Basisphilosophie » The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens took

part in a big divisional game at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday Womens Maurkice Pouncey Jersey , and the Steelers presented their loyal fan base with their fourth straight win of the regular season. The 23-16 victory might have been the team’s most complete performance to date, and there were some good, and bad, performances worthy of recognition.During the game, some perform well, while others fall short of the standard. This is where the Winners and Losers column comes in. After the game, when the dust settles, we decipher who falls into which category. As always, feel free to comment on the list in the comment section below. Be part of the conversation!WinnersJames ConnerStat Line: 24 carries, 107 yards, 4.5 ypc / 7 rec on 9 targets, 56 yards, 1 TDWhat else is there to say about James Conner which hasn’t already been said? The Steelers second year running back has proven he can do it all, and then some. At this point, fans should stop comparing Conner to Le’Veon Bell, and talking about an historic season for No. 30. Just a tremendous game Womens Terrell Edmunds Jersey , and a joy to watch play the game.Ben RoethlisbergerStat Line: 28/47, 270 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 1 Rushing TDThis wasn’t one of those games where everyone is gushing over Roethlisberger’s play, but No. 7 put together a tremendous game when the team needed it most. Did he make some mistakes? Absolutely. His pass to Brown in the waning minutes of the game was behind him, and his scramble which almost turned catastrophic was not the best decision. However, his pre-snap reads and execution on third downs were absolutely worthy of a spot in the Winner column.Mike HiltonStat Line: 4 tackles, 4 solo, 2 TFL, 1 PDThe Steelers’ defense is better with Hilton on the field, compared to the alternative. Hilton missed the team’s first game with the Ravens due to an elbow injury, but made up for it in Week 9 with his tremendous play, especially in the first half. Hilton is just now getting recognition from the national media, but Steelers fans know how valuable he is to the defense on a weekly basis. He is someone who has to be accounted for every time he steps on the field.Bud DupreeStat Line: 1 tackle, 1 TFL Womens Chukwuma Okorafor Jersey , .5 sacks, 1 QB HitSome will look at Dupree’s stat line and start proclaiming how poor a pick Dupree was by the Steelers. If you watched the game, and Dupree, closely, you saw him making plays. Sometimes, they resulted in penalties, and others just collapsing the pocket on Joe Flacco. This is the second game in a row Dupree has been a force off the edge, and the hope is this continues in Week 10 vs. the Panthers. Yes, he was going against backup tackles, but is he supposed to apologize for that? Nope.Joshua DobbsStat Line: 1/1, 22 yardsWhat was my reaction to Dobbs coming in and throwing the ball? Shock. What was my reaction after Dobbs hit JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 22 yard gain and first down? Laughter. I don’t know why, but I couldn’t stop laughing. Maybe it was the guts of Randy Fichtner to have Dobbs throw the ball. Maybe it was how the Ravens somehow allowed Dobbs to complete the pass. Either way, this play was much larger than most might assume, even if Roethlisberger returned to the game on the next play.Antonio BrownStat Line: 5 rec, 42 yards, 1 TDFor many superstars in the NFL Youth Stephon Tuitt Jersey , there comes a point when individual accolades and statistics don’t matter anymore. Winning Super Bowls matter. That’s all. I feel Brown is starting to enter this territory. He isn’t putting up gaudy receiving statistics, but his 9 touchdowns through 8 games is certainly a statistic he can be proud of. The Steelers are winning, Brown is hitting the end zone with regularity, and for the time being all is right with the world.Sean DavisStat Line: 9 tackles, 9 solo I’ve said this on our podcasts multiple times, but felt Davis deserves a spot in the Winner column for his complete body of work throughout the season. His 9 tackles led the team, but Davis has been tremendous at Free Safety. He has shown range, great instincts and tremendous tackling. Quite the difference from Mike Mitchell.3rd Down Offense/DefenseStat Line: Offense: 10/16, Defense: 4/12The battle on third down was dominated by the Steelers on both sides of the ball. The offense went from going 2/12 in Week 4, to 10/16 in Week 9. The defense did a tremendous job as well getting off the field. Want to know a statistic which directly relates to wins and losses? Try this one...and the next one.Red-Zone Offense/DefenseStat Line: Offense: 3/4, Defense: 1/4The Steelers’ offense has been tremendous in the red-zone this season, and the Steelers’ defense is starting to re-gain their bend, don’t break, style of play which holds teams to field goals and not giving up touchdowns. In fact, the only Ravens touchdown came after a very questionable defensive pass interference call set them up on the one-yard line.T.O.PStat Line: Steelers 36:29 / Ravens 23:31The Steelers sucked the life out of the Ravens, and M&T Bank Stadium Youth Ramon Foster Jersey , with a clock controlling offense which chewed up massive amounts of time. Want another ridiculous statistic? The Steelers ran 76 offensive plays to the Ravens’ 56. 20 more plays is remarkable in today’s NFL. Great game plan and execution by the Steelers in this huge AFC North game, LosersPenaltiesStat Line: 8 penalties, 103 yardsThere were a lot of issues with the penalties. Many were completely bogus, but penalties continue to haunt this team in big ways. Think about Stephon Tuitt’s offsides which negated a sack. Alejandro Villanueva being called for a hold on a big completion to JuJu Smith-Schuster and the three defensive pass interference calls were critical moments of the game. Steelers need to clean up their play if they want to not only win the division, but compete for a Super Bowl. With the 2018 season complete and the start of the new league year still five weeks away, the national media will spend much of that time speculating about things that will never happen this offseason. Trade rumors and projected free agent destinations for a large number of players who will ultimately never hit the open market will fill the headlines, all backed up by anonymous sources and insider information.As one of the more desirable potential free agents this offseason, it should be expected that Le’Veon Bell will inspire more column inches than most in the coming few weeks. Likely to be connected to every team with salary cap space to spare regardless of their needs, it will be hard to separate the fact from fiction surrounding Bell. With that in mind, both Adam Schefter of ESPN and Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reported on Sunday that the Pittsburgh Steelers are thinking about using the transition tag on Bell ahead of the March 5 deadline. As per Schefter citing “a league source”.While Canfora’s “source” took it to a whole new level.In reality, the move seems to make little sense for the Steelers. Under the terms of the transition tag, Pittsburgh would have the right of first refusal against any contract offered to Bell, but it would offer them no compensation should he sign elsewhere. Similar to the franchise tag, it would come with a designated one-year contract initially, a figure that would appear to be $9.5 million based on the terms of the CBA, but one that Bell’s agent may possibly be able to argue should be worth $14.5 million. Regardless of what the transition tag number ends up being Womens Antonio Brown Jersey , the entire amount would be counted against the Steelers salary cap in 2019 from the moment it is applied, remaining there until Bell signed a long term contract with Pittsburgh or another team. Should that team not be the Steelers, not only would they not get any compensation in 2019, they would also be ineligible to receive a compensatory draft pick in 2020.The expectation that Pittsburgh would tag-and-trade Bell, as Canfora is suggesting, appears to have very little credibility. Any contract that the running back agrees to is likely to have a significant signing bonus attached to it, a figure the Steelers would have to eat as dead money should they match the deal and then try and trade him. Given the limited amount of salary cap space Pittsburgh has to work with this offseason and the abundance of space others have, it would be very easy to create a contract that made it virtually impossible for the Steelers to attempt such a thing. It is difficult to believe that any NFL team would be prepared to offer Bell a lucrative free agent contract and then also be willing to give up draft picks on top to still get him. The running back would be equally crazy to sign a contract that Pittsburgh could easily match when it would give the Steelers the power to decide where he goes. The decision to transition tag Bell is fraught with issues the front would be wise to avoid. Not only would they have to contend with a near certain arbitration hearing between the NFL and the NFLPA over the value of the tag, they would lose valuable salary cap space at a time when they should be trying to re-sign their own impending free agents. If Bell’s negotiations with prospective new teams drags on, this shortfall could carry over into the start of free agency. Not to mention the animosity that is likely to ensue from Bell and his agent throughout the ordeal. Should the market not meet the offer the Steelers made in 2018, Pittsburgh would unquestionably be able to secure the player they wanted all along at a discount, but the embarrassment for Bell would be obvious. Given previous suggestions he would retire if he did not get paid what he felt he was worth, it would not be a surprise to see Bell reluctant to rush back into training with teammates who openly criticized him less than a year ago. Talent aside, it is hard to imagine that bringing Bell back into the fold will improve a locker room fraught with drama over the past few seasons. Using the transition tag likely only draws out Bell’s imminent departure at this point. The only reasonable course left for the front office is to let him leave peacefully, allowing everyone to retain what is left of their dignity. Custom New York Giants Jerseys