导出博客文章PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger did everything perfectly. The fake spike that
momentarily fooled the Dallas Cowboys. The perfect lob to Antonio Brown that
gave the Pittsburgh Steelers the lead and appeared to be the perfect jolt they
needed to jumpstart a sagging season.Only one problem: There was too much time.
Far too much. The sense of joy lasted all of 31 seconds, or the time it took the
Cowboys to go 75 yards, the final 32 on Ezekiel Elliotts dash to the end zone
that gave Dallas a 35-30 victory and sent Pittsburgh to its fourth straight
loss.Soaring in October, the Steelers (4-5) are sinking as Thanksgiving
approaches. Not even 408 yards and three touchdowns from Roethlisberger, 154
yards receiving by Brown and 134 total yards and two scores by LeVeon Bell could
prevent another baffling breakdown.We are undisciplined and not accountable,
Roethlisberger said. Thats why they are one of the best in the business and we
are not right now.Certainly not the way theyre playing, particularly on defense.
Twice in the fourth quarter Pittsburgh was one stop away from ending the Cowboys
seven-game winning streak. And twice the Steelers offered little resistance as
Dallas rookies Dak Prescott and Elliott did whatever they wanted, hardly
bothered by the largest crowd to watch a Steelers home game in club history.Two
drives. Both 75 yards. Both ending with Elliott racing across the goal line and
a series of black-and-gold clad defenders futilely giving chase.It sucks losing
regardless, but especially in critical moments of the game when theyre getting
big plays and youre trying to do everything you can to stop them, linebacker
Ryan Shazier said. This one really stings a lot.Expected to be in the thick of
the AFC race thanks to one of the most talented offenses in the league, the
Steelers arent even in first in an underwhelming AFC North. They will head to
winless Cleveland next week hoping to end their longest losing streak since
dropping the first four games of the 2013 season.Its just unacceptable,
defensive end Cam Heyward said.Roethlisberger played poorly last week in his
return from left knee surgery, a dismal loss in Baltimore, but told his
teammates to follow me with a chance to prove themselves against the NFLs
hottest team. While there were moments of brilliance, each one appeared to be
met with an equally boneheaded step backward.After Roethlisberger hit Eli Rogers
for a 3-yard touchdown in the first quarter to give the Steelers an early 12-3
lead, a pair of Cowboy penalties put Dallas into a first-and-25 hole. No matter.
Two plays later Elliott took a screen pass, picked up a couple of blocks and ran
83 yards to put Dallas right back in it.Bell stretched the ball into the end
zone from 1 yard out with 7:51 left to give the Steelers a 24-23 advantage.
Dallas went 75 yards in 10 plays, ending with Elliotts 14-yard dash with 1:55
left.Roethlisberger calmly took the Steelers right back down the field and
channeled his inner Dan Marino with the clock running and the ball at the Dallas
15. The quarterback took the snap and pretended to ground the ball. Instead he
held on to it and hit a streaking Brown for a touchdown that again gave
Pittsburgh a one-point advantage.You take a lead so it feels pretty good,
Roethlisberger said.Fleeting too. Prescott moved the Cowboys into field goal
range helped by a 15-yard facemask penalty on Steelers rookie safety Sean
Davis.It was a critical time, Davis said. When seconds go by I was just trying
to get him down, poke the ball, grab something and he just ducked. Once I felt
my fingers in his facemask I let go.Control of the game followed suit. Instead
of settling for a long field goal attempt, the Cowboys instead kept plowing
ahead with Elliott going 32 yards right up the middle for the deciding score.We
can sit here and say its a great learning example, but learning doesnt get you
wins, Heyward said. Were no longer allowed to keep doing that.Not if they want
to salvage what once looked like a promising year.TWO MUCH?The Steelers set an
NFL record last year by converting eight 2-point conversions, some of them in
nontraditional situations early in the game. They went 0 for 4 on Sunday,
chasing points all afternoon after they botched a pair of attempts in the first
quarter.We want to be aggressive, Roethlisberger said. We practice it every day.
We need to be better at it.INJURIESBackup linebacker Steven Johnson left in the
first quarter with a broken ankle. Backup safety Shamarko Thomas exited with a
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three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web.LOS ANGELES -- Betfair Hollywood Park will
close by years end and the 75-year-old racetrack property in Inglewood that
hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders Cup in 1984 will be developed by its
owner. The track announced on Thursday that it wont apply to the California
Horse Racing Board for 2014 dates, signalling the end of the line for a property
whose future had been in question since Churchill Downs sold it to Hollywood
Park Land Co. in 2005. At the time, the new owner said racing would continue for
a minimum of three years while an effort was made to revitalize the sports
business model. But the track had little luck in stemming declines in wagering
and attendance, problems that plague the racing industry nationwide. "From an
economic point of view, the land now simply has a higher and better use, so,
unfortunately, racing will not continue here once the 2013 autumn meet is
completed," track President Jack Liebau said. The owner spent more than $8
million to replace the tracks dirt surface with synthetic Cushion Track in 2006
as part of a then-statewide mandate for such surfaces. The current summer meet
runs through July 14. The fall meet opens Nov. 7 and ends on Dec. 22. The stable
area is expected to close by the end of the year. The closure is expected to set
in motion a scramble by Southern Californias other tracks to acquire Hollywood
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other tracks are Del Mar, located north of San Diego; and in the Los Angeles
area, Los Alamitos and Fairplex. Hollywood Park opened in 1938 under the
direction of movie moguls Jack and Harry Warner. Celebrities regularly attended
the races. Among the star horses that ran at Hollywood Park were Seabiscuit, and
Triple Crown winners Citation, Seattle Slew and Affirmed. Champion mare and 2010
Horse of the Year Zenyatta was based at Hollywood Park, and so was Ill Have
Another, last years Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner. The Breeders Cup began
at the track in 1984, and was held there again in 1987 and 1997. Some of the
sports fixtures began at Hollywood Park and spread throughout the industry,
including Sunday racing, which debuted in 1973, and fan giveaways. The Pick Six,
a wager in which bettors must pick the winners of six consecutive races, was
launched at the track in 1998. Other exotic wagers that originated there include
the superfecta, which involves picking the first four finishers in the correct
order. "Our fans and all of the employees who have worked at Hollywood Park,
both past and present, deserve our thanks and gratitude," Liebau said. "They
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