Klomp Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 The last time.... 2013 Week 4 in London (Vikings "home" game) Roethlisberger was 36-51 for 383 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT Vikings defense had 5 sacks Bell finished with 16 carries for 57 yards and 2 TDs Brown had 12 catches for 88 yards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthCountryEvo Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Gonna be a big test for us. I'm hoping that our offense walking all over the Saints wasn't just a result of us playing a poor defense. Brown will be tough to cover, but Xavier shut down top WR's last year (OBJ, Julio Jones, etc.) so I think he could be up to the task. Still should devote double coverage to him. Our D-line needs to get to Big Ben in order to shut down Pitt. I have a bottle of whiskey on this game with a co-worker who is from Pittsburgh, so I hope the team earns me some sweet nectar in WK 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 2 hours ago, NorthCountryEvo said: I have a bottle of whiskey on this game with a co-worker who is from Pittsburgh, so I hope the team earns me some sweet nectar in WK 2. I have a lunch bet with my boss, who is from Pittsburgh, as well! Winner picks the lunch spot, loser buys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byuvike88 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 9 hours ago, Klomp said: The last time.... 2013 Week 4 in London (Vikings "home" game) Roethlisberger was 36-51 for 383 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT Vikings defense had 5 sacks Bell finished with 16 carries for 57 yards and 2 TDs Brown had 12 catches for 88 yards I remember this game. The Vikings blew so many leads in the final minute and finally got a stop with the Everson Strip sack. It was a pretty entertaining game overall. Like Matt Cassel's fumble for a first down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 19 hours ago, JDBrocks said: Tuitt should be out, but does any one know about Dupree? News this morning indicates that Tuitt should be ready to play on Sunday. I haven't heard anything about Dupree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had more to say about running back Le'Veon Bell‘s return than his coach did, and he’s clearly not ready to panic. After putting the off in offseason while waiting to sign his $12.1 million franchise tender, Bell had just 10 carries for 32 yards in Sunday’s narrow win over the Browns. But during his weekly appearance on 93.7 The Fan, Roethlisberger said it was more a function of the Steelers using more four-wide receiver sets than Bell being rusty (though Bell was obviously rusty). Roethlisberger: “The biggest thing for me when we get out there is communication. Is he asking a lot of questions? Is he looking bug-eyed, if you will, when plays are called or things like that? And there was none of that. I thought there was great communication, so in that sense I think we were on the same page. It’s a patience thing. We still won the game and that should be all that matters. We need to be a selfless group, and we need to all understand that there’s gonna be days when [Bell’s] gonna have two, 300 yards rushing [and Antonio Brown] AB’s gonna have 10 yards receiving. Whatever it is. There’s a lot of guys on this team that are really just winning and able to sacrifice stats for winning, and we all are ready to do that. That’s what we need to do; we all just need to be a selfless group. And I’m not saying that Le’veon’s having any issue. I’m just telling you that that’s the way this offense and this team is.” http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/09/13/ben-roethlisberger-leveon-bells-on-the-same-page/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 I'll be at this game! I think Trae Waynes is going to get exposed hard if he's lining up on Antonio Brown. Honestly, I don't know that he, Rhodes or Newman can shut him down. that's not to say our guys are bad, it's just that he's that good. like last week, we need to disrupt the pocket. Ben Roethlisberger is more prone to taking sacks than what Drew Brees is, and he's a little more prone to the occasional bone headed interception. if we can capitalize on those plays, we'll have a shot. The only problem is that Pittsburgh has a better offensive line than New Orleans does. The Steelers typically play very well at home and play down to their opponent on the road. It's a home game for them (and I do mean them. I'm not a fan of the Steelers anymore!) so I think they have an edge in this game. This should be one of the toughest games for us though this year so at least we get it out of the way early. I didn't have high expectations for our 1st game, but I've since grown more confident in our group. This game for me went from "we're definitely going to lose" to "we have a shot". I'll take it! lastly, I'm a big fan of James Conner. he's such an inspiration to so many people, and of course, he played at Pitt. If he did have a nice game against us, I wouldn't be too upset haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 7 hours ago, byuvike88 said: I remember this game. The Vikings blew so many leads in the final minute and finally got a stop with the Everson Strip sack. It was a pretty entertaining game overall. Like Matt Cassel's fumble for a first down. Thought that was Jared Allen with the strip sack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 5 minutes ago, TENINCH said: Thought that was Jared Allen with the strip sack it was Griffen. he wasn't a starter back then, but we put him in on that drive and he made the game winning play. right about 8:52 is where you'll see the play start. Griffen is at DT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/Move-The-Sticks-Rhodes-Brown-Showdown-Predictions/5cf6ea35-a3fb-4fa7-a0da-dd1fb3354542 Move the Sticks on Antonio Brown vs "Rhodes Closed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcblack34 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 This game should give us a much better idea of what our offensive line really is. If they open some holes for Cook early, Sam should be able to throw some more darts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernViking Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 4 hours ago, SteelKing728 said: I'll be at this game! Same here! Making the decently short drive from Cleveland to watch the game. Got to get away from this place with the whole city drowning over the indians winning streak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Just now, SouthernViking said: Same here! Making the decently short drive from Cleveland to watch the game. Got to get away from this place with the whole city drowning over the indians winning streak sweet! where are you sitting at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernViking Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: sweet! where are you sitting at? Section 127 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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