Pittsburgh Defense: Beast of the Week (Week 7)

When you look at hand the Pittsburgh Steelers were dealt in the 4th quarter. Your offense is stalling on you, and just fumbled on the goaline going in for the go ahead score. The score is 13-10 in favor the Steelers, and legendary Brett Favre and his trusty side kick Adrian Petersen are breathing down your necks from the 10 yard line with 6:39 to go. What do you do? 

What the Pittsburgh Defense did, was they came together as one and played as a unit when they were needed most. Brett Kiesel stripped the future  hall of famer Brett Favre, and reminiscent of James Harrison’s 100 yarder in the Super Bowl, Lamar Woodley picked up the ball and rumbled 77 yards for the score.  Not only did he make nifty moves and use great vision, he followed the black and yellow convoy  that guided him in for a safe landing. Coach Mike Tomlin called it “one of those slow-motion moments that are a joy in this business.”

 The next turn of events happened with 6:12 on the clock, Steelers kicked off to rookie phenom Percy Harvin, who burst through an opening and made several people miss on the way for a electrifying  88 yard return. Momentum shifter, I’d say yes!  The score is 20-17.

Steelers offense received the ball one more time only to stall once again. Close to 2:00 minutes left in the game, Legendary Brett Favre hits  Adrian Peterson on a dump off pass.  Adrian proceeds to run over William Gay in hulk like fashion, which brought them past the 50 yard line and deep into Steelers territory.  AP is fired up, the Vikings are fired up, this games seems destined for typical Favre heroics.

1:13 is left on the clock and the Vikings are on the 19.  Favre drops back and dumps it off to Chester Taylor, however he couldn’t hold on to the ball and it lands in the hands of LB Keyaron Fox, who returned it for 82 yards for a touchdown, making it  27-17!

With a tenacious defense that gives you that kind of effort week in and week out, it come to no surpise thats Steelers are never out of any game.  Beast of the Week goes to…. Pittsburgh Defense!