Steelers Take Stance, Lloyd Does His Dance--Jets Have No Chance : Pittsburgh: Linebacker has big day in 13-0 win, the team’s first shutout in more than four years.

Greg Lloyd had on his dancing shoes.

He danced all over the New York Jets’ linemen, runners, receivers and passers. The Steelers linebacker was in on eight tackles, intercepted a pass, knocked quarterback Pat Ryan out of the game and had his team’s only sack of the other.

And he celebrated with some impromptu footwork.

“I’m an emotional guy,” Lloyd said Sunday after leading Pittsburgh to its first shutout in more than four years, 13-0 over the Jets. “That’s one way to let it go.

“It rubs off. We have players who need a pat on the back, and I’m one of the guys who gives it to them. I try to keep the players up when they make a bad play.”

Pittsburgh’s defense made few of those. Instead, it shut down the Jets and made Tim Worley’s 35-yard touchdown run and two field goals by Gary Anderson stand.

“You go out and establish who is here,” said Lloyd, a second-year player from Fort Valley State. “Once you educate them that we didn’t come here to play their type of game, they tend to scrunch a little bit and shy away from you at certain times. They come out and we hit them and hit them and hit them again and take them out of their games.”

Pittsburgh was into its game right away. Worley scored on the opening drive, then the Steelers turned to their defense.

The last shutout for Pittsburgh was against Houston on Sept. 22, 1985. The Jets last were blanked in a nonstrike game two weeks before that by the Raiders.

The Steelers have won nine of 10 games against the Jets, who are 4-10 and 1-6 at home this year. Pittsburgh’s 7-7 record keeps it in the middle of the AFC Central race as well as alive as a wild card.

Pittsburgh also benefited from turnovers. Leading the AFC in takeaways, the Steelers forced three in their territory and increased their total to 38.

Desperately striving to stay in playoff contention, the Steelers got going quickly. Bubby Brister’s 18-yard pass to Mark Stock and a 17-yarder to Derek Hill set up Worley’s superb run.

The rookie swept right behind strong blocks by Terry Long and John Jackson, then cut clear across the field into the left corner of the end zone.

“After we scored the first time, I thought it would be a high-scoring game,” Worley said. “But it wasn’t.”

That was it in the first half for Pittsburgh, which got to midfield three more times, but didn’t score.

The Jets lost star receiver Al Toon on their first play. He caught Ryan’s floating pass for a 25-yard gain and received a forearm to the helmet from Thomas Everett for his troubles.

“That takes a big part of their offense out of the game,” Everett said. “If I get a clean, nice and legal shot, I’ll take it.”

Lloyd’s shot on Ryan was more questionable. Ryan, who started in place of Ken O’Brien (jammed shoulder), went out after a late hit by Lloyd on an incomplete pass. Lloyd was not penalized. Like Toon, Ryan went out with a concussion.