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Some takeaways from an entertaining opening night slugfest that ensured that I start the year 0-1 in picking against the spread...> Had Titans kicker Rob Bironas had simply an average night, the Titans win this game. The Steelers would have had to go for it late, rather than kick the single field goal to tie it. And there is no reason to think they'd have made it, given how awful the team was in short yardage tonight. > For every roto honk out there who gives grief to Brian Westbrook for turtling up and costing them a championship, real players now have two words in response: Hines Ward. His fumble at the 4 with under a minute left is the kind of play that could destroy a rookie or send a veteran to the unemployment line. And if you want to make excuses for Ward just being too much of a competitor to fall down there... um, don't. The man's not a child, or an imbecil. He knows he blew it, and freely admitted it afterward. And as someone who enjoys blocking WRs, it was nice to s...
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Nice game, you fat tub of gooHey, like Mike Tomlin says, it ain't about style points. Huge play by Mike Wallace and Hines Ward should be cut. Obviously.And here's to hoping Troy is fine.

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