Ben Roethlisberger completed 36 of 50 passes for 365 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 25-17 victory over the visiting New England Patriots on Sunday.   Antonio Brown and Mewelde Moore each caught a touchdown pass for the Steelers (6-2), who have won four straight to surge to the top of the AFC.   Pittsburgh [...]

This Sunday, the Steelers will begin the most difficult 2-game stretch of the 2011 season. They face the New England Patriots this weekend, and then they’ll face the Baltimore Ravens the following week. The Steelers will host both games at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. Both the Patriots (5-1) and the Ravens (4-2) are in the top 10 in most NFL [...]

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley understood the expectations that accompanied the six-year, $61.5 million contract he signed in August. Woodley also understood he couldn’t earn every last cent of that contract in the first month of the season. So Woodley didn’t panic when he — much like the rest of Pittsburgh’s defense — got off to a slow start. Now [...]

The Steelers were in control throughout because their offense was in control, which meant their quarterback was in control. Ben Roethlisbergercompleted 26 of 39 for 361 yards and three touchdowns, which was good for a 121.8 passer rating. In addition, Roethlisberger engineered scoring drives that answered Cardinals’ scoring drives, which allowed the Steelers to maintain their lead. When Arizona drove to [...]

  In the long history of the Pittsburgh Steelers , there has never been a pass like it, and the play set the tone for a big day. Ben Roethlisberger threw 95 yards to Mike Wallace for the franchise’s longest pass play and Pittsburgh went on to hand the Arizona Cardinals their fifth consecutive loss, 32-20 on Sunday. Roethlisberger, 26 of [...]