Steelers 31, Browns 28

Steelers 31,

Browns 28

PITTSBURGH - Cleveland did almost everything possible to beat the rival Steelers. It seized a 15-point lead, forced a key turnover and twice got long kickoff returns from Joshua Cribbs even as Pittsburgh tried to kick away from him.

What the Browns couldn't defend was, of all things, Ben Roethlisberger's legs in Pittsburgh's win.

Roethlisberger scrambled 30 yards for a key touchdown during Pittsburgh's second-half comeback, then set up his own go-ahead 2-yard TD pass to Heath Miller with an important third-down run as the Steelers rallied.

Cleveland 7140728Pittsburgh 3671531

Cle-Winslow 4 pass from Anderson (Dawson kick)

Pit-FG Reed 28

Cle-Vickers 2 pass from Anderson (Dawson kick)

Pit-FG Reed 35

Cle-Edwards 16 pass from Anderson (Dawson kick)

Pit-FG Reed 30

Pit-Ward 12 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick)

Pit-Roethlisberger 30 run (Ward pass from Roethlisberger)

Cle-Cribbs 100 kickoff return (Dawson kick)

Pit-Miller 2 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) ClePit First downs 1322Total Net Yards 163401Rushes-yards 18-4035-159Passing 123242Punt Returns 4-193-25Kickoff Returns 7-2215-86Interceptions Ret. 1-30-0Comp-Att-Int 16-35-023-35-1Sacked-Yards Lost 0-04-36Punts 6-49.85-41.4Fumbles-Lost 2-11-0Penalties-Yards 7-405-30Time of Possession 21:4338:17
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Cleveland, J.Lewis 16-35, Anderson 2-5. Pittsburgh, Parker 25-105, Roethlisberger 5-49, Davenport 4-7, Holmes 1-(minus 2).

PASSING-Cleveland, Anderson 16-35-0-123. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 23-34-1-278, Parker 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING-Cleveland, Jurevicius 5-44, Winslow 5-46, J.Lewis 3-8, Edwards 1-16, Vickers 1-2, J.Wright 1-7. Pittsburgh, Ward 7-80, Miller 5-71, Holmes 4-53, Washington 4-56, Parker 2-8, Davenport 1-10.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-Cleveland, Phil Dawson 52 (SH)