The Steelers played this game close to the vest working on the running game on offense.  Ben Roethlisberger only played one series and he completed both of his pass attempts for 38 yards with a 19-yard TD pass to Santonio Holmes.  Charlie Batch followed Roethlisberger in the game and it did not go well for him.  Batch fractured his right collarbone and will likely miss the entire 2008 season.  Batch completed 1 of 3 passes for 3 yards and he also carried the ball 1 time for 6 yards.  Rookie Dennis Dixon was allright completing 6 of 9 passes for 30 yards.  Mike Potts threw two incomplete passes in this game.  First round pick Rashard Mendenhall looked pretty solid in his first action in the NFL carrying the ball 7 times for 34 yards (4.9 ypc).  Justin Vincent was also busy with 9 carries for 28 yards (3.1 ypc).  Gary Russell worked hard for his 25 yards on 10 carries (2.5 ypc) last night.  Willie Parker indeed looked fast carrying the ball 3 times for 20 yards (6.7 ypc).  Rookie WR Limas Sweed led the Steelers’ with 3 grabs for 23 yards (7.7 avg) in this game.  The Steelers really didn’t want to show much in this game so they didn’t.  The Steelers rushed for 118 yards on 35 carries (3.4 ypc) against the Eagles.  They also completed 9 of 16 passes for 71 yards last night.

The Steelers’ defense was pretty effective against the Eagles.  CB Travis Willams led the way for the Steelers with 7 tackles.  Linebacker Keyaron Fox and CB Anthony Madison each pitched in with 6 tackles apiece.  The Steelers held the Eagles to 61 yards rushing on 20 carries (3.1 ypc).  The Eagles also completed 28 of 48 passes for 210 yards.  The Steelers have to be happy with this win as they really didn’t show too much.