", ▁in ▁which ▁teams ▁" domin ated ▁the ▁entire ▁regular ▁season ▁only ▁to ▁fal ter ▁in ▁the ▁play offs , ▁unable ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁deal ." ▁Sa id ▁Pro ▁Football ▁Pro spect us , ▁" In ▁the ▁play offs , ▁Ro eth lis berger ▁hit ▁an ▁incon ven ient ▁sl ump , ▁just ▁like ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁quarter back s ▁who ▁came ▁before ▁him . ▁He ▁threw ▁two ▁k iller ▁inter ception s ▁against ▁the ▁J ets , ▁but ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁were ▁ba iled ▁out ▁when ▁J ets ▁k icker ▁Doug ▁B rien ▁missed ▁a ▁game - win ning ▁field ▁goal . ▁The ▁next ▁week ▁against ▁New ▁England , ▁head ▁coach ▁Bill ▁Cow her ▁was ▁clearly ▁wor ried ▁about ▁Ro eth lis berger , ▁letting ▁him ▁throw ▁only ▁once ▁on ▁first ▁or ▁second ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁quarter . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁off ense ▁opened ▁up , ▁the ▁Patri ots ▁were ▁be ating ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁by ▁two ▁touch down s . ▁A ▁Ro eth lis berger ▁inter ception ▁was ▁returned ▁ 8 7 ▁yards ▁for ▁a ▁touch down ▁by ▁Rod ney ▁Harrison , ▁and ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁effectively ▁over . ▁For ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁seven ▁years , ▁a ▁ 1 5 – 1 ▁team ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl ." ▁ ▁Person nel ▁ ▁Notable ▁add itions ▁include ▁Ben ▁Ro eth lis berger ▁and ▁Will ie ▁Parker . ▁ ▁R oster ▁ ▁Off season ▁The ▁Ste el ers ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁NFL ▁draft