Monday, November 08, 2004

7-1



A few interesting notes pulled from various wire sources:

- After its third drive of the game, Pittsburgh led 21-0 and held a 17:46 to 2:43 advantage in time of possession, with a 15-0 cushion in first downs. The Steelers had rolled up 206 yards of offense at that point, while the Eagles had punted twice and amassed a total of three yards.

- In its first seven games this season, Philadelphia averaged 374 yards of offense and 26 points per outing. Against Pittsburgh, the Eagles totaled 113 yards of offense and three points.

- The Steelers finished with large margins in first downs (25-7), third-down efficiency (8 of 15 for 53 percent, to 0 of 8 for 0 percent), rushing yardage (252-23), total yards (420-113), and possession time (41:49 to 18:11). Pittsburgh never punted in the game, and took a knee on four consecutive plays at the Eagles 7 with 2:48 remaining.

- Jerome Bettis recorded his 55th 100-yard rushing day and his 44th as a member of the Steelers. His 149 yards were 20 more than his seven-game total before the game. He was only 15 yards ahead of the Jets' Curtis Martin on the NFL's all-time rushing list, but he increased that lead to 97. Bettis is sixth with 12,631, 108 behind Tony Dorsett.

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