Sunday gave me an opportunity to see the smooth-sailing Vikings for the second time in an eight day span. I was fortunate to have my friend Brad invite me to the game in his dad’s new lower level seats, Despite my anti-Steelers sentiment, going to any game is a good time, so I was really excited to catch up with an old friend and get to see a good game between two of the strongest teams in the NFL.

The seats were awesome. His dad’s old seats were in the upper level, so the new lower level corner seats were a fun upgrade. Oh, and it helped that the weather was perfect!

The game itself was pretty boring. The Vikings really seemed to control the game with their short passes and runs, but their inability to finish in the red zone killed them. They failed to get in on a goal lone stand, and despite both teams having at least one red zone turnover, the two that the Vikings gave away both ended up as ridiculously long, defensive touchdowns returned in slow motion. James Harrison called…he wants his royalties on that nonsense…

In reality, the Vikings probably outplayed the Steelers, but as we’ve seen too many times, the Steelers defense came up huge when it mattered. They’re effort made up for the offense’s lackluster effort. Everyone is infatuated with the early season success of the Steelers offense, but they’re really only dominating poor teams. Contain Ben, keep the blown plays outside of the pocket to a minimum, and their offense will stall.

Of course it won’t matter. I always claim the Steelers are dipped in shit and this game was just another example of everything going right for them. If Chester Taylor would’ve just closed his hands on the screen pass…

Ugh.

Until the bounces stop going their way, the Steelers are going to be tough to beat. That’s the frustrating reality for a non-Steelers fan.