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NFL: CLEVELAND at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- CLEVELAND 7 14 0 7 28 PITTSBURGH 3 6 7 15 31 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: CLE - TD, KELLEN WINSLOW 4 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK), 10:50. Drive: 16 plays, 71 yards in 8:55. Key plays: Anderson 10-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-10 to Cleveland 39; Lewis 11-yard run to midfield; Anderson 12-yard pass to Winslow on 3rd-and-9 to Pittsburgh 37; Anderson 12-yard pass to Winslow to Pittsburgh 25; Anderson 6-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-5 to Pittsburgh 14; Anderson 7-yard pass to Wright on 3rd-and-7 to Pittsburgh 4. CLEVELAND 7-0 PIT - FG, JEFF REED 28 YD, 13:31. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards in 2:41. Key plays: Roethlisberger 15-yard pass to Ward to Cleveland 47; Parker 31-yard run to Cleveland 13. CLEVELAND 7-3 2ND QUARTER: CLE - TD, LAWRENCE VICKERS 2 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK), 0:04. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards in 1:33. Key plays: Cribbs 90-yard kickoff return to Pittsburgh 3. CLEVELAND 14-3 PIT - FG, JEFF REED 35 YD, 5:58. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards in 5:54. Key plays: Roethlisberger 11-yard pass to Washington to Pittsburgh 42; Roethlisberger 9-yard run on 3rd-and-8 to Cleveland 47; Roethlisberger 22-yard pass to Miller to Cleveland 25. CLEVELAND 14-6 CLE - TD, BRAYLON EDWARDS 16 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK), 9:36. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards in 0:59. Key plays: Pool 3-yard interception return to Pittsburgh 18. CLEVELAND 21-6 PIT - FG, JEFF REED 30 YD, 14:56. Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards in 5:20. Key plays: Roethlisberger 12-yard pass to Ward on 3rd-and-10 to Pittsburgh 43; Roethlisberger 17-yard pass to Washington to Cleveland 40; Roethlisberger 17-yard pass to Miller to Cleveland 9. CLEVELAND 21-9 3RD QUARTER: PIT - TD, HINES WARD 12 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK), 8:46. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards in 2:04. Key plays: Taylor recovery of Lewis fumble at Cleveland 38; Roethlisberger 19-yard pass to Ward to Cleveland 19. CLEVELAND 21-16 4TH QUARTER: PIT - TD, BEN ROETHLISBERGER 30 YD RUN (BEN ROETHLISBERGER PASS TO HINES WARD FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 3:28. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards in 3:15. Key plays: Roethlisberger 18-yard pass to Ward to Cleveland 42; Roethlisberger 16-yard pass to Washington to Cleveland 30. PITTSBURGH 24-21 CLE - TD, JOSH CRIBBS 100 YD KICKOFF RETURN (PHIL DAWSON KICK), 3:46. CLEVELAND 28-24 PIT - TD, HEATH MILLER 2 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK), 11:47. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards in 8:01. Key plays: Roethlisberger 18-yard pass to Holmes to on 3rd-and-6 to Pittsburgh 44; Roethlisberger 15-yard pass to Holmes to Cleveland 41; Roethlisberger 10-yard pass to Miller to Cleveland 25; Roethlisberger 20-yard pass to Miller on 3rd-and-18 to Cleveland 13; Roethlisberger 10-yard run on 3rd-and-9 to Cleveland 2. PITTSBURGH 31-28 ATT: 64,781</div>
NFL: CLEVELAND at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** NFL CLEVELAND 28 PITTSBURGH 31 FINAL</div>
PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Browns still have noanswer for Ben Roethlisberger, who once again found a way tobeat his hometown team. Roethlisberger threw two touchdowns and ran for another score -all in the second half - as the Pittsburgh Steelers rallied froma 15-point deficit Sunday for a 31-28 victory over the Browns. A native of Findlay, Ohio and a graduate of Miami, Ohio,Roethlisberger improved to 7-0 all-time against the Browns. Hehas thrown six TDs in the two victories this season againstCleveland and 11 in his career. Sunday's win did not come easily for the Steelers (7-2), whofaced a 21-6 deficit late in the second quarter and squandered athree-point lead in the fourth quarter when Cleveland's JoshuaCribbs returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score. But Roethlisberger engineered a 14-play scoring drive capped byhis 2-yard TD to tight end Heath Miller with 3:13 remaining togive Pittsburgh a 31-28 lead. Cleveland (5-4) had a chance to force overtime, but PhilDawson's 53-yard field goal fell short of the crossbar as timeexpired.
NFL: CLEVELAND at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- CLEVELAND 7 14 0 7 28 PITTSBURGH 3 6 7 15 31 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 10:50 CLE - TD, KELLEN WINSLOW 4 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK). Drive: 16 plays, 71 yards in 8:55. Key plays: Anderson 10-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-10 to Cleveland 39; Lewis 11-yard run to midfield; Anderson 12-yard pass to Winslow on 3rd-and-9 to Pittsburgh 37; Anderson 12-yard pass to Winslow to Pittsburgh 25; Anderson 6-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-5 to Pittsburgh 14; Anderson 7-yard pass to Wright on 3rd-and-7 to Pittsburgh 4. CLEVELAND 7-0. 13:31 PIT - FG, JEFF REED 28 YD. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards in 2:41. Key plays: Roethlisberger 15-yard pass to Ward to Cleveland 47; Parker 31-yard run to Cleveland 13. CLEVELAND 7-3. 2ND QUARTER: 0:04 CLE - TD, LAWRENCE VICKERS 2 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards in 1:33. Key plays: Cribbs 90-yard kickoff return to Pittsburgh 3. CLEVELAND 14-3. 5:58 PIT - FG, JEFF REED 35 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards in 5:54. Key plays: Roethlisberger 11-yard pass to Washington to Pittsburgh 42; Roethlisberger 9-yard run on 3rd-and-8 to Cleveland 47; Roethlisberger 22-yard pass to Miller to Cleveland 25. CLEVELAND 14-6. 9:36 CLE - TD, BRAYLON EDWARDS 16 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK). Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards in 0:59. Key plays: Pool 3-yard interception return to Pittsburgh 18. CLEVELAND 21-6. 14:56 PIT - FG, JEFF REED 30 YD. Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards in 5:20. Key plays: Roethlisberger 12-yard pass to Ward on 3rd-and-10 to Pittsburgh 43; Roethlisberger 17-yard pass to Washington to Cleveland 40; Roethlisberger 17-yard pass to Miller to Cleveland 9. CLEVELAND 21-9. 3RD QUARTER: 8:46 PIT - TD, HINES WARD 12 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards in 2:04. Key plays: Taylor recovery of Lewis fumble at Cleveland 38; Roethlisberger 19-yard pass to Ward to Cleveland 19. CLEVELAND 21-16. 4TH QUARTER: 3:28 PIT - TD, BEN ROETHLISBERGER 30 YD RUN (BEN ROETHLISBERGER PASS TO HINES WARD FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION). Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards in 3:15. Key plays: Roethlisberger 18-yard pass to Ward to Cleveland 42; Roethlisberger 16-yard pass to Washington to Cleveland 30. PITTSBURGH 24-21. 3:46 CLE - TD, JOSH CRIBBS 100 YD KICKOFF RETURN (PHIL DAWSON KICK). CLEVELAND 28-24. 11:47 PIT - TD, HEATH MILLER 2 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK). Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards in 8:01. Key plays: Roethlisberger 18-yard pass to Holmes to on 3rd-and-6 to Pittsburgh 44; Roethlisberger 15-yard pass to Holmes to Cleveland 41; Roethlisberger 10-yard pass to Miller to Cleveland 25; Roethlisberger 20-yard pass to Miller on 3rd-and-18 to Cleveland 13; Roethlisberger 10-yard run on 3rd-and-9 to Cleveland 2. PITTSBURGH 31-28. CLEVELAND - PITTSBURGH Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH FIRST DOWNS 13 22 Rushing 2 5 Passing 10 17 Penalty 1 0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-12-42% 8-16-50% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 163 401 Total offensive plays 53 74 Average gain per play 3.1 5.4 NET YARDS RUSHING 40 159 Rushing attempts 18 35 Average gain per rush 2.2 4.5 Tackles for loss-yards 2-3 1-2 NET YARDS PASSING 123 242 Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 4-36 Gross passing yards 123 278 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 35-16-0 35-23-1 Avg gain per pass play 3.5 6.2 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-0-0 7-1-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 6-49.8 5-41.4 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 46.7 36.4 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 22 25 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 4-19 3-25 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 7-221 5-86 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 1-3 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 7-40 5-30 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 2-1 1-0 TOUCHDOWNS 4 3 Rushing 0 1 Passing 3 2 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 1 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 4-4 3-3 Kicking: Made-Attempts 4-4 2-2 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 1-1 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-1 3-3 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-3-100% 2-5-40% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 1-2-50% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 21:43 38:17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J LEWIS 16 35 2.2 11 0 W PARKER 25 105 4.2 31 0 D ANDERSON 2 5 2.5 6 0 B ROETHLIS 5 49 9.8 30 1 N DAVENPOR 4 7 1.8 7 0 S HOLMES 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D ANDERSON 16-35-123 0 3 16 B ROETHLIS 23-34-278 1 2 22 W PARKER 0- 1- 0 0 0 0 Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: B ROETHLIS 4-36. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- K WINSLOW 5 46 9.2 13 1 H WARD 7 80 11.4 19 1 J JUREVICI 5 44 8.8 16 0 H MILLER 5 71 14.2 22 1 J LEWIS 3 8 2.7 6 0 N WASHINGT 4 56 14.0 17 0 B EDWARDS 1 16 16.0 16 1 S HOLMES 4 53 13.3 18 0 J WRIGHT 1 7 7.0 7 0 W PARKER 2 8 4.0 5 0 L VICKERS 1 2 2.0 2 1 N DAVENPOR 1 10 10.0 10 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B POOL 1 3 3.0 3 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D ZASTUDIL 6 299 49.8 0 3 64 D SEPULVED 5 207 41.4 0 0 43 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J CRIBBS 4 19 4.8 7 0 A ROSSUM 3 25 8.3 21 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J CRIBBS 4 204 51.0100 1 A ROSSUM 4 75 18.8 33 0 D DINKINS 3 17 5.7 10 0 N DAVENPORT 1 11 11.0 11 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- P DAWSON 4/4 0/1 J REED 2/2 3/3 Dist.: (53) Dist.: 28 35 30 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ J LEWIS 2 1 0 0-0 B ROETHLISBERGER 1 0 0 0-0 S SMITH 0 0 1 0-0 J HARRISON 0 0 2 0-0 H FRALEY 0 0 0 1-0 I TAYLOR 0 0 0 0-1 H MILLER 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ E WRIGHT 11 11 0 1-11 C HAGGANS 8 2 6 0-0 L WILLIAMS 11 6 5 0-0 L FOOTE 7 3 4 0-0 A DAVIS 9 3 6 0-0 A SMITH 5 4 1 0-0 S JONES 8 5 3 0-0 T POLAMALU 4 3 1 0-0 E KELLEY 7 1 6 0-0 J FARRIOR 4 2 2 0-0 S SMITH 6 3 3 1-13 D TOWNSEND 3 3 0 0-0 L BODDEN 5 4 1 0-0 A SMITH 3 3 0 0-0 B POOL 5 3 2 0-0 J HARRISON 3 3 0 0-0 R SMITH 4 1 3 1-5 B KEISEL 2 1 1 0-0 O ROYE 3 2 1 0-0 T CARTER 2 0 2 0-0 K WIMBLEY 3 2 1 0-0 C HAMPTON 1 1 0 0-0 D HOLLY 3 2 1 0-0 I TAYLOR 1 1 0 0-0 A PEEK 2 1 1 1-7 T KIRSCHKE 1 0 1 0-0 W MCGINEST 2 1 1 0-0 B MCDONALD 1 1 0 0-0 S FRASER 1 0 1 0-0 C THOMPSON 1 0 1 0-0 Att: 64,781</div>
NFL: CLEVELAND at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- CLEVELAND 7 14 0 7 28 PITTSBURGH 3 6 7 15 31 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 10:50 CLE - TD, KELLEN WINSLOW 4 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK). Drive: 16 plays, 71 yards in 8:55. Key plays: Anderson 10-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-10 to Cleveland 39; Lewis 11-yard run to midfield; Anderson 12-yard pass to Winslow on 3rd-and-9 to Pittsburgh 37; Anderson 12-yard pass to Winslow to Pittsburgh 25; Anderson 6-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-5 to Pittsburgh 14; Anderson 7-yard pass to Wright on 3rd-and-7 to Pittsburgh 4. CLEVELAND 7-0. 13:31 PIT - FG, JEFF REED 28 YD. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards in 2:41. Key plays: Roethlisberger 15-yard pass to Ward to Cleveland 47; Parker 31-yard run to Cleveland 13. CLEVELAND 7-3. 2ND QUARTER: 0:04 CLE - TD, LAWRENCE VICKERS 2 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards in 1:33. Key plays: Cribbs 90-yard kickoff return to Pittsburgh 3. CLEVELAND 14-3. 5:58 PIT - FG, JEFF REED 35 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards in 5:54. Key plays: Roethlisberger 11-yard pass to Washington to Pittsburgh 42; Roethlisberger 9-yard run on 3rd-and-8 to Cleveland 47; Roethlisberger 22-yard pass to Miller to Cleveland 25. CLEVELAND 14-6. 9:36 CLE - TD, BRAYLON EDWARDS 16 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK). Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards in 0:59. Key plays: Pool 3-yard interception return to Pittsburgh 18. CLEVELAND 21-6. 14:56 PIT - FG, JEFF REED 30 YD. Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards in 5:20. Key plays: Roethlisberger 12-yard pass to Ward on 3rd-and-10 to Pittsburgh 43; Roethlisberger 17-yard pass to Washington to Cleveland 40; Roethlisberger 17-yard pass to Miller to Cleveland 9. CLEVELAND 21-9. 3RD QUARTER: 8:46 PIT - TD, HINES WARD 12 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards in 2:04. Key plays: Taylor recovery of Lewis fumble at Cleveland 38; Roethlisberger 19-yard pass to Ward to Cleveland 19. CLEVELAND 21-16. 4TH QUARTER: 3:28 PIT - TD, BEN ROETHLISBERGER 30 YD RUN (BEN ROETHLISBERGER PASS TO HINES WARD FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION). Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards in 3:15. Key plays: Roethlisberger 18-yard pass to Ward to Cleveland 42; Roethlisberger 16-yard pass to Washington to Cleveland 30. PITTSBURGH 24-21. 3:46 CLE - TD, JOSH CRIBBS 100 YD KICKOFF RETURN (PHIL DAWSON KICK). CLEVELAND 28-24. 11:47 PIT - TD, HEATH MILLER 2 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK). Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards in 8:01. Key plays: Roethlisberger 18-yard pass to Holmes to on 3rd-and-6 to Pittsburgh 44; Roethlisberger 15-yard pass to Holmes to Cleveland 41; Roethlisberger 10-yard pass to Miller to Cleveland 25; Roethlisberger 20-yard pass to Miller on 3rd-and-18 to Cleveland 13; Roethlisberger 10-yard run on 3rd-and-9 to Cleveland 2. PITTSBURGH 31-28. CLEVELAND - PITTSBURGH Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH FIRST DOWNS 13 22 Rushing 2 5 Passing 10 17 Penalty 1 0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-12-42% 8-16-50% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 163 401 Total offensive plays 53 74 Average gain per play 3.1 5.4 NET YARDS RUSHING 40 159 Rushing attempts 18 35 Average gain per rush 2.2 4.5 Tackles for loss-yards 2-3 1-2 NET YARDS PASSING 123 242 Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 4-36 Gross passing yards 123 278 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 35-16-0 35-23-1 Avg gain per pass play 3.5 6.2 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-0-0 7-1-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 6-49.8 5-41.4 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 46.7 36.4 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 22 25 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 4-19 3-25 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 7-221 5-86 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 1-3 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 7-40 5-30 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 2-1 1-0 TOUCHDOWNS 4 3 Rushing 0 1 Passing 3 2 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 1 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 4-4 3-3 Kicking: Made-Attempts 4-4 2-2 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 1-1 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-1 3-3 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-3-100% 2-5-40% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 1-2-50% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 21:43 38:17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J LEWIS 16 35 2.2 11 0 W PARKER 25 105 4.2 31 0 D ANDERSON 2 5 2.5 6 0 B ROETHLIS 5 49 9.8 30 1 N DAVENPOR 4 7 1.8 7 0 S HOLMES 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D ANDERSON 16-35-123 0 3 16 B ROETHLIS 23-34-278 1 2 22 W PARKER 0- 1- 0 0 0 0 Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: B ROETHLIS 4-36. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- K WINSLOW 5 46 9.2 13 1 H WARD 7 80 11.4 19 1 J JUREVICI 5 44 8.8 16 0 H MILLER 5 71 14.2 22 1 J LEWIS 3 8 2.7 6 0 N WASHINGT 4 56 14.0 17 0 B EDWARDS 1 16 16.0 16 1 S HOLMES 4 53 13.3 18 0 J WRIGHT 1 7 7.0 7 0 W PARKER 2 8 4.0 5 0 L VICKERS 1 2 2.0 2 1 N DAVENPOR 1 10 10.0 10 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B POOL 1 3 3.0 3 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D ZASTUDIL 6 299 49.8 0 3 64 D SEPULVED 5 207 41.4 0 0 43 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J CRIBBS 4 19 4.8 7 0 A ROSSUM 3 25 8.3 21 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J CRIBBS 4 204 51.0100 1 A ROSSUM 4 75 18.8 33 0 D DINKINS 3 17 5.7 10 0 N DAVENPORT 1 11 11.0 11 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- P DAWSON 4/4 0/1 J REED 2/2 3/3 Dist.: (52) Dist.: 28 35 30 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ J LEWIS 2 1 0 0-0 B ROETHLISBERGER 1 0 0 0-0 S SMITH 0 0 1 0-0 J HARRISON 0 0 2 0-0 H FRALEY 0 0 0 1-0 I TAYLOR 0 0 0 0-1 H MILLER 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ E WRIGHT 11 11 0 1-11 C HAGGANS 8 2 6 0-0 L WILLIAMS 11 6 5 0-0 L FOOTE 7 3 4 0-0 A DAVIS 9 3 6 0-0 A SMITH 5 4 1 0-0 S JONES 8 5 3 0-0 T POLAMALU 4 3 1 0-0 E KELLEY 7 1 6 0-0 J FARRIOR 4 2 2 0-0 S SMITH 6 3 3 1-13 D TOWNSEND 3 3 0 0-0 L BODDEN 5 4 1 0-0 A SMITH 3 3 0 0-0 B POOL 5 3 2 0-0 J HARRISON 3 3 0 0-0 R SMITH 4 1 3 1-5 B KEISEL 2 1 1 0-0 O ROYE 3 2 1 0-0 T CARTER 2 0 2 0-0 K WIMBLEY 3 2 1 0-0 C HAMPTON 1 1 0 0-0 D HOLLY 3 2 1 0-0 I TAYLOR 1 1 0 0-0 A PEEK 2 1 1 1-7 T KIRSCHKE 1 0 1 0-0 W MCGINEST 2 1 1 0-0 B MCDONALD 1 1 0 0-0 S FRASER 1 0 1 0-0 C THOMPSON 1 0 1 0-0 Officials: Referee-Ron Winter, Umpire-Roy Ellison, Head Linesman-Tom Stabile, Line Judge-Tom Stephan, Field Judge-Mike Weir, Side Judge-Tom Hill, Back Judge-Phil Luckett. Att: 64,781 Time of Game: 3:10</div>
PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Browns still have noanswer for Ben Roethlisberger, who once again found a way tobeat his hometown team. Roethlisberger threw two touchdowns and ran for another score -all in the second half - as the Pittsburgh Steelers rallied froma 15-point deficit Sunday for a 31-28 victory over the Browns. A native of Findlay, Ohio and a graduate of Miami, Ohio,Roethlisberger improved to 7-0 all-time against the Browns. Hehas thrown six TDs in the two victories this season againstCleveland and 11 in his career. Sunday's win did not come easily for the Steelers (7-2), whofaced a 21-6 deficit late in the second quarter and squandered athree-point lead in the fourth quarter when Cleveland's JoshuaCribbs returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score. But Roethlisberger engineered a 14-play scoring drive capped byhis 2-yard TD to tight end Heath Miller with 3:13 remaining togive Pittsburgh a 31-28 lead. Cleveland (5-4) had a chance to force overtime, but PhilDawson's 53-yard field goal fell short of the crossbar as timeexpired. "We had an opportunity to show today something we hadn't,"Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "That is, we showed our mettleand came from behind and pull it out. It was far from perfect,but we stuck to the plan." Roethlisberger completed 23-of-34 passes for 278 yards and oneinterception while running for a career-high 49 yards. "It's what the defense gives you," he said. "They zoned on therunning backs, and lanes open up. You've got to be able to takethat. Early, we saw that if I stepped up in the pocket, therewere a lot of openings." "(Roethlisberger) told me he was more explosive than me,"Steelers running back Willie Parker said. "I'll give him anA-minus for that. I'll never give him an A-plus, because hewon't give me an A-plus." Hines Ward hauled in seven catches for 80 yards, Miller chippedin five receptions for 71 yards and Parker ran for 105 yards forthe Steelers, who have won their last nine games vs. Cleveland. "We put a lot into this game," Ward said. "This is just how theNFL is. You play close games, and somebody has to win andsomebody lose. We were the team that found a way to win." It was a disappointing end to a hard-fought performance by theBrowns, who had their three-game winning streak snapped and lostfor the 15th time in their last 16 meetings with the Steelers. Derek Anderson tossed TD passes of 4, 2 and 16 yards in thefirst half as Cleveland entered the break with a 21-9 advantage. But the Steelers' defense buckled down in the second half,limiting the Browns to just 48 yards of total offense over thefinal 30 minutes. Cleveland did not even record a second-halffirst down until its final drive of the contest. "Obviously in the second half, they were playing good defense,"Anderson said. "I was just missing some throws. We just didn'tget into the rhythm we had in the first half." "Even though we played a good game, it wasn't good enough,"Browns coach Romeo Crennel added. "It was a tale of two halves.In the first half, we were able to move the ball and putpoints on the board. ... Second half, we had a struggle movingthe football." The stout defense set the stage for Roethlisberger, who helpedPittsburgh maintain its lead in the AFC North Division. TheSteelers own a 2 1/2-game advantage over the Baltimore Ravensand a three-game cushion over the Browns thanks to their sweepof the season series. Pittsburgh finally found the end zone with 6:14 remaining in thethird quarter when Roethlisberger threw a 12-yard scoringstrike to Ward, who was wide open along the left sideline. The Steelers' 38-yard scoring drive was set up when linebackerJames Harrison forced a fumble which was recovered by cornerbackIke Taylor. Pittsburgh took its first lead of the game with 11:32 remainingwhen the 6-5, 241-pound Roethlisberger rumbled for a 30-yardscore on 3rd-and-10. Roethlisberger then hooked up with Wardfor the two-point conversion, giving the Steelers a 24-21 lead. "I thank (Parker) for all the help he has been giving me to makeme fast," Roethlisberger said. "Hines was downfield, and Isaid when I get close I'm going to try to get into the end zone.The will to win got me in." "What's better than seeing Ben running around huffing andpuffing and diving in the end zone to get a touchdown," Wardadded. "That's just classic right there. I'm never going toforget the facial expression he had diving into that end zone." Cleveland reclaimed the lead on the very next play, however, asCribbs took the ensuing kickoff back for a score after a wildsequence. After letting the squibbed kick skip past him, Cribbs picked upthe ball at Cleveland's goal line and avoided several would-betacklers before racing up the right sideline to give the Brownsa 28-24 advantage. "One thing is for certain, we stunk as a kickoff coverage unit,"Tomlin said. "Not to take anything away from Josh Cribbs. Hisreputation is well-deserved, but we have got to grow in thatarea." But Roethlisberger and the Steelers answered in stoic fashion,marching 78 yards on a drive which ate up over eight minutes. Roethlisberger helped Pittsburgh convert a trio of third downson the drive - two with long passes and one with a 10-yard rundown to the Cleveland 2. Two plays later, Roethlisberger rifleda tight throw to Miller, giving the Steelers a 31-28 lead with3:13 remaining. After the teams exchanged possessions, Cleveland took over atits own 33 with 1:04 remaining. Anderson completed threestraight passes to move the ball to the Pittsburgh 35, butDawson's kick fell short. "I thought Phil Dawson hit that last field goal attempt reallygood into the wind," Crennel said. "It just came up a littleshort. Anderson finished 16-for-35 for just 123 yards while tight endKellen Winslow had five catches for 46 yards and a TD forCleveland, which has allowed six of its nine opponents to scoreat least 30 points this season.
NFL: CLEVELAND at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** NFL CLEVELAND 28 PITTSBURGH 31 FINAL</div>
