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I agree that kicking the extra point made more sense at that point. The thing that really bother me however was trying to cling on to a 1 point lead on their own end of the field and calling 3 run plays after they just passed their way back into the game. Let the players play. That was wimpy play calling and I think more responsible for the out come of the game than any of the interceptions.

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BAD CALL # 2 BY TOMLIN IN THIS GAME. ANYONE REMEMBER THE SANTONIO HOLMES CATCH THAT WAS RULED INCOMPLETE AFTER TOMLIN TOOK A TIMEOUT AT THE END OF THE FIRST HALF. IF TOMLIN DOESN'T CALL THAT TIMEOUT WE MAY SCORED INSTEAD OF TURNING IT OVER.

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Who cares, you lost, get over it!!
Hey, Jax fans, join the club, I thought we were the only the ones who owned The Steelers. Not bad 4 in a row.....now you get to ask them............... "whos your Daddy"

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The logic here is so flawed. Once Jacksonville got to the 11 yard line, they didn't try to score because all they needed was a FG to win. If it was 31-28, Jacksonville would have tried to score a TD on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd down to win instead of running the clock out. This argument is pointless.

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Steve is absolutely right. in that final jaguar scoring drive, it wasn't like the steelers stopped the jags and the jags were forced to kick that final field goal; the jags purposely ran out clock time and then kicked the field goal. john madden even talked about how much he disagreed with that decision.

so if the score is 31-28, the jags try to score a touch after that long garard run

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Tomlin has done a "fair" job as head coach of PGH, Definitely different than coaches the fans are used to. Lets hope he grows some balls this year and starts re-aligning the staff. He will work out his decision making.

Lot of homework required to obtain an offensive line that can accommodate Ben's style of play (mobility to move the pocket) At the same time creating creases for fast willie. We have a great receiver bank and a little more experience we will look like New England did this year.

Defensively we need some backs that TACKLE.
I personally see PGH slipping the next few years while Cleveland dominates the division. But we'll be back as we always are.
Cleveland will dominate because they FIRED their offensive coordinator. Opps Pgh hired him-------- Arians is an ass.

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Raven Ur team will never own the steelers. U guys suck!!!!!! The biggest problem with the Ravens is none of them know Whos there Daddy.

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You play to win the game! You dont know that Pittsburgh was going to make the big comeback that they did. So you want to win, your team wants to win, hell the fans sure want you to win. So you put your neck on the line. If it doesn't happen, at least you can say you weren't afraid. Think MJ, think Wayne Gretzky. You'll miss a hundred percent of the shots you never take. Give Tomlin a break. Sports is about taking chances. You win some, you lose some. But in the end, you attempted the impossible.

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hey raven you said the "jags owned the steelers". what was the score going into the half? and how many unanswered points did the steelers get in the second half. thats what i thought, the Jags did win the game but they did not own the steelers

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As for the Ravens owning the Steelers, the Steelers are 14-9 against the Ravens all time including a 6-5 record at Baltimore and 1-0 in the postseason. hardly being owned by the Ravens you dumb ass.

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Anyone remember the bad call that brought back the two point conversion. After looking at play, I fail to see where the holding took place. Tomlin did the right thing and that game should have went into OT.

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What game were this people blaming Tomlin watching? The Steelers were trying to lead going for that 2 point conversion after the last TD. The Jags were the ones with their backs against the wall, and the Steelers O-coordinator bailed them out by calling that stupid QB draw on 3rd and 6. Then, the D had their chance to stop the Jags, even got helped out with Del Rio wasting a timeout on a challenge. Tomlin was right to go for 2, the coaches with the most guts usually end up winning the games, or does Bill Belichick "play it safe" too?

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What game were this people blaming Tomlin watching? The Steelers were trying to lead going for that 2 point conversion after the last TD. The Jags were the ones with their backs against the wall, and the Steelers O-coordinator bailed them out by calling that stupid QB draw on 3rd and 6. Then, the D had their chance to stop the Jags, even got helped out with Del Rio wasting a timeout on a challenge. Tomlin was right to go for 2, the coaches with the most guts usually end up winning the games, or does Bill Belichick "play it safe" too?

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Lets talk about the steelers getting the ball back with under 3 minutes remaining. Their defense holds the jags and del rio makes the decision to punt giving the steelers the opportunity to control the ball , control the clock and control their own destiny. davenport and the running game produced nothing sinse the game's first drive where davenport had a 10+ yard gain. with under 3 minutes remaining in the game 1st and 10 davenport gains a rare 5 yards making it 2nd and 5. I understand keeping the ball on the ground and killing the clock, but with 2:50 remaing, jags with all 3 timeouts and the 2 min. warning this is not a ONE series possesion! ONE series and a punt gives the opposition a chance to win, and that doesn't include factors such as wind direction and a shakey special teams defense. a TWO series possession and punt and the jags are forced to use timeouts(this doesn't include the factors mentioned above). a THREE 4 down possession and the steelers advance. the steelers 4 prior possessions were all scoring, 3 TD's and a FG. PLAY PASSIVE AND YOU'RE THE PREY. PLAY AGGRESSIVE AND YOU'RE THE PREDATOR. tomlin and co. should've conveyed the message, " this is not a one series and a win". "it's our ball. let's keep it and it's our game" . that 2nd and 5 and the 3 and 6 were BAD play calls. easier said than done. especially from the couch. i'm licking my wounds and waiting for the draft. MUCH CREDIT TO THE JAGS, DEL RIO AND CO. I LOVE'EM BECAUSE THEY'RE OUR RIVAL, AND THEY'VE OWNED US. what a sport would be without a rival. goodluck JACK.

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Glenn god point....all year there ave been questionable tactics and play calling (why I hate Arians) he is the dumbest ass I have ever observed on the sidelines.

I think I'm behind the jags the remainder of this season, wouldn't it be great to see them destroy Belicreep, Brady and crew?

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Hey Bill, since you think the Browns are going to take over the div., you really should switch teams. And after reading Debbies comments, I have to figure that is really you, or your wife. I mean, who else could be that dumb. By the way, congrats to Jax, hope you beat the Pats.

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It came down to turnovers and Ben had a bad day.

What cannot be ignored is the terrible officiating. The two point play should have counted. There was holding and illegal blocks on most of the Jags big plays. The Jags longest return had at least two obvious penalties. NFL officiating is a joke.

It is amazing that with the turnovers that the game was still in reach. Had the officials done their job there is little doubt the Steelers would have still won. Look at the Jags offensive numbers. And Jags fans thank Ben for a bad day and send a contribution to the officials' favorite charities.

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Besides Arians being the dumbest ass in the NFL...... How about that ass ohiosteelerfan

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there are 32 kickers and 32 punters in the nfl that tackle better than pittsburgh's tyrone carter. he summed up his existance in a steeler uniform in two mistackles that resulted in scores. CUT HIM. DOESN'T DEFINE STEELER FOOTBALL.

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carters style of tackling is to stand there and look at you.

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