In a finish reminiscent of Super Bowl XLIII the Pittsburgh Steelers ended their five-game losing streak and kept their playoff hopes alive.
With three seconds left in the game Ben Roethlisberger took the snap, dropped back, and threw a perfect laser to rookie wide out Mike Wallace, who was then able to make a beautiful catch and get both feet in bounds with no time on the clock to win the game for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Roethlisberger had a record-setting day as he completed 29 of 46 pass attempts for a Steelers record 503 yards and three touchdowns.á
He spread the passes around to all of his possible targets:
Hines Ward had seven catches for 126 yards.
Heath Miller had seven catches for 118 yards.
Rashard Mendenhall had six catches for 73 yards.
Santonio Holmes had three catches ...
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Pittsburgh-Green Bay: Steelers Show Champion’s Resolve, Win on Last Play of Game
Posted: 21st December 2009 by Lee Heisler in NFLComments Off on Pittsburgh-Green Bay: Steelers Show Champion’s Resolve, Win on Last Play of Game