The Steelers looked truly awful last night as the Broncos pushed them around a little bit.  Ben Roethlisberger looked solid in his brief appearance as he completed 4 of 6 passes for 67 yards.  Dennis Dixon was pathetic to say the least in this game.  He completed 9 of 16 passes for 94 yards with 2 INTs (one was returned 77-yards for a TD by Broncos’ CB Andre Goodman).  Dixon did rush for 33 yards on 3 carries (11.0 ypc) so that wasn’t too bad.  Byron Leftwich was 0 for 4 passing so he looked pretty poor too.  Charlie Batch finished up this contest by completing 3 of 4 passes for 44 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT (he also gave up a pick six to Syd’Quan Thompson of the Broncos (48-yarder).  Rookie RB Jonathan Dwyer led the way on the ground last night for the Steelers with 89 yards rushing on 13 carries (6.6 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Rashard Mendenhall pitched in with 28 yards rushing on 5 carries (5.6 ypc) last night.  WRs Mike Wallace (3 rec, 59 yards) and rookie Antonio Brown (2 rec, 17 yards, TD) led the way through the air for the Steelers last night.  The Steelers finished up with 175 yards rushing (5.8 ypc) and 180 yards passing last night.

LB Lawrence Timmons led the way for the D last night with 5 tackles and 1 QB hit.  CB Keenan Lewis also had 5 tackles but Coach Tomlin was pissed at him for some big mistakes he made.  The Broncos finished up with 128 yards rushing (4.8 ypc) and 140 yards passing in this game.  The Broncos finished up with 128 yards rushing (4.6 ypc) and 140 yards passing last night.  The Steelers are now 2-1 on the pre-season.

The Steelers pushed the Giants around on offense despite only putting up 24 points on Saturday Night.  The Steelers finished up with 161 yards rushing (3.9 ypc) and 251 passing yards in this game.  Ben Roethlisberger got the start and he completed 6 of 8 passes for 76 yards with 1 INT.  Byron Leftwich looked better in his second game as he completed 3 of 6 passes for 95 yards with 1 TD pass.  Dennis Dixon was outstanding once again as he completed 7 of 8 passes for 82 yards.  He also carried the ball 5 times for 27 yards (5.4 ypc) in this game.  Justin Vincent was the leading ground gainer for the Steelers in this game with 37 yards rushing on six carries (6.2 ypc).  Isaac Redman (6 car, 34 yards, TD) and Dwayne Wright (8 car, 27 yards, TD) also had good games running the ball for the Steelers in this game.  Mike Wallace (2 rec, 80 yards, TD), rookie WR Emmanuel Sanders (3 rec, 51 yards) and TE Heath Miller (3 rec, 33 yards) all played well in the passing game for the Steelers on Saturday Night.

Linebacker Keyaron Fox (6 tackles) and safety Troy Polamalu (4 tackles) led the way for the Steelers’ D in this game.  The Steelers did have some issues against the powerful Giants running game as the Giants rushed for 129 yards (4.3 ypc).  The Giants only passed for 151 yards in this game but the Giants’ #3 QB (Rhett Bomar) played the whole game due to injuries to Eli Manning and Jim Sorgi.

The Steelers looked o.k. on offense Saturday night.  Byron Leftwich didn’t look too good though completing 6 of 10 passes for 43 yards.  Dennis Dixon was the star of the game for the Steelers as he completed 6 of 7 passes for 128 yards with 1 TD pass.  He also carried the ball 6 times for 31 yards (5.2 ypc) on Saturday.  Charlie Batch completed 1 of 2 passes for 10 yards in a very brief appearance.  Isaac Redman led the way on the ground for the Steelers in this game with 60 yards rushing on 15 carries (4.0 ypc) with 1 TD carry.  Redman also caught 2 passes for 17 yards (8.5 avg) in this game.  Rookie 6th round pick Antonio Brown led the way in the passing game for the Steelers with 3 grabs for 84 yards (28.0 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Arnaz Battle only caught one pass but it went for 51 yards.  The Steelers finished up with 117 yards rushing (3.3 ypc) and 169 passing yards in this game.

Rookie 5th round pick Stevenson Sylvester led the way for the Steelers’ D in this game with 7 tackles.  The Lions finished up with 79 yards rushing on 24 carries (3.3 ypc) and they passed for 208 yards in this game.

The Steelers beat the Panthers without really trying to win the game.  Ben Roethlisberger completed his only pass attempt for 7 yards.  Charlie Batch followed him into the game and he completed both of his pass attempts for 15 yards.  Mike Reilly finished up the game by completing 5 of 7 passes for 65 yards.  Isaac Redman had a huge game carrying the ball 12 times for 79 yards (6.6 ypc) with 1 TD run.  WR Stefan Logan also had a game to remember.  He caught 2 passes for 27 yards and returned a kickoff for 28 yards.  But, his biggest play was when he returned a punt 80 yards for a TD.  The Steelers finished up with only 211 total yards in this game (137 rushing, 74 passing).

Safety Ryan Mundy led the way for the Steelers on D in this game with 6 tackles, a sack and a interception that he returned 31 yards for a TD.  CB Keenan Lewis was also busy with 10 tackles in this game.  The Panthers finished up with 320 total yards in this game (123 rushing, 197 passing).  The Steelers finished up the pre-season with a 3-1 record.

With Nate Washington off to the Titans as a free agent the Steelers needed someone to step into his role as the #3 WR.  Limas Sweed looks like he wants the job and nothing would make the Steelers’ happier.  Sweed was a high draft pick last season for the Steelers but he didn’t play like one.  He played in 11 games (0 starts) for the Steelers last season and he caught 6 passes for 64 yards (10.7 avg).  He has already caught more passes than that this pre-season in three game (7 rec, 107 yards, 15.3 avg).  The Steelers have their fingers crossed as Sweed needs to justify the faith that they have in him.