That should do it for McNair right?

It's been a while since I have seen such a brutal ass-raping like the Steelers gave to the Ravens last night. Well, New England harassing Washington 52-7 two weeks ago obviously comes to mind, but this beating was different.

The Ravens pride themselves on being a tough, physical team but last night the Steelers came out and just punched them in the groin all night long. After all the hype of the Colts-Pats game, Pittsburgh just violently reminded us that they also still exist.

We all knew that is was going to be a tough game for Baltimore. No Chris McCallister. No Samari Rolle. No Todd Heap. And they were facing a Pittsburgh team that is basically unbeatable when they play on Monday Night and a team that would be especially pumped up with all those legends in attendance to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the team. But still, I don't think that anyone expected such a pounding...

This game made a few things clear for us.


1. Steve McNair is done

This should be it for Steve McNair as an NFL quarterback right? I mean, at least as a starting quarterback. Why Brian Billick still trots McNair out there is beyond me. Last night he looked slow, he looked old and that limp right arm made Chad Pennington look like Carson Palmer.

McNair's line : 13-22, 63 yards, 5 sacks and 1 pick. I don't care if Kyle Boller doesn't know the difference between a go-route and a post-route, he needs to be in there from here on out.


2. James Harrison > Joey Porter

When the Steelers decided to let Joey Porter go, it was because they were convinced that James Harrison could replace him in the lineup. Well, it looks like they were right about that.

What Harrison did last night was downright nasty. If Pittsburgh would have only had Harrison lining up on defense, they would have still won by double digits. I dunno, I have never seen a linebacker dominate a game like that, not even when I'm running up the score in Madden..

He finished with 9 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 interception. I don't think that Joey Porter will reach those numbers in these final 8 games combined.


3. The Steelers might make New England sweat a little

After the Pats beat Indy on Sunday, most people started thinking that 16-0 will definitely happen, including myself. But Pittsburgh still has to play New England and I'm thinking that it will be a very interesting game.

I'm not saying that the Steelers are going to win just because they pummeled a bad Ravens team last night, but I think that they will give New England a very tough game.

They can run the ball, they can keep the New England offense on the sideline and that defense will hit you in the face and force turnovers. About the only way I guess that a team could beat the Pats would be like that. Just have long, time consuming drives and force them into turnovers...

I'm not saying they will beat New England, but I wouldn't be shocked or surprised if they did.