Steelers...21 Seahawks...0

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t have their two best defensive players, their two starting wide receivers or much offense for the first half. With all that, they still had far too much for the Seattle Seahawks.

Ben Roethlisberger, scrambling and improvising without his usual receivers, finally got the Steelers’ offense going. He led three successive lengthy touchdown drives highlighted by Najeh Davenport’s runs and Pittsburgh’s undermanned defense dominated Seattle in a 21-0 victory.

Roethlisberger bounced back from a two-interception performance during a 21-14 loss at Arizona the previous week to complete 13 consecutive passes. It was an impressive display of creativity given starting receivers Hines Ward (knee) and Santonio Holmes (hamstring) didn’t play. The Steelers’ record is 15 completions in a row by Bubby Brister in 1989.

Roethlisberger finished 18 for 22 for 206 yards and a touchdown for the Steelers (4-1), who won a rematch of Super Bowl XL with the Seahawks (3-2).

Quoteworthy: “We broke down in some areas, and when you break down against a good football team, you’re in trouble.” -- Brian Russell, Seahawks safety