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It started poorly.
The Steelers surrendered two sacks on their first three plays, the second one causing a fumble that set up a Tampa Bay touchdown. After another three-and-out series, the Steelers punted, gave up a medium-sized return and eventually allowed a field goal.
Despite the five sacks of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh has beaten the tar out of Tampa Bay since then, outscoring them 17-0 and out-gaining them 255-20 after those first two drives. The Steelers took a 17-10 lead into the locker room.
Ben Roethlisberger, despite spending an exceptionally large amount of time on his back, is 19-for-24 for 205 yards and two touchdowns in this game.
Immediately following the game, listen in to Steelers Final Score postgame show with Jeff Hartman and myself. We'll be taking your calls and breaking the game down a few minutes after it's over at Heinz Field. Here's a link to the show's page, you can listen there, or you can listen on the game story. We'll have a player embedded into the article.