Reasons why the team lost:
1. 503 yards passing. Give me a break.
2. Nine running plays called the entire game. Give me a break.
3. 35:22 -- Pitt's time of possession.
Crosby is going to get a lot of flack. But Crosby didnt give up the points. Crosby didn't call nine running plays. Crosby didn't give 35+ minutes of possession the Pittsburgh offense.
This was a team fuckup.
"Wade" wrote:
Convenient stats there, but put them in perspective. First off, we shut down Pittsburgh's run and they shut down ours. They gained 65 yards on 19 attempts, we had 60 on 12 runs (includes Rodgers' scrambling TD). In a game where both pass offenses were having success, I don't think you can fault the playcalling. If we're guilty of anything it's coming out flat at the beginning of the game.
Pittsburgh's time of possession was helpful, yeah, but until the LAST play it was largely irrelevant. Pitt held the ball for too much of the third quarter, but we added 22 points in the fourth quarter so we made up for it.
It was a close game. We could have done more with scoring opportunities; we certainly could have been better in pass defense. Specifically a missed field goal and big gashing plays against our pass defense hurt the most. Green Bay is typically astute at forcing turnovers, but not tonight (if you don't count that horseshit call on Matthews' sack/strip).
The ending of the game made it a heartbreaker, but for all our failings we were in it until the clock showed no time left.
William Henderson didn't have to run people over. His preferred method was levitation.
"I'm a reasonable man, get off my case."