week 3:chargers

Yes!!! no more dogdam Harry Potter shat.

 

I have a body part that starts and ends at the middle…named Krak

 

Todays word is…..VOID
Ill use it in a sentence:
All women void me like the plague, until i met me wife. Void

 

won't be the case on Sunday

#trustME

 

Trying to put a positive spin on Charger/Steeler stats so far.

Both teams 2-0 (no style points given)
Fields - 30/43, 273 passing yds, 1 TD, 0 INT, 84 rushing yds
Herbert - 31/46, 274 passing yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 24 rushing yds
Dobbins - 266 rushing yds, 4 Rec yds, 2 TDs (Note 2 breakaway runs for 104 total yds or 162 yds without)
Harris - 139 rushing yds, 14 rec yds, 0 TDs (no real breakaway runs)
Steelers rushing - 278 yds
Chargers rushing - 395 yds (291 yds without Dobbins 2 long runs)
Steelers scoring stats - 31-16, 15 diff
Charger scoring stats - 48-13, 35 diff

Overall, Chargers score more and have higher point differential but 2-0 is 2-0!
Also, passing stats are nearly identical and would favor Steelers but for dumb ass penalties.
Chargers certainly have edge in rushing aided by 2 breakaway long runs by Dobbins of 61 and 43 yds.

Hopefully Steelers D can put some points on the board with pick 6's and/or fumble 6's taking advantage of Herbert's bum ankle.

 

I see the Chargers decided to stay in Charlotte this past week
which I think is smart move . Steelers in another nail biter.

 

Where Prohibited.

 

I hope the Steelers OC opens the playbook this week?

 

Playing in front of a home crowd should help this - don't recall Charger fans taking over any stadium including their stays in SD and LA. Steelers usually outdrew them in both locales - recalling Charger QB's trying to hush the "home" crowd noise when they had the ball.

 

LOL

Agree my initial score prediction was 31-13 home opener
OUR HOUSE!!!!!


I went low in score later because we all know in between peeepee breaks @jeh1856 might upset Fields.

Damn that. The entire stadium..

 

OK - I think.

 

This one worries me. It will be a close game for sure. In the pickem I actually picked the Chargers to win this week.

Reasons being

#1 The Chargers play it safe like the Steelers do. They don't really turn the ball over.

#2 In a close game I trust Harbaugh not to make stupid game management decisions more than I do Tomlin

#3 I just don't believe the Steelers can score. If they score 20 points they will win. But 20 almost seems impossible at this point.

I would love to be wrong. This game has the feel of a Steelers v Ravens matchup, especially with JK Dobbins and Gus Edwards playing. I almost wish Lamar was playing too. At least you can count on him to turn the ball over a few times. Herbert has been pretty solid at managing games.

 

This I believe will be the key also. Qb play....., but I believe, or maybe hope....we can force their O into some costly mistakes. If not.

 

Both teams the Steelers have faced so far appear to have better-than-average defenses.
Both teams the Chargers faced appear to have worse-than-average defenses, with Carolina being the league worst.

The Chargers very likely have a better offense, but a direct stat comparison is misleading given the teams they've faced.

 

You could well be right. But let me give counter-arguments.

(1) The Steelers are +5 in turnover differential (0 giveaways, 5 takeaways). Chargers are +2 (2 giveaways, 4 takeaways). They are both "plus", but I wouldn't put them on the same footing.

A decade ago, during Harbaugh's SF reign, his teams averaged at least 1 turnover a game, and every year had more offensive turnovers than the year before. Seems like he inherited a good team (security wise) and they got worse under his schemes.

(2) The Chargers haven't been challenged yet this year. They had at least 2-score wins in both games. In theory Harbaugh would be a better game manager, but he hasn't proven it yet.

(3) The Steelers OFFENSE hasn't shown it can score yet. But considering the offense has a new coordinator, revamped line, new QB, etc., they are more likely to show improvement as the season proceeds, and especially at home.

I can imagine the Steelers getting 23 points: 1 TD (rushing), 3 FGs, and a defensive TD (pick-6 or sack-strip-run).

 

I hope You are correct.

 

Why not just come here

 

I have a good feeling about this weekend's game. Steelers will win.

 

Might not have had facilities to practice? Don't know the details.

 

I read the opposite that they are likely not going to play him. They have KC the week after . I heard Herbert had his ankle heavily wrapped in practice and was not very mobile.

 

Harbaugh is screwing with the media about Herbert playing or not.

 

Perhaps. They all do it. Facing KC next week they may want to consider how this could worsen things. This defense is going to be all over him.

 

Lets hope!

 

If they are using the Panthers facility after they played them not a big deal

You probably don’t want to practice at your next opponent’s facility