Steelers… 26 Bills… 3

PITTSBURGH -- Emotion, heart and enthusiasm took the Buffalo Bills a long way. Unfortunately for them, their offense couldn’t help.

Willie Parker ran for a touchdown and 126 yards and Ben Roethlisberger threw for a score as the Pittsburgh Steelers controlled the clock and the tempo while pulling away from Buffalo for a 26-3 victory. It was the Bills’ first game since tight end Kevin Everett badly injured his spinal cord.

The Bills (0-2), wearing T-shirts under their jerseys in honor of Everett that will be sold for charity, stood up physically to the favored Steelers (2-0) for much of the game.

However, Buffalo quarterback J.P. Losman couldn’t generate any offense as Buffalo was outgained, 421-223. The Steelers, whose first four scores came on Jeff Reed field goals, finally took control with two touchdowns in the final quarter and a half.

Quoteworthy: “Their defensive ends pass-rush 100% all the time, so I knew it was going to leave a hole in the gap [to the outside], and that’s where I ran.” -- Willie Parker, Steelers running back