TMQ on the Steelers' final drive

[Bill McBlueState]

I don't know how many of you read Gregg Easterbrook's Tuesday Morning Quarterback, but he has this to say about the Steelers' last drive:

Best Purist Drive After the Clock Struck Midnight: Trailing 22-21 at 12:07 a.m. Eastern, Pittsburgh took over on its 38 with 4:36 remaining. Rather than go pass-wacky, the Steelers staged a classic clock-management drive, running seven times and passing just thrice. The result was both the winning field goal and the scoreboard showing 10 seconds left, so the host Chargers could not reply. You just don't see many modern teams running up the middle when trailing late in the fourth quarter, and last night -- rather, this morning -- Pittsburgh did so to perfection.

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That's why I like this team. They play smart, consistent football. That last drive was no cause for panic (well, until Ben went down), and they didn't do anything rash.

[rkc3]

1. At least they learned from their final drive against NE.

[mattclearing]

2. I gave up on TMQ a few years ago.

The over-the-top style and humor outweighed the occasional valid insight in my book.

That and Easterbrook's a tool. :D

[Bill McBlueState]

3. I'll admit, he's kind of a tool.

[timber84]

4. Don't know him but he pretty well summed up the last minutes of that

game. A really important game for the steelers and a big win

[Awsi Dooger]

5. Wonderful football

Seven running plays in the final four minutes, or exactly 2 fewer than brilliant Andy Reid called in the entire game on Sunday.