Steelers Dominate, Hand Eagles First Loss
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Two unbeaten teams faced in two weeks, two unbeaten teams defeated. The Pittsburgh Steelers are accomplishing feats never before seen in the NFL, largely because of rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
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Ben Roethlisberger gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a lot bigger scare than the Baltimore Ravens did. Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes in a run-heavy offense before being pulled from a 20-7 victory Sunday with an unspecified rib injury caused when he was blindsided on a scoring pass.
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Terrell Owens isn't the only once dancing in Pennsylvania these days. The Eagles and Steelers once were so closely tied they briefly shared owners and players during World War II. The paths of these cross-state rivals rarely cross nowadays, but Sunday's matchup offers up two of the NFL's best teams in what many Pennsylvanians hope is the first of two Pittsburgh-Philadelphia games this season.
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Until Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles hadn&#39;t played a football game in this town in 20 years. As far as the demoralized Detroit Lions and their deflated fans were concerned, it wasn&#39;t long enough.
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Ben Roethlisberger had to wait a few more hours and endure inches of rainfall before winning his first NFL start. In a game originally scheduled to begin in the afternoon, but was pushed back to the night
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Ben Roethlisberger throws a career-high four touchdown passes and Pittsburgh rolls to a 34-7 win over Cleveland in Mike Tomlin's NFL coaching debut.
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The matchup of leading N.F.C. contenders turned into a showcase not for offensive fireworks but for a blistering Eagles defense.
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David Akers helped make Donovan McNabb's brief appearance a productive one. Akers kicked field goals of 40, 49 and 52 yards and Jeff Garcia connected with Greg Lewis on a 61-yard touchdown pass to lead the Philadelphia Eagles over the Pittsburgh Steelers 16-7 on Friday night.
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Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is drawing plenty of praise, and deservedly so, for leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to victories in his first five starts.
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After ending New England&#39;s 21-game winning streak last week, the Steelers greet the NFL&#39;s last unbeaten team, playing Philadelphia for the Pennsylvania championship in a game that down the line might be a preview of a matchup for a much grander title.
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Pittsburgh's bye week came at the right time for the defending NFL champions, losers of two of their first three games. The slow start came with Ben Roethlisberger considered "rusty," not a designation for the official injury list but one used to describe the early-season play of the QB.
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The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers will clash in the Battle of Pennyslvania on Sunday. The Eagles will be trying to stay undefeated while the Steelers are hoping rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger
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The Pittsburgh Steelers ended the New England Patriots&#39; remarkable 21-game winning streak with a 34-20 victory. Rookie Ben Roethlisberger was the Steelers&#39; hero, throwing for 196 yards and two touchdown passes.
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Heath Miller scores on an 87-yard touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter to lead the Steelers past the Dolphins, 28-17, Thursday night in the NFL's regular season opener.
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Chad Johnson got to dance, and Ben Roethlisberger took a beating. No matter &#151; the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals anyway. Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards, and Pittsburgh's blitzing defense created havoc in the second half, setting up a 19-14 victory Sunday over Cincinnati.
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PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers nearly followed form in their playoff-opening 20-17 overtime win over the New York Jets yesterday.
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The Philadelphia Eagles' junior varsity played like the old Cincinnati Bengals. With Donovan McNabb and several other starters sitting out, the Eagles' backups were thoroughly dominated in a 38-10 loss to Cincinnati on Sunday.