After Last Week's reported Soft Toss and still having Pain in that Shoulder Joint and the Rib...Big Ben made all the Necessary Throws and he will be a Go on Sunday vs the Bolts. Teammates happy. Staff happy, Steelers Nation happy, and the Four Teams left on the Steelers Schedule will be trying to hit #7. Ben reportedly took 80-90% of the 1st Team Snaps and from what his Teammates said he looked like Big Ben.Another Duel from the Draft Class 2004 as Bolts QB Phillip Rivers was selected #4 by the G-Men and traded on Draft Day for the Overall #1 Pick Eli Manning and Archie Manning (Eli's Pops Knew something we all know now....stay away from the Murph). Big Ben beat Eli earlier in the Year and looking back on the Draft before the Past two Season in which Rivers hasn't performed well at all you couldn't go wrong with any of the Three. Looking at the Numbers from #7 and #17 over the Years:
STEELERS #7 (1st Round 11th Pick) 86-36 W-L
2x Super Bowl Champ, 3x AFC Champ, 2x Pro Bowl
122 Games 28,866 Passing Yds 63.4 Comp % 182 TDs 104 INTs 92.8 QB Rating
BOLTS #17 (1st Round 4th Pick)
4x Pro Bowler
108 Games 27,254 Passing Yds 63.8 Comp % 181 TDs 93 INTs 94.3 QB Rating
Not bad for the 2004 Draft Class of QBs as Big Ben and Eli Manning both have Multiple Chips and Rivers is no Slouch. #17 Statistically from a TD to INT Ratio he is better than both Big Ben and Eli. But in the Last Two Season Rivers has thrown 45 TDs and had 35 INTs as Big Ben is 38 TDs and 18 INTs. They will battle on Sunday and throw out the Records in this one.The Bolts D is no joke regardless of what you been hearing out of Diego. They are ranked #9 in Total Defense and #9 in Yards Per Game giving up 335.1 Yards. 21.4 Points per Game is ranked 12th and that's what they give up on Defense. Ranked 20th against the Pass yielding 240.6 Yards Pre Game. Versus the Run 94.6 Yards per game for 6th Place right behind the 2K12 Steel Curtain. It will be a Huge Challenge for Big Ben and the Offense to get Points. Remember Norv Turner and AJ Smith are not lining up and Bolts Owner Dean Spanos calling the Plays.
Steelers hold the AFC's 6th Playoff Spot by virtual Tiebreaker over the Bengals who host the Cowboys on Sunday #ScoreboardWatching Perhaps.
Note: Numbers from NFL.com
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