Nearing the half, Steelers up 10-7, driving, despite having a touchdown disallowed on replay.
Charlie Batch scores on a Quarterback sneak with 0:06 left in the 1st half to make it 17-7 steelers, moments after Hines Ward was ruled down on the 1 inch line with the clock running and the Steelers out of time-outs.
First drive of the 3rd quarter features Tommy Maddox under center. Completed an early pass for a first down, then Randle El throws a 51-yard touchdown to Hines Ward on an end-around play, and just that quickly the score is 24-7 Steelers.
Browns get the ball, and Dilfer throws a long pass, complete, but the receiver is hit after one step, and fumbles the ball, and it is returned to the Cleveland 20 yard line. Steelers would get a field goal after two incomplete passes from the 15.
The near last gasp for the BRownies with 12 to go in the game sees the browns throw incomplete on four straight downs from the Steeler 30, turning the ball over on downs.
With four minutes to go, the Steelers attempted a field goal to go up 30-7, but it was blocked an run back for a TD by Cleveland, score 27-14. Cleveland attempts an onside kick, that Cedric Wilson for the steelers recovers at the Browns 29. That drive finishes off with a 10 yard TD run by Verron Haynes just after the two-minute warning, score now 34-14. Steelers kick deep, but the Browns make up lots of yards on a long reception that Troy Polamalu just missed picking off. All told, the Browns score on 4th down with 21 seconds to go, making it 34-21 Steelers. Browns once again attempt an onside kick, but it goes out of bounds untouched. Cowher doesnt rub it in, but simply downs the ball and runs out the clock to take the win to the house.
The night was one for the Ages for Hines Ward, who passed John Stallworth for the top spot on the Steelers all-time reception list.
The win improves the Steelers to 7-2, and in first place in the AFC North on head-to-head tiebreaker on division foe 7-2 Cincinnati.
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