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stillers4me
10-10-2011, 05:41 AM
Of all the running backs on the Steelers roster, Jonathan Dwyer figured to be the last one to register a 100-yard game this season. Dwyer dressed for only one game as a rookie last season and did not suit up for any of the first four games this season.

But with starting running back Rashard Mendenhall ailing with a hamstring injury and versatile reserve Mewelde Moore out with an ankle injury, it was Dwyer who came off the bench to provide the first 100-yard rushing game of the season.

Dwyer carried 11 times for 107 yards in the 38-17 victory against the Titans at Heinz Field. His first carry went for 76 yards, tied for the seventh-longest run in franchise history................

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