Steelers vs. Redskins

On Monday, November 3 the 5-2 Pittsburgh Steelers went into Washington to play the 6-2 Redskins. It was a slow first quarter only seeing two 40 plus yard field goals from Redskins kicker Shaun Suisham to give the hometown Redskins a 6-0 first quarter lead. The Steelers cut the lead in half on a 35 yard field goal by kicker Jeff Reed halfway through the second quarter. With 1:39 left in the second quarter Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger scored on a one yard touchdown run to give the visiting Steelers a 10-6 half time lead. The second half started a little strange with Steelers starting quarterback sitting on the bench with a injured shoulder. Back up quarterback Byron Leftwich led the team right down the field which was capped off with a one yard touchdown run by running back Willie Parker which gave the Steelers a 16-6 lead. There was no more scoring by the home team Redskins, only another touchdown by the Steelers when Leftwich threw a 5 yard pass to wide receiver Santonio Holmes to pretty much end the game give the Steelers a 23-6 lead, which ended up being the final score. The Steelers now have a 6-2 record while the Redskins fell to 6-3 still in second place in the strong NFC East. I am very happy with the outcome of this game seeing that I am a big Steelers fan.