Steelers 28, Dolphins 17

Boom baby!

The Steelers picked up where they left off last season - stuffing the run, sacking the quarterback, intercepting passes, and executing Ken Whisenhunt's offense to perfection. Outside of a goal-line fumble that cost the Steelers a touchdown, Charlie Batch (15-for-25 for 209 yards) ran the offense well in Big Ben's stead.

The Black-Eyed P's made themselves known to the Dolphins this evening. Willie Parker rushed 29 times for 115 yards - much of it between the tackles - while J Peezy had three tackles, two sacks, and an interception which he returned for a touchdown. Troy Polamalu also had 9 tackles and a perfectly-played pick. The wideouts Ward and Washington had wonderful games, and Heath Miller put up 101 yards receiving, including a touchdown catch that wasn't - Heath was out of bounds on the 1 yard line but it was ruled a touchdown. Dolphins' coach Nick Saban waited too long to throw his challenge flag and the referees didn't see it until the extra point had been kicked.

He who hesitates is lost.

Next up for the Steelers are the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday Night Football. The Jaguars beat a Dallas team that is expected to seriously contend for the NFC chamionship, so the Steelers will need to play Steeler football for a full 60 minutes - ball control offense with a suffocating defense.

HERE WE GO STEELERS! HERE WE GO!