Scobee, who missed a pair of field goals in the opener, smacked it off the upright. Tomlin finally sent kicker Josh Scobee out for a one-point kick after Darrius Heyward-Bey's 35-yard touchdown reception early in the second quarter. 'We put so much time and effort into those plays and if you're going to be successful doing them, why not do it?' Roethlisberger said. With the ball moved up to the 1, Roethlisberger flipped a pass to Miller. The Steelers initially lined up to kick after Williams' first score but Tomlin changed his mind when San Francisco was flagged for being offside. Roethlisberger connected with a wide-open Brown to put Pittsburgh up 8-0. He backed it up twice in the first half, keeping the offense on the field following touchdowns by Heath Miller and Williams.īoth times the Steelers converted with ease. Tomlin hinted he'd become more aggressive going for two after the league moved back the extra point kick. The Steelers began each practice during training camp with a drill called 'seven shots.' The starting offense would run seven plays from the 2 - the distance of a 2-point conversion - against the starting defense. Frustrated by an inability to finish drives with touchdowns against the Patriots, the Steelers decided to end them with exclamation points while ruining San Francisco coach Jim Tomsula's homecoming.ĭespite an easy opening week win over Minnesota, Tomsula stressed he was 'worried about them Steelers,' a line he delivered in an intentionally thick Pittsburgh accent as a way of paying tribute to his roots. Given 10 days to recover from a 28-21 loss to New England, Pittsburgh responded by looking every bit as explosive as offensive coordinator Todd Haley insisted it could be. 'When we get all our pieces back to this puzzle, it's going to be a beautiful puzzle man,' Williams said. The two 23-year-olds sat out a second straight game for violating the league's substance abuse policy, though Bell will return next week when Pittsburgh visits St. 'It's another opportunity to put points on the board.'īrown caught nine passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns for the Steelers, who needed all of 23 minutes to pile up 453 yards even without All-Pro running back Le'Veon Bell and wide receiver Martavis Bryant. 'We're going to take our shots,' wide receiver Antonio Brown said. Roethlisberger passed for 369 yards and three touchdowns, DeAngelo Williams tied a team record with three rushing scores and the Steelers converted a pair of early 2-point attempts to seize momentum and roll to a remarkably easy 43-18 win. The Pittsburgh Steelers took a look at it, ripped it up and set it on fire.Ĭonsidering how easy Ben Roethlisberger and company made finding the end zone look on Sunday against overmatched San Francisco, there may be no going back. PITTSBURGH - The sheet and 20 years of conventional NFL wisdom said to kick.

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