The Steelers pull it out:
Miami coach Nick Saban had the red challenge flag in his hand, hitched it forward and back, and couldn’t seem to let it go in time. Maybe the Dolphins should flag their own coach for a costly delay.
Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller chugged his way down the sideline on an 87-yard touchdown pass play midway through the fourth quarter, fill-in QB Charlie Batch’s third scoring pass of the game, and the Super Bowl champions beat the Dolphins 28-17 Thursday night in the NFL’s first game of the season.
“It seemed like it took me forever to get there,” Miller said.
A solid win- things looked a little shaky at times (rusty may be a better word), but they pulled it out and start the season with a win.
Pooh
Miami Dolphin fans, I give you Daunte Culpepper
– signed gleeful Viking fan.
Ozymandias
“The Steelers pull it out:”
Dude, you can still get a chick pregnant that way. Use protection.
Tony Alva
Steelers win, Penn State will beat ND, Bush/Rove plan to effect a “weak on D” blanket on the Dem’s in upcoming elections by proposing a tribunal plan that they know will not pass will backfire, we’ve got both beer and wine blogging coming today, but one thing remains missing…
Where the hell is the cat blogging?
Punchy
I find it stunning that 8 refs, 200+ cameras, and 3 announcers combined do not notice Saban throwing a red flag very clearly prior to the snap. What’s he supposed to do next time, chuck it Vlad-style at the ump’s head?
Pitty is the next ND…too much pub, too fast….here come the haters…sign me up.
McNulty
Can someone please notify NFL officials that Jerome Bettis retired, he got his Super bowl, and you no longer have to cut the Steelers breaks to help them out.
ding
Why were so many playing slipping? It was dry grass. Don’t they have shoes for dry grass?