As effective as it looked, it wasn't perfect. The first three times Pittsburgh drove inside the Detroit 20, the Steelers had to settle for three points. Hardly a step forward for the 28th-ranked team in red zone efficiency.
Trailing by seven midway through the third quarter, the Steelers had first-and-goal at the 1. Roethlisberger overthrew a wide-open David Paulson on second down and Bell lost two yards on third. Instead of tying the game,
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