Steelers Come Close to Playoffs, but Just Out of Reach
The Pittsburgh Steelers did what they needed to on Sunday, defeating the Miami Dolphins. Unfortunately, the Texans, Jets, and Ravens all won, destroying the Steelers playoff hopes. However, it is still impressive that Pittsburgh managed to go 9-7, despite suffering some tough injuries in the season; the most talked about being the loss of Troy Polamalu for the majority of the season.
The Steelers came out tough on Sunday, planning on doing whatever they could to make the playoffs. Despite a small, Miami comeback in the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh still managed to finish them off. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 220 yards, grabbing 3 Touchdowns.
1st Quarter
TD- Steelers- Santonio Holmes 5 yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (+ Jeff Reed Extra Point)
TD- Dolphins- Lex Hilliard 11 yd pass from Chad Henne (+ Extra Point)
TD- Steelers- Mike Wallace 54 yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (+ Jeff Reed Extra Point)
2nd Quarter
FG- Dolphins- Dan Carpenter 25 yd Field Goal
FG- Steelers- Jeff Reed 22 yd Field Goal
3rd Quarter
TD- Steelers- Heath Miller 3 yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (+ Jeff Reed Extra Point)
4th Quarter
FG- Steelers- Jeff Reed 21 yd Field Goal
TD- Dolphins- Brian Hartline 16 yd run (+ Extra Point)
TD- Dolphins- Davone Bess 34 yd pass from Tyler Thigpen (+ Extra Point)
FG- Steelers- Jeff Reed 33 yd Field Goal
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