Gameday Girlnotes: Steelers v. Bills

Here are some things to watch for in today's game:

1) Will Brett Keisel play? Earlier in the week, he said that his hamstring was 100% healed and that he would be good to go on Sunday. But yesterday morning, Keisel woke up with a calf injury. He is listed as questionable for today's 1 pm game.

The Steelers defense has certainly missed him during the last 5 games. We've allowed the opposing teams to score over 100 points cumulatively during those matchups. Certainly this can't be blamed solely on Keisel's absence, but it did contribute to defensive weakness.

If he is out, Nick Eason and Ziggy Hood could start.

More here:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_711298.html

2) I'm Mike Wallace - Big Pass Plays and More on Tonight's 60 Minutes. Look for Mike Wallace to come up big against the Bills weak defense. From the PG: "The Bills have the worst rush defense in the league, allowing 163.5 yards per game, and their secondary isn't much better." And then there's Wallace's hot streak. If he can exceed 100 yards receiving today, he will break Heinz Ward's record for consecutive games with more than 100 yards receiving (they are currently tied at 3 games each).

Also watch for Mendenhall to come up big against the Bills rush defense.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10332/1106438-66.stm#ixzz16amxTNOw

3) If Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick and Receiver Steve Johnson are able connect, we could have problems. These two led the team to victory last week over the Bengals, and have contributed to nail-biting games between the Bills and strong AFC teams like the Ravens and the Patriots. We could be in for a heart-attack game ourselves if these two can find their mojo today. Watch to see whether or not that happens against our 4-3 defense.
More Here: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10331/1106507-66.stm

4) This could be a trap game. I hate to sound like a broken record, but it is possible that the Bills could give us some trouble. This is an away game for us, and the Bills are coming off of a two-game winning streak. Couple that with our long list of injured players - and you realize that we have to take this game seriously.

5) And finally, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I'll be very thankful if we have a healthy Troy Polamalu on our side. His achillies has been bothering him and he was listed as questionable earlier in the week. The Steelers have been mum about whether or not he will play.

His contribution to the defense in recent weeks has been priceless and is reminiscent of the kind of play that made Pittsburghers fall in love with him back in 2004.

Jon Gruden = Carson Kressley

So I've been a total blog slacker recently. My apologies - my day job has kept me pretty busy. In any event, I'm sitting on my couch watching Steelers v. Bengals, and there's something I have to share. Commentator Jon Gruden totally, totally looks like Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's Carson Kressley. Behold: