Sometimes, football is easy.


Against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, the Steelers sure made it look that way.


Never more so than when it came to big plays.


The Steelers had five plays that went for 35 or more yards during a 43-18 home-opener win, four of which went for at least 41 — all in the passing game.


The hook-up that got the splash-play party started was a 41-yard pass over the middle from Ben Roethlisberger to veteran Darrius Heyward-Bey.


If it looked like an easy pitch-and-catch, that's because, well, it was...........