PITTSBURGH -- The casual brilliance the Pittsburgh Steelers flashed with
remarkable ease over the first month of the season -- well, save for three
regrettable hours in Philadelphia -- has faded quickly.
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crowded as the locker room.The franchise quarterbacks left knee is aching. The
defensive captains hamstring is still tweaked. The right tackles ankle, too. The
budding deep threat wide receivers left hand is busted. And Pittsburghs
confidence, like it or not, is shaken.Sure the Steelers (4-3) will still be in
first place of the underwhelming AFC North when they travel to Baltimore on Nov.
6. It just doesnt feel like it. Consecutive losses to Miami and New England and
a mounting injury list to bold-faced names sent Pittsburgh reeling heading into
its well-timed bye.Theres plenty of time to get it together.Just got to
re-energize, said defensive end Cam Heyward, whose tender hamstring forced him
to watch from the sideline as the Dolphins and Patriots ran wild. We have to see
the mistakes weve made and I think theres so many things we can work on
individually that when we come back collectively, it can benefit all of us.
Whether its tackling, whether its ailments or injuries for each player, just
technique stuff.Yet the chance to make any sort of early season statement that
the Steelers are ready to challenge the Patriots or the defending Super Bowl
champion Broncos for AFC supremacy is gone. Yes, the offense wont be the same
until Ben Roethlisberger returns from minor knee surgery, but Pittsburghs
biggest issue is on the other side of the ball.The Steelers expected to take a
step forward after a promising first season under linebackers
coach-turned-coordinator Keith Butler, one in which they finished in the top 10
in the league in turnovers and sack, splash plays that took some of the sting
out of giving up oodles of yards.Instead, Pittsburgh has taken a step back. The
Steelers are tied for last in sacks (eight) and in the middle in takeaways
(eight), both far off their 2015 pace. Butler pulled back on the array of
blitzes he introduced last season, choosing instead to drop as many men in
coverage as possible to take some of the pressure off a secondary littered with
young players. When the gameplan works -- as it did in romps over Kansas City
and Washington -- the defense is good enough for Pittsburgh to win. When its
doesnt work, or when teams opt to pound the ball on the ground as the Patriots
and the Dolphins did, the Steelers look like just another team.Its frustrating,
Butler said. Were all frustrated at this point in time. We dont like being 4-3 .
theres a little frustration there for all of us.There have been pleasant
surprises. Running back LeVeon Bell looks as dangerous as ever since returning
from a shredded right knee that cut short his 2015 season. Tight ends Jesse
James and Xavier Grimble, tasked with replacing Heath Miller and holding the
fort until free agent signee Ladarius Green returns to health, have combined for
four touchdowns. Backup quarterback Landry Jones hardly looked limited while
keeping the Steelers in the game with New England until the fourth quarter.
Rookie first-round pick Artie Burns and fellow cornerback Ross Cockrell have
been steady.Still, more is required. After a narrow loss to Denver on the road
in last years playoffs, the Steelers knew playing home games at Heinz Field for
as long as possible was vital. The loss to the Patriots means any shot at
homefield advantage is likely already long gone, particularly if Roethlisberger
misses another game or two.The quarterback practiced a bit last week and
declined to put a timetable on his return, though hes made a habit in his career
of willingly playing through considerable pain. He did it in Miami, when he tore
cartilage in his left knee and kept on playing long after the matter had already
been decided.Given the way Jones played against New England and the current
status of the Ravens, theres little incentive to push Roethlisberger too much.
The Steelers can move the ball even without their all-time leading passer. They
just need to do it all the time instead of in fits and starts, a habit thats
popped up regularly in their losses.Its pretty obvious we need to be more
consistent game-in and game-out, Haley said. Weve shown were capable of putting
up a lot of points when we execute run and pass. In the games we havent, we
havent executed the finer details of the game plan.No better time to start than
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Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro
Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season. EDMONTON,
Alberta -- The Columbus Blue Jackets started slowly. The way they finished was
all that mattered, though.Sam Gagner had a goal and an assist, and the streaking
Blue Jackets won their seventh straight game by beating the Edmonton Oilers 3-1
on Tuesday night.I thought the team took a little while to get going. But once
we started playing, I thought we had a good second half of the game, Gagner
said. I think were on a good run here and we want to keep pushing forward.Cam
Atkinson and Matt Calvert also scored to help the Blue Jackets (18-5-4) improve
to 8-0-1 in their last nine games.Tyler Pitlick had the goal for the Oilers
(15-12-5), who have lost five of six.The Oilers got a 4-minute power play to
start the second period on a mistaken call after Edmonton forward Milan Lucic
accidentally caught teammate Connor McDavid in the face with his stick.Blue
Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, who made 33 saves, squashed Edmontons
opportunity to take a two-goal lead, and Columbus went on to score three
consecutive goals.You do get some momentum from killing it, Blue Jackets coach
John Tortorella said. I dont think we panicked. I didnt think we competed that
hard in the first period, but then we found ourselves.It was Edmontons 32nd game
of the season compared to 27 for Columbus, but Lucic said fatigue wasnt a valid
excuse.We had more than enough rest over the last two days to be ready for this
one, he said. We had the energy we wanted in the first period, but we just
couldnt sustain it. We just didnt keep it going for 60 minutes and thats a big
reason we lost.Edmonton got on the scoreboard first, just past the midpoint of
the opening period as a hard-charging Pitlick got to a rebound in the blue paint
and chipped it over Bobrovsky..
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appeared to add another with 4 minutes left in the first, but officials
determined forward Zack Kassian interfered with the goalie on the play.Columbus
tied the game on a power play 8 minutes into the second period when Gagner came
back to hurt his old team. The puck went off the toe of his skate and past
Edmonton goalie Cam Talbot for Gagners fourth goal in the last four games and
12th of the season.The Blue Jackets made it 2-1 at 7:10 of the third as a pass
deflected to Atkinson and he hammered his 11th of the season past
Talbot.Columbus added to its lead 1:36 later when Calvert took advantage of a
sloppy Oilers line change and rifled a shot off Talbots arm and into the net.The
Blue Jackets completely took over in the third and were outshooting Edmonton
12-0 midway through the period.Coming from behind on a team like that, a lot of
teams in the league havent been able to do that. And you can put us on the list
as well, Oilers coach Todd McLellan said.Game notes It was the first of two
meetings between the teams this season. The other one is Jan. 3 in Columbus. ...
Oilers D Brandon Davidson played his first game since injuring his shoulder in
the season opener Oct. 12 against Calgary. That was good news for Edmonton,
which announced that fellow defenseman Darnell Nurse could miss up to three
months following ankle surgery. ... Columbus captain Nick Foligno returned to
the lineup after missing two games with the flu.UP NEXTBlue Jackets: Play at
Calgary on Friday, the second game of a three-game road swing through Western
Canada.Oilers: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday.
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