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Head-to-head: Steelers C Maurkice Pouncey vs. Ravens NT Kelly Gregg
Sunday, October 03, 2010
By Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Despite two Pro Bowl appearances and a record 75-yard touchdown run in a Super Bowl, Willie Parker never knew what it was like to rush for more than 100 yards against the Baltimore Ravens.
Rashard Mendenhall, his replacement, hasn't been around as long, but he hasn't done it, either, even though he became only the seventh different player in franchise history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in 2009.
Indeed, historians will have to go back to Dec. 26, 2004, to find the last time a Steelers running back had more than 100 yards against the Ravens. That was when Jerome Bettis rushed for 117 yards on 27 carries in a 20-7 victory at Heinz Field, the Steelers' 13th consecutive victory in a 15-1 season.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10276/1092262-66.stm#ixzz11ICfqmwz
Sunday, October 03, 2010
By Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Despite two Pro Bowl appearances and a record 75-yard touchdown run in a Super Bowl, Willie Parker never knew what it was like to rush for more than 100 yards against the Baltimore Ravens.
Rashard Mendenhall, his replacement, hasn't been around as long, but he hasn't done it, either, even though he became only the seventh different player in franchise history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in 2009.
Indeed, historians will have to go back to Dec. 26, 2004, to find the last time a Steelers running back had more than 100 yards against the Ravens. That was when Jerome Bettis rushed for 117 yards on 27 carries in a 20-7 victory at Heinz Field, the Steelers' 13th consecutive victory in a 15-1 season.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10276/1092262-66.stm#ixzz11ICfqmwz