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11-23-2010, 05:18 AM
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
By Ray Fittipaldo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Peter Diana/Post-Gazette
Line judge Adrian Hill has to separate Maurkice Pouncey and Mike Mitchell of the Raiders Sunday at Heinz Field.
The Steelers would have taken a victory Sunday at Heinz Field under any circumstance against the Oakland Raiders. They needed a win to remain in good playoff position in a jumbled AFC playoff picture, but they also desired a feel-good performance to regain some of the swagger they had lost after a sound beating at the hands of the New England Patriots a week earlier.
The Steelers accomplished both missions with a 35-3 victory against the Raiders. The Steelers played one of their most complete games of the season with the offense, defense and special teams contributing to the most lopsided win by either team in the long history of the Steelers-Raiders rivalry.
"A win is a win, but we definitely wanted to establish our physicality and mental toughness," linebacker James Farrior said. "Last week, it got questioned a little bit. I think guys wanted to come out here more focused and with a little bit more fire, and we did that.................
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10327/1105462-66.stm#ixzz166TKEDNH
By Ray Fittipaldo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/images/201011/x20101122steelers21_500.jpg
Peter Diana/Post-Gazette
Line judge Adrian Hill has to separate Maurkice Pouncey and Mike Mitchell of the Raiders Sunday at Heinz Field.
The Steelers would have taken a victory Sunday at Heinz Field under any circumstance against the Oakland Raiders. They needed a win to remain in good playoff position in a jumbled AFC playoff picture, but they also desired a feel-good performance to regain some of the swagger they had lost after a sound beating at the hands of the New England Patriots a week earlier.
The Steelers accomplished both missions with a 35-3 victory against the Raiders. The Steelers played one of their most complete games of the season with the offense, defense and special teams contributing to the most lopsided win by either team in the long history of the Steelers-Raiders rivalry.
"A win is a win, but we definitely wanted to establish our physicality and mental toughness," linebacker James Farrior said. "Last week, it got questioned a little bit. I think guys wanted to come out here more focused and with a little bit more fire, and we did that.................
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10327/1105462-66.stm#ixzz166TKEDNH