▁The ▁sh ak y ▁play ▁of ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁against ▁the ▁J ets ▁the ▁week ▁before ▁was ▁explo ited ▁by ▁New ▁England ▁as ▁Ben ▁Ro eth lis berger ▁was ▁intercept ed ▁almost ▁right ▁away , ▁then ▁on ▁their ▁next ▁possession ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁were ▁stopped ▁on ▁down s . ▁ ▁The ▁Patri ots ▁rac ed ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 7 – 3 ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁quarter ▁before ▁Ro eth lis berger ▁drove ▁them ▁down ▁field ▁and ▁threw ▁a ▁back - bre aking ▁inter ception ▁to ▁Rod ney ▁Harrison ▁at ▁the ▁Patri ots ▁ 1 3 - yard ▁line ; ▁Harrison ▁ran ▁back ▁the ▁ 8 7 - yard ▁touch down ▁and ▁fans ▁at ▁Hein z ▁began ▁chant ing ▁for ▁Tommy ▁M add ox ▁to ▁come ▁in ▁to ▁replace ▁Ro eth lis berger . ▁ ▁The ▁Ste el ers ▁managed ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁third - qu arter ▁touch down s ▁( a ▁ 5 - yard ▁Jer ome ▁B ett is ▁run ▁and ▁ 3 0 - yard ▁Ro eth lis berger ▁pass ▁to ▁H ines ▁Ward ) ▁but ▁these ▁only ▁sand wich ed ▁another ▁Patri ots ▁score ▁( a ▁ 2 5 - yard ▁run ▁by ▁ex - B eng al ▁Core y ▁D illon ) ▁and ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁simply ▁could ▁not ▁overcome ▁New ▁England ' s ▁off ense ▁as ▁the ▁Patri ots ▁finished ▁off ▁Pitts burgh ▁ 4 1 – 2 7 , ▁the ▁third ▁play off ▁win ▁in ▁four ▁career ▁tries ▁by ▁the ▁Patri ots ▁over