Steel Solid in Home Opener

Since this is an attempt at a sports blog, I am going to bring up how well my Steelers played this Sunday at home in their 2015 home opener at Heinz Field. The Steelers were the favorite with a 6.5 point spread and the Steelers won 43-18, so the spread was well covered. In the game, the Steelers were without 3 of their best players, 2 of them to suspension. Ben Roethlisberger looked good as ever completing 21/27 passes for a completion percentage of 77%. I won't go on the stats spiel as much as I will about how good the Steelers played against a team that was hot last Monday Night on ESPN in front of the whole nation. The Steelers opened up at New England against the defending super bowl champs and were without 3 of their star players and only lost 21-28. They come home against San Francisco, who beat up on Adrian Peterson last week and had a good running game in former Ohio State running back, Carlos Hyde. Apparently Pittsburgh likes a challenge because they rose to the occasion like no other. I was at baseball during the game so I had to constantly check my teammates for updates on the scores. I asked first and it was 8-3 Steelers. I came back to the dugout in 2 minutes and it was 16-3 Steelers. Then I went on a run for conditioning that took a little less than 5 minutes and my teammates yells, "Case, its 22-3 now!" I couldn't believe what I was hearing. My Steelers were beating up on those sorry 49ers. The Steelers have been my favorite team ever since I was a little kid, so when they win my day immediately improves. Antonio Brown, who is arguably the best receiver in the NFL, had 9 catches for 195 yards and 1 Touchdown. Antonio Brown has 34 consecutive games with 5+ catches for 50+ yards or more. The Steelers will be returning All-Pro running back, Le'Veon Bell this week when they take on a tough St. Louis Rams team on the road. Seeing my team succeed and execute, as a sports fan, is very exciting feeling. Why do we get so into the world of sports and invest so much of our time and emotions into it? Because it is a passion that either you have, or you do not have. I certainly have a passion for sports and any opportunity I have to watch sports, especially the Steelers or Notre Dame football, you will find me in front of the closest TV.