PITTSBURGH — Over and over on Sunday, with the Giants’ secondary devoting several defenders to cover the Steelers’ fleet wide receivers deep down the field, Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger held the football as he waited for a teammate to break open.
Waiting in the passing pocket, Roethlisberger must have had a Cheshire cat grin. He had the perfect countermove for the Giants’ defensive strategy, one the Steelers may have planning all along.
From the first play of the game, Roethlisberger seemed more than happy to flick short passes, creating mismatches that exposed the lacking coverage skills of the Giants’ linebackers.