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Every week during the season, I will throw out some quick observations of the previous NFL week. With the invention of the DVR and Directv’s ”Quick Bits”, I am able to watch almost every snap of every game and give you a lightning “blitz” war “krieg” to bring to your fantasy league for domination. Bring on the games!
In the battle of the AFC North, the Steelers took on the Bengals. The Steelers jumped to a quick 14 point advantage and held on to win 24 to 17. Super rookie AJ Green had a single catch, a 36 yard TD, before leaving due to a lower leg injury. It was another amazing catch as he caught it in between the Steelers starting safeties. Andy Dalton looked efficient throwing the short passes, but only completed 50% of his passes for 170 yards with 2 TDs and 2 interceptions. Andrew Hawkins filled in for Green by hauling in 5 balls out of 6 targets. The Bengals defensive line got to Ben Roethlisberger as he was sacked 5 times. Ben’s numbers look worse than what they were mostly due to an interception caused by Heath Miller (3-31 yards) bumbling the ball. Roethlisberger completed 21 out of 33 for 245 yards with a TD and the previously mentioned interception. Antonio Brown was his safety valve by catching 5 for 86 out of 6 targets. Mike Wallace had an up and down day with 5 receptions for 47 yards and 2 reverses for 31 yards. Wallace did have several drops. Rashard Mendenhall had a productive day with 2 short yardage TDs and 70 total yards. CB William Gay sealed the game for the Steelers with a steal of a Dalton pass with 2:30 to play.
It was Seattle’s “12th man” and Marshawn Lynch that made the difference for the Seahawks at home. Tavaris Jackson was an adequate QB completing 63% of his passes for 217 yards and when I write adequate, I mean he didn’t lose the game with turnovers or bad decisions. Lynch was the workhorse as he touched the ball 37 times for 167 yards combined and had a short TD run. For more click here: http://draftbreakdown.com/week-10-fantasy-blitzkrieg
