Share this: Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots typically do an excellent job of devising a scheme to take out the opposition’s best player. Lately, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has been the exception to the rule. Here’s how Steelers quarterbacks have fared targeting Brown in four total matchups against the Patriots: 30 catches46 targets377 yards3 touchdowns3 interceptions85.1 passer rating Here’s how Steelers quarterbacks have fared targeting Brown over the last two seasons: 16 catches22 targets239 yards1 touchdown1 interception104.2 passer rating Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler primarily has followed Brown around the field during those last two games and has the most trouble as passes get deeper and help dissipates. Brown has beat Butler for passes of 51, 37, 33 and 25 yards over the last two
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Mike Tomlin Called The Patriots A Bad Word In Steelers Post-Victory Speech
Share this: Each week after a Patriots win, the team’s website posts a video from New England’s locker room showing the players coming off the field and a snippet of both Bill Belichick’s postgame speech and a team captain breaking down the team in a huddle. The segment is heavily edited because grown adults and especially football players and coaches use profane language that some might be offended by. The public got to hear Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin’s full remarks after Pittsburgh advanced to face the Patriots in the AFC Championship after beating the Kansas City Chiefs because wide receiver Antonio Brown decided to stream a Facebook Live video to his account. Tomlin used a bad word to describe the Patriots, which isn’t
Patriots Vs. Steelers Notes: LeGarrette Blount On Pace For Record-Setting Season
by Zack Cox on Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 11:17PM 10,096 Share this: LeGarrette Blount closed out his forgettable Pittsburgh Steelers tenure by walking off the field in the middle of a game. Unfortunately for the Steelers, he stuck around until the final whistle Sunday. Playing at Heinz Field for the first time since the Steelers released him in 2014, Blount ran wild against his former team, racking a season-high 127 yards on 24 carries and scoring two of the New England Patriots’ four touchdowns in a 27-16 win. It was third 100-yard effort of the season for the 29-year-old running back, who already has set a new single-season career high for touchdowns with eight. If he keeps up his current pace, he’ll shatter his career
Malcolm Butler’s Interception Celebration Vs. Steelers Was A Sight To Behold
by Zack Cox on Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 4:57PM 2,732 Share this: Malcolm Butler celebrated his first interception of the season with one of the more … um, interesting celebrations we’ve seen this year. After stepping in front of Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown to pick off a Landry Jones pass Sunday, the New England Patriots cornerback launched into a dance that looked like a cross between Brown’s hip-thrust celebration and a Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man. Though this was Butler’s first interception, he entered Sunday with eight pass breakups in six games — tied for second in the NFL. Thumbnail photo via Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link