Steelers beat Dolphins in the Mud Bowl

It wasn’t pretty, but nobody said it had to be as the Steelers defeated the Miami Dolphins 3-0, improving their record to 8-3 and maintaining a one-game lead in the AFC North, while the Dolphins fell to 0-11.

The game was a defensive battle in adverse weather conditions, which delayed the start of the game and made the field tough to play on.

“I’ll start by saying it was great to get a win tonight,” said head coach Mike Tomlin. “It was a great team victory with a lot of positives to point to in the game, first and foremost, the work of our defense as a collective unit. Any time you hold someone scoreless, regardless of the conditions, it’s a great performance.”

Jeff Reed pulled out the win for the Steelers with a 24-yard field goal with 17 seconds left on the clock.

“It was a test of our character tonight,” added Tomlin. “It took 59-plus minutes to get that one done. Jeff (Reed) banged one home for us, and I don’t want to miss pointing out our long snapper [Greg Warren] and holder [Daniel Sepulveda]. In those conditions, it takes all three of them plus protection. It was a great win. We’ll stack it up with the rest of them and move forward.”

Ben Roethlisberger completed 18 of 21 passes for 165 yards, but was sacked five times. Hines Ward had nine receptions for 88 yards, while Willie Parker passes the 1,000-yard mark for the season while gaining 81 yards on the night.

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