1 - game ▁winning ▁stre ak . ▁ ▁Following ▁an ▁Adam ▁Vin at ieri ▁field ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁quarter , ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁er upt ed , ▁as ▁Ben ▁Ro eth lis berger ▁twice ▁hit ▁Pla xico ▁B urr ess ▁for ▁touch down s ▁and ▁a ▁Tom ▁Br ady ▁inter ception ▁was ▁run ▁back ▁by ▁Des he a ▁Town send ▁for ▁a ▁touch down ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 1 – 3 ▁Ste el ers ▁lead ▁after ▁one ▁quarter . ▁ ▁Br ady ▁was ▁picked ▁off ▁twice ▁and ▁Ro eth lis berger ▁made ▁no ▁mistakes ▁in ▁throwing ▁for ▁ 1 9 6 ▁yards ▁and ▁am ass ing ▁a ▁quarter back ▁rating ▁of ▁ 1 2 6 . 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ste el ers ▁rout ed ▁the ▁Patri ots ▁ 3 4 – 2 0 ▁and ▁w ound ▁up ▁winning ▁the ▁No .   1 ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁A FC ▁play offs ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁win , ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁improved ▁to ▁ 6 – 1 . ▁ ▁Week ▁ 9 : ▁vs . ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les ▁▁▁ ▁Source : ▁ESP N ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Ste el ers ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁week ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁face ▁an ▁und efe ated ▁team , ▁the ▁ 7 – 0 ▁E ag les . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁win , ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁improved ▁to ▁ 7 – 1 ▁while ▁the ▁E ag les ▁dropped ▁to ▁ 7 – 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁gained ▁wider ▁not