nt on ' s ▁f umble ▁on ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁ 5 , ▁but ▁all ▁this ▁resulted ▁in ▁was ▁a ▁turn over ▁on ▁down s . ▁ ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁ 2 , ▁G ri ese ▁tried ▁to ▁connect ▁with ▁tight ▁end ▁Bruce ▁Hard y ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁zone , ▁but ▁Hard y ▁coll ided ▁with ▁receiver ▁Nat ▁Moore ▁and ▁the ▁pass ▁fell ▁incomplete . ▁The ▁Ste el ers ▁had ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁increase ▁their ▁lead ▁even ▁more ▁right ▁before ▁hal ft ime ▁when ▁they ▁tack led ▁Dol ph ins ▁pun ter ▁George ▁Roberts ▁on ▁the ▁Miami ▁ 2 1 ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁make ▁a ▁kick . ▁ ▁But ▁Matt ▁B ahr ' s ▁ 3 0 - yard ▁field ▁goal ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁by ▁a ▁Pitts burgh ▁holding ▁penalty , ▁which ▁ran ▁off ▁the ▁final ▁seconds ▁of ▁the ▁half . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁Pitts burgh ▁primarily ▁re lied ▁on ▁their ▁r ushing ▁game ▁to ▁protect ▁their ▁lead . ▁ ▁Despite ▁Miami ▁having ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁ranked ▁run ▁defense ▁during ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁an ▁injury ▁that ▁s idel ined ▁Thor nt on ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁ended ▁up ▁running ▁the ▁ball ▁ 4 0 ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁game , ▁with ▁Franco ▁Harris ▁gain ing ▁ 8 3 ▁yards ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁car ries . ▁Miami ▁finally ▁scored ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁quarter ▁after ▁def ensive ▁back ▁Don ▁B ess ill ieu ▁recovered ▁a ▁punt ▁that ▁b ounced ▁into ▁the