Amidst all the great conversation surrounding Ben Roethlisberger's return, and of course, the hefty fines levied against James Harrison, there's a game a few days from now - a road agame against a very solid AFC opponent, the Miami Dolphins. To kick off our preview coverage for the Steelers' important Week 7 road game, here's a few notes on the series history of the two teams, as well as an updated tally of the two teams' respective 2010 statistics through 5 games.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (4-1) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (3-2)
SERIES
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STEELERS |
DOLPHINS |
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SERIES LEADER |
11-9 |
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STREAKS |
Past 4 & 5 of past 6 overall |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Tomlin: 2-0 |
Sparano: 0-1 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 28-10 vs. Browns |
W 23-20 at Packers (OT) |
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LAST GAME |
1/3/10: Steelers 30 at Dolphins 24. Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger completes 18 of 27 passes (66.7 pct.) for 220 yards with 3 TDs & 0 INTs for 128.6 passer rating. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
1/3/10 |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. Westwood One Radio: Howard David, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 125 (Pit.), 153 (Mia.). XM: 102 (Mia.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Roethlisberger: 16-27-257-3-1-112.7 |
Henne: 107-170-1,195-7-5-85.3 |
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RUSHING |
Mendenhall: 116-495 (3C)-4.3-5 (T3L) |
R. Brown: 67-299-4.5-1 |
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RECEIVING |
Ward: 17-219-12.9-2 |
Marshall: 37 (T3C)-467-12.6-1 |
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OFFENSE |
291.2 |
347.8 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+9 (2L) |
-3 |
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DEFENSE |
296.8 (3C) |
311.2 |
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SACKS |
Harrison: 4.5 |
Wake: 6 (T1C) |
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INTs |
Polamalu: 2 |
J. Allen: 3 (T1C) |
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PUNTING |
Sepulveda: 46.7 (3C) |
Fields: 41.0 |
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KICKING |
Reed: 36 (12/12 PAT; 8/12 FG) |
D. Carpenter: 33 (9/9 PAT; 8/10 FG) |
NOTES
STEELERS: Club aims for 5th consecutive win against Dolphins...Steelers seek 4th straight win on road...
QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER has 3-0 record against Mia. & has completed 48 of 70 passes (68.6 pct.) for 548 yards w/4 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 99.0 passer rating. Had 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 112.7 passer rating in '10 debut last week...
RB RASHARD MENDENHALL aims for 4th straight game w/TD. Mendenhall had 94 rush yards in last game against Mia...
WR HINES WARD has reception in 183 consecutive games & needs 1 catch in Week 7 to pass Pro Football HOFer ART MONK for the 4th-most consecutive games w/rec. in NFL history.
WR MIKE WALLACE had 54-yard TD reception in last game vs. Mia...
TE HEATH MILLER (2,871) needs 9 receiving yards to pass BENNIE CUNNINGHAM (2,879) for most receiving yards among TEs in franchise history. Had 1st TD rec. of season last week...Defense allows league-low 12.0 points per game in '10...Club had 3 INTs in last game vs. Mia...
LB LAWRENCE TIMMONS had 2nd INT of career last week...
LB LAMARR WOODLEY had 2 sacks in last game vs. Mia...