The Steelers proved yesterday that there bark is much worse than their bite.  The Steelers were talking smack all week about what they were going to do to the Patriots and it just fired them up.  In fact, it appeared that the Patriots gameplan was set up to attack the Steeler (Anthony Smith) with the biggest mouth and they burnt him repeatedly to a crisp!  Ben Roethlisberger had a so-so game as he completed 19 of 32 passes for 187 yards with a TD pass.  He also carried the football 4 times for 24 yards (6.0 ypc).  Willie Parker had a solid game as he carried the ball 21 times for 124 yards (5.9 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 23 yards (5.8 avg).  Najeh Davenport also had a decent game with 6 carries for 33 yards (5.5 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass…..for a 32-yard TD.  Hines Ward led Steelers receivers with 5 catches for 39 yards (7.8 avg).  The Steelers finished up with 181 yards rushing on 32 carries (5.7 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 32 passes for 168 yards.

The Steelers defense was led by Ike Taylor who had 7 tackles.  Anthony Smith, who guaranteed a Steelers victory, finished up with 6 tackles and he was burnt often in this game.  The Patriots finished up with 22 yards rushing on 9 carries (2.4 ypc) and they also completed 32 of 46 passes for 399 yards.

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