12. Sunday October 17th 2004 at Dallas Cowboys 24–20
This was the coming out party for rookie QB Ben Roethlisberger, who led the team back from a 20-10 deficit to rally the team for a four-point win on Jerome Bettis’ last second TD. The Cowboys had a shot to put the game away, but Vinny Testaverde fumbled on a Steelers blitz and it led to a last minute drive that ended with Bettis going over for the game winner with 30 seconds left. Roethlisberger was 21-for-25 for 193 yards and a pair of scores, and even Bill Parcells gave the young QB credit after the win – a sign of things to come.
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Anthony Battaglia
May 29, 2015 at 2:04 am
Matt, I seriously think you’ve overlooked the 1993 MNF game vs the AFC back to back defending Conference Champs, Buffalo Bills. It was a statement game for Bill Cowher’s Steelers who were eliminated in the play-offs by the Bills @ Three Rivers. Final score : 24-0.
Matt Loede
May 29, 2015 at 4:12 am
Hi Anthony,
Thanks for the comment – the 93 Bills game was on the long original list for sure and was one of the last ones to get taken off to get the list to 20 games. I think the reason I stayed away from it was due to the aftermath of that game. The following week they were beat up bad by the Broncos, and then lost the next Sunday night to the Oilers. Overall after beating the Bills the team went 3-4 and had to claw their way into the playoffs. Just seemed like the team was never the same after that win, which again is kind of why I kept it off the list. Thank you again for the comment!