All season long, the Steelers' offense had struggled to put up points, even against the softest NFL defenses. Forget a stated goal of scoring 30 points per game. Heck, 20 was a struggle most of the time.
Until Thursday night.
Playing in front of a national audience against their former defensive coordinator, the Steelers put on a show at Heinz Field equal to the fireworks that capped a pregame Salute to Service ceremony: Ben Roethlisberger threw for 299 yards and four touchdowns -- three to Antonio Brown, who had 10 catches for 144 yards -- and the defense recorded four interceptions and five sacks in a 40-17 rout of the Titans.
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