Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor was one of the most-hyped, highly anticipated boxing matches in recent memory. The fight went as expected with Mayweather easily winning by TKO (a technical knockout). There were a lot of other more significant factors that came into play before and after the match though.
The “cte” is the biggest beatdown I’ve ever seen.
The Vikings played the Pittsburgh Steelers in Minnesota on Thursday night, and most analysts predicted a solid game. The Vikings were coming off a humiliating defeat to Detroit, but thought that Dalvin Cook’s comeback would give them a much-needed boost. After a hard-fought 20-19 victory against the Baltimore Ravens, the Steelers came into the game on a high note.
However, after a dominant first half in which the Vikings led 23-0, everyone, even the Fox broadcasters, was taken aback. Troy Aikman and Terry Bradshaw, stunned by what they had just seen, didn’t hold back in calling out one of the most disgraceful halves of football in Pittsburgh’s illustrious history.
In the first half, Minnesota dominates Pittsburgh.
The first-half stats were self-evident. 15 times, Ben Roethlisberger took a step back. He was sacked four times and knocked down five times. With just 66 total yards, the Pittsburgh offense was downright offensive.
Surprisingly, the defense of the Steelers was even worse.
Dalvin Cook, the Vikings’ running back, was forced to sit out last week’s game in Detroit due to a shoulder issue. Most people didn’t think he’d be back for at least a few weeks. The fifth-year running back not only returned, but also put on a display in the first half, rushing for 153 yards and two scores on just 14 touches.
After everything was said and done, the Steelers had given 300 total yards in a half for the third time in three decades. Quarterback Kirk Cousins had an ordinary first half.
Pittsburgh’s performance astounded Troy Aikman and Terry Bradshaw.
On September 23, 2021, Troy Aikman observes warmups before a game between the Carolina Panthers and the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. | Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images
In sports, hyperbole is often abused. The broadcasters couldn’t get hyperbolic enough after the first half of the game in Minnesota on Thursday night.
Terry Bradshaw, who established his reputation in the black and gold, sadly articulated what he had just seen from the Steelers defense during the halftime performance.
“There are holes everywhere. There’s no need to rush. He replied, “Nothing.” “It seems like it’s all scripted to me.” Have you ever gone to a practice where everything was written, leaving nothing to chance? I’ve never seen Pittsburgh play like this before, and it’s clear to me that they’re a physically exhausted football club.”
Troy Aikman concurred with Bradshaw when the broadcast returned to Minnesota.
“This defense has done things that we haven’t seen in a long, long time, and certainly not under Mike Tomlin,” Aikman said. And the ex-Cowboys quarterback wasn’t finished yet.
Erin Andrews spotted a glimmer of a grin on Mike Zimmer’s face a few minutes later, when he indicated he was delighted with his team’s performance and Cook’s comeback. Zimmer, according to Aikman, should be overjoyed.
“If you can’t enjoy what they did in the first half and say it, boy you’re never going to say it,” he added.
Two sides of a story
The Steelers looked like a totally different club in the second half after compiling awful statistics on both sides of the ball in the first half.
Cook was held to 52 yards on 13 runs by the Pittsburgh defense, which shut off the open running lanes. In the first half, the Steelers held the Vikings to 158 total yards.
Roethlisberger remained upright for the most of the half, only being sacked once. The veteran quarterback guided a Steelers offense that scored 28 points in a 13-minute stretch. But it wasn’t enough, as the Vikings fought off the comeback to win 36-28.
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