcat offense! This was a bold call from Tomlin and an extremely risky one. However, moments later Bell was miraculously stumbling his way into the end zone for another Steelers' victory!

Nevertheless, other than this final drive, this game was nothing but lackluster. Neither offense seemed to ever get into full swing. For a large portion of the game it seemed almost hard to watch the struggling offense of the Steelers. Every drive seemed to be a failure. Bell was putting in his work. However, Vick was struggling to find his receivers for most of the night. This shows the practice Vick still needs before being able to maintain a high power offense like the Steelers. Overall, he still managed to get the job done, and that is all which truly matters at this point in the season.

Additionally, starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been making a steady recovery from his knee injury. Good news came this week when it was announced that Ben would be back in the coming weeks. Perhaps Vick won't need so much practice after all.

However, he will still need to prepare immensely for the upcoming game against the surging Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals have looked stellar with the resurgence of veteran quarterback Carson Palmer and legendary wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. Right now Fitzgerald leads all receivers with 6 touchdowns this season. This is a miraculous number through only 5 games of the season. The Steelers' defense will have to shut him down if they have any chance of winning the game.

With this said, the players to watch this game are the cornerbacks for the Steelers. William Gay and Antwon Blake will have to show what they are truly made of on Sunday. This will be the ultimate test of their NFL ability. They will be guarding one of the best receivers in the league. If they fail then so do the chance of a Steelers' victory.

Regardless, this game will be a must to watch. Hopefully, the Steelers will able to claim another win and move to 4-2 overall.