Second Quarter Thoughts: A Crazy Quarter Leads to a 17-7 Steelers Lead at the Half

* Big play from Ben to Heath goes for 29 yards to get them to about midfield, but then a hold the next play sets them back. Again though, Ben to Holmes sets up the Steelers inside the 10, as a great 41-yard catch and run by Santonio is a big play.

* Wow, Ben with all day to throw, and he finds Heath in the end zone with a niffty catch for an 8-yard TD. 7-0 with 11:26 to play first half. 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:36. Time for the defense to put these clowns away early.

* Derek Anderson completes his first pass with about 10:30 left in the first half, 8-yard gain to make it 3rd-and-2. They get the first down the following play on a three-yard gain by Jerome Harrison

* Brett Keisel ALMOST made an outstanding block and pick the play after the first down, great effort that almost paid off big time.

* Harrison and Cribbs are the teams playmakers. Harrison gets another first down on third down, and if it were not for those two, the Browns offense would be downright awful.

* Ben threads the needle on a great play to Holmes for a 21-yard gain to the 48. And then, he REALLY threads the needle on the next play to Hines for a 52-yard score, 14-0, and the blowout is on.

* WHY do you KICK TO JOSH CRIBBS!!!??? Stupid, you have to be aware that he’s about the only playmaker they have, and they give up a kick return for a score. This is the only chance they have to win (the Browns, that is), and you just let them in the game. Dumb.

* Heath Miller has really raised him game the past two weeks, not like he’s ever really had a bad game in his life, but man he looks great. The play from Ben for a 19-yard gain to the Browns 49 was his 200th career catch.

* Trying to draw the Browns offside on 4th and inches, then Ben sneaks it. Sure looks short from the spot, then they give him the first? Very strange play.

* What a play by Ward! Touchdown looking over his shoulder. 21-7, and it’d better be at the half, just kick the ball out of bounds. Ugh, they overturned it…I really hate some of these NFL rules.

* Reed gets three and it’s 17-7 at the half.