Recent reports also have CB Cortez Allen as questionable for this game against San Francisco which would also complicate things for the Steelers. San Francisco’s defense isn’t any better, but it is more balanced, so expect the Steelers to be balanced in their offensive attack.
White, an undrafted rookie from Alabama, returned his first kickoff from 8 yards deep in the end zone. According to Steelers.com, this will be the teams’ 21st meeting.
Martavis Bryant is still out but that only means more of Antonio Brown, Heath Miller, and perhaps we will see the 2015 and National Football League debut of rookie Sammie Coates.
Honestly, if that’s a better throw, he’s probably taking it to the house. “You just can’t do that when you are playing good people”.
On their next possession, Ben Roethlisberger needed just one play to connect with Darrius Heyward-Bey for a 35-yard touchdown. If the Steelers didn’t lead the league in run defense, they were right near the top. Missed extra points are hilarious, always, but two-point tries are great no matter how they turn out, especially early in the game when they change the whole decision chain.
The way Jim Tomsula sees it, he inherited a fully loaded quarterback when accepting the 49ers job in January.
Williams rushed for 77 yards on 20 carries and scored on runs of 2, 2 and 1 yards as he again filled in for Pro Bowl running back LeVeon Bell, who served the second game of a two-game suspension for violating the NFLs’ code of conduct. Today’s big clash has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through free live stream via the link below.
None of that, though, surprised Steelers inside linebacker Ryan Shazier, who played with Hyde at Ohio State and expected that performance from his former Buckeye teammate.
Torrey Smith’s 75-yard touchdown reception, on the second play of a fourth-quarter drive, pulled the 49ers within 36-18.
The 49ers (1-1) simply could not keep pace with the Steelers’ quick-strike, highly productive show. The Steelers need to stay disciplined as well as aggressive on the pass rush and avoid making it easy for Kaepernick by providing him lanes to scramble through when the mood strikes.
The 49ers lacked a pass rush.
It appeared as though it wouldn’t happen, with Hayne tipped exclusively to play running back against the Steelers after veteran teammate Reggie Bush was ruled out with a calf strain.
After a third touchdown run from Williams, the 49ers answered with a touchdown of their own.
With a surprising Rams team looming ahead and then a return home to face the Baltimore Ravens, a victory on Sunday against the 49ers could prove to be crucial at this early part of the season. And most of those came in the second half after the Steelers held the Patriots to 28 yards on 11 carries in the first half. A Colin Kaepernick scramble would have him tripped up just short of the first down and a turnover on downs.