What time is it?
Time to call out the head coach for screwing up the play-calling.
What time is it?
Time to start a feud with an old teammate.
What time is it?
Oh, crap. It’s game time, too.
Any dogs in the house?
No, but there are plenty of pills that belong to my family members, not me.
Any dogs in the house?
Okay. There are two. But they’re poodles.
All right. Here we are. Early as usual. Later today, the Live Blog of the Ravens-Steelers game will get rolling right here.
Check back for random comments. We’ll get rolling closer to kickoff.
Okay, it’s getting closer to game time and I’m way behind. Had a late afternoon law thing and got home in time to scarf down some dinner.
A few notes from the pregame stuff.
Steve Young tilted his head forward and exposed a huge hole in his hair, suggesting that he’s basically bald on top is combing it all forward.
Emmitt on Adrian Peterson: “When he get around traffic, he lowers his shoulders and go through traffic — and he go through it very well.” Oy.
Emmitt makes a rare good point. Peterson needs to learn how to fall. We suggest watching some tape of Barry Sanders.
Bob Holtzmann says that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was involved in re-writing the playbook and has been involved in the game-planning.
Tonight’s drinking game — bend an elbow whenever there’s a mention of the Pats going undefeated.
Still working through the TiVo’d materials.
Mort says that some networks will actually use canned crowd noise to enhance the broadcast.
Thunder and lightning at Heinz Field.
Tafoya looks like a boiled turtle.
A reader says that Keyshawn just said blown with emphasis on the “n” — a diss at Emmitt?
Keyshawn’s hankie doesn’t match his tie. Again.
Mort talks about how the Ravens lost Derek Anderson. Baltimore tried to sneak him through waivers and former Ravens front-office guy Phil Savage pounced.
Correction, Mort — the guy who knocked Jason Witten’s hat off did not get penalized.
Okay, so Ben will drive a motorcycle without a helmet but then he runs off of the field like Fred Sanford when it thunders?
Maybe Emmitt should try to get struck by lightning. It can’t hurt.
Both Ravens starting cornerbacks are out.
The middle of the field looks like crap.
A reader suggests that ESPN should honor NBC’s efforts to conserve energy by cutting Emmitt’s microphone.
There are more shots of the holes beneath Steve Young’s comb-forward.
Hines Ward and Santurdio getting a manicure and a pedicure . . . .
We’ll have to resort to the TiVo when we have a chance, but apparently the Countdown guys were talking during the National Anthem. Nice.
Ray Lewis was scaring the crap out of No. 24.
How does Casey Hampton get into his uniform?
Kornheiser’s ear wire is showing.
We’re getting e-mails confirming that Eyeball, Young, and Emmitt were talking during the National Anthem.
I don’t like the Steelers throwbacks.
Steve McNair looks like a car that was rebuilt with parts that didn’t necessarily fit.
We went back to the TiVo for the waning moments of the pregame. The guys at the stadium were indeed talking during the National Anthem, and Emmitt said this, “I don’t believe fat means greasy.”
Okay, game on.
Steelers get the ball.
Polamalu’s cousin is at the game.
When it’s obvious from the television that it’s raining hard, then it’s really raining hard.
Apparently, Seattle and San Fran play next Monday night. A reader suggests that we flex back to the Sunday night game.
Punt time for the Steelers.
What the hell was Ed Reed doing? One bad hop and that ball hits his leg.
Ravens fans are happy that it’s raining. (We know this because we’ve heard from both of them.)
Florio Jr. loves the commercials with the fat guy doing the touchdown dance.
Speaking of commercials . . . .
Taz whiffs in the backfield.
There will be 64 punts in this game.
Nice catch by the tight end whose name we won’t try to spell.
Whoa . . . Taz submarines McGahee, while the dumbass in the stands with the D-fence sign has the “D” backwards.
Fumble.
Very stupid of McNair to think he had time to wind the crank and throw with Harrison all over him.
Willie Parker inside the 20.
Wow. Great play by Big Ben. He shakes off Trevor Pryce and hurls it against the grain to Heath Miller.
7-0. Dare we say game over?
The worst part about Kansas being undefeated? Images of Mark Mangino will now invade our homes.
Oh, wow. The Sunday night game next week is Colts at Chargers. Hmmmm. Niners-Seahawks or Colts-Chargers. We’ll take it under advisement.
Tirico says that Jeff Reed was the beneficiary of the wind. Or maybe the fact that they were kicking off from the 45.
Ravens are going nowhere.
Several readers point out that the weather must be bad if Ed Hochuli is covering up the guns.
Roethlisberger does a nice job again extending the play, but can’t complete the pass.
Need to take a break during the next commercial. Florio Jr. got the rings of death on the Xbox 360 while playing Guitar Hero III.
After a lengthy delay, they’ll kick it again.
Harrison forces another fumble.
Big Ben throws up a prayer and draws a flag for interference.
Readers are asking why Ward always has the goofy smile on his face.
Another flag on the Ravens.
Touchdown Steelers. It’s over.
Big Ben to Santonio.
Another fumble. It’s enough to make Ray Lewis stab someone.
Another touchdown pass by Big Ben. Game over.
Is there anything else you want to talk about? Any hockey games to blog? Hoops? Wrestling?
Reader: “Hey, it’s Terry Bradshaw. I thought he was dead.”
Terry is giving the guys a hard time for being prepared. He apparently prefers the Emmitt approach.
A reader says that Kornheiser is still in his Halloween costume. He dressed up as Bradshaw’s corpse.
We wonder what the folks at FOX think of Bradshaw hanging out in the MNF booth. Wasn’t there an issue last year about Bradshaw appearing on other networks?
Steelers have the ball back, by the way.
Some readers who have HD are prepared to still believe the rumors that Bradshaw is dead.
Casey Hampton freaking waddles.
The Ravens look like the Keystone Cops.
James Harrison causes another fumble with his helmet.
Awful Announcing has the video of Emmitt and Young making their picks over the National Anthem.
Great call on the Santonio non-touchdown.
Bart Scott is talking a lot of sh-t for a guy who’s team is losing by 21 and whose offense can’t score that many points in a month.
Big Ben to Santonio. Score.
Ball might have hit the ground.
28-0. Over.
“Lynn, what was going through you mind when you made the Hall of Fame without the genuine credentials to get there.”
Hey, Michelle, don’t let the fact that a game is going on interrupt you.
Steelers back inside the 10 after James Harrison’s interception.
AFC offensive player of the week — Roethsliberger. Defensive player of the week — Harrison.
Another touchdown for the Steelers. 35-0.
We might have to call this one.
There goes McGahee. 35-6.
Hey, Lee Iacocca in a Steelers helmet.
Jaws mistakenly says that Steelers won Super Bowl when Big Ben was a rookie. Twice.
Several readers want to see the 75th Anniversary team play the second half.
Ward clocked Ed Reed.
Todd Heap needs to get those bumps on the left side of his face checked out.
Sometimes Jaws sounds like the rabbi on Seinfeld.
We’re going to hang in there for the second half.
But we refuse to watch the halftime show.
Wow. It’s good to see that Jerome Bettis hasn’t let himself go.
Sorry — had to screw around with the Xbox 360 and the red lights of death. Second time it’s happened in less than a year. Should’ve bought a PS3.
Big Ben is hurt.
Uh-oh.
Okay, we’re done. This game sucks. It’s done. Ravens are down by 31, and they won’t score 31 the rest of the year.
Drive home safely. See you next Monday. Or Sunday.
Okay, I’m still hanging around. Why in the f–k is Roethlisberger back in the game
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