Steelers vs Dolphins

Well the football game in Pittsburgh was an ugly affair on Monday night. A terrible field and dreadful weather caused an unlikely outcome. The first place Pittsburgh Steelers with a record of 7-3 were facing the Dolphins who were 0 -10. One would have thought that the Steelers would have trampled all over the Dolphins. However, one look at the footing on the field and you just hoped a miscue wouldn't be the difference in the game. The game remained scoreless for over 59 minutes. With just 17 seconds left, Jeff Reed's 24-yard field goal gave Pittsburgh a 3-0 victory. It was the league's lowest-scoring game since 1993. The game was delayed by lightning and heavy rain. The rain washed away nearly all the yard lines on a new grass field that had been in place less than 24 hours. Whose bright idea was it to lay new sod with the rain coming in and a game to play?

One of the problems is that the Steelers share their facility with the University of Pittsburgh and various high school teams. In fact 7 football games were played in this facility in an 11 day span. No field can take that and the rain.

One stat that almost goes unnoticed is that the 0-10 Dolphins sacked Big Ben five times while Pittsburgh only sacked the Dolphins rookie QB John Beck four times.

Still a win is a win and the Steelers are in first place with a record of 8 - 3. This game will quickly be forgotten by a lot of the fans. However, I would imagine the players will remember it for a long time.

Go Steelers!