For as out of sync as the Steelers looked in the first half, Bill Cowher and his team made some excellent adjustments after halftime. Darrell Jackson ran wild through the secondary during the first quarter and had a TD called back on a penalty. They couldn’t break a big play offensively and the running game was stagnant. Most importantly, they weren’t getting any pressure on Matt Hasselbeck.
So what happens during the second half? Jackson is held without a catch, Parker breaks the long run and Randle El hooks up with Hines Ward, and Hasselbeck suddenly finds himself under fire. Game over.
Great teams don’t have to win the first half as long as they figure out how to win the second half. The Steelers just happened to do both tonight.
