CLOSER THAN IT SHOULD'VE BEEN

STEELERS (8-3) 27BENGALS (1-9-1) 10ROETHLISBERGER 17-30, 243 YARDS, 1 TD, 1 RUSH TDMOORE 15-56HOLMES 5-84, 1 CONCUSSIONLet me start by getting this off my chest: I don't like Thursday night football. At all. It seems like a major inconvenience for fans and it just doesn't feel right. There's no vibe. I can deal with Sunday night football, I can deal with Monday night football, but Thursday...I'll pass, thanks.But if anything can get me out of a foul mood, it's seeing a former member of N'Sync sing the national anthem. So hats off to you, Chris Kirkpatrick. You saved my Thursday night football viewing experience. Too bad that Gone Country 2 thing went to Sebastian Bach.Tomfoolery aside, it's time to get to the serious points from last night's game (with tomfoolery eventually creeping back in heavy doses):1. That was, without a doubt, the worst performance by a punter [Paul Ernster] I've ever seen in my entire life, at any level. Even Mike Tomlin c...