Steelers just good enough
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Dirty, weary and quietly pleased, the Steelers trudged into their locker room Sunday after the 16-7 victory against the Washington Redskins.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have a chance to play a meaningless game this season after all.
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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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It wasn&#39;t quite as dramatic or significant as the Music City Miracle. The Kansas City Chiefs will take it just the same. The Chiefs didn&#39;t need a long lateral on a controversial kickoff
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are still the best team in the league despite the recent strong play of the New England Patriots. They proved that on October 31, when they handily defeated the Patriots, 34-20.
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The Washington Redskins only wish they were getting as much offence from their starters as the streaking Pittsburgh Steelers are from their backups.
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A week ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers faced a daunting double, playing the NFL&#39;s two unbeaten teams, albeit at home. They got through the first half by easily beating New England, ending the Patriots&#39; 21-game winning streak, and now get Philadelphia (7-0).
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If coach Bill Cowher has a message for the underachieving Pittsburgh Steelers over their final four games it's this: Think positive.
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Steelers on offense -- Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wasn't spectacular (2,621 passing yards, 22d in the NFL) but he was unbeatable, winning 13 straight games after getting a starting opportunity in Week 3. Roethlisberger doesn't have to be great; running backs Jerome Bettis and Duce Staley pounded out enough yards on the ground to keep the Steelers rolling. The redoubtable ...
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Nobody's perfect. Not Tom Brady, not Bill Belichick. Not the New England Patriots.
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No team needs a lot of offense these days to beat the Redskins. Antwaan Randle El and Jerome Bettis gave the Pittsburgh Steelers just enough to keep their longest winning streak in 28 years going.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have never had a season like this, even during the days of Franco and Mean Joe. A 15-1 record. A 14-game winning streak. A star quarterback who still hasn't lost an NFL game. Still, it's not nearly enough for a team that finally feels ready to win the prize that has eluded one of the NFL's most successful franchises for a quarter-century.
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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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Ben Roethlisberger threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns to help the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-3, knocking off the National Football League&#39;s last undefeated team.
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It's going to take a really good team to stop the red-hot Philadelphia Eagles. Right now, mediocre is a reach for the Chicago Bears.
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Pittsburghers became accustomed to winning Super Bowls as the Steelers captured four titles from 1975-80. But though expectations were lowered since, hopes have been revived by the Steelers' 15-1 record this season.
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It was supposed to be much easier than this for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They had the NFL's best record this season at 15-1, an unbeaten rookie quarterback, and rarely were challenged at home. But they got all they could handle Saturday before eliminating the New York Jets from the NFL playoffs, 20-17 in overtime.