The Steelers beat the Browns again yesterday as it’s starting to sound like a broken record in this “rivalry”.  Ben Roethlisberger had another good game yesterday as he completed 23 of 35 passes for 417 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 INT.  He also lost a fumble in this game.  Rashard Mendenhall did not play too well in this game as he carried the ball 17 times for 62 yards (3.6 ypc) with 1 TD run but he also lost a fumble.  Mendenhall added 2 catches for 15 yards (7.5 avg) out of the backfield yesterday.  Willie Parker also had a rough time yesterday carrying the ball 7 times for 26 yards (3.7 ypc) and he also lost a fumble to the Browns in this game.  Hines Ward (8 rec, 150 yards), Heath Miller (5 rec, 80 yards, TD) and Santonio Holmes (5 rec, 104 yards) all had outstanding games for the Steelers yesterday.  Rookie WR Mike Wallace pitched in for the Steelers with 2 catches for 50 yards and he also had 1 carry for 21 yards.  The Steelers finished up with 543 total yards on offense (140 rushing, 403 passing) in this game as they had possession of the football for 36:46!

The defense was outstanding as usual for the Steelers yesterday as they only gave up 7 points in this game.  CB Ike Taylor (6 tackles) and DE Brett Keisel (6 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 fumble recovery) led the way for the Steelers in this game on D.  But, linebacker Lawrence Timmons was the game changer finishing with 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 tackle for a loss and a forced fumble.  The Steelers only gave up 197 total yards to the Browns in this game.

The only blip on the screen in this game for the Steelers was on special teams as they were dumb enough to kick the ball to Joshua Cribbs.  He returned a kickoff 98 yards for a TD before the light went on over the special teams coach who started to have the ball kicked away from him.  The Steelers are now 4-2 on the season as they are now tied for first place in the AFC North with the Bengals.