| Final - 8.9.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
The Steelers will start Ben Roethlisberger in tonight's game against Indianapolis, and Charlie Batch and Jerrod Johnson will see time after him. Byron Leftwich will not play.
Rashard Mendenhall's return from the PUP could seal the Steelers' final roster of running backs. Without a dual FB/TE on the roster, it appears the Steelers will keep one fullback and four running backs.
Steelers NT Casey Hampton was removed from the PUP list Friday, making him eligible for his return to the field after tearing his ACL in last year's playoff loss at Denver.
BTSC writer Adam Baliatico wrote up a Steelers Fantasy Football preview for Razzball, and included in the highlights are bits on Ben Roethlisberger, Mike Wallace and Isaac Redman.
A look back over Steelers training camp coverage in 2012. From fights to holdouts to injuries, and even a few good things in between.
We break down the main Steelers Fantasy projected contributors for the 2012 season.
The Steelers were likely already set at their quarterback position. It takes a bit more than what rookie Jerrod Johnson is doing to unseat veteran mainstay Charlie Batch.
The Eagles played their preseason opener on Thursday night. The game was a mixed bag of results, but there were some young players who really helped themselves. Let's take a look at them.
The Eagles came out preseason game 1 relatively unscathed, with only a batch of fresh hamstring injuries to deal with. The same can't be said for the Steelers, who unfortunately have lost TE/FB David Johnson for the year with an ACL tear.
The positional battles in the Steelers at Eagles preseason game Thursday night show a few pretty obvious advantages. So much so, it could end up being a few players got themselves cut last night.
The good news is that the Eagles have 3 more games to fix what happened at Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday night. The bad news? It sure looks like a lot needs fixed.
Alex Henery hit a 51 yard FG with seconds left as the Eagles neat the Steelers 24-23 in their preseason opener.
| FINAL | Total |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 23 |
| Philadelphia | 24 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| - Pittsburgh Field Goal - 46-yarder by Shaun Suisham. 5:12 remaining. |
| Quarter 2 |
| - Pittsburgh Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Byron Leftwich to Emmanuel Sanders. (Shaun Suisham kick). 11:10 remaining.- Pittsburgh Field Goal - 31-yarder by Shaun Suisham. 1:41 remaining. |
| Quarter 3 |
| - Philadelphia Touchdown - 70-yard pass from Nick Foles to Damaris Johnson. (Alex Henery kick). 7:49 remaining. Philadelphia Touchdown - 44-yard pass from Nick Foles to Mardy Gilyard. (Alex Henery kick). 5:52 remaining.- Pittsburgh Touchdown - 57-yard pass from Jerrod Johnson to Chris Rainey. (Danny Hrapmann kick). 2:57 remaining. |
| Quarter 4 |
| - Philadelphia Touchdown - 16-yard pass from Trent Edwards to Jamel Hamler. (Alex Henery kick). 5:26 remaining.- Pittsburgh Field Goal - 43-yarder by Danny Hrapmann. 1:57 remaining.- Philadelphia Field Goal - 51-yarder by Alex Henery. 0:12 remaining. |
| Team statistics | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 34:32 | 25:28 |
| First Downs | 14 | 18 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 99 13-19 0 | 280 26-43 1 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 131 39 | 74 14 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 0 1-0 0 | 1 0-0 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-62 | 6-65 |
| Punts-Average | 6-49.7 | 7-39.7 |
| Player Statistics |
|---|
| RUSHERS-AWAY |
| B.Batch 19-41, J.Dwyer 2-40, J.Johnson 3-26,I.Redman 5-14, J.Clay 5-8, C.Rainey 4-1,M.Maze 1-1. |
| RUSHERS-HOME |
| B.Brown 3-33, D.Lewis 4-22, T.Edwards 2-14,E.Akpla 1-6, C.Polk 3-1, L.McCoy 1-(-2). |
| PASSERS-AWAY |
| B.Roethlisberger 7-8-0, 49 yards.J.Johnson 3-6-0, 93 yards and 1 touchdown,B.Leftwich 3-5-0, 14 yards and 1 touchdown. |
| PASSERS-HOME |
| T.Edwards 12-20-0, 106 yards and 1 touchdown,N.Foles 6-10-0, 144 yards and 2 touchdowns,M.Kafka 5-9-1, 31 yards,M.Vick, 3-4-0, 6 yards. |
| RECEIVERS-AWAY |
| C.Rainey 2-65, A.Brown 2-21, E.Sanders 2-19,D.Johnson 2-13, I.Redman 2-4, T.Beiler 1-30,B.Johnson 1-6, J.Dwyer 1-(-2). |
| RECEIVERS-HOME |
| D.Johnson 4-85, J.Hamler 3-34, C.Polk 3-28,B.Brown 2-16, M.Jacobson 2-14, C.Ford 2-14,T.Jones 2-10, B.Brackett 2-9, M.Gilyard 1-44,E.Akpla 1-12, C.Hall 1-11, E.Igwenagu 1-8,D.Jackson 1-5, L.McCoy 1-(-3). |
